William Horman

was born within the City of Salisbury, educated in Grammar learning in Wykehams School near Winchester, made true and perpetual Fellow of New Coll. in 1477. which place he resigning in 1485, (being then M. of A.) he became Schoolmaster and Fellow of Eaton Coll. near Windsor, and at length Vice provost of the same College. In which place spending many Years in pleasant retirement, became one of the most general Scholars of his time, as may appear by the diffusiveness of his Learning, and Books written in all faculties. All the Academical Education that he received was in the University of Oxon, where he also took the Degrees in Divinity: So that whereas Joh. (c)(c) In cent. 8. Script. Maj. Britan. num. 70. Baleus and Jo. (d)(d) In Aet. 16. [•] c [•] ipt. Ang l. nu. 590. Pitseus say that he was of Kings Coll. in Cambridge, is false, being led, I presume, into that error, from one Godfrey Harman a Cantabrigian; who, from being a Junior Canon of Cardinal Coll. in Oxon, was made Fellow of Eaton Coll. beforemention’d, where he died and was buried in 1533. As for our Author Will. Horman he hath written many things, of which I can only give you an account of some, as they follow.

Antibossicon ad Gul. Lilium. Lond. 1521. qu.

Apologeticon contra Rob. Whittintoni Protovatis Angliae incivilem indoctanque criminationem. Lond. 1521. qu. part. 2. Before the said Books is printed from a Wooden Cut the Picture of a Bear baited by six Dogs, and at the end is some of Whittington’s poety taken in pieces by Horman, and by him severely answer’d.

Vulgaria puerorum, &c. They are elegant sentences written in English and Latin, and dedicated to Will Atwater Bishop of Lincolne.

Compendium Hist. Gul. Malmsburiensis.

Epitome Historiae Joh. Pici com. Mirandulae.

Elegiae in mort. Gul. Lilii.

Anatomia membrorum hominis. In one Book.

Anatomia corporis humani. In two Books. The titles of the rest you may see in Jo. (e)(e) In cent. 8. ut sup. num. 70. Baleus; and therefore, I can say no more of our Author Horman, than this, that he paid his last debt to nature on the 12. 1535 Apr. in Fifteen hundred thirty and five, and was buried in the Chappel of Eaton Coll. beforemention’d. Over his Grave are certain Verses engraven on a brass plate, the two first of which run thus.

Hâc Hormannus humo requiescit amice viator,

Pene annos numerant lustra vicena suos.

The rest you may see in Hist. & Antiq. Univ. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 135.