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THE SCOTTISH NATION AT ORLEANS
the authority of Clement V, and thus to vindicate the
supremacy of the State over the Church. The Pope, however,
is usually regarded as the true founder of the university; and,
notwithstanding the king’s declaration just mentioned, its full
academic status was never afterwards disputed.
A curious episode in the history of the university consists
in the secession of the doctors and students to Nevers (1315-
19), caused by the hostile attitude of the citizens, and by the
overbearing conduct of the praefedus of Orleans, who, in spite
•of the royal commands, refused to recognise the j urisdiction of
the university. A compromise is at length effected by the
■combined efforts of Pope John XXII and King Philip V (le
Long), the seceders are recalled in 1319, and in 1320 the
majority of the citizens agree to the proposed reforms and
swear to observe the privileges of the university. The king
anew declares the studium of Orleans to be a tmiversitas or
studium generate, and confirms most of its original privileges;
but he deprives the academic authorities of any jurisdiction
over the citizens of Orleans, and even over their own doctors
and students, except in cases affecting the interests of the
whole university.
One of the bulls of foundation had already forbidden
members of the university to carry arms. In 1323 a univer¬
sity statute, which is to be enforced by the ‘ procurators of
the nations,’ renews the prohibition, ‘ tears and prayers being
the proper weapons of clerics.’ To the same year belongs a
decree of the Parlement of Paris which fines and dismisses the
praefedus for imprisoning peaceable students and extorting
money from them. Between this date and 1389 the members
of the university seem to have been frequently maltreated by
the citizens, and in some cases murdered; and accordingly the
ballivm, the praefedus, and other government officials are
repeatedly required to swear to respect the privileges of the
university.
The organisation of the university is practically completed
THE SCOTTISH NATION AT ORLEANS
the authority of Clement V, and thus to vindicate the
supremacy of the State over the Church. The Pope, however,
is usually regarded as the true founder of the university; and,
notwithstanding the king’s declaration just mentioned, its full
academic status was never afterwards disputed.
A curious episode in the history of the university consists
in the secession of the doctors and students to Nevers (1315-
19), caused by the hostile attitude of the citizens, and by the
overbearing conduct of the praefedus of Orleans, who, in spite
•of the royal commands, refused to recognise the j urisdiction of
the university. A compromise is at length effected by the
■combined efforts of Pope John XXII and King Philip V (le
Long), the seceders are recalled in 1319, and in 1320 the
majority of the citizens agree to the proposed reforms and
swear to observe the privileges of the university. The king
anew declares the studium of Orleans to be a tmiversitas or
studium generate, and confirms most of its original privileges;
but he deprives the academic authorities of any jurisdiction
over the citizens of Orleans, and even over their own doctors
and students, except in cases affecting the interests of the
whole university.
One of the bulls of foundation had already forbidden
members of the university to carry arms. In 1323 a univer¬
sity statute, which is to be enforced by the ‘ procurators of
the nations,’ renews the prohibition, ‘ tears and prayers being
the proper weapons of clerics.’ To the same year belongs a
decree of the Parlement of Paris which fines and dismisses the
praefedus for imprisoning peaceable students and extorting
money from them. Between this date and 1389 the members
of the university seem to have been frequently maltreated by
the citizens, and in some cases murdered; and accordingly the
ballivm, the praefedus, and other government officials are
repeatedly required to swear to respect the privileges of the
university.
The organisation of the university is practically completed
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| Description | Contents: The Scottish king's household and other fragments from a 14th century manuscript / Mary Bateson -- The Scottish nation in the University of Orleans, 1336-1538 / John Kirkpatrick -- Muster-roll of the French garrison at Dunbar, 1553 / Robert S. Rait -- The antiquity of the Christian religion among the Scots, 1594 / Henry D.G. Law -- The apology for William Maitland of Lethington, 1610 / Andrew Lang -- Some letters and correspondence of George Graeme / L.G. Graeme -- A Scottish journie, being an account in verse of a tour from Edinburgh to Glasgow in 1641, by P.J. / C.H. Firth -- Narratives illustrating the Duke of Hamilton's expedition to England in 1648 / C.H. Firth -- Certain papers of Robert Burnet ... Gilbert Burnet ... and Robert Leighton / H.C. Foxcroft -- Letters and documents relating to Robert Erskine, physician to Peter the Great, 1677-1720 / Robert Paul -- The will of Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany, 1789 / Francis Steuart -- Index. |
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