Przipcovius Samuel P rzipcovius Samuel , (Polon. Przypkowski,) of Przypkowice, was a Polish Knight of noble family. Smalcius , in his Diary, (apud Zeltner, p. 1197,) mentions a gentleman, of the name of Nicholas Przybcovius , who sustained the office...
Pinerius P inerius was invited, by the Assembly of Siedliski, to undertake the office of domestic tutor in the family of M. Niemiericius . In 1645, at the Assembly of Zulienien, he was nominated Master of the School at Clausenburg; but he seems either...
Peyn A Augustin P eyn A Augustin , Jun., studied in the University of Wittenberg, about the years 1619 and 1620 ; but afterwards, having abandoned the orthodox doctrines concerning the Trinity, and the Person of Christ, at Amsterdam, he went over to the...
Noual N oual, le Pasteur a été Recteur de Tydd Saint-Gilles, près de Wisbeach, dans l'île d'Ely. Il est décrit comme un homme d'une piété singulière, et d'une conversation dominante. Comme beaucoup d'autres membres du clergé dans les XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles,...
Newton Isaac (section 4) T he evidence of Sir Isaac Newton 's Antitrinitarianism is now before the reader; and it is as complete as the cir cumstances of the case will admit. The only means of setting it aside is to produce, from his own papers on theological...
Myslicius Paul M yslicius Paul was a Professor in the College at Racow about the year 1635. At the Synod of Kissielin, in 1639, he expressed a strong desire to be ordained to the ministerial office, to which he had for some time looked hopefully forward....
Morstinius Faustus M orstinius Faust , ( Polon. Morsztyn,) the son of Severin Morstinius , was received among the number of the alumni at the Assembly of Daszow, in 1646; and in 1650, was sent, by the Assembly of Raszcow, to act as colleague with Ruarus...
Mohr Samuel M ohr Andrew and Samuel , ( Lat . Morus,) father and son, were cryptically called Melandri, but appear not to have been included in Moller's " Homonymoscopia," printed at Hamburgh in 1697. Andrew was Pastor of Drechtow, in the Marquisate of...
Marks Cornelius M arks Cornelius , (Latin Marci), of Nuremberg, was one of the leading encouragers of Socinianims among the students in the University of Altorf. He was a young man of exellent disposition, and goods talents ; and having entered the University...
Lubieniecius Gabriel L ubieniecius Gabriel , ( Polon. Lubienietzki ou Lubieniecki,) is not noticed by Sandius , or any other ecclesiastical historian, or biographer, before the time of Bock ; and even that writer confesses his ignorance of the degree...
Lingurius Alfonso L ingurius Alphonso immediately follows Adam Pastoris in Sandius's Catalogue of Antitrinitarian authors. He was a countryman, and probably a friend of Servet , having been born at Tarragona, in Spain. We know nothing further, however,...
Moorman Cornelius M oorman Cornelius , a native of Holland, was born in the year 1600, and died June 5 th , 1670. Bock assigns him a place among the Socinians of Holland, and purposed giving a particular account of him in his "History of Dutch Socinianism."...
Montanus Hermann M ontanus Hermann received his education in the University of Leyden, and afterwards officiated as a Minister among the Remonstrants. On the 19th of November, 1621, the congregation, to which he was preaching at Haarlem, was surprised,...
Nigrinus George N igrinus George , (Germ. Schwartz,) was held in no mean estimation by the Socinians; but must not be confounded with Bartholomew Nigrinus , who became sufficiently notorious by his repeated tergiversation. This Bartholomew Nigrinus, though...
Moschovius John M oschovius John , (Polon. Moszchowski,) or Moschovinus, is mentioned by George Zavodski, in his Diary, on the authority of Matthew Belus, as employed in disseminating Socinianism in Hungary, A. D. 1616. (Vidend. Bock, Hist. Ant. T.I....
Morstinius Andrew M orstinius Andrew , ( Polon . Morsztyn), de Raciborsk w as Referendary of the King of Poland; Polish Ambassador at Frankfort on the Maine; and Plenipotentiary at the peace of Oliva, in 1660. In a letter of the Senators of the kingdom...
Lubieniecius Christopher L ubieniecius Christopher , (Polon. Lubienietzki, or Lubieniecki,) a Polish Knight, was the son-in-law of Erasmus Otvinovius , and brother of Andrew and Stanislaus Lubieniecius , whose example he followed, in exchanging the character...
Licinius John L icinius John , a native of Namyslaw, or Namslav, in Prussian Silesia, was ordained to the ministry, and appointed Pastor of the Church of Novogrodek, in Lithuania, in the year 1593. Sandius says, that he was also Rector of the Schools...
Lascinus L ascinus is sometimes called Lascanius in the Manuscript Synodical Acts. In 1651, he was a Schoolmaster at Jascow; but in 1653, was sent to Sluck, in the Palatinate of Novogrodek, to superintend the instruction of the youth in that district....
Krotovius John K rotovius John , (Polon. Grotkowski,) was the first Minister of the Church of Smigel, over which, according to the Manuscript Acts of Synod, he presided in the year 1580. It is stated in these Acts, that he judaized ; and that he never...
Kodde Vander Gilbert, Adrian et John K odde Vander Gilbert, Adrian and John t he brothers of William Kodde , or Coddaeus, Professor of Hebrew at Leyden, were the joint founders, with Cornelius Anthony , ou Tonts Cornelison , of the Collegiants, or Rhynsburgers....
Karnievius Pierre K arnievius Peter , (Polon. Karniewski, sometimes called Carnovius in the Manuscript Acts,) was officiating at Szersznie, in the capacity of Domestic Chaplain to a Kiovian gentleman, of the name of Venator , in 1639 ; and in 1640 succeeded...
Hesychius H esychius is described by Bock as an exile; and the first mention of him occurs in the Acts of the Assembly of Siedliski in 1643, at which he and Zwicker were present. At the Assemblies of Czarcow in 1651 and 1652, a salary was allowed him....
Grotkovius John G rotkovius John , (Polon. Grotkowski,) is frequently mentioned in the Synodical Acts, in which, and in the Diary of Smalcius , he is indifferently called Grokovius, Krotovius and Krotkovius. He was a Polish, or Lithuanian Noble, whom...
Gonesius Peter G onesius Peter , (Polon. Goniondzki, or Goniadzki, and the Conyza of Bock ,) was probably a native of the little town of Goniondz, or Goniadz, in the province of Podlachia. He was an alumnus of the University of Cracow ; but was enabled,...
