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Memorabilia Cantabrigiae, or, an account of the different colleges in Cambridge : biographical sketches of the founders and eminent men; with many original anecdotes... / by Joseph Wilson
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dies in Philofophy, and the examinationsprevious to the degree of Bachelor of Arts:this they do as afliftants to the Proftors.

The Scrutators are appointed to read thegrace, and take the votes of the Blackhood-houfe, to which they always belong.

The Commijjary is an affiftant, or affeflbr,to the Vice-Chancellor in his court.

The Public Orator is the mouth of thsUniverfity on public occafions ; writes theirletters, and prefents noblemen to their de-grees, with a fpeech.

The Caput confifts of the Vice-Chancellor,a Dodtor of Divinity, a Dodtor of Laws, aDoctor of Phyfic, a Regent and Non-RegentMatter of Arts, is chofen annually, on the12th of October j and is to determine whatgraces are proper to be brought before thebody of the Univerfity.

The Univerfity has alfo two Librarians , aRegijlrar , three EJquire Beadles-, and inferiorofficers; befide ProfelTors in Divinity, Law,Phyfic, Cafuiftry, Hebrew , Greek, Arabic ,Mathematics , Philofophy, Aftronomy, Ana-,tomy, Chemiftry, Botany , Modern Hiftory,Foffils, and Mufic.

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