Collectanea. First series / edited by C.R.L. Fletcher.

Date:
1885
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Credit: Collectanea. First series / edited by C.R.L. Fletcher. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    been written during his first tenure of the Chancellorship, i.e. probably in the summer of 1337 k It has already been stated that William De Barneby’s name headed the list of incorrigible offenders which William Trussel drew up and sent to the King in the end of July, 1335. We learn from this letter that he was ‘ incentor precipuus periculosi dissidii pridem in Universitate suscitati.’ The statement that by reading at Stamford he had incurred the guilt of perjury may be an indirect allusion to the statute, just passed by the University, which required inceptors in any faculty to swear not to read lectures at Stamford; although W. de Barneby could hardly have taken that oath. The letter is an interesting exposition of the sort of feeling evoked by the schism in the minds of loyal Oxford men; and the politic appeal to the community of interest which existed between the two Universities in relation to outside academic efforts marks the statesmanship of Robert de Stratford. R. de Stratford to Cambridge Uxiversity. Royal MS. 12. D. xi. fol. 13. B. M. e. April—May, 1337. Universitati Cantebr’. per Robertum de Stretford ne ibidem inciperet W. de Barneby. William de Barneby has been a notorious rebel. It is said that he is going to apply for inception from you : consult the dignity and interest of your University by having nothing to do with him. \ iris venerabilibus et discretis, domino Cancellario ac Magistrorum Universitatis Cantebr’ Cetui venerande, R[obertus] de S[tretford], Archidiaconus Cantuar’ ac Anglie et Universitatis Oxon’ Cancellarius promptum complacendi desiderium cum salute circumspectionis vestre maturitas et quam de vobis supponimus affectionis sinceritas ordinata firmam vobis fiduciam repromittunt quod gratam vicissitudem que inter Universitates predictas hactenus laudabiliter viguit, et quam nostris cupimus temporibus adaugeri, debite recensentes non preveniens honoribus quos perjuros et in subvercione ipsius Universitatis noveritis nequiter conspirantes. Cum igitur Magister W. de B. incentorem precipuus2 periculosi dissidii pridem in Universitate predicta suscitati, licet per ipsam Universitatem ad magistrates honorem provectus, alitus, et promotus extitisset gratitudinis tamen delictum ingrate 1 De Stratford was consecrated Nov. 30th. Reg. Sac. Ann-, p. r. J pcipuu ? in MS. 1 54