Maurice Griffyth

, or Griffyn a Welsh man by birth, and a Dominican or Black Frier by Order, had his Academical education for a time among those of his profession in their house in the S. Suburb of Oxon, was admitted to the reading of the Sentences in July 1532. by the name of Maurice Gryffyth, being, if I mistake not, the same Maur. Gryxffyth who was admitted Bach. of Can. Law in February following. Afterwards he was Archdeacon of Rochester in the pl [•] ce of one Nich. Metcalf who occurs Archdeacon of that place in 1536. and afterwards being elected to the See of Rochester, upon the translation of Joh. Scory to Chichester, (which John had been promoted to Rochester (e)(e) Pat. [•] . Ed 6. p. 1. propter singularem sacrarum literarum doctrinam,) was consecrated thereunto on the first (f)(f) Fr. Godwin in Com. de praesul. Angl. int. Ep. Roff. of Apr. and had restitution (g)(g) Pat. 1. Mar. p. 1. made to him of the temporalities belonging thereunto on the 18. of the same month, in the 1. and 2. of Phil. and Mary, dom. 1554. He ended his days either in Nov. or Dec. in fifteen hundred fifty and nine, 1539 and was buried in the Church of S. Magnus the Martyr near to London-bridge. In the said See of Rochester succeeded one Edm. Guest or Gheest, Bach. of div. Archdeacon of Canterbury, and sometimes Fellow of Kings coll. in Cambridge, who being consecrated thereunto 21. Januar. 1559. received (i)(i) Pat. 2. Eliz. p. 14. the temporalities thereof 3. May following, and about that time was made Almoner to the Queen. After his translation to Salisbury, followed Edm. Freke Dean of Salisbury, of whom you may read more in the Fasti, under the year 1570. And after him Dr. Joh. Piers of Oxon, as I shall tell you among these Bishops under the year 1594. Upon his translation also to Salisbury succeeded in the said See of Rochester Dr. Joh. Young born in Cheapside in London, educated in Pembr. hall in Cambridge, of which he was Fellow, and afterwards Master, Minister of St. Giles Cripplegate, London, twice Vicech. of Cambridge, Prebendary of Westminster, in the place of Dr. E. Freke promoted to the See of Rochester, and 1572. which he kept in Commendam with his Bishoprick till about the time of his death. He died at Bromley in Kent 10. Apr. 1605. aged 71 years, and was buried in the Church there on the 14. of May following. Soon after a comly monument was put over his grave, with an inscription thereon: Wherein ’tis said, that he was non minus varia doctrina, & prudentia, quam vitae sanctimonia clarus, &c. He hath extant An exposition (which some call a Sermon) on Psal. 131. Lond. 1685. oct.