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60 derogation of the church, or the univerity, or in vindication of the protetant ucceion, or the bihop of Bangor, hither the delinquent is ummon'd to anwer for his offence, and receive condign punihment; as Mr. Maurice, fellow of Jeus college, lately did. In hort, all matters of importance are cognizable before this tribunal; I will intance only one, but that very remarkable.

A day or two before the late died, a letter was brought to the pot-office at Oxford, with thee words upon the outide of it;, which, being upected to contain omething equally michievous within, was topt, and carried to the vice-ch—ll—r, who immediately ummon'd his brethren to meet him at  about a matter of the utmot conequence: when they were aembled together, be produced the letter before them; and having open'd it, read the contents of it with an audible voice; which were as follow:


 * St. J—n's College, July 30. 1714.

Honoured Mother,

Receaved the Chehear cheae you ent ma buy, our waggonor, and itt is a vary gud one, and I thanck you for itt, mother, with all my hart and oale, and I pomis to be a gud boy, and mind my Boock, as yow dezired ma. I am a fiing lad, mother, and have gott prefarment in college allready; for owr fextoun beeing gonn intoo Heryfoordhear to ee his frends, he has left mee his depoty, which is a vary good pleace. I have nothing to complayne off, onely that John Fulkes the tailor cores me upp a penney trong a moot every day; but I'le