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The History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford, Publ. by J. Gutch
The History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford Publ by J Gutch Author:Anthony Wood General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1796 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: J Dom. i532 11 I 24 Hen. VIII. After thefe troubles, followed others of greater moment, between the Univerfity and Town, concerning divers Liberties and Privileges, the report of which coming to the King's hearing, Inftructions (i) were fent down from him to make a furrender of their Liberties. The Univerfity therefore meeting together in a great Convocation 3 Jan. it was decreed (2) by the confent of the greater part of Regents and non Regents, ' ut duo fcripta fubmiffionis five furfum redditionis figillarentur. Alterum, in quo univerfa Privilegia, tam regalia quam epifcopalia [et papalia] furfum red- derentur in manus [ferenifT. Principis] Regis Henrici [ejus nominis] VIII. Alterum in quo folum Regalia Privilegia furfum redderentur; quod dun- taxat (fi id fieri poffet) in manus ipfms Regis furfum darentur, quem in modum Burgenfes Oxoniae fua Privilegia furfum redderent. Porro eifdem placuit, ut omnia Privilegia eis ab Angliae Regibus olim concefla, per fuos nuntios, ad regiam Majeftatem tranfmitterentur, illis domi relictis quae ab Epifcopis et Papis funt indulta.' Now though this was the advice at that time, yet that they changed their minds afterwards, and furrendered both regal and papal Privileges, is manifeft, becaufe they furrendered ' ipfam Univerfitatem.' Soon after or about that time, the BurgefTes furrendered up their chiefeft Privileges (though not all as from feveral complaynts is apparent) together with an obligation (3) whereby they ftood bound to abide the ward or decifion of the King. After he had retained them fome time in his hands (the places in the Univerfity difpofal whkh f...« less