Moreri. " A. C. 1452. Martin V. was never affembled. Leland, a noted grammarian, who taught with uncommon applaufe in the university of Oxford. John Bate, prior of the Carmelites at York, a great mafter in the Greek lauguage, and author of feveral treatifes on religion. Richard Ullerftone, fellow of Queen's College in Oxford, doctor in divinity, and canon of York; was a zealous perfecutor of those who adopted Wickliff's doctrine. He published a book upon the articles of faith of the Roman catholic Church; and compofed a performance in Latin, upon the reformation of the clergy. Peter Clark, mafter of arts in the univerfity of Oxford, was a follower of Wickliff, and difputed about the controverted points with Thomas Walden. He was very zealous in the cause of Lollardifm; and being obliged to quit his native country, retired to Bohemia, where he was apprehended by order of the emperor. Thomas Walden diftinguifhed himfelf above all his cotemporaries, in refuting the doctrines of Wickliff Henry IV. fent him to the council at Pifa, where he signalized his zeal and talents against the fchifm of the two antipopes. He was made Goodwin. provincial prior of the Carmelites. Henry VI chofe him for his confeffor, and sent him to the council of Conftance, as the best qualified of any man in England to difpute against the Huffites. He was afterwards employed in mediating a difference between the king of Poland and the grand mafter of the Teutonic order. He converted Wiltold duke of Lithuania to the chriftian religion; and was in the bed-chamber when Henry V. expired. Richard Fleming was at firft a favourer of Wickliff's doctrine; but afterwards became a vio lent perfecutor of the Lollards, and was appointed one of the twelve cenfors of their tenets. He founded Lincoln College as a feminary for Antiwickliffites; he was appointed bishop of Lincoln, and 239 and afterwards nominated to the fee of York: tho' A. C. 1452. this nomination was fet afide. In the council of Bayle. Sienna he defended the honour of the English nation above all others. William Lyndwood was firft of Cambridge, and afterwards took his doctor's degree in the university of Oxford. He was deeply fkilled in the canon law, and a moft confummate ftatesman. Henry V. made him keeper of the privy feal, and employed him in feveral important negotiations. Henry VI. fent him to the council of Bafil, after which he was created bishop of St. David's. He compofed a book, intitled, Conftitutiones Angliæ, in which we find the provincial decrees of forty archbishops, digefted into order, and explained by large and learned annotations. William Caxton, citizen and mercer of London, a man of fome ingenuity, being fent by Edward IV. as envoy to the duke of Burgundy, introduced the art of printing into England, and set up a prefs at Westminster. The monafteries foon purchased the A. C. 1474 invention; and in a few years it was exercised at Oxford, Cambridge, St. Alban's, and other placest THE THE HISTORY O F ENGLAND. BOOK FIFTH. From the Union of the Two Rofes in the Per fon of HENRY VII. to the Union of the Two Crowns. A. C. 1485. Henry VII. makes his entry into London. H HENRY VII. ENRY Tudor earl of Richmond having obtained the victory at Bosworth, ordered Te Deum to be fung on the field of battle; and was faluted as king of England by his whole army. When he first undertook this enterprize, he thought it neceffary to ftrengthen his claim by a matrimonial union with the house of York. And now he acquired an additional title from conqueft: but as he knew this laft would not be admitted by the English, and could not bear the thought of reigning in right of his wife, defcended from a family to which he had an unconquerable averfion, he |