▁was ▁a ▁brilliant ▁flow ering ▁of ▁thought ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁century . ▁It ▁included ▁Francisco ▁de ▁V itor ia , ▁C ano , ▁de ▁Dom ingo ▁de ▁S oto ▁and ▁Bart ol om é ▁de ▁Med ina , ▁each ▁one ▁thorough ▁so aked ▁in ▁Mai rian ▁enthus ias ms . ▁ ▁Kno x ▁Major ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁Comment ary ▁on ▁the ▁Sent ences ▁of ▁Peter ▁Lomb ard ▁" O ur ▁native ▁soil ▁attract s ▁us ▁with ▁a ▁secret ▁and ▁in express ible ▁sweet ness ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁permit ▁us ▁to ▁forget ▁it ". ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 8 . ▁Given ▁his ▁success ▁and ▁experience ▁in ▁Paris , ▁it ▁is ▁no ▁surprise ▁that ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Princi pal ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Glasgow . ▁In ▁ 1 5 2 3 ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁St ▁Andrew s ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁ass essor ▁to ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁Arts . ▁In ▁ 1 5 2 5 ▁he ▁went ▁again ▁to ▁Paris ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 1 ▁eventually ▁to ▁become ▁Prov ost ▁of ▁St ▁Salv ator ' s ▁College , ▁St ▁Andrew s ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 0 , ▁aged ▁about ▁eight y ▁three . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁notable ▁students ▁was ▁John ▁Kno x ▁( co inc ident ally , ▁another ▁native ▁of ▁H adding ton ) ▁who ▁said ▁of ▁Major ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁such ▁as ▁" wh ose ▁work ▁was ▁then ▁held ▁as