The History of the Low-Country War, or de bello Gallico, &c. 1650, folio, written in Latin by Famianus Strada.  Our author paid the last debt to nature on the eleventh day of July, 1669, and was buried in the Abbey of St. Peter at Westminster.  He was uncle to Dr. Miles Stapleton of Yorkshire, younger brother to Dr. Stapleton, a Benedictine Monk, who was president of the English Benedictines at Delaware in Lorraine, where he died, 1680.

Footnote: 
1.  Wood’s Fasti, vol. ii. p. 23.

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Dr. Jasper main.

This poet was born at Hatherleigh, in the Reign of King James I. He was a man of reputation, as well for his natural parts, as his acquired accomplishments.  He received his education at Westminster school, where he continued ’till he was removed to Christ Church, Oxon, and in the year 1624 admitted student.  He made some figure at the university, in the study of arts and sciences, and was sollicited by men of eminence, who esteemed him for his abilities, to enter into holy orders; this he was not long in complying with, and was preferred to two livings, both in the gift of the College, one of which was happily situated near Oxford.

Much about this time King Charles I. was obliged to keep his court at Oxford, to avoid being exposed to the resentment of the populace in London, where tumults then prevailed, and Mr. Main was made choice of, amongst others, to preach before his Majesty.  Soon after he was created doctor of divinity, and resided at Oxford, till the time of the mock visitation, sent to the university, when, amongst a great many others, equally distinguished for their loyalty and zeal for that unfortunate Monarch, he was ejected from the college, and stript of both his livings.  During the rage of the civil war, he was patronized by the earl of Devonshire, at whose house he resided till the restoration of Charles ii. when he was not only put in possession of his former places, but made canon of Christ’s Church, and arch-deacon of Chichester, which preferments he enjoyed till his death.  He was an orthodox preacher, a man of severe virtue, a ready and facetious wit.  In his younger years he addicted himself to poetry, and produced two plays, which were held in some esteem in his own time; but as they have never been revived, nor taken notice of by any of our critics, in all probability they are but second rate performances.

The Amorous War. a Tragedy, printed in 4to.  Oxon. 1658.

The City Match, a Comedy, acted before the King and Queen in Whitehall, and afterwards on the stage in Black Fryars, with great applause, and printed in 4to.  Oxon. 1658.  These two plays have been printed in folio, 4to, and 8vo. and are bound together.