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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1263. Chanc, the fame Tuomas de CanTE.upo, as it feems, who about was made Lord Chancellor of England; bur that office he Held but a fhort ~ time. Afterwards he retired to Oxon, and lived there feveral years. Of this Chancellor you may be pleafed to read thefe things following from a certain author. (1)—* Unde ad Univerfitatem Oxonie primo, poftmodum Parifiis fe transferens, rationalem {cientiam agereditur, et philofophie fecreta rimatur, Magiftralem Cathedram afcendens.- Oxoniam demum rediens, Juris Ca- - nonici Doétor et Cancellarius Univerfitatis eficitur: in quo quidem officio in caufarum difcuffionibus prudens inveftigator extitit, in judicio juftus, in fententiis proferendis difcretus, in omni actione compofitus, et morum ho- neftate preclarus, &c.’ Thus the faid Author, agreeing verbatim with ano- ther, (2) which hath this title, or thefe words, following, written in the begin- ning of his book—‘ Explicit fecunda pars in tertio volumine Legendarum collectarum per Fratrem Petrum de Calo de Calgia ordinis Praedicatorum.’ But the aforefaid author, Capgrave, addeth, that he, when K. Hen, II] was | dead, returned to Oxford, and was created D: of Div. under Rob. Kilwarby,. that was afterwards Archbifhop of Canterbury, and in the year 1275 was confecrated Bifhop of Hereford, and after his death canonized by the Pope. But before he was created, he did, according to the manner, ftudy while he was young at Paris, under the tuition and fpecial benefaction of John Peck- ham, afterwards Archbifhop of Canterbury, as in certain letters of that Archbifhop, (3) written an.1281 to the Bifhop of London, appears: For at that time he was by him pronounced excommunicated. After the death of the faid Thomas de Cantelupo, which was at Civita Vecchia in Italy, an. 1282, his body was carried to Hereford, but his heart to the Monattery of Afhrugg in Bucks, where by the care and coft of Edmund, Earl of Corn- wall, Founder thereof, it was repofed in a tomb of admirable workmanfhip. on the north fide of the choir, and afterwards had in very great veneration. By which tomb or near it the faid Earl was afterward buried. 1264, or thereabouts, Chancellor Mr. Henry de CicestTre, as in an in» dented Chyrograph (4) between him and the Univefity on the one part, and Rob. de Stanton on the other, concerning the demifing of a tenement to the faid Rob. in St. Giles’ parifh in the faburbs of Oxon. To which Chyrograph are witnefies Nich. de Stocwell, Mayor, Will. de Ew and Geoffry le Mercer, Provofts of the town of Oxford, [&c.] 1267. Chanc. (5) Mr. Nicuoxias de Ewetme, asin a certain ftatute con- cerning Determiners, and elfewhere appears. Proétors § Roger de Plumpton (6) Mr. t Henry de Godfree or Godeftrey. (1) Capgrave ut fupra, edit. 1516. fol. (4) In. Tur. Schol. in pyx. FF. nu. 2.. a8z, b. (s) D. fol. 57. b. [in Bib. Bod]. Arch. Ay, (2) MS. in Bib. Ecclefiz Eborac. or:] In Tur. Scholarum in pyx, II. nu. 13, 43) Rec. Peckham, fol. 78. (6) D. fol. 57. ut fupra. ; 1268,

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