An HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of the UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE, and its COLLEGES.
By B. D. WALSH, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College.
Contents:--Introduction--The "_Must Not_" Argument against a
Commission--The "_Need Not_" Argument--The University prior to the
Colleges--The Hostels--Religious Tests not anciently exacted--The
Office of Chancellor--The Senate--The College of Tribunes, called
the "Capul," and their "Veto"--The Innovations and Usurpations of
the Heads of Colleges upon the University, in the various offices
of 1. High Steward; 2. Vice Chancellor; 3. The Proctors; 4. The
Taxors; 5. Scrutators; 6. The Bedells; 7. The Guardians and
Auditors of the Public Chest; 8. The Public Orator; 9. The
Registry; 10. The Barnaby Lectures; 11. The M. P.'s University
Lectures; System of Compulsory Lectures; Ancient Disputations;
Modern Examinations; Degrees; Introduction of Modern Sciences into
the Examinations; The Colleges; Their Tutors; Their Lecturers;
Fellows; Compulsory Holy Order; Ridiculous Absurdities in Statutes,
sworn to by all, &c. &c.
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FREE and SAFE GOVERNMENT, traced from the Origin and Principles of the
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SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT STUDIES AND MANAGEMENT OF ETON SCHOOL. By a
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ROSARUM MONOGRAPHIA; or, a BOTANICAL HISTORY of ROSES. To which is
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