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1. The University never challengeth, nor did any Vicechancellor ever exercise any such power of pul∣ling downe, or abating, Townesmen houses.
2. As to the two instances, we say, Those houses were both erected by the Citty and those who de∣rive from their Title with ••such prejudice to the common passages adjoyning that they were presen∣ted at the Lee•• as Nusances, whereupon they were
ordered to be abated, viz. so much of the first of them as might enlarge the passage at Smithgate (which had been obstructed by that encroachment) to the conveniency of a Coach or Cart-way, and what was done by the Vicechancellor herein, was upon the request of the Citty, expressed in their let∣ters to the Lords of the Privy Councell the 17. of Aprill, 1634. by whose Order thereupon made the oversight of doing thereof was referred to the then Vicechancellor, as intrusted with the Care and Cu∣stody of the Streets there: The second, totally to be demolished, as being most notoriously disliked and complained of by the whole Countrey and all pas∣sengers, to whose great danger it was in their travell over East Bridge, whereupon it was newly erected, Upon the doing thereof the Lords then directed that convenient recompence should be made to the Owners of those houses by those that did abate thē; which was in truth the Citty themselves, and not the University or Vicechancellor.