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The ''terræ filius'' (son of the soil) was a satirical orator who spoke at public ceremonies of the University of Oxford, for over a century. There was official sanction for personal attacks, but some of the speakers overstepped the line and fell into serious trouble. The custom was terminated during the 18th century. The comparable speaker at the University of Cambridge was called "prevaricator". The bawdy poem ''The Oxford-Act'' (1693) contains a ''terræ filius'' speech, and is attributed to Alicia D'Anvers. Nicholas Amherst took ''Terrae-filius, Or, The Secret History of the University of Oxford'' for the title of a series of periodical essays appearing from 1721, making up a 1726 book. ==List of ''terræ filii''== *1592 John Hoskins, expelled *1651 William Levinz *1655 Robert Whitehall〔Christopher Wordsworth, ''Social Life at the English Universities in the Eighteenth Century'' (1874) p. 296; (archive.org. )〕 *1657 Lancelot Addison, forced to retract. *1661 (one of several) Arthur Brett *1673 John Shirley *1676 (one of two) Balthazar Vigures, expelled *1682 Jacob Allestry *1703 Robert Roberts; this year William Delaune was attacked *1713 Bernard Gardiner suppressed a Whig speech, as a threat to political stability. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Terræ filius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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