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An apology or answer in defence of the Church of England with a brief…An apologie or answere in defence of the Churche of Englande with a briefe…
An apology or answer in defence of the Church of England with a brief and plain declaration of the true religion professed and used in the same.An apologie or answere in defence of the Churche of Englande with a briefe and plaine declaration of the true religion professed and vsed in the same.
Londini: printed by Reginald Wolfe, 1564
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Touching the universities.
Touchinge the vniuersities.
Moreover, this Realm of England hath two Universities, Cambridge and Oxford.
Moreouer, this Realme of England hathe twoo Vniuersities, Cambridge and Oxforde.
And the manner is not to live in these within houses that be Inns or a receipt for common guests, as is the custom of some universities, but they live in colleges under most grave and severe discipline, even such as the famous learned man Erasmus of Rotterdam, being here amongest us about forty years ⟨image 135⟩past, was bold to prefer before the very rules of the Monks.
And the manner is not to liue in these within houses that be Innes or a receipt for common geastes, as is the custome of some vniuersities, but they liue in colledges vnder moste graue and seuere discipline, euen suche as the famous learned man Erasmus of Roterodame, beinge heere amongest vs about fourtie yeares ⟨image 135⟩past, was bolde to preferre before ye very rules of the Monkes.