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Vaus [or Vascus], John

Biography: Latinist, classical scholar and earliest Scottish writer on grammar. Born at Aberdeen about 1484 or 1490, the son of a priest and an unmarried woman. Vatican records state he was excused of his illegitmacy by the Pope 1503 in order to progress to the priesthood, and confirmed as vicar of Alness 1504. If born c.1584, may have been a student under Hector Boece at Aberdeen 1500-4. Studied at Paris, M.A. 1505, returned 1515-6. Appointed humanist in college of St Mary (afterwards King's College). Succeeded a namesake, Alexander Vascus. Pupil and colleague of Robert Gray. Published commentary on Doctrinale of Alexander de Villa Dei, supervised its printing in Paris. Chaplain to St Nicholas Church, Aberdeen. Succeeded in professorship by Theophilus Stewart. Mentioned in office in 1538, but probably died in that year as Stewart had succeeded by 1539.

Biography Date: 1484 or 90?-1538?

Biography References: Prov. Reg. Notes (DNB; See Spalding Club Miscellany, vol. v. pref.p43; Banff Collections, p65; Fasti Aberdonenses, pref. p.xxi; Ruddiman's Bibliotheca Romana; Delisle's Josse Bade et Jean Vaus, Paris 1896; Kellas Johnston's Script. Aberd. Incunabula in Scottish Notes and Queries, vol xii.); LOC; CERL (EEBO); DNB; Fasti 45; Drummond 308; ESL 155;

Book List

Owner (other form of name)	Book Title	Author	Publication Place	Date
Vaus, John	Tractatus de orthographia.	Vivetus, J.	Paris	before 1501
Vaus, John	Exercitationes grammatice nuper a Vatello aedite ad foelices...	Vatel, J.	Paris	1512?
Vaus, Joannis	Compendiosissima grammatica.	Tardivus, Guilielmus.	Paris	1476
Vaus, John	Grammatice Sulpitiana cum textu Ascensiano recognito & in compluribus locis aucto. Cui recentissime hec addita sunt. Textus de graduum formatione...	Sulpicius, J.	Caen	before 1519
Vaus, John	Enneades Marci Antonij Sabellici ab orbe conditio ad inclinationem Romani Imperij.	Sabellico.	Venice	1498
Vaus, John	Vocabularius breviloquus.	Reuchlin, Johann	Strasbourg	1491
Vaus, John.	De curialium miseria (Also bound with) - Ars Tulliano more epistolandi. - Presbyter, Jacobus. (Not Dated. Place of printing unknown)	Pope Pius II (Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini)	Paris	c1490
Vaus, John	Naturalis historia.	Pliny, the elder.	Haguenau	1518
Vaus, Johannes	Modus epistolandi	Niger, Franciscus	Paris	149-?
Vaus, John	Exponibilia magistri.	Major, J.	Paris	1503
Vaus, John	Commentariorum vrbanoru[m] Raphaelis Volaterrani, octo & triginta libri cum duplici eoru[n]dem indice secu[n]dum tomos collecto. Item Oeconomicus Xenophontis, ab eodem...	Maffei, R.	Paris	1526
Vaus, Jo.	Macrobius Aurelius integer: nitidus: suoq[ue] decori ab Ioanne Riuio superioribus annis: & nunc cura Ascensianorum: multo diligentius restitutus: Cum indicio...	Macrobius, Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius	Paris	1519
Vaus, John.	Aelii Antonii Nebrissensis grammatica cum quarta eius editione ... Francisci Ruizii in Antonii Silvam interpretatio ... Barbarismus Donati cum eiusdem...	Lebrija (Nebrija) Antonio de,	Lyon	1515
Vaus, John	Naturalis historia Latin 1530.	L'Aigue, de, Etienne	Paris	1539
Vaus, John	Problematia logicalia Magistri Hieronimi de Hangest.	Hangest, de, J.	Paris	1504
Vaus, Jo.	Britanni[a]e utriusq[ue] regu[m] et principum origo & gesta insignia	Geoffrey,of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph	Paris	1517
Vaus, Jo.	Auli Gellij noctium Atticarum libri vndeuiginti. Na[m] octauus desderatur praeter capitia. Cum indicio diligentissime collecto: & graecorum explanatione suis locis...	Gellius, Aulus	Paris	1519
Vaus, John	Theodori Gazae grammaticae institutionis libri quatuor, Latine & regione ad verbum fere expositi.	Gaza, Theodore.	Paris	1521
Vaus, John.	Dionysii Halicarnasei originum sive antiquitatum Romanarum liber primus - undecimus	Dionysius,of Halicarnassus	Paris	1498
Vaus, John	Elegantiarum viginti precepta.	Dati, A.	Paris	after 1500
Vaus, John	Positiones phisicales.	Cranston, David	Paris	1505
Vaus, John	Octavii Cleophili Phanensis ... Libellus de coetu poeturum ab Ascensio mendis plusculis tersus et ... Explanatus.	Cleofilo, F.O.	Paris	before 1518
Vaus, John	Genealogie Johannis Boccacij cum micantissimis arborum effigiacionibus cuiusq[ue] gentilis dei progeniem/ non tam aperte q[uem] summatim declarantibus cumq[ue] pr[a]efoecunda o[mn]i[u]m...	Boccacio, G.	Paris	1511
Vaus, John.	Epistolae.	Barzizza, Gasparino.	Paris	1498
Vaus, John	Doctrinalis magistri Alexandri de Villa Dei. Pars prima: cum sinthensis et Ascensianis explanationibus.	Alexander, de Villa Dei.	Paris	1504
Waus, Joannis	Graecismus cum glosa Johannis Vincentii Metulini.	Bethuniensis, Ebrardus	Lyon	1492