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the neighbourhood of the courts and hospitals; if the education in languages, philosophy, and theology, were conducted in the venerable rural retreat, Aberdeen would afford a specimen of as convenient arrangements for teaching as any University can boast of. An end would be put for ever to the petty jars which have sometimes disturbed the neighbouring schools; and by uniting classes and salaries, a respectable maintenance would be secured for the masters, and consequently the means of obtaining the best mas

ters.'

Before concluding this Preface, already too long, I must be permitted to express my thanks to the Senatus of King's College, and its members individually, for their invariable and patient attention to all my demands for documents. Without the facilities which they afforded me, I could not have performed my task. To a few other individuals I am also bound to acknowledge my obligation. I have drawn from Sir William Hamilton personally, and through his invaluable “Discussions on Philosophy"-a book of which, I fear, this age of frivolous literature is not worthy-the chief of my slender acquaintance with the ancient and foreign University usages. I am indebted, also, for the use of rare books to him; to Principal Lee, and to Mr. David Laing; to the Professors of Marischal College, and, above all, to Mr. Joseph Robertson, whose collection is equally valuable for the literary history of Aberdeen, as he has himself shown it to be, for its antiquities and statistics. Professor Ferguson, who worthily fills the chair of Vaus, has kindly furnished me with such information as could only be obtained on the spot, and often by consulting the existing College books, at the

These may be considered the suggestions of one ignorant of local interests and pretensions. Neither do I attach much importance to them, or to any peculiar form or condition of union. It is the union itself that is indispensable. An Act of Parliament of

two clauses would be sufficient; the first declaring the Colleges a united body in all respects; the second, naming four commissioners (men of high standing as well as in

telligence) with power to settle the details

of its consolidation.

expense of much time and trouble. Lastly, and chiefly, I wish to express my obligation to Mr. Francis Shaw, my Sub-editor. The carefulness of the transcripts, and correction at press, the accurate and full Table of Contents and Index of names which render the collection accessible, are owing to him. But my obligation does not cease there. Mr. Shaw's sound sense and scholarship, and his local acquaintance with King's College, where he was educated, have been useful to me, ever since his modesty allowed me to discover his qualifications. His zeal for his old University, even more I believe than his wish to oblige me, has induced him to revise the sheets of this Preface while passing through the press, and has enabled me, I hope, to avoid in a great degree, errors in fact.

C. INNES.

EDINBURGH,

19th April, 1854.

APPENDIX,

No. I.

CARTA DE CULLINY ET ANDATE DATIS COLLEGIO B.
MARIE VIRGINIS IN UNIVERSITATE ABERDONENSI. 1511.

Omnibus hanc cartam visuris vel audituris Jacobus Redheuch de Tulichiddill salutem in Domino sempiternam Noueritis me in laudem et honorem Dei Omnipotentis Beatissime Virginis Marie et Omnium Sanctorum ac in diuini cultus augmentum pro salubri statu et prosperitate illustrissimi principis Jacobi quarti Scotorum Regis et serenissime principisse Margarete Regine Scotie eius consortis eorumque animarum ac pro salute anime mee parentum et successorum meorum omniumque fidelium defunctorum et pro uno anniuersario pro me quolibet anno celebrando . . . dedisse . . . Deo Omnipotenti Beatissime Virgini Marie patrone Noui Collegii in Vniuersitate Abirdonensi et Omnibus Sanctis ac Cancellario prebendariis et regentibus dieti Collegii totas et integras illas meas quatuor mercatas terrarum de Culliny quas Johannes Maitland nunc occupat et vnam meam mercatam terrarum de Andate quam Thomas Gray nunc occupat cum pertinentiis jacentes infra vicecomitatum de Abirdene Tenendas... in puram et perpetuam elimosinam... Pro quibusquidem terris et earum firmis et proficuis per prefatos Cancellarium prebendarios et regentes percipiendis ac ut sequitur distribuendis ipsi tenebuntur celebrare quolibet anno in dicto Collegio unum anniuersarium pro anima mea . . . modo sequenti videlicet post meridiem Placebo et Dirige cantando solempuiter in cappis et in crastino die Missam

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solempnem in cappis similiter Quo anniuersario et exequiis eiusdem omnes prebendarii et regentes predicti intererunt cum superpelliciis et habitu decenti pro choro et unusquisque eorum Missam illo die pro anima mea et animabus personarum predictarum priuatim celebrare tenebitur Pro quo anniuersario per eos ut premittitur celebrando percipient et inter eos distribuent viginti solidos vsualis monete regni Scotie de firmis terrarum predictarum Necnon disponetur et distribuetur de reliquis firmis earundem terrarum duobus pauperibus scolaribus in grammatica studentibus quousque in artibus ad magistratus gradum promoti fuerint videlicet cuilibet eorum vnum denarium in die extendendo annuatim ad tres libras et decem denarios monete predicte pro quo ipsi scolares celebrabunt annuatim omnibus Dominicis diebus in ecclesia Collegii antedicti pro anima mea et animabus ceterarum personarum predictarum psalmum De Profundis cum collecto consueto Et si firme et proficua dictarum terrarum ad majorem summam quam ad predictas quatuor libras et decem denarios se annuatim extenderint Volo et ordino quod prefati Cancellarius prebendarii et regentes disponant et distribuant dictam excrescenciam videlicet tertio pauperi scolari studenti in grammatica quousque promotus fuerit ad magisterium ut premittitur quolibet die unum denarium qui etiam dictum psalmum cum collecto in Dominicis diebus celebrabit et residuum excrescencie firmarum predictarum in alios pios usus ac opera meritoria secundum eorum discretiones et conscientias disponant et distribuant. In cujus rei testimonium sigillum meum proprium huic presenti carte mee est appensum unacum subscriptione mea manuali Apud Edinburgh vicesimo nono die mensis Augusti anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo vndecimo coram hiis testibus Laurencio Elphinstoun Willelmo Elphinstoun Magistro Dauid Hammiltoun Thoma Blare et Jacobo Meldrum notario publico cum diuersis aliis

James Redheuch

de Tulychiddel

No. II.

CENSURA STUDIOSORUM ACADEMIAE
HABITA JAMPRIDEM EXPLORATIONE

INGENII MORUM ET PROFECTUS SINGULORUM.
[ANNO 1603.]

PRIMI ORDINIS.

In linea recta, tres adolescentes; Thomas Burnet, Alexander Cumyne, Johannes Symsone.

Secundi Gradus, duo admodum pares; Andreas Car, Adamus Barclay. Tertii Gradus, in linea recta; Valterus Mortimer, Johannes Vood, Robertus Falconer, Alexander Hosie, Gulielmus Innes, Valterus Lumsden, Robertus Macgill.

SECUNDI ORDINIS.

Primi gradus, tres adolescentes profectu et eruditione pares; Hugo Movett, Gulielmus Ogstoune ingenii dexteritate priores, Alexander Innes industria et diligentia facile primus.

Secundi Gradus, adolescentes quinque admodum in linea recta; Valterus Urquhart, Alexander Betoune, Alexander Straquhan, Johannes Leslie, Gilbertus Keythe; Johannes Leslie, ingenio primus, morum probitate postremus.

TERTII ORDINIS.

Duo adolescentes indigni habiti qui promoueantur; Jacobus Iruing, Johannes Cheyne; quia in literis exiguum aut nullum progressum fecerunt, quod ad ordinis observantiam aliis pessimo exemplo et societati nostre dedecori fuerunt.

De reliquis autem primi gradus, in linea recta; Allexander Bissat, Johannes Stratoune.

Secundi Gradus, in linea recta; eruditionis et morum eandem quam situs rationem obtinent Richardus Maitland, Gulielmus Lesk, Jacobus Straquhan, Gulielmus Lumsden.

Tertii Gradus; Johannes Fyff, Matheus Lumsden postremi et ostia claudunt, quia fuci desides et prophani sunt.

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