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Whatever might be the errors and abfurdities in the conduct of these colonists, it must be allowed that they were at great pains, both to fupport learning and religion;

do any other thing by threatenings, words, or blows. If any one, not a graduate, break this rule, he fhall be punished by bodily correction, expulfion, or otherwife as the prefident and fellows fhall think fit.

XIII. None of the students shall be allowed to play at cards, dice, or any kind of game for money, under the penalty of twenty fhillings, as often as he fhall offend, if he is a graduate, if he is not, he fhall be fined according to the pleasure of the prefident and tutors.

XIV. If any student is abfent from

the prayers or leffons, without being obliged by neceffity, or having obtained leave from the prefident or tutors, he fhall be admoinfhed according to the wifdom of the prefident or tutors, and if he offend more than once a week, he fhall be liable to punishment.

XV. No ftudent, for any caufe whatever, unless first given notice of, and approved by the prefident and mafter, fhall be abfent from the stated ftudies and exercifes of the college, except an half hour at breakfast, and an hour and an half at dinner; at nine o'clock at night they hall be called to fupper. XVI. If any student tranfgrefs any divine law, or rule of the college wilfully, or through mere negligence, after being twice admonished, he fhall be corrected by feverer punishments, according as the wifdom of the prefident and masters shall think proper. But for atro

cious crimes, the punishment fhall be more fummarily executed.

XVII. Every fcholar who, upon trial, can interpret the Holy Scriptures from the original text into Latin, and underftands logic, natural and moral philofophy, and is blameless in his converfation, may, by the confent of the prefident, at fome public meeting, be admitted to the first degree. Otherwife, not till after three years and ten months. XVIII Every ftudent who has a common place and fynopfis of logic, natural or moral philofophy, arithmetic, geometry, or af tronomy, fhall exhibit and defend his own Thefis, and alfo being found fkilled in the original tongues,, provided his morals are good, and he is approved by the college, fhall be judged worthy of the fecond degree.

XIX. It is ordained, that if any student fhall apply himself to the ftudy of divinity before he has taken a bachelors degree, he fhall take a degree of mafter of arts, and apply carefully to the ftudy of divinity and Hebrew, which he fhall ftudy feven years, during which time, he fhall difpute against a bachelor of divity, and once be a respondent, he fhall preach once in Latin, and once in English, either in the church, or in the college hall; and provided he has made fufficient progrefs, he fhall be made a Bachelor by a folemn inauguration; with this provifo, that no one fhall be admitted to this privilege before he has studied

religion; and many perfons, eminent both for learning and abilities, were brought up and tutored among them. Their churches' were filled with learned and religious minifters, and their chief magiftrates were men of great abilities, and of good character. The greatest number of both their magiftrates and clergy, in the reign of King William, had been bred in the Harvard college, and were perfons of no mean character in their country. A lift of thofe who had taken degrees in the Harvard college from 1642 to 1696, and of their churches and their pastors may be seen in the notes*.

five years from the time that he has taken his degree of mafter of arts.

XX. It is ordained, that fuch as fhall defire the degree of doctor in divinity, shall study divinity five years from the time of táking the bachelors degree, and before he be admitted to this privilege, he fhall once be opponent and once refpondent, in fome Theological queftions, and if poffible, to a doctor in divinity. He fhall preach once in Latin and once in English, either in fome church, or in the college hall: he must fix times read and expound fome portion of Scripture, and within an year after a folemn introduction, he must propofe a queftion, the doubts and difficulties thereof he must

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refolve in the college hall publicly.

XXI. It is ordained, that befides thofe exercises to be performed for degrees in divinity, fuch as fhall become a candidate for a a degree of bachelor in divinity fhall be obliged to publish fome tract, according to the direction of the mafters of the college, against fome grofs error or herefy, for the benefit of the church. XXII. The academical degrees, formerly conferred by the prefident and mafters of the Harvard college, are to be held valid and fufficient.

XXII. Every fcholar fhall procure a copy of thefe laws, figned by the prefident, and fome of the tutors, before he is admitted into the college.

A Catalogue of Gentlemen who had taken degrees in the Harvard Col-
lege, from 1642 to 1698.
Samuel Bellingham
Henry Saltonftall

1642.

Tobias Bernard

Nathaniel Brewster
1643.

Benjamin

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John Jones

Samuel Mather fello.

Samuel Danford fellow
John Allen

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This colony, during the reign of Charles the fe cond, and his brother James, met with much trouble, though Charles had actually confirmed their charter, and promifed them all encouragement. But the dif putes concerning religion had almoft ruined all their liberties. When this fovereign promised to preferve their patent, and confirm their charter, he also required, among other things, a refcinding of all their laws, and a repeal of every thing contrary to the King's authority; the allowance of the ufe of the Com

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Henry Buttler
Nathaniel Pellam

John Davies
Ifaac Chancey
Ichabod Chancey
Jonathan Burr
1652.
Jofeph Rowlandfon
1653.
Samuel Willis
John Angier

Thomas Shepherd
Samuel Nowel
Richard Hubbard
John Whiting
Samuel Hooker
John Stone

William Thompson
Edward Rawfon
Samuel Badftreet
John Long

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Samuel Whiting

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William Stoughton
John Glover

Jofhua Hobbart

John Moody

Abijah Sayage
Samuel Willard

Jofhua Ambrofe

Thomas Parish

Thomas Crosby
1654.

Jeremiah Hobbart

Philip Nelfon

Edmund Wild

Samuel Philips

Leonard Hoar
Ifaac Alerton

1655. Gershom Bubley Mordicai Mathefon 1656.

Eleazer Mather

Increase Mather

Michael Wigglesworth Robert Paine

Jonathan Ince

1651.

Margena Cotton

Subal Dummer

Thomas Dudley

John Henfie

John Glover

John Elliot

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mon Prayer, and the permiffion of perfons of all per fuafions to vote at their elections. Thefe were requi, fitions they were not ready to comply with, though the latter was exceedingly reafonable; and for their non-compliance, loft the King's favour, and fell under his difpleasure, which they fuffered during the whole courfe of his reign.

In confequence of this disobedience, the King, 1664, iffued a fpecial commiffion under the great feal, impowering Colonel Nichols, and three others, therein named

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named, to go over and enquire into the ftate of the colony, and to hear and determine all complaints, and appeals in all caufes, and matters civil, military, or criminal, according to their good and found dif cretion, and to fuch inftructions as they had or fhould receive. Upon the return and report of these commiffioners various complaints and fuits were brought a gainft this colony,till at laft they ended in the condemnation of the charter, and the total diffolution of their government, in the year 1684, Charles gave the finish

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Jofias Dwight

Seth Shove

1688, 1689.

Samuel Moody.

James Allen

William Payne
Addington Davenport
John Haynes

William Partridge!
Richard Whitingham
John Emerfon
John Sparrowhauk
Benjamin Marfton
John Eveleth

Benjamin Pierpont
John Hancock
Thomas Swan
1690.

Paul Dudley
Samuel Mather
John Willard
Daniel Denifon

John Jones

Jofeph Whiting
Nathaniel Clap

Jofeph Belcher
Nathaniel Stone

John Clark

Thomas Buckingham

Samuel Mansfield

Peter Burr

Jolm Seleck

John Newmarch

Thomas

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