A topographical and historical description of the University and city of Oxford, with views

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Página 22 - at the Mount of St Mary's, in the stony stage where I now stand, I have brought you some fine biscuits, baked in the oven of charity, carefully conserved for the chickens of the church, the sparrows of the spirit, and the sweet swallows of salvation.
Página 40 - Congregation, the residence may, in point of fact, be staled at twelve Terms. The sons of the English, Scotch, and Irish Peers, and the eldest sons of Baronets and Knights, when matriculated as such, and not on the foundation of any College, are allowed to have their Degrees after having completed three years. Previously to admission to this Degree, it is necessary to undergo two Examinations : the first termed Responsions, the second, a Public Examination. Responsions must be performed from the...
Página 28 - I have known you to be so these six and twenty years. You have affronted me in this. Is this your Church of England Loyalty? One would wonder to find so many Church of England men in such a business. Go home and show yourselves good members of the Church of England.
Página 41 - CALENDAR. The second is a habit of scarlet cloth, and a hood of the same colour, lined with black, and a black silk scarf: the Master of Arts' gown is worn under this dress, the sleeves appearing through the arm-holes of the habit. This is the dress of business ; it is used in Convocation, Congregation, at Morning Sermons at St. Mary's during Term, with the exception of the Morning Sermon on Quinquagesima Sunday, and the Morning Sermons in Lent.
Página 40 - Examination, and their names are not published. The Examinations take place in the Schools, before the Examining Masters, who are always gentlemen eminent for their learning. A Bachelor is entitled to his Degree of Master of Arts twelve Terms after the regular time for taking his first Degree, without any further examination. One Term of intermediate residence, comprising one-and-twenty days, is all that is requisite. A Student in Civil Law undergoes the same Examination as that for Bachelor of Arts,...
Página 42 - Divinity appears, is a Master of Arts' gown, with cassock, sash, and scarf. The Vice-Chancellor and Heads of Colleges and Halls have no distinguishing dress, but appear, on all occasions, as Doctors in the faculty to which they belong. The dresses worn by Graduates in Law and Physic are nearly the same. The Doctor has three ; the first is a gown of scarlet cloth, with sleeves and facings of pink silk, and a round black velvet cap. This is the dress of state. The second consists of a habit and hood...
Página 41 - Divinity receives his Degree seven years from the time of his Regency, which is taken out the first Act after his Master's Degree. The ACT is the first Tuesday in July. No one is entitled to vote in the University until he has taken his Regency. A Doctor of Divinity, four years after his Degree of Bachelor of Divinity; a Doctor in Civil Law, five years from his Bachelor's Degree ; a bachelor in Medicine, one year from his Regency; a Doctor in Medicine, three years after his Degree of Bachelor.
Página 42 - ... is the dress of state. The second consists of a habit and hood of scarlet cloth, the habit faced and the hood lined with pink silk. This habit, which is perfectly analogous to the second dress of the Doctor in Divinity, has lately grown into disuse ; it is, however, retained by the Professors, and is always used in presenting to Degrees. The third or common dress of a Doctor in Law or Physic nearly resembles that of the Bachelor in these faculties; it is a black silk gown richly ornamented with...
Página 42 - The third, which is the usual dress in which a doctor of divinity appears, is a master of arts' gown, with cassock, sash, and scarf. The vice-chancellor and heads of colleges and halls have no distinguishing dress, but appear, on all occasions, as doctors in the faculty to which they belong. The dresses worn by graduates in law and physic are nearly the same. The doctor has three : the first is a gown of scarlet cloth, with sleeves and facings of pink silk, and a round black velvet cap.
Página 42 - Law (worn as a dress) is of purple silk, lined with white fur. The dress worn by the Doctor of Music on public occasions is a rich white damask silk gown, with sleeves and facings of crimson satin, a hood of the same materials, and a round black velvet cap. The usual dresses of the Doctor and of the Bachelor in Music, are nearly the same as those of Law and Physic. The Master of Arts wears a black gown, usually made of Prince's stuff or crape, with long sleeves, which are remarkable for the circular...

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