Philip Vincent
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Relatively little is known of the "P. Vincent" who published two works in London in 1637-38. However, he did give a genealogical account of his family up until 1630. Little is known about him after this date except that he was in America in 1637 at the time of the Pequot War. According to Charles Orr, this work was never printed, but he was able to take a look at it when writing his History of the Pequot War.
Vincent's family was from Yorkshire descendent from a John Vincent. Philip's father's name was Richard and his mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Rokeby, another Yorkshire family. Philip also had two brothers, Thomas and William. Philip was christened on November 23, 1600 in Coningsborough. He was in Peter House in the University of Cambridge and became Master of the Arts there. He married Frances, daughter of Sir Heydon in Norfolk when he was about twenty-five and they had three children Francis, John and Henry. Francis and John died in infancy. Henry was born in London in December 1629. He was ordained in 1625 and given a rectory in Surrey, but resigned in August 1629. His wife died in November 1630.
Philip also stated that his mother, father, and aunt died within seven weeks of each other in 1617, but Orr suggests that the deaths may have been even closer together according to the Coningsborough Register. Which states that Elizabeth died June 6th, Richard June 19th and his sister Jane Vincent on June 26th, all in 1617.
The first work published was an account of the Mystic Massacre
of the Pequot War
. It is uncertain whether Vincent was present at the events in America he described or got his information from an informant. This work proved fairly popular and was reissued twice the following year. It is attributed to Vincent on the basis of the Latin poem "Ad Lectorem" ("To the Reader"), which is signed "P. Vincentius."
Another work bearing the signature “P. Vincent” was published around the same time: The lamentations of Germany, wherein, as in a glasse, we may behold her miserable condition, composed by Dr Vincent, Theo. (London, 1638). This is an extended and gruesome illustrated account of atrocities committed during the ongoing religious wars in Germany.
The author of these works may have been the Philip Vincent, baptized in 1600 at Conisbrough
, Yorkshire
, and educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge
. This same Philip Vincent was censured and warned against practicing medicine, 6 September 1639.
Vincent's family was from Yorkshire descendent from a John Vincent. Philip's father's name was Richard and his mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Rokeby, another Yorkshire family. Philip also had two brothers, Thomas and William. Philip was christened on November 23, 1600 in Coningsborough. He was in Peter House in the University of Cambridge and became Master of the Arts there. He married Frances, daughter of Sir Heydon in Norfolk when he was about twenty-five and they had three children Francis, John and Henry. Francis and John died in infancy. Henry was born in London in December 1629. He was ordained in 1625 and given a rectory in Surrey, but resigned in August 1629. His wife died in November 1630.
Philip also stated that his mother, father, and aunt died within seven weeks of each other in 1617, but Orr suggests that the deaths may have been even closer together according to the Coningsborough Register. Which states that Elizabeth died June 6th, Richard June 19th and his sister Jane Vincent on June 26th, all in 1617.
The first work published was an account of the Mystic Massacre
Mystic Massacre
The Mystic massacre took place on May 26, 1637, during the Pequot War, when English settlers under Captain John Mason, and Narragansett and Mohegan allies set fire to a fortified Pequot village near the Mystic River...
of the Pequot War
Pequot War
The Pequot War was an armed conflict between 1634–1638 between the Pequot tribe against an alliance of the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Saybrook colonies who were aided by their Native American allies . Hundreds were killed; hundreds more were captured and sold into slavery to the West Indies. ...
. It is uncertain whether Vincent was present at the events in America he described or got his information from an informant. This work proved fairly popular and was reissued twice the following year. It is attributed to Vincent on the basis of the Latin poem "Ad Lectorem" ("To the Reader"), which is signed "P. Vincentius."
Another work bearing the signature “P. Vincent” was published around the same time: The lamentations of Germany, wherein, as in a glasse, we may behold her miserable condition, composed by Dr Vincent, Theo. (London, 1638). This is an extended and gruesome illustrated account of atrocities committed during the ongoing religious wars in Germany.
The author of these works may have been the Philip Vincent, baptized in 1600 at Conisbrough
Conisbrough
Conisbrough is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is located roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham, and is built alongside the River Don at...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, and educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the oldest college of the University, having been founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely...
. This same Philip Vincent was censured and warned against practicing medicine, 6 September 1639.