Author : James Heywood
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 32,94 MB
Release : 2013-09
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ISBN : 9781230158600
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 edition. Excerpt: ...in future, factions shall altogether cease and close between the fellow-members, or fellows and others of this or that country, city, or college; nor in the election of fellows, scholars, presidents, or in any other public proceeding, or in giving similar suffrages, shall they side with him who is of the same nation with them rather than with him who is deservedly to be preferred for his zeal for learning, integrity of life and conduct, and other good qualities of mind and body; since it is very disgraceful, especially to those who are learned and imbued with good principles (who ought to be a pattern and mirror of virtue) to be influenced by such unjust and vulgar motives. The rather, as this University begets and frames all as it were anew to good manners and familiarity with learning, thus also may all its foster-children feel themselves to be mutual companions and fellow-citizens; mutually assisting each other as far as lies in their power, with all brotherly kindness, and employing themselves to promote each other's improvement, by their own good qualities, and external and internal endowments. Also that the vice-chancellor and proctors of this University, and every president, master, or warden, of whatsoever college, hostel, or hall, shall deliver the immoveable possessions and moveable goods of the University, which they possess in common, and before the next ensuing feast of the Purification of the Blessed Mary, the charters and donations, the statutes, constitutions, and papal bulls of the foundations, donations, and appropriations, and all other diplomata and papal confirmations, belonging to the said University, and to such colleges, halls, and hostels, respectively, and also a full rental and faithful inventory of the moveable...