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He died in September, 1625-

Dr. Green, Dr. Morgan, Dr. Laughton,&c.

George Ruggle, Fellow, and Author of theonce celebrated Latin Comedy of Ignoramus.

About the beginning of the year 1611, the Uni-verfity of Cambridge became engaged in a conteftwith the Mayor and Corporation of the Town, onthe queftion which of the two, the Vice-Chancellorof the Univerfity, or Mayor of the Town, wereintitled to precedence of each other. The incidentwhich gave rife to this conteft, was at length termi-nated in 16x2, by the decifton of the Privy-Coun­ cil , in favour of the Vice-Chancellor. In the con-duit of the difpute on behalf of the Mayor andCorporation, one Brakyn, a common lawyer, thenRecorder of Cambridge, had (hewn himfelf veryaitive; and might probably, if he did not fet it onfoot,- at leaft contribute to keep it alive.

This firft fuggefted to Mr. Ruggle the thought,aild induced him to form the refolution of expofmg itto ridicule, in a reprefentation before King James jWho had long been, and ftill was, expeited to pay' a y;fit to Cambridge, and to whofeprejudices againftLawyers, fuch a fubjeit was peculiarly fuited.

As it was the intention of Mr. Ruggle to ridiculethe pedantry of the common law forms, and the cantand barbarous phrafeology of Lawyers in their com-mon difeourfe, it was ucceffary that he (hould make

himfelf.