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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$But the Oxonian Epoch of Chancellors he begins with this Mr. Ralph, with no memory had of thofe either before, or after the Norman Conqueft, to - his time. Whether he places him as the firft in time, which he found among the records in the Tower of London, and no otherwife, I know not. How- ever that he, and others of his opinion (if any fuch) are deceived, in placing, and fuppofing this Mr, Ralph to be the firft Chancellor of Oxford, fhall appear from that which follows. When the Bifhop of Lincoln did argue with this Chancellor (or at leaft his fucceffor Ralph de Semplyngham) con- cerning the ufe of the feal, (whether public or private I know not) and thereupon a troublefome queftion arofe between him and the Univerfity, Adam de Marifco wrote an Epiftle (1) to the Bifhop about it. In which, among other things, be pleafed to take notice of thefe words following-—— £ Signo illo quod dicitur Univerfitatis Oxon, quo in fimplicitate fua ficut et plures antecefiorum fuorum, ufus eft, de catero fi jufferitis nequaquam ufurus et ad’nutum beneplaciti veftri, fuo cedet officio, &c.’ Thus Marifco; but by the fequence of the words, it appears, he contends not about the matter. It feems it hath not been doubtful to any Oxonian and (I believe) others, but that feveral predeceffors of this Chancellor ufed feals, and to me it plainly appears, that he neither innovated any thing in his feal, or ufed another or the form of another, but only that which his Anteceffors in the fame office ufed. And yet notwithftanding from this Chancellor, as from the firft of all, the faid Hare did begin his Catalogue of them for the Univerfity of Oxford. This year alfo a Chancellor under a general name occurs in a certain fcript (2) dat. on the Vigils of S. Bartholomew the Apoftle, whereby he, the Archdeacon of Worcefter, and Dean of Oxford, were deputed judges concerning the compofing of a difference between Ofney and E. Rector of Horfpath near Oxford concerning the leffer tithes thereof, &c. . - 1233, or thereabouts, Chancellor Mr. Ratpu Coxe, the fame perhaps with Mr. Ralph, Archdeacon of Chefter in the year 1231. The mention that I find of him is only as a Witnefs to a.certain Charter (3) whereby Sir Vivian de Bray, or the fon of Ralph, gave to Ofney his land joining on the weft fide of the church-yard of St. Peter in the Eaft; which land did fome- time belong’ to John of Oxford, Bifhop of Norwich. The names of the --witnefles that follow after the faid\Charter are Peter the fon of Thorald, Mayor of Oxford, Rob. Oein, Philip Je Mulner, Stephen the Son of Henry the fon of Simeon, Henry his brother, Mafter Maurice, Mafter Richard of Cornwall, Robertus Mercator, Laur. Halegod, Thomas Submuro, Lau- rence Wiard, and Mace, Provofts of Oxford. | 1234, Chancellor the faid Mr. Ratpeu Cove, mentioned in another Char- ter (4) dated this year on the Monday after Palm Sunday, whereby the-faid. (1), Inter Episroxas ejufd, Adamiin bib, Thefaur. id. Ch. in pyx, S. Petri in Ori- Cotton. MS. ent. (2) In Rec, Ofney in bib. Cotton. Fol. (4) Ibid. [Ralph Maidftone was Archd. WO. by! | of Chefter about this time. Willis’ Surv. (3) Inter Munimenta Cenob, Ofmey in V.H,p. 412.) . ; APPEND. aC Sir$

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