Henry Swinburne

, Son of Thomas Swinburne of the City of York, was born there, spent some years in the quality of a Commoner in Hart hall, whence translating himself to that of Broadgates, took the degree of Bach. of the Civil Law, married Helena Daughter of Barthelm, Lant of Oxon, and at length retiring to his native place, became a Proctor in the Archbishops Court there, Commissary of the Exchecquer, and Judge of the Prerogative Court at York. He hath written,

Brief Treatise of Testaments and last Wills. In 7 parts. Lond. 1590. 1611, 35. 40. 77. &c. qu.

Treatise of Spousals, or Matrimonial Contracts, &c. Lond. 1686. qu. In which two books the author sh [•] ws himself an able Civilian, and excellently well read in authors of his Faculty.Clar. 1620. He paid his last debt to [•••] ure at York, and was buried in the North Isle of the Cathedral there. Soon after was a comely Monument fastned to the wall near to this grave, with his Effigies in a Civilians Gown kneeling before a deske, with a book thereon, and these verses under.

Non Viduae caruere viris, non Patre Pupillus,

Dum stetit hic Patriae virque paterque suae.

Ast quod Swinburnus viduarum scripsit in usum,

Longius aeterno marmore vivet opus.

Scribere supremas hinc discat quisque tabellas,

Et cupiat qui sic vixit, ut ille mori.

There is no day or year on the Monument to shew when this H. Swinburne died, neither any Register belonging to the Cathedral, and therefore I have put him under the year 1620. wherein he was in great esteem for his learning.