Trivet, Nicholas

Trivet, Nicholas an English Dominican monk, was born at Norfolk about 1258. He was educated at Oxford and Paris, and became prior of English houses of his order. He died in 1328. He was the author of Annales Sex Regum Anglice, cum Continuatione ut et A. Murimruthensis Chronicon, etc. (Oxon. 1719- 22, 2 vols. 8vo). He left many MSS. on various subjects of philosophy and theology, as well as a Commentary on Seneca's Tragedies, etc. See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.