PREFACE.

CAMBRIDGE was the ancient Camboritumof the Romans. If our dreaming chroni-clers may be believed, the Univerfity wasfirft founded by Cantaber, a Spaniard, bredat Athens, 375 years before the commence-ment of the Chriftian sera, from whom alfoit received its name.

This, however, feems to have been an in-vention of thofe, who were defirous of op-pofing the priority, in point of time, of theCambridge foundations to thofe at Oxford;and deferves about as much credit as the Hif-tory of King Brute. Others, certainly witha greater fhare of probability, afcribe itsfoundation to Sigebert, King of the EaftAngles, about the year 630.

But between the time of thefe two founda-tions