George Lilye

Son of William Lilye the famous Grammarian, whom I have before mention’d, was born, as I conceive, near to S. Pauls Cathedral within the City of London, educated for a time, as it seems, in Magdalen Coll. which house was seldom or never without a Lilye (understand me not that it bears Three Lilyes for its Arms) from the first foundation thereof to the latter end of Queen Elizabeth. After he had left the University without a degree, he travelled to Rome, where he was received with all humanity into the protection of Cardinal Pole, and became noted there for his singular parts in various sorts of Learning. Some time after his return he was made Canon of S. Pauls Cathedral, and afterwards Prebendary of Canterbury; which last dignity, he had, I suppose, by the gift of the said Cardinal when he was Archbishop of that place. While he was Canon of S. Paul he set up a Monument to the memory of his learned Father, in the Inscription of which, this George is stiled Canon of that Church. His writings are,

Anglorum Regum Chronices Epitome. Ven. 1548. Francof. 1565. qu. Bas. 1577. &c.

Lancastrii & Eboracensis de regno contentiones.

Regum Angliae Genealogia.

Both Printed with the former Book.

Elogia Virorum illustrium.

Cat. sive Series Pontificum & Caesarum Romanorum, besides a Table or Mapp of Britaine, with other things which I have not yet seen. At length taking his last farewell of this world in the beginning of the year, fifteen hundred fifty and nine, 1559 (which was the first year of Queen Elizabeth) was buried, as I suppose, near the body of his Father.