John Securis

, a Wiltshire Man born and a most noted Person for his admirable parts while he studied in New Coll. in the time of Ed. 6 (but not in the condition of a Fellow) did retire to Paris for the improvement of his studies, where applying his muse to the faculties of Physick and Astronomy, became a diligent hearer of the Lectures of Dr. Jacobus Silvius of high learning and famous memory, the reader of the Physick lecture in that University, who usually had a thousand auditors every time he read. After he had compleated his studies there, he returned into England and settled within the City of Salisbury, where he was much frequented for his great knowledge in Medicine, and wrot,

Several Prognosticons—One of which for the Year 1580 I have seen, and to it is joyned

A compendium; or, brief instruction how to keep a moderate diet—In the title of the said Prognosticon he writes himself Master of Arts and Physick, but whether he took those Degrees in Oxon. I cannot tell, because the register containing the acts of Congregation and Convocation, is almost totally neglected during the Reign of Ed. 6. In the Preface to the said Compendium, he tells us that in his time fell near to Salisbury hailstones as big as a childs fist of 3 or four years old. Our Author Securis hath also written,

A detection and querimonie of the daylie enormities and abuses committed in Physick, concerning the three parts thereof, that is of the Physicians part, the part of Surgeons and the part of Poticaries. Lond. 1566. in oct. Dedicated in a Lat. Epist. to both the Universities, Oxford (of which he saith he was an Alumnus) and Cambridge. Clar. 1580. After which follows a Preface to the reader in old English verse, and at the end of the book is a peroration to both the Universities. Contemporary with this noted Author Securis, was another Astrologer called Evans Lloyd a Welsh Man, educated in Logicals and Philosophicals in Oriel Coll. but took no Degree here. Afterwards retiring to the great City, wrot several Ephemerides, which were much valued in their time; one of them written for the Year 1582. I have seen, supputated especially for the elevation and meridian of London, but may generally serve for all England. It was printed there the same year, and approved by Dr. John Dee, with whom, as also with Securis, he had acquaintance.