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 xxv. 39 that he afterwards intimated to Mr. Meadoeourt that the .d./]�br and the Vice-Chancellor were of the time opinion. I cannot therefore but ribe this dilatory and evafive con&& of the Vice-Chancellor, as well as the combination of' the .e/fffbr and prog:tors of the court, to a confcioufnefs that Mr. Meadon, eourt was entitled to the a of grace, which they fear'd would relieve him from the injuries he had long lain un- der, and de rive the univerfity of their-promitkd . P triumph and revenge, from the hopes they had of forcing him at laltSo comply with-a bale arid fcan- dalous form o5' fubmiflion. .When the Vice-Chancellor found that Mr. Mea- dovteourt was refolved to plead the n8 o grace, and not fubmtt to llr. l/Fbtte, hs next arerice was to make him plead it privately to him and Mr. White, and not m the court being alham d, I fuppofe, to have it known that he obliged a gentleman to plead but Mr. Meadoroourt infitted ,upon pleading it in the court, which he was advisd 5vas the only legal way  and told the Vice-Chancellor that if he would not :ive him leave to proceed in his court, he flmukt lookSupon it that his court was fhut up againt him, and that he was deny'd a privilege which every . member of the unive!fity had a right to. /it lefigth the Vice-Chancellor attgn'a him a rottor, Whom he ordered to cite the two prottor$ hf the univerfity into the court5 as loon as the pror had done this, the Vice-Chancellor ordered him to uneite them i and the.n, after much a-do, or- &red him to cite them again, and tnt Mr. Mea- dowcourt word that he had agreed to let his caufe be brought into the court on fuch a day. accordingly Mr. Meadovvourt went to the court, and one of the rogtors of the unive:fity appeared and left the llak 13ook with the a'ljp]pr: u.on reading
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