Baillet, Adrian, a Bomanist writer of repute, was born at Neuville, near Beauvais, June 13th, 1649, and was educated at a Franciscan convent. He afterward \ studied at Beauvais, and in 1676 was admitted to holy I orders. For a time he served a cure ; but, feeling himself to be unsuited for this kind of life, he left it, and took the charge of the library of M. de Lamoig- non, the advocate general, with whom he passed the [ remainder of his days, and died January 21st, 1706. His works are: Jvgtment des Suvans (4 vols.). The j work was to have consisted of seven parts ; the first is , a kind of preface to the other, and gives general rules for forming a sound judgment of a work ; the other six parts were to have contained his own opinions and the judgments of others concerning works of every kind; but he only finished a small part of his design. This work was reprinted, revised, at Paris (7 vols. 4to, 1722) ; and Amsterdam (1725, 17 vols. 12mo) : — Life of Descartes (1692) : — Treatise, on Devotion to the Bless- ed Virgin Mary (1693). This work was condemned at I Rome in 1695, and denounced to the Sorbonne as soon as it appeared as derogating from the worship due to the Virgin: — Les Vies des Saints, his most celebrated work, printed in 1701, in 3 vols. fol. and in 12 vols. 8vo; and reprinted in 1704 and 1708 with the addition of the Histoire des Fetes Mobiles and Les Vies des Saints de PAncien Testament, in 4 vols. fol. and 17 vols. 8vo. These last editions are the most highty esteemed. Baillet also published several less important works, and left thirty-five folio volumes in MS., containing the catalogue of the library of Lamoignon. During the twenty-six years that he was librarian to that gentleman, he only went out once a week ; all the rest of his time he spent in reading or conversing with the savans. He slept only five hours, and most frequent- ly in his clothes. — Bug. Univ. iii, 226 ; Landon, Eccles. Diet. s. v.
Baillie (or Bailey), Robert, principal of the University of Glasgow, was born at Glasgow in 1599, and educated at the university of that town. During the rebellion he was an active opponent of Episcopacy, and he obtained much credit for his refusal in 1Q37 to preach before the General Assembly in favor of the lit- urgy and canons, which the. king was desirous to intro- duce into Scotland. In 1638 he was appointed a mem- ber of the assembly held at Glasgow, where the Cov- enant was agreed upon, and in 1640 he was deputed to London to carry the accusations of the lords of the cov- enant against Laud. In 3642 he was appointed pro- fessor of divinity in the University of Glasgow. In 1643 he was sent as one of the commissaries of the Scotch Presbyterians to the assembly at Westminster: He execrated the murder of the king, and denounced
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it as a horrible parricide, and was always faithful to the house of Stuart. Charles II would have made him bishop, but, true t i his principles, Baillie refused this. He was said to know twelve or thirteen languages, and wrote very pure Latin. In 1661 he was appoint- ed principal of the university. In 1GG2 he died. Of Baillie's works, the most important are, Dissuasivefrom i ofth Time (4to, Lond. 1645) : — Anabaptism, /mn, fain of Independency, Brotcn:sm, Antino- my. Familism, etc. (a second part of the Dissuasive, Ho, Lond. 1647): — App ndix Practica ad Joannis Buxtorfii Grammatical Behram (8vo, Edinh. 1653): — Op ris Historic* et Ckronoloffici Libri Duo (fol. Amst. 1663, and Basil, 1669). He also published several ser- ninn^ and other short tracts. But of all the produce of his pen. by far the most interesting part consists of his Letters, written to various friends, which throw much light on the history of the times. A complete edition was produced under the care of David Laing, Esq. ( in 3 vols, crown 8vo, Edinh. 1841-4-2), with anno- tations and a life of Baillie. See Hetherington, Church of Scotland, ii, 135.
Bambridge or Bambridge, Christopher, archbishop of York, and cardinal-priest of the Roman Church, was born at Hilton, in Westmoreland, and edu- cated at Queen's College, Oxford, of which he became provost in 1495. lie was afterward a liberal benefactor to his college. In 1503 he became dean of York ; in 15 »5 dean of Windsor. In 1507 he was advanced to th ■ Bee of Durham, and was translated the next year to the archbishopric of York. Bainbridge distinguished himself chiefly by his embassy from King Henry VIII to Pope Julius II, who created him cardinal of St. Praxede in March, 1511. His letter to King Henry VIII concerning the pope's hull, giving him the title of Most Christian Kin.:, is extant in Rymer's Fcedsra (edit. 1704-1735, xiii, 376). Cardinal Bainbridge died at Rome, July 14, 1514. His death was caused by poison administer d by Rinaldo de Modena, a priest whom he had employed in menial offices, and who, af- ter confessing that he was suborned to this act by Syl- vester de Giglis, bishop of Worcester, who was at that time envoy from Kin- Henry VIII to Rome, commit- ted suicide. Sit Engl. Cyclop, s. v. ; Biog.Britan. ed. 177*. i, 515 : Wood, Mli> nee Oxon. ed. Bliss, ii, 702.