Identifier: brasenosecollege03buch (find matches)
Title: Brasenose college
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Buchan, John, 1875-1940
Subjects: Brasenose College (University of Oxford)
Publisher: London, F. E. Robinson
Contributing Library: PIMS - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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d ancient buildings.A Parliamentary commission was appointed to inquireinto the abuses of the University, which, if we mayj udge from the plain-spoken narrative of Wood, wereconsiderable. It is fortunate for us that this good manspent most of these troubled years in Oxford, for hisnarrative is always beside us as an acrid and forciblecommentary on his day and generation. The Register of the Parliamentary Visitors of theUniversity from 1647 to 1658 gives us a clear account ofthe state of affairs in Brasenose. Naturally from itsnorthern connection and conservative traditions, it wasvehemently loyalist. In the May of 1648, two-thirdsof the College signified their willingness to be drivenout sooner than acknowledge the right of this visitation.Dr. Samuel RadclifF, the Principal, was deposed, and acertain Daniel Greenwood set up in his stead. Thencame troubles. The College would have none of theunhappy Mr. Greenwood, and, seeing that theirPrincipalship might be regarded as vacant, put up a
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From a plioloilraph by the) (Oxford Camera Club LIBRARY AXD CHAPEL FROM THE SMALL orADRAXGLE ITS LATER HISTORY 23 notice on the Chapel door to summon the Fellows toelect. Mr. Thomas Sixsmith and two others werepromptly called before the visitors and commanded toacknowledge their new Head, but these wily gentlemenanswered with fair words and anarchical deeds. Meetingin the West end of the old library, they made anelection on their own account, Mr. Thomas Yate, oneof their own number. He was immediately deprived ofhis new honour and sent packing. After this, theFellows seem to have given way to sober reflection ; atany rate they made no further resistance, but acknow-ledged the powers that were as ordained of Heaven.One excellent result of the Visitors reign is recorded,for they made Sir William Petty, the economist, afellow of the College, and deputy to the professor ofanatomy. Dr. Clayton, whom he succeeded in 1651. Inthe ruin of the Cromwellian party in 1658, he wasdeprived of the of

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