Jasper Mayne

made his first entry on the stage of this transitory world in a Market Town in Devonsh. called Hatherlagh, an. 1604, entred into Ch. Ch. in the condition of a Servitor, 1623, being then encouraged in his studies by Dr. Duppa. Afterwards he was chosen into the number of Students, took the degr. in Arts, holy Ord. and became a quaint Preacher and noted Poet. At length, by the favour of the Dean and Canons of the said house, he was made Vicar of Cassington near Woodstock, and of Pyrton near Watlington, in Oxfordshire. In the beginning of the Rebellion, when the King took up his abode in Oxon, he was one of those many Divines that were appointed to preach before him, the Court, and Parliament, and for his reward was actually created Doct. of Div. 1646. Two years after he was deprived of all right he had to his Students place, and soon after of the Vicaridge of Pyrton, and at length of Cassington. So that being in a manner put to his shifts, he was prefer’d to be Chaplain to the Earl of Devonshire, and so consequently to be a Companion with Th. Hobbes of Malmsbury, between whom there never was a right understanding. After the Kings return he was made Canon of Ch. Ch. in Jul. 1660, and about that time was not only restored to his Vicaridges, but was made Archdeacon of Chichester, in the place of Dr. Hammond deceased, and Chaplain in ord. to his Majesty. All which he kept to his dying day, and was ever accounted a witty and a facetious Companion. He hath written and published,

The City match: a Comedy. Oxon. 1639, &c. fol.

The amorous War, Tr. Com. Oxon. 1658. 59. qu.

Several Sermons, as (1) Sermon concerning Unity and Agreement, in Carfax Church in Oxon. 9 Aug. 1646. on 1 Cor. 1.10.—Printed 1646. qu. (2) Serm. against false Prophets, on Ezek. 22.28.—Pr. 1647. qu. (3) Serm. against Schisme, or the separations of these times, on Heb. 10.24.25. Preached in the Church of Watlington in Oxfordshire, with some interruption, 11 Sept. 1652, at a publick dispute held there betw. Jasp. Mayne D. D. and one Joh. Pendarves an Anabaptist. Lond. 1652. qu. See more in J. Pendarves, p. 127.

A late Sermon against false Prophets vindicated by letter from the causeless Aspersions of Mr. Franc. Cheynell.—Printed 1647. qu. See more in Fr. Cheynell, pag. 246.

The Peoples Warr examined according to the Principles of Scripture and Reason, &c. In answer to a letter sent by a person of quality, who desired satisfaction.—Pr. 1647. qu. These two last things, with the three Sermons before mention’d, were commonly bound together, and sold with this general title to them, Certain sermons and letters of defence and resolution, &c. Lond. 1653. qu. One J. M. D. D. wrot a book intit. Difference about Church Government, &c. Lond. 1646. qu. Whether written by our Author Jasp. Mayne I cannot justly tell, neither whether J. M. of Oxon, Author of Policy unveiled: or maxims and reasons of State. Printed in qu. in the times of Usurpation, be the same with Jasp. Mayne, or another. Qu.

Concio ad Acad. Oxon. pro more habita, inchoante Termino, 27 Maii 1662, in Gal. 5.1.

Sermon at the consecration of Herbert Lord Bishop of Hereford, on 1 Tim. 4.14. Lond. 1662. qu. He also did render into English from the original, part of Lucian’s Dialogues, an. 1638: To which afterwards he adjoyned the other Dialogues, as they were formerly translated by Franc. Hicks.—Lond. 1663. 64. fol; And translated from Lat. into Engl. Dr. John Donn’s Epigrams, which our Author Mayne intit. A sheaf of miscellany Epigrams. Lond. 1652. oct. He made his Exit on the 6 of Decemb. in sixteen hundred seventy and two, and was buried in the second isle joyning,1672. on the north side, to the Choire of the Cathedral of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. Over his grave was laid soon after a marble stone, at the charge of his Executors Dr. Rob. South and Dr. Jo. Lamphire; the short Epitaph on which you may see in Hist. & Antiq. Univ. Ox. lib. 2. p. 282. b. The said Dr. Mayne by his will gave 500 l. towards the rebuilding of S. Pauls Cathedral, and a 100 l. a piece to his Vicaridges of Cassington and Pyrton, but nothing to the place of his Education because he (as Dr. Jo. Wall had done) had taken some distaste for affronts received from the Dean of his Coll, and certain Students, encouraged by him, in their grinning and sauciness towards him.