Samuel Smith

, a Gentleman’s Son, was born in Lincolnshire, entred a Commoner in Magd. coll. in Michaelmas Term 1604, aged 17. became Fellow of Magd. coll. 1609. Proctor of the University in 1620. being then Bach. of Physick, and accounted the most accurate Disputant, and profound Philosopher in the University. He wrote divers things pertaining to Logick and Philosophy, but none of them were printed only,

Aditus ad Logicam, in usum eorum qui primò Academiam salutant. Oxon. 1613. 21. 27. 33. 39. &c. oct. He died much lamented 17. June (according as he himself had foretold it some weeks before he died) 1620 in sixteen hundred and twenty, being then newly entred on his Proctorship, and was buried in Magd. coll. Chappel. I find another Sam. Smith equal in time with the former, a frequent Preacher and Writer, who living many years after, is not to have a place among these writers, till the year 1663.