A treatise of religion & learning and of religious and learned men consisting of six books, the two first treating of religion & learning, the four last of religious or learned men in an alphabetical order ... / by Edward Leigh ...

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Title: A treatise of religion & learning and of religious and learned men consisting of six books, the two first treating of religion & learning, the four last of religious or learned men in an alphabetical order ... / by Edward Leigh ...
Author: Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671.
Publication: London :: Printed by A.M. for Charles Adams ...,; 1656.
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Leiden.

There is scarce a Country in the world, which in so little a space hath so many neat Towns as Holland.

Leiden is one of the six capitall Towns of Holland,* 1.1 and is beautified with many pleasant Medows, Gardens, Arbors and Wals round about it. Here was born John Bucold (alias John of Leyden) a Taylor, who played Rex in Munster.

In this City was erected an University in the year 1575. by William Prince of Orange.

They being there miraculously delivered from the Spaniards great Army, to shew their thankfulness erected this University and indowed it with goodly privi∣ledges, whereto were called from divers parts, Professors in all faculties, allowing them good stipends. Vide Boxhorn. Epist. Dedicat. ad Theat. Holland.

It doth flourish now, and sundry Professors of the liberall Sciences are there maintained with liberall stipends.

The first Professour there was Polyander.

Justus Lipsius, Bonaventure Valcane, Francis Junius, Joseph Scaliger, Clusius H••insius, Salmasius, and divers others taught here.

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These things are considerable in the University:

1. The Physick-Garden, Is longe amaenissimus est, arboribus & stirpibus raris∣simis è longinquis regionibus huc advectis refertissimus.

2. The Anatomy-Theatre, where there is Mummie of Egypt, the Idols of the Heathens, Birds which came from China, and other far Countreys.

3. The Library, well stored with Books of Divinity, Law, Physick, Philo∣logy, Philosophy and Mathematicks, both printed and Manuscripts.

* 1.2There are divers choice Manuscripts of several Languages, given by Joseph Sca∣liger and Bonaventure Vulcane, and divers Arabick and Samaritane, and other Books which Jacobus Golius brought in great number from the East.

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* 1.1

Tu Leyda ut vetustate tua meritò possis gloriari, ita illud in te po∣tissimum, quod musarum de∣cus & praesi∣dium merita sis appellari. De Academia tua loquor, quae amplis∣simis privile∣giis, & exi∣miis ornata ingeniis, no∣bilissimos quosque juvenes è longe dissi••is regnis, ad capiendum animi cultum ad se invitat. Boxhorn. Epist. Dedicat. ad Thea••. Holland. Why it is called Lugdunum, See Vossius de Histor. Graec. l. 3. p. 266. It is called Lugdunum Baravo••um to distinguish it from Lion•• in France. This Town is fair, neat, and spacious, divided with divers Chanels, in the best air of all Holland, and seems most fit for the Muses. Magistratus hic construxit Hortum infinitis herbis refertum in gratiam medicinae studiosorum. Est & Theatrum Anatomicum, visu dignum Swertii Athen. Belg.

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* 1.2

There is Cata∣logus Biblio∣thecae publicae Lugduno-Ba∣tavae. At the end of which there is Catalogus Librorum Manusuriptorum, quos Josephus Scaliger Bibliothecae Leydensi legavit, •• Libri MSS. Arabici, quos ex Oriente advexit I. Golius, Heinsii pro Bibliothecarii munere Gratiarum Actio.

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