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2do. As to the fourth and fifth articles, concerning the fitted accompts of the Colledge from Michaelmas 1716 to ditto 1717, the Commission appoint the said accompts to be returned to the Masters, and that they be drawn over in a more distinct forme and method, and according to the remarks and communeing that past betwixt the Comittee and the Masters, when the said accompts were inspected; and the Commission ordains, that the said accompts, with the abstract of the revenue so fitted, be laid before a Comittee appointed by this Commission, who are to meet at Edinburgh upon the twelth day of August next, and that one commissioned from the said Colledge do attend the said Committee with the accompts, to receive yair orders as to what may concern the same.

3tio. As to the sixth article, concerning the annual ballance of the nine hundred pound nine shilling and tuo pennies Scots, the Commission resolve to take the same under their consideration, as soon as the above-mentioned Committee shall make yair report of the matter committed to them.

4to. As to the seventh article, the Commission appoints the Masters to use all possible diligence for recovering the bill of Rest, and that what money shall be recovered, shall be applyed for payment of the most pressing demands upon the Colledge; and supersedes giveing any answer at present to the eighth article. But as to the ninth and tenth articles, the Commission order the Masters to make all due application, both for obtaining the three years' Rest of King William's Mortification, and to procure payment of the late Queen Ann's Gift.

5to. As to the eleventh and twelth articles, the Commission appoints the Masters to draw up a charge against Doctor George Middletoun, late Principall, as to his intromissions with King William's Mortification, and annual rent ariseing therefrom; and also a charge as to his intromissions with the Graduation and Library-money; and that they pursue him yairfor; and that his proportionall share and interest in the said King William's Mortification be affected, for reimbursement of what he shall be found oweing to the Colledge.

6to. With respect to the thirteenth article, concerning the Subscriptions for carrying on the new work, the Commission approves of what the Masters represent they have done in that matter.

mo. As to the fourteenth article, in relation to the Principal's Manse, the Commission find, that considering the low circumstances of the Colledge, that the repairing or rebuilding the said Manse at present may bring too great a burthen on the Colledge, but appoints the Masters to pay the said Principal as much yearly, as with the small sume he receives for his manse and yeard, may make up the rent of his present dwelling-house, ay and untill the manse shall be sufficiently repaired or rebuilt. 8. As to the fifteenth article, which contains severall particulars, the Commission, in the first place, finds, that as to what concerns the Principall's Manse, they have given orders theranent in the preceding article. 2do, As to the Principall's necessary debursents about the College affairs, the Commission appoints him to draw out ane exact account of them, which they ordain to be payed him by the Procurator of the Colledge, and that they be inserted as ane article of the discharge of the Procurator's accounts. 3tio, As to the expenses of the Principall's transportation, the Commission ordains that six hundred pound Scots be paid him to defray the charges of the same; and that two hundred pound Scots of the said six hundred pound be payed him at the terme of Lambass next to come, and that two hundred pound more of the said sum be payed him at the term of Lambas in the year Jm vije and nineteen, and the remaining two hundred pound paid him at the term of Lambass Jm vije and twenty. And the Commission doe by these presents give the strongest

to the Reverend Principall and Masters of the King's College of Aberdeen, that they will be ready on all occasious chearfully to concur in every thing may tend to the encouragement of the said Principall and Masters, and to the advantage of that ancient Colledge.

Rectorial Visitations.

Principal.

Complaint against Principal Chalmers, &c.

EXTRACTS OF RECTORIAL VISITATIONS of KING'S COLLEGE of ABERDEEN, made from

Minute-Books of that College.

7th July 1634.

"It is ordained and statute likewise, by the Members foresaid, that whatsoever Scholars and Students come to either of the Colleges in Old or New Aberdeen, not having entered in the first Class in any College before, shall not be admitted to any superior Class in any of the saids two Colleges, except by due trial and examination by the Masters of both the saids Colleges, at the least two of every one of them, making four in number, and approbation of the Rector of the University and his four Assessors, they be found worthy to enter in the same Class they offer themselves to; and ordains, that Dr. Dun, Principal of Marischall College, shall have one extract of this present act, or any other act he pleases to require."

5th January 1637.

"The Rector, Members, and Assessors, refers the Principal's course of teaching to be drawn up by the Faculty of Divinity, and delivered to him in articles; and in the meantime, to begin teach and prosecute the Treatise de Justificatione which he has already begun, and to prosecute and end the same this year. Likeas the Principal undertook to teach twice every week, viz. 'Ane lesson of Divinitie, ane other of Chronologia Abstracta.""

22d June 1638.

"The Chancellor, Rector, Assessors, and Members, have ordained the Principal, in all time coming, to continue to obtemper the Act of the last General Visitation in teaching two lessons in the week-one whereof of Divinity, one other of the Hebrew Tongue, although he should have but two or three auditors; and to perform the rest enjoined to him by the said Act."

25th April 1763.

George Middleton, Esq. Rector, and Charles Forbes, Patrick Wilson, Esqrs.; Mr. Alex. Gordon, and Alex. Innes, Assessors, having met this day in consequence of last adjournment,―The Masters of the College appeared before them: At which time, agreeable to the orders of last Rectorial Meeting, the said Messrs. Forbes and Wilson produced their Report; and at same time, the saids Mr. Alex. Gordon and Alex. Innes produced their Report.

"There was produced and laid before the Rector and Assessors, a Representation for Professor Lumsden and four other Members, against Principal Chalmers and Messrs. Burnet, M' Leod, and

Leslie, by way of complaint; and the Representation craved that the Rector and Assessors would take the same under their particular consideration.

"The Rector and Assessors appoint the said two Reports of Messrs. Forbes and Wilson, and Mr. Alex. Gordon and Alex. Innes, to be engrossed, viz. :

"REPORT referred to, of Messrs. FORBES and WILSON, two of the Rector's Assessors. "1. The Committee appointed to revise the Minutes of the College Meetings, and other papers that may show the usual form of proceedings in Rectorial Visitations, have accordingly inspected the Foundation and nine volumes of Minutes, containing many Rectorial Meetings and Visitations.

2. The Committee find, that by the Foundation, the Rector and four Assessors are to visit the College once every year-which Visitation extends to the Head and Members, and to the Buildings. The Visitors are to inquire into all defects, both in persons and things; also concerning alienations, impignorations, or wasting the goods of the College-particularly the sums allotted for reparation of the buildings, manses, and ornaments; they are directed to take down every excess and defect in writing, and to present the same to the Chancellor, who shall reform whatever stands in need of reformation or correction, by the advice of the Visitors; and when he sees it expedient, may visit the College in person.

"3. By another clause of the Foundation, the Rector is appointed to be President, on account of cases that may happen through his absence, by which it seems that he has an ordinary constant direction in College affairs by the Foundation.

"4. There is no method laid down by the Foundation for electing the Rector and Assessors; neither can the Committee find out what was the practice of the University, in that or any thing else, for the first 129 years after the foundation in 1505,-the records of the Rectorial Meetings of Visitations for all that time, being, as they are informed, totally lost, and the oldest Rectorial Meeting laid before them being that of 26th June 1634.

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"5. In that year, and the six years following down to 1640, the Committee find the Rector and Assessors chosen by the Principal and Masters, and four Procuratores Nationum. After the year 1640, the practice, it seems, was changed, and the Procuratores Nationum omitted-at least the Committee cannot find them employed in the annual election of the Rector and Assessors from that time; but they were chosen by the Principal and Masters alone, and sometimes at the Rectorial Meetings, down to the late disputes about the election of a Civilist.

"6. The Committee find that a certain day of the year was fixed by the Rector, Assessors, and Masters, for the annual election of the Rector and Assessors. Vide Rectorial Minutes, 26th June 1634,111th November 1639, 31st January 1650.

"7. The Committee observe, that at the Rector's Instalment, or entry upon his office, he has the Foundation of the College delivered to him, or a copy of it, with the keys of the Library and of the Charter-Chest, an Inventory of the College-Writs and Evidents, College-Rental, and Catalogue of the Books in the Library-which things, at laying down his office, he delivers over to his successor. Vide Rectorial Minutes, 22d and 25th June 1638, 11th November 1639, 9th December 1663, 17th February 1664.

"8. The Committee find that the Rector, Assessors, and Masters, by their Act of 7th July 1634, appoint two Visitations annually; but (without) prejudice to the Rector, as occasion offers for the said University and College weill and settling the affairs of the same, upon lawful citation, to indict and call a Visitation at his pleasure, at all times convenient.

"9. The Committee find, that after the election of a Rector, and his acceptance, the Principal and all the Masters are obliged to obey him, and promise so to do, under the penalty of all just censure. 30th June 1634, 24th June 1635, 13th October 1639.

"10. The Committee find, that at Rectorial Visitations the form of inquiring into the behaviour of the Members of the College was this:-The Principal and Masters were removed one by one, and in their absence, the Rector, Assessors, and other Masters, inquire into their conduct in the exercise of their respective offices. After which, the person under examination being called on, the opinion of the meeting is intimated to him, approving or censuring him as they see cause. Vide Rectorial Meetings, 4th November 1634, 22d June 1638, 6th July 1640, 14th June 1641, 11th November 1642, 23d November 1643.

11. The Committee find, moreover, that the Rectorial Meeting takes cognizance of, and gives directions concerning the plan of Education of the Students in all the several Faculties called the Courses; particularly that of the Principal, 2d December 1634, 5th January 1637; Canonist and Medicine, 5th January 1637; Regents, 12th June 1635, 10th May 1636, 7th June 1636; of the time of convening and dismissing the College, 7th July 1634, 4th November 1634, 14th March 1650; of the Regents not being fixed to one Class, but going up with the Students, 6th June 1641; of the Habits of Masters and Students, 4th November 1634: Bursars of Philosophy to be tried, 12th January 1637; concerning the Students' Harangues at the Graduation, 13th November 1646.

"12. The Rectorial Meeting takes cognizance of the form of private Laws for the Government and Discipline of the College, 10th May 1636, 26th April 1665; also 2d December 1634, 22d June 1635, 7th June 1636, 22d June 1636, 5th January, 1637, 23d June 1637, 16th June 1665, 19th June 1665.

"These Laws to be read publicly by the Principal to the Regents and Students once a-year, 2d December 1634, 5th February 1666; concerning Combinations among the Students, 13th November 1646; enact Fines for the absence of Masters from Meetings, 3d October 1664; lay down the duty of the Porter, 6th January 1643, 1st November 1675.

"13. The Committee find that Rectorial Meetings try and censure the Masters for malversations. The Principal is fined in 500 merks concerning his accounts while he was Procurator, 2d December 1634-to be paid against a certain day, under the penalty of deprivation, 5th June 1635.

"14. As to the Revenue of the College, the Committee find that Rectorial Meetings ratify and approve the common Procurator's accounts, 3d November 1635, 21st November 1639, 12th November 1640, 2d December 1665, &c. The common Procurator is ordered to have his accounts ready against Michaelmas, under failzie of his salary, 7th December 1665, 15th July 1674; a Rental appointed to be made up 17th February 1664, and other orders given occasionally concerning the

revenues.

"15. The Rectorial Meetings give directions concerning the repairs of the College Fabric and Manses, 2d December 1634, 21st June 1636, 22d June 1636, 18th February 1664; and discharg eaccounts relative to the Buildings, 3d October 1664, 23d June 1665,

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"The Committee also find, that the Rectorial Meetings take inspection of the Library, and makes rules concerning the books, 18th October 1639, 20th December 1639, 17th February 1664, 16th June 1665.

"17. The Committee find, that the Rectorial Meetings direct the modifying and augmenting the Masters' Salaries, as of the Canonist and Cantor, 12th June 1635; Regent's Salaries augmented, 22d July 1637, 1st April 1640; Civilist's, 12th November 1640.

"18. The Committee find, that at a College Meeting for the Election of a Rector, 13th May 1669, it was resolved and agreed upon, That whereas it is provided by the Foundation, that the Rector shall only call a Meeting once in the year; therefore they appoint that the Rector be not troubled to call any Rectorial Meeting for any cause which falls not under his consideration by the Foundation, and that in every other thing there shall be no Rectorial Meeting called, without the plurality of voices in the College. They also enact and ordain, that in all time coming there shall be a new Election every year, peremptorily on the 1st Monday of June, unless there be an urgent necessity for continuing the Election till another day in the same month; and declare that the Rector's place shall be vacant until a new election be made. It is also ordered, that in any matter of complaint that shall occur, the same shall be first tabled before the College Meeting, and that no application be made to the Rector therein, unless the College Meeting either refuse or delay to determine, or the Principal deny to call a meeting, or if any find themselves wronged or aggrieved by the determination of the College meeting; in all which causes, the parties aggrieved, having first made protestation, shall represent their grievance to the Chancellor, who is to appoint a Rectorial Meeting to cognosce them, if the said Chancellor shall find the same expedient; after which, they proceed to the choice of a Rector, without Procuratores Nationum, whether that College meeting exceeded their powers or not; and how far, the Committee submit to the consideration of the Rector and Members of this meeting, and other competent Judges. "19. The Committee find the Rector and two Assessors declared to be a quorum, 24th May 1669. While the Chancellor was present at a Rectorial Meeting, 17th June 1669, it is ordered what money shall be paid for allowing a corpse to lie in the College Kirk, and to what use it is appropriated. Give directions to the Procurator, 16th August 1669. Examine his accounts for several years, 27th October 1669, 8th March and 25th October 1722, 10th March 1724, &c. Appoint a Professor of Oriental Languages, and order a Committee to consider of the College Rents, in order to allow him a proper salary for life, 22d August 1673. This matter was referred to the Chancellor, who referred it back to a Rectorial Meeting to appoint a Salary, who accordingly settled 300 merks a-year upon him for life. Make Rules concerning the hours of the Master's attendance, and other matters of Discipline, 17th November 1674.

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"20. The Committee observe, that at a College Meeting for electing a Principal, four Procuratores Nationum were chosen, to have votes, not only at that Election, but at all others that should happen for a year to come, 27th October 1664; but do not find this practised at any other time, but that they were chosen pro re nata.

"21. Upon the whole, the Committee find that the Rector acts sometimes in a judicial, sometimes in a legislative capacity; at Visitations, and upon appeals and references from College meetings, the Rector and Assessors are a Court of Justice, the Rector being Chief Judge, and Assessors Assistant Judges, who vote and give their advice—and there is one instance of the Rector's acting contrary to their advice, 21st September 1733. The form of process seems to be like that in the ordinary courts of law; vide Roll of Process, carried ou before the Rector and Assessors, dated 10th January 1706. Among other things, it is decreed by an interlocutor, that the Principal's Manse, and other Manses, ought to be maintained at the charge of the College; but this is referred to the Chancellor. In making laws, the Principal and other Masters give their votes, as well as the Rector and Assessors.

"22. The Committee find themselves obliged to make an apology for the imperfection of their Report, which is owing, in a great measure, to the confusion and bad writing of the books they have inspected, and to the loss of several books of Rectorial Meetings."

"EXTRACT from the Report referred to, of Messrs. GORDON and INNES, two of the Rector's

Assessors,

"23. The Committee further proposed to the Masters, that when a sum is borrowed, they should be careful to mention in the accounts, at what term the annualrents commence, seeing, in examining the above accounts, instances occurred where this neglect had occasioned confusion; but the Committee must notice, that they found no cause to suspect, in any of these instances, that the annualrents were not fairly stated. 2dly, The Committee also proposed to the Masters, that the whole Rests in a preceding year's accounts ought always to be the first articles in the following year's accounts, and every article, either in Charge or Discharge, ought to be carried on in the precise and exact order of the preceding year's account, which saves a great deal of trouble and time, but has not been observed in the accounts under the review of the Committee. 3d, The Committee think, that in every account the whole funds should be stated in the Charge, and in so far as not paid, should be taken credit for in the Discharge, which tends to prevent mistakes, and does not burden the Examiner's memory, or give him the trouble of looking back to former years, in order to find out such principal sums.”

"24. The Committee have no reason to suspect that there can be any objection to the Mortification Accounts, crops 1732 and 1733, which happen at present to be mislaid; having compared the accounts, crop 1731, with the procuration accounts, crop 1734, the whole appear to hang well together.

"25. There appear to be a good many vacant Bursars, from crop 1750 to crop 1759 inclusive, where the dues to Regents and servants have been stated, as also spoon-money, of the equity of which measures the Committee are not at all satisfied.

"26. As also some Burses being deserted, the balance of the same appear to have been applied to the purchasing prize-books; and in one instance, crop 1755, this happens where a Burse was vacant, although not deserted. Sometimes the consent of the Patron is mentioned, where the Regents take fees from a vacant Burse; but even this seems to the Committee not sufficient to authorize this practice. "27. The balance upon Lady Braco's Burse is given wholly to the Bursar of the following year, crop 1756, which did not appear equitable to the Committee.

“28. In Dr. Adam's Mortification, crop 1734, the sum of £154:4s. Scots is debursed concerning a disposition that was lost, a share of which expenses should have been paid by the Marischal College; but it does not appear they ever paid any share of said expense.

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money received from the lands of Kincardine than that Mortification was entitled to; and by a note subjoined to said accounts, it appears that part of said money belongs to the Hospital of Old Aberdeen, the interests of which Hospital, and of this Mortification, are proposed to be settled by arbitration. The Committee were informed by the Masters, that notwithstanding a greater sum is charged to said Mortification than belongs to it, yet by said transaction concerning the lands of Kincardine, there is a real loss, both to this Mortification and the Hospital, and that the purpose of said intended arbitration is also to divide this loss proportionally betwixt the two. The Committee at the same time ob- Rectorial Visitations. serve, that it was very misfortunate for the Mortification, that the accounts thereof lay over unvisited during the several years that the said transaction was in agitation, so that the Masters could not know the real situation of it, and that it is most probable that said confusion may be owing to the delay relating to the said accounts. This the Committee mention as a remarkable instance of the dangerous consequence of such delays, and what renders an inquiry concerning the causes of them more necessary.

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30. As to the new form of the Mortification accounts, crop 1755, and thereafter, by which only 4 per cent. is charged to the several Mortifications upon their stocked money and balances, and the remaining one half per cent., where the same is really got as a Sinking Fund; the Committee have no objections to the same, if the several patrons are satisfied; meantime, as they observe the smaller Mortifications decreasing and dying away through the want of this half per cent, they are of opinion they should be brought up, so as to pay the Bursars upon the same, by allotting them an equal share of the Sinking fund.

"31. No other reasons occur to the Committee why all the above Mortification accounts may not be approven.

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"32. No reasons occur to the Committee why the same should not be approven."

"The Rector and Assessors having considered the Report of Charles Forbes and Patrick Wilson, Esquires, They find the institution of the Rectorial Court is by Foundation held necessary for the preservation of the Colleges; and find, that in all time coming, the Annual Election of a Rector shall proceed without Procuratores Nationum chosen to join in the said Election, as observed in No. 5 of said Report; and with regard to the Procuratores Nationum in general, finds that previous to every election where these Procuratores Nationum are entitled to vote by the Foundation of the College, their Election shall not be for a year, or for any stated time, but pro re nata as noticed in No. 20 of said Report."

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"The Rector, with the advice aforesaid, appoints the Masters to observe, in all time coming, the whole directions contained in the 13th article of the foresaid Report (viz. that of Messrs. Gordon and Innes) relating to the manner of stating their accounts."

"The Rector, with consent of the Assessors, find it a matter of great importance to the University, that regulations for Literature and Discipline be well made and duly executed, and therefore recommend it particularly to the Masters, to form a plan for this effect; and that their session for the future may continue at the least for six months, and to fix their economy upon an unexceptionable footing."

"The Rector and Assessors prohibit the Regents, in time coming, from taking and exacting any fees out of vacant bursaries, or that any thing be stated for servants' or spoon-money, as mentioned in article 25th of said Report."

"I, James Lord Deskfoord, having considered the proceedings of the Rector and Assessors of the University of Old Aberdeen since November 5, 1762, approve of their diligence in examining the accounts, and inquiring into the state of the affairs of the said College; and approve of the whole directions given by them in consequence thereof, with this addition, that Dr. Reid's Procuration Accounts of 1759 and 1760, being now signed by all the Members of the College, the Protestation entered against them by Principal Chalmers, and the other three Masters, shall be understood to be departed from; and that, on the other hand, no further inquiry shall be made as to those gentlemen who protested, having instigated the Bursars to the process; and in general, I, the said Chancellor, recommend rather to be solicitous about establishing good rules for the future, than to look upon the bad effects of the late unhappy differences in the College, and at the same time that I approve of the session of the College being for six months at least; yet I think a discretionary power should be left with each Regent, to dispense with any part of the last month's attendance of such of the scholars, whose fortune or other circumstances may appear to them to require such dispensation. And I further hereby particularly recommend it to the next Rector and his Assessors, and to the College Meeting, to consider of proper means to provide convenient lodging and houses fit for the reception of Boarders for such of the Regents as may have families, as the want of such is attended with many inconveniences, and often prevents people of rank from sending their children to this University. Signed at Castle of Banff, May 10, 1763.

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22d September 1818.

"DESKFOORD, Chancellor."

Convened, the Right Honourable the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Rector; Patrick Milne, Esq. of Crimonmogate, and Alexander Moir, Esq. of Scotstoun, Assessors; Dr. Jack, Principal; Dr. M'Pherson, Sub-Principal; Dr. Mearns, Professor of Divinity; Dr. Dauney, Professor of Civil Law; Dr. Bannerman, Professor of Medicine; Mr. Bentley, Professor of Oriental Languages; Mr. Paul, Professor of Natural Philosophy; Mr. Tulloch, Professor of Mathematics; and Dr. Dewar, Professor of Moral Philosophy.

"The said day, the Lord Rector stated, that he had intimated to the Assessors and Members of the University, by letters dated the 14th current, that a Rectorial Meeting was to be held at this time and place. The said Patrick Milne and Alexander Moir, Esquires, accepted of the office of Assessors, to which they were elected by the University on 28th October 1817; the oath de fideli administratione officii was administered to them by the Principal; after which, they were received and admitted to their offices, and to all the powers and privileges thereto belonging, according to the Foundation of the University, and the usual form and practice.

"The Lord Rector appoints Alexander Crombie, Advocate in Aberdeen, to be Clerk to this Meet

to the Edilis for room-rent; and this also was added to the fund for repairs. choose to lodge in the College, continue to pay room-rent; and a small deduc is likewise appropriated to the Edilis Fund. The sums now mentioned, payable by the Regents for their houses, are all the funds of any importance. the repairs of the College Buildings. Small, however, as these funds are, more inadequate to the purpose for which they are intended, by a considerable Fund-the interest of which must in the first place be provided for; and wher thing remains even for effecting such annual repairs as cannot be postponed. "STATE of the EDILIS FUND.

"While the Edilis Fund is thus exhausted, the buildings are in a state decay, and without some speedy and effectual exertions for their repair, must ruin. Under these circumstances, the Senatus, sensible of their own inability or anticipated, conceive it to be their duty to lay a representation of the case and his Assessors, and to suggest the propriety of a joint application to Gover Grants of a similar nature have been liberally bestowed on the Universities gow, and even considerable sums allotted for preventing the total ruin of other ancient buildings, and it is to be hoped that were a proper represen before Government, it would draw the attention of Ministers, in the view useful Seminary of Education, or of preventing a venerable pile of building "LIBRARY.

"The Senatus expected to have been able to lay before the Lord Recto representation, not only regarding the funds and present mode of adminis Library, but also respecting certain improvements in the mode of managing circumstances appear to have rendered necessary. The present funds are in care of the Books presently composing the Library, and to binding those from Stationers' Hall. If the Copyright Act now subsisting is allowed to accommodation for the reception of the books must also soon be wanted. learning with regret, that doubts are entertained whether the Copyright Ac the ensuing session of Parliament, to alterations which they consider as inj interests of the Universities, and being sensible that the specific nature of adopted in the future management of the Library, must depend, in a great or extinction of the present Copyright Act, they submit to the Lord Rect advisable, in the present circumstances, to delay forming any definitive arr management of the Library. If a grant in aid of the Edilis Fund should ment, a very small sum, supplied by that grant, would be sufficient for givi modation wanted for the Library; and the Senatus have in the meantime t to procure such additional care and attention to the books, as they trust v immediate preservation."

"The Lord Rector and Assessors having considered the foregoing R inspected the Buildings of the College, are of opinion that they stand very and remit to the Senatus to prepare a Memorial, to be laid before the Lord ground of an application to the Crown for aid, as the Funds belonging to entirely inadequate for the purpose.

"Thereafter the Meeting proceeded to the consideration of the Minutes Dr. Dewar, of 18th, 21st, and 24th March, and 2d April last, with the referred to, and whole other writings laid before them.

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The Principal, Sub-Principal, and Professors retired from the Meetin "The Lord Rector having fully deliberated on the matter referred to hi his Assessors, Finds, That under the control and revision of the Super Regulations made from time to time by the Senatus Academicus, for the b perfect discipline of the College, are obligatory on all its members, who a their obedience accordingly.

"In reference to the Minute of Sederunt of date the 24th March last, th aforesaid, Finds that the practice of the Regent Professors regularly atte their Classes on the Lord's-day, has been long established, and that a cons ance has always been attached by the Senatus to the performance of this been laid before the Court sufficient to justify any alteration of this practic fore hereby confirmed. But the Rector, with advice foresaid, taking into vi the case now under consideration, recommends to the Senatus to acquie personal attendance of Dr. Dewar, in the discharge of this duty, for the next ensuing, on their receiving a formal and explicit pledge from him, th he will either himself perform the office required, or resign a situation i duties. In the mean time, it is necessary that Dr. Dewar should prevail to become his substitute in taking charge of his Class on these occasions,