The Grey Friars in OxfordLittle, A. G. (Andrew George)
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The Grey Friars in Oxford
Little, A. G. (Andrew George)
Franciscans -- Great Britain
He was _senior theologus_ in 1503, and acted as commissary or
Vice-Chancellor in 1503, 1504, 1507, 1510, 1512, 1513; ‘Dr. Kyngton,
_senior theologus_,’ was commissary in 1532[1712]. Kynton preached the
University sermon on Easter Sunday in 1515[1713]. He was Divinity reader
to Magdalen College, and afterwards third Margaret Professor of Divinity:
the latter post he resigned on October 5th, 1530[1714]. He was one of the
theologians deputed by the University to confer with Wolsey on the
condemnation of Luther’s books in 1521; he was further one of the
committee appointed by the king’s command to examine more thoroughly the
Lutheran doctrines at Oxford in the same year[1715]. He also took a
prominent official, though not very decisive, part in the proceedings at
Oxford in connexion with the king’s divorce[1716]. He was buried in Durham
College Chapel;
‘for,’ writes Wood, ‘on a little gravestone there, yet remaining, is
written this: “Obiit Johannes Kynton, Frater Minor, sacræ Theologiæ
professor, 20 Januar. 1535”[1717].’
=John Smyth=, B.D., on June 30th, 1506, obtained grace to incept with the
condition
‘that he shall say the mass _Salus populi_ thrice for the good estate
of the regents.’
In January, 1506/7, he supplicated for the same grace, which was granted,
‘conditionata quod habet studium 4{or} annorum in sacra theologia post
gradum bacallariatus.’
He was licensed on January 22nd, and incepted on January 26th, under
Richard Kidderminster, Abbat of Winchcombe, paying £5 for his composition.
In July 1507, he was dispensed from the duty of ‘deponing’ for that term,
and in June 1508 he was allowed to postpone a sermon till the next
term[1718].
=John Hadley= was B.D. in June, 1506[1719].
=Christopher Studeley= supplicated for B.D. on November 18th, 1506, after
studying for ten years. He was buried at the Grey Friars, London, ‘between
the choir and the altars.’
‘Et ad capud ejus (i.e. J. Seller, D.D. warden of London) sub lapide
jacet frater Xpoforus Studley electus [gardianus?] qui obiit 10 die
mensis Marcii A. D. 157{o} (_sic_)’[1720].
=Ambrose Kell=, Friar Minor, and scholar of theology, in March, 1506/7
obtained from Congregation the right of free entry into the University
library on taking an oath not to injure the books[1721].
=Gerard Smyth=, on May 4th, 1507, obtained grace to oppose and proceed to
the B.D. degree, after fifteen years’ study, on condition
‘quod legat tres primas questiones Scoti’[1722].
He was admitted B.D. on February 6th, 1507/8[1723]. He was still B.D. in
1510, when he was appointed to preach the University sermon on Ash
Wednesday[1724].
=Brian Sandon=, =Sandey=, or =Sanden= was _Syndicus_, legal advocate and
bursar of the Franciscan Convent at Oxford from 1507 or before till the
dissolution. A sketch of his career has already been given[1725].
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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