Robert Burton was a

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.Darwall-Smith, Robin, ''A History of University College, Oxford''.

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, 2008. . Pages 48–50, 52–53, 58, 73–74, 529.Carr, William,
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, 1998. . Chapter IV,
The Fifteenth Century: Early Benefactors, Buildings, and Further Statutes
' (pages 53–73). Burton was a

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and

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of University College. He was sentenced to

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for

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leanings along with the then master John Castell, other Fellows, and indeed the entire College, in 1411 by the

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. He became Master of the College in 1420 and remained in the post until 1423 or 1424. A dispensation was granted to Burton in 1420 by

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, the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time, to help the College due to its poor financial circumstances. Burton continued with a successful career after his mastership.

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