Thomas Wilcocks

, or Wilcox, a grave and reverend Divine in the Reign of Q. Elizabeth, was originally of St. Johas coll. but whether ever Fellow thereof, their Register shews not. His Name stands in the (*)(*) Reg. P. pag. 235. Matricula of the University, sub tit. coll. S. Jo. Bapt. in the year 1564. but I cannot find him Graduated in the publick Register, of that time, belonging to the University. One Tho. Wilcocks a Kentish man, was, as a Member of St. Albans hall, admitted Master of Arts in Febr. 1589. But this I cannot affirm to be the same with the former, unless we suppose him to be about 40 years of age when he took that degree, as many did in those times at that age, after they had been Parsons or Dignitaries many years. As for Tho. Wilcocks, whom we are farther to mention, he retired to London, after he had left the University, where he became a very painful Minister of God’s Word, a frequent Writer and Translator, and was much resorted to, by wavering and dubious Persons, for relief and settlement of their Consciences. His Writings are,

Exposition on the book of Canticles, or Solomon’s Song. Lond. 1585. qu.

Exposition on certain Verses of the 8. Chap. of the Rom. namely upon Vers. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. Lond. 1587. oct.

Short and sound Commentary on the Prov. of Solomon. Lond. 1589. qu.

Expos. on the whole book of Psalms, wherein is contained the division and sense of every Psalm, &c. Lond. 1591. qu. All these were reprinted in one fol. at Lond. 1624. by the care of Dr. Jo. Burges, who married the author’s Daughter, and had this general Title put to them, The Works of the Reverend Divine Mr. Tho. Wilcocks.

Summary and short meditations touching certain points of Christian Religion. Lond. 1579. oct.

Concordance, or Table, containing the principal words, and matters, which are comprehended in the New Testament. Lond. 1579. oct.

Answer to Banister the Libertine. Lond. 1581. oct.

Glafs for Gamesters, and namely for such as delight in Cards and Dice, wherein they may see not only the vanity, but also the vileness of those Plays, plainly discovered and overthrown by the Word of God. Lond. 1581. oct.

Form of preparation to the Lord’s Supper. Lond. in oct.

On the substance of the Lord’s Supper, shortly and soundly set forth, together with, &c. Lond. 1581. oct.

Comfortable Letter for afflicted Consciences, written to a godly man greatly touched that way. Lond. 1584. in tw.

Three large Letters for instruction and comfort of such as are distressed in Conscience, &c. Lond. 1589. oct.

Narration of a fearful Fire at Wooburn in Bedfordsh. Lond. 1595. oct.

He also translated into English, (1) A Catechism. Lond. 1578. oct. originally written by Joh. Fountein. (2) Three propositions, the first on the 1. Chap. of St. Joh. ver. 1. to 5. &c. Lond. 1580. written by Jo. Calvin. (3) Treatise of the Church, wherein the godly may discern the true Church from the Romish, &c. Lond. 1582. oct. written by Bertrand de Loques. (4) Discourse of the true visible marks of the Cath. Church. Lond. in oct. written by Theod. Beza. (5) Two Sermons on the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. Lond. 1588. oct. written by the said Beza; whereunto is added, The substance of the Lord’s Supper, mentioned before. (6) Bertram the Priest concerning the Body and Blood of Christ, &c. Lond. 1582. oct. See more in Will. Hugh under the year 1549. (7) Meditations on Psal. 101. Lond. 1599. oct. written in French by Phil. Mornay Lord of Plessis. What else our author hath written and translated I know not, nor any thing of him beside;Clar. 1599. only that he was living and much in esteem in fifteen hundred ninety and nine. Two or more of his Sirname (g)(g) Reg. Univ. GG. p. 76. studyed in Broadgates hall in the time of K. Ed. 6. whose Christian Names being not in a possibility to be discovered, I cannot judge farther of them.