Simon Wisdome

, was born in Oxfordshire, being of the same family with those of his sirname, who lived at Burford, was entred a Student of this University about 1566. and took the degree of Master of Arts as a member of Glouc. hall. Afterwards retiring to his Estate at Shipton under wood, near to Burford, lived as a Gentleman there many years, and employed his time (being a zealous and harmless Puritan) in vertuous industry and piety. He hath written several books, as I have been informed by persons of his neighbourhood, but I have not seen any, only

An abridgment of the holy history of the old Testament, from Adam to the incarnation of Christ. Lond. 1594. 1623 oct. He died in July or Aug. in sixteen hundred twenty and three, and was buried, as I conceive, at Shipton before-mention’d, where’in the Ch. yard at the East end of the Chancel were some of his Sirname buried before his time. I find one Sim. Wisdome to have been Alderman of Burford before-mention’d, and to have given constitutions and orders for the government of a Free-School in the said Town, 13 Elizab. Whereupon he was then, as he is now, reputed the Founder of the said School. He died at Burford in 1587. leaving behind him a brother named Tho. Wisdome, a nephew named Ralph, and a grandson called Simon, Son of his Son, called Will. Wisdome. Which Simon, if he be not the same with the writer, may be the same with another Simon of S. Albans hall in the latter end of Qu. Elizab.