Alexander Gill

Son of A. Gill mentioned among the writers under the year 1635. was born in London, particularly, if I mistake not in S. Anns Parish, became a Commoner of Trin. Coll. in the beginning of the year 1612. and in that of his age 15, exhibited to in his studies by the Society of Mercers in London, took the degrees in Arts, became an Usher under his Father in S. Pauls School, and under Tho. Farnabie the famous Schoolmaster in Goldsmiths-Rents; under both which, he spent more than ten years. I find one Dr. Gill to have been Master of Okeham School in Rutlandshire, but whether the same with our Author, who was of an unsetled and inconstant temper, I know not. At length, after many changes, rambles, and some imprisonments, he succeeded his Father in the Office of chief Master of S. Pauls School, an. 1635. and in the latter end of the next year took the degree of Doct. of Divinity, being then accounted one of the best Latin Poets in the Nation. In 1640. he was removed from the said School, with an allowance of 25 l. per an. allotted to him in requital of it; whereupon he taught certain youths privatly in Aldersgatestreet in London, to the time of his death. His works are

Arithmeticorum 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 . Printed at the end of N. Simpsons book called Arithmeticae Compendium, 1623. oct.

Panthea. In honorem illustriss. spectatiss. omnibus animi corporisque dotibus instructiss. Heroinae, qua mihi in terris, &c. Printed in one sheet in qu.

A Song of victorie, upon the proceedings and success of the wars undertaken by the most puissant King of Sweeden—This was written in Latine also, but I have not yet seen it: And was englished and explained with marginal notes by W. H.—Lond. 1632. qu.

ΠΑΡΕΓΑ, Sive Poetici conatus, ab aliquammultis antehaec expetiti, &c. Lond. 1632. in 5. sheets in tw.

Elegy on Thom. Earl of Strafford beheaded on Towerhill May 12. an. 1641.—Besides these I have also seen a Ms. Book of Verses of his composition, made on these Subjects following (1) Sylva Ducis, made 1629; afterwards remitted among his poems in Poetici conatus. (2) Suedus Ren, an. 1631. (3) In ejus obit. 1632. (4) Annivers. 1633. (5) Annivers, 2. an. 1634. (6) Ann. 3. 1635. (7) In caedem Wallest. 1634. (8) Arx Skinkiana, 1635. (9) In Navarr. Reg. (10) Coopnelli Cingulum, 1629. (11) Ad eundem, 1629. (12) Epitaphium Rich. Pates, 1633. This Rich. Pates was a Master Commoner of Trin. Coll. who dying in that year, had a long Epitaph in prose set over his grave in the parish Church of S. Marie Magd. within the North Suburb of Oxon. (13) In obitum Gulielmi Paddy Eq. Aur. et M. D. (14) Ad D. Christoph. Yelverton. (15) In Obitum Edw. Vaughan, 1637. &c. At length after our Author Gill had made many rambles in this World, he did quietly, yet not without some regret, lay down his head and dye, towards the latter end of the year sixteen hundred forty and two,1642/3. and was buried in the Church of S. Botolph without Aldergate in London. His Successor in S. Pauls School was Joh. Langley, sometimes Master of the College School in the City of Glocester, as I have elsewhere told you.