Fabian à Nipho

, Son of James à Nipho, was born in Italy, left his Country for Religion sake, went to London, where obtaining Letters of recommendation (e)(e) Reg. congr. & Convoc. Oxon. KK. fol. 24 [•] . a. from Robert Earl of Leicester, Chanc. of this Univ. dat. 19. Oct. 1581. he retired to Oxon for relief. So that by virtue of those Letters, wherein the Members thereof found, that he was a person recommended to them for his great skill in Physick and Philosophy, they were pleased to confer on him the degree of Bachelaur of Physick in January following, and permitted him to read a Shagling Lecture in that Faculty, to gain contributions from the Students thereof. How long he continued with us, I know not, nor how long he read that Lecture. Sure it is (if you’l believe him) That he having suffered oppression by the wickedness of certain People in England, (upon what account he tells us not, unless we suppose that they suspected him to be a Papist, and so dealt with him accordingly,) he retired to Leyden in Holland; where, (as it farther appears) after he had made himself to be believed, that he was an honest man, the States encouraged his Studies, and forthwith he wrote a book, which he dedicated to them, bearing this title: Ophinus, Clar. 1599. seu de caelesti animarum progenie divinatio. Lugd. Bat. 1599. qu. There is no doubt but that he hath published other things, but such I have not yet seen; neither do I yet know to the contrary, but that he made a return again to this University.