[82]Thomas Allen, Trin. Coll. Oxon.—Elias Ashmole,
esqr.,
[84]Thomas Allen—vide Anthony Wood's
Mr. Thomas Allen[B]was borne in Staffordshire.
Mr. Theodore Haak, a German, Regiae Societatis Socius, was of Glocester Hall, 1626, and knew this learned worthy old gentleman, whom he takes to have been about ninety-six yeares old when he dyed, which was about 1630 (vide).
The learned
[IV.]Memorandum the Latin verses made on their mutual conversions—which insert.Bella inter ... plusquam civilia fratres.
[IV.]Memorandum the Latin verses made on their mutual conversions—which insert.
Bella inter ... plusquam civilia fratres.
He sayes that Mr. Allen was a very cheerfull, facetious man, and that every body loved his company, and every howse on theirGaudie-dayeswere wont to invite him.
His picture was drawne at the request of Dr. Ralph Kettle, and hangs in the dining roome of the President of Trin. Coll. Oxon. (of which house he first was, and had his education there) by which it appeares that he was a handsome sanguine man, and of an excellent habit of bodie.
There is mention of him inLeicester's Commonwealth[85]that the great Dudley, earle of Leicester, made use of him for casting nativities, for he was the best astrologer of his time. He hath written a large and learned commentary, in folio, on the Quadripartite of Ptolemie, which Elias Ashmole hath in MS. fairly written, and I hope will one day be printed.
In those darke times astrologer, mathematician, and conjurer, were accounted the same things; and the vulgar did verily beleeve him to be a conjurer. He had a great many mathematicall instruments and glasses in his chamber, which did also confirme the ignorant in their opinion, and his servitor (to impose on freshmen and simple people) would tell them that sometimes he should meet the spirits comeing up his staires like bees. One[V.]of our parish[VI.]was of Glocester Hall about 70 yeares and more since, and told me this from his servitor. Now there is to some men a great lechery in lying, and imposing on the understandings of beleeving people, and he thought it for his credit to serve such a master.
[V.]J. Power[D].
[V.]J. Power[D].
[VI.]Kington
[VI.]Kington
He was generally acquainted, and every long vacation, he rode into the countrey to visitt his old acquaintance and patrones, to whom his great learning, mixt with much sweetnes of humour, rendred him very welcome. One time being at Hom Lacy[86]in Herefordshire, at Mr. JohnScudamore's (grandfather to the lord Scudamor), he happened to leave[87]his watch in the chamber windowe—(watches were then rarities)—The maydes came in to make the bed, and hearing a thing in a case cryTick, Tick, Tick, presently concluded that that was his Devill, and tooke it by the string with the tongues[88], and threw it out of the windowe into the mote (to[89]drowne the Devill.) It so happened that the string hung on a sprig of an elder that grew out of the mote, and this confirmed them that 'twas the Devill. So the good old gentleman gott his watch again.
Sir Kenelm Digby loved him much (vide Sir K. Digby's
Life
[92]Thomas Allen ... left the house[93]because he would not take orders.
Queen Elizabeth sent for him to have his advice about the new star that appeared in the Swan or Cassiopeia (but I think the Swan), to which he gave his judgment very learnedly.
He was great-uncle to Mr.
Notes.[B]Thomas Allen, of Staffordshire, aged 17, was elected Scholar of Trinity,
June 4, 1561, and Fellow, June 19, 1564. His retirement to Gloucester Hall
was no doubt to avoid the Oath of Supremacy imposed by Elizabeth on members
on the foundation of the Colleges. Edmund Reynolds, in the same way, retired
to Gloucester Hall, vacating his fellowship in Corpus Christi College.[C]Edmund Reynolds died Nov. 21, 1630; Thomas Allen died Sept. 30, 1632.[D]This will serve to show how imperfectly the names in the Matriculation-register
represent those who actually studied in Oxford. The Matric. register
gives 'Zachary Power, e com. Wilts.,' as matriculating at Gloucester Hall,
Nov. 3, 1609: but omits his elder brother John Power (mentioned in MS.
Aubr. 3, fol. 48, as being 40 in 1624, when Zachary was 32).[E]George Bathurst, of Ga
[B]Thomas Allen, of Staffordshire, aged 17, was elected Scholar of Trinity, June 4, 1561, and Fellow, June 19, 1564. His retirement to Gloucester Hall was no doubt to avoid the Oath of Supremacy imposed by Elizabeth on members on the foundation of the Colleges. Edmund Reynolds, in the same way, retired to Gloucester Hall, vacating his fellowship in Corpus Christi College.
[B]Thomas Allen, of Staffordshire, aged 17, was elected Scholar of Trinity, June 4, 1561, and Fellow, June 19, 1564. His retirement to Gloucester Hall was no doubt to avoid the Oath of Supremacy imposed by Elizabeth on members on the foundation of the Colleges. Edmund Reynolds, in the same way, retired to Gloucester Hall, vacating his fellowship in Corpus Christi College.
[C]Edmund Reynolds died Nov. 21, 1630; Thomas Allen died Sept. 30, 1632.
[C]Edmund Reynolds died Nov. 21, 1630; Thomas Allen died Sept. 30, 1632.
[D]This will serve to show how imperfectly the names in the Matriculation-register represent those who actually studied in Oxford. The Matric. register gives 'Zachary Power, e com. Wilts.,' as matriculating at Gloucester Hall, Nov. 3, 1609: but omits his elder brother John Power (mentioned in MS. Aubr. 3, fol. 48, as being 40 in 1624, when Zachary was 32).
[D]This will serve to show how imperfectly the names in the Matriculation-register represent those who actually studied in Oxford. The Matric. register gives 'Zachary Power, e com. Wilts.,' as matriculating at Gloucester Hall, Nov. 3, 1609: but omits his elder brother John Power (mentioned in MS. Aubr. 3, fol. 48, as being 40 in 1624, when Zachary was 32).
[E]George Bathurst, of Ga
[E]George Bathurst, of Ga