Christopher Johnson

, a most excellent Latin Poet, Philosopher and Physician of his time, was born at Kiddesley in Derbyshire, education in Wykeham’s School before-mentioned, made perpetual Fellow of New coll. in 1555. (2. and 3. of Ph. and Mar.) left it after he was M. of Arts, and in 1560. became chief Master of the said School, in the place of Tho. Hyde; where, by his industry and admirable way of teaching, were many good Scholars sent to the Universities. All the time that he could get at vacant hours, he spent upon his beloved study of Physick, which he practiced in the City of Winchester, but not to the neglect of his School. At length taking the degree of Doctor of that Faculty, did shortly after resign his School, and repairing to London practiced with good success in the Parish of St. Dunstans in the West, where being accounted eminent, was admitted, as it seems, a Member of the Coll. of Physicians. He hath written and published,

Ortus atque vita Gul. Wykehami Winton Episcopi. Written in 140 long and short Verses, 14. Dec. 1564.—Printed (1) on the broadside of a sheet of Paper, with Wykehams Arms encompassed with the Garter before them. (2) At the end of the Latin Poems of Rich. Willeius, Lond. 1573. And (3) in a Book intit. A brief view of the State of the Church of England, as it stood in Queen Elizabeth’s and King James’s Reign, &c. Lond. 1653. oct. p. 37, 38. Written by Sir Jo. Harrington Knight, an. 1608. and made publick by Joh. Chetwind his Daughter’s Son, then no Friend to the Church of England.

Custodum sive Praefidum Coll. Winton. Series. Written in Verse also, and put at the end of the said Lat. Poems.

Didasculorum Coll. Wint. omnium Elenchus. In Verse also, at the end of the said Poems.

Counsel against the Plague, or any other infectious Disease. Lond. 1577. oct.

Question, Whether a man for preservation may be purged in Dog-days or no?—Printed with the Counsel, &c.

Ranarum & murium pugna, Latino versu donata ex Homero. Lond. 1580. in about 3 sh. in qu. with other things as it is probable, but such I have not yet seen. See more of him in Rich. White, under the year 1612. This Dr. Johnson died in the beginning of July. 1597 in fifteen hundred ninety and seven, within the Parish of St. Dunstan before-mentioned; whereupon his Body was buried in the Church there, (as it seems,) situated and being in Fleetstreet. He dyed wealthy, left several Sons and Daughters behind him, and Mr. Joh. Heath his Son in Law, a Student in Physick, his Executor; who had all his Physical and Philosophical Books, and succeeded him in his Practice.