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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    the Principal of Hart Hall, then Fellow of Exeter College, a Scholar of St. Albans, and another of Staple, Hall, were killed, behdes divers that were forely wounded; whofe names and number were not juftly known. To whom the victory fell it doth not appear. Evident it is, that thofe that were the captains or leaders of this commotion, were, with others, fevere- ly puniflied. Some there were of Merton College that were engaged in this battle, of which Mr. John Forder Fellow, Principal of St. Albans Hail, was the chief, but punifhed by the Warden of that College, as were alfo Mr. Philip Denfe and Mr. John Wyngar, who, with their Gowns thrown afide, were prefent in the commotion. This conflid: with others much about the fame time (particularly that this year alfo between the Civilians and men of Yarnton, (i) [or Erdyngton] Tenants to Rewley Abbey, and others) did bring the Univerfity into fuch hatred and difgrace with the great men of the Kingdom, that they had thoughts of taking it away, or at lead; leffening the Privileges belonging thereto. And without doubt it would have fo come to pafs, had not Warham Archbifhop of Can- terbury with feveral of his friends laboured feafonably with importunate requefts to the contrary, as he himfelf faith (2) and the Univerlity acknow- ledgeth. (3) When all the friends of the Academians failed, he flood up and obtained fb much of the King’s favour that nothing thereof fhould in the leafl perifli. An. Dom. 1507 I 22—23 Hen. VII. This year in the fame month of Augufl alfo died Mr. Thomfone the Northern Prodlor, by whofe death a flrife (4) arofe among the Doctors, Regents and Non Regents concerning his fucceffor. At length by the con- fent of Dr. Avery the Commiffary and other Dodors and Mailers of the Univerfity, Mr. Hugh Poole the Senior Regent was appointed to perform that office till the Holiday next following the feafl of St. Dionyfe, on which the Term was to begin. That day being come was held a Convocation of all Regents and Non Regents for the difcharge of Mr. Poole from his Regency or Pro-Prodlorfhip, becaufe it was doubtful among them, whether the faid Mr. Poole fhould continue in the faid office notwithflanding his dif- charge, there being no Statutes found concerning the death of a Prod:or (though there were of a Chancellor) for the proceeding to a new eledlion. (3) Ib. Ep. I 35. Vide ctiam Ep. 2, in pag. i. (4) Reg. Men. ut fupra, fol. 174, a. See. (1) q fol. 4, a. (2) FF Ep. 110. or