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 N �rv,e-FiIius. 69 unIefs he meets with rome impediment, wtfich the zice. chancellor and pro,ors flail approve of; in which care his determination may be deferred to the Lent following, under tle like penal  for this reafon ave placed determination among the exertires x'c- quilite for a batchelor of arts The manner of this determination is as follows. jl perfons, that have taken their batchdot of arts degree fince the Lev preceding. are obliged to di- fput. twice ip one of the publick hools which the Cdhffors (wom I will prently 3eCcribe) flall ap- point, and go o prayers at St. Mary's church every satur(ay mornmg t!efe d4.}uttio:;, which are like other difputations, are tb oxdered, that they la all Lent-time. The Coltenors (v, ho are tvoin number) are ch fen out of the determMng btchelors by the tvo ?rotors, each p'oc7or chufing one; and their bUffhers is to divide the determiners into certain Cia/s, and to appoint to every oe what &bool he fl=ll dfpute i; which he is to difpo: in'Ouch a manner, tha rome of them may come ,tp in all the/hoob every onday, Tuefilay, dnq,y, Th;ly, and F, iday, (excepting Holid.ys) from the beginfling of Lent fie end of the term. For this purport they draw a tikeme (which printed and tent to every college) in which the names of fil determines are placed in feveral co- tumns; d over-again them, in other columns, the days when, and the haoh where they are to refpond. Some of there day are called gracious days, caufe upon them tlxe refpondent is not obliged to ay in the hoob above half the time, which un other dys are i and rome of the fehooh are ecemed better than other, beau more rivate  but the fi column and the lafl column in the fheme (whih contain te names of tho who =e to come

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