century, described by Skelton, 439; in Italy, by Petrarch, ib. n. 2 Thierry, William of, his alarm at the progress of enquiry, 58
Thixtill, John, fell. of Pembroke, one of Bilney's converts, 564 Thorpe, sir Robert de, master of Pembroke, commences the divinity schools at Cambridge, 300; execu- tors of, complete the erection of the divinity schools, ib. Tiedemann, theory of, that the medi-
æval knowledge of Aristotle was derived from Arabic translations, 93 Tomlyn, Wm., his reckless manage-
ment of the hospital of St. John the Evangelist, 424
Tonnys, John, prior of the Augusti-
nians at Cambridge, 565; aspires to learn Greek, ib.
Topica of Aristotle, never quoted prior to 12th century, 29 Toulouse, civil law taught at, before foundation of university, 38, n. 1; university of, formed on the model of Bologna, 74; founded in the thirteenth century, 80 Tournaments, celebration of, in the neighbourhood of Cambridge, 138 Translating, Agricola's maxims on,
Trapezuntius, Georgius, his career as a scholar, 429; his logic intro- duced by authority at Cambridge, ib.; a prescribed text-book at the university, 630
Trinity College, Oxford, originally Durham College, 203
Trinity, gild of the Holy, at Cam- bridge, 248
Trinity Hall, foundation of, 242; designed exclusively for canonists and civilians, ib.; formerly a hostel belonging to the monks of Ely, ib. n. 1; conditions imposed at, with respect to elections of a master and fellows, 243; library given to, by the founder, ib.; certain sta- tutes of, substituted for those of Gonville Hall, 246; its early sta- tutes an echo of the traditions of Avignon, 255; Bilney's converts at, 562
Trivium of the Roman schools, 24 'Trojans,' the opponents of Greek at
Oxford self-named, 524 Tübingen, university of, compromise between the nominalists and real- ists at, 417
Tunstal, Cuthbert, patronises Eras-
mus's Nov. Inst., 512; academic career of, 591; character of, 592; temporising policy of, ib.; his writ- ings, ib.; his Arithmetic, ib.; his interview with Tyndale, 593; de- scription of, by Tyndale, 594; preaches at the burning of Tyn- dale's New Testament, 600; dis- posal of the Linacre endowments by, 603, n. 2
Twyne, Brian, disingenuous argu- ment of, against the antiquity of the university, 145, n. 1; his sug- gestion that the 'Trojans' at Ox- ford were Cambridge men, 539 Tyndale, Wm., his observation on Erasmus, 488, n. 3; his New Tes- tament a carrying out of an idea sanctioned by Erasmus, 587; why the work was denounced by the moderate party, 588; probably did not go to Cambridge until after Erasmus had left, 589; probably a pupil of Croke, ib.; his reminis cences of Oxford, 590; his life in Gloucestershire, 591; his inter- view with Tunstal, 593; his ser- vices compared with those of Tun- stal, 595; his career on leaving England, ib.; his attainments as a scholar, 596; his scholarship vin- dicated, 597; followed Luther's teaching, 598; demand for his New Testament in England, 599; character of the work, 600; burn- ing of the same at Paul's Cross, ib.
Ultramontani, foreigners so named in the university of Bologna, 73 Ultramontanists, English, at the council of Basel, 281; their influ- ence paramount at Cambridge in the 15th century, 287 'Undergraduate,' the term inapplica- ble to students during the greater part of the Middle Ages, 352 Unity of the intellect, theory of the, 117
Universals, controversy respecting,
prevalent in the schools, 56; every science, as such, can deal only with, 190 Universitas, real significance of the term, 71; its first application to Paris, ib.; the term employed in various senses, ib.; Universitas vestra, singular meaning of the expression, 72, n. 1
University education, conflicting opinions as to the value in which it was held in the Middle Ages, 345 University Hall, Clare Hall originally so called, 250, n. 1; 251 University library, foundation of the, 323; benefactors to, ib.; two early catalogues of, ib.; first library building, ib.
University library, Oxford, when com- menced, 203, n. 2; original statute respecting its management, ib. University press, the, 625; its inac- tivity in the sixteenth century, 626
Urban 11, his object in authorising the Crusades, 88
Urban Iv, pope, orders the Francis-
cans to quit Bury, 150
Urban v, use of benches and seats at lectures forbidden by, 131, n. 1
Vacarins, lectures at Oxford on the civil law by, 38 and n. 2
Valence, Peter de, writes a denuncia- tion over Leo's proclamation of indulgences affixed to the gate of the common schools, 557; is ex- communicated by Fisher, ib.; story respecting, ib.
Valerius Maximus, the classical lec-
turer at C. C. C., Oxford, ordered by bp. Fox to lecture on, 521, n. 2 Valla, Laurentius, his contests with the civilians of Pavia, 418; his controversy with an eminent jurist, 419; the classical lecturer at C. C. C., Oxford, ordered by bp. Fox to lecture on the Elegantic of, 521, n. 2
Vaughan, Dr. Robt., doubtful charac- ter of his assumptions with respect to Wyclif, 269
Venetus, John, preaches against La- timer at St. Mary's, 611 Vercelli, university of, founded in the 13th century, 80
Verses, memorial, on the trivium and quadrivium, first found in Dor- bellus, 566, n. 3 Vicenza, university of, its founda- tion the result of a migration from Bologna, 80
Victorinus, his translation of the Isagoge of Porphyry used by Ger- bert at Rheims, 44; passage in translation of Porphyry by, 51; quotation from same translation, 52
Vienna, university of, formed on the model of Paris, 74; division into 'nations' at, 79, n. 2; statute of, quoted, ib.; the eldest daugh- ter of Paris,' 215; mathematical studies required for degree of mas- ter of arts at, in 14th century, 351 Virgil, lectures on, by Gerbert at
Rheims, 44; three copies of, in li- brary of Christchurch, Canterbury, 104
Vischer, Dr., his observations on the
progress of nominalism in the Middle Ages, 196, n. 2
Vitelli, Cornelius, teaches Greek at Oxford, 478
Vitrarius, friend of Erasmus, pre- ferred Origen to any other father, 483 Vives, Frobenius declines to publish the works of, in consequence of absorbing attention commanded by the Lutheran controversy, 385 Vulgate, the Latin, errors in, pointed out by Roger Bacon, 158; dis- carded by Erasmus in his Nov. Test., 523
Wainfleet, Wm., provost of Eton, probably prepared the second sta- tutes of King's College, 307, n. 1 Waltham, earl Harold's foundation at, 162 Warham, archbp., presented Erasmus to the rectory of Aldington, 504; munificence of, to Erasmus, 518 Warton, his explanation of the de- cline of the monasteries as centres of education, 207
Watson, John, fell. of Peterhouse, master of Christ's, a friend of
Erasmus at Cambridge, 499; letter from, to Erasmus, ib.; one of Barnes' opponents, 577 Wendover, Roger of, testimony of, to the successful preaching of the Franciscans, 91 and n. 1 Wessel, John, rebels against the au- thority of Aquinas, 409 West, Nicholas, fell, of King's, bp. of Ely, remodels the statutes of Jesus College, 321 and n. 5; does so in professed conformity to the de- sign of Alcock, 322 and n. 1; though an eminent canonist forbids the study of the canon law at Jesus College, 322; ostentatious charac- ter of, 583; attends Latimer's ser- mon before the university, ib.; asks him to preach against Luther, ib.; inhibits him from preaching,
Westcott, canon, his estimate of Tyn-
dale's New Testament quoted, 597 Westminster Abbey, estates of the
lady Margaret professorship en- trusted to the authorities of, 436 Whately, archbp., his recognition of the need of a History of Logic, 174
Whewell, Dr., his observation on Roger Bacon combated by later writers, 170, n. 1
White canons, the, their house op- posite to Peterhouse, 139 White Horse Inn, the, 572; site of,
ib. n. 1; known as Germany,' 573 Whitford, Rich., fell. of Queens' Col- lege, leave of absence granted to, 372, n. 2 Wilkinson, Tho., retires from the presidency of Queens' College to make way for Fisher, 446 Williams, George, Mr., his opinion
with respect to statutes of King's College quoted, 306, n. 2; 307, n. 1 Wingfield, sir Rich., appointed high
steward in 1524, 584, n. 3; his reasons for desiring the office, ib. Wittenberg, arguments used at, against the study of Greek, 538,
n. 1 Wolsey, cardinal, the reputed author
of the spoliation of St. John's Col- lege,468; sympathies of, mainly with Oxford, 469; an imitator of bp. Fox in his innovations at Oxford, 521; founds a chair of Greek at Oxford, 526; is solicited to accept the office of chancellor and declines, ib. ; his name appears in the list of
benefactors of St. John's College, ib. n. 5; his visit to Cambridge, 542; his character contrasted with that of Fisher, 544; his relations to Cambridge, 545; virtues ascribed to, in Bullock's oration, 546; his victims at the universities, 548; is constituted sole reviser of the statutes of the university of Oxford, 549; is invested with similar powers at Cambridge, ib.; obtains the king's licence to endow Cardinal College, 551; invites scholars from Cambridge to the new foundation, 552; his scholastic learning, ib.; pleads that he is not authorised to burn Luther's early treatises, 570; orders active search to be made for Luther's works, 571; declines to appoint a commission to en- quire into the doings of the Cam- bridge Reformers, 575; is attacked by Barnes, 576; summons Barnes to London,578; authorises Latimer to preach in defiance of the bp. of Ely, 584
Wood, Anthony, respecting the loss of the most ancient charters of Oxford, 81, n. 1; on the inter- course between Paris and Oxford, 134; censured by Mr Anstey, 160, n. 1; his explanation of the decline of the ardour of the universities in the 14th century, 208; his ob- servation that nearly all the bishops came from Oxford, 425; his retort on Croke's assertion that Oxford was colonia a Cantabrigia deducta, 539
Woodlark, Robt., founder of St. Ca-
therine's Hall, 317; provost of King's College, ib.; his ability as an administrator, 318; forbids the study of the canon and civil law at St. Catherine's, ib.; no books on these subjects in the library he gave to the society, ib. n. 2 Woodville, Eliz. (queen of Edw. rv), gives the statutes of Queens' Col- lege, 316
Worcester, earl of, a disciple of Gua- rino at Ferrara, 396
Wyclif, John, De Dominio Divino of, opposed to papal claims founded on the canon law, 36; how far a follower of Occam, 261; his rela- tions to the Mendicants, ib.; his efforts on behalf of the secular clergy at Oxford, 264; leaves Ox- ford, 265; his return, ib.; his
character, 267; period at which he assumed that of a reformer, ib. n. 1; (?) the original of Chau- cer's Parish Priest, ib. n. 2; not originally hostile to the Mendi- cants, 268; vehemence of his at- tack upon them, 270; his doctrines opposed to the civil and canon law, 272; his works prohibited, ib. Wykeham, Wm. of, motives that led
him to found New College, 302; in- fluence of his example, 363
Year, the, 1349, 241; 1516, prospects of reform in, 558 York, school of, in the eighth cen- tury, 9
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