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 *porated into one of the universities of Oxford or Cambridge; nor can any such person be admitted into the class of candidates until after he has been examined as to his knowledge of physic in three of the greater or lesser meetings (called the comitia majora and comitia minora of the college. After a person has been a candidate for a year, he may be proposed by the president at one of the greater meetings and admitted a fellow, if the majority of fellows consent, without further examination. But by two other bye-laws persons not having the above qualifications may be proposed in one of two ways; by one, the president is enabled once in every other year at the comitia minora to propose one licentiate of ten years standing, who may (if the major part of the comitia minora consent) be proposed by the president at the next comitia majora to be elected a fellow, and if the majority of fellows then present consent, he may then be admitted a fellow. By the other, any one of the fellows may propose any licentiate, of seven years standing and of the age of 36, in the comitia majora to be examined; if the major part of the fellows consent, such licentiate may be examined by the president or vice-president and censors, and if approved by the major part of the fellows then present, he may be proposed at the next comitia majora to be a fellow, and admitted if the majority of the fellows then present consent. The ordinary greater meetings (comitia majora) are holden four times a year, and consist of the president or vice-president and ten fellows at the least. The ordinary lesser meetings (comitia minora) consisting of the president or vice-president registar and censors of the college, are holden once a month. A letter was also inserted in the affidavits written by King Charles the Second to the college not to admit any person who had not had his education in either of our universities of Oxford or Cambridge: but it was admitted in the argument that no notice could legally be taken of this letter. It was also stated in the affidavits that Dr. Stanger, when he was licensed; gave his