Heroologia Anglica

Herωologia AnglicaThus the letter omega is written in the title: in bibliographies it is often "Heroologia" or "Herōologia". (“English Heroology”, also known as Praise of English Heroes) is a series of short biographies written in Latin, with engravings made by Willem and Magdalena van de Passe, and the text written and published by Henry Holland of London. The book was published in Arnhem in 1620 in two volumes at the expense of Crispijn van de Passe (father of the painters) and the bookseller Jansson.

Notable portraits This collection of portraits, accompanied by biographical and descriptive notes, includes people who lived during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth, with an emphasis on reformers and opponents of the Papacy (except for Thomas More).

The Heroology holds the earliest published portraits of English historical figures including Martin Frobisher, John Hawkins and Francis Drake, and also includes a short accounts of Drake's voyages. According to art historian A. M. Hind, it is the 'most trustworthy series of English portraits published up to that time'.

The portrait of Francis Drake at page 106, also known as the “Golden Knight” (Franciscus Drake Miles Auratus), by Crispijn de Passe includes the inscription: Quem timuit saevis timuit Neptunus in undis / Et rediit toto victor ab Oceano, / Foedifragos pellens pelago prostravit Iberos / Drakius, huic tumulus aequoris unda fuit.

Whom even Neptune feared in the savage waves, / And he returned victorious from the entire ocean, / Driving the treacherous Iberians, struck down by the sea, into defeat; / For him, the wave of the sea became a tomb.

The inscription, and the epitaph at the end of his biography, alludes to Francis Drake's burial at sea.Herωologia Anglica, p. 110 (Epitaphium) It states that even a resurgence of the Catholic faith (“Religio Romana”) would not desecrate Drake’s grave, as he rests in the water (“in aqua”) safely beyond the reach of fire (“ab igne”) and of posterity (“posteritas”), as anyone buried in the ocean cannot be exhumed or burned.

List of all portraits This list gives the Latin forms of the names and titles given in the text, with page numbers from the original edition's index, followed by their modern English equivalents. Henricus Octavus Rex pag. 1. / Henry VIII, King Thomas Cromwellus, Essexiae Comes pag. 6. / Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex Thomas Morus, Angliae Cancellarius pag. 9. / Thomas More, Chancellor of England Thomas Wolseius, Cardinalis pag. 15. / Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal Reginaldus Polus, Cardinalis pag. 19. / Reginald Pole, Cardinal Eduardus Sextus Rex pag. 22. / Edward VI, King Edouardus Seimor Dux Somersetensis pag. 29. / Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset Domina Iana Graya pag. 33. / Lady Jane Grey Elizabetha Regina pag. 34. / Elizabeth, Queen Henricus Walliae Princeps pag. 44. / Henry, Prince of Wales Ioannes Checus Eques auratus pag. 53. / John Cheke, Golden Knight Gulielmus Herbertus, Pembrochiae Comes pag. 57. / William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke Gualtherus Deuereux, Essexie Comes pag. 59. / Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex Nicolaus Baconis M. S. Custos pag. 61. / Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal Humfridus Gilbertus Miles auratus pag. 65. / Humphrey Gilbert, Golden Knight Henricus Sydney periscellidis Eques pag. 69. / Henry Sidney, Knight of the Garter Philippus Sydney Miles auratus pag. 70. / Philip Sidney, Golden Knight Robertus Dudley, Comes Leicestriae pag. 74. / Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester Ambrosius Dudley, Comes Warwici pag. 78. / Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick Franciscus Walsinghamus, Eques auratus pag. 83. / Francis Walsingham, Golden Knight Ricardus Grenvil, Miles auratus pag. 85. / Richard Grenville, Golden Knight Thomas Candish, Armiger pag. 88. / Thomas Cavendish, Esquire Christopherus Carleil, Armiger pag. 92. / Christopher Carleill, Esquire Martinus Frobisher, Eques auratus pag. 100. / Martin Frobisher, Golden Knight Ioannes Hawkins, Miles auratus pag. 105. / John Hawkins, Golden Knight Franciscus Drake Miles auratus pag. 110. / Francis Drake, Golden Knight Gulielmus Cecilius Baro Burghley pag. 114. / William Cecil, Baron Burghley Henricus Herbertus, Pembrochiae Comes pag. 116. / Henry Herbert, Earl of Pembroke Robertus Deuereux, Essexiae Comes pag. 120. / Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Georgius Clifford, Cumbrias Comes pag. 120. / George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland Robertus Cecilius, Comes Sarisburiae pag. 124. / Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury Thomas Sutton, Armiger pag. 128. / Thomas Sutton, Esquire Ioannes Harington, Baro de Exton pag. 133. / John Harington, Baron of Exton loannes Harington, Baro Iunior pag. 135. / John Harington, Baron junior

Ioannes Coletus, S. Pauli Decanus pag. 145. / John Colet, Dean of St Paul's Gulielmus Tindallus, Martyr pag. 146. / William Tyndale, Martyr Ioannes Bradfordus, Martyr pag. 151. / John Bradford, Martyr Hugo Latimerus, Martyr pag. 154. / Hugh Latimer, Martyr Nicolaus Ridleius, Martyr pag. 156. / Nicholas Ridley, Martyr Ioannis Rogersius, Martyr pag. 154. / John Rogers, Martyr Laurentius Sanderus, Martyr pag. 159. / Laurence Saunders, Martyr Thomas Cranmerus, Archiep. Cant. & Martyr pag. 161. / Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury & Martyr Ioannes Baleus Episcopus Ossoriensis pag. 165. / John Bale, Bishop of Ossory Ioannes Iuellus Episc. Sarum pag. 169. / John Jewel, Bishop of Salisbury Dauid Whitehead pag. 173. / David Whitehead Matthaeus Parkerus Archiep. Cant. pag. 175. / Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Beconus pag. 179. / Thomas Beccon Ioannes Cayus Medicus pag. 180. / John Caius, Physician Edouardus Deringus pag. 195. / Edward Dering Edmundus Grindallus Archiep. Cant. pag. 199. / Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury Ioannes Foxus pag. 220. / John Foxe Edwinus Sandys Archiep. Eboracensis pag. 204. / Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York Laurentius Humfridus pag. 206. / Laurence Humphrey Ioannes Morus pag. 208. / John More Guilielmus Whitakerus pag. 213. / William Whitaker Alexander Nowellus, S. Pauli Decanus pag. 217. / Alexander Nowell, Dean of St Paul's Guilielmus Perkinsus pag. 218. / William Perkins Iohannes Whitgiftus Archiep. Cant. pag. 222. / John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury Ioannes Rainoldus D. pag. 229. / John Rainolds, Doctor Ricardus Vaughanus Episcopus London pag. 230. / Richard Vaughan, Bishop of London Geruasius Babington Episc. Wigorniae pag. 235. / Gervase Babington, Bishop of Worcester Thomas Hollandus D. pag. 236. / Thomas Holland, Doctor Robertus Abbatus Episc. Sarum pag. 184. / Robert Abbot, Bishop of Salisbury Iacobus Mountagu Episc. Winton pag. 191. / James Montagu, Bishop of Winchester

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