John Thorie

or Thorius, Son of John Thorius Doctor of Physick, who intitles himself, Balliolanus Flandrus, was born in London, matriculated in this University, as a Member of Ch. Ch. 1 Oct. 1586. aged 18. but whether he took a degree, it appears not, though in one of his Books he writes himself a Graduat of Oxenford. He was a Person well skilled in certain Tongues, and a noted Poet of his time, as several pieces of his, then published, shew. All the things that I have seen of his writing or translating are these.

A Spanish Dictionary. Lond. 1590. qu. Added to his translation into English of a Spanish Grammar, written by Auth. de Corro; which Dictionary contains the explication of all the Spanish Words cited in the said Grammer, and is as a Key to open every thing therein.

Letters and Sonnets to Gabr. Harvey, An. 1593.—See at the end of a book, entit. Pierces Superarogation; written by the said Harvey: And at the end of another called. Have with you to Saffron Walden, &c. written by Tho. Nash anoted Poet of his time, and a Dramatick Writer, as his published Comedies shew. Our author Thorius also translated from Spanish into English, a book entit. The Councellour: A Treatise of Councils and Councellours of Princes. Lond. 1589. qu. written by Barth. Philip. L. L. D. and another entit. The Serjeant Major; or, a Dialogue of the Office of a Serjeant Major. Lond. 1590. qu. Written in Spanish by Francisco Valdes Master of the Camp. [〈◊〉] 1 [••] 4. I shall make mention of another Joh. Thorius in the Fasti, 1627. and of the Name of Thoris in other years there, and elsewhere; but whether the Thoryes of Boston and Ingoldmells in Lincoluishire, who lived there in the time of Queen Elizabeth and King James. I. and after, were of Kin to the aforesaid Joh. Thorie, I know not. Besides all these, I find one Raphaei Thorius. commonly called Thoris, a Frenchman, whom I shall set down among he Writers under the year 1625.