Thomas Pye

, born at Darlaston-near Wednesbury in Staffordshire, educated for the most part in Logicals and Philosophicals in Merton coll. of which he became one of the Chaplains in 1581. being then esteemed among the learned to be one of them. Afterwards taking the degrees in Divinity as a Member of that house, he became Vicar and Schoolmaster of Bexhill near Hastings in Sussex about 1590. being then, and before, accounted an eminent Linguist, excellent in Sacred Chronology, in Ecclesiastical Histories and Polemical Divinity. His works are,

A computation from the beginning of time to Christ, by ten Articles. Lond. 1597. qu.

A confirmation of the same for the times controverted before Christ: As also that there wanteth a year after Christ in the usual computation.—Printed with the former book, and both under the general title of An Hour-glass.

Epistola ad ornatiss. virum D. `Johan. Howsonum S. T. D. Acad. Oxon Procancellarium, qua dogma ejus novum & admirabile de Juderum divortiis refutatur & suus SS. Scripturae nativus sensus ab ejus glossematis vindicatur. Lond. 1603. qu.

Epistola responsoria ad clariss. virum D. Alb. Gentilem, MS. ’Tis on the same subject with the former, and are both answered by Rob. Burhill.

Scholastical determination of Usury. Lond. 1604. qu.

Answer to a Treatise written in defence of Usury.— Printed there the same year. He gave way to fate at Bexhill, 1609-10. in the latter end of sixteen hundred and nine, at which time, he by his Will (dated 20. Dec. and proved 20. March, an. 1609.) desired that his body might be buried in the School house at Bexhill before-mentioned, lately repaired and new paved by him. In his said Will he leaves certain Monies to the poor of Brightling near Battle in Sussex, at which place, as ’tis probable, he had a Cure. About two years before his death he bestowed much money in building the Campanile or Tower at Darleston before-mentioned, which before was built of timber.