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.Teme-Filius. N �ear in varlting i neither do they (i believe) diliger, 0 read over the fame author at k?ome, vabich the 'Nick ?ofeffor w:derto?k to explain; nor are tons punifl?'d (as the fiatutes require) for any xhffe omitohS. After 'there follows mother long train gbout thking of Dtgree?, which in my papm on that [ubie?, and upon d?p?tatiom, I hare pro. ve? to ? equa?y negle&ed or ?nfigmficant. I ? therefore to the (f) fiatute, which ordain a publick a? to be kept every year. This is nov; in a m?ner quite worn o?ti for, of late, tl?e:e 'has not b? a publick .? above once in ten -?elve y?si and then only upon extraordinary' occafions, fuch as a Rff?oration, or rome of the Churrh; the Ia? that we had was upon th: ?!orious Peace in ? 71 z. an ?rx which the u?iver- j??j Dons were refolved to commemorate, even ?e ex?nce of obfer?'ing their flatutes. But they would not, however, be too pun&?l in ?rtorming their duty i and therefore ?opt -mouth of Werra-Filius (who is a ?atutable ornter ? tNs ?olemnity) having intelligmce that he de. 'iiD'd to utter iomething in derogation of the re. v=end ?. Vite-&?nte?or. To con?efs the ?uth, there is ?e (g) '}nfitle& a ftatute to &?prO Oa&m? i? the ,i3s ?e?rm'd at thq times. Which is rigidly 9?' terv'd. v?y few of m ?eceffors having . . YP . ?e8 expulfion upon thffe occafions; for ?t '?'?ed by this ?tute, that'i? any peffon ?all re- 'vile t? G?vemmtnt of the u?ive?q, or any w?te man't rqutatio?, with rOr?fhes,flo?, sented iefis, ?r o?q d?covtr an anclinafion 4 .ing it, 'l?e_am? be con, ened be?re th? vice-chansei' , I0r,