Richard Latewar

, a Londoner born, educated in Merchant-Taylors School, became Scholar of St. Johns coll. 1580. and eight years after M. of Arts, and a noted Preacher. In 1593. he was elected one of the Proctors of the University, being about that time Rector of Hopton in Suffolk. Afterwards he became Rector of Finchley in Middlesex, D. of D. and at length Chaplain to the illustrious Heroe, Charles Lord Mountjoy, Lieutenant of Ireland. He was a most ingenious Latin Poet, as his Epigrams, and copies of Verses, occasionally printed in books published in his life-time, do shew. He composed,

Carmen 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Coll. S. John Bapt. Which was restored and augmented by Rich. Andrews, M. D. and Fellow of the said coll.

Conc. Lat. ad Academicos Oxon. 1594. It was Preached when he was admitted Bac. of Div. but upon what subject, or when printed, I know not, for I have not yet seen it. What other things of his are published I cannot find; neither is there any need to be said more of him, than what the learned (b)(b) In Annal. Reg. Elizab. sub an. 1600. Camden hath delivered of the overthrow of the Rebels in Ireland, near to Carlingford, given by the L. Mountjoy before-mentioned, thus, On the English side (saith he) there were slain Latewar D. of Div. and Chaplain to the Deputy, and Cranmer his Secretary, both most learned men, and for that much beloved of him, besides some others also, &c. But the time that he appoints for his death is false, for whereas he saith it was in 1600. it was not till the year following, being then buried in the Church at Armagh. 1601 Soon after was erected an honorary Monument for him in St. Johns coll. Chappel, with a handsome inscription thereon; (a copy of which you may see (c)(c) In Hist. & Anti [•] Univers. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 313. a. elsewhere.) But whereas it is said, that he died on the 27. July 1601. aged 41. is false, as it seems; for (d)(d) Fines Morison in his book, intit. The Rebellion of Hugh Earl of Tyrone in Ireland. Lond. 1617. lib. [•] cap. 1. an. 1601. one that was upon the place when he received his deaths wound, tells us, that he was shot at Benburb, July 16. and died the day following, an. 1601. See more in the Affaniae of a celebrated Lat. (e)(e) Car. Fitz-geofridus ex aul. Lat. Port. Poet of his time, named Fitz-Geffry, wherein, among the Cenotaphs, at the end, you will find one upon this Latewar, which without flattery, was justly written.