A biographical history of Guy's Hospital / by Samuel Wilks and G.T. Bettany.

  • Wilks, Samuel, Sir, 1824-1911.
Date:
1892
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Credit: A biographical history of Guy's Hospital / by Samuel Wilks and G.T. Bettany. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    discluirgecl by the Court of Kings Bench on habeas corpus. Guy came to Oxford also, and he was pretty certainly occupied in getting up the case against the University, who claimed the right to judge the cause in their own court. In the end the Vice-Chancellor pre- vailed so far as to get Parker and Guy removed on January 27th, 1691-2. One other extract from Ballard (xlix., p. 240) may be given :— The wiser and most sober part of the University condemn the Vice-Chancellor for his behaviour in this matter, and the major part of the heads of houses were against him, and baffled him several times; but it being in his power to call a convocation together when he pleased, he watched his opportunity, and after many defeats called them together and at last did his business, many of Mr. Parker and Guy's friends being absent and surprised. [In a different hand.] When he had imprisoned Mr. Parker he sent for the Stationers to come down, and sent several Masters with tliem from college to college to gain votes and to blemish Parker and Guy as criminals, one for crimes being imprisoned by Mr. Vice-Chancellor, etc. These arts he used with many more before the University determined Parker and Guy's title, viz., January 27th, 1691 2. It appears from a minute of the Stationers' Company, dated February 1st, 1G91-2, that the Master reported that he had come to an agreement with Oxford ; but as Parker and Guy had much misrepresented the Company the University absolutely refused to treat with them, but only would treat with Mr. Ambrose Isted (Master), Mr. Henry Mortlock (Warden), and Mr. John Bellinger (Assistant), who hoped the Company would indemnily them (which they did), and that Roger Norton (one of the king's ]3rinters) might become bound