Volume 1

The history and antiquities of the colleges and halls in the University of Oxford / by Anthony Wood. Now first published in English, from original manuscript in the Bodleian Library; with a continuation to the present time: by the editor, John Gutch (Appendix ... containing Fasti Oxonienses; or a commentary on the supreme magistrates of the university ... with a continuation to the present time.

Anthony Wood

Date:: MDCCLXXXVI-MDCCXC [1786-1790]

Credit: The history and antiquities of the colleges and halls in the University of Oxford / by Anthony Wood. Now first published in English, from original manuscript in the Bodleian Library; with a continuation to the present time: by the editor, John Gutch (Appendix ... containing Fasti Oxonienses; or a commentary on the supreme magistrates of the university ... with a continuation to the present time. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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‘f Recufantes adire, Carcerem..: Solventes Mancipiis ultra Statuta.. Solventes. Scifforibus ultra. Statuta. Procuratores” vel Ballivos ‘ raciocinia non reddentes.. Judices confulfionibus non parentes. | Advocatos et Procuratores excedentes.” But in thefe’ things their power did not, nor doth, reft only; but im other matters, as in keeping the peace of the City, in having authority over and correcting the people of the Laity, if they are found guilty of ftubborn— nefs, irreverence, faucinefs to them, of unfeafonable tipling in public houfes, and fuch like : of which matters, and other power that they have (though leffened by the new Statutes) being too tedious now to recite, I fhall proceed in my work. In the beginning of which, though I am but flenderly accommodated with the names of Chancellors, Commiffaries, and Proétors, fuch is the defe&t of our Records, yet the candid Reader I hopes. (efpecially thofe verfed in Hiftories and Antiquities) will excufe me, and not An. Dom. 883, or thereabouts, St. GaymBatp occurs Rector or Chan- cellor of the Univerfity of Oxford, after it had been reftored by K. Alfred, as is elfewhere fhewed. | he Vicegerent or Commiffary, or Deputy, or by what. name foever he was. Called at this: thine.) te.) ates tenes Be ho Proctors: {sce ioe. Mer end eet, Wireries eee vaoiny. gi. CHAINED: g wie The names of which officers (for whom thefe places are left) appearing: not for this year, neither for divers following, I fhall fpare their room till FE find them occur. & : An, Dom. 889. Chancellor BeatzGravius, if any faith or truft might be. given to the Black Book (1) of Cambridge; for among certain obfervations. that he hath of K. Alfred, I find this—‘ Videns ergo &c.” ‘ He feeing there- fore that the Scholars, which he brought to Oxford, continually ftudied in: the compofition of the Laws, and expofition of the holy Scripture, appointed them for their, Rector Grymbald, Rector and. Chancellor of the City of his office, an. 889, and in his place the noble Beategravius was made by the good will of the Scholars, Rector and Chancellor of Oxford.’—But let the: truth of this remain with the Author, for if we confider that the Laws were. not in beingin K. Alfred’s time, nor many years after, as may be feen in the- Annals or Hiftory, an.1149, and that alfo Grymbald was not Bifhop of (1) Script, per Nich. de Cantilupo circaan, 1440. MS. Winchefter,,

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