OXFORDS Triumph In the Royall Entertainement of his moste Excellent Maiestie the Queene and the Prince the 27. of August last 1605. With The Kinges Oration deliuered to the Vniuersitie and the incorporating of diuers Noble-men Maisters of Arte. LONDON Printed by Ed. Allde and are to bee solde in Paules Church-yard by Iohn Hodgets 1605. TO THE RIGHT VVORshipfull and worthy Louer of learning vertue Sr. Thomas Middleton Knight one of the Aldermen of the Honorable Cittie of London A. N. wisheth encrease of all Honorable vertues SVch Right Worshipfull as from tim to time haue imployed their pennes in publishing the praise of good letters haue likewise for the most part selected such patrons as well strangers as of acquaintance as haue bene knowne and reputed to be learned well minded and well discended imitating which custome and prescription aduenturing the pardon of your discretion I haue imboldned my selfe vppon good notice taken of your true generous disposition to present vnto your fauourable acceptance this little Booke being a true discourse of the Kings entertainment at Oxford I humbly intreate your Worshippe will bee pleased to vouch of my labour and fauour a Schollers penne with your gratious acceptation who answers in affection what he wants in eloquence So shall I rest deuoted vnto you and bestowe my future studies to effect matter of better deseruing Euer remaining Yours Worshippes moste humbly affectionate Anth Nixon Oxfords Triumph In the Royall Entertaynment of his most excellent MAIESTIE the QVEENE the PRINCE The 27. of August last 1605. POrphyrius recordeth in a Treatise of his De vita Plotini that when Plotinus a famous PHILOSOPHER in Rome entred into his Schoole to performe his accustomed vse of reading casting his eyes aside he presently espyed Origen prepared to be his hearer At whose aspect rubore suffusus blushing Plotinus ceased to speake which Origen perceauing requested him to proceed but the Philosopher replyed that it was time for a professor to holde his peace when his Auditours before hand knew what he intented to teach I make no doubt but the verie Title and inscription of this little Treatise giues good notise inckling what shal be the subsequents wherin I might very well hold my peace with Plotinus being an eye witnesse of so many learned Philosophers others in place that could both ornatius dicere concinius agere a matter of such worth then my selfe But as in causis vniuocis est semper verum that nemo dat quod non habet So in officious performances where there wants abilitie the next degree to well doing is to bee faithfully willing and desirous to doe well For Bona pars est probitatis toto pectore velle fieri probum Therefore hauing bene a member of that famous Vniuersitie and fortunate Mother of all learning that from her fruitefull wombe hath sent foorth so many sufficient Schollers to supporte her owne reputation and to supply the defects and imperfections of others I among the rest though the vnworthyest of all in gratefull remembrance of some former benefits receiued from her haue taken so vppon me to set downe the true Ioye which she expressed by externall actions as voice and gestures the signes of eternall loue and passion Through the windowes whereof a man might easily passe with the sight of his vnderstanding and discouer the secret affection and gladnesse conceited by the approach of his most excellent Majesty the Queene young Prince vnto that their worthie Cittie of Oxford For vpon Tuesday the 27. of August laste his Maiestie comming from VVoodstocke to Oxford the Earle of Dorset Lord Chauncelor accompained with the Vice-Chauncelor the Doctors Proctors certaine Senior Masters rode foorth vpon their foote-cloath Horses verie richlye furnished to meete the King whome they expected about Aristotles Well where hauing intention that the Vice-Chauncelor should first salute his Majestie with a speech Maister Maior with his company passed by without regard to them purposing indeed that his Orator should first speak which when the Lord Chauncelor perceiued he presently sent to the Maior and charged him to surcease his purpose till the Vice-Chauncelor had finished his Oration to the King with which message the Maior was little pleased yet his mends were small for hee retired with speede and had no better excuse for himselfe then to say hee did not see them notwithstanding they were hard by him and all in their Scarlet Gownes After this his Maiestie drawing neere the Lord Treasorer and the Vice-chauncelor repayred vnto him who stayed his course and rayned his Horsse of State whereon he rode the Vice-chauncellor presenting him-selfe with his speech vnto his Highnes surrendring vp the Keyes of the Vniuersitye and the Beadles deposing their Staues and laying them downe at his Majesties feet Further deliuering vnto him the New Testament in Greeke very fairely bound and richly guilded vnto the Queene a Purse to the young Prince a paire of gloues With which Oration at his first meeting and the seuerall guiftes presented vnto them the King Queene and Prince were so well pleased and delighted that the whole Vniuersitie receiued much content comfort After the Lord Chauncelors and the Vniuersites salutation Maister Maior addressed himselfe towards the King and by the mouth of the Townes Orator he his bretherē pronounced an English speech to his Majestie and presented three seuerall Cuppes the one to the King another to the Queene and another to the Prince Maister Maior rendring vp his Mace striued with himselfe to doe all duetifull obeysance that might be accepted which the King discouering verie graciously encouraged and gaue him great and heartye thankes for his good will and louing duetie towards him This finished his Majestie passed along till hee came before Saint Iohns Colledge where three little Boyes comming foorth of a Castle made all of Iuie drest like three Nimphes the conceipt wherof the King did very much applaude and deliuered three Orations first in Latine to the King then in english to the Queene and young Prince which beeing ended his Majestie proceeded towards the East gate of the Citie where the Townes-men againe deliuered vnto him another speech in english That speech ended the King with all his traine of Noble men and others entred the Cittie where in the after noone about one of the clocke by the ringing of a Bell at Saint Maries Church the Schollers in their formalities according to their seuerall degrees were gathered together and repaired towards Christe-Church gates where they began to be placed and rancked They stood all of one side of the streete without any intermixion eyther of strangers Townes-men or any others that were not Schollers of the Vniuersitie and were of the left hand of the King as he passed by Next to the gates of Christ Church where his Majestie was receiued stood the Doctors of Diuinity in their Scarlet next thē the Doctors of Phisick then the Doctors of Lawe next them the Batchelers of Diuinitie
and the Senior Maisters of Arte in their silke hoodes then the Batchelers of Law and the Regent Masters in their Miniuer Hoods and then the Batchelers of Arte. All which graduates reached from Christes Church to aboue Carefex Next to those Graduates stood the vnder Graduates whose rancke thus placed in this seemely decorum reached to St. Giles His Maiestie still passing along into the Cittie by the Easte gate of it where as is before remembred the Townes-men deliuered a speech and the Schollers gaue him a viuat From the Easte gate his Majestie marched along till he came to Carefex where Doctor Perin was placed in a Pue and saluted him with a Greeke Oration which while hee was pronouncing the Queene asked the King once or twise what hee said and he answered her that he spake verie well and learnedly From Carefex the King with the Queene on his left hand the young Prince next before them all on their seueral great horses marched downe the streete till they came to Christ-Church where at the gates the Vniuersityes Orator made an Oration vnto him After the speech was ended the Deane and the Prebends with all the Students of Christ-Church were ready at the Gates in their Surplesses and Hoodes to receiue his Majestie and carrying a Canapie ouer him they first conducted him to the Church at the entring whereof there was an Oration deliuered vnto him and in the Church the Deane himselfe made another Oration and so went to Prayers After which his Majestie accompained with the Queene and the Prince and a troope of Lordes and Noblemen was brought vnto his lodging The Prince hauing accompained the Kings Majestie vnto the Chamber of Presence departed and betaking himselfe to his Coach went straight to Magdalen Colledge where the President standing in the Gates receiued him with all joyfull reuerence and duety and passing into the Chappell he had an Oration pronounced vnto him After which the Prince going vnto his lodging heard disputations that were made before him by certaine Noblemens Sonnes which at this time are Students in Magdalen Colledge with the which he outwardly shewed how inwardly hee was delighted After Supper his Majestie the Queene and Prince with the Noblemen had a Comedie played before them in Latine in Christ-Church Hall which continued the space of three houres and more VPon Wednesday in the morning being the 28. of August betwixt nine and ten of the clock his Majestie came into St. Maries Church to heare the exercise where first the Kinges professor in Diuinitie created the Deane of Salisbury Doctor of Diuinity before his Majestie which being finished they addressed them-selues to Diuinitie disputations The Questions being VVhether the Saints and Angels doe know the thoughts of our hearts VVhether in the time of Pestilence the pastors of the Church are tyed to visit the infected The Moderator Doctor Abbat Deane of VVinchester The Answerer Doctor Aglionbye The Opponents Doctor Gordon Deane of Salisbury Doctor Holland the Kings professor in diuinitie Doctor Tomson Deane of VVindsor Doctor Feild Doctor Riues Doctor Harding Doctor Ayrie Wherof the Prior opponent first proposed the questions vnto the Answerer then the answerer after repetition made of the questions made also a short speech consisting of a briefe preface vnto the King and a shorte explycation of the questions and so entred into disputations which continued the space of two houres and more all which time the King was verie attentiue and much delighted and pleased The Proctors in the meane time as in all other disputations following sat according to their accustomed manner in their formalities and in their Pue vsed the same forme of speaking as they did in all other vsuall actes On Wednesday after dinner Law disputations were had before his Majestie in Saint Maries Church The Questions being 1. VVhether the Iudge be bound to followe the lawfull proofes or euidence produced in iudgement against the truth priuately knowne to himselfe 2. VVhether a truce or league is to bee considered according to good meaning or according to the strictnes of Lawe The Moderator Doctor Gentilis The Answerer Doctor Blincowe The Opponents Doctor Weston Doctor Bird. Doctor Martin Doctor Husey Doctor Budden Doctor Lloide In these questions his Majestie as chiefe Moderator did speake some sixe or seauen times in verie good Latine and to verie good purpose and so sufficiently satisfied the standers by of his learning wisdome that they highly applauded the same with exceeding admiration for at euery time his Majestie spake all the people clapt their hands and cryed viuat Rex Iacobus These disputations continued from two till fiue of the clocke in the after noone which Doctor Gentilis as Moderator concluded with a speech Where obserue by the way that Doctor Martin one of the Opponents after that he had giuen ouer disputing and an other had vrged his Argument Doctor Gentilis being forward to speake and taking vppon him otherwise then was accustomed by other Moderators to interpose his sentence and to answere to Arguments which were vrged Doctor Martin I say not liking well of Doctor Gentilis his answere which hee made to his Argumēt did vpon a sudden rise vp began to dispute againe saying that he might as well dispute out of order as Doctor Gentilis might moderate out of order Wherwith the King was wonderfully mooued to laughter Vpon Wednesday at night after supper there was a Tragedie set out by Magdalen Colledge men acted before his Majestie in Christ-Church Hall which was verie long for it continued from nine till one of the clocke The subiect whereof was of Aiax and Vlisses But the deuice was so costly and curious in setting the same foorth that it was not thought teadious but the King shewed himselfe verie well pleased and content with it VPon Thursday in the morning being the 29. of August betwixt nine and ten of the clocke Phisicke disputations were had before the King in Saint Maries Church The Questions being Whether the manners and disposition of the Nurse is taken by the Infant in sucking her milke VVhether the often taking of Tobacco bee wholesome for such as are sound and in health The Moderator Doctor VVarner The Answerer Doctor Paddy Knight The Opponents Doctor Aileworth Doctor Bust. Doctor Guinne Doctor Gifford Doctor Ashworth Doctor Chennell In one of these questions Doctor Paddy being answerer held against Tobacco being a great drinker of Tobacco himselfe Heere his Majesty was exceeding merrie pleasant for there were many jestes which ministred laughter For one in his speech did bring forth a Tobacco Pipe vrged the manner of the Phisitions in India which was that they should be drunke with Tobacco so goe to their Patients whereat the King laughing heartily said that our Phisitions should goe to the Indians to be drunke that so they might minister Phisick These disputations were cōcluded by Doctor VVarner who made a learned judicious and well approued speech before the King which his Majestie did
at any time to conferre with learned men or eloquent Orators Therefore I my selfe cannot be eloquent and â—â—arned But this you may expect at my â—â—nds that as I am and alwayes haue beene 〈◊〉 will euer remaine a worthy and faithfull â—â—â—caenas to learning and the professors therof And as concerning this your famous Vniuersitie you may certainely be assured that I wil alwaies be a fauourer vnto it Then you for your partes must be carefull to maintaine the pure worde of God to flye and put to flight all Romish superstitions and to remooue forsake and abolish all scismaticall new opinions And in your Artes and Disciplines as one of your learned Diuines taught you but yesterday you ought not to stande at a staye but alwaies to goe forwarde and to ioyne practise with your Contemplation that in your life and profession there may a sympathy and coherence So shall you aduaunce the Glorie of God satisfie my expectation make me a ioyfull king and reape vnto your selues a most plentifull haruest and a moste worthy commendation With this speech thus concluded his maiestie arose and gaue vnto the Doctors and the rest manie thanks for their paines that they had taken and vnto all he shewed himselfe so gracious and with so louing a countenance that by his outward appearaunce might be well discouered how inwardlie he was satisfied and pleased with their learned answeares vnto the seuerall questions and so returned backe againe to Christchurch Where vppon Thursdaie at nighte after supper there was a Comedie plaied by saint Iohns men before his Maiestie The subiect whereof was the foure Complexions This comedie was so richlie set foorth and beautified with such curious and quaint conceipts and deuises as that it made his Maiestie pronounce himselfe as muche delighted therewith as with anie sight of the like nature at anie time heretofore presented vnto him The next morrowe beeing Fridaie the thirtieth daie of August was the daie of his Maiesties departure from Oxforde and as soone as the Sunne had vailed the curtaine of the night he got vp carrieng the opinion of Caesar. Lucan lib. 2. in fine Nil actum credens cum quid superesset agendum That he had done nothing when any thinge was left vndone and mounted himself with diuers of his Nobles to see the Vniuersities Librarie which is in length all ouer the Diuinity Schoole The scituation whereof is so pleasant that the grounde whereon it is seated is Diapred with Floraes riches yet is it farre more glorious hauing placed within her circumference so famous a Monument of such worke and workemanshippe Round about in forme of an Amphitheater are placed Colledges and in the forefroÌ„t thereof in the place of Oakes Elmes and Pine-trees all which are comfortable trees to defende her from the furious wrathe of winde and weather are planted the Schools of the seauen liberall Sciences to adorn and beautifie her with the inward plenty of their wisedome and treasure As for the Lybrarie it selfe it hath a verie long large and spacious walke ouer the schoole of Diuinitie inter-seamed on both sides from the one ende vnto the other very thicke with seuerall Partitions with certaine seates and Deskes before them to sitte downe vpon and reade These partitions are in euerie place filled full of shelues and vnto the shelues are there many Bookes fastened with chaines of Jron euerie volume bearing his name and title written on paper or parchment in faire Roman letters and euerie partition hath an Jnscription of the Faculties As whether her bookes bee either of Theologie Philosophie Astronomie Geometry or any other Art c. The Bookes that are conteined within this Lybrarie are verie rare straunge and scarce seldome or not at all to be heard of or seene in any place but there All of them verie richlie guilded and manye of them bossed either with Siluer or Golde All these are so fairelie kept and maintaind as if the Goddesse of wisdome hadde selected and reserued it a Paradice to entertaine the Muses Therefore J conclude of it thus that Dignitatem eius difficile est vt homo explicet sermone This obiect being presented vnto the sight of his Maiestie did so sensiblie discouer his delight therewith that he reported it a most admirable ornament to the Vniuersitie and gratiouslie promised himselfe a royal friend and Patron for euer Whilst his Maiestie was thus busied in taking of this suruey of the librarie the queen and Prince were in the meane space as much delighted with an English Comedie presented and plaide before them in Christ-church hall by certaine Schollers which was as rich lie set forth and perfourmed as with as great applause and commendation as any of the rest that had beene before since the Kinges comming to Oxford Jn the meane time also diuers of the Noble men went to Saint Maries in their hoodes and formalities and were presented and incorproated Maisters of Arts. As The Duke of Lennox The Earle of Northumberland The Earle of Suffolke The Earle of Salisburie The Earle of Pembroke The Earle of arundell The Earle of Oxford The Earle of Essex The Earle of Montgomerie The Earle of Rutland The Lord mounteagle The Lord Howard Baron of Effingham The Lord Howard Baron of Waldon The Lord Vicount Cranburne with diuers others of the Noblemen and Knights that came in so confusedly that as yet there is not a perfect register gathered of their names After his sighte of the Vniuersities Lybraries he betooke himselfe towards Magdalen Colledge to see that also accompanied with diuers of the Nobility wheras the president and diuers the rest of the fellowes stoode readye to receiue him also at the Chappell doore he was Royally entertained and at his entrance there was a Latine oration pronounced vnto him Which being ended hee stoode a prettie while reading the verses that were written in Latine by certaine Noblemens sonnes students in the same Colledges and set thicke on both sides of the chappell gate as there was also diuers others placed rounde aboute the courts of other Schollers writings Thus when his Maiestie had viewed the Chappell he was forth with conducted into the Cloysters and from thence into the squadrant Court within the Cloysters wherehe staied a good space taking a thorow view of all such seuerall Pictures as were there set vp round about and now against this entertain were newly trimmed and painted which caused his Maiestie to demande the meaning of them wherein the President and others fully resolued him From thence he returned backe to Christ church againe vnto the Queene and younge Prince and in the waie as is credibly reported he woulde needes be guided to Brazen Nose Colledge gate that he might be made an eie-witnesse of that of which he hadde so often heard and that whereof the Colledge carrieth the name And both as he passed forth of Magdalen Colledge gates and so vpwardes all along the Schollers cried Viuat uiuat c. and the others of the multitude