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

Date:
1885
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    preteriens ipsam promotricem1 suam pro viribus subvertere sit conatus inducens immo seducens scolares quamplures ut ab ipsa divertentes adirent Stanfordiam ubi studium adulterinum erigi procuravit, et ut ibidem stabiliretur ad ipsius Universitatis exeodium3 instanter preceteris et pertinaciter laboravit et quamdiu potuit actualiter ibi legit reatum perjurii dampnabiliter incurrendo. Ac jam ut dicitur in Universitate vestra predicta incipere cupiat in decretis super hiis vestram prudenciam premunimus attente rogantes quatinus inter cetera ponderato, quod dictum studium Staunfordie si durasset, Universitatis utriusque detraxisset commodis et honori prefatum W tanquam perjurium notorium cui patere non debent janue dignitatum inter vos ad honoris fastidium vel statum magistrorum nullatenus admittatis, nam in vestri verecundiam redundaret ut de periculis inventibus taceamus si talis seminator discordie contra provectricem suam precipuam insensum reprobum3 totus datus inter vos culmen assenderet tanti status. THE UNIVERSITY v. CARDINAL GAILARD DE MOTA (1325-1345). In 1312-13 Gailard de Mota, Cardinal-deacon of S. Lucia in Cilice was appointed by papal provision Archdeacon of Oxford. He never resided in England, and consequently never performed in person any of the duties of his arch- deaconry. He leased the office to certain ‘ procurators,’ who, viewing the whole arrangement as a purely commercial pro- ceeding, exerted themselves to make their bargain as profitable as possible. Hence they endeavoured to extend the area over which they could exercise the archidiaconal authority. In doing so they came into collision with the University of Oxford, which claimed a privileged position. The dispute began in 13254, and continued until 1345— twenty years. The ‘ procurators ’ appealed to the Arch- deacon, who promptly commenced proceedings against the University in the Papal Curia ; the University appealed to the 1 pmo^i'coez in MS. a excidium (?). 5 reziliu in MS. * Wood, Annals, Book i. p. 407.