of episcopal
letters authorizing ecclesiastics to leave their diocese and go to the
University. Thus, for example, Richard de Kellawe, bishop of Durham,
1310-16, writes to Robert de Eyrum: "Quum per viros literatos Dei
consuevit Ecclesia venustari, cupientibus in agro studii laborare et
acquirere scientiae margaritam ... favorem libenter et gratiam impertimus
... ut in loco ubi generale viget studium, a data praesentium usque in
biennium revolutum morari valeas." "Registrum Palatinum Dunelmense," ed.
Hardy, Rolls, 1873, 4 vols. 8vo, vol. i. p. 288 (many other similar
letters).

[254] Josephus Exoniensis, or Iscanus, followed Archbishop Baldwin to
the crusade in favour of which this prelate had delivered the sermons,
and undertaken the journey in Wales described by Gerald de Barry. Joseph
sang the expedition in a Latin poem, "Antiocheis," of which a few lines
only have been preserved. In his Trojan poem he follows, as a matter of
course, Dares; the work was several times printed in the Renaissance and
since: "Josephi Iscani ... De Bello Trojano libri ... auctori restituti
... a Samuele Dresemio," Francfort, 1620, 8vo. The MS. lat. 15015 in the
National Library, Paris, contains a considerable series of explanatory
notes written in the thirteenth century, concerning this poem (I printed
the first book of them).

[255] For example, in his opening lines, where he adheres to the
simplicity recommended in "Ars Poetica":

Iliadum lacrymas concessaque Pergama fatis,
Praelia bina ducum, bis adactam cladibus urbem,
In cineres quaerimus.

[256] "Anglo-Latin satirical poets and epigrammatists of the XIIth
Century," ed. Th. Wright, London, 1872, Rolls, 2 vols. 8vo; contains,
among other works: "Godfredi prioris Epigrammata" (one in praise of the
Conqueror, vol. ii. p. 149); "Henrici archidiaconi Historiae liber
undecimus" (that is, Henry of Huntingdon, fine epigram "in seipsum,"
vol. ii. p. 163); "Alexandri Neckham De Vita Monachorum" (the same wrote
a number of treatises on theological, scientific, and grammatical
subjects; see especially his "De Naturis Rerum," ed. Wright, Rolls,
1863); "Alani Liber de Planctu Naturae" (_cf._ "Opera," Antwerp, 1654,
fol., the nationality of Alain de l'Isle is doubtful); "Joannis de
Altavilla Architrenius" (that is the arch-weeper; lamentations of a
young man on his past, his faults, the faults of others; Nature comforts
him and he marries Moderation; the author was a Norman, and wr