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wolde not suffer the name of Satanas in the Masbook, butt strake itt owte and putt God in the place of itt, and so made abrenuncio Deo et omnibus operibus ejus.'

Here is miche provision for all things toward war, as harnes, and wepins of all sorts; in Mare Britannicum solvere. Octavo Junii tres Legati ab Imperatore: whether to go non man can tell, nor they wolde shew any man. But conjecture is, that on went to Englond, a nother to Irelond, and the thirde to Denmarcke.

Two Marchaunts browght hyther off lat a follishe booke agaynst the Pope and war taken therewith, and there goodds all confiskyd, and theyr bodyes in dawnger off burning, if we had not made for them great frinds and intreatance. This fare yow well from Valladolid 3 Julij.

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LETTER CXI.

Richard Layton to Lord Cromwell, from himself and his associates, upon his Visitation of the University of Oxford. A. D. 1535.

[MS. COTTON. FAUSTINA. C. VII. fol. 205. Orig.]

PLEASIT your Goodnes to be advertisyde that in Magdalen Colege we fownde stablisshede one Lecture of Divinitie, two of Philosophie one morale another naturale, and one of Laten tonge, well kept and diligently frequentede. To these we have adjonede a Lecture in the Greke; that is, the Grammer in Greke perpetually to be rede there, and all the yewthe thereunto to have confluence for ther principull. In New Colege we have stablisshede two Lecturrs publique, one of Greke an other in Laten, and have made therfore for evermore an honeste salarie and stipende. In All Sowllen Colege we have in lyke maner stablesshede two Lectures, one of Greke an other in Laten, with a goode stipende and salarie therunto assignide for ever. In Corpus Christi Colege we fownde two Lecturrs stablesshede by the founder, one in Greke another in Latten, publique for all men thereunto to have concourse. We have further stablessede a Lecture in Laten tonge, publique, in Marten Colege; and an

other in Qwenes Colege; and have assignede and made a sufficient stipende for either of thes for evermore. Bicawse we fownde all other the Colegeis not able in londs and revenewis to have within them lecturs publique, as the other afore rehersed hathe, we have injonede the saide poire Colegeis that they, and evere of them, shall frequent and have dayly concourse unto the said Lecturs. Panam imposuimus to every scoler within the Universitie not heryng at the leste one of thes Lecturs. For that day that he shalbe absent from one of the said Lecturs to be punissede in the losse of his commons for that day, the said paine evere day tociens quociens absens fuerit nisi concurrenti causa aliqua legitima, approbanda tamen per Præpositum Colegii sive Aulæ.

We have sett Duncea in Bocardo, and have utterly banisshede hym Oxforde for ever, with all his blind glosses, and is nowe made a comon servant to evere man, faste nailede up upon postes in all common howses of easment. Id, quod oculis meis vidi. And the seconde tyme we came to New Colege, affter we hade declarede your Injunctions we fownde all the gret quadrant Court full of the leiffs of Dunce, the wynde blowyng them into evere corner; and ther we fownde one Mr. Grenefelde a gentilman of Bukynghamshire getheryng up part of the said bowke leiffs (as he saide) there to make him sewells or blawnsherrs to

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kepe the dere within the woode, thereby to have the better cry with his howndes.

We have also in the place of the canon lecture jonede a civel lectur tobe rede in evere Colege halea and In.

We have further, in visitynge the religiouse students, emongyste all other Injunctions adjoyned that none of them, for no maner cause, shall cum within any Taverne, Inn, Ale-howse, or any other Howse what so ever hit be, within the towne and the suburbs of the same, upon payne onse so taken by day or by night to be sent imediatly home to his Cloister whereas he was professede. Without doubte we here say this acte to be gretly lamentede of all the duble honeste women of the Towne, and specially of ther Laundres that now may not onse entre within the gaitts, and muche lesse within ther chambers, wherunto they were ryght well accustomede. I doubte not but for this thyng onely the honeste matrones will sew unto yowe for a redresse. Other thyngs moo wiche ys to tediouse and long to conceve by wrytyng we have done, wiche all I shall declare unto yowe at my cummyng. This Sonday by nyght we shall make an ende for all. This day we repaire to Colageis for the redresse of division and complaintt put unto us. To morowe by vij. of the Cloke in the mornyng I wilbe in the Chapitre Howse at Abyngton, and I truste to bring yow the trew the of evere thyng for that Howse; and thereof doubte ye

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not.

On Wedinsday, by nyght at utermoste, I truste to be with yowe at Winchestre, Gode willyng, who sende yowe as goode helthe as your hert desierith. We fynde here all men applyng and glade to accomplishe all thyngs. From Oxforde thys Sonday the xijth, day off Septembre by your moste assurede poire preste and servant

To the ryght honorable Mr. Thomas Cromwell, cheffe Secretarie to the Kyngs Hyghnes.

RYCHARDE LAYTON.

LETTER CXII.

William Pepwell to King Henry the Eighth. Intelligence concerning the Emperor, Barbarossa, &c.

[MS. COTTON. VESP. C. XIII. fol. 262. Orig.]

This Letter is interesting, inasmuch as it is from an Agent of the English government in private correspondence with his Sovereign. He informs the King that he had written two Letters to Mr. Secretary" of that that he thought needful;" names the arquebuss as an improvement in artillery which was coming into fashion; and records the desire of Charles the Fifth to create a force of cavalry.

The act of perfidy proposed at the close of this Letter, shows how little scrupulous Henry the Eighth was believed to be, by those who served him, in attaining any purpose.

PLEASE hit youre moost exelent Highnes of your most abundante grace to understand that sens my

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