Robert Codrington

was born of an antient and gentile family in Glocestershire, elected Demie of Magd. Coll. 29 at July 1619, aged 17 years, being then some months standing in that house, took the degrees in Arts, that of Master being compleated in 1626, and afterwards (upon his return from his Travels) lived in the quality of a Gent. in Norfolk for several years, and there took to him a wife. At length retiring to London spent the remainder of his days, and there finished his course. This person, who was always accounted a Puritan, hath written and translated these things following.

The life and death of the illustrious Robert Earl of Essex, &c. containing at large the Wars he managed, and the Commands he had in Holland, the Palatinate, and in England, &c. Lond. 1646. in about 7 sheets in qu. In this book he shews himself a rank Parliamenteir.

Collection of many select and excellent Proverbs.

The life of Aesop.—This is written in French and Latine; which, with that written in English by Tho. Philipot, are put before Aesops Fables in English, illustrated with an 112 Sculptures by Francis Barlow—Lond. 1666. fol. He also translated from French into English (1) Treatise of the knowledge of God. Lond. 1634. Written by Pet. du Moulen. (2) Heptameron: or, the history of the fortunate lovers. Lond. 1654. in a thick oct. Written by Margaret de Valois Queen of Navarr, who divided it into eight days journey. This translation is dedicated to the lover of all good learning Tho. Stanley Esq. And also from Lat. into English (1) The History of Justin, taken out of the four and forty books of Trogus Pompeius, containing the affairs of all Ages and Countries, both in peace and war, from the beginning of the world, until the time of the Rom. Emperors. Lond. 1664. (second edit.) 1672. oct. 82. in tw. (2) Aesops Fables, printed in oct. (3) Ignoramus, a Com.—Lond. 1662. qu. with a supplement, which (out of respect to the Students of the Common Law) was hitherto wanting. (4) Prophecies of Christoph. Kotterus, Christiana Poniatovia, and Nich. Drabicius, three famous German Prophets, &c. Lond. 1664. oct. second edit. (5) Life and death of Alexander the Great, King of Macedon. In 10 books, Lond. 1673. oct. Written by Q. Curtius Rufus. He hath also translated (from French) the last vol. of Nich. Caussins Holy Court, which I have not yet seen: Nor do I know any thing else of him, only that he died of the Plague in Lond. in sixteen hundred sixty and five,1665. but where buried I cannot yet tell, and that he had other matters lying by him fit for the Press.