Henr. dominus de Hunsdon, etc. Rogerus North, miles, dominus North. SUBJECTS OF DISPUTATIONS. [From MS. Lansd. no. 84, art. 101.] Quæstiones selecta, at a comencement in the Universitye. 1597. Quæstiones juris civilis. 1. POTESTAS gladii est penes solum principem: contra communem doctorum sententiam. 2. Civitas quæ se protectioni alicujus submiserat, ei subdita non est. 3. Factum principis præstare tenetur respublica. 4. Alienigenæ apud nos commorantes legibus et statutis Angliæ obligantur. 5. Ubi princeps est ibi patria est. 6. Statutum generale licet contrarium statuto priori speciali non detrahit. 7a. Beneficia principis latissimam interpretationem habere debent. 8. Judex pœnam quam irrogavit remittere non potest. Quæstiones theologica. 1. Politica Mosis non sunt Christianis rebuspublicis obtrudenda. 2. Unio personalis non tollit carnis Christi circumscriptionem. Quæstiones philosophicæ. 1. Omnis mutatio reip. est perniciosa. 2. Mediocritas est tutissima ratio conservandi respub. 3. Metus magnatum est causa seditionis. 4. Magistratus iisdem semper sunt committendi. 5. Æqualitas in repub. est periculosa. 1. Animus est numerus vel figura. 2. Natura non admittit infinitum. 3. Sensus non falluntur. 4. Cerebrum est principium sentiendi. 5. Anima sequitur temperaturam corporis. NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND PREACHERS. [From MS. Lansd. no. 84, art. 100.] Studentes within the colledges in Cambridge Preachers almoost all unprovided for Besides manie which be readie to be employed. Of these ther be, 1950 657 122 Poore studentes which be verie godlie and painfull, and for lacke of exhibicion shall be forced to forsake there studyes 269 Maie yt please yow to consider of there releife, and to give intelligence of your liberalitie herin to Mr. deane of Powles, by whome, with the assistance of sume others, it shalbe well bestowed. 1597. DISPUTE WITH THE TOWN. THE HEADS TO LORD BURGHLEY. [From MS. Lansd. no. 86, art. 33.] To the right honorable the lord Burghley, lord high treasurer of England and most lovinge chauncellour of th'university of Cambridge. Most honorable our singuler good lord: we humbly crave pardon if we still repaire to your honour as our only refuge in cases of extremitie. The reprochfull speaches of the mayor and townsmen of Cambridge against all our cheife officers, not sparinge your selfe, their enlarginge of prisoners committed by us, and other audacious injuries offered, we made knowne to your lordship heretofore undre our hands, attendinge and humbly prayenge that you wilbe pleased to call them before you to admonish and censure them as these actions have deserved; and the rather bycause we finde that our enduringe thereof doth encourage them to crosse our whole government here at home, and to attempte our unjust disturbaunce abroade; ffor so it is (our very good lord) that, upon the unjust and importunate complayntes intimated by the mayour and some other townsmen (by us punished here for mysdemeanours), they have procured writtes out of the kinges bench to call us to aunswere matters there, and for want of appearaunce in that courte, where, neyther in reguard of our oath to our charter, nor duety to yow our most honorable chauncellour we may aunswere, but under protestation: our vice-chauncellour, your deputie, hath bene fined by the lord cheife justice, and is still urged there to pleade the charters of this Universitie, to our infinite expenses and trouble, whereas the wordes of our charter (as we take it) doe utterly free us from those courtes; neyther are we to aunswere our proceedinges before any judge or justice but your selfe, our chauncellour (excepte for maheme and ffellonie); which graunt sith it is made to the chauncellour, masters, and schollers, and so a matter that greatly importeth your lordships prerogative here, the maine quiett of schollers, and the substaunce of all our jurisdiction, for the maintayninge whereof both your honour and we are locally sworne, we are againe most humble suitors for your honourable advise and assistaunce in this behalfe, wherin the vice-chauncellour and other his assistantes are ready to attend your honourable pleasure. And so, with our daylie prayers to God for your longe life and most happy dayes, we take our leave. At Cambridge, this March, 1597. Your honours most bounden allwayes, JOHN JEGON, vice-can. JO. DUPORT. of THO. BYNG. THOMAS LEGGE. THOMAS PRESTON. THOMAS NEVILE. SIMON ROBSON. JAMES MOUNtagu. DISPUTE WITH LORD NORTH. [From MS. Lansd. no. 87, art. 17.] A briefe of sundry particuler pointes conteyned in a complainte preferred against the University of Cambridge by the right honorable the lord Northe, and by them denied as followeth : 1. FYRSTE, wee denie that the companie so assembled, as is alledged in a report latelie delivered unto your most honorable lordshipes of the manner of ouer proceedinge in that accion wherewithall wee are chardged, can be justlie called by the name of a ryot, an outrageous riot, or a monstrous riot. 2. Wee deny also that his lordship beinge come to thend of the lane leadinge from St. Johns Colledge, there stepped forthe there anie scholers with weapons before there were clubbs called for to aid the proctour, and that at the same instant there came oute of anie shopp in that streete any scholers at all with like weapons, exceptinge oute of Charltons house, as is alledged in the said report above mencioned. 3. We denie that anie came unto his lordship, to his horses hedd, that badd his honour stand, or that anie there cryed to have his lordship strycken. 4. Wee deny that anie scholer came thither with a weapon (exceptinge the weapon held for Gifford) before the lord Northes servantes and followers had drawne there weapons for the rescouinge of Parishe. 5. Wee deny that anie weapons were forcibly held againste his lordship, thereby to staye him. 6. Wee deny that the proctours deputy came unto his lordship, offeringe by any manner of violence to stopp his lordship, or otherwise then by peticion to desire his honour for the redelivery of Parishe, whome his lordships servantes had rescoued from the vice-chauncellours offycer. |