¶ This yeare, and about this time, Iohn Hooker, aliàs Vowell. Corpus Chri+sti college in Oxford foun|ded by Ri|chard Fox bi|shop of Win|chester. Richard Fox bishop of Winchester builded and founded Corpus Christi college in Oxford, and minded to haue appoin|ted the same for a house of monks: but Hugh Ol|dom then bishop of Excester changed his mind from that purpose by these meanes. This Hugh Oldom albeit hée were not the best learned of himselfe, yet verie much and well affected towards learning and learned men; and was minded to haue inlarged Ex|cester college. But being denied the preferment of a scholer, which stood then in election for a roome, his good will was withdrawne from that college, and he would haue ioined with William Smith bishop of Lincolne, who then was in building of Brasen nose college; but it tooke no effect. And then being aduer|tised that Richard Fox bishop of Winchester was in hand to build Corpus Christi college, hee did send his letters vnto him, and offered to ioine with him therein, who was verrie glad thereof and well con|tented. Now these two bishops conferring togither EEBO page image 840 what maner of house they should build, and to what end and purpose.

Bishop Fox was of the mind and determination to haue made the college for religious men.Bishop Ol|dom of Exce|ster is vtterlie against Foxs mind to found a college for moonks. But bi|shop Oldom (whether it was bicause he fauoured not those sects of cloistered moonks, or whether hée foresaw anie fall towards of those sects) disuaded bishop Fox what he could from that his purpose and opinion, and said vnto him;

What my lord, shall we build houses, and prouide liuelodes for a compa|nie of bussing moonks, whose end and fall we our selues maie liue to sée? No, no, it is more méet a great deale, that we should haue care to prouide for the increase of learning, and for such as who by their learning shall doo good in the church and common|wealth.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About this season there grew a great hartburning and malicious grudge amongst the Englishmen of the citie of London against strangers; and namelie the artificers found themselues sore grieued, for that such numbers of strangers were permitted to resort hither with their wares, and to exercise handie crafts to the great hinderance and impouerishing of the kings liege people. Besides that, they set nought by the rulers of the citie, & bare themselues too too bold of the kings fauor, wherof they would insolentlie boast; vpon presumption therof, & they offred manie an in|iurious abuse to his liege people, insomuch that a|mong other accidents which were manifest, it fortu|ned that as a carpenter in London called William|son had bought two stockdooues in Cheape, Hall in H. 8. fol. lix. and was about to pay for them, a Frenchman tooke them out of his hand, and said they were not meate for a carpenter.