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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1792 edition. Excerpt: ...also (3) made at the instance of the King in Parliament after the feast of Passover last, was likewise as it should seem, broken. For therein it appears that the first choice of a Chancellor which the said Masters should make after the said composition, the Bimop then mould advance so near Oxon, that the Masters without any further labour or expense might come and bring with them the person elected to be presented to him for admission, but if he was in remote parts, then was he to be presented by his Proctor or other person that he should appoint. Which Composition was witnessed and consented to by Brother William de Leonminster, John de Monemowe, Richard de Bradely, John de la More, (1) Ibid, sub an. 1290. Parliamentorum de tempore Ed. I. in tur. Lond. (2) Notley in Bucks, I suppose, within 3 mile sol. i, &c. See more in Will. Prynne's 3 Tom. of Thame. de Sup. Eccles. Jurisdict. in Append, p. (3) Inter Placita coram Rege in Parliam. 1297, 17 Ed. I, post scstum S. Iiilarii, in Scaccario. Et in libro and and Stephen de Herdely, Masters of the University of Oxford, the Bishop of Lincoln being then, as it should seem, visiting the Abbey os Osney. (i) In the same Parliament also were the controversies which had depended between the University and Town a considerable time concerning various liberties, privileges and customs composed, (2) and so far to the advantage of the former, (3) that the custody of peace, custody os assize of victuals and the supervising of measures and weights jointly with the Mayor (who before had it wholly to himself) with other privileges, were granted to the Chancellor and Scholars thereof. The chief particulars that were then insisted on in Parliament were contained under eleven heads drawn and put up by the...