Lisle, William
, an English antiquary, was educated
at Eton school, and admitted to King’s -college, Cambridge, in 1584, where he took his degree of M. A. and
became fellow, but quitted his fellowship on succeeding to
an estate at Wilbraham, in Cambridgeshire. He was afterwards appointed one of the esquires extraordinary of
the king’s body, and died in 1637. No farther particulars
of his life are upon record. He published “A Saxon treatise concerning the Old and New Testament; written
about the time of king Edgar, (700 years ago) by >Elfricus Abbas, thought to be the same that was afterwards archbishop of Canterbury,” 1623, 4to. (See jELFRic). This was
published by Mr. Lisle from a ms. in sir Robert Cotton’s
library. The copy before us has only this “Treatise,”
| but the volume is incomplete without “A Testimony of
Antiquity, shewing the ancient faith in the church of England, touching the sacrament of the body and blood of our
Lord” the “Words of CEilfric abbot of St. Alban’s, &c.
taken out of his epistles written to Wulfsine, bishop of
Scyrburne;” and “The Lord’s prayer, the creed, and
ten commandments, in the Saxon and English tongue.”
The work is dedicated to prince Charles, afterwards
Charles I. in a long copy of verses, “by way of eclogue,
imitating the fourth of Virgile.” To this is added a still
longer preface, or address to the reader, containing some
curious remarks on a variety of topics relating to Saxon
literature, the Bible, the English language, &c. Mr. Lisle
also published Du Bartas’s “Ark, Babylon, Colonies,
and Columns,” in French and English, 1637, 4to and
“The Fair Æthiopian,” 1631, 4to, a long poem of very
indifferent merit. His reputation was founded on his skill
in the Saxon tongue. 1
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Works found by this author (or others with similar names) in the Early English Books Online Collection:
Babilon, a part of the Seconde vveeke of Guillaume de Saluste seigneur du Bartas, with the commentarie, and marginall notes of S.G.S. Englished by William L'IsleSeconde sepmaine. Day 2. Part 2. English (1595) by Lisle, William, 1579?-1637.
The colonies of Bartas VVith the commentarie of S.G.S. in diuerse places corrected and enlarged by the translatour.Seconde sepmaine. Day 2. Part 3. English (1598) by Lisle, William, 1579?-1637.
Nothing for a nevv-yeares gift Nihil ext ex onmi parte beatum. By W.L. Sit voluisse sat valuisse. (1603) by Lisle, William, 1579?-1637.
Part of Du Bartas English and French, and in his owne kinde of verse, so neare the French Englished, as may teach an English-man French, or a French-man English. With the commentary of S.G. S. By William L'Isle of Wilburgham, Esquier for the Kings body.Seconde sepmaine. Day 2. English (1625) by Lisle, William, 1579?-1637.
The faire Æthiopian Dedicated to the King and Queene. By their Maiesties most humble subiect and seruant, William L'isle. (1631) by Lisle, William, 1579?-1637.
A testimony of antiquity shewing the ancient faith in the Church of England, touching the sacrament of the body and blood of the Lord here publickly preached, and also received in the Saxons time, above 600 years agoe.Sermo de sacrificio in die Pascae. English (1675) by Lisle, William, 1579?-1637.