x44 Terra-Filius; xxv. ?t their firR meeting there had like to have t?en ?. warm contell between the aforelaid Mr. Wh?,?0n und Mr. Rich, who flood candidates for the dent's chair; and tl? members were in rome per. plexity which of the two they fhould ?efer to that .honour, having both of 'era dillinguifh d theintONes tn an uncommon manner: but at lull, they came to a refolution, neroinc �omradi?ente, that i.t did of right belong to Mr. Wirerton, in. confiderat,on o1: his niority, and of his profe?r.17? in theefame ?',t; with this claufe, however, in fayour of Mr. Rich, that the Ibdety did not by this intend to fuggelt that the fiid Mr. Wharton pOffeffes any fuperior talents, skill, or abilities, in the fiid art, to him the fiid Mr. Rich. 'I'his was eRecreed a very prudent and politick daufe, as it revented all manner of bickerin , jea- lofty, and emulatmn, m point o� honour, between the? two gentlemen, which might otherwife occa- fion t heats and animofities amon the mem- grea .. g . bets, xvho would of' courfe dtvMe them?lves into Fart;es, rome on one fide, and fome on the other, as their particular finales, interefts, or.prejudices, led them, to the a?parent danger, if not the total dif- folution of the fociety. Whereas, by this cautious method, the honour of both parties was preferv'd untouch'd; and though Mr. Wharton took poffeffion of the chair, yet Mr. Rich was declared ?s good a poet, and the next fuc- ceffor. Having f?led this difpute, they appointed a corn- reittee, to prelrare fuch laws, as fhould appear necef- ?y for the prefervati.on and good order of the dety? 'rhis Committee was cumpol?i? of the brefaid Mr. litleering Rich, Chairman, Mr. Pete? Cramboo Mr. Thomas $admnn, Mr. Edward Irufiian: and Mr. Daniel Ea?; who drew up the followi orders, to be obey-?d by all perfoas belot?ag or to belong to the fai'd foalcry, I.
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