ab altero quopiam preceptore literis instructo sibiipsi nimirum
duce tam in scientiis liberalibus quam in utraque philosophia.’
Notwithstanding, therefore, what has been said by Antony
Wood and Mr. Cooper to the contrary, each of whom claims
Elyot as an alumnus of his respective University, the reader
will probably consider the passage just quoted as conclusively
disproving the assertions of both. Inasmuch, however, as
Mr. Cooper had stated that ‘there is good evidence that Sir
Thomas Elyot was really educated in Jesus College in this
University (26. Cambridge) and here proceeded M.A., 1507,’*
it seemed incumbent upon the Editor to clear up any linger-
ing doubts that might remain in the mind of the reader so
long as the accuracy of such an apparently authoritative
statement remained untested. Accordingly application was
made to the authorities of Jesus College Cambridge for
information on the subject, the result proving that Mr. Cooper's
statement would not bear the test of close examination.
