such times as the Librarian shall appoint, being not less altogether than twenty-four hours in each week during the Terms of Michaelmas, Lent, and Easter, nor less than twelve hours in each week during the remainder of the year, while there is any Commoner remaining in College. The number of printed volumes which each person shall be allowed to take in manner aforesaid, shall be as follows: the Master, twenty; the Professors, fifteen each; the Fellows, ten each; all the Scholars, and all Commoners of the degree of Bachelor of Arts, five each; all other Commoners, two each; and every Commoner shall have the free use of the Library, during the time that it is kept open as aforesaid, behaving himself quietly and decorously therein.

The Librarian shall reside the same time that is required for the Bursar, and under the same penalties.

The Master, Professors, and Fellows, present at the audit, or the major part of them, may, from time to time, add any regulations for the Library, not inconsistent with those herein contained.

STATUTE XI.

OF THE STEWARD.

THERE shall also be one Steward appointed annually by the Master, from among the Professors and Fellows, to direct every thing which relates to the Commons and Sizings to be served in the hall at dinner and supper, and the wine and other articles provided in the combination room. He shall make all payments in respect of such Commons and Sizings to the Cook and Butler of the College, at such times as shall be appointed by the Master, and shall receive the same from the Tutor, within one week of the end of every Term, for all his Pupils who have been in Commons during the Term; and for all other persons in Commons, he shall be paid by themselves in the same time.

The Steward ought to reside, during his continuance in office, as long as there are persons in Commons resident; and he shall not be absent during such period without leave of the Master; but it shall be lawful for him, with the approbation of the Master, to appoint any one of the Professors or Fellows to act for him as his Deputy in his absence. The yearly stipend of the Steward shall be, in addition to the profits of other offices, the sum of thirty-three pounds and six shillings, or one-third of a Fellowship.

And

And it is hereby declared, That it shall be lawful at all times, for the Master himself to hold either of the offices of Bursar, Tutor, or Librarian; but that he shall neither hold two of the said offices of Bursar, Tutor, and Librarian; nor shall he hold any other of the offices in the College, while there is any other person qualified, according to the Statutes, to hold such office. And it is further declared, That no one person shall, while there is another so qualified and willing, hold the offices of Dean and Chaplain, or the offices of Bursar and Steward united; or any more than two of the above offices of Chaplain, Dean, Bursar, Tutor, Librarian, and Steward.

The appointment of such of the above offices as are annual shall be made on the annual audit; but in case of a vacancy happening in the middle of the year, as well as in the case of vacancy of one of the said offices not being annual, the appointment shall be made within one month of the vacancy; and in all cases in default of appointment to any office by the Master or Vice-Master, within one month of the vacancy, the right of appointment shall lapse to the next Senior Resident Member, and so on in succession.

And it is hereby provided, That no person shall be appointed to any of the above offices, until, from the state of the College, there shall be occasion for his service.

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STATUTE XII.

OF DIVINE SERVICE.

DIVINE SERVICE shall be performed at such times and in such manner as the Master shall direct, consistently with the laws of the realm, and the Statutes and Usages of the University. Every person resident in the College shall be obliged to attend at such times and under such penalties as the Master, and major part of the Resident Members of the degree of Master of Arts, or other higher degree, shall from time to time direct and appoint; provided that no person shall be considered present at Divine Service who is not in his place before its commencement, and does not continue there till the conclusion.

This Statute shall not be in force until the erection of the necessary buildings for the College, and the completion of the number of Fellows.

STATUTE XIII.

OF THE REVENUES.

On

THE second day of January in every year shall be the general audit day, unless when that day happens on a Sunday, in which case the general audit shall be on the first. this day the Bursar shall pay to the members and officers of the College, their full annual stipends for the year then

completed,

completed, or proportional parts thereof to those who are
only entitled for part of the year, deducting only the sums,

if
any, due from them to the Steward for commons, or to
the College for the rent of rooms, and the amount of any
penalties imposed by the Statutes; which last sum shall be
added to the revenues of the College; and the Bursar
shall pay to the members at the audit, the sums, if any,
due to them for commons, in respect of the portion of the
year preceding, during which they have resided in College.

At the annual audit, and at no other time, the major part of the Master, Professors, and Fellows, being present in College, shall dispose of the surplus of the revenues according to the provisions of the Charter, after payment Page 26. of the stipends and other necessary disbursements. And it is hereby declared, That no new stipend or other disbursement shall be created or paid, by or on account of the College, over and above those stipends and disbursements authorized by the Statutes, unless ordered or approved by such major part; and that the whole of such new stipends or disbursements shall not amount in the whole, at any one time, to more than the amount of one Fellowship.

And it is hereby ordained, as a fundamental law of this College, That no additional allowance, dividend, payment, gift, or profit whatsoever, shall at any time be made, beyond what is specifically given by the Charter and Statutes, directly or indirectly, to any member or officer, except in