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strictly impartial; a matter of some difficulty where the motives and the actions of the characters under consideration eften excite very different sentiments. I would fain hope, on the other hand, that I have done something towards bringing out more clearly the real character of Whitgift and the services which he unquestionably rendered to the university. The slur cast upon his memory by one of the most distinguished ornaments of that society which he ruled so aby, must always be a matter of regret to those who have at heart the cause of historic truth.

The difficulty in dealing with my whole subject has cerly not diminished as the materials have multiplied. It Las been truly observed by a very careful investigator of rsity history, that an adequate treatment of the subjest postulates not merely due attention to the organisation and the cole, the general discipline and the privileges, of an amic corporation, but also frequent reference to contrary events and to the influences, whether favorable restrictive, resulting from the policy of the civil and

astical powers; while the developement of the intela and scientific life of the whole university and the pding achievements of its most conspicuous memare obviously of primary importance. If I admit that has been my endeavour to realise, in some degree, the Leal indicated by professor Aschbach, it will be con

that the labour involved has been considerably beyond sa mere registration of facts; in no respect, perhaps,

En alle Beziehungen erschöpfende Universitäts-Geschichte welche gartigen Anforderungen an eine wissenschaftliche Darstellung entsprechen soll, darf das auf die Organisation, die Statuten, die

Einrichtungen und Privilegien Bezügliche nicht übergehen; sie east mich de ausseren Ereignisse der Zeit und die fördernden oder Verhaltnisse zur Landesregierung und zur Kirche nicht unbe

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m; sie muss aber vor allen Dingen die Entwicklung des wissen. en Lebens in seinen manchfachen Richtungen verfolgen, und Argosse der vorzuglichsten Leistungen der namhaftesten Universitäts

erin ergehender Weise darlegen.' Gesch. d. Wiener Universitat 2 Jahrhunderte ihres Bestehens. Vor Joseph Aschbach. Introd.

have I been more conscious of the difficulties of my task than when endeavouring to discriminate (as I have continually been under the necessity of doing) between the incidents and features in college history which properly belong to such a treatment of the subject, and those which must be considered as appertaining rather to the special history of each separate foundation.

For the encouragement and practical aid which I have received in every quarter, I here take the opportunity of expressing my sincere thanks. To the Masters of Magdalene, Trinity, Emmanuel, and Sidney Colleges, my acknowledgements are especially due for access to documents, and for advice and corrections in my accounts of those several foundations. To the Rev. John E. B. Mayor, M.A., professor of Latin and senior fellow of St John's College,-to J. E. Sandys, esquire, M.A., fellow and tutor of St John's College and public orator to the university,-and to the Rev. Christopher Wordsworth, M.A., formerly fellow of Peterhouse, I am, as in connexion with my former volume, under no small measure of obligation for continuous help in the revision of my proof-sheets and other valuable assistance. To no one, however, is my indebtedness in this respect greater than to the late E. R. Horton, esquire, M. A., fellow of Peterhouse and vicemaster of University College School, London, who, until within a few weeks of his lamented death, aided me with a careful and suggestive criticism which I shall always gratefully remember. To the Rev. H. R. Luard, D.D., senior fellow of Trinity College and registrar of the university, I am indebted for access to the original documents in the registry; to Henry Bradshaw, esquire, M.A., senior fellow of King's College and university librarian, for information relating to the history of the Library and other matters of literary interest; to J. Willis Clark, esquire, M.A., auditor and late fellow of Trinity College, for the loan of transcripts of the original statutes of the college and other help; to W. Aldis Wright, esquire, M.A., fellow of Trinity College, for information and valuable guidance on points connected with the history of

the college; to the Rev. Robert Sinker, B.D., librarian of Trinity College, for like assistance and for access to the brary of the foundation. I have also to thank E. J. L. Sot, esquire, of the manuscript department of the British Maxam, for the loan of his transcript of Gabriel Harvey's Site Book, prior to its publication by the Camden Society; and Robert Bowes, esquire, of the firm of Macmillan and Ewes, for the loan of his copy of Cooper's Additions and Le tions to the Annals (a volume now of great rarity), and also for permission to consult the manuscript of his paper rol before the Cambridge Antiquarian Society on

printers to the university. To the trustees of the W Library, Grafton Street, London, my thanks are ef frequent access to the library, a collection of special vase for students of our seventeenth century history.

Fe information and assistance on various points, I would mature to express my obligations to 11. Maxwell Lyte, esre, M.A., of Christchurch, Oxford; to T. W. Jackson, ere, M.A., tutor and dean of Worcester College, Oxford;

the Rev. J. W. Hicks, M.A., fellow and librarian of Sidney C"; to the Rev. W. A. Cox, M.A., fellow and junior

, to W. F. Smith, esquire, M.A., fellow and lecturer, and P. F. Scott, esquire, M.A., fellow and bursar,-of St John's C

Lastly my acknowledgements are due to the Syndics of the University Press, during the last seven years, for the tance rendered me in the production of this volume and their kind consideration of the delay which has attended pllication.

Er Jean's COLLEGE,

Sept. 1884.

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