as those of the other Colledge are called Thomists for religiously obseruing the doctrine of Saint Thomas of Aquine The third Colledge in times passed was called Cucanum but is now named Nouum Coronarum gymnasium wherein the Iesuites are placed The Artists haue also a godly Colledge in S. Gereons streete called Rubra Porta There is also in Colen another faire well adorned Colledge called Schola trilinguis wherein the three sacred tongues Hebrew Greeke Latine together with the artes Rhetorique and the Mathematikes are taught with great industrie and elegancie Three things there are in Colin whereby the Citie is especially beautified namely the Senate the Clergie and the Vniuersitie The Senate of this place for grauitie opâ—lencie and maiestie farre surmounteth all other Cities in the world In no place of Christendome may be found a better adorned or more flourishing estate of Clergie men whether you consider their nobility of birth their profoundnes in learning their pietie in manners or their opulence and aboundant riches In the Cathedrall Church a place most sumptuous magnificent are enshrined the bodies of the three Kings which by the direction of a star were led from out the East to Bethleem where they did worship adore our sauiour immediatly after his hatiuity Therein also are reserued the reliques of 11000. virgines which for the constant confession of their faith did in the time of persecution suffer martyrdome Besides this place there are other Collegiat Churches of Canons There are moreouer 19. parish Churches besides many Cloisters Monasteries and Nunneries The Archbishop of Colen is a Prince elector of the Romaine Empire Chancelor of Italie Duke of Westphalia and Angaria which Sea since the reuolt of Truchses late Archbishop thereof hath beene gouerned by Ernestus Duke of Bauaria and Palatine of Rhene which Prelate by reason of the amplenes and great circuite of his diocesse being himselfe not able to discharge all matters belonging to his function hee hath his Vicar or Suffragane the Bishop of Gyâ—ene Many intestine seditions and ciuill discordes did long hinder the prosperitie of this famous citie As for example in the yeare 1074. the Bishop vsurping in the cittie too much secular authoritie seemed to diminish abrogate the libertie of the citizens wherefore they betaking themselues to armes expulsed him thence and recouered their libertie Which indignitie the Bishop desirous to reuenge gathered immediately a puissant armie of countrey pesants in the territories adioyning thereunto and set forth vpon the citizens vnawares who suspecting no such thing were suddenly surprised and their citie miserably ransacked After in the yeare 1236. Engelbertus Archbishop of Colen exercised the censure of the church against a certaine Earle called Frederike for many wrongs and violences by him offered to the clergie which Earle being enflamed with the desire of some bitter reuenge one day as the Bishop came into the countrey to consecrate a certaine church he with many of his followers armed set vpon him and with 28. mortall wounds murdered him in the place For which impious murther Henry his successor tooke of this Earle a most sharpe and bloudy reuenge for raysing a great power he made vpon him fierce and cruell warre ouerthrew his holds and fortresses and in fine tooke his person which he carried prisoner to Colen and there put him to a most shamefull death breaking all his bones a sunder and casting his dead carkase on a wheele there to bee deuoured by the fowles of the aire The brothers of this Earle ceased not to vse the vttermost of their endeuours in reuenge of their brothers death This hatred and enmitie continued betweene the elergie and 〈◊〉 implacable vntill the time of 〈◊〉 their Archbishoppe who entreated of the Emperour the restitution of the citie which if the citizens would denie he desired they might bring the keyes thereof two miles from the towne where hee would bee contented to make triall of his title by dint of sword Which condition the townes men willingly accepting brought the keyes thereof in a wagon to a little village called Woringen where by their prowesse and manhood they recouered quiet possession of this Citie which vnto this day is free and gouerned by the Senate In Colen as we reade was held a councell about the yeare 34â— vnder Constantius the Emperour and Pope Iulius against Euphrata an Arrian heretike who denied the diuinitie of Christ. There were in this councell twentie holy and learned Bishops and fathers among whom was S. Seruatius by whose sentence iudgement the said heretike Euphrata was condemned and depriued of his bishopricke which was afterward giuen to S. Seuerine Basile BAsile is a mightie cittie of great note fame situated on both sides of the Rhene which maketh therof as it were two seueral townes the one lying in a valley betweene two hils is watered with a little brooke called Byrseca and is named great Basile the other called little Basile lyeth on the South side of the riuer in a plaine champion Concerning the originall thereof some are of opinion that it was first builded in the yeare after Christ 382. during the raignes of the Emperours Gratian and Valentinian But Annianus Marcellinus who seruing vnder Iulian the Apostata in his warres wrote with great diligence whatsoeuer hee saw and obserued proueth this to be a meere imagination of men for in his 30. booke of histories he maketh mention of a certaine fortresse erected by Gratian against the Germaines not farre from Basile Whereby it may appeare that in Germany was a cittie so called before Gratians time Concerning the name thereof some write but without either proof or authoritie that it was deriued from a Basiliske which haunting the woods deserts thereabout did much annoy the countrey before the citie was there erected Other imagine that it was first called Passell from the passages that were in that place ouer the Rhene But Annianus Marcellinus plainely sheweth the name thereof to be deriued from the Greeke word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifieth a kingdome because it is in deed a royall citie seated in a princely place Some affirme that Panthalus was the first Bishop of Basile about the same time that the 11000. virgines suffered martyrdome but of the truth of this history many doubt For certaine wee find that in the yeare 740. in the time of Pipin father to Charles the great Walanus was possessed of this bishopricke In the yeare 897. was this cittie by the Hunnes vtterly destroyed at what time they passed with a puissant armie through Almaigne into Burgundie and Fraunce it was againe restored by Henrie the holy Emperour of the Romaines who also reedified the cathedrall Church and gaue vnto the same goodly tenements and possessions Although concerning the erection of this vniuersitie as for the most parte of all others historiographers doe among themselues exceedingly disagree yet in
Wainsflet Bishop of Winchester builded Magdalen Colledge hee builded also a great parte of Eaton Colledge before begunne by king Henry the sixt William Smith Bishop of Lincolne during the raigne of king Henry the seauenth layed the foundation of Brasen nose in the yeare 1513. the which hath beene lately by that reuerende olde man Alexander Nowel Deane of S. Paules Church in London much helped increased During the raigne of the saide king Henry the seauenth Richarde Foxe Bishop of Winchester founded Corpus Christi Colledge himselfe hauing before beene a fellow of Pembrooke hall in Cambridge the which colledge of his in the yeare 1516. hee endowed with forty pound eight shillinges two pence yearely rent for euer In the time of king Henry the eight Thomas Wolsey Cardinall of Rome Archbishoppe of Yorke and Lorde high Chancelor of England beganne in sumptuous manner to lay the foundation of a most ample and spatious Colledge but falling into the kinges heauie displeasure before the same could bee brought to perfection the king after his decease enriched the same with many goodly reuenewes annexing thereunto Canterburie colledge which had beene before erected in the time of Edward the 3. by Simon Islep Archbishop of Canterburie This worthy King of famous memory the more to grace adorne the citie erected therein a Bishops sea and out of his treasurie appointed yearely to be paid certaine annuities for the perpetuall maintenance of publique readers in each seuerall schoole In the raigne of Queene Mary Sir Thomas Pope reedified Duresme Colledge which was in former ages erected by Thomas of Hatfield Bishop of Duresme and now by continuance of time exceedingly decayed by which knight the name therof being altered it is now called Trinitie Colledge Not long since Hugh Prise Doctor of the ciuill law hath founded a new colledge which in honour of our Sauiour is knowne by the name of Iesu colledge Many other rare and excellent ornamentes there are wherewith this famous and farre renowned Academie exceedingly is beautified as churches libraries publique schooles and many sumptuous priuate edifices the which to auoid prolixitie I will omit imagining that such triuiall things must of necessitie bee famialiarly knowne to euery learned reader wherefore with this assertion I will finally conclude that more pietie in religion more profoundnesse in learning more strictnes in discipline more integritie in life is not to be found in any one vniuersitie in whatsoeuer part or region of the world Cambridge COncerning the first originall and foundation of the cittie and vniuersitie of Cambridge among the learned searchers of antique lustories two seuerall and discrepant opinions strongly are maintained Iohn Caius in his booke of the antiquity of Cambridge with many arguments laboureth to proue the foundation thereof to haue beene laide and the name deriued from one Cantabar a Prince of Spaine brother to Partholinus King of Ireland and sonne in law to Gurguntius king of Britaine in the yeare 4317. after the worlds first creation which was 539. yeares before our Sauiours natiuitie For proofe of which opinion hee alleadgeth the authoritie of Iohn Lidgat Monke of Berriâ— and scholler to that famous Poet and onely Homer of our English nation Geffrey Chaucer whose verses in old English as I found them written I haue here vnderneath set downe By true record of the Doctor Bede That sometime wrote so mickle with his hand And specially remembring as I reade In his Chronicles made of England Among other things as we shall vnderstand Whom for mine author I dare alleadge Sith the translation and building of Cambridge With him according Aâ—fred the chronicler Seriously who list his bookes for to see Made in the time when he was Thresurer Of Beuerley an old famous cittie Affirme and saine the vniuersitie Of Cambridge and studie first began By their writing as I report can He rehearsing first for commendation By their writing how that old cittie Was strongly walled with towers many one Built and finished with great libertie Notable and famous of great authoritie As their authors according saine the same Of Cantabar taking first his name Like as I find report I can none other This Cantaber time of his liuing To Partholine he was Germane brother Duke in those daies in Ireland a great king Chiefe and principall cause of that building The wall about and towers as they stood Was set and built vpon a large floud Named Cantebro a large broad riuer And after Cante called Cantebro This famous citie this write the Chronicler Was called Cambridge rehearsing eke also In their booke these authors both two Touching the date as I rehearse can Fro thilke time that the world began Foure thousand complete by account cleare And three hundred by computation Ioyned thereto eight and fortie yeare When Cantebro gaue the foundation Of this Cittie and this famous towne And of this noble vniuersitie Set on this riuer which is called Cante And fro the great transmigration Of Kings reckoned in the Bible old Fro Ierusalem to Babilon Two hundred winter thirtie yeares told Thus to write mine author maketh me bold Then Cantebro as it well knoweth At Athens schooled in his youth All wits greatly did apply To haue acquaintance by great affection With folke expert in Philosophie From Athens he brought with him downe Philosophers most soueraigne of renowne Vnto Cambridge plainely this is the cause Anaximander and Anaxagoras With many other mine authors doth fare To Cambridge fast can him speed With Philosophers and let for no cost spare In the schooles to studie and to reede Of whose teaching great profit that gan spread And great increase rose of his doctine Thus of Cambridge the name gan first shine As chiefe schoole and Vniuersitie Vnto this time fro the day it began By cleare report in many a far countrey Vnto the raigne of Cassibelan A worthy prince and full knightly man As saine chronicles who with mighty hand Let Iulius Caesar to arriue in this land Fiue hundreth yeare ful thirty yere twenty Fro Babilons transmigration That Cassibelan raigned in Britaine Which by his notable royall discreation To encrease that studie of great affection I meane of Cambridge the Vniuersitie Franchised with many a libertie By meane of his royall fauor From countries about many a one Diuers schollers by diligent labour Made their resort of great affection To that studie great plentie there came downe To gather fruites of wisedome and science And sundrie flowers of sugred eloquence And as it is put eke in memorie How Iulius Caesar entring this region One Cassibelan after his victorie Tooke with him Clearkes of famous renowne FroÌ„ Cambridge led them â—â— Rome towne Thus by processe remembred heretoforne Cambridge was founded long ere Christ was borne Fiue hundred yere thirty eke nine In this matter ye get no more of me Rehearse I will no more at this time These remembrances haue great authority To be preferd of long antiquitie
at no lesse a rate then shee at first demanded for the whole and forthwith commanded that they should be reposed in the Capitoll in which place they were reserued as most religious sacred thinges vntil Cornelius Sylla his time when together with the Capitoll they were consumed with fire Iulius Caesar afterward as Suetonius writeth vsed great care and diligence in erecting of libraries the charge whereof he committed to Marcus Varro Marlianus in his sixt book and second Chapter maketh mention of two goodly libraries erected by Paulus AEmelius and Octauia the sister of Augustus and wife of Anthony Blondus writeth how that famous library of Apelico wherein were found the bookes of Aristotle and Theophrastus was by Lucius Sylla when he subdued Athens from thence remoued vnto Rome But all those learned workes of so many excellent wits with painefull and laborious trauaile acquired in forraine nations by Romes victorious captaines and there layed vp for monumentes consecrated vnto euerliuing sempiternity were by the impious and detestable fact of Nero when he set the citty of Rome on fire to the inestimable losse and detriment of Europe vtterly consumed which pernitious deede of his is the onely cause why we at this day want so many antique histories of forepassed times neither had there now beene left vnto vs any memory of sondry commonweales many hundred yeeres ago with greatest policy and wisedome gouerned had not the succeeding magistrates and Emperours of Rome with industrious and carefull diligence and incredible expence of treasure caused the dispersed reliques of defaced histories to be searched out and againe compiled by sondry wise and learned men Suetonius writeth that Vespatian vndertaking againe to restore the Capitoll disdayned not among the meanest Labourers with his owne shoulders to exporte such ordure and filth as long had lyen therein and that by searching out obscure fragments of olde exemplars he againe recouered 3000. brasen tables wherein were contayned the seuerall actes of sondry Roman magistrates the decrees of their Senate and priueledges of their Cittizens Domitian also carefully repayred such libraries as by fire in former times had beene consumed and caused to be sent for from Alexandria skilfull pen men which might againe write ouer and amend such olde blotted copies of sondry authors as he had with long search recouered Great care and diligence was concerning this matter vsed by sondry other Emperours as Traian Adrian Valens Valentinian and Gratian c. yet neuer did the Roman libraries attaine vnto any perfection vntil the high Bishops had gotten the principality and dominion of the citty Pope Hilary the first left behind two goodly libraries of his own erection Pope Zacharie the first restored Saint Peters librarie Pope Nicholaus the fift sent sondry excellently learned schollers into all quarters of Europe to search and seeke out the workes of antient authors and by edicte did make promise of 5000. Duccats to any man that could bring vnto Rome the Gospel of S. Mathew written in the Hebrew tongue Leo the tenth sent into Turky Iohn Lascarus who robbing all the heathen Vniuersities of their best and worthiest authors did therewith plentifully furnish adorne the Roman libraries Sixtus the fourth builded in Vaticano that famous and renowned librarie called Palatina then which the world hath not at this day a place of greater worth and admiration hee with maruailous expence of his treasure made search and inquiry throughout all Realmes of Christendome for bookes of greatest esteeme and rarity all which he placed in this pretious librarie whereunto hee appointed sondrie keepers and Gardians allowing monthly greate summes of money for the perpetuall maintenance thereof Much was this goodly Library defaced and endamaged when Rome was by the Duke of Burbon Charles the fifte possessing the Emperiall Diademe conquered and ransacked But by the carefull prouision of succeeding Popes it hath againe recouered in full proportion the beauty and celebrity which it before enioyed Raphaell Volaterranus in his sixt book of Geography sayeth that there were in his time 24. Libraries in Rome the principall whereof were Vlpia which was that founded by Traian and Palatina which is this in Vaticano Venice WEe reade that king Attila at such time as hee besiedged Aquilegia the inhabitantes of that towne hauing long defended themselues and dispayring fledde with their goodes to the rockes within the pointe of the Adriaticall sea The Paduans seeing the fire at hand and fearing that Aquilegia being wonne the barbarous enemie would not so desist but prosecute his warres on them carried all their moueables of greatest value neare the same sea into a place called riuo alto whither they also sent their wiues children and aged men leauing the youth to defend the Cittie walles Aquilegia being taken Attila defaced Padua Vincenza and Verona the Paduans therefore and the chiefe of the other Citties to auoide the hostile and furious pursute of their enemies seated themselues about riuo alto Likewise all the people of that prouince which was anciently called Venetia being driuen out by the same misfortune did flie thither for reliefe and beganne there to builde as well strong and inuincible fortresses for defence as beautifull and sumptuous Pallaces for pleasure which in short time growing to a well ordered Cittie was by them named after their forsaken territorie Venetia Thus constrayned by necessitie they abandoned fayre and fertile countries to enhabite these sterill and paludious places voide of all commodity and yet because great numbers of people were at one instant come thether they made that place not onely habitable but also pleasant ordayning among themselues lawes and orders which amiddest so great ruines of Italy they obserued and within short space so much increased in force and reputation that in the time of Pipin king of France when at the Popes request hee came to driue the Lumbardes out of Italy it was agreede in capitulations betwixt him and the Emperour of Greece that the Duke of Beneuento and the Venetians should be subiect neither to the one nor to the other but among themselus enioy liberty in continuance of time they grew to such greatnes that their name by sea became terrible vpon the firm land of Italy vene rable so that at this day their citie is become the most rich and renowned Empory of Christendome and they are admired of all other commonweales for their opulency and manner of gouernment They vse not as in other places the ciuill law but liue and are gouerned by their own lawes and peculiar course of iustice which liberty was as Blondus writeth first granted thē by Charles the great the high Bishop of Rome thereto giuing his assent When the Vniuersity therein was priuiledged I do not reade onely this I find that many men excellently learned in Rhetorique Philosophy and Theology haue there florished and professed Volaterranus writeth that Iohannes Rauennas who liued about that time when the memory of letters
order he proceedeth euen vnto the entrance or porch of the cathedrall Church where the clergie meeting him demand of him by their Deane what he desireth who answereth that hee being most vnworthy is there at hand readie to vndertake and with all diligence to execute that charge whereunto he is called Vnto whom the Deane immediately replyeth I in the name of the whole Chapter commit vnto thy care and charge this church of our Sauiour and the Dukedome thereunto belonging In the name of the Father of the Son and of the holy Ghost Amen Whereupon hee presently followeth the Cleargie returning into the church where putting on his pontificall ornamentes he is present at diuine seruice which ceremonies being finished he departeth accompanied with the clergie such neighbour princes as had beene purposely inuited together with the principal men chiefe nobilitie of Franconia towards our Ladies castle which hauing entred he casteth gold and siluer vp downe in great aboundance and entertaineth the whole companie with a most royal bountifull costly banquet Againe when the same Prelate departeth this life his bodie presently is opened his bowels taken thence are buried with great solemnitie in the Chappell of our Ladies castell on the hill his hart is apart reserued in a glassen vessell prepared for that purpose The day following the corse adorned with the pontificall robes is laid vpon a rich and costly beere hauing in the one hand his crozier staffe as a Bishop in the other a sword in token of his Dukedome he is catied with great pompe and maiestie from the castle to Saint Iames his monasterie which is without the towne in the farther side of the Meine where that night he remaineth the next day with great solemnitie and many ceremonies hee is conueied ouer the bridge into the towne and through the market place into the Cathedrall Church where for that night it resteth the Cleargie enuironing the hearse with many Psalmes and orisons expect the ensuing morning which being come they remoue the corps into the temple of the new monasterie where after many Dirges prayers for the saluation of his soule the same is againe reduced into the Cathedrall Church where in his Episcopall attire with a naked sword in his hand he is at length enterred his heart is laide in a wagon and with an honorable conuoy of knights brought to the Cloyster of Ebrach where by the Abbot Monks it is with great honour laide into the ground before the high Altar Trier TRier is a goodly Citie on the banke of the Riuer Mosell exceeding famous as wel for the incredible antiquitie thereof as for sundry notable gests exploits by the inhabitants atchieued performed It is as Eneas Siluius writeth 1300 yeares ancienter then Rome and was founded in the time of Abraham 1947. yeres before the comming of Christ by Trebeta the sonne of Ninus which was founde engraued on a stone in the yeare of grace 1200. They say that Trebeta being wrongfully excluded from the kingdome of Babilon by his mother in law Semiramis when she vsurped the rule gouernment of the realme after long and tedious trauaile endured on the seas arriued at last at the mouth of the Rheine and passing vp the riuer hee entred the Mosell where finding a sweet and pleasant valley he there remained and began to build a cittie which after his owne name he called Treberis In the Cathedrall Church of Trier in an old peece of tapestrie is to be seene the type and figure of this citie wrought with cunning artifice and great curiousnesse and about the same in great letters ALTERA ROMA Vnderneath the which are these verses following Nini Semiramis quae tanto coniuge foelix Plurima possedit sedplura prioribus addit Non contenta suis nec totis finibus orbis Expulit è patrio priuignum Trebetam solo Insignem profugus nostram qui condidit vrbem Which may thus be englished Semiramis great Ninus wife so happie in her chance Possessing much desired more her glory to aduance The world her mind could not content much lesse one kingdomes bound Wherefore she chased Trebeta far froÌ„ his natiue ground Who liuing here in exile did this famous Citie found Wherefore it is euident that this Citie may more iustly glory in her antiquitie then in any other in all Germany It was first conuerted vnto Christianitie by Saint Materne the disciple of Saint Peter and his companions Eucharius and Valerius Marcellinus calleth this Citie Clarum domicilium Principum because that Constantine etected therein a most royall and sum ptuous pallace the ruine whereof are at this day visible Wherein it is credible that the succeeding Emperors of the Romaines had often their residence Trier was in Iulius Caesars time a most warlike Citie furnished continually as himselfe writeth with more troupes of horse and squadrons of footmen then any other Citie or region of Fraunce The vniuersitie in this citie is thought to be one of the oldest Academies in Europe but when it was first erected I cannot reade neither haue the citizens any recorde thereof by reason of the manifold and often chaunges their citie hath endured For Saluianus Bishop of Marseile in his sixt booke of the true iudgement and prouidence of God writing much of the magnificencie and opulencie of this citie seemeth at last with great griefe and anguish of mind to bewaile and lament the drunkennesse gluttonie and lasciuious dissolute liues of the inhabitants which he imputeth to be the cause why their citie was foure times ouerthrowen and ransacked Vidiego Triuires saith he virosetiam sublimes calamitatibus suis factos peiores Lugubre est referre quae vidimus senes honor atos Christianos immineÌ„te iam ciuitatis excidio gulae ac lasciuiae seruientes Iacebant in conuiuijs obliti honoris oblitiaetatis professionis nominis sui Principes ciuitatic cibo confects in vâ—nolentia dissoluti clamoribus rabidi bacehatione suriosi c. Et cùm haec ita essent plus multo est quod dicturus sum finem perditioni huic nec ciuitatis excidiasecerunt nam expugnata est quater vrbs GalloruÌ„ Treuiris opulentissima c. For this cause also we cannot learne who first instituted the Archiepiscopall dignity in this Cittie being one of the greatest and most ancient Archbishoprickes of Germany That all studies vniuersally did in this citie flourish in the time of Gratian the Emperour appeareth manifestly by an epistle written from the saide Emperour to Antonius Prefect and Regent of Gaule where hauing set down donations of prouision for sundry Vniuersities hee allotted greater proportion to Tryer then to any of the rest because therein remained a greater number of students and professors Which Vniuersity being by the Vicissitude and iniury of time exceedingly decayed was by the reuerend Fathers Iohannes de Lapide Iacobus ab Else and Iobannes Hugo late Archbishops thereof againe restored who therein placed
from the continent of Castile Valentia with the riuer Ebro In this kingdome are to be seene many faire and well fortified citties among the which is Larida a beautifull towne situated on Cinga a small riuer which keeping his course through this realme disburdeneth himselfe into the Ebra In this cittie flourisheth an Academie of maruellous antiquitie wherein Pope Calixtus the third before hee obtained the Papacie proceeded Doctor of either law who afterward became a publike professor of the ciuill law in the same place Also S. Vincent a Dominican Frier which for his religious and holy life was after his death canonized for a Saint was there made Doctor of Diuinitie We reade of a prouincial counsell of eight Bishops assembled in this citie vnder Anastatius the Emperour Pope Gelasius the first in the yeare of our Lord 494. Huesca OSca or Isca called in the vulgar tongue Huesca is an other goodly cittie of Arragon containing an vniuersitie of most admirable antiquitie which is said to haue beene erected before the comming of Christ as a Nurserie for the institution of noble mens children Lisbone THat part of the continent which coasteth along the Westerne shore betweene the Iles of Bayone and the Promontorie or Cape of Saint Vincent is knowne to vs by the name of Portugall numbred amongst the most wealthie and opulent kingdomes of Europe Through the middest of this region passeth the riuer Tagus or Tayo neere vnto the mouth whereof is seated Lisbone the most faire and flourishing emporie of Portingall the Metropolis of the kingdome the most beautifull and best adorned cittie in the West We reade that Henry Earle of Lorraine a man renowned in feates of armes had in guerdon of many conquestes by him atchieued against the Moores giuen him to wife Tyresia daughter of Alphonsus the 6. king of Castile vnto whome was assigned for her dowrie all that part of Gallicia which now is subiect to the crowne of Portingal Of these princes was borne Alphonsus who first named himselfe king of Portingall This young king nothing degenerating from the vertue of his auncestors ceased not to vexe and wearie out the Moores with continuall warres so that he vanquished and subdued siue kinges of them in memorie whereof the Kings of Portingall beare in their coate of armes euen vntill this day fiue shieldes Azure in field argent He also recouered from them Lisbone and restored it to libertie about the yeare 1110. Since that time what with the fauor munificency of their kinges who haue for the most parte therein continually kept their courts what by the incredible accesse of marchants thither from all nations of the world This cittie is growen to that height of glorie maiestie that she easily surmounteth all other citties whatsoeuer contained in this westerne world A most renowned vniuersitie was by the bountie of their kinges in this citie erected where euen vntill this day the liberall sciences are professed with great sinceritie and profoundnes to the incredible benefite of Christendome There are in this cittie 26. parishes and 20000. mansion houses In the yeare 1531. the 7. Kalendes of Februarie there was a most strange and admirable earthquake throughout all places in Portingall whereby were cast downe to the ground 1050. houses and sixe hundred were there withall so rent and shaken that their fall and ruine dayly was expected This earthquake continued the space of eight dayes causing the ground to shake and tremble at least three or foure times a day in such sort that the inhabitantes were therewith so affrighted and terrified that they were glad to forsake their houses and lie on tops of mountaines in the open aire Coimbra COimbra is also a most pleasant and goodly cittie in Portingall seated neere vnto the riuer Mondego An vniuersitie was therein founded in these latter daies by Iohn the seconde King of Portingall Iacobus Payua Andradius in the Preface of his booke entituled Liber orthodoxarum explicationum writeth of this vniuersitie in this manner Coimbricensis Academia est loci natura amaenissima omni literarum genere clarissima est inqua ipse ab eunte aetate literarum studijâ— incubui non insoeliciter Euora EVora is an ather Cittie of Portugall not to bee contemned it is illustrated with the dignity of a Bishops Sea An Vniuersity was herein lately erected by Henry Cardinal of Portugall a Prelate of worthy memory who was Bishop of that place he was a man endued with aboundant wealth exceedingly affected tothe Muses Maiorica THe Isles of Maiorica and Minorica adioyning so neare to the continent of Spaine that one may with great facility saile from the one to the other in foure or at the most in fiue howers and also being parcelles of the kings dominion I thought it not amisse to annexe this cittie to the other Vniuersities of Spaine Maiorica is the greatest Islande of the two and hath lying on the East side thereof a goodly cittie which is the Metropolis of both Islandes and hath neare adioyning vnto it an ample and most commodious porte The inhabitantes hereof are constrayned to endure many iniurious outrages and most misetable calamities at the handes of the Moores and Saracens their opposite neighbours on the coast of Africa who oftentimes making incursions into this Isle do in an euening fire many of their houses standing neare to the sea and carry away the owners thereof as prisoners to bee for money of their friendes and the kindred redeemed for whose ransome there are continually on all sondayes and holydayes publike collections in their churches The land of these Ilands neare vnto the sea is sweet pleasant and fertile but vp further within â—is sterill ful of craggy rockes vnpleasant and vnprofitable In this Cittie is an antient priuiledged and authorised Vniuersitie where the artes Vniuersall are publikely with great learning professed Among the students of this Academy the memory of Raimundus Lullius is with great admiratioÌ„ retayned because he receyued therein his birth and education insomuch that euen vntill this present time a learned man is there with liberall exhibition entertayned to maintain and teach the doctrine in times passed by Lullius professed I would that the learned Reader should vnderstaÌ„d that although the Spanish Academies are by me briefly runne ouer yet are there not more goodly more opulent nor more in all kindes of learning flourishing Vniuersities in any region of Europe which I am constrayned to setdowne without any exact descriptioÌ„ of them because I neuer could find though I haue therefore made great search and enquiry any author which discourseth of that subiect THE VNIVERSITIES of England Oxford Oxsorde is a fayre and beautifull citty whose situation is in a playne Champion neare to the side of the Thames being enuironed with many pleasing groues wooddy mountains from whence as some writers affirme it was in times passed named Bellositum concerning the Etymologye of the name thereof there
dissention The Vniuersitie restored by Iulius de Echteren Priuiledges thereto granted The great power of this Bishop Diuers ceremonies obserued by the Franconians in the installation and in the funerals of their princes worthy to be obserued The manner of his installation The manner of his buriall Treueris The antiquity of Trier The fruitfull foundation thereof Monuments of antiquitie The antiquitie of the Vniuersitie Saluianus lib. 6. de Vero iudicio prouideÌ„tia Des. The vniuersity restored The name of this Cittie whence deryued The situation thereof Sifridus the â— Palatine of Rheine that aspired to the rectorship and vpon what occasion Rupertus founder of the Vniuersity Learned men who haue â—â—ued in this Vniuersity Tubinge The vniuersity erected and authorised The situation of Tubinge Ingolesttdum The institution of the vniuersity The fertility of Bauaria contrary to that which Strabo writeth hereof Regensburge Erfordia The erection of the Vniuersitie 10. Cochleus lib. 2. hist. Hussi tarum Great losses by fier â—ypsia The Senators learned The beginning of this Vniuersitie The fertility of this countrey Immoderate drunkennes The Elbe The erection of the Vniuersity Franckfordia ad Oderam The vniuersity erected Rostochium A mine of siluer 12. Knights senators in Friburge The vniuersitie erected Lâ—piâ— Chalcedonias The antiquity of Vienna Sundry opinions concerning the ancient name of Vienna The vniuersity erected Collegium Archâ—ducale Bursa agni Bursa Silesitarum Bursa Rosae Gymnasium â—â—herum Bursa Pruchia Two new Colledges S. Seuerine conuerted the Austrians vnto Christianity Why the citti zens of Vienna erected a halfe moone on the toppe of S. Stephens church being the Turkes cognisance Vienna walled about by Ric. Ceurâ—de Lion K. of England Louanium Some write that this marquisate was erected by Iustâ—man some by the children of Constantinus magnus but P. Aemiliâ— us most truly writeth that it was erected by the Emperour Otho the 2. anno 973. for the dowry of his aunt Gerberge mother to Lothaire k. of France and that it comprehend ed these 4. towns Nibell Louaine Bruxelles and Andwarpe Louaine why so called Iohn Duke of Brabant founder of the Vniuersity 20. Colledges in Louaine An Vniuersity erected Leodinm Philip de Comines The Vniuersitie dâ—eâ—â—ed Libertie of the Canons 4. Abbeyes containing 4. libraries Pope Vrban the fourth Pope Innocent the 4. Pope Clement the 5. Pope Eugenius the 4. Pope Nicholas the 5. Pope Leo the tenth Pope Iulius the third foun der of the Ger man Colledge Collegium Sapientiae Collegium societatis Iesu. The english Seminary Tarquinius Superbus the first that erected Libraries in Rome Iulius Caesar Rome set on fire by Nero. Vespatian restored the Capitoll The library in Vaticano erected by P. Sixtus the fourth The building of Venice The Venetians gouerned by their owne peculiar lawes The Vniuersity Learned Clearkes that haue liued taught in Venice Collegium pietatis Patauium The erection of the vniuersitie in Padua Iason iuâ—iscoÌ„ de Academia Patauina Antenor the first founder of Padua The bones of Tâ— Liuius reserâ—ed in Padua Three causes why Padua hath so long flourished The 1. cause The 2. cause The 3. cause The conuersion of the Paduans to Christianisme Thomas Penketh an Englishman sent for to Padua The honour that was wont by the Paduans to be giuen to learned men Theodosius founder of the Bononian Academie The publique Charter of Theodosius for ratification of the Vniuersitie Violence offered to a student to be punished with death Bookes written by sundry Popes dedicated to this vniuersitie The vniuersity impayred by Fredericke Barbarossa The same repaired by Bessarion Patriarch of Constantinople Osorius his opinion of thts Academic Leaned professors in this Vniuersity The â—ision of Salicet Charles the 5 a great benefactâ—r to this Vniuersity The erection of the Vniuersity in Feâ—rar Sondry learned writers which haue proceeded from this Academy Mediolanum the situation of Millan The Vniuersity of great antiquitie Demetrius Cydonius translated the I atine bookes of S. Thomas of Aquine in to Greeke A graunt of Pope Pius the fourth The Librarie Pauia Charles the great founder of the Pauiaâ— Academy Rochus de Curte. Curtius Baldus The misery this cittie endured when it was besieged by the Frenchmen The first professor of Christianisme in Pauia Taurinum The situation thereof The institution of the Vniuersity Sondry opinions concerning the true name of tâ—us citty The prosperity of Florence hindered by ciuill discords Cosmio de Medices The costly buildings wherewith Cosmio de Medices adoâ—ned Florence The Vniuersitie established Argyrophilus Maâ—silius Ficinus The Academy augmented restored by Laurence de Medices Angelus Politiâ—nus Pope Paulus the 3 became a 〈◊〉 in Flâ—rence The Library neere S. Marke The death of Laurence de Medices Sardinia conquered by the Pisans Maiorica and Minorica inuaded The happie estate of Pisa impaired by the tyranny of Rudolphus the Emperour The magnanimity of the nobler sort of Pisans The Vniuersitie erected Munsterns lib. 2. Cosmographiae Sienna once a Romaine Colonie The fertility of the country about Sienna The Vniuersity in Sienna of great antiquitie Sienna subiected to the Duke of Florence The vniuersity The birth of Pope Pius the 2. Collegium Sapientiae Paris why called Lutetia The foundati-of the Vniuer sity Lewes the 9. Priuiledges granted to this Vniuersity by sondry kinger of Franc. Phili p the 6. Charles the 6. Great numbers of the Pa risian students forsaking that vniuersity came to Oxford Priuiledges granted by sondry Popes â— Innocent In Paris are an 100 colledges S. Dionise the Apostle of France Pictauia Monumentes of antiquity in Poictiers The Vniuersitie S Hilarie the Apostle of Aquitaine Lugdunum Lions founded by Plancus Munatius a Romaine Lions consumed with fire The vniuersity A great persecution in Lions The confines of Aniou The vniuersity erected Henry Valoise a great benefactor to this Academie The Dukedome Aniou alienated from the Crowne of England Auignion the Popes cittie Aurclia The vniuersity erected Biturgiunâ— Sundry opinions concerning the â—timologie of the word Bituriges The vniuersity Bardegalis The Vniuersity S. Saturnine martyred The occasion of this prouerbe Aurum habet Tolosanum Polonia why so called Polonia gouerned by twelue Woyuuods Gracouia builded by Crachus Vladislaus Loktek the 1. K of Polonia The erection aâ— the Vniuersity Stanislaus Archbishop of Cracouia murdered by the king The Vniuersity in Posne erected Prusâ—ia conuerted to the christian faith The erection of the vniuersity The finding of Amber The great Dukedome of Lithuanie annexed to the kingdome of Polonia The idolatrie of the Lithuanians The erection of the Vniuersitie Vilna The diuersity of religions in Vilna The Poâ—â—nians 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Their dyet Prage Prage diuided into 4. seuerall rownes The sacrament of the altar permitted to be receiued in both kinds The Rachine S. Vinceslaus by the treason of his mother and brother murdred The erection of the vniuersitie Wicklisse Hierome of Prage Iohn Hus. The restoring of the vniuersitie The Colledge of â—aluites S. Georges church builded by Milada The reuenge of Iohn Ziske taken on the Bohemian fryers for the rape of his sister Olmutium The Emperor Lewes called the Turke to his aid against Zuantocopius The Morauits conuetted vnto Christianismt The humanity of the Morauites entertaining strangers The vniuersity lately erected Iohn Zosca * This riuer runnneth thorough Castile Toledo and Portugale and falleth into the sea at Lisbon The Saracins expelled out of Sdaiue The vniuersity The reuenewe of the church of Toledo 3500000. aâ— is most certain Hispalis * This is an Arabicke word signifiing a great riuer The fertility of the ground about Siuill Syuill diuided into 2. parts The kinges reuenewes out of Sâ—uâ—ll Councels asseÌ„ bled in Siuill 300000. by generall report Learned men that haue li ued in this Academy Valentia once a colonie of the Romans Rhomn signifieth strength The vniuersity The reuenews of the Bishopricke Porceline dishes made Granado deliuered from the yoke of the Saracins by Ferdinande The fertility of Granado The professioÌ„ of artes licensed Lewes of Granado Compostella S. Iames preached in Sdaine Pintia The antiquity of this Academic The restoring thereof Complutum The erection of the Vuiuersity The erection of the Vniuersity in Salamanca Pope Clement the fist Pope Adrian the sixt The Kings of Arragon crowned The vniuersity priuiledged Sarogossa Sancta Monuierdo olim SaguÌ„â—â— â—ierdâ— An ancient Academie A prouâ—nciall councell An ancient vniuersitie erected before our Sauiours natiuity Vllscipona The first king of Portingall The reason why the kinges of Portingall bear 5. shields for their arms A strange earthquake in Portingall The â—landâ—â— often vâ—xed by the Mooâ—s Marald Harefoott Rob. de Olley Merton Colledge Vniuersity col ledge Baliol colledge Exceter colledge Harts hall Orial colledge S. Mary hall Queenes Colledge New colledge Lincolne colledge All soules colledge S. Iohns colledge Magdalen Colledge Brasen ose colledge Corpus Christi colledge Christs church Trinitie colledge Iesu colledge S. Peters Colledge Câ—are hall Pembroke 〈◊〉 Gunuill and Caius colledge Corpus Christs colledge Trinity hall Kings colledge Queenes colledge Katherine haâ— Iesu colledge Christes colledge S. Iohns colledge Magdalen colledge Trinity colâ—edge Emanuell Colledge S. Andrewes Aberdone