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§. 1. ue, the deigns of our generous patron: and with pleaure we recollect, that thoe who are mot ditinguihed by their quality,

convocation) do read one olemn public lecture on the laws of England, and in the Englih language, in every academical term, at certain tated times previous to the commencement of the common law term; or forfeit twenty pounds for every omiion to Mr Viner’s general fund: and alo (by himelf, or by deputy to be approved, if occaional, by the vice-chancellor and proctors; or, if permanent, both the caue and the deputy to be annually approved by convocation) do yearly read one complete coure of lectures on the laws of England, and in the Englih language, coniting of ixty lectures at the leat; to be read during the univerity term time, with uch proper intervals that not more than four lectures may fall within any ingle week: that the profeor do give a month’s notice of the time when the coure is to begin, and do read gratis to the cholars of Mr Viner’s foundation; but may demand of other auditors uch gratuity as hall be ettled from time to time by decree of convocation: and that, for every of the aid ixty lectures omitted, the profeor, on complaint made to the vice-chancellor within the year, do forfeit forty hillings to Mr Viner’s general fund; the proof of having performed his duty to lie upon the aid profeor.

4.&ensp; every profeor do continue in his office during life, unles in cae of uch mibehaviour as hall amount to bannition by the univerity tatutes; or unles he deerts the profeion of the law by betaking himelf to another profeion; or unles, after one admonition by the vice-chancellor and proctors for notorious neglect, he is guilty of another flagrant omiion: in any of which caes he be deprived by the vice-chancellor, with conent of the houe of convocation.

5.&ensp; uch a number of fellowships with a tipend of fifty pounds per annum, and cholarhips with a tipend of thirty pounds, be etablihed, as the convocation hall from time to time ordain, according to the tate of Mr Viner’s revenues.

6.&ensp; every fellow be elected by convocation, and at the time of election be unmarried, and at leat a mater of arts or bachelor of civil law, and a member of ome college or hall in the univerity of Oxford; the cholars of this foundation or uch as have been cholars (if qualified and approved of by convocation) to have the preference: that, if not a barriter when choen, he be called to the bar within one year after his election; but do reide in the univerity two months in every year, or in cae of non-reidence do forfeit the tipend of that year to Mr Viner’s general fund.

7.&ensp; every cholar be elected by convocation, and at the time of election be unmarried, and a member of ome college or hall in the univerity of Oxford, who hall have been matriculated twenty four calendar months at the leat: that he do take the degree of bachelor of civil law with all convenient peed; (either proceeding in arts or otherwie) and previous to his taking the ame, between the econd and eighth year from his matriculation, be bound to attend two coures of the profeor’s lectures, to be certified under the profeor’s hand; and within one year after taking the ame to be called to the bar: that he do annually reide ix months till he is of four years tanding, and four months from that time till he is mater of arts or bachelor of civil law; after which he be bound to reide two months in every year; or, in cae of non-reidence, do forfeit the tipend of that year to Mr Viner’s general fund.

8.&ensp; the cholarhips do become void in cae of non-attendance on the profeor, or not taking the degree of bachelor of