Richard Niccolls

, esteemed eminent for his Poetry in his time, was born of Gentile Parents in London and at 18 years of age, an 1602. was entred a Student in Mag. coll. in Michaelmas-Term, but making little stay there he retired to Mag hall and took the degree of Bach. of Arts in 1606. being then numbred among the ingenious persons of the University. After he had remained there for some time, he retired to the great City, obtained an employment suitable to his faculty, and at length honoured the Devoto’s to Poetry, with these things following.

The Cuckow, a Poem. Lond. 1607. in qu. Dedicated to Mr. (after Sir) Thom. Wroth a favourer of his Muse.

The fall of Princes. Lond. 1610. qu.

A winter nights Vision. Lond. 1610. qu. being an addition of such Princes, especially famous, who were exempted in the former History, meaning in the History called The mirrour of Magistrates, written in Verse by John Higens of Winceham, an. 1586. qu. This mirrour, which was esteemed the best piece of Poetry of those times, (if Albions England, which was by some preferred, did not stand in its way) contained the lives of some of our Kings and Queens, and was exceedingly admired by ingenious Scholars and others.

Momodia, Or Walthams complaint upon the death of the most vertuous and noble Lady,Clar. 1615. late deceased, the Lady Honor Hay. Lond. 1615. oct. I find another Rich. Niccolls who is stiled the Elder, and of the Inner Temple Gent. who wrote (1) A Treatise setting forth the mysterie of our Salvation. (2) A day Star for dark wandring souls: shewing the light by a christian controversie. Both which were published after the authors death, at Lond. 1613. in oct. But whether this R. Niccolls the Elder, was ever of this University, I find not as yet.