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PREFACE. XXV The writer speaks in somewhat severe terms of the conduct of the university, who, to revenge themselves on the bishop, gave up their own lectures, and spent their time in idleness. The quarrel was partially made up the following year (p. 318), and finally settled at Westminster in 1290, the chancellor being forced to appear before the bishop, contrary to the ancient custom : what the consequence of this would be in future times, the chronicler says no one can tell (p. 324). Still more interesting is the account of the visita- Visitation tion of archbishop Peccham in 1284, when, taking the university occasion of his visitation of Osney, he summoned the V ^^^^' masters of the university, and called them to account Peccham for their errors in grammar, logick, and natural philo- *° ^^^*- sophy (pp. 297-299). These last are especially valua- ble, not only from showing what the prevailing errors were then, but also from their giving an insight into what were the chief studies in Oxford at this time. The handwriting of these pages is evidently the author's own, and not a mere transcriber's, as may be seen b^ the facsimile. Of persons connected with Osney we do not hear Persons ■L,!/.,!. ., ,, !•• connected much ; the lollowing instances seem worth mentioning, with Osney. Walter de Gant, one of the canons, was made the first abbat of Waltham in 1184 ^ (p. 40). The death of Adam de Senestan, rector of Hethe, is mentioned in 1268, " vir " multarum scientiarum et magnus theologus" (p. 215) ; his books and much of his other property came to the convent. There is a valuable notice in p. 229 respecting the prior Henry de Merdune, who is mentioned as being translated to Hexham in 1269 by Walter Giffard, arch- bishop of York. It fills up a gap in the dates of the succession of the priors of Hexham, and shows that the archbishop made use of the privilege then reserved to ' See Benedictus, i. p. 316. and I Annals agree with Benedictus as to Mr. Stubbs's note -. The Osney | this date.