Halifax books and authorsA series of articles on the books written by natives and residents, ancient and modern, of the parish of Halifax (stretching from Todmorden to Brighouse) . 596.^to. Woods Athense Oxouienses mentionsthe book, and copies are in the Bodleian Lib-rary and the Grenville CoHectiou. Watson,with great probability, claims the Captain asa Halifax man. One of the several Henry Sav-iles that Yorkshire sent to Oxford Universitvbefore 1600, was HENRY SAVILE, of Skircoat,Master of Arts, kinsmau of the three brotherspreviously mentioned. He wrote several treat-ises on Chemistry, Heral
Halifax books and authorsA series of articles on the books written by natives and residents, ancient and modern, of the parish of Halifax (stretching from Todmorden to Brighouse) . 596.^to. Woods Athense Oxouienses mentionsthe book, and copies are in the Bodleian Lib-rary and the Grenville CoHectiou. Watson,with great probability, claims the Captain asa Halifax man. One of the several Henry Sav-iles that Yorkshire sent to Oxford Universitvbefore 1600, was HENRY SAVILE, of Skircoat,Master of Arts, kinsmau of the three brotherspreviously mentioned. He wrote several treat-ises on Chemistry, Heraldry, Antiquities, audwas besides well versed iu Mathematics, Physic,and Painting. He also tra\elled in Italy,France and Germany. He was buried in thechancel of St. Martin-le-Fields, London, April,1617, aged 49, and a monument, with bust, wasplaced on the north w-all. His Antient Exem-plar of Asser Menevensis was printed in Cam-dens Remains, 1602. It describes the disputesbetween Grimbalds new Students at Oxfordand the old ones before King Alfreds restora-tion of the University there. From before 1400the Saviles were patrons of a chantry at EUand. HALIFAX BOOKS AIsD SIR HENEY —SAVILBS, Continued. Sir Henry Savile, as previously mentioned,was born at Over Bradley in Stainland, , 1549, and entering Merton College, Ox-ford, the favourite college for Halifax men,especially for Saviles, he procured great repu-tation for his skill in Greek and was Proctor in 1575 and 1576. In 1578 hetravelled on the Continent of Europe, and onhis return was appointed Greek tutor to QueenElizabeth. In 1585 he was chosen Warden ofhis College, and in 1596 Provost of Eton Col-lege. King James knighted him at Windsorin 1604. Soon afterwards he lost his only eon,and thenceforth devoted all his energies andfortune to the advauoement of learning. In1619 he founded two profassorships (geometryand astronomy) at Oxford, and endowed themliberally. He gave a mathematic
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