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lmao In 1444, the chancellor of the University of Leipzig (who was also the bishop of Merseburg), admonishes the faculty about their terrible standards “Sadly news us reached us ... that various useless, ignorant and unworthy idiots have been granted the doctorate ...pic.twitter.com/6J5RYlX1yD
“And because of these easily dispensed degrees, the University is disdained, there is a scandal, unforeseen problems have arisen, and many have been damaged. “For these and other reasons, we are canceling the upcoming examinations, which were to be held tomorrow ...
“And with papal authority we absolutely forbid the faculty and the dean from conducting these exams ... until [this matter] can be appropriately discussed. Issued at Merseburg 1444, the Tuesday after Pentecost.” from Zarncke, Statutenbücher der Universität Leipzig (1861) p. 367
minor correction: for “granted the doctorate” substitute “graduated”
savage
the orthography really makes “ydeotae”. I choose to believe the good bishop was shouting at this moment in his dictation of the letter, and this is how the scribe rendered the longer-than-usual vowels.
we all do
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