Brief Lives, Vol. 2
by John Aubrey
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About This Book
Brief Lives (1669-1697) is a collection of short biographical sketches on famous British figures by author, antiquarian, and archaeologist John Aubrey. The work is significant for its unique style, a blend of facts--names, dates, family, important works--and personal anecdotes for which Aubrey combined his skills for research and conversation to compile. Unpublished during his lifetime, the text was pieced together from extensive handwritten manuscripts by numerous editors and scholars, and over the centuries has become a beloved cultural artifact of early-modern Britain. A fascinating figure ...
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- 'Brief Lives,' chiefly of Contemporaries, set down by John Aubrey, between the Years 1669 & 1696
- AUBREY'S 'BRIEF LIVES'
- ... Ingelbert.
- Notes.
- John Innocent (14— -1545).
- Henry Isaacson (1581-1654).
- [8]Concerning Henry Isaacson[9].
- James I (1566-1625).
- ... Jaquinto.
- David Jenkins (1586-1663).
- Sir Leoline Jenkins (1623-1685).
- George Johnson (1625/6-1683).
- Note.
- Inigo Jones (1573-1652).
- Note.
- Thomas Jones (16— -1682).
- Ben Jonson (1574-1637).
- Notes.
- John Kersey (1616-167-?).
- Ralph Kettell (1563-1643).
- Notes.
- Ludolph van Keulen (1554?-1610).
- Richard Kitson.
- Richard Knolles (154- -1610).
- John Lacy (16— -1681).
- Edward Lane (1605-1685).
- Note.
- Sir Henry Lee (1530-1610/1). Sir Henry Lee (15— -1631).
- <Pedigree of the Lees of Ditchley.>
- William Lee (15— -1610).
- Note.
- William Lilly (1601-1681).
- Franciscus Linus.
- Sir Matthew Lister (1564-1656).
- Evans Lloyd.
- Martin Lluelyn (1616-1681/2).
- Sir James Long (1613-1658/9).
- Note.
- Richard Lovelace (1618-1658).
- Notes.
- Cyprian Lucar.
- Note.
- Henry Lyte (1529(?)-1607).
- Isaac Lyte (1576/7-1659/60).
- Sir John Mandeville.
- Gervase Markham (1568-1637).
- William Marshall (1606-16—).
- Sir Henry Martin (1562-1641).
- Note.
- Henry Martin (1602-1680).
- Richard Martin (1570-1618).
- [179]Richard Martin[180], recorder of London.
- Notes.
- Andrew Marvel (1620-1678).
- Philip Massinger (1584?-1639/40).
- Thomas May (1595-1650).
- <Scripsit.>
- Nicholas Mercator (1640-1686/7).
- Notes.
- Christopher Merret (1614/5-1695).
- Thomas Merry (16— -1682).
- Sir Hugh Middleton (1555-1631).
- John Milton (1608-1674).
- <His parentage.>
- <His birth.>
- <His precocity.>
- <School, college, and travel.>
- <Return to England.>
- <First wife and children.>
- <Separation from his first wife.>
- <Second wife.>
- <Third wife.>
- <His public employment.>
- <His blindness.>
- <Writings after his blindness.>
- <His later residences.>
- <His death and burial.>
- <Personal characteristics.>
- <Portraits of him.>
- <His habits.>
- <Notes about some of his works.>
- <Catalogue of his writings.>
- [313]Catalogus Librorum[XXV.].
- <An almost contemporary life of Milton.>
- <His acquaintance.>
- George Monk (1608-1670).
- Sir Jonas Moore (1617-1679).
- Notes.
- Sir Robert Moray (16—-1673).
- Sir Thomas More (1480-1535).
- Note.
- Lancelot Morehouse (16—-1672).
- Sir Thomas Morgan (16—-1679).
- William Morgan (1622-16—).
- Note.
- John Morton (1410-1500).
- Thomas Mouffet (1553-1604).
- ... Munday (16—-166-).
- Robert Murray (1633-1725).
- Richard Napier (1559-1634).
- Note.
- Sir Richard Napier (1608-1675/6).
- Notes.
- Sir William Neale (1610-1690/1).
- Richard Neile (1562-1640).
- William Neile (1637-1670).
- John Newton (1622-1678).
- John Norden (1548-1625).
- Roger North (1585?-1652).
- Thomas North (1535-1601).
- Richard Norwood (1590?-1675).
- William Noy (1577-1634).
- John Ogilby (1600-1676).
- Notes.
- Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby (1631/2-1712).
- William Oughtred (1574-1660).
- [466]This[467] from Mr. Uniades, who was his scholar.
- Note.
- William Outram (1625-1679).
- John Overall (1560-1619).
- Sir Thomas Overbury (1581-1613).
- Charles Pamphlin (1649-1678).
- John Partridge (1643/4-1715).
- James Peele.
- John Pell (1610/1-1685).
- Scripsit[540].
- [565]This <is> writt by Mr. Theodore Haake.
- Notes.
- William Penn (1644-1718).
- [606]A Catalogue of William Penn's writings.
- Notes.
- Sir Thomas Penruddock.
- Sir William Petty (1632-1687).
- <His coat of arms[612]: MS. Aubr. 6, fol. 12v.>
- <His horoscope[615]: MS. Aubr. 6, fol. 12v>.
- Scripsit:
- Fabian Philips (1601-1690).
- Scripsit:
- <Catalogue of his writings.>
- Note.
- John Philips (1631-1706).
- Katherine Philips (1631/2-1664).
- Thomas Pigot (1657-1686).
- Thomas Pittis (1636-1687).
- Sir William Platers.
- Notes.
- Sir Thomas Pope (1508-1559).
- Sir John Popham (1531-1607).
- Notes.
- Samuel Pordage (1633-1691?).
- Francis Potter (1594-1678).
- Note.
- Hannibal Potter (1592-1664).
- Vavasor Powell (1618-1670).
- Sir Robert Poyntz (1589-1665).
- William Prynne (1600-1669).
- Notes.
- Robert Pugh (1609-1679).
- Francis Quarles (1592-1644).
- William Radford (1623-1673).
- Note.
- Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618).
- <Coat[765] of arms.>
- <Pedigree.>
- <His marriages and issue.>
- <His brother's family.>
- <At Oxford.>
- <A 'poor' scholar.>
- <Raleigh in Elizabeth's reign.>
- <Tobacco.>
- <Personal characteristics.>
- <His residences.>
- <His acquaintance.>
- <Portraits of him.>
- <Miscellaneous anecdotes.>
- <Raleigh in James I's reign.>
- <His imprisonment, death, and burial.>
- On Sir Walter Rawleigh.
- <His writings.>
- [841]Scripsit.
- <His friends.>
- <Copy of a letter by him.>
- <Addenda.>
- Walter Raleigh, son of Sir Walter (1593-1617).
- Walter Raleigh, grandson of Sir Walter (16—-1663).
- ... Ralphson (—— -1683/4).
- Note.
- Thomas Randolph (1605-1634/5).
- Eleanor Ratcliffe, Countess of Sussex (16—-1666).
- Robert Record (1510?-1558).
- John David Rhees (1534-1609).
- John Rider (1562-1632).
- George Ripley (14— -1490?).
- ... Robartes.
- ... Robson.
- Henry Rolle (1589-1656).
- Laurence Rooke (1623-1662).
- Note.
- Walter Rumsey (1584-1660).
- John Rushworth (1607-1690).
- Richard Sackville, third earl of Dorset (1589-1624).
- Richard Sackville, fifth earl of Dorset (1622-1677).
- Notes.
- Thomas Sackville, first earl of Dorset (1536-1608).
- Note.
- Robert Sanderson (1587-166[2/3]).
- Notes.
- George Sandys (1578-1643/4).
- William Saunderson (15—-1676).
- Sir Henry Savile (1549-1621/2).
- Notes.
- Sylvanus Scory (15— -1617).
- John Securis.
- Dorothy Selby.
- John Selden (1584-1654).
- Notes.
- William Shakespear (1564-1616).
- Ralph Sheldon (1623-1684).
- Note.
- John Sherburne (1616-1635).
- James Shirley (1594-1666).
- Thomas Shirley (1638-1678).
- Notes.
- John Sloper.
- Note.
- Jane Smyth (1649-16—).
- Charles Snell (1639-16—).
- Note.
- John Speed (1542-1629).
- John Speidell.
- Sir Henry Spelman (1562-1641).
- Note.
- Edmund Spenser (1553-1598/9).
- William Stafford (1593-1684). Robert Stafford (1588-1644).
- Thomas Stanley (1625-1678).
- Richard Staper (15—- 1608).
- Note.
- Thomas Stapleton (1535-1598).
- Note.
- Thomas Stephens (1620-16—).
- Richard Stokes (16—- 1681).
- John Stowe (1525-1605).
- Note.
- Thomas Street (1621/2-1689).
- <Scripsit:—>
- Note.
- Sir Francis Stuart.
- Henry Stubbe (1631/2-1676).
- Sir John Suckling (1608/9-1641).
- Notes.
- Thomas Sutton (1532-1611).
- William Sutton (1562-1632).
- Note.
- Sir Philip Sydney (1554-1586).
- [1048]Key of Pembroke's Arcadia[BZ].
- Notes.
- Sir Robert Talbot (1641/2-1681).
- John Tap.
- John Taylor (1580-1654).
- Silas Taylor (1624-1678).
- Herbert Thorndyke (16—- 1672).
- John Tombes (1603-1676).
- Notes.
- Ezreel Tonge (1621-1680).
- Notes.
- Nathaniel Torporley (1563-1632).
- Thomas Triplett (1603-1670).
- Thomas Tusser (1527-1580).
- William Twisse (1574-1646).
- John Twyne (15—- 1581).
- Thomas Twyne (1543-1613).
- Thomas Tyndale (1588-1671/2).
- James Usher (1580/1-1655/6).
- Henry Vaughan (1621-1695). Thomas Vaughan (1621-1666/7).
- Edward de Vere, 17th earl of Oxford (15—- 1604).
- Villiers, duke of Buckingham.
- William de Visscher.
- Isaac Vossius (1618-1688).
- Johannes Gerhardus Vossius (1577-1649).
- Clement Walker (1595-1651).
- Notes.
- Edmund Waller (1605/6-1687).
- Notes.
- John Wallis (1616-1703).
- Catalogus librorum ab illo scriptorum.
- Lucy Walters.
- Seth Ward (1617-1688/9).
- <Birth and education.>
- <Mathematical studies.>
- <Ejected from Cambridge.>
- <Professor in Oxford.>
- <First ecclesiastical dignity.>
- <President of Trinity College, Oxford.>
- <His doctorate.>
- <Church preferment.>
- <Becomes bishop of Exeter.>
- <Translated to Salisbury.>
- <Personal characteristics.>
- Sicknes[1199].
- <His burial.>
- <His papers.>
- [1204]Scripsit:—
- <His foundation at Buntingford.>
- <Corrigendum.>
- Notes.
- Walter Warner (15—- 1640).
- William Watson (15—- 1603).
- George Webb (1581-1641).
- ... Webb.
- John Wells.
- Note.
- Sir George Wharton (1617-1681).
- Note.
- Diggory Wheare (1574-1647).
- Abraham Wheloc.
- Note.
- Daniel Whistler (1619-1684).
- James Whitney (1593-166-).
- John Whitson (1557-1629).
- Thomas Whyte (1582-1676).
- John Wilkins (1614-1672).
- Scripsit (vide A. Wood's Antiq. Oxon.):—
- John Willis.
- Thomas Willis (1621/2-1675).
- John Wilmot, earl of Rochester (1648-1680).
- [1261]On the death of my lord Rochester: pastorall.
- Note.
- Edmund Wingate (1593-1656).
- George Withers (1588-1667).
- Theophilus Wodenote (senior).
- Notes.
- Theophilus Wodenote (junior) (1625-16—).
- Note.
- Thomas Wolsey (147—1530).
- Notes.
- Anthony Wood (1632-1695).
- Sir Christopher Wren (1631-1723).
- <Pedigree: in MS. Aubr. 7, fol. 28v.>
- Notes.
- Edward Wright (15—- 1615).
- Edmund Wyld (1616-16—).
- ... Yarrington.
- Anne, duchess of York (16—- 1671).
- APPENDIX I NOTES OF ANTIQUITIES
- APPENDIX II AUBREY'S COMEDY OF RESTORATION MANNERS
- [1357]The Countrey Revell. Act II, scene iii.
- [1376]The Countrey Revell. Act III, scene iii.
- INDEX
- FOOTNOTES:
- Plate I
- Plate II
- Plate III
- Plate IV
- Plate V
- Plate VI
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