Volume 1

The history and antiquities of the University of Oxford ... / by Anthony ä Wood. Now first published in English ... by John Gutch.

  • Wood, Anthony à, 1632-1695.
Date:
1792-1796
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    though he endeavoured in his Orations while he was Orator, (i) to perfuade them to embrace the Greek, and not defert that noble language, yet they could not by all his Rhetoric and Oratory be courted to it, till their folly was manifefted to all men. (2) An I H99 i 14—15 Hen. VII. I find nothing memorable this year, only that feveral complaints being put up to the King of the Scholars of Oxford their hunting after Venifon in the Forefls of Shotover, Stow and elfwhere j it was given in command (3) to them by the faid King, that they fhould forbear for the future, leaft they undergo the law provided againft fuch that hunt after, and kill the King’s deer, as alfo utter banifhment from the Univerfity. The chiefefl of thefe perfons that received the command were Mr. Chriftopher Speke Principal of Nevyll’s Inn, John Haynes Principal of St. George’s Hall, the Principal of White Hall, the Principal of Brafenofe Hall, James Cant- well Principal of Colefhull Hall, the Principal of London College, Wil- liam Horfey Doctor of Decrees Principal of Peckwater’s Inn, Mr. John Kidwelley Principal of St. Edward’s Hall, Mr. Tho. Caufe Principal of Staple Hall, Mr. William Glover Principal of Hart Hall, and Mr. Robert Ofeley Principal of (3reat White Hall. Several fuch commands I find in former times given to the Scholars of Oxon, but having omitted them hi- therto, I thought it not unworthy to let the Reader know them now once for all; which though not altogether neceffary, yet fit at this time leafl an year be vacant. (4) « f Dom. I eoo • I 15—16 Hen. VII. If in Oxford the Greek tongue was for fome time by a few repelled, yet afterwards it wks (as anon fhall be fhewed) embraced with genuine capacities. I know full well that by thofe Civil wars before mentioned, which were commonly forefeen by the fighting of Scholars of feveral countries among themfelves in this Univerfity, and thofe frequent Pefli- lences alfo among us, mofl: of the ancient Hoflles were left void, and the Scholars for the moft part reduced to barbarifm, and brought under a fad cloud of ignorance. No lefs than about thirty Pefls both great and fmall hapned (1) Edit, 1520 aut circa. (2) ‘ 1507 Hen. VII—confefla fult gratia D. ErafmoRoterodamoet facultas incipiendi inTheo- logia Cantabrigiae.’Br. TwyniCoLL. vol. iii. p. 487 et vol. xxi. p. 237 : ex Reg. Cantabr. (3) Reg. d, fol. 23, a. (4) '[Vide Hari Lib. de Mem. f. HI : Rot. Clauf. I Hen. V, m. 29.] in