William Slatyer

a Sommersetshire man born, was matriculated as a Gentlemans Son of that County, and a member of St. Maries Hall in Lent time, an. 1600. aged 13 years. Whence translating himself to Brasn. Coll. was entred there as a plebeians Son of the same County in July, 1607. The next year he took a degree in Arts, was made Fellow of the said Coll, proceeded in that faculty, 1611. entred into holy Orders, was soon after beneficed, and in 1623 took the degrees in Divinity, being then in good esteem for his knowledge in English History, and his excellent vein in Lat. and English Poetry. His works are these.

Palae-Albion: or, the Historie of Great Britaine from the first peopling of this Island to the Raign of K. James. Lond. 1621. fol. in Lat. and Engl. verse, the Lat. on one side and the English on the other; with various marginal notes on the English side, relating to English History and Antiquity.

Psalmes or Songs of Sion, turn’d into the language, and set to the tunes, of a strange land—Printed at London, but when, I know not, because not set down in the title.

Psalmes in four languages and in four parts, set to the tunes of our Church—Printed at Lond. in tw. engraven on copper.

Genealogia Regis Jacobi—Lond. 1630. ’Tis in a thin fol. in lat. and Engl. and the Genealogie is derived from Adam. What other things he hath published I know not, nor any thing else of him, only that he giving way to fate at Otterden in Kent, where he was then, or before, (as I presume) beneficed, in the month of Oct. or Nov. in sixteen hundred forty and seven, was there buried,1647. leaving behind him a Widow named Sarah. The Reader may be pleased now to know that one Will. Sclater a Bedfordsh. man born, was elected into Kings Coll. in Cambridge 1593, was afterwards Vicar of Pitminster in Sommersetshire and a publisher of several Sermons, and Theological Tracts, as you may see in Oxford or Bodleys Catalogue of books; but this Person whose Sirname differs from him that was the Poet before-mention’d, must not to be taken to be the same with him, as some to my knowledge have done. He died in 1626 and left behind him a Son of both his names, who was born at Pitminster, was Fellow of Kings Coll. also, and afterwards Minister of Columpton in Devon. Prebendary of Exeter and Doct. of Div. He hath several Sermons in print, of which one is entit.—Papisto-Mastix: or, Deborahs prayer against Gods enemies, on Judges 5.31. Lond. 1642. qu. and hath published An exposition with notes on the fourth chap. of the Rom. Lond. 1650. qu. written by his Father, &c.