It was a fashion at those daies, long also afore, & since, from a learned spirituall man to take awaie the fathers surname (were it neuer so worshipfull or ancient) and giue him for it the name of the towne he was borne in: Bale. and so was Richard Notingham a learned frier minorite in king Edward the seconds daies called of Notingham where he was borne; Iohn Olneie a learned monke in those daies also, named of an Iland wherein he was borne nie Gloce|ster; of Barton in Lincolnshire one William Bar|ton in Richard the seconds reigne, for that time a fa|mous doctor and chancellor of Oxford; Water Disse, of Disse in Suffolke a learned Carmelite frier, con|fessour to the duke and duchesse of Lancaster in king Henrie the fourths reigne; Richard Hampoole of a towne in Yorkeshire, a zelous doctor, and after a ver|tuous heremit in king Henrie the sixts daies.

And after this sort manie hundreds more that had their names so altered; as euen in like maner vnto this reuerend prelat in the prime of his towardnesse was changed his fathers surname Paten to Wain|fléet of the towne where hee was borne in Lin|colneshire:Williã W [...]|fleet bishop [...] Winchester, lord chancel|lor of Eng|land, founder of Magdel [...] college in Oxford. a matter right proueable aswell by the records of the house there extant, as by a faire déed re|maining among other his proper euidences, in the hands of the worshipfull maister Thomas Fanshaw esquier, the quéenes maiesties remembrancer in the escheker at Westminster. And as the names of Germin, German, Germi, are but for one name though diuerslie wrested, and all to remember Ger|manie, the countrie their ancestors came from; and also as Iute, Iud, and Chute, are all but for the race of Iutes, An. Dom 44 [...] Malmesb [...]e. one of the thrée first Germane nations that came in with Horsus and Hengist; and Caltrap, Caltrop and Calthorp was all but for Caldthorp (that signifieth a cold towne) how euer it be otherwise wri|ed: euen so Paten, Patin, Patten, or Patent, is but a mention of the old Saxon name, that trulie at first was Patan; of Pate, the sole of the foot, and thereof Patan to signifie flat footed, as among the Latines they were called Plautus or Plancus: so Cicero of a chiche or tare; Nasones, Labiones and Labieni, well nosed and lipt; & manie more after that sort in manie toongs else so deriued.

That right manie students skilfull in the profoun|dest sciences and learned toongs, manie venerable clerks, who in most weightie causes with singular wisedome, successe and faith, haue serued their prince and countrie this college hath brought foorth: hereto that manie toward wits it still to haue, hath had the good hap (which happilie yet too it dooth reteine) may here with modestie a litle be touched, neither to com|parison that were contentious folie, nor yet to seeke glorie that cannot be but vaine, but onlie in storie to mind, how vnto purposes vertuouslie deuised and wiselie pursued, Gods goodnesse alwaies giueth chée|uing and thrift according.]