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             The privileges of the University of Oxford in point of visitation cleerly evidenced by letter to an honourable personage : together with the university's answer to the summons of the visitors.
             Fell, John, 1625-1686.
             Waring, Robert, 1614-1658.
             Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.
             Langbaine, Gerard, 1609-1658.
          
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           THE
           PRIVILEGES
           OF
           THE
           University
           of
           OXFORD
           ,
           In
           point
           of
           
             VISITATION
             :
          
           Cleerly
           evidenced
           by
           LETTER
           To
           an
           Honourable
           Personage
           .
           TOGETHER
           WITH
           The
           
             Vniversities
          
           ANSWER
           to
           the
           Summons
           of
           the
           
             Visitors
             .
          
        
         
           ANNO
           MDCXLVII
           .
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           THE
           PRIVILEGES
           OF
           The
           University
           of
           OXFORD
           ,
           In
           point
           of
           
             Visitation
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             
               
                 Honoured
                 Sir
                 ,
              
            
             
               HOw
               violently
               active
               the
               resentments
               of
               
                 Liberty
              
               and
               
                 Freedome
              
               are
               in
               the
               minds
               of
               men
               there
               needs
               no
               other
               evidence
               then
               this
               late
               
                 War
                 ,
              
               wherein
               the
               most
               earthy
               
                 soules
                 ,
              
               with
               earnest
               zeale
               ,
               have
               sacrificed
               their
               
                 blood
              
               unto
               the
               
                 name
              
               and
               empty
               
                 shadow
              
               of
               it
               .
               And
               if
               the
               bare
               shape
               ,
               and
               apparition
               could
               actuate
               those
               Icie
               
                 spirits
              
               ;
               I
               cannot
               but
               wonder
               you
               should
               thinke
               ,
               that
               the
               more
               
                 Free
              
               and
               
                 Aeriall
              
               ones
               ,
               whose
               industry
               ,
               endeavours
               ,
               to
               restore
               the
               Soul
               to
               its
               native
               
                 Priviledge
              
               and
               
                 Birthright
                 ,
              
               should
               be
               senselesse
               of
               their
               just
               
                 interest
                 ,
              
               especially
               where
               
                 Religion
              
               adds
               his
               Title
               unto
               
                 Right
              
               ;
               and
               private
               
                 Liberty
                 ,
              
               built
               upon
               publick
               Priviledge
               ,
               in
               its
               fall
               engages
               his
               
                 Foundation
                 ,
              
               and
               renders
               the
               neglect
               of
               a
               single
               
                 safety
                 ,
              
               a
               desertion
               to
               the
               
                 Generall
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Treason
              
               to
               
                 Succession
                 .
              
               But
               since
               you
               take
               no
               knowledge
               of
               these
               so
               
               high
               engagements
               ;
               and
               seeme
               pre-possest
               with
               the
               specious
               designe
               of
               reforming
               of
               Errours
               ,
               and
               the
               Authoritative
               name
               of
               a
               
                 Visitation
                 :
              
               I
               shall
               endeavour
               to
               
                 Demonstrate
              
               the
               proposition
               I
               glanced
               upon
               in
               my
               last
               Letter
               ,
               and
               you
               so
               much
               startle
               at
               ,
               
                 that
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 Visiting
                 the
                 University
                 of
              
               Oxford
               
                 is
                 onely
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 exempt
                 from
                 all
                 other
                 jurisdiction
                 ,
              
               both
               by
               reason
               of
               its
               
                 foundation
                 ,
              
               in
               regard
               that
               all
               Societies
               whereof
               the
               
                 King
              
               or
               his
               
                 Predecessors
              
               were
               
                 Founders
                 ,
              
               are
               onely
               Visitable
               by
               the
               
                 King
                 ,
              
               by
               the
               
                 Common
                 Law
              
               of
               this
               Realme
               .
               
                 a)
              
               And
               secondly
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               severall
               grants
               of
               
                 Exemption
                 :
              
               
                 b)
              
               First
               ,
               That
               the
               
                 University
              
               of
               
                 Oxford
              
               wholly
               refers
               to
               the
               
                 King
              
               as
               its
               
                 Original
              
               and
               
                 Founder
                 ,
              
               is
               cleere
               ,
               in
               that
               almost
               800.
               yeers
               since
               King
               
                 Alured
              
               founded
               not
               only
               Publique
               Schooles
               of
               
                 Arts
              
               and
               
                 Lectures
                 ,
              
               but
               their
               
                 Privileges
              
               and
               
                 Immunities
                 ,
              
               having
               got
               them
               confirmed
               by
               the
               then
               Pope
               ,
               
                 *
              
               and
               although
               the
               
                 bounty
              
               of
               inferiour
               
                 Benefactors
              
               added
               to
               the
               
                 bulk
              
               and
               
                 magnifience
              
               of
               the
               
                 Foundation
                 ,
              
               yet
               the
               
                 King
              
               stil
               assumed
               the
               Title
               ,
               as
               being
               the
               totall
               founder
               of
               the
               
                 Designe
              
               ;
               and
               his
               
                 immunities
              
               deriving
               and
               communicating
               themselves
               to
               the
               
                 whole
              
               ;
               and
               those
               more
               
                 particular
                 founders
              
               were
               also
               in
               a
               lower
               ranck
               acknowleged
               by
               the
               
                 University
                 ,
              
               who
               ever
               both
               submitted
               and
               sheltred
               themselves
               under
               the
               title
               of
               the
               
                 Kings
                 Foundation
                 ,
              
               
                 c)
              
               and
               as
               yet
               
                 doe
              
               ;
               (
               the
               power
               of
               the
               
                 Chancellour
              
               being
               immediately
               ,
               and
               only
               derived
               from
               
               the
               
                 (d)
              
               
                 King
              
               )
               and
               are
               
                 obliged
              
               to
               doe
               so
               ;
               unlesse
               that
               
                 Logick
              
               whick
               makes
               
                 Protection
              
               and
               
                 Subjection
              
               Relatives
               ,
               dispute
               us
               out
               of
               submission
               to
               the
               Kings
               onely
               
                 jurisdiction
                 ,
              
               because
               He
               is
               disabled
               from
               the
               maintenance
               of
               our
               
                 Privileges
              
               ;
               and
               will
               not
               let
               Him
               be
               our
               
                 Visitor
                 ,
              
               because
               He
               cannot
               be
               our
               
                 Defender
                 .
              
               And
               here
               you
               may
               please
               to
               consider
               ,
               that
               the
               Foundation
               of
               the
               University
               ,
               being
               the
               Kings
               and
               His
               Predecessors
               
                 Personal
                 act
                 ,
              
               His
               interest
               lies
               not
               within
               the
               reach
               of
               that
               beaten
               evasion
               of
               a
               
                 publique
              
               or
               
                 politique
              
               capacity
               .
            
             
               And
               as
               this
               
                 right
              
               and
               
                 title
              
               of
               
                 Visiting
              
               is
               the
               Kings
               
                 Prerogative
              
               as
               
                 Founder
                 ,
              
               so
               the
               privilege
               of
               being
               by
               him
               onely
               
                 Visited
                 ,
              
               is
               our
               lawfull
               
                 inheritance
                 ,
              
               which
               we
               claim
               by
               
                 prescription
                 ,
              
               
                 (e)
              
               allowed
               and
               confirm'd
               by
               
                 Charters
              
               from
               several
               Kings
               ,
               both
               by
               
                 themselves
              
               and
               in
               
                 (e)
              
               
                 Parliaments
              
               ;
               and
               whatsoever
               free
               Royall
               
                 grant
              
               was
               
               before
               the
               
                 Reformation
                 ,
              
               confirm'd
               unto
               us
               by
               the
               Pope
               ,
               (
               that
               being
               then
               thought
               necessary
               )
               was
               (
               after
               that
               the
               
                 Royal
                 Authority
              
               had
               asserted
               to
               its
               Prerogative
               the
               
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Iurisdiction
              
               )
               by
               the
               succeeding
               
                 Princes
              
               in
               the
               
                 (e)
              
               same
               words
               
                 establish't
              
               :
               Nor
               did
               the
               practise
               of
               
                 Visitations
              
               dissent
               ,
               for
               all
               those
               that
               happen'd
               in
               the
               remainder
               of
               
                 Hen.
              
               8
               time
               ,
               
                 (f)
              
               
                 Ed
              
               :
               6.
               
               
                 Q.
                 Mary
                 ,
                 Q.
                 Eliz.
              
               were
               held
               by
               the
               respective
               
                 Princes
                 Authority
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               
                 Persons
              
               Visiting
               were
               onely
               their
               
                 Representatives
                 ,
              
               and
               whosoever
               sate
               ,
               the
               King
               Visited
               .
            
             
               I
               have
               thus
               farre
               as
               much
               as
               may
               be
               expected
               from
               one
               ,
               not
               us'd
               to
               such
               encounters
               ,
               nor
               advantag'd
               by
               any
               of
               the
               
                 Vniversity
                 writings
              
               and
               
                 muniments
                 ,
              
               (
               they
               having
               been
               of
               late
               
                 (g)
              
               withheld
               from
               us
               )
               discover'd
               our
               
                 Privileges
              
               in
               point
               of
               
                 Visitation
              
               ;
               being
               put
               to
               this
               unequal
               
                 Combate
                 ,
              
               to
               engage
               with
               persons
               arm'd
               with
               
                 power
              
               and
               our
               own
               
                 weapons
              
               too
               ,
               onely
               shielded
               by
               naked
               
                 Truth
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               should
               I
               wave
               the
               former
               debate
               of
               
                 Interest
                 ,
              
               and
               onely
               look
               upon
               the
               tye
               of
               
                 Honour
                 ,
              
               I
               cannot
               but
               with
               
                 wonder
              
               and
               just
               
                 scorn
              
               resent
               the
               mean
               
                 opinion
              
               we
               are
               now
               faln
               into
               ,
               who
               for
               almost
               800
               
                 years
              
               the
               
                 care
              
               and
               
                 strife
              
               of
               
                 (h)
              
               
                 Princes
                 ,
              
               are
               made
               now
               the
               prize
               and
               spoil
               of
               our
               
                 fellow-subjects
              
               ;
               and
               what
               speakes
               more
               
                 dishonour
              
               submitted
               to
               the
               strict
               
                 Tribunal
              
               of
               our
               own
               
                 members
                 ,
              
               who
               having
               
                 *
              
               sworn
               the
               
                 observation
              
               of
               our
               
                 Statutes
                 ,
                 liberties
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 customes
                 ,
              
               cannot
               appear
               as
               
                 Iudges
              
               over
               us
               ,
               without
               
               a
               violation
               of
               their
               
                 oaths
              
               so
               
                 often
              
               and
               
                 solemnly
              
               taken
               ;
               nor
               yet
               without
               a
               manifest
               
                 opposition
              
               of
               
                 Nature
                 ,
              
               where
               
                 parts
              
               judge
               the
               
                 whole
              
               ;
               and
               the
               Lawes
               of
               justice
               too
               ;
               especially
               if
               we
               consider
               the
               
                 Interests
              
               and
               
                 ingagements
                 ,
              
               nay
               often
               
                 professions
              
               of
               the
               most
               active
               
                 instruments
              
               of
               this
               
                 work
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               to
               go
               a
               
                 step
              
               farther
               ,
               and
               rest
               satisfied
               both
               in
               the
               
                 Visitation
              
               and
               
                 Visitors
                 ,
              
               it
               is
               
                 evident
              
               that
               neither
               the
               
                 one
              
               or
               the
               
                 other
              
               can
               concern
               us
               ,
               till
               by
               some
               
                 Legal
              
               way
               their
               
                 Power
              
               is
               
                 manifested
                 .
              
               It
               is
               true
               ,
               about
               three
               
                 months
              
               since
               ,
               a
               
                 Citation
              
               was
               publiquely
               set
               up
               to
               
                 summon
              
               our
               
                 appearance
                 ,
              
               but
               the
               force
               of
               that
               being
               
                 lapst
                 ,
              
               we
               are
               to
               expect
               a
               
                 new
              
               one
               ,
               not
               onely
               by
               the
               
                 common
              
               rules
               of
               
                 Iustice
                 ,
              
               but
               their
               
                 own
              
               also
               ,
               who
               conceiv'd
               a
               
                 Citation
              
               at
               first
               
                 necessary
                 ,
              
               and
               know
               the
               former
               to
               have
               been
               
                 voyded
              
               by
               their
               own
               default
               .
               Now
               let
               the
               
                 world
              
               be
               
                 Iudge
                 ,
              
               what
               
                 obligation
              
               can
               lie
               on
               any
               
                 man
              
               to
               leave
               his
               
                 occasions
              
               and
               
                 affairs
                 ,
              
               to
               appear
               ,
               and
               that
               under
               the
               penalty
               of
               
                 imprisonment
                 ,
              
               before
               those
               men
               he
               
                 knows
              
               not
               ,
               or
               at
               least
               is
               not
               Legally
               
                 suppos'd
              
               to
               know
               ,
               to
               have
               any
               
                 Authority
              
               over
               him
               ?
            
             
               But
               should
               we
               be
               willing
               to
               sacrifice
               our
               
                 Honour
              
               to
               a
               more
               Christian
               virtue
               of
               
                 humility
                 ,
              
               and
               our
               
                 freedome
              
               unto
               patient
               
                 sufferance
              
               (
               as
               in
               most
               cases
               we
               may
               lawfully
               recede
               from
               our
               strict
               rights
               :
               )
               Yet
               would
               there
               a
               greater
               
                 stop
              
               to
               our
               desires
               then
               any
               yet
               mentioned
               
                 interpose
              
               it selfe
               ,
               the
               severe
               law
               of
               
                 Conscience
              
               ;
               from
               whose
               commands
               neither
               hope
               may
               
                 lead
                 ,
              
               nor
               danger
               
                 force
              
               us
               .
               
               We
               are
               all
               engag'd
               by
               solemn
               
                 prostestation
              
               before
               
                 Almighty
                 God
                 to
                 defend
                 and
                 maintain
                 our
                 Lawful
                 Rights
                 and
                 privileges
                 ,
              
               (
               in
               the
               
                 number
              
               of
               which
               I
               am
               confident
               I
               have
               shew'd
               our
               
                 exemption
              
               from
               this
               
                 Visitation
              
               to
               be
               :
               )
               and
               hereby
               our
               
                 adversaries
              
               are
               themselves
               bound
               
                 to
                 protect
                 and
                 defend
                 us
                 in
                 whatsoever
                 we
                 shal
                 do
                 ,
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 
                 them
              
               :
               But
               if
               this
               be
               not
               of
               
                 force
              
               to
               us
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               not
               conceived
               to
               be
               by
               them
               ,
               we
               have
               yet
               a
               more
               
                 strict
              
               and
               particular
               
                 obligation
                 ,
              
               being
               sworn
               by
               our
               
                 respective
                 statutes
                 ,
              
               to
               
                 allow
              
               or
               
                 submit
              
               to
               no
               
                 Visitation
                 ,
              
               but
               from
               those
               who
               are
               
                 nominated
              
               by
               our
               
                 founders
                 ,
              
               and
               enabled
               by
               the
               
                 Kings
                 grant
              
               and
               
                 Patent
                 ,
              
               confirmed
               by
               Act
               of
               
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               and
               so
               enlivened
               to
               the
               
                 strength
              
               of
               
                 Lawes
                 .
              
            
             
               Thus
               farre
               briefly
               of
               
                 Privilege
              
               and
               
                 Exemption
                 ,
              
               I
               am
               now
               to
               clear
               a
               
                 part
              
               yet
               untoucht
               ,
               but
               of
               no
               lesse
               
                 concernment
              
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               
                 necessity
              
               and
               
                 want
              
               of
               Visitation
               .
               It
               being
               given
               out
               by
               the
               
                 Out-cries
              
               and
               
                 clamours
              
               of
               our
               
                 Adversaries
                 ,
              
               that
               we
               are
               wholly
               
                 corrupt
              
               and
               
                 lost
                 ,
              
               and
               not
               to
               be
               
                 redeemed
              
               to
               any
               thing
               that
               's
               
                 good
              
               and
               
                 virtuous
                 ,
              
               but
               by
               extirpation
               &
               ruine
               .
               To
               the
               
                 malice
              
               of
               which
               
                 imputations
                 ,
              
               how
               
                 uncharitable
              
               soever
               ,
               I
               can
               observe
               no
               
                 return
              
               but
               
                 prayers
              
               and
               
                 silence
                 ,
              
               finding
               in
               the
               
                 general
                 ,
                 breasts
              
               neither
               conscious
               of
               the
               
                 crimes
              
               they
               are
               
                 accused
              
               of
               ,
               nor
               
                 revengeful
              
               ones
               towards
               the
               
                 persons
              
               of
               their
               
                 Accusers
                 ,
              
               but
               
                 cheerfully
              
               receiving
               their
               many
               
                 injuries
              
               (
               having
               for
               whole
               years
               together
               ,
               been
               publiquely
               
                 slandered
              
               to
               their
               
                 faces
              
               :
               )
               and
               
                 burying
              
               in
               silence
               those
               
                 dark
                 Arts
                 ,
              
               and
               strangely
               false
               
                 suggestions
              
               which
               have
               been
               used
               to
               
                 procure
              
               this
               
                 Visitation
                 ,
              
               commit
               themselves
               to
               the
               
                 protection
              
               of
               
                 providence
                 :
                 assured
              
               either
               by
               
                 clearing
              
               all
               
                 Accusations
                 ,
              
               or
               by
               a
               
                 Christian
              
               suffering
               of
               whatsoever
               shall
               be
               unjustly
               
                 inflicted
                 ,
              
               to
               
                 evidence
              
               to
               the
               
                 world
                 ,
              
               they
               are
               not
               those
               
                 monsters
              
               that
               their
               
                 Enemies
              
               Character
               would
               speak
               them
               :
               Nor
               yet
               
                 men
              
               altogether
               unworthy
               their
               
                 Education
                 ,
              
               or
               their
               
                 founders
                 munificence
                 .
              
               For
               my
               
                 particular
                 ,
              
               next
               to
               the
               testimony
               of
               
                 Conscience
                 ,
              
               Ambition
               cannot
               name
               unto
               me
               a
               higher
               note
               of
               
                 Innocence
                 ,
              
               then
               to
               be
               acknowledged
               as
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 ,
              
               
                 Your
                 
                   most
                   humble
                   Servant
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
      
       
       
         
           POST-SCRIPT
           .
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           AS
           I
           was
           Sealing
           ,
           there
           came
           to
           my
           hands
           ,
           the
           Answer
           of
           the
           Vniversity
           ,
           to
           the
           Visitors
           Summons
           ,
           which
           I
           here
           present
           to
           your
           view
           ;
           and
           doubt
           not
           but
           the
           Candour
           and
           Reason
           ,
           backt
           by
           the
           Authority
           of
           so
           great
           a
           Name
           ,
           will
           adde
           something
           of
           weight
           and
           moment
           to
           what
           hath
           been
           already
           said
           .
        
         
           
             To
             the
             Right
             VVorshipfull
             ,
             Sir
             
               Nathaniel
               Brent
               ,
            
             and
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             
               Commissioners
               ,
            
             sitting
             at
             
               Merton-Colledge
               .
            
          
           
             
               WHereas
            
             by
             severall
             
               Citations
               ,
            
             subscribed
             ,
             
               Guiliel
               .
               New-house
            
             Reg.
             Com.
             the
             
               Vice-chancellour
            
             and
             
               Proctors
            
             (
             being
             the
             
               Magistrates
            
             and
             publick
             
               Officers
            
             of
             this
             
               University
            
             )
             have
             been
             required
             respectively
             to
             appear
             before
             the
             said
             
             
               Commissioners
               ,
            
             sitting
             in
             
               Merton
               College
               .
            
             They
             having
             imparted
             the
             same
             to
             us
             ,
             the
             
               Delegates
            
             of
             the
             
               University
               ,
            
             upon
             due
             
               Consideration
            
             and
             deliberate
             
               Examination
            
             of
             the
             
               Premises
            
             ;
             We
             the
             said
             
               Delegates
               ,
            
             together
             with
             the
             
               Vice-chancellour
            
             and
             
               Proctors
               ,
            
             do
             in
             the
             
               name
            
             of
             the
             
               University
               ,
            
             with
             all
             
               humble
               Reverence
            
             to
             the
             two
             
               Honorable
               Houses
               of
               Parliament
            
             ;
             and
             all
             due
             
               respects
            
             to
             the
             
               Persons
               ,
            
             and
             
               places
            
             of
             those
             that
             are
             
               imployed
            
             by
             them
             ,
             
               Humbly
               Conceive
               ,
            
             we
             cannot
             acknowlege
             any
             
               Visitor
            
             but
             the
             
               King
               ,
            
             or
             such
             as
             are
             immediately
             sent
             by
             His
             Majesty
             ;
             it
             being
             one
             of
             His
             
               Majesties
            
             undoubted
             
               Rights
            
             (
             all
             which
             we
             are
             bound
             to
             defend
             ,
             as
             by
             many
             legall
             
               obligations
               ,
            
             so
             by
             our
             late
             
               Protestation
            
             )
             and
             one
             of
             the
             chiefe
             
               Privileges
            
             of
             the
             
               University
               ,
            
             (
             all
             which
             we
             are
             obliged
             by
             divers
             
               Statutes
               ,
            
             and
             
               Oathes
               ,
            
             to
             
               maintaine
            
             also
             )
             That
             His
             
               Majestie
               ,
            
             and
             without
             Him
             ,
             none
             other
             is
             to
             
               Visit
            
             this
             
               University
               .
            
             And
             therefore
             we
             cannot
             (
             as
             we
             conceive
             )
             without
             the
             manifest
             danger
             of
             incurring
             
               multiplyed
               Perjuries
               ,
            
             submit
             to
             this
             
               Visitation
               ,
            
             or
             acknowledge
             ,
             those
             now
             sent
             by
             the
             
               Honourable
               Houses
            
             of
             
               Parliament
            
             to
             Visit
             us
             ,
             to
             be
             our
             
               Visitors
               .
            
             And
             as
             we
             are
             perswaded
             ,
             That
             if
             the
             
               weighty
               Affaires
            
             of
             the
             
               Kingdome
               ,
            
             would
             have
             permitted
             the
             Two
             
               Honourable
               Houses
            
             to
             have
             taken
             this
             
               Obligation
            
             of
             ours
             into
             
               Consideration
               ,
            
             they
             would
             not
             have
             thought
             fit
             to
             reduce
             us
             to
             this
             
               extremity
               ,
            
             either
             of
             
               displeasing
            
             them
             ,
             or
             doing
             
               violence
            
             to
             our
             owne
             
               Consciences
            
             ;
             so
             we
             
               beleeve
               ,
            
             and
             
               hope
               ,
            
             that
             if
             it
             shall
             please
             those
             that
             are
             
               imployed
            
             by
             them
             ,
             
               candidly
            
             and
             
               charitably
            
             to
             
               represent
            
             to
             them
             ,
             this
             our
             
               Answer
               ,
            
             with
             the
             
               Reasons
            
             thereof
             ,
             (
             which
             we
             most
             earnestly
             desire
             them
             to
             doe
             )
             the
             
               Honourable
               
               Houses
            
             will
             be
             pleased
             to
             
               admit
            
             of
             this
             our
             
               Answer
               ,
            
             and
             suffer
             us
             in
             the
             meane
             while
             to
             enjoy
             what
             by
             the
             
               Law
            
             of
             the
             
               Land
            
             (
             which
             is
             the
             
               Birth-right
            
             of
             the
             
               Subject
            
             )
             as
             well
             as
             by
             the
             
               Privileges
            
             of
             the
             
               University
            
             is
             due
             unto
             us
             ;
             untill
             we
             shall
             be
             proved
             to
             have
             made
             a
             Legall
             
               forfeiture
            
             of
             it
             ,
             before
             such
             as
             are
             our
             
               proper
            
             and
             
               competent
            
             Judges
             :
             Before
             whom
             we
             shall
             be
             alwaies
             ready
             to
             
               appeare
               ,
            
             and
             to
             
               Answer
            
             whatsoever
             
               crimes
            
             or
             
               misdemeanours
            
             shall
             be
             laid
             to
             our
             
               charge
               .
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A41040e-100
           
             a)
             6
             Hen.
             7.
             fo.
             14.
             2
             Hen.
             5.
             
          
           
             b)
             Malmesbur
             .
             de
             Antiq.
             Glaston
             .
             Auth.
             Annal.
             de
             Monast.
             de
             Hide
             ,
             ●o
             :
             Rossus
             de
             Regibus
             .
             Literae
             Hen.
             4.
             ●d
             Papam
             Johannem
             :
             
               ex
               fund
               .
               Regis
               .
            
          
           
             *
             
               Martin
               .
            
             2.
             
          
           
             c)
             Instrum
             .
             Univer.
             Ox●n
             .
             ad
             Ric.
             ●cundum
             :
             
               Vestrae
               Fundationis
               &
               Patronatus
               .
            
             Hare
             memor
             .
             Univer.
             Oxon.
             ●ol
             .
             92.
             
             Vetus
             Epistolarum
             Lib.
             pag.
             51.
             
             &
             56.
             
             Ad
             Regem
             Hen.
             6.
             pag.
             90.
             
             &
             ●08
             .
             Antiqu.
             Oxon.
             Lib.
             2.
             
               à
            
             pag.
             182.
             ad
             pag.
             202.
             
          
           
             (d)
             Edvar
             .
             
               Potestatē
               r●●giam
               per
               no●
               &
               progenitores
               nostros
               i●
               concess●m
               .
            
             Hare
             ,
             memo●
             Univ.
             
             Oxo●●
             in
             Edvar
             .
             3.
             fo.
             65.
             
             The
             v●●olation
             of
             h●●
             Privileges
             ,
             i●
             particular
             that
             of
             not
             obeying
             his
             Citation
             ,
             is
             called
             ,
             
               Laesio
               Coronae
               ,
            
             &c.
             ex
             Ro●
             claus●de
             an.
             34.
             reg.
             Edv.
             ●
             .
             in
             dors
             .
             memb.
             27.
             
             Tur.
             Lond.
             Rot.
             patent
             .
             de
             an.
             3●
             parte
             2.
             memb.
             44.
             in
             dors
             .
             in
             Tur.
             
             Lond.
             Rot.
             patent
             .
             de
             an.
             18.
             parte
             2.
             memb●
             31.
             
             Tur.
             Lond.
             
          
           
             (e)
             
               Indult
               .
               Dom.
               Papae
               Bonif.
            
             8.
             
               confirm
               .
               privile●
               Regal
               .
               ipsamque
               Vniversitatē
               eximens
               ab
               omni
               Iurisd.
               Archiep.
               Episcop
               .
               &c.
               &
               à
               Vi●●●tatione
               :
            
             adding
             ,
             that
             they
             had
             had
             these
             privileges
             
               à
               tempore
               cujus
               contrarii
               mem●●riâ
               non
               existit
               :
            
             Hare
             ,
             
               li
               .
               de
               Priv.
               Vniv.
               
               Ox.
               Lib.
               Vet.
               Statut.
               Ox.
               p.
            
             95.
             
             
               Lib.
               Vet.
               Se●nior
               .
               procur
               .
               p.
            
             4.
             the
             same
             ratified
             and
             confirm'd
             by
             
               Sixtus
            
             4.
             
               Lib.
               Epist.
               Vniv.
               Ox●
            
             in
             
               Hen.
            
             3.
             
             Act
             of
             Parl.
             25
             
               H.
            
             8.
             
               c.
            
             21.
             
               fo.
            
             556.
             all
             power
             of
             Visitation
             is
             given
             onel●
             to
             such
             as
             shal
             have
             immediate
             authority
             by
             the
             Kings
             Commission
             under
             the
             Great
             Seale
             of
             England
             ,
             in
             places
             formerly
             exempted
             ,
             as
             Colleges
             ,
             &c.
             
             A●
             Letters
             Patents
             heretofore
             made
             by
             the
             Kings
             Progenitours
             ,
             in
             behalf
             of
             the
             Universities
             ,
             are
             confirmed
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             13.
             
               Elizab.
            
             And
             in
             19.
             
             
               El●●zab
               .
            
             part
             12.
             in
             
               dors
               .
               rot.
            
             the
             Privileges
             of
             the
             University
             are
             confirm'd
             in
             the
             v●●ry
             words
             of
             
               Bonif.
            
             8.
             acknowledged
             they
             had
             them
             by
             Prescription
             :
             the
             imm●●diate
             subjection
             of
             the
             University
             to
             the
             authority
             &
             jurisdiction
             of
             the
             Princ●
             and
             all
             their
             other
             exemptions
             ratified
             ;
             and
             these
             acknowleged
             to
             be
             swo●●
             to
             ,
             in
             the
             Oath
             taken
             by
             every
             Graduate
             ,
             
               ad
               observ.
               Statut.
               privil.
               .
               Co●●suet
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             (e)
             
               Indult
               .
               Dom.
               Papae
               Bonif.
            
             8.
             
               confirm
               .
               privile●
               Regal
               .
               ipsamque
               Vniversitatē
               eximens
               ab
               omni
               Iurisd.
               Archiep.
               Episcop
               .
               &c.
               &
               à
               Vi●●●tatione
               :
            
             adding
             ,
             that
             they
             had
             had
             these
             privileges
             
               à
               tempore
               cujus
               contrarii
               mem●●riâ
               non
               existit
               :
            
             Hare
             ,
             
               li
               .
               de
               Priv.
               Vniv.
               
               Ox.
               Lib.
               Vet.
               Statut.
               Ox.
               p.
            
             95.
             
             
               Lib.
               Vet.
               Se●nior
               .
               procur
               .
               p.
            
             4.
             the
             same
             ratified
             and
             confirm'd
             by
             
               Sixtus
            
             4.
             
               Lib.
               Epist.
               Vniv.
               Ox●
            
             in
             
               Hen.
            
             3.
             
             Act
             of
             Parl.
             25
             
               H.
            
             8.
             
               c.
            
             21.
             
               fo.
            
             556.
             all
             power
             of
             Visitation
             is
             given
             onel●
             to
             such
             as
             shal
             have
             immediate
             authority
             by
             the
             Kings
             Commission
             under
             the
             Great
             Seale
             of
             England
             ,
             in
             places
             formerly
             exempted
             ,
             as
             Colleges
             ,
             &c.
             
             A●
             Letters
             Patents
             heretofore
             made
             by
             the
             Kings
             Progenitours
             ,
             in
             behalf
             of
             the
             Universities
             ,
             are
             confirmed
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             13.
             
               Elizab.
            
             And
             in
             19.
             
             
               El●●zab
               .
            
             part
             12.
             in
             
               dors
               .
               rot.
            
             the
             Privileges
             of
             the
             University
             are
             confirm'd
             in
             the
             v●●ry
             words
             of
             
               Bonif.
            
             8.
             acknowledged
             they
             had
             them
             by
             Prescription
             :
             the
             imm●●diate
             subjection
             of
             the
             University
             to
             the
             authority
             &
             jurisdiction
             of
             the
             Princ●
             and
             all
             their
             other
             exemptions
             ratified
             ;
             and
             these
             acknowleged
             to
             be
             swo●●
             to
             ,
             in
             the
             Oath
             taken
             by
             every
             Graduate
             ,
             
               ad
               observ.
               Statut.
               privil.
               .
               Co●●suet
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             (e)
             
               Indult
               .
               Dom.
               Papae
               Bonif.
            
             8.
             
               confirm
               .
               privile●
               Regal
               .
               ipsamque
               Vniversitatē
               eximens
               ab
               omni
               Iurisd.
               Archiep.
               Episcop
               .
               &c.
               &
               à
               Vi●●●tatione
               :
            
             adding
             ,
             that
             they
             had
             had
             these
             privileges
             
               à
               tempore
               cujus
               contrarii
               mem●●riâ
               non
               existit
               :
            
             Hare
             ,
             
               li
               .
               de
               Priv.
               Vniv.
               
               Ox.
               Lib.
               Vet.
               Statut.
               Ox.
               p.
            
             95.
             
             
               Lib.
               Vet.
               Se●nior
               .
               procur
               .
               p.
            
             4.
             the
             same
             ratified
             and
             confirm'd
             by
             
               Sixtus
            
             4.
             
               Lib.
               Epist.
               Vniv.
               Ox●
            
             in
             
               Hen.
            
             3.
             
             Act
             of
             Parl.
             25
             
               H.
            
             8.
             
               c.
            
             21.
             
               fo.
            
             556.
             all
             power
             of
             Visitation
             is
             given
             onel●
             to
             such
             as
             shal
             have
             immediate
             authority
             by
             the
             Kings
             Commission
             under
             the
             Great
             Seale
             of
             England
             ,
             in
             places
             formerly
             exempted
             ,
             as
             Colleges
             ,
             &c.
             
             A●
             Letters
             Patents
             heretofore
             made
             by
             the
             Kings
             Progenitours
             ,
             in
             behalf
             of
             the
             Universities
             ,
             are
             confirmed
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             13.
             
               Elizab.
            
             And
             in
             19.
             
             
               El●●zab
               .
            
             part
             12.
             in
             
               dors
               .
               rot.
            
             the
             Privileges
             of
             the
             University
             are
             confirm'd
             in
             the
             v●●ry
             words
             of
             
               Bonif.
            
             8.
             acknowledged
             they
             had
             them
             by
             Prescription
             :
             the
             imm●●diate
             subjection
             of
             the
             University
             to
             the
             authority
             &
             jurisdiction
             of
             the
             Princ●
             and
             all
             their
             other
             exemptions
             ratified
             ;
             and
             these
             acknowleged
             to
             be
             swo●●
             to
             ,
             in
             the
             Oath
             taken
             by
             every
             Graduate
             ,
             
               ad
               observ.
               Statut.
               privil.
               .
               Co●●suet
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             (f)
             Foure
             Visitations
             since
             the
             Reformation
             ,
             all
             by
             the
             Kings
             Commission
             ,
             except
             in
             
               Q.
               Maries
            
             time
             ,
             when
             the
             Ecclesiasticall
             jurisdiction
             was
             again
             returned
             to
             the
             Pope
             ,
             then
             
               Cardinall
               Pool
            
             visited
             ,
             as
             
               Legatus
               à
               latere
               ,
            
             which
             is
             Equivalent
             .
             
               Citat
               .
               Cardin
               .
               Poli.
               ad
               Vnivers.
            
          
           
             (g)
             At
             the
             beginning
             of
             this
             Parl.
             the
             University
             Writings
             were
             required
             ,
             and
             ever
             since
             are
             detained
             .
          
           
             (h)
             
               Alured●imself
            
             visits
             
               ●n
               .
            
             886.
             
             
               Ex
               Asser.
               Me●eu
               .
               Epis.
               Reg.
               Alured
               .
               Scrib
               .
               Ex
               edit.
               Cambd.
               Edvar
               .
            
             3.
             
             &
             
               Rich.
            
             2.
             themselves
             decided
             controversies
             ,
             that
             a●ose
             in
             the
             University
             .
             The
             late
             Visitations
             performed
             by
             Commissioners
             ,
             the
             ●hief
             Nobility
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             :
             and
             His
             Majesty
             that
             now
             is
             ,
             visited
             Christ-Church
             personally
             with
             8.
             
             Lords
             of
             the
             Counsell
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Iur.
               in
               admis
               .
               ad
               gradus
               .
            
          
           
             
               Protest
               .
               M●
            
             5.
             1641.