, an eminent civilian of the fourteenth century, was born at Bologna
, an eminent civilian of the fourteenth century, was born at Bologna in Italy, and descended from the illustrious family of
the Farneses. Besides his uncommon knowledge in the
civil law, he was a philosopher and politician and an eloquent speaker. These qualifications raised his reputation,
and gave him a great authority among his countrymen.
He was likewise in high esteem with the princes of Italy,
and applied to by many cities and universities. He studied chiefly under Baldus, whose intimate friendship he
gained, and who instructed him in the most abstruse parts
of the civil law. He read public lectures upon the law at
first in Padua, and afterwards at Bologna, in conjunction
with Bartholomew Salicetus, with the greatest applause of
his auditors. He flourished about 1380, and the following
years; for in May, 1382, Salicetus, who was his contemporary, began his commentaries in IX Libros Codic. at
Bologna. Our author died there about the year 1410, and
was buried in the church of St. Benedict; though some
writers pretend, that he lived till 1497, which they infer
from his epitaph, which was only repaired in that year.
But the manuscript of his lecture upon the Clementines
and Rescripts, which is preserved in the library at Augsburg, appears to have been written in 1397; and another
manuscript of his lecture upon the second book of the
Decretals, which is likewise in that library, shews that it
was finished at Venice in 1392. He wrote, 1. “Commentaria in sex Libros Decretalium;
” with the Scholia of
Codecha and John de Monteferrato, at Bononia, 1581, fol.
2. “Lectura super Clementinas,
” with the additions of
Cathar. Panel and others, Lyons, 1549 and 1553, fol.
3. “Seleetae Quaestiones omnium praestantissimorum Jurisconsultorum in tres tomos digestae,
” Francfort, Consilia sive Responsa Juris,
” with the additions of
Jerom Z'anchius, Venice, Repetitiones in C. Canonum Statuta, de Constit.
”
Venice,
, an eminent civilian in queen Elizabeth’s reign, is said to have
, an eminent civilian in queen Elizabeth’s reign, is said to have been a native of Cantre in Brecknockshire. He was educated at Oxford, where he took* his bachelor’s degree in law, and was elected fellow of All Souls college in 1547. He was made regius professor of civil law, Oct. 7, 1553, and proceeded D. C. L. in 1554. He was also principal of New Inn hall, Oxford, from 1550, probably to 1560, but the exact year has not been ascertained. He executed the office by deputies, as he was about that time judge advocate of the queen’s army at St. Quintin in France. He also was successively, advocate in the court of arches, master in Chancery, chancellor to archbishop Whitgift, and lastly, by the special favour of queen Elizabeth, he was made one of the masters of requests in ordinary. He died July 23, 1595, aged 66, and was buried in St. Paul’s cathedral under a monument which perished in the destruction of that church in 1666. Dr. Aubrey was a man of high character in his time, and is mentioned with great respect by Thuanus. His only writings remain in manuscript, except a few letters published in Strype’s Life of Grindal. He wrote some letters to Dr. Dee respecting the dominion of the seas and something respecting the reformation of the court of Arches in 1576.
n the Phoenix, vol. I. He published also some controversial tracts, and a life of Dr. Richard Cosin, an eminent civilian, in whose house he had been brought up in his
, bishop of Rochester and Lincoln, was a native of Lancashire, and became fellow of Trinity hall, Cambridge. He was afterwards chaplain to queen Elizabeth, and to archbishop Whitgift, who collated him to the rectory of St. Dunstan’s in the East, and he occurs likewise as a prebendary of St. Paul’s. He was installed prebendary of Westminster, in 1601, and the next year, dean of Chester, and in 1605, a prebendary of Canterbury. In the same year, May 23, he was elected bishop of Rochester, which he held for three years, and was translated to Lincoln, May 21, 1608. He died suddenly at his palace at Buckden, Sept. 7, 1613, where he was buried. In his will he appointed to be buried in Lincoln cathedral, or Westminster abbey, if he died near them, and gave several charities, and was, according to Wood, a benefactor to St. John’s college, Cambridge, where he founded the London fellowships and scholarships, but his will, in this respect, being only conditional, St. John’s college never derived any benefit from it. He was reputed a learned and excellent preacher, and when dean of Chester, was employed by archbishop Whitgift to draw up an authentic relation of the famous conference between the bishop and the Puritans, held at Hampton court, Jan. 14, 15, 16, 1603, before king James, which was published at London, 1604, 4to, and 1638, and reprinted in the Phoenix, vol. I. He published also some controversial tracts, and a life of Dr. Richard Cosin, an eminent civilian, in whose house he had been brought up in his youth.
, an eminent civilian, descended from one of those noble families
, an eminent civilian,
descended from one of those noble families of Lucca,
which, upon their embracing the Protestant religion, were
obliged, about two centuries and a half since, to take refuge in Geneva, was born at Geneva in 1694, where he
became honorary professor of jurisprudence in 1720.
After travelling into France, Holland, and England, he
commenced the exercise of his -functions, and rendered
his school famous and flourishing. One of his pupils was
prince Frederic of Hesse-Cassel, who, in 1734, took him
to his residence, and detained him there for some time.
Upon his return to Geneva, he surrendered his professorship; and in 1740 entered into the grand council, and,
as a member of this illustrious body, he continued to serve
his fellow-citizens till his death, in 1750. As a writer,
he was distinguished less by his originality than by his
clear and accurate method of detailing and illustrating the
principles of others; among whom, are Grotius, PufTendorf, and Barbeyrac. His works are: “Principles of
Natural Law, 77 Geneva, 1747, 4to, often reprinted, translated into various languages, and long used as a text-book
in the university of Cambridge; and
” Political Law,“Geneva, 1751, 4to, a posthumous work, compiled from
the notes of his pupils, which was translated into English
by Dr. Nugent, 1752, 8vo. His
” Principles of Natural
Law“were re-published in the original by Professor de
Felice, Yverdun, 1766, 2 vols. with additions and improvements. Another posthumous work of our author,
was his
” Elemens du Droit Naturel," being his text-book
on the Law of Nature, and admirable for perspicuity and
happy arrangement. Burlamaqui was much esteemed in
private life, and respected as a lover of the fine arts, and
a patron of artists. He had a valuable collection of pictures and prints; and a medal of him was executed by
Dassier, in a style of superior excellency.
. After his father’s death, however, in 1504, he studied divinity, and also civil law, under Zasius, an eminent civilian, and took a degree in that faculty. At Heidelberg
, an eminent Lutheran reformer, was born at Hagenau in Alsace, in 1478. His father was of the senatorian rank, and being averse to the lives of the divines of his time, had him brought up to the profession of physic at Basil, where he took his doctor’s degree, and likewise made great proficiency in other studies. After his father’s death, however, in 1504, he studied divinity, and also civil law, under Zasius, an eminent civilian, and took a degree in that faculty. At Heidelberg he became acquainted with Oecolampadius, with whom he ever after preserved the strictest intimacy and friendship. On their first acquaintance they studied Hebrew together under the tuition of one Matthew Adrian, a converted Jew, and Capito then became a preacher, first at Spire and afterwards at Basil, where he continued for some years. From thence he was sent for by the elector Palatine, who made him his counsellor, and sent him on several embassies, and Cliarles V. is said to have conferred upon him the order of knighthood. From Mcntz he followed Bucer to Strasburgh, where he astonished his hearers by preaching the reformed, or rather reforming religion, at 8t. Thomas’s church in that city, beginning his ministry by expounding St. Paul’s epistle to the Colossians. The fame of Capito and Bucer spread so wide, that James Faber and Gerard Rufus were sent privately from France to hear him, by Margaret queen of Navarre, sister to the French king; and by this means the protestant doctrine was introduced into France. Capito was a man of great learning and eloquence, tempered with a prudence which gave weight to his public services as well as to his writings. In all disputes, he insisted on brotherly love and peaceable discussion.
, an eminent civilian of the sixteenth century, was of a Glamorganshire
, an
eminent civilian of the sixteenth century, was of a Glamorganshire family, and educated at Oxford. Here he
chiefly studied the civil law, of which he took the degree
of doctor in June 1524, being about that time principal of
Greek-hall in St. Edward’s parish. He was admitted at
Doctors’ Commons Nov. 13, 1625, and his talents being
known at court, he was sent abroad on public affairs, and
received the honour of knighthood from the emperor
Charles V. In 1530 he was joined in a commission with
archbishop Cranmer and others, the purpose of which was
to argue the matter of king Henry VIII.'s memorable divorce at the courts of France, Italy, and Germany. Sir
Edward Carne afterwards remained at Rome as “a sort of
standing agent for Henry, and appears likewise to have
continued there during the reign of Edward VI. and had
no concern in the reformation. During queen Mary’s
reign, he was her agent in the same situation; but on the
accession of Elizabeth, the pope ordered him to relinquish
that employment. When he was recalled by the queen,
with offers of preferment, he thought proper to remain at
Rome, and was employed by the pope as director of the
English hospital in that city. He was so far a patriot as
to inform Elizabeth of the machinations of the catholic
powers against her, but he continued inflexible in his attachment to popery, and died in that communion Jan. 18,
1561. Several of his letters relating to the divorce are in
Burnet’s
” History of the Reformation." Wood remarks
that sir Edward Carne was accounted the last ambassador
of the kings of England to the pope, until Roger earl of
Castlemain was sent to him by king James II.
1649, and educated at Trinity-college, Dublin, where he took his degree of LL. D. and was accounted an eminent civilian. Having entered into holy orders, he was promoted
, an Irish divine, was born near Cork,
in 1649, and educated at Trinity-college, Dublin, where
he took his degree of LL. D. and was accounted an eminent civilian. Having entered into holy orders, he was
promoted to be dean of Cork, and was afterwards vicargeneral of the diocese, both which preferments he retained
until his death in 1721. He wrote, “A Letter to a friend
concerning his changing his religion,
” Lond. 1694, 4to.
This friend was a Mr. Turner, recorder of Limerick, who
had become a Roman catholic. Dr. Davis published also,
“The truly Catholick and Old Religion, shewing that the
established church in Ireland is more truly a member of
the catholic church, than the church of Rome, and that
all the ancient Christians, especially in Great Britain and
Ireland, were of her communion,
” Dublin, A Letter to the
pretended Answer, &c.
” O'Brien returned to the charge
with “Goliath beheaded with his own sword,
” 4to, to
which Dr. Davis replied in “Remarks on a pamphlet entitled Goliath, &c.
” He also published two occasional
sermons, one on the 30th of January, entitled “Christian
Loyalty,
”
, an eminent civilian at Oxford, was the son of Matthew Gentilis,
, an eminent civilian at Oxford,
was the son of Matthew Gentilis, an Italian physician, the
descendant of a noble family of the Marcbe of Ancona, who
left his country about the end of the sixteenth century, on
account of his having embraced the protestant religion.
Taking with him his sons Albericus and Scipio, he went
into the province of Carniola, where he received his doctor’s degree, and then into England, after his eldest son
Albericus, who was born in 1550. He was educated chiefly
in the university of Perugia, where, in 1572, he was made
doctor of civil law. He came into England probably about
1580, as in that year he appears to have been kindly received by several persons here; and among others, by
Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, then chancellor of the
university of Oxford, who gave him letters of recommendation to the university, stating that he had left his country
for the sake of his religion, and that it was his desire to
bestow some time in reading, and other exercises of his
profession, at the university, &c. He accordingly went
to Oxford, and by favour of Dr. Donne, principal of New
inn Hall, had rooms allowed him there, and at first was
maintained by contributions from several colleges, but afterwards had an allowance from the common funds of the
university. In the latter end of the same year, 1580, he
was incorporated LL. D. and for some years employed his
time on his writings, most of which were published at
London or Oxford. He resided also some time either in.
Corpus or Christ Church, and, as Wood says, “became
the flower of the university for his profession.
” In 1587
queen Elizabeth gave him the professorship of civil law,
on which he lectured for twenty-four years with great xeputation. Hre he died, in the latter end of March or the
beginning of April 1611, although others say at London,
June 19, 1608, and was buried near his father, who also
died in England, but where is uncertain. Wood’s account
seems most probable. He left a widow, who died at Rickmansworth in 1648, and two sons, one of which will be
noticed in the next article. Wood enumerates twentyseven volumes or tracts written by him, all in Latin, and
mostly on points of jurisprudence, on which, at that time,
his opinion appears to have had great weight. Grotius
praises and acknowledges his obligations to his three books
“De Jure Belli
” and his “Lectiones Virgilianae,
” addressed to his son, prove that he had cultivated polite literature with success.
, an eminent civilian, the third son of John Godolphin, esq. was
, an eminent civilian, the third
son of John Godolphin, esq. was descended from an ancient
family of his name in Cornwall, and born Nov. 29, 1617,
at Godolphin, in the island of Scilly. He was sent to
Oxford, and entered a commoner of Gloucester-hall, in
1632; and having laid a good foundation of logic and philosophy, he applied himself particularly to the study of
the civil law, which he chose for his profession; and accordingly took his degrees in that faculty, that of bachelor
in 1636, and of doctor in 1642-3. He has usually been
ranked among puritans for having written two treatises
published by him in 1650 and jL 1651, entitled, 1. “The
Holy Limbec, or an extraction of the spirit from the Letter of certain eminent places in the Holy Scripture.
” Other
copies were printed with this title, “The Holy Limbec,
or a Semicentury of Spiritual Extractions,
” &c. 2. “The
Holy Harbour, containing the whole body of divinity, or
the sum and substance of the Christian Religion.
” But
whatever may be the principles maintained in these works,
which we have not seen, it is certain that when he went to
London afterwards, he sided with the anti-monarchical
party; and, taking the oath called the Engagement, was
by an act passed in Cromwell’s convention, or short parliament, July 153, constituted judge of the admiralty
jointly with William Clarke, LL. D. and Charles George
Cock, esq. In July 1659, upon the death of Clarke, he
and Cock received a new commission to the same place,
to continue in force no longer than December following.
utal manners, that his wife (whose maiden name was Dorothy Antrobus) was obliged in 1735 to apply to an eminent civilian for his advice as to a separation. Thomas was
, an eminent English poet, was the
fifth child of Mr. Philip Gray, a citizen and money-scrivener of London, and a man of such brutal manners, that
his wife (whose maiden name was Dorothy Antrobus) was
obliged in 1735 to apply to an eminent civilian for his advice as to a separation. Thomas was born in Cornhill,
Dec. 20, 1716, and was the only one of many children who
survived. The rest died in their infancy, from suffocation, produced by a fulness of blood; and he owed his life
to a memorable instance of the love and courage of his
mother, who removed the paroxysm which attacked him,
by opening a vein with her own hand an instance of affection which he long rememhered with filial rev erence.
Indeed it was to her exertions when her home was rendered
unhappy by the cruelty of her husband, that our poet was
indebted for his education, and consequently for the happiness of his life. We may readily, therefore, believe
what Mason has told us, that “Gray seldom mentioned his
mother without a sigh.
”
, an eminent civilian, historian, and critic, was born at Hamburgh
, an eminent civilian,
historian, and critic, was born at Hamburgh in 1613. He
had a strong inclination to learning, which induced him
to apply to books with indefatigable diligence from his infancy; and, having made great progress in his studies in
his own country, he travelled into Germany, Italy, and
France, where he searched all the treasures of literature
that could be found in those countries, and was returning
fcome by the way of the United Provinces, when he was
stopt at Deventer in the province of Over-Issel, and there
made professor of polite learning. After acquiring great
reputation in this chair, he was promoted to that of Leyden in 1658, vacant by the death of Daniel Heinsius. He
died at Leyden in 1672, much regretted. By his wife,
whom he married at Deventer, he had two sons that survived him and were both eminent in the republic of letters: James, who is the subject of the ensuing article;
and Theodore Laurent, who died young, having published
“Emendationes Pandectarum, &c. Leyden, 1605,
” 8vo,
and “A Vindication of the Marble Base of the Colossus
erected in honour of Tiberius Caesar, ibid. 1697,
” folio.
, an eminent civilian, the son of Thomas Martin, was born at Cerne,
, an eminent civilian, the son of
Thomas Martin, was born at Cerne, in Dorsetshire, and
educated at Winchester school, whence he was admitted
fellow of New college, Oxford, in 1539. He applied himself chiefly to the canon and civil law, which he likewise
studied at Bourges, and was admitted doctor. On entering upon practice in Doctors’ Commons, he resigned his
fellowship; and in 1555, being incorporated LL. D. at
Oxford, he was made chancellor of the diocese of Winchester. This he owed to the recommendation of bishop
Gardiner, who had a great opinion of his zeal and abilities,
and no doubt very justly, as he found him a ready and
useful assistant in the persecution of the protestants in
queen Mary’s time. Among other instances, he was joined
in commission with Story in the trial of archbishop Cranmer at Oxford. His proceedings on that occasion may be
seen in Fox’s “Acts and Monuments
” under the years Life of William of
Wykeham,
” the munificent founder of New college, the
ms. of which is in the library of that college. It was first
published in 1597, 4to, and reprinted, without any correction or improvement, by Dr. Nicholas, warden of Winchester, in 1690, who does not seem to have been aware
how much more might be recovered of Wykeham, as Dr.
Lowth has proved. This excellent biographer says that
Martin seems not so much to have wanted diligence in
collecting proper materials, as care and judgment in digesting and composing them. But it is unnecessary to say
much of what is now rendered useless by Dr. Lowth’s work.
Dr. Martin bequeathed, or gave in his life-time, several
valuable books to New college library.
, an eminent civilian, descended of a family of that name in Nor
, an eminent civilian, descended of
a family of that name in Northumberland, was born in the
city of Ely, and became master of Eton school, afterwards
one of the masters in chancery, chancellor to the bishop of
Winchester, and vicar-general to archbishop Abbot. He
also received the honour of knighthood. He died Jan. 22
or 23, 1629, and was buried in the parish church of St.
Bennet, Paul’s Wharf, London. He was a general schoJar, and published “A view of the Civil and Ecclesiastical
Law,
” which was much admired by king James, and was
afterwards reprinted by the learned, but unfortunate Gregory, chaplain to bishop Duppa. This work, says Dr.
Coote, while it established the reputation of the author,
contributed to revive the declining credit of that jurisdiction.
, a polite and learned Italian, was born at Modena in 1477, and was the son of an eminent civilian, who, afterwards becoming a professor at Ferrara,
, a polite and learned Italian, was
born at Modena in 1477, and was the son of an eminent
civilian, who, afterwards becoming a professor at Ferrara,
took him along with him, and educated him with great care.
He acquired a masterly knowledge in the Latin and Greek
early, and then applied himself to philosophy and eloquence; taking Aristotle and Cicero for his guides, whom
he considered as the first masters in these branches. He
also cultivated Latin poetry, in which he displayed a very
high degree of classical purity. Going to Rome under the
pontificate of Alexander VI. when he was about twentytwo, he was taken into the family of cardinal Caraffa, who
loved men of letters; and, upon the death of this cardinal
in 1511, passed into that of Frederic Fregosa, archbishop
of Salerno, where he found Peter Bembus, and contracted
an intimacy with him. When Leo X. ascended the papal
throne in 1513, he chose Bembus and Sadolet for his secretaries men extremely qualified for the office, as both
of them wrote with great elegance and facility and soon
after made Sadolet bishop of Carpentras, near Avignon.
Upon the death of Leo, in 1521, he went to his diocese,
and resided there during the pontificate of Adrian VI.; but
Clement VII. was no sooner seated in the chair, in 1523,
than he recalled him to Rome. Sadolet submitted to his
boliness, but oh condition that he should return to his diocese at the end of three years. Paul III. who succeeded
Clement VII. in 1534, called him to Rome again; made
him a cardinal in 1536, and employed him in many important embassies and negotiations. Sadolet, at length, grown
too old to perform the duties of his bishopric, went no
more from Rome; but spent the remainder of his days
there in repose and study. He died in 1547, not without
poison, as some have imagined; because he corresponded
too familiarly with the Protestants, and testified much regard for some of their doctors. It is true, he had written
in 1539 a Latin letter to the senate and people of Geneva,
with a view of reducing them to an obedience to the pope;
and had addressed himself to the Calvinists, with the affectionate appellation of “Charissimi in Christo Fratres;
”
but this proceeded entirely from his moderate and peaceable temper and courteous disposition. He was a sincere
adherent to the Romish church, but without bigotry. The
liberality of sentiment he displayed in his commentary on
the epistle of St. Paul to the Romans incurred the censure
of the Roman court.
bered also in his brother’s will, but died before him, a student of the Temple; and Posthumus Smith, an eminent civilian, who died 1725.
Here he not only repaired the chancel in a handsome and substantial manner, but built a very spacious and ele*gain parsonage-house, entirely at his own expeuce, and laid out considerable sums on his prebendal house, and on other occasions shewed much of a liberal and charitable spirit. But his chief delight was in his studies, to which he applied with an industry which greatly impaired his health, so that he began to decline about two years before his death, which took place July 30, 1715, in the fifty-sixth year of his age. He died at Cambridge, where he had resided for some time in order to complete his edition of the works of the venerable Bede; and was interred in the chapel of St. John’s college, in which a handsome marble monument was erected to him, with a Latin inscription by his learned friend Thomas Baker; the antiquary. His character seems in all respects to have been estimable. He was learned, generous, and strict in the duties of his profession. He was one of ten brothers, five of whom survived him, and whom he remembered in his will. They were all men of note William, a physician, died at Leeds in 1729; Matthew, a Blackwell-hall factor, died at Newcastle in 1721; George, a clergyman and chaplain general to the army, died in 1725; Joseph, provost of Queen’s-college, Oxford, of whom hereafter; Benjamin, remembered also in his brother’s will, but died before him, a student of the Temple; and Posthumus Smith, an eminent civilian, who died 1725.
, a man of great learning and abilities, was the third son of Marianus Socinus, an eminent civilian at Bologna, and has by some been reckoned the
, a man of great learning and abilities, was the third son of Marianus Socinus, an eminent
civilian at Bologna, and has by some been reckoned the
founder of the Socinian sect, as having been in reality the
author of all those principles and opinions, which Faustus
Socinus afterwards propagated with more boldness. He
was born at Sienna in 1525, and designed by his father for
the study of the civil law. With this he combined the
perusal of the scriptures; thinking that the foundations of
the civil law must necessarily be laid in the word of God,
and therefore would be deduced in the best manner from
it. To qualify himself for this inquiry, he studied the
Greek, Hebrew, and Arabic tongues. What light he derived from this respecting the civil law is not known, but
he is said to have soon discovered, that the church of Rome
taught many tilings plainly contrary to scripture. About
1546 he became a member of a secret society, consisting
of about forty persons, who held their meetings, at. different times, in the territory of Venice, and particularly at.
Vicenza, in which they deliberated concerning a general
reformation of the received systems of religion, and particularly endeavoured to establish the doctrines afterwards
publicly adopted by the Socinians; but being discovered,
and some of them punished, they dispersed into other
countries; and our Socinus, in 1547, began his travels,
and spent four years in France, England, the Netherlands,
Germany, and Poland; and then settled at Zurich. He
contracted a familiarity, and even an intimacy, with the
learned wherever he went and Calvin, Melancthon, Builinger, Beza, and others of the same class, were amongst.
the number of his friends. But having soon discovered,
by the doubts he proposed to them, that he had adopted
sentiments the most obnoxious to these reformers, he became an object of suspicion and Calvin, in particular,
wrote to him an admonitory letter, of which the following
is a part; “Don't expect,
” says he, “that I should answer all your preposterous questions. If you chuse to soar
amidst such lofty speculations, suffer me, an humble disciple of Jesus Christ, to meditate upon such things as conduce to my edification; as indeed I shall endeavour by my
silence to prevent your being troublesome to me hereafter.
In the mean time, I cannot but lament, that you should
continue to employ those excellent talents with which God
has blessed you, not only to no purpose, but to a very bad
one. Let me beg of you seriously, as I have often done,
to correct in yourself this love of inquiry, which may bring
you into trouble.
” It would appear that Socinus took this
advice in part, as he continued to live among these orthodox divines for a considerable time, without molestation.
He found means, however, to communicate his notions to
such as were disposed to receive them, and even lectured
to Italians, who wandered up and down in Germany and
Poland. He also sent writings to his relations, who lived
at Sienna. He took a journey into Poland about 1558;
and obtained from the king some letters of recommendation to the doge of Venice and the duke of Florence, that
he might be safe at Venice, while his affairs required his
residence there. He afterwards returned to Switzerland,
and died at Zurich in 1562, in his thirty-seventh year.
Being naturally timorous and irresolute, he professed to die
in the communion of the reformed church, but certainly
had contributed much to the foundation of the sect called
from his, or his nephew’s name, for he collected the materials that Faustus afterwards digested and employed with
such dexterity and success. He secretly and imperceptibly excited doubts and scruples in the minds of many,
concerning several doctrines generally received among
Christians, and, by several arguments against the divinity
of Christ, which he left behind him in writing, he so far
seduced, even after his death, the Arians in Poland, that
they embraced the communion and sentiments of those who
looked upon Christ as a mere man, created immediately,
like Adam, by God himself. There are few writings of
Laelius exta.it, and of those that bear his name, some undoubtedly belong to others.
, an eminent civilian, descended from an ancient and noble family
, an eminent civilian,
descended from an ancient and noble family of that name,
was born at Ansley in Wiltshire about 15^0. He was
educated, on the foundation, at Winchester school, whence in
1607 he was elected to New college, Oxford, and chosen
fellow in 1609. Having studied the civil law, he took his
bachelor’s degree in that faculty, in June 1614, and in Jan.
1618 was admitted at Doctors’ Commons, where he became
an eminent advocate. In April 1619, he commenced
LL. D. and upon the death of Dr. John Budden in June
1620, was appointed regius professor of law at Oxford. At
the latter end of king James’s reign, he was chosen more
than once member of parliament for Hythe in Kent by the
interest of Edward lord Zouche, warden of the cinque ports,
to whom he was nearly related. In 1625 he was appointed
principal of St. Alban’s hall, being then chancellor of the
diocese of Oxford, and afterwards made judge of the high
court of admiralty by king Charles I. He had a considerable hand in drawing up the reasons of the university of
Oxford against the solemn league and covenant and negative oath in 1647, having contributed the law part. Yet he
chose to submit to the parliamentary visitors the following
year, and therefore held his principal and professorship
during the usurpation. In 1653, he was appointed by
Cromwell to be one of the delegates in the famous cause of
Don Pantaleon Sa, brother to the Portuguese ambassador,
who in November of that year, had killed a gentleman in
the New Exchange within the liberties of Westminster, for
which he was afterwards executed. On this occasion Dr.
Zouche wrote his celebrated piece, entitled “Solutio quaestionis de legati delinquents judice competente,
”