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WILLIAM OF VAUROUILLON, O.MIN. 303 left Paris in disgust 66 • In addition, we are quite sure that befare becoming minister provincial in 1449 or 1450 de Vaurouillon taught at the University of Poitiers and there wrote his interesting Liber de anima 67 • Of the two extant copies one was made after William became provincial by his disciple George le Maalot, student at Poitiers; the only plausible interpretation of his colophon is that William was his professor at this University 68 • At the same time, until more definite proof is offered, it seems improbable (rather than « highly probable,» as I once said) that William de Valle Rouillonis is to be identified with Guillemus de Vallibus (or simply Vallis), O.F.M., professor of sacred theology and confessor to Queen Mary at Poitiers, who ceded a prebend in July 1450 (or earlier) and was given a pension and two beneficia regularía in October 69 • Denifle, Pelster and Wegerich agree on such identity 70 , yet William is not known in any other docurnents as de Vallibus (de Vaux), a name common enough to make us hesitate to accept their position. Besides, our William was rninister provincial befare October 1450; such docurnents would certainly have given hirn his proper title. 4. - Minister provincial 1449/50-1461 Papal docurnents provide most of what we know of William's term as rninister provincial of Touraine. They not only establish the succession of rninisters and so allow us to conduele that William was elected at least in 1450, but likewise give us a vivid picture of 6 6 See the report of Fr. Nicholas Guiotelli, Minister of the province of France, to Francis della Rovere, the Minister General, on conditions at Paris in 1466: « ... Et quoniam similia contra probatissimos et iustissimos religiosos solent in illa curia ventilari, quod alias contra magistrum quondam Guillelmum de Valle Orvionis et post contra magistrum Johannem Bartholomei et piures alios facturo est... » (C. PIANA, Silloge di documenti dall'an– tico archivio di S. Francesco di Bologna, part. IV, in Arch.Franc.Hist. 49(1956] 422 n.25). Despite the spelling of his name, there is no doubt that this is Vaurouillon; Fr. John Bar– tholomei, accused later (post), was Iicensed in 1452. Ours is the only possible William close to that date. 01 See above, note 1, for the edition of the De anima. 68 {< Explicit apparatus trium Iibrorum de anima editus per eximium sacrae theolo– giae professorem magistrum Guillelmum de Valle Rouillonis, fratrum minorum provinciae Turoniae ministrum provincialem meritissimum atque dignissimum atque dignissimum; scriptus per manum Georgii Je Maalot, sui discipuli, in decretis et sacra theologia Iicentiati, illustrissimique ac potentissimi principis domini Ioannis Dei gratia Comitis Engolismensis capellani immeriti, Pictavis studentis. Deo gratias » (B.N. lat. 6648, f.73r; in ed. cit., Med.Stud. 11(1949] 307). See also Med.Stud 10(1948) 228. George le Maalot was the favorite chaplain of the Count: « M. George le Maalot fut l'aumónier favori du comte d'Angouleme, son confi– dent et son confesseur. Le comte mourut entre ses bras » (G. DUP0NT-FERRIER, lean d'Orleans, 67; cf. above, n.7). 69 Cf. Bull.Franc. n.s. I, n.1381, 1395, p.711, 713. 10 Cf. Med.Stud. 10(1948) 228 n.27.