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