Notes on the foundation and history of Marischal College / [W. Martin ].

  • Willy Martin
Date:
[1849?]
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Credit: Notes on the foundation and history of Marischal College / [W. Martin ]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Extracts from Bishop Elphinstons Final Charter of the College of St. Mary of the Nativity, Old Aberdeen. Collegium in honorem et reve- rentiam sanctae etindividuse Trini- tatis, Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti, intemerateeque Virginis Marise, genitricis ejusdem Dei et Domini nostri, Jesu Christi, omni- umque sanctorum ejus, sub vocabu- lo sanctse Marise in nativitate, infra Universitateyn villae veteris Aber- donensis, in civitate ejusdem, quadraginta duarum persona- rum numero, ereximus et fun- da vimus, praesentiumque ten ore erigimus et fundamus, ex quibus in primis erunt quatuor Docto- res, Primus videlicet in Theo- logia, quern Principalem appellari volumus ; Cui omnes in dicto Collegio obedire, et obedientiam prsestare, cum debitis bonore et reverentia, teneantur; Alter in Jure Canonico ; Tertius in Jure Civili; et Quartus in Medicinis ; si tales commode haberi possunt] alioquin in eisdern facultatibus licentiati cum rigore examinis, Qui, infra annum a die admissionis eorundem in dicto collegio, ad doctoratus gradum, singuli in prcefatis facul¬ tatibus, se faciant promoveri * * # * * Etiam quum aliqua prseben- darum prsefatarum, videlicet, prin¬ cipalis, canonist®, civilistce, medici, sub-principalis, vel grammatici, vacaverit, ut unus de dicto collegio, secundum formam prcescriptam, ad illam bursam habilior et idoneor, et ad laborandum aptior, tarn in his quae sunt infra Collegium quam extra, et in omnibus ad Collegium pertinentibus circumspectior et prudentior, eligatur et instituatur. We have erected and founded, and by the tenor of these present, we do erect and found, a College in honour and reverence of the Holy and undivided Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and of the mother of the same God and our Lord, Jesus Christ, the invio¬ late Virgin Mary, and of all his saints, to be called the College of St. Mary of the Nativity, within the University of Old Aberdeen, and City thereof [to consist] of forty-two persons in number; of which persons there shall be first, Four Doctors; the first in Theology, whom we wish to be called Principal, whom all in the said College shall be bound to obey, and to whom they shall yield obedience, with due honour and reverence; the second in Canonical Law ; the third in Civil Law; and the fourth in Medicine; if such can conveniently be had; if not, then licentiates in the same facul¬ ties, after strict examination, who, within a year from the day of their admission to the said Col¬ lege, shall procure themselves to be promoted to the Doctors Degree, each in the aforesaid faculties. ^ Also, when anv of the foresaid prebends, viz., of the Principal, the Canonist, the Civilist, the Medici- ner, the Sub-Principal or the Gram¬ marian shall have become vacant, then there shall be elected and in¬ stituted, in manner above written, one out of the said College that shall be well fitted and able for the office, and well adapted for the work of the College, whether internal or exter¬ nal, and sufficiently circumspect and prudent in all College af-