(John), born at Nidda in 1546, applied himself at first to the study of medicine, and was admitted a doctor with applause; but his prescriptions not being attended with all the success which he expected, he quitted that profession, and studied the law. His merit procured him the appointment of counsellor to Ernest Frederick margrave of Baden-Durlach. He had embraced the Protestant religion; but some time after he changed his opinion, and returned to the communion of the church of Rome. He became afterwards a doctor of divinity, one of the emperor's counsellors, provost of the cathedral of Breslaw, and domestic prelate to the abbot of Fulda. We have of his writings, 1. Several Controversial Tracts against the Lutherans. 2. Arits Cabalisticæ Scriptores, printed at Bale 1587; a scarce and curious collection. 3. Scriptores rerum Polonicarum. 4. Scriptores de rebus Germanicis, in 3 vols. folio, from 1603 to 1613. This is a curious and scarce performance, but might have been better digested. The author died in 1608, at the age of 52.