[Sidenote: * He founded also a good part of Eaton college,
and a frée schole at Wainflet where he was borne.]
_Yeares._ _Colleges._ _Founders._
1539 | 1 Christes church. } {King Henrie 8.
1459 | 2 Magdalen college. } {William Wainflet[*] first
| } {fellow of Merton college,
| } {then scholer at Winchester,
| } {and afterward bishop there.
1375 | 3 New college. } {William Wickham bishop
| } {of Winchester.
1276 | 4 Merton college. } {Walter Merton bishop of
| } {Rochester.
1437 | 5 All soules college. } {Henrie Chicheleie
| } {archbishop of Canturburie.
1516 | 6 Corpus Christi college. } {Richard Fox bishop of
| } {Winchester.
1430 | 7 Lincolne college. } {Richard Fleming bishop
| } {of Lincolne.
1323 | 8 Auriell college. } by {Adam Browne almoner to
| } {Edward 2.
1340 | 9 The queenes college. } {R. Eglesfeld chapleine
| } {to Philip queene of
| } {England, wife to Edward 3.
1263 | 10 Balioll college. } {Iohn Balioll king of
| } {Scotland.
1557 | 11 S. Iohns. } {Sir Thomas White knight.
1556 | 12 Trinitie college. } {Sir Thomas Pope knight.
1316 | 13 Excester college. } {Walter Stapleton bishop
| } {of Excester.
1513 | 14 Brasen nose. } {William Smith bishop of
| } {Lincolne.
873 | 15 Vniuersitie college. } {William archdeacon of
| } {Duresme.
| 16 Glocester college. } {Iohn Gifford who made it a
| } {cell for thirteene moonks.
| 17 S. Marie college. } {
| 18 Iesus college now } {Hugh ap Rice doctor of the
| in hand. } {ciuill law.
There are also in Oxford certeine hostels or hals, which may rightwell
be called by the names of colleges, if it were not that there is more
libertie in them, than is to be séen in the other. In mine opinion the
liuers in these are verie like to those that are of Ins in the
chancerie, their names also are these so farre as I now remember.
Brodegates.
Hart hall.
Magdalen hall.
Alburne hall.
Postminster hall.
S. Marie hall.
White hall.
New In.
Edmond hall.
The students also that remaine in them, are called hostelers or
halliers. Hereof it came of late to passe, that the right reuerend
father in God Thomas late archbishop of Canturburie being brought vp
in such an house at Cambridge, was of the ignorant sort of Londoners
called an hosteler, supposing that he had serued with some inholder in
the stable, and therfore in despite diuerse hanged vp bottles of haie
at his gate, when he began to preach the gospell, whereas in déed he
was a gentleman borne of an ancient house & in the end a faithfull
witnesse of Iesus Christ, in whose quarrell he refused not to shed his
bloud and yéeld vp his life vnto the furie of his aduersaries.
Besides these there is mention and record of diuerse other hals or
hostels, that haue béene there in times past, as Beefe hall, Mutton
hall, &c: whose ruines yet appéere: so that if antiquitie be to be
iudged by the shew of ancient buildings, which is verie plentifull in
Oxford to be séene, it should be an easie matter to conclude that
Oxford is the elder vniuersitie. Therin are also manie dwelling houses
[Sidenote: Erection of colleges in Oxford the overthrow of hals.]
of stone yet standing, that haue béene hals for students of verie
antike workemanship, beside the old wals of sundrie other, whose plots
haue béene conuerted into gardens, since colleges were erected.
_In London also the houses of students at the Common law are these_.
Sergeants In.
Graies In.
The Temple.
Lincolnes In.
Dauids In.
Staple In.
Furniuals In.
Cliffords In.
Clements In.
Lions In.
Barnards In.
New In.
And thus much in generall of our noble vniuersities, whose lands some
gréedie gripers doo gape wide for, and of late haue (as I heare)
propounded sundrie reasons, whereby they supposed to haue preuailed in
their purposes. But who are those that haue attempted this sute, other
than such as either hate learning, pietie, and wisedome; or else haue
spent all their owne, and know not otherwise than by incroching vpon
other men how to mainteine themselues? When such a motion was made by
some vnto king Henrie the eight, he could answer them in this maner;
Ah sirha, I perceiue the abbeie lands haue fleshed you and set your
téeth on edge, to aske also those colleges. And whereas we had a
regard onelie to pull downe sinne by defacing the monasteries, you
haue a desire also to ouerthrow all goodnesse by subuersion of
colleges. I tell you sirs that I iudge no land in England better
bestowed than that which is giuen to our vniuersities, for by their
maintenance our realme shall be well gouerned when we be dead and
rotten. As you loue your welfares therfore, follow no more this veine,
but content your selues with that you haue alreadie, or else seeke
[Sidenote: Now abbeies be gone, our dingthrifts prie
after church and college possessions.]
honest meanes whereby to increase your liuelods, for I loue not
learning so ill, that I will impaire the reuenues of anie one house by
a pennie, whereby it may be vpholden. In king Edwards daies likewise
the same was once againe attempted [as I haue heard] but in vaine, for
saith the duke of Summerset among other spéeches tending to that end,
who also made answer therevnto in the kings presence by his
assignation; If lerning decaie, which of wild men maketh ciuill, of
blockish and rash persons wise and godlie counsellors, of obstinat
rebels obedient subiects, and of euill men good and godlie christians;
what shall we looke for else but barbarisme and tumult? For when the
lands of colleges be gone, it shall be hard to saie, whose staffe
shall stand next the doore, for then I doubt not but the state of
bishops, rich farmers, merchants, and the nobilitie shall be assailed,
by such as liue to spend all, and thinke that what so euer another man
hath is more meet for them, and to be at their commandement, than for
the proper owner that hath sweat and laboured for it. In quéene Maries
daies the weather was too warme for anie such course to be taken in
hand, but in the time of our gratious quéene Elizabeth, I heare that
it was after a sort in talke the third time, but without successe as
mooued also out of season, and so I hope it shall continue for euer.
For what comfort should it be for anie good man to sée his countrie
brought into the estate of the old Gothes & Vandals, who made lawes
against learning, and would not suffer anie skilfull man to come into
their councell house, by meanes whereof those people became sauage,
tyrants, and mercilesse helhounds, till they restored learning againe,
and thereby fell to ciuilitie.