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 ...

Rome.

It was so named from Romulus who layed thereof the first foundation.* 1.1

Nauclerus writeth, that Vrbane the 4^th of that name, being Pope, was much grieved to see the course of Studies in the Roman Academy intermitted, and all good discipline neglected: wherefore immediately he caused to be sent for that fa∣mous and most learned Clerk Thomas of Aquine, to direct and govern it, who set∣ting aside all care and respect of worldly promotion, applied his minde wholly to reform, restore and adorn the fame: during which time, at the Popes intreaty he did write many excellent Commentaries upon divine and humane Philosophy. Pope Innocent the 4^th ratified this University. Pope Clement the 5^th in a Councel held at Vienna, ordained, That at Rome, or wheresoever the Pope in person should be

resident, the Hebrew, Chaldee and Arabick tongues should publickly be taught. Pope Eugenius the 4^th much adorned this Academy.

* 1.2Pope Nicholas the 5^th, being himself a learned Prelate, highly favouring all learned men, did more labour in repairing and beautifying this glorious Academy then any of his Predecessours.

Pope Leo the 10^th exhibited liberal pensions to several learned men, which by their pains and industry upheld the glory of this renowned Academy. He sent into Turky for John Lascaris, who robbing all the Heathen Universities of their best and worthiest Authors, did therewith plentifully furnish and adorn the Roman Libraries.

Sixtus the 4^th builded in the Vaticane that famous and renowned Library, called Palatina.

Notes

• * 1.1

  De Romanae urbis amplitu∣dine consulito Geogium Fa∣britium in sua Roma & Onu∣phrium Panuini∣um l. 1. Com∣mentariorum Reipublicae Romanae Constantin. L' Emp. Not. in Benjaminem.
• * 1.2

  Aelian, Grego∣ry the great, Aulus Gellius, Laurentius Valla, Aldus Manutius, and his sonne, Antonius Sa∣bellicus were Romans. There is a Book of An∣drew Schots De viris illustribus urbis Romae. Porphyrius apostata è Tyro huc venit ad Plotinum infignem professorem. Severus Imperator bonorum studiorum gratia ex Aphrica Romam quoque venit. Swertii Athenae Belgicae. Aurelius Augustinus Carthagine professionis causa Romam venit, & Alypius ut jus Civile ibi addisceret. Divus quoque Hieronmus hic docuit, & Damasi Pontificis jussu Psalterium correxit. Id. ibid.