Robert Pink

Son of Hen. Pink of Kempshot in the Parish of Winslade in Hampshire, was born there, educated in Wykehams School near Winchester, admitted true and perpetual Fellow of New Coll. in 1596, took the degrees in Arts, entred on the Physick line, was admitted Bach. in that faculty 1612, afterward studied Divinity, was elected Warden of his Coll. 1617, proceeded in Divinity, and was much esteemed by K. Jam. 1. for his dexterity in disputing, as by K. Ch. 1. for his eminent loyalty. He was a zealous defender of the University privileges and liberties, especially when he performed the office of Vicechancellour, and esteemed by all that knew him most eminent for his knowledge in Philosophy and Divinity. He hath written,

Quaestiones selectiores in Logicâ, Ethicâ, Physicâ, Metaphysica inter authores celebriores repertae. Oxon. 1680. qu. published by Joh. Lamphire Principal of Hart Hall.

Poemata Latina.

Gesta Vicecancellariatus sui. ’Tis a MS. containing the Acts and Gests of his Vicechancellourship of the University, from 26. July 1634. to 22. Jul. 1636. It is written in a little thin fol. containing 80 pages, and hath therein several of his speeches spoken in convocation. Which book I had the liberty to peruse, when I was composing the Hist. & Antiq. of Univ. of Oxon, and may be useful to curious men in other respects, if given to a publick place, many things being therein, that are not entred into the publick registers of the University. He died much lamented by the members of his Coll. because he had been a vigilant, faithful and publick spirited Governour, by the poor of the City of Oxon, because he had been a constant benefactor to them, by the Orphans, to whom he had been a Father, and generally by all who knew the great vertues, piety. and learning of the Person, on the second day of Novemb. in sixteen hundred forty and seven.1647. Whereupon his body was buried in the outer Chappel belonging to New Coll. between the pulpit and the screen, leaving then behind him certain matters fit for the press. In 1677 Dr. Ralph Bridoake Bishop of Chichester, who had in his younger years been patroniz’d by the said Dr. Pink erected, out of gratitude, a comely monument for him on the W. wall of the outer Chappel, at some distance from his grave.