Let _Florence_ fair her _Dantes_ justly boast, And royal _Rome_ her _Petrarchs_ number'd feet, In _English Wiat_ both of them doth coast: In whom all graceful eloquence doth meet. The renowned Earl of _Surrey_ in an _Encomium_ upon his Translation of _David's_ Psalms, thus writes of him, What holy Grave, what worthy Sepulcher, To _Wiat's_ Psalms shall Christians purchase then? And afterward, upon his death, the said Earl writeth thus: What Vertues rare were temper'd in thy brest? Honour that _England_ such a Jewel bred, And kiss the ground whereas thy Corps did rest, _&c._ This worthy Knight being sent Ambassador by King _Henry_ the Eighth to _Charles_ the Fifth Emperor, then residing in _Spain_, died of the Pestilence in the West Country, before he could take Shipping, _Anno_ 1541. * * * * * Dr. _CHRISTOPHER TYE_. In the writing this Doctors Life, we shall principally make use for Directions of Mr. _Fuller_, in his _England's Worthies_, fol. 244. He flourished (saith he) in the Reign of King _Henry_ the Eighth, and King _Edward_ the Sixth, to whom he was one of the Gentlemen of their Chappel, and probably the Organist. Musick, which received a grievous wound in _England_ at the dissolution of Abbeys, was much beholding to him for her recovery; such was his excellent Skill and Piety, that he kept it up in Credit at Court, and in all Cathedrals during his life: He translated _the Acts of the Apostles_ into Verse, and let us take a tast his Poetry. In the former Treatise to thee, dear friend _Theophilus_, I have written the veritie of the Lord Christ Jesus, Which he to do and eke to teach, began until the day; In which the Spirit up did him fetch to dwell above for aye. After that he had power to do even by the Holy Ghost: Commandements then he gave unto his chosen least and most. To whom also himself did shew from death thus to revive; By tokens plain unto his few even forty days alive. Speaking of God's kingdom with heart chusing together them, Commanding them not to depart from that _Jerusalem_. But still to wait on the promise of his Father the Lord, Of which you have heard me e're this unto you make record. Pass we now (saith he) from his Poetry, (being Musick in words) to his Musick, (being Poetry in sounds) who set an excellent Composition of Musick in four parts, to the several Chapters of his aforenamed Poetry, dedicating the same to King _Edward_ the Sixth, a little before his death, and Printed it _Anno Dom._ 1353. He also did Compose many excellent _Services_ and _Anthems_ of four and five parts, which were used in Cathedrals many years after his death, the certain date whereof we cannot attain to. * * * * * _JOHN LELAND_.