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ex animo subscribe to the three articles above mentioned, and to all things in them contained.

Fourthly, because heretofore there hath been great disorder at the times of subscription by the unruly crouding and striving of those which were to subscribe, whereby the register attending that service hath been discouraged and wronged by some unruly persons that were to subscribe ; for the better ordering such persons hereafter, and for the more exact and perfect keeping of the said book, and the names of all persons admitted to any degree in this University, we do also order and decree that the register shall call the questionists and inceptors into the consistory upon the days appointed by their several colleges, in order as they are placed in the University statutes; and when the commencers of one or two colleges are within the consistory door, he shall suffer no other to enter or stay within the said consistory, but shall shut the door, and then distinctly read over all the articles they are to subscribe unto, calling them one by one untill they have all subscribed, and then to let those out, and to call in those of one or two other colleges, and to do as before; and so to observe the same order for those of all the other colleges in this University, untill they have all subscribed. And if any be absent when their college was called, they shall stay untill the last colleges have done, and then they to subscribe their names under the rest of their several colleges that attended at the hours appointed.

Lastly, we do order and decree, that all persons hereafter to be admitted to any degree in this University shall, according to the tenor of his majestys letters and direction, subscribe to the articles of supremacy and liturgy of the church of England, and the articles of religion agreed upon by the archbishops and bishops and whole clergy in the year 1562, before their admissions.

And by virtue of his majestys reference and authority

made and given unto us the twenty seventh day of February, anno Domini 1623, we do order and decree that all baccalaurs and inceptors in arts, and all baccalaurs and inceptors in law, physick, and musick, hereafter to be admitted, at the time of their several subscriptions shall pay to the University register for the time being the sum of six pence for his faithful keeping of the foresaid book of subscriptions, and for his daily attendance and labour in that service. And we also order that this our decree shall be entered into the vice-chancellors book amongst the other decrees of the said University, and that the same be duly observed hereafter according to the true intent of his majestys order and direction made unto us.

THO. PASKE, procan.
JOHN RICHARDSON.
SAMUEL WALSALL.

SAMUEL WARD.

LEONARD MAWE.

SAMUEL COLLINS.

BAR. GOCHE.
HIERON. BEALE.
Jo. MANSELL.

THO. BAINBRIGG.

CLE. CORBETT.
Jo. GOSTLIN.

[Decr. Præf. in Univ. Stat. p. 479. Orig. MS. 13-22, in Univ.

Arch.]

MR. MEAD TO SIR MARTIN STUTEVILE.

[From MS. Harl. no. 389, fol. 418.]

26 March, 1624.

CONCERNING Mr. John, I shalbe alwayes ready to performe some part of that service I ow unto your selfe in any good office unto him. For the disposing of his admission, it is so to be considered, if you admitt him in two colledges, whether his stay in the first be like to be of so long continuance as may carrie him through some one piece of study; otherwise that time wilbe in a manner lost, because

every tutor hath his way, and one cannot conveniently build upon anothers foundation. 2dly. Whether the un

certaintie of his stay, if it be like to be but short, may not make him irresolved and unsettled. For my acquaintance in St. Johns, it is in a manner none at all; so that I shall not easily judge of your second requisite of a tutor, which would require a more private knowledg. I know no fellow of those who are tutors but Mr. Wright, Mr. Fretsvilles tutor; and I have heard, and have a litle experience, that he is very carefull, and yet have no familier acquaintance with him. By the next week I shall have time to enquire out some other, and to enforme you. For their schollerships, they are no more then their commons, as ours are, as I take it, yet of greater allowance then ours, because of a greater charge under that name of commons, though I know not whether any more comes in the belly then elsewhere. This I write ex tempore: if I can be furnished by the next, you shall heare of it. For his apparell, it is best he should be furnisht like a gentleman, both in respect of your selfe, and the better to cover any other defect. His gowne therefore would be stuffe, etc.

GRACES OF THE SENATE.

Maii 14°, 1624. De gratiis in duabus congregationibus legendis. CUM singula negotia academica non nisi cum magna deliberatione transigi debeant, cumque subita suffragiorum præcipitatio magna secum trahere soleat incommoda: placet vobis, ut unanimi procancellarii, regentium, et non-regentium auctoritate statutum et decretum sit, ut omnis bonorum academiæ mobilium vel immobilium alienatio, vel ad firmam dimissio, vel ad beneficia præsentatio, vel denique qualiscunque concessio (ubi contrarium non sit

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specialiter provisum in statutis), duarum congregationum moram expectet; quarum in prima legatur tantum et proponatur, et non nisi per alterius congregationis suffragia rata habeatur: hac etiam interposita cautione, ut si prior congregatio antemeridiana fuerit, posterior sit a meridie; sin prior pomeridiana fuerit, non nisi crastino die aut intra septimanam transigatur: aliter de novo senatui secundum hanc formulam præmissam proponatur: et si secus fiat, omnis hujusmodi bonorum alienatio, vel ad firmam dimissio, vel ad beneficia præsentatio, vel qualiscunque denique concessio, nulla et irrita habeatur.

Quo tamen statuto vestro nobilium et Oxoniensium et quæstionistarum hujus academiæ præsentanea admissio non impediatur. Et hoc decretum vestrum pro statuto habeatur, inque libris procuratorum infra decem dies immediate sequentes inscribatur.

Maii 14, 1624. De patre ab inceptoribus eligendo.

Placet vobis, ut non nisi alter e procuratoribus ad munus paternitatis in majoribus comitiis ab inceptoribus in artibus quotannis eligatur. Qui sic electus non alium quacunque de causa sibi ad id munus obeundum substituet, præterquam in quem procancellarius et major pars præfectorum collegiorum consenserint. Ita tamen ut universa emolumenta quacunque ratione, qua statuto, qua consuetudine, patri contigerint, inter binos procuratores æque jure distribuantur; et ut iste ordo et hæc concessio vestra pro statuto habeatur, et in libris procuratorum infra decem dies jam proxime sequentes inscribatur.

Jan. 28, 1624. De doctoribus medicinæ transmarinis.

Placet vobis, ut quicunque in partibus transmarinis gradum doctoratus in medicina susceperint, et postea in hac celeberrima academia Cantabrigiensi ad eundem gradum admitti, seu apud vos incorporari ut dicitur, postulaverint,

disputationem more respondentium in hac academia in sua facultate perficiant, priusquam admittantur seu incorporentur; et senioritatem tantum habeant in hac academia ab eo die quo admissi fuerint: nisi aliter ex justa causa, per majorem partem regentium et non-regentium approbanda, per academiam dispensatum fuerit. Quod si quis aliter admissus aut incorporatus fuerit, ut ejus admissio seu incorporatio pro nulla habeatur ; atque ut hoc decretum vestrum statuti deinceps vim obtineat, et infra decem dies in libros procuratorum referatur.

ROYAL LETTER RELATING TO MANDATES.

JAMES R.

JAMES, by the grace of God king of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, etc., to our trusty and well-beloved chancellor, vice-chancellor, regents, and non-regents, of our University of Cambridge, and to every of them, greeting.

Whereas heretofore, at the earnest petitions of many of our chaplains, and other our loving subjects, we have been pleased to grant our letters mandatory for the admission and creation of divers doctors; by which our favor, though we never intended to hinder the honours of our University, or wrong the members of the same, yet we are credibly informed that the chief glory thereof, at their usual and solemn commencements, will be obscured by such proceedings; our young students shall be deprived of many learned exercises, which are the best means of their instruction; and that by these means the way is open for those persons which have neither learning to deserve, nor means to maintain the dignity of their degrees: we, being zealous for the maintenance of the honour and dignity of our said

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