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A05414	A discourse not altogether vnprofitable, nor vnpleasant for such as are desirous to know the situation and customes of forraine cities without trauelling to see them Containing a discourse of all those citties wherein doe flourish at this day priuiledged vniuersities. Written by Samuel Levvkenor Gentleman.	Lewkenor, Samuel.	1600 (1600)	STC 15566; ESTC S108534	83,597	168

professed with great sinceritie and profoundnesse there are also continuall dayly exercises of Philosophie Phisicke and the Ciuill law Caen. AN Vniuersitie was erected at Caen in Normandie vpon this occasion Henry the fift king of England who subdued the kingdome of France and left the title to his posterity after many great and glorious conquests atchieued against the French king hee at last bereaued him of Normandy in the yeare 1418. In token and memorie of which victorie as an eternal trophie and monument of his glorie he caused to be laid in Caen the foundation of this vniuersitie Rhemes RHemes is a goodly cittie and the Metropolis of Champaigne wherein not long since was erected an Vniuersitie by the Prince Charles Guise Cardinall of Lorraine Archbishop Duke of Rhemes whose glorie and renowne dayly more and more encreaseth by reason of the ar●s so learnedly there professed Of this citie was Bishop S. Remigius a man of most holy conuersation and excellently learned as by the Commentaries which he wrote vpon the old new Testament it euidently appeareth He baptized Clodouaeus a mightie and puissant king of Fraunce together with Chr●tildis his wife daughter to the king of Burgundie he died in his venerable old age in the yeare 498. Burdeux BVrdeux is the principall or head cittie of Aquitane called by the French men Guienne seated at the mouth of Garomne a mightie riuer issuing out of Languedoc It is a place of incredible antiquitie strongly fortified and beautified with many sumptuous edifices In this citie hath long flourished a most renowned vniuersity commonly called the schoole of Aquitaine where the Artes are publikely taught and professed from whence issued those mirrors of holinesse and learning Seuerinus Maximinus the one Bishop of Colen the other of Tryer both after their deathes canonized for Saintes Vnto this citie also resteth the worlde indebted for the birth education of Ausonius the Homer of these latter times Neere vnto this Citie on the waters side standeth a castle inexpugnable fortified beyond all credite comparison Tholouse IN the extreamest confines of Languedo● not farre distant from the Pyrenaean mountaines standeth Tholouse called by antique writers Teotosagum an auncient and goodly cittie built neere to the Riuer Garomne The first foundation whereof is referred to a certaine Trotane It was afterward amplified and enlarged by the Romaines Wee reade that Theodericus King of the Gothes and Thorismonde his sonne finding about this cittie a happie fertile soile enuironed with a sweete and holesome ayre chose the same for their habitation as the place of all France most pleasant and most opulent most fit for the preseruation and augmentation of their Empire whose posterity was afterwarde expelled of the Frenchmen with great difficultie It was raised to an Archbishopricke by Pope Iohn the 22. who also was the first institutor of the Vniuersity therein which as yet was erected not long after Paris so doth it enioy the same priuiledges that heretofore haue beene to Paris granted Saint Saturnine was the first Bishop thereof who afterward being with vnsufferable torments excruciated by the Pagans yeelded his soule into the hands of his Redeemer was in this cittie buried the reliques of whose body are by the inhabitantes often visited with great reuerence and deuotion There was sayde in times past to haue beene in this cittie a Temple wherein was continually reserued in secret vaultes and dungeons vnder ground as Poss donius sayeth 15000. talents of golde which if any man by chance had touched he shortlie after came to some vnfortunate end which was verified in Caepio other Roman captaines from whence proceedeth the prouerbe applyed commonlie to those whose attemptes are euer vnfortunate and without successe Aurum habet Tolosanum The Earle of Tholous is one of the twelue Peeres of France Nismes NIsmes called by Ptolomye Pomponius Mela trabo and other learned searchers of antiquities Nemansus is an antient Citty in Dolphine wherein was lately erected an Vniuersity The soyle in this prouince is of such incredible fertilitie that being with neuer so little labour mannured it bringeth forth sondry kinds of excellent fruites It hath such plentie of figge-trees and bringeth such aboundance of grapes that a greate parte of Europe is with figges and raisins from thence accommodated Mompehers MOns Pessulanus called of Pomponius Mela Mesua of Ptolomye Agathopolis and now vulgarly named Mompeliers is a cittie in Dolphinie not far distant from the Mediterranesea An Vniuersity was therein erected as some writers affirm in the yeare of our Lord 1196. which afterwarde was endued with many priuiledges by Pope Vrban the fift who layed the foundation of a goodlie house called Popes Colledge In times past the profession of Phisicke was there in greatest request but now the schooles of the ciuil law are most vsually frequented much was the Vniuersity augmented and promoted by the bounty and liberality of Henry the second king of France so great is the Rectors authority in this Vniuersity that whensoeuer he hath occasion to walke into the towne the studentes are bound to follow and attend him Henry the first granted to this Academic many royall praerogatiues and founded therein the Kings colledge here also is an other sayre and sumptuous colledge called Duuergier wherein sondry ingenious youthes are ten yeares trayned vp in letters and good discipline Bisanson NEare to the side of Doux or Doubis a small riuer passing through the French Counte and falling into the Sone standeth Bisanson a great goodly and well munited citcie a towne imperial and the Metropolis of eyther Burgundy In the yeare of saluation 1540. by the authority of Pope Iul●us the third and the Emperour Charles the 5. a new Vniuersity was therein erected which hath exceedingly since flourished and sent forth many learned and godly labourers into the Church The reuerend father Anthony Peronotus Archbishop of Mechlin was a great benefactor to this Academie who so desireth to know more particularities of this Cittie let him reade the workes of George Bruno and Gilbertus Cognatus Paradinus in whose bookes he shall finde the same at large described Dole IN Burgundy also on the banke of the said riuer Dubis is to bee seene Dola a cittie for strength opulencie and sumptuousnes of buildinges to bee preferred before all other places of Burgundy An Vniuersity is therin of great continuance wherin among many other sciences the ciuill law is most learnedly reade and professed The Vniuersities of Polonia Prussia and Lituania Cracouia WEe reade in the historie of Polonia that Lechus and Zechus two sons of Iauan going to seeke a place of habitation for themselues their posterity Zechus with his people remayned in those territories which now are knowne by the names of Bohemia and Morauia but Lechus proceeding further to the northeast some twelue dayes iorney there seated himselfe and called the region Polonia by reason of the playnenes of the continent being altogether

tedious and superfluous wherefore I will conclude with Salicet though the last yet not the least of such learned writers as haue from hence proceeded this Salicet was by a strange and wonderfull vision animated to write his Commentaries vppon Iustinian for sitting on a time in his study in great solitarines he heard a certaine heauenly voice crying vnto him arise arise and at length he awakened when looking about there appeared vnto him a most beautifull Queene holding in her left hand a scepter in her right hand Iustinians booke whome followed a reuerende assembly of learned Lawyers of them he demaunded what Queene this might bee who aunswered that shee was the Lawe her selfe and grieuously seemed to lament that her selfe together with the workes of those which followed her should by the fraudulent or vnskilfull handling of vpstart and ignorant writers be so shamefully corrupted wherefore they sayd it belonged vnto him who onely was worthy to vndertake a taske so honorable as well to reforme those abused Commentaries as also to write some newly of his owne promising that they would continually assist his labour and inuention by whose perswasion being moued he presently applyed his minde to write and absolue these learned Commentaries vppon Iustinian so much admited for their worthines and singularity Finally although this Vniuersity by the magnificence and priuiledges of sondry Popes Emperours Kinges and Princes seemed already to haue aspired to the heigth of all felicity yet least any thing shoulde be wanting to the fulnes of her glory the Emperour Charles the fift receyuing in this Cittie at the handes of Pope Clement the Emperiall Diadem adorned the same with many great and royall prerogatiues Ferrara SOme are of opinion that Fredericke the Emperour being highly displeased with the Bononians for fauoring Pope Alexanders side by whome he was excommunicated and his territories interdicted in hatred and despight of them erected a new Vniuersity in Ferrara But Volaterranus writeth that Salicet was in the yeare of Christs Natiuity 1316. sent for by Albertus Duke of Ferrara to institute a common schoole in this Cittie which was afterwarde confirmed and priuiledged by Pope Boniface the eight and exceedingly augmented by the bounty and liberality of the succeeding Princes of Este. Angelus Aretinus a learned professor of the Ciuill lawe writeth vnto the Duke of Ferrara in the proeme of his imperiall institutions in this manner When you had established in this your noble and most flourishing cittie a receptacle for learned arts and liberal sciences with how great desire and diligence you did labour to haue me brought hether being not moued thereunto by any fame or brute of mee that beeing but slender and obscure but rather by the singular loue and affection wherewith you alwayes haue embraced such as affect the Muses not onely my selfe doe well perceiue but all men easily doe vnderstand Wherfore reuoluing these things in my mind how that I to vndertake the office of a Reader was sent for by such so great a prince in whom the cleare brightnes of vertue and honesty is most resplendishing I feared least if I should not giue some manifest testimony of my duty and deuotion towardes you I meane of Aretines zeale and affection to the thrice noble and renowned family of Est I iustly might bee reckoned in the number of the most vngratefull men for euen as your selfe is the first which hath restored vnto this decaying Vniuersity her former place and dignity so these my labors laying open the first natiuity and infancie of the lawes ought to bee to your selfe onely consecrated c. Marry worthy writers and professors haue sucked sweete milke from the Muses breastes in this renowned Nursery as Felinus Sandaeus the Interpreter of the Canon law Andraeus Alciatus Theodorus Gaza Caelius Caleagninus Baptista Gnauinus Nicolaus Leonicenus Peter Bembus his maister and many others Millan MIllan is a fayre and beautiful Citie in Lumbardy seated at the foote of the Alpes which for the great and spatious circumference thereof is by the Italians graced with this Epithite la grand Pope Alexander the fift a learned Father writeth that Millan is situated in the most cleare temperate wholesome ayre of Christendome and that the first Reuealer of Christian misteries therein was S. Barnabas the Apostle The writer of the Commentaries vppon Bartholus the Lawyer affirmeth that Millan hath by long and ancient custome enioyed a free and publike Vniuersity Many excellent and worthy Schollers haue issued from hence to the incredible benefite of our Christian Church and commonwealth Demetrius Cydonius borne in Thessalonica forsaking his natiue Countrie came to Millan where he studied first the Latine tongue and afterwardes Diuinity during which time he turned out of Latine into Greek the learned Bookes of S. Thomas of A●uine that euen the Grecians themselues might reape some commoditie out of the sacred workes of so holy a man two goodly ornaments of this Cittie were S. Ambrose and S. Augustine and of latter time Uierome Cardanus that great Mathematician and learned Doctor of Phisicke Out of the fellowship of Doctors in Millan Pope Pius the fourth because hee once was one of the number granted that the Auditor of the Wheele and an Aduocate in the consistorie should perpetually be elected Leander sayeth that in the Colledge of Fryers praedicantes is a fayre and well furnished Library Pauia THe Vniuersitie in Pauia is thought to haue beene crected by Charles the great not long after Paris for this Emperour ●●alously affecting the propagation of christian religion se●t vnto this cittie one of those priestes which came to him into France out of England from venerable Bede crying out in all places that they carried about them Wisedom to sell at which time beg●nne the first institution of this Academie Rochus de Curte a graue professor of the Canon law whose learned commentaries are in all places receiued with great applause and admiration in an Epistle of his to Iohn Syluanus Chancelor of Millan nameth Pauia to be a most happie and flourishing Vniuersitie Curtius writing to Iafredus praesident of Millan thou sayeth he hast vndertaken the charge not onely of preseruing but also of augmenting the tottering estate of the Pauian Academy so that by thy onely helpe and assistance it now most worthily is and may be called the most enobled and resplendishing Seminaty of good letters in this our Christian world thou prouidest for the teachers and professors of liberall sciences large and princely pensions thou by thy great bounty and singular magnificence doest attract and draw hither the most ripe and ready wittes of christendome the better to adorne this royall Vniuersitie In this place did Baldus reade his extreme and latest lectures for here he died and was buried in the couent of the Fryers Minorites Many and most grieuous damages did this Academy of late time endure when the cittie was by Frances