To the right vvorshipful the heads of the respective colleges and halls in the Vniversity of Oxford Sirs, you are desired to signify to your societies that whereas on Friday morning next thereis intended to be held a convocation in the theater for the University's being invested in the possession of it ... University of Oxford. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B09663 of text R181298 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing O987L). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B09663 Wing O987L ESTC R181298 62369567 ocm 62369567 188069 2248531854

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B09663) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 188069) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2854:16) To the right vvorshipful the heads of the respective colleges and halls in the Vniversity of Oxford Sirs, you are desired to signify to your societies that whereas on Friday morning next thereis intended to be held a convocation in the theater for the University's being invested in the possession of it ... University of Oxford. Fell, John, 1625-1686. 1 sheet ([1] p.). Printed by H. Hall, Printer to the University, Oxford : 1669. Caption title. Signed: John Fell, vice-Chan of Oxford. Reproduction of original in: Bodleian Library. eng University of Oxford -- History -- Early works to 1800. Sheldonian Theatre. Academic costume -- England -- Oxford -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo To the right vvorshipful the heads of the respective colleges and halls in the vniversity of Oxford. University of Oxford 1669 1 655 3 0 0 0 0 0 45.8 D The rate of 45.8 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2011-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2011-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2012-01 Sampled and proofread 2012-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2012-05 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
ACADEMIA OXONIENSIS SAPIENTIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 blazon of the University of Oxford
To the right VVorshipful the Heads of the respective Colleges and Halls in the VNIVERSITY of OXFORD . Sirs ,

YOu are desired to signify to your Societies , that whereas on Friday morning next there is intended to be held a Convocation in the Theater , for the Vniversity's being invested in the Possession of it : All persons under the Degree of Masters of Art , are to forbear to presse , and thereby make disturbance .

Withall you are desired to enform them whom it may concern , that the rising Semicircle of the House , is reserved for the Doctors and Noble men ; and the whole Area for the Masters of Art .

You are farther desired to let them know , that in the After-noon of the same day , there will be held the Encoenia or Dedication of the House ; where , as at all times during the whole Act : the aforesaid Semicircle , will be the place of the Doctors , Noble men , and Inceptors in the superior faculties . The Enclosure within the Rail , the place of Inceptors in Arts. The Gallery beyond the Doctors in the Circular part of the Theater , will be the place of Masters . The side Gallery Westward is reserved for the Cambridge men : That Eastward for Strangers . The Galleries in the Front for Ladies and Gentlewomen . The Vpper Gallery above the Masters , is appointed for the Gentlemen Commoners and Bachelors . Those above the Cambridge men and Strangers , for Commoners . That above the Ladies for performances of Musick : The Area for Persons of promiscuous Quality .

For preserving of Order , there are , besides the Curators of the Theater , appionted several Proctors of it ; who , according to the Statute made in that behalf , are to take care that the publick Peace be kept undisturb'd ; and that all persons be placed in their aforesaid Stations ; for whose assistance , there are assign'd several Officers and door-keepers , to be subservient to them , and execute their commands .

It is strictly required , that during the time of the Act , all Persons do appear in their Gowns and Caps : and particularly , all Vndergraduates , and Bachelors of Arts comport themselves with that Sobriety and Modesty as may tend to the Reputation and Honor of the Vniversity , upon pain of being enter'd into the black Book , and otherwise proceeded against as the exigence of their faults shall require .

Withall it is required , that no person below the condition of a Gentleman or Fellow-Commoner , shall presume to wear a Silk Cap ; or pretend to a place beyond that which really belongs to him .

And lastly , it is Ordered that no Scholar resident in the Vniversity , of what condition soever , shall be admitted upon any pretence into the Theater , who is not in his Gown and Cap.

JOHN FELL Vice-Chan : of OXFORD . The Names of the Curators & Proctors for the Theater , in the following Act. Curators . Dr. Yates , Dr. Ironsides PROCTERS . Mr. Pullen of Magd : Hall , Mr. Hersent of New Col. Mr. Halsted of Brasenose , Mr. Fletcher of Corp: Ch : Mr. Martin of Christ Ch : Mr. Huntington of Merton , Mr. Hobbs of Magdalen , Mr. Robinson of Queens , Mr. Whalley of Wadham , Mr. Field of Trinity . Mr. Edwards of Jesus , Mr. Colliber of Exeter , Mr. Clerk of Lincolne , Mr. Thomas of Univers : Mr. Frampton of Pemb. Mr. Workman of Alsoules , Mr. Asgill of St Johns .

OX●FORD , Printed by H. Hall printer to the University . 1669.