ACADE­MIA OXONI­ENSIS

[...] ET FELI­CITA­TIS

JOHN NICHOLAS, Doctor in Divinity, and Vice-Chancel­lour of the University of Oxford, to all Persons, whom it may concern, Greeting. Whereas all Ʋndergraduates, and Minors, whatsoever, are strictly accomptable in all their matters of Bargaine, and expence, to their respective Tutors, and Governours, and ought not by the Laws, and An­cient Usages of this Place to be Trusted, or Dealt with, either in Buying or Selling for any Summ, or Thing, exceeding Five Shillings in Value, with­out the approbation of the said Tutors and Governours: And that notwith­standing several Persons have of late presumed to Trust, and Deal with Young Scholars for very great Values, to the utter debauching of many of them, and the unsufferable affront to publique Discipline. These are straightly to Charge and Require all manner of Persons, as Mercers, Book­sellers, and all other, Priviledged, or not Priviledged, of what Quality, Trade, or Occupation soever, that from the day of the Date hereof, they do not Buy, Sell, Trust, or Bargain with any Ʋndergraduate or Minor whatso­ever, that hath his Residence, or Name in any Colledge or Hall, within this University, for any Summ, or Thing above the said Value of five Shillings, without the knowledge, and express approbation of his Tutor, or Gover­nour respectively, under the pain of being proceeded against, according to the Quality of the Person, and Nature of the Offence, as a Perturber of the Peace, and Good Government of this Place.

We likewise further require and command all such as have Trusted, or Dealt with Ʋndergraduates, without the knowledge of their respective Tu­tors, beyond the Value of Five Shil [...]ings aforesaid, that they bring in true Bills of all such Credits and Demands as are yet unpaid them, to the re­spective Tutors, or Governons concerned, at, or before the First Day of December next after the Date hereof, under the Pains and Penalties afore­said, to be Inflicted upon all such as shall neglect, or refuse.

Given under the Seal of the Office of the Chancellor ship of the Univer­sity of Oxford [...] in the Year of our Lord, 1678.

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