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A discourse not altogether vnprofitable, nor vnpleasant for such as are desirous to know the situation and customes of forraine cities without trauelling to see them Containing a discourse of all those citties wherein doe flourish at this day priuiledged vniuersities. Written by Samuel Levvkenor Gentleman.
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Lewkenor, Samuel.
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of S. Radegunde which Monastery being destitute of gouernement the aedifices fallen in decay the goodes and ornaments of the Church wasted the lands diminished and in conclusion a small number of Nuns left being but two whereof the one ready to depart and the other an infant were brought into such pouerty that they were not able to relieue themselus and therefore forced to depart they left the house desolate whereupon Iohn Alcote the 29. Bishop of Ely obtayned licence of king Henry the 7. in the yeare 1497. to founde in the place thereof a colledge for 6. fellowes and 6. schollers the rentes whereof being afterward at seuerall times much amplified by fondry benefactors it now maintayneth one Maister 17. Fellowes and as many schollers Christes Colledge was first begunne by king Henry the 6. and after his decease brought to perfection by the Lady Margaret Countesse of Richmonde and Derby daughter and heire of Iohn Duke of Somerset and mother of king Henry the 7. in a place where sometime stoode the Colledge of Gods house which colledge because it neuer was fully finished shee obtayned of the king her sonne his charter dated the first day of Maye in the 20. yeare of his raigne and the yeare of our Lord 1505. to encrease the number of students there translating it according to her disposit on It sustaineth at this day one Maister thirteen Fellows fifty nine schollers and fifteene Sisers The same Lady Margaret Countesse of Richmond procured licence of her Nephew king Henry the eight to conuert into a colledge in the honour of S. Iohn the Euangelist a certain house of religious persons which first was an Hospitall of regular Canons founded by Nigellus the second Bishop of Ely 1134 and translated from that order many yeares after by Hugh Balsam Bishoppe of Ely The said Lady departing out of this world before that princely worke of hers was fullie finished gaue in charge the performance thereof to her Executors Richard Foxe Bishoppe of VVinchester Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester Charles Somerset L. Herbert after created Earle of VVorcester Sir Thomas Louel Sir Henry Marney and Sir Iohn S. Iohn Knightes Henry Horneby and Hugh Ashton clearkes who wel discharged the trust committed vnto them and faithfully did execute the will of the deceased Lady it maintayneth at this day one Maister fifty one Fellowes seauentie Schollers and nine Sisers Edwarde Duke of Buckingham comming to Cambridge in the yeare of our Lord 1519. and remayning there the space of certaine dayes conuerted a certain house builded for Monks of fondry Abbyes sent to the Vniuersity to studie into a colledge and builded thereto a hall At length after the generall suppression of Monasteries Thomas Audley Baron of VValden and Chancelor of England endowing the same with lands and possessions by act of Parliament and charter of king Henry the eight in the 3â— year of his raign became sole founder thereof committing the same vnto the tutele protection of S. Marie Magdalen in the yeare of our Lord 1â—42 but being preuented by suddaine death before hee could bring to passe what hee intended he left his colledge vnperfect and vnfinished so that at this day there are therein sustained onelie one Maister fiue Fellowes and one Bibleclearke Trinity Colledge was first founded and erected by the king of famous memory Henry the eight the royall Father of our gratious Soueraigne Queene Elizabeth in the yeare of our Lorde 1546. the 20. day of Ianuary the Kinget hall S. Michaels house and Phisicke Ostle were ioyned together for the better sustentation and aide of so noble an enterprise and worke to endure for euermore which Colledge doth at this present flourish with one Maister 60. Fellowes 62. schollers 4. Chaplaines 13. Sisers 24. poore Almesmen 6. singing men one Maister of the Choristers 10. Choristers three Readers one of Diuinity another of Greeke and a thirde of Hebrew Emanuel Colledge was lately founded on the house groundes of the Dominicke Fryers in the Preachers streete at the cost and charges of Sir Walter Mildmay knight Chancelor Vnder Treasurer of the Exchequer one of the Priuie Councell to our Soueraigne Ladie Queene Elizabeth about the year 1584. The Vniuersities of Scotland IN Scotland onely are two priuiledged Academies whereof the most ancient and best knowne is S. Andrewe erected in the yeare after our Sauiours incarnation 1411 the other is Aberdon instituted by VVilliam Elphinstone Bishop of Aberdone in the yeare of our Lorde God 1480. vnder the raigne of Iames the third of that name king of Scots FINIS Colonia Agrippina What a Colonie is Colen reedified and so named by the Romaines The coÌ„uersion of Colen vnto Christian religion The first erection of the Vniuersitie The vnâ—uersity in Colen consisteth of foure parts The office of the Rector or president of the Academy The Colledges for students in Colen Collegium Montanum Collegium LaurentianuÌ„ Collegium nouum Coronarum Schola trilinguis Three thinges wherewith Colen is chiefly adorned The flourishing estate of the clergie in Colen These are coÌ„monly called the 3. kings of Colen whose reliques were brought from Millan at the instance of Reinold Archbishop of Colen when that cittie was surprised by the Emperour Fredericke in the yeare 1165 The Archbishop of Colen a Prince elector The flourishing estate of Colen much hindered by ciuill dissention Engelbertus Archbishop of Colen murdered by Earle Fredericke Earle Fredericke put to death A battaile fought betwixt the citizens Cleargie for the gouernment of the Citie wherein the citizens preuailed A generall councell held at Colen Euphrata an Arrian hereâ— tike condemned Basilia Basiâ—l diuided by the Rheine into two parts Sundry opinions concerning the etimologie of the name of Basill Basill destroyed by the Hunnes The erection of the vniuersitie in Basill The Charter of Pope Pius the second for the ratification thereof A generall councell held in Basill Erasmus Rot. buried Moguntia The situation of Ments A bridge built ouer the Rhein by Charles the great Ments destroied by Carocuâ— 7. Archbishops in Germany The Citie repaired by Dagobertus S. Boniface an Englishman Hatto deuoured with Rats Willigisus the first Archbishop that aspired to the Electorship Dietheruâ— founder of the Vniuersitie This councell decreed that men should belieue as an article of their faith that our Ladie was conceiued without sinne But this councell was not confirmed in anything it decreed quoad sidem vt pates in bulla Nicholai 5. The arte of printing first inuented in this Citie by Iohn Gutenberge Some say it first was inuented at Harlem in Holland and brought to perfection at Ments A generall Councell assembled at Ments Henry the 3. Emperour excommunicated by the Pope Herbipolis The originall of Wirtsburg The antiquity thereof Sundry opinions concerning the name thereof The situation of Wirtsburg The Bishopricke erected The Cathedrall Church founded The Domeherne A generall Councell assembled The institution of the Vniuersitie The Vniuersitie decâ—ied by ciuil
hauing long in Italy beene forgotten and extinguished beganne to bee againe reuiued taught at Venice from whence as it were from an other Troian horse did issue many excellent wits which againe restored schooles and discipline Sabellicus affirmeth that he professed in Riuoaltino Gymnasio Anthonius Cornelius being then Rector of the Vniuersity After the Latine tongue was againe restored Emanuell Chrysolor as beganne to teach the Greeke Many other singular schollers haue in this Cittie taught and liued as Hermolaus Barbarus Guarinus Varonensis Anthonius Mancinellus Iohn Babtista Egnatius Caelius Secundus Curio Peter Bembus Aldus Manutius and Paulus his sonne c. Bessarion Cardinall of Rome and Patriarch of Constantinople bestowed on a librarie which he caused in Venice to be erected 30000. Crownes which afterward the Dukes thereof exceedingly augmented and adorned Petrus de Assisio maister to Bartholus the famous ciuill Lawyer builded in this Academie the Colledge of pierie for the education of poore mens children and such Orphanes as in the street should happen at any time to be taken vp Padua ALthough Padua saith Strabo what by reason of the vertue and sincere integritie of the inhabitants what by the dayly exercise of learned sciences hath long continued in a most prosperous and flourishing condition yet most Antiquaries are of opinion that Charles the great about the yeare of our Lord 791. was the first that granted priuiledges to the vniuersitie therein Leander writeth that in Padua is a free and publike Academie wherein all studies and sciences vniuersally are professed erected by Frederike the 2. in contempt of the Bononian students Sarabellus saith that in Padua by a long continued custome hath beene a general exercise and profession of the liberall artes Concerning this Academie Iason the Lawyer writeth as followeth If there be any man who will be moued neither with the long continued antiquitie of Padua which resteth beholding to Antenor the Troian for her first foundation neither with the spatious greatnes thereof nor the circumference of her triple wals hauing the Poe for pleasure sweetly passing by them Neither with the stately and most sumptuous magnificencie of her Senate house then which Europe enioyeth not a worthier nor more excellent peece of workemanship yet let him be moued with the world amazing glorie of her farre renowned Academie which in fame and dignitie surmounting all other Italian Vniuersities is as it were an other Athenian Areopage which hath alwayes carefully nourished and studiously brought vp men excellently learned in the liberall sciences There is no citie in Italie which for beautie and statelinesse of edifices may with this place worthily be paragoned And although it be most true that Antenor after his flight from Troy first erected this citie yet are all her buildinges both publike priuate new and of no long continuance For we reade that it was often by the Hunnes vnder Attila their King and the Lumbardes vnder Fredericke Barbarossa their Captaine ruinated and laide waste The Cathedrall Church therein was founded by the Germaine Emperour Henrie the fourth and the State-house or Councell hall then which the worlde hath not at this day a more curious or beautifull plot of Architecture when it was by casualtie set on fire and thereby much decayed and damnified was againe by the Venetians in most sumptuous sorte repaired in the highest and most conspicuous place whereof were laide the bones of Titus Liuius the learned writer of the Romaine historie Erasmus calleth this Academie the most illustrious and renowned Emporie of good letters ingenious artes In this Vniuersity are many goodly colledges deputed onely for the vse of such studentes as are of poore and meane abilitie Three principall causes are alleadged why this Academie adorned with so many priuiledges and prerogatiues hath obtained so great splendor and celebritie The first is the opportune sweet and fruitfull situation of the place which ministreth to the studentes great aboundance of all things necessarie Constantinus Paleologus as writeth Rhodogine was wont to say that were it not for the testimonie of the holy and learned fathers which affirme that Paradise was in the East he verilie would belieue it no where could be found but in the amene and fruitfull fieldes of Padua The bread of that countrey is more pure and white then in any other place of Italie and the wine Plinie esteemeth to be of the best and noblest sort The second cause why it hath so long flourished is because it alwaies hath beene found faithfull firme constant to the commonwealth of Rome and euen in their greatest calamities and most pernurious warres hath assisted them with men money and muuition wherefore the Romaines a people euer thankful to their friends of singular faith constancie to their confederates omitted nothing that might serue to further promote the glorie emolument of the Paduans Finally the third and last cause of the preseruation of their happie estate is because the Paduans beyond all other haue euer beene full of humanitie and curtesie whereby they did often winne the heartes of all men and moued great Princes and Potentates to fauour them and become their benefactors Chastity was of them euer held in so great esteeme that it grew into a prouerbe As chaste as one of Padua whereunto Martiall in these verses alludeth Tu quoque nequitias nostrilususque libelli V da puella leges sis Patauina licet Many learned professors and teachers haue laboured in this fruitfull vineyard The first that reuealed vnto this people the arcane and secrete misteries of Christian religion was Prosdocimus the disciple of S. Paule After him was Saint Anthonie of Padua Also Caietanus a learned Diuine a profound Philosopher most excellent Phisition long flourished in this vniuersitie Thomas Penketh an Englishman for his admired learning and eloquence was with much follicitation and entreatie called out of Oxford to gouerne and direct in Padua their scholasticall discipline Sabellicus writeth how the students of Padua vnderstanding that Iohn Campegius a personage for his grauity and great learning much in those dayes admired and esteemed was in person approched neere their towne the Rector Rulers and Maysters of the Vniuersitie together with the Magistrate of the Citie with pompe went out to meete him on the way which thing they onely are accustomed to do to high mightie Princes going on foot before him they conducted him into their towne Whereby of all men easily may bee perceiued the dignitie honour respect they beare vnto worthy professors of learned sciences It were no question to be wished that in al other places men would doe the like then would letrers and good discipline againe beginne to flourish for as the old Prouerbe is Honos alit artes there is nothing that wil more encourage students to perseuere in their painefull and laborious course then to attribute due worship and respect to such