His chief Works, as many as can be collected, and that out of an old Printed Book, are these; _Philip Sparrow_, _Speak Parrot_, _The Death of King_ Edward _the Fourth_, _A Treatise of the_ Scots, _Ware the Hawk_, _The Tunning of_ Elianer Rumpkin: In many of which, following the humor of the ancientest of our Modern Poets, he takes a Poetical Liberty of being Satyrical upon the Clergy, as brought him under the Lash of Cardinal _Woolsey_, who so persecuted him, that he was forced to take Sanctuary at _Westminster_, where Abbot _Islip_ used him with much respect. In this Restraint he died, _June_ 21, 1529. and was buried in St. _Margaret's_ Chappel, with this Epitaph; _J. Sceltanus Vates Pierius hic situs est_. We must not forget, how being charg'd by some on his Death-bed for begetting many Children on a Concubine which he kept, he protested, that in his Conscience he kept her in the notion of a Wife, though such his cowardliness, that he would rather confess Adultery, than own Marriage, the most punishable at that time. * * * * * _WILLIAM LILLIE_. To this _John Scelton_, we shall next present you with the Life of his Contemporary and great Antagonist _William Lillie_, born at _Odiham_, a great Market-Town in _Hantshire_; who to better his knowledge, in his youth travelled to the City of _Jerusalem_, where having satisfied his curiosity in beholding those sacred places where on our Saviour trode when he was upon the Earth; he returned homewards, making some stay at _Rhodes_, to study _Greek_. Hence he went to _Rome_, where he heard _John Sulpitius_ and _Pomponius Sabinus_, great Masters of _Latine_ in those days. At his return home, Doctor _John Collet_ had new builded a fair School at the East-end of St. _Paul_'s, for 153 poor mens Children, to be taught free in the same School; for which he appointed a Master, an Usher, and a Chaplain, with large Stipends for ever; committing the oversight thereof to the Masters, Wardens and Assistants of the _Mercers_ in _London_, because he was Son to _Henry Collet_ Mercer, sometime Major; leaving for the Maintenance thereof, Lands to the yearly value of 120_l_. or better; making this _William Lilly_ first Master thereof; which Place he commendably discharg'd for 15 years. During which time he made his _Latine_ Grammar, the Oracle of Free Schools of _England_, and other Grammatical Works. He is said also by _Bale_, to have written Epigrams, and other Poetry of various Subjects in various _Latine_ Verse, though scarce any of them (unless it be his _Grammar_) now extant, only Mr. _Stow_ makes mention of an Epitaph made by him, and graven on a fair Tomb, in the midst of the Chancel of St. _Paul_'s in _London_ containing these Words;