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A49528	A defence of the rights and priviledges of the University of Oxford containing, 1. An answer to the petition of the city of Oxford. 1649. : 2. The case of the University of Oxford, presented to the Honourable House of Commons, Jan. 24. 1689/90.	University of Oxford.; Harrington, James, 1664-1693. Case of the University of Oxford.; Langbaine, Gerard, 1609-1658. Answer to the petition of the city of Oxford.	1690 (1690)	Wing L366; ESTC R9958	36,771	63

A DEFENCE OF THE RIGHTS and PRIVILEDGES OF THE University of Oxford CONTAINING 1. An Answer to the Petition of the City of Oxford 1649. 2. The Case of the University of Oxford presented to the Honourable House of Commons Ian. 24. 1689 90. Oxford Printed at the THEATER 1690. Imprimatur IONATHAN EDWARDS Vice-Can Oxon. Mar. 31. 1690. THE PREFACE THE Priviledges of this Vniversity have been in so full clear and expressive words granted to our Predecessours and have since been us'd here with so much moderation and prudence That we their successours might with reason have expected rather the happiness of enjoying them than the trouble of maintaining them But so it happens That those very rights which were designedly given to the Vniversity as the best means of securing our peace and quiet have frequently by the malice of our Adversaries been made the occasions of our disturbance Once at least in every age The Citizens have renew'd their complaints against us which have all equally been founded on no reason and consequently have all alike met with no success It is remarkable that nothing hath formerly been more beneficial to us than these groundless complaints of the City and that to these chiefly we owe almost all those Charters which we now enjoy For when this contentious humour of the Citizens did thus in an unaccountable manner discover it self in the reigns of Ed. 3d. Hen. 4th Hen. 8th and Car. 1st it did not only justify the prudence of their Ancestours in granting us our ancient rights but convinc'd those excellent Princes of a farther necessity of giving greater and more unquestionable Priviledges Thus have we been oblig'd to their bad manners for our good laws and do faithfully keep an exact register of their contentions by the date of our Charters We have publish'd therefore these two following Treatises not only out of respect to our selves but out of kindness to the City For when once the most sober and judicious part of them shall be convinc'd That their demands are unreasonable and unjust That some turbulent Men under the popular pretence of defending the rights of the City do only carry on their own designs and interest at the publick charge It is impossible to conceive That the Citizens will still be impos'd on and not find some better imployment for their or ratber as it originally was for our mony At least if they are resolv'd to copy out the example of their Predecessours in opposing the Vniversity They should be so wise withall as to have imitated their Methods of opposing it Their Fathers took advantage of that lucky Crisis in 1649 When the Vniversity was obnoxious for its loyalty when learning it self was a crime and when the Iudges were as bad as the Petitioners This Effort was unsuccesful indeed but well-design'd for which we may reasonably perhaps accuse them of ingratitude but must for once acquit them of folly But if the Citizens shall now again renew the same designs when there is not a return of the like favourable juncture It will be justly suspected that they are heirs only of their Fathers malice but not of their cunning For can they think this a fit time to depress Learning and Religion Can they imagine that those Charters which have been always given to us by the best and greatest of our Kings will not receive confirmation from their present Majesties Or that this Honourable house of Commons is less a Friend to Learning and Justice than the Wise Parliament which first ratify'd our Charters If not if there be no ground for these surmizes now we may probably think That the Citizens will either wholly desist or expect a fairer opportunity of undermining their Benefactours But what success any discourse may have that applies it self to the justice and prudence of the City we dare not determine More certain we are That these Treatises will succeed in their other design and will give full satisfaction to all impartial and unprejudic'd Readers The Articles of the City have all met with plain and direct answers The Charters that we insist on are nam'd and pointed out and no subterfuge is taken in general expressions The Matter of Fact will be abundantly justify'd by our Registers The pretended difficulty in law is for the use of the City made obvious to every capacity and we submit it to others judgments whether the inferences which are few are not fairly drawn and warranted by reason For as the Cause it self was such That it needed no other advantage than to be set in its true light so was the dignity of the Body concern'd so great that it disdain'd any assistance from sophistry The Nature of this work would not allow us the liberty of digressions and therefore it is still to be wish'd That all men in a greater work were distinctly inform'd of the first rise of our Priviledges of the motives upon which they were first given and the absolute necessity of the continuance of them That they were acquainted with the offences of the City that occasion'd our Charters with the signal and Extraordinary wisdom of those Princes that granted them and lastly with the constant success which upon all contests with the Town attended and confirm'd them For since above an Hundred volumes are printed beyond Sea concerning the Rights of Universities and The Priviledges of Students It is to be hop'd That we who yeild not to any forrain Vniversity in the greatness of our Priviledges will show equall diligence in the just History and defence of them The only thing that in all probability hath hitherto prevented their work hath been the integrity knowledge and favour of the Iudges who having usually been bred among us knew the Extent of our Priviledges and have not suffer'd our rights to be examin'd by the unequal standard of the immunities of mean Corporations For as our Charters have been such as have left us no reason to envy the forrain Authentick so have the Year-Books hitherto abundantly supply'd the place of Glosses and Comments However tho' we have no reason at present to doubt of the continuance of the same justice to us we may reasonably desire and yet probably not need an exact History of our rights as that which tho' it might not be requisite as a necessary support would yet at least be commendable as an Ornament of this Vniversity April 6. 1649. To the Supream Authority of the Nation the Commons in Parliament Assembled The Humble Petition of the Maior Aldermen Bayliffs and commonaltie of the City of Oxon. in the County of Oxon. Humbly sheweth THAT they taking notice of the late memorable Acts of Parliament made for regulating of the Privy Councel and for taking away of the Court of Star-Chamber the high Comission Court and others of the like nature and being thereby made sensible of your worthy intentions to disinslave the free born People of this Nation from all manner of Arbitrary Judicature or Power and enable them to