Ashley, Robert
, a Wiltshire gentleman, descended
from the family of that name residing at Nashhill in that
county, was born in 1565, and admitted a gentleman commoner of Hart hall in Oxford, in 1580. From the university he removed to the Middle Temple, where he was
called to the dignity of barrister at law. After some time
he travelled into Holland, France, &c. conversing with the
learned, and frequenting the public libraries. Being returned into England, he lived many years in the Middle
Temple, and honoured the commonwealth of learning with
several of his lucubrations. He died in a good old age, the
beginning of October 1641, and was buried in the Temple
church the 4th of the same month. He gave several books
to that society. His principal works were, 1. “A Relation of the kingdom of Cochin China,” Lond. 1633, 4to,
which is chiefly taken from an Italian work of Christopher
Barri. 2. A Translation from French into Latin verse of
Du Bartas’s “Urania, or heavenly muse,” London, 1589,
4to. 3. A Translation from Spanish into English of “Au
manzor, the learned and victorious king that conquered
Spain, his life and death,” London, 1627, 4to. 4. A
Translation from Italian into English of “II Davide perseguitate,” i.e. David persecuted, London, 1637, written
originally by the marquis Virgilio Malvezzi. Wood tells
us, that part of the impression of this book had a new title
| put to it, bearing date 1650, with the picture before it of
Charles I. playing on a harp, like king David, purposely to
carry off the remaining copies. 1
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A Relation of the kingdom of Cochin China, 1633
Urania, or heavenly muse, 1589
Works Online
Works found by this author (or others with similar names) in the Early English Books Online Collection:
A comparison of the English and Spanish nation: composed by a French gentleman against those of the League in Fraunce, which went about to perswade the king to breake his alliance with England, and to confirme it with Spaine. By occasion whereof, the nature of both nations is liuely decyphered. Faithfully translated, out of French, by R.A.Discours politique, tres-excellent pour le temps present. English (1589) by Ashley, Robert, 1565-1641.
Of the interchangeable course, or variety of things in the whole world and the concurrence of armes and learning, thorough the first and famousest nations: from the beginning of ciuility, and memory of man, to this present. Moreouer, whether it be true or no, that there can be nothing sayd, which hath not bin said heretofore: and that we ought by our owne inuentions to augment the doctrine of the auncients; not contenting our selues with translations, expositions, corrections, and abridgments of their writings. Written in French by Loys le Roy called Regius: and translated into English by R.A.De la vicissitude ou variete des choses en l'univers. English (1594) by Ashley, Robert, 1565-1641.
Almansor the learned and victorious king that conquered Spaine. His life and death published by Robert Ashley, out of the librarie of the Uniuersitie of Oxford.Verdadera historia del rey Don Rodrigo. Part 2. English. Selections (1627) by Ashley, Robert, 1565-1641.
Cochin-China containing many admirable rarities and singularities of that countrey / extracted out of an Italian relation, lately presented to the Pope, by Christophoro Borri, that liued certaine yeeres there ; and published by Robert Ashley. (1633) by Ashley, Robert, 1565-1641.
Il Davide perseguitato David persecuted / vvritten in Italian by the Marquesse Virgilio Malvezzi ; and done into English by Robert Ashley, Gent. (1650) by Ashley, Robert, 1565-1641.