The English Universities, Bind 1

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W. Pickering, 1843

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Systematic tumults at Oxford
71
CHAPTER IV
77
Central position of Oxford
84
Riot of 1238
90
The increase of wealth importance and spirit in the Town Corporation leads to bursts of violence
134
Contest against Robert de Wells
136
Tumults during the transition from the old University system
139
Contest against John Bereford with frightful Riot in 1355
140
Consequences of the Riot
145
Parallel events in Cambridge
147
Permanent ascendancy of the Universities
148
Tranquillization of the Academic Population under a stable Oligarchy
150
CHAPTER VI
152
Ambitious efforts in government and philosophy by which the Middle Age exhausted itself
154
On the Wykliffite struggle and the results of quelling it
155
Decay of the University Studies
158
The growth of the Native English intellect
160
Rise of a National Spirit
162
Their doubtful position half clerical half lay
163
State of the University Finances
164
On the endowment of Professorships
165
University Libraries
166
University Public Buildings
166
Drawbacks on their Financial Prosperity
169
General Poverty of the Academicians
170
Benefactions from Prelates and other great men
171
ChurchLivings how far bestowed on Members of the University
172
SECT PAGE 137 The crisis of danger passes and Henry founds Christ Church College with Wolseys endowments
260
The tyranny of Henry blights all intellectual fruit
263
CHAPTER VIII
268
Disposition of the Regency toward the Universities contrasted with Henrys
270
Employment of the National Ecclesiastical Funds
271
Fresh University Visitation
288
The Universities continue to droop in spite of Royal Patronage the cause want of FREEDOM
290
Ejection and then fierce persecution of Protestants
291
her persecution of Dissenters effects of the war with Spain
294
Elizabeth a Patroness of Learning
300
Miscellaneous notices of Endowments to encourage Learning
302
Bodleian Library
303
SECT PAGE 159 Cambridge Libraries
305
Revenues of the Universities and Colleges
306
The Universities are made essentially PROTESTANT
307
Courtfavour showered on the Universities Royal Visits
308
Elevation of the Universities both in rank and in wealth
310
Efforts to assimilate the academic population to the morale of the Court
312
Cambridge takes the lead of Oxford in all improvement
313
Moral and religious agencies
315
College regulations
316
All power lodged with the Colleges
317
Peculiarities of the Cambridge Reform
319
Importance of the change in the mode of Electing the Proctors
320
Evil spirit or incapacity retarding all improvement at Oxford
321
In neither of the Universities were the fruits propor tionate to expectation
323
Testimony of Anthony Wood against the state of Ox ford
325
Moral and intellectual influence of the Court on the Universities
327
Influence of the Nation at large and especially of the Metropolis on the Universities
329
Reciprocal influence between the Inns of Court and the Universities
331
Evil influence of the Gentry upon the Universities
333
Evidence concerning the Domestic Education of the Gentry
335
Mutual action between the Universities on one side and the Schools and the Church on the other
337
Cultivation of Law at the Universities
343
Medical Study at the Universities
344
Effect on the Universities of the London College of Physicians
345
State of Mental Philosophy at the Universities
347

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