At a Gen^ƚƚ Court held at Boston Septemb. 8^th 16364

The Court voted for the erecting a publick Schooll or Colledge in Cambridge, ffour hundred pounds, to be payd out of the Country Treasurye.

The Reverend m^r John Harvard sometimes Minister of Gods Word at Charlstown5 by his last Will & Testament gave towards the erecting the abovs^d School or Colledge, th’ one Moiety or halfe parte of his estate; the s^d Moiety amounting to the sum̄ of seven hundred seventy nine pound seventeene shillings and two pence.

m^r Thomas Adams and m^r Christopher Coulson gave a Sum̄ of money remaining as they informed in m^r Theophilus Eatons hands, towards the erecting of the aboves^d Colledge, the Sum̄ was indefinite, their letter bearing date the 26^th of march: ffourty. the which mony was received by m^r Nathaniel Eaton before their9 letter was received.

The Lady Moulson gave towards the aboves^d College One hundred pound & m^r Bridges ffifty pound, which was payd in to the country Treasurer, with other small Gifts, amounting to twelve pound Sixteen & a groate, w^ch do The whole amounting to One hundred sixty two pounds Sixteen & a groate, for which the country doth remaine Debto^r to this day: & for the same they have annually allowed to the Colledge ffifteen pounds, Commencing from the yeare Sixteene hundred ffourty & eight.

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M^r Nathaniel Eaton was chosen Professo^r of the s^d Schooƚe in the yeare One thousand six hundred thirty seaven,11 to whose care the management of the Donations before mentioned were betrusted for the erecting of such Edifices as were meet12 and necessary for a Colledge, & for his own Lodgings: An account of his management whereof is as followeth

M^r Nathaniel Eatons Account under his own hand

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M^r Nathanael Eaton appearing in the Court held at Boston, in September, Sixteen hundred thirty nine, & being there convicted of sundry abuses & inhumane severityes by him acted towards the schollars under his charge, was openly sentenced & removed from his abovs^d Trust.

The care of carrying on the building begun by m^r Eaton, was then committed to the mannagement of m^r Samuel Shepard and the College Stock putt into his hand.

At a meeting of the Magistrates and Elders at Boston.

27. of August. 1640.

The Reverend m^r Henery Dunstar was by them invited to accept the place of President of the Colledge, which he accordingly accepted, to whom was committed the care & trust for finishing of the Colledge buildings and his own lodgings & the Custody of the Colledge Stock, & such Donations as might further be added to the Jncrease thereof. An Account whereof he presented to the Overseers of the Colledge & is on file with the Colledge Records.

At a Gen^ƚƚ Court held at Boston in the yeare 1642.

Whereas through the good hand of God upon us, there is a Colledge founded in Cambridge in the County of Middlesex, called Harvard Colledge [4] for the encouragement whereof, this Court hath given the Sum̄ of ffour hundred pounds, and alsoe the Revenue of the fferry betwixt Charlstowne & Boston; and that the well ordering & managing of the s^d Colledge is of great concernement—

Jt is therfore ordered by this Court & the Authority thereof, That the Governo^r & Deputy Gov^r for the time being and all the Magistrates of this Jurisdiction, together with the teaching Elders of the Six next adjoyning Towns. viz^t. Cambridge, Watertowne, Charlstowne Boston, Roxbury and Dorchester and the President of the s^d College for the time being, shall from time to time have full powr & authority to make & establish all such orders, Statutes & constitutions as they shall see necessary for the Jnstituting Guiding & furthering of the s^d Colledge & members thereof, from time to time in piety morality & learning as also to dispose order & manage to the use & behoof of the said Colledge & y^e members thereof15 all Gifts, Legacies bequeathes, Revenues, Lands & Donations as either have been, are or shall be conferred, bestowed or any ways shall fall or come to the s^d Colledge. And whereas it may come to pass, that many of the s^d Magistrates & s^d Elders may be absent or otherwise imployed about other weighty affaires, when the s^d Colledge may need their p^rsent help & counsell, Jt is therfore ordered that the greater Number of Magistrates & Elders, which shall be p^rsent with the President, shall have the power of the whole. Provided that if any Constitution, Order or Orders by them made shall be found hurtfull to the s^d Colledge or the Members thereof, or to the weall-publick, then upon Appeal of the party or partyes greived, unto the Company of Overseers first mentioned, they shall repeal the s^d order or orders (if they shall see cause) at their next meeting or stand accountable thereof to the next Gen^ƚƚ Court.

ffor the furnishing of the Colledge with a Library that might be of publick use to the Students therein, the Hon^d Magistrates & Rev^d Elders gave towards the same out of their own libraryes to the vallue of Two hundred pound.

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M^r Henry Pooll gave towards the Colledge ten pound

M^r Theophilus Eaton gave towards the building the edifices of the Colledge ffourty pound.

M^r Richard Russell gave towards the finishing of the Colledge Edifices nine pound.

M^r Edward Jackson gave toward the finishing of the edifices Ten pound.

M^r Wory16 gave four pound.

M^r Parish Merch^t gave three pound.

M^r Joss: Glover gave to the Colledge a ffont of printing Letters to the Colledge.

Some Gentlemen of Amsterdam gave towards the furnishing of a Printing-Press with Letters gave fourty nine pound & somthing more.

M^r William Hibbons, M^r Thomas Weles, & M^r Hugh Peters, procured from diverse Gentellmen & merchants in England towards the furnishing of the Library with book to the vallue of an hundred & fifty pound.

Stepney gave seven pound.

M^r George Glover gave two pound.

M^r Bridges, M^r Greenhill & M^r Glover gave to s^d Colledge as many Utensills as amounted17 to Twenty pounds.

A Gentleman (not willing his name should be putt upon Record) gave ffifty pound.

M^r Willis Merch^t at Boston gave seven pound.

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Cap^t Weles of Roxbury gave gave ten pound

M^r Israel Stoughton of Dorchester gave ffive pound

M^r Richard Parker of Boston Woollen-Draper gave ffour pound.

M^r John Pratt of Hartford gave ffour pound

His Majesties Colony of the Massachusets Bay, with His Ma^ties Colonies of Plimouth, Hartford & New haven in the Space of Eight years gave for the benefitt of y^e Schollars Two hundred & ffifty pound & more: vide, the particular account of the Sum̄s brought to y^e Coll: from each Colony. page 10.18

At a meeting of the Gov^rno^rs of Harvard Colledge held in the Colledge Hall the 27. Decembr 1643 Herbert Pelham Esq^r was Elected Treasurer of the s^d Society. Also it was then ordered that two Batchelo^rs should be appoynted to help the President to read to the Jun^r Pupills & be allowed to each of them for their pains ffour pound per annum out of the Colledge Treasury. S^r Bulkeley & S^r Downing were nominated & appoynted for that service to continue for One year.

A Common Seale for the Colledge was then also appoynted in forme following

The College19 Seal20

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December 10. 1646

The Reverend M^r Nathaniel Ward gave to the College.21 A ffarme of Six hundred Ac^rs lying upon Merimacke River neer Andevor-Town. The Grant whereof stands Recorded the 22^d22 of y^e 2^mo. 1647 by William Aspinall then Record^r. and he was allowed twenty pounds due for his Sonnes expences in Coll:

M^r Jsrael Stoughton of Dorchester gave by his last Will to the Colledge a Legacy in Lands, the words of the will are as followeth,

Hereby J do further give as followeth; Vnto Harvard Colledge in Cambridge, J do give Two hundred ac^rs of land out of my purchased lands on the northeast side of Naponset, about moth^r Brooks, that is on the utmost bounds of my farme next to Dorchester Town all my grants & purchases on that side being layd together to my ffarmes as the Town hath allway promised mee. So Some meadow & some upland about mother Brooks. may in time be somthing worth towards the Advancing of Learning; And One hundred ac^rs more J give to the same use out of my dues on the blue Hill side, provided the Town will allow it to ly in due opposition to the farme Two hundred, that the River only may part them; that is Three hundred ac^rs to the use afores^d to remaine to the Colledge use for ev^r. The Court to choose one man & my executo^rs another & they two a third to lay this out so as it may be most equall for the good of the College & with least prejudice to my other land.

Majo^r Robert Sedgwick of Charlstowne gave to the Colledge a Shop in Boston standing by William Phillips house rented to William Taylor at ten Shilling a yeer

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Presentatio Bacalaureorum

Honorandi viri, vosque Reverendi Presbyteri!

Presento vobis23 hosce juvenes, quos scio tam̄ doctrinâ, quam̄ moribus idoneos esse, ad primum in Artibus gradum suscipiendum pro more Academiarum in Angliâ.

Admissio Bacalaureorum.

Admitto te ad primum gradum in Artibus. sc. ad respondendum Questioni pro more Academiarum in Angliâ.

Tibique trado hunc librum unà cum potestate publicè prælegendi (in aliquâ Artium. quam profiteris) quotiescunque ad hoc munus evocatus fueris.

Presentatio Magistrorum.

Honorandi Viri, Vosque Reverendi Presbyteri!

Presento Vobis hosce viros quos scio tam doctrinâ quam̄ moribus esse idoneos ad incipiendum in Artibus pro more Academiarum in Angliâ.

Admissio Inceptorum.

Admitto te ad secundum gradum in Artibus pro more Academiarum in Angliâ.

Tibique trado hunc librum unà cum potestate profitendi ubicunque ad hoc24 munus publicè evocatus fueris.

Formula admittendi Socios.

Primò. Præbebis omnimodam debitam Reverentiam Honorandis Magistratibus ac Reverendis Presbyteris et Præsidi; Collegii Inspectoribus.

2. Religiosè in te suscipies curam dum̄ hic commoraberis observandi singulas salutares leges, statuta & Privilegia hujus societatis, quantum in te situm est; atque etiam ut observentur ab omnibus hujus Collegii membris in singulo uniuscujusque munere.

3. Omnes & singulos Studentes qui Tutelæ tuæ committuntur, aut in posterum committendi sunt, ut promoveas in omni tam̄ divinâ, quam̄ humanâ litteratura, pro suo cujusque captu, atque ut moribus honestè ac inculpatè se gerant,25 summoperè curabis.

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4. Sedulo prospicies nè quid detrimenti Collegium capiat, quantum in te situm est, sive in ejus sumptibus, sivè in ædificio & structurâ, ffundis, proventibus, cæterisque omnibus, quæ nunc ad Collegium pertinent, aut dum̄ hic egeris pertinere possint.

Quod etiam ad nos (Collegii Inspectores) spectat pollicemur nos tibi non defuturos esse, quibuscunque tuâ intererit: Imò verò te confirmabimus authorite26 ac potestate nostrâ in omnibus tuis legitimis administrationibus, contrà quoscunque contumaces. Et pro Collegii facultatibus erogabimus tibi Idonea Stipendia (i. e. pro modulo nostro) quæ sufficiant ad victum & amictum & litteraturam tuam promovendam.

Formula admittendi Scholares Ædiles.

1. Præbebis omnimodam debitam Reverentiam honorandis magistratibus ac Reverendis Presbyteris et Presidi Collegii unà cum Socius singulis.

2. Debitam dilligentiam Studiis incumbendo adhibebis, Studiis (inquam) Linguarum & Artium liberalium, obsequendo Tutori tuo et Salutaribus ejus præceptis, quamdiù in Statu pupillari versatus fueris in hoc Collegio.

3. Religiosè in te suscipies curam, dum̄ hic commoraberis observandi singulas salutares leges, statuta & privilegia, hujus societatis, quantum in te situm est: atque etiam ut observentur ab omnibus hujus Collegii membris in singulo uniuscujusque munere fidelitèr curabis.

4. Sedulò prospicies, nè quid detrimenti Collegium capiat, quantum in te situm est, sive in ejus sumptibus, sive in edificiis et structurâ, fundis, proventibus, fenestris, cæterisque omnibus quæ nunc ad Collegium pertinent, aut dum hic egeris pertinere possunt

Quod ad27 nos, Præsidem sc. & Socios, pertinet pollicemur nos tibi non defuturos, quibuscunque nostrâ intererit, imò verò in studiis tuis & pietate progressum, quantum in nobis fuerit, promovebimus.

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A more particular Accompt of the contributions made by the severall colonies aforenamed28 in29 pag. 6.30 followeth.

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The distribution made of the moneys given from the several colonyes now followeth

Mem^a.

The Severall donations made to the Colledge, dureing the time that m^r Dunster36 was Presid^t of said said Society, was by said m^r Dunster received and distributed, according to the appoyntm^t of y^e Overseers. and on ball. of acc^ts by him made at the resignation of his place, said m^r Dunster was C^r. to ye Colledge. as appearith. pag. 18:37

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ffor the further Jncouragement & promoting the weall & Government of the Student in the Colledge, The Gen^ƚƚ Court held at Boston the 30^th of May. 1650. made & granted under the Seal of the Colony this following Charter.

Whereas through the good hand of God, many well devoted persons have been and dayly are moved and stirred up to give and bestow sundry guiftes, Legacyes, Lands and Revenues for the Advancement of all good Litterature, Arts & Sciences in Harvard Colledge in Cambridge, in the County of Middlesex, and to the maintenance of the President & ffellowes and for all Accommodations of buildings & all other necessary provisions that may conduce to the Education of the English & Jndian Youth of this Country in Knowledge & godliness. Jt is therefore ordered and enacted by this Court and the Authority thereof That for the furthering of so good a work and for the purposes afores^d from henceforth, that The s^d Colledge in Cambridge in Middlesex in New England shall be a Corporation consisting of seaven persons (to witt) a President, ffive ffellowes and a Treasurer or Burser; And that Henry Dunster shall be the first President; Samuel Mather, Samuel Danforth Masters of Art, Jonathan Mitchell, Comfort Starre and Samuel Eaton, Bachelo^rs of Art shall be the five ffellows, and Thomas Danforth to be p^rsent Treasurer all of them being Jnhabitants in the Bay, and shall be the first seven persons of which the s^d Corporation shall consist. And that38 the s^d seven persons or the greater number of them procuring the Presence of the Overseers of the Colledge, and by their counsell and consent shall have powr and are hereby authorized at any time39 or times to Elect a new President ffellows or40 Treasurer, so oft and from time to time as any of the s^d p^rson or p^rsons shall dye or be removed, which s^d President and ffellows for the time being shall for ever hereafter in name & fact be one body [13] politique and corporate in Law to all intents and purposes, and shall have perpetuall succession, And shall be called by the name of Præsident & ffellows of Harvard Colledge. And shal41 from time to time be eligible as afores^d, And by that name they and theyr successo^rs shall and may purchase and acquire to themselvs or take & receive upon free guift and donation any lands, Tenements, Hereditam^ts within this Jurisdiction of the Massachusetts not exceeding the Vallue of ffive hundred pound per Annum and any goodes & Summs of money whatsoev^r to the use and behoofe of the s^d President, ffellowes and Schollars of the s^d Colledge and also may sue and plead or may be sued &42 impleaded by the name afores^d in all Courts & places of Judicature within the Jurisdiction afores^d, And that the s^d President with any three of the ffellows shall have powr & are hereby authorized when they think fitt to make & appoynt a com̄on Seale for the use of the s^d Corporation. And the President & ffellows or the majo^r part of them from time to time may meet and choose such officers and servants for the Colledge & make such Allowance to them and them also to remove and after death or removall to choose such oth^rs and to make from time to time such orders & By Lawes for the better ordering and carrying on the work of the Colledge as they shall think fitt Provided the s^d Orders be allowed by the Overseers. And also that the President & ffellows or a Majo^r part of them with the Treasurer shall have powr to make conclusive bargaines for lands & Tenem^ts to be purchased by the s^d Corporation for vallueable Consideration. And for the better ordering of the Governm^t of the s^d Colledge and Corporation, Bee it enacted by the Authority afores^d That the President and three more of the fellows shall & may from time to time upon due warning or [14] notice given by the President to the rest hold a meeting for the debating and concluding of affairs conc^rning the proffitt and revenues of any lands & disposing of their goods. Provided that all the s^d disposing be according to the will of the Dono^rs. And for direction in all emergent occasions, execution of all Orders & By laws for the better Ordering and carrying on the work of the and for the procuring of a generall meeting of all43 the Overseers of the Society in great & difficult Cases, and in cases of non-Agreement. Jn all which Cases afores^d, the Conclusion shall be made by the majo^r parte, the said44 President having a casting voice The Overseers consenting thereunto. And that all the afores^d Transactions shall tend to & for the use & behoofe of the President, ffellows, Schollars & Officers of the s^d Colledge and for all accommodations of buildings, books and all other necessary provisions and furnitures, as may be for the Advancem^t and Education of Youth in all manner of good Litterature Arts & Sciences. And further be it ordered by this Court. And further be it ordered by this Court and the Authority thereof That all the lands Tenements or Hereditaments, houses or Revenues within this Jurisdiction to the afores^d President or Colledge appertayning, not exceeding the Vallue of ffive hundred pound per annum shall from henceforth be freed from all civill Jmpositions, Taxes and Rates, all goods to the s^d corporation or to any Schollar thereof appertayning shall be exempted from all manner of Toll, customes & Excise w^tsoever. And that the s^d President, ffellows & Schollars together with the Servants & other necessary officers to the s^d President or Colledge appertayning, not exceeding ten viz^t. Three to the President and seven45 to the Colledge belonging shall be exempted from all p^rsonall, civill Offices, military Exercises or Services watching and warding and such of their Estates not exceeding one hundred pound a man shall be freed from all country Taxes or Rates whatsoever and none others. Jn Witness whereof the Court hath caused the Seale of the Colony to be hereunto affixed. Dated the One & thirtieth Day of the Third month called May. Anno One thousand six hundred & fifty.

Thomas Dudley Governo^r.

Compared wth the Original Charter

ꝑ H Flynt46

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The fforme of Exemption for Colledge Servants

Whereas o^r much hon^d magistrates & Deputies47 in Gen^ƚƚ Court assembled in the Third month of the yeare, One thousand Six hundred & fifty have for the furtherance of good Litterature, by Charter priviledged the officers & serv^ts of Harvard Colledge to the number of ten from all p^rsonall offices civill & military Exercises and Services watchings and wardings & their Estates not exceeding an hundred pound a man from all country Rates & Taxes whatever.

Wee therfore. A. B. C. having chosen o^r well48 approved neighbo^r D. C. to serve us for the space of one whole year from the date hereof in his calling of B to attend the colledge work upon a week or ten days warning so often as thereunto he shall be called do by vertue of the priviledges given unto us exempt the afores^d D C from all the aforementioned Jncumbrances & Charges Jn witness whereof he hath given & we have accepted these p^rsents signed with o^r hands.

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M^r John Newgate of Boston by Deed under his hand & seale bearing date: 1650. gave an Annuity to the Colledge of five pound per annum for ev^r. ffor the payment whereof his ffarme at Rumbly Marsh stands bound.

M^r John Coggan of Boston Merch^t gave to the Colledge Seventy Ac^rs of marsh land, scittuate lying & being at49 Rumney50 Marsh & confirmed the same by deed under his hand & seale. dat. 1652.

Cambridge gave to the Colledge, at Shawshin a ffarme of One hundred ac^rs: unto which m^r Henry Dunster President added One hundred more, & is scituate lying & being the whole Two hundred ac^rs in one entire p^rcell, on the north Easterly side of Shawshin River adjoyning unto m^r Daniels farme

The names of sundry Gentellmen that contributed towards the repair of the Colledge in the year51 1654. & 1655 &c.

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June. 10. 1654.

m^r Henry Dunster President made a Resignation of his place in writing under his hand & delivered the same to the Overseers of the Colledge, wch being p^rsented unto the Gen^ƚƚ Court then sitting, The Court made thereupon their Order as followeth.

At a meeting of the Overseers. 24. 8. 1654

M^r Henry Dunster after sundry conferences that had passed between the Overseers & himself made his finall Resignation in these following words.

M^r Dunsters Accomp^t p^rsented to the Colledge January. 15. 1654. wherin he makes the Himselfe62 Debto^r. 110^ƚƚ 19^sh 2^d ½. And gives Himselfe63 Creditt. – 119.04.0.0.

By Order of the Overseers

Paid to M^is Elizabeth Dunster the Relict Widdow of the above-named Henry Dunster deceād in full of her64 Ballance of Accompts as65 above & for all other demands by Thomas Danforth Treasurer Twenty pounds.

Twenty66 see Danforths acc P. 4667

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The Lawes, Libertyes and Orders of Harvard Colledge confirmed by the Overseers & President of the Colledge in the Yeares 1642, 1643, 1644, 1645 & 1646. and published to the Schollars for the perpetuall p^rservation of their Wellfare & Government.

1: ffirst. When any Schollar is able to read Tully or such like classicall Latine Author ex tempore & make & speak true lattin in verse & prose, suo (ut aiunt) Marte, & decline perfectly the Paradigmes of Nouns & Verbs in the Greek Tongue, then may he be admitted into the Colledge, nor shall any claim Admission before such Qualifications.

2. Every One shall consider the maine End of his life & Studyes to know God & Jesus Christ which is eternall Life. John. 17. 3.

3. Seeing the Lord giveth Wisdome every one shall seriously by Prayer in secrett, seek wisdom of him. Prov. 2. 2. 3.

4. Every one shall so exercise himselfe in reading the Scriptures twice a day that they may be ready to give an Account of their proficiency therin both in Theoreticall Observations of Language & Logicke & in practicall & spirituall Truths, as their Tuto^r shall require according to their severall Abilityes respectively, seing the entrance of the word giveth light. Ps. 119. 130

5. In the publick Assembly they shall carefully shun all Gestures69 that shew any Contempt or neglect of Gods ordinances & be ready to give an Account to their Tuto^rs of their profitting & to use the helps of storing themselves with knowledge as their Tuto^rs shall direct them, & all Sophisters & Batchelo^rs untill themselvs make commonplace shall publiqȝly repeat Sermons in the Hall whenev^r they are called forth.

6. They Shall Eschew all profanation of Gods holy Name, Attributes, word, Ordinances & times of worship & study with Reverence & Love carefully to retaine God & his Truth in their minds.

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7. They shall hono^r as theyr Parents, magistrates Elders, Tuto^rs, & aged p^rsons, by being silent in their p^rsence (except they be called to answer) not gainsaying, shewing all those laudable expressions of hono^r & Reverence in their p^rsence that are in use as bowing before them, standing uncovered or the like.

8. They shall be slow to speake & eschew not only Oathes, Lyes & uncertayn Rumo^rs, but likewise all Jdle ffoolish, bitter Scoffing, frothy wanton words and offensive Gestures.

9. None shall pragmatically intrude or Jntermeddle in other mens Affaires.

10. During their Residence they shall studiously redeem their time, observe the generall houres appoynted for all the Schollars, & the speciall hour for their own lectures. & without any disturbance by word or gesture: And if of anything they doubt, they shall enquire as of their fellowes, so in case of Non-Resolution, of their Tuto^rs.

11.71 None shall under any pretence whatsoev^r frequent the Company & Society of such men as lead an ungirt & dissolute life. Neither shall any without License of the Overseers of the Colledge be of the Artillery or traineband. Nor shall any without y^e Lecense72 of the Overseers of the Colledge, his Tuto^rs leave, or in his absence, the call of Parent or Guardians go out to another Towne.

12. No Schollar shall buy sell or exchange any thing to the vallue of Six pence without the allowance of his parents, guardians or Tuto^rs. And whosoev^r is found to have sold or bought any such thing without acquainting their Tuto^r or parents shall forfeit the vallue of the commodity or the restoring of it, according to the discretion of the President.

13. The Schollars shall never use the mother Tongue except that in publick Exercises of Oratory, or such like they be called to make them in English.

14. If any Schollar being in health shall be absent from prayer or Lectures, except in case of urgent necessity or by leave of his Tuto^r, he shall be liable to admonition, (or such punishm^t [21] as the President shall think meet) if he offend above once a week.

15. Every Schollar shall be called by his sirname only, till he be invested with his first degree, except he be ffellow Commoner or a Knights Eldest Son, or of superio^r nobility.

16 No Schollar shall under any pretence of recreation or other cause (unless foreshewed & allowed by the President or his Tuto^r) be absent from his Studies or appoynted exercises above an hour at morning-Bever, halfe an hour at after noon-bever, an hour & an halfe at dinner, and so long at supper.

17. Jf any Schollar shall transgress any of the Laws of God, or the house out of perverseness or appairent negligence after twice admonition, he shall be liable if not adultus, to correction: if adultus, his name shall be given up to the Overseers of the Colledge that he may be publickely dealt with after the desert of his fault; but in grosser offences such graduall proceeding shall not be expected

18. Every Schollar that upon proof is found able to read the Originall of the old & new Testament in the Lattin Tongue, & to resolve them logically, withall being of honest life & conversation & at any publick act hath the Approbation of the Overseers & masters of the Colledge may be invested with his first degree. Vide præced. pag. 8.74

19. Every Schollar that giveth up in writing a Synopsis or Summa of Logick, Naturall & morall Philosophy, Arithmetick Geometry & Astronomy & is ready to defend his Theses or positions with all skilled in the Originalls as afores^d & still continues honest & studious, at any publick act after tryall he shall be capable of the second Degree of master of Arts. Vid. pag. 8.75

At a meeting of the Overseers of Harvard Colledge, in s^d Colledge. May 6th. 1650

1.76 No Schollar whatever without the fore77 acquaintance & leave of the fellows shall be p^rsent of the President and his Tuto^r, or in the absence of eith^r of them two of the senior fellows shall be p^rsent at or in any of the publick civill meetings or concourse of People as Courts of Justice, Elections, ffayres, nor at military Exercise in the time or hours of the Colledge exercise [22] publick or private, neither shall any Schollar exercise himselfe in any military band, unless of known Gravity & of approved, sober & virtuous conversation & that with the leave of the President & his Tuto^r.

2. No Schollar shall take Tobacco, unless p^rmitted by the President with the Consent of their Parents or Guardians; & on good Reason first given by a Physician & then in a sober & private manner.

3. To the Jntent that no Schollar may mispend his Time to the dishono^r of God & the Society or the griefe & disappointment of79 his freinds, but that the yearly progress & sufficiency of Schollars may be manifest: Jt is therfore ordered. That henceforth there shall be three weeks of Visitation yeerly foresignified publiqȝly by the President of the Colledge between the 10^th of June & the commencem^t. wherin from 9 a clock to 11 in the forenoon & from one to 3 in the afternoon of the second & third day of the week all Schollars of two yeers standing & upwards shall sitt in the Hall to be examined by all com̄ers in the Lattin, Greek & Hebrew Tongues & in Rhetorick, Logicke & Physick & they that expect to proceed Batchelo^rs that yeer to be examined of their sufficiency according to the Laws of the Colledge. & such as expect to proceed Masters of Art to exhibbit their synopsis of Arts required by the Laws of the Colledge: And in case any of the Sophisters Questionists or Jncepto^rs faill in the p^rmises required at their hands according to their standings respectively or be found insufficient for their time & standing in the Judgment of any three of the visito^rs being Overseers of the Colledge, they shall be deferred to the following yeer, but they y^t are approved sufficient for their degrees shall proceed; & the Sophist^rs publickly approved shall have their names sett up in the Hall.

4 Whereas by experience wee have found it p^rjudiciall to the promoting of Learning & good manners in the Colledge to admitt such young Schollars who have been negligent in their Studyes & disobedient to their masters in the Schoolls & so by an evill custome or Habbitt become utterly unfitt to improve for their own proffitt according to their freinds Expectation the liberty of Students in the Colledge. Jt is therfore ordered, That no Schollar whatsoev^r where these be published shall thenceforth be admitted [23] from any such Schooll, unless having the Testimony of the master of the s^d School of his Obedience & submission to all Godly School Discipline & of his studiousness & Dilligence at least wise for one Quarter of a yeer last before his coming thence; in case of Discontinuance from school then it is expected, he shall bring the Testimony of his Sober & Studious Conversation und^r the hand of a Magistrate or Elder or two or three competent or pious witnesses.

Whereas the Colledge hath received much dammage by unseasonable & bad payments from severall p^rsons ffor the future prevention hereof it is ordered by the Overseers of the Colledge that henceforth all Students appertayning to the Colledge shall pay in all mann^r of dues, for their commons, Tuition & Study Rents to the Colledge Steward & to no other of the Colledge Officers, to be delivered at Cambridge Town, unless the Steward shall accept of it elsewhere; And also that all their payments shall be made either in currant mony or wheat, malt, butter, & fatt beasts alive being all good & merchantable & fitt for the use of the Colledge, & whatsoever is oth^rwise the Steward may refuse it, & in case the Steward81 and Colledge Debto^rs cannot agree of the vallue of any pay, the price & just estimate thereof shall be determined by able men by them mutually chosen.

At a meeting of the Overseers. Anno. 1660

Jt was ordered

1: That no student shall live or board in the family or private house of any Jnhabitant in Cambridge, without leave from the President and his Tuto^r, & if any upon such leave obteyned shall so live, yet they shall attend all Colledge Exercises, religious & Scholasticall & be under Colledge Order & Discipline as others ought to do & be that are resident in the Colledge, & shall pay allso five shillings a Quarter towards Colledge detriment, beside their Tuto^rage. And in case any Student shall be & live in the Town as aforesd out of Colledge Commons more then one month, whether together or at severall times with [24] without leave obteyned he shall thenceforth be looked at as no member of the Colledge.

2. Also whereas the penaltyes imposed on such Students as are in commons are not so suitable in some p^rticulars to awe & deter such as board in the Towne as aboves^d. Jt is therfore hereby provided, that the President or President & Tuto^rs may proceed with them within the Town in case of Delinquency by Admonition & private correction, untill by Reason of an incorrigible Spirit in the offender, The President & ffellows shall see cause to proceed to publicke correction or Expulsion any former or other Law & Custome notwithstanding

3 Also whereas divers students are discontinuers for the Jndemnity of the Colledge. Jts hereby provided that in case any shall be behind of payment of Detriments & halfe Tuition according to former Laws more then one month after their Quarter Bill is given in by the Steward83 to the Butlar, such non-payment shall be looked at as their utter withdrawing from the Colledge, & they shall loose all their Time & Jntrest as to their claiming of any degree or future priviledge in the Colledge oth^rwise yⁿ by satisfaction of such Arrearages due & dammages sustained & the Approbation of the Corporation concurring & not with standing such withdrawing such students shall be lyable to pay all such their Arrearages & just debts due to the Colledge

4. Whereas (through long experience) former Laws have not been effectuall for the p^rventing of unnecessary dammages to the Colledge, by the violence or carelesness of those for whose Accommodation great cost & charges have from time to time been expended. The Overseers do therfore order, that henceforth all due care be taken for the p^rventing thereof; And that where any dammage shall be found done to any Study or Chamber inhabited, The p^rson or p^rsons resident therin shall make good the same, & where any dammage is done to y^e Edifice of the Colledge (excepting by the inevitable providence of God) to any vacant Chamber, or Study, the Colledge fences about the yard,85 pump, Bell or clock &c: the same shall be made good again by all the Students resident in the Colledge at the Time when such dammages shall be done or discovered to be done & shall be duly payd in their Quarter Bills to the Steward of the Colledge, who shall repay the same to the Treasurer or oth^r such officers of the Colledge as shall be appoynted to disburse the same.

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Provided always, if the p^rson or p^rsons that were the Acto^r or Acto^rs, or blameable occasion of such dammages done be discovered & do appeare he or they shall make full satisfaction for the same: And shall be also lyable to such further punishments by fine or oth^rwise according to the Demerritt of his ffact. And where any Student do take any Study he shall pay the Rent thereof for one whole year, wheth^r he be Resident therin so long or not, & shall stand engaged to deliver the same in such good Repair as he received it at his entrance.

5 Whereas uncomfortable experience hath shewed that notwithstanding former Laws & provisions for Colledge Exercises (viz Common places, Disputes and Declamations) have been too much neglected or slightly p^rformed even by senio^r Schollars who should be exemplary to oth^rs. Jt is therfore ordered, y^t the President shall have full powr to impose a fine in way of penalty upon any negligent p^rson according to his discretion, provided it exceed not five shillings for one Offence. And that if the Resident number of such as are to Common place be small, Com̄on places be but once a month, that so their may be competent time to do their work throughly without too much burden or hindrance to oth^r Studyes.

Anno. 1666

Jt is ordered by the Overseers, that such as are fellows of the Colledge, & have sallaryes payd them out of the Treasury, shall have their constant Residence in the Colledge, and shall Lodge therin & be p^rsent with the Schollars at meall times in the Hall, have their Studyes in the Colledge that so they may be better enabled to inspect the mann^rs of the Schollars & p^rvent all unnecessary dammage to the Society.

These ffollowing orders were made by the Overseers. Anno. 1667. for the rectifying of y^e Library & Rules for the Library Keeper.

1: No p^rson not resident in the Colledge, except an Overseer shall borrow a book out of the Library.

2 No Schollar in the Colledge, under a Senio^r Sophister shall borrow a book out of the Library.

3. No one under master of Art (unless it be a fellow) shall borrow a Book without the allowance of the Præsident

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4 Jf any p^rson whatsoever shall be found injurious to the Library by abusing or not carefully restoring any Book borrowed by him, upon complaint to the Præsident by y^e Library Keep^r he shall pay double dammage & be debarred from borrowing.

5. No p^rson besides the Library keeper shall be allowed to have a Key to the Library, except the President, the Pasto^r of the Church in Cambridge, & the Senio^r ffellow for himselfe & the rest of the ffellows & no other of the Schollars shall have liberty to study in the Library.

6. There shall be no lending or removing out of the Library the new Globes or books of extraordinary vallue (as Biblia Polyglotta, King of Spains Bible &c) but with very great caution & upon extraordinary occasion.

7. The Library keep^r shall take care that by the helpe of y^e Treasurer of the Colledge, the Library be kept in good repair, that no dammage come to any of the books by the weath^r or want of convenient shelving &c. Also he shall keep the Library duly swept, & the books clean & orderly in their places.

8. The Library keep^r shall write or cause to be fairly written in a book (to be payd for by the Treasurer) the names of all the Books belonging to the Library. ffirst in the order as they are placed & disposed according to the affixed catalogue. Secondly, Jn one continued Alphabet setting down the Authors name & what of his works are in the Library & where. Thirdly The names of the severall Dono^rs of y^e Books with the Books given by them

9. No Book shall be sold unless in the Library there be two or more of the same sort, & not that but by y^e order of the Corporation & the same exactly recorded.

10. Jf any new book or Books be given, they shall be brought into the Library with the knowledge of President & fellows & an exact Accompt thereof taken & kept from time to time by the Library keep^r.

11.89 The Library Records & other manuscripts & w^t else shall be judged expedient shall be kept in a chest in y^e Library und^r Lock & Key to be kept by the Library keep^r.

12 No book shall be taken out of the Library or returned without the knowledge & p^rsence of the Library keep^r, the name of the Borrower & restorer with the book & time of borrowing & returning being orderly sett down in the Library keep^rs book by the p^rson himselfe.

13. The ordinary time for borrowing & returning books shall be between y^e Hours91 of eleven in the forenoon & one in the afternoone.

14 No book shall be lent ordinarily for above a months time & once in halfe a year all the Books shall be actually called in & sett in their places.

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15. Once in two years the Library keep^r shall be newly chosen & then give up his Accompt to the Præsident & ffellows.

16. Vpon the new choice or removall of the Library Keep^r, the fellows shall look over the Library & see that all the books be actually in their places; if any be wanting the Library keep^r shall make them good

At an Overseers meeting. Anno. 1667

1 Jt is ordered that no Student be admitted into the Colledge by the President or his Tuto^r untill he bring a certificate under the hand of the Steward that one quart^rs allowance for his dues to the Colledge be fully satisfyed nor shall any be continued therin unless from time to time at ev^ry Quart^rs day they bring the like certificate from the Steward that he is satisfyed for the following Quarter with the Arrearages of any before the Quarter past. And in case eith^r President,93 Tuto^r or any oth^r Officer shall p^rsume so to do they shall satisfye the dammages thereby sustained to the Colledge or Steward & the Steward may abate such person wheth^r President or Tuto^r of any dues to them appertayning so far as shall be in his hand to allow them & they shall also be lyable oth^rwise fully to satisfye all the s^d dammages.

2.94 Jt is ordered likewise that the Steward shall not be injoyned to accept of above one Quarter part, flesh meat of any p^rson.

3 Whereas it is observed that there is a great Discouragement putt upon Parents by Reason of severall Abuses that are putt upon their children at y^r first entrance by the Sen^r Students, sending them upon y^r private Errands. &c: The Overseers do commend it to y^e President & fellows y^t for the future due care be taken to p^rvent the same & y^t all Abuses in that kind be severely punished by imposing a penalty on such p^rson or p^rsons, as shall presume so to doe, or by corporall punishm^t. as the Corporation shall see meet.

At a meeting of ye Overseers, 1681

1. The Overseers do order, that the President of the Colledge do from time to time com̄end it to the Parents & Guardians of those students that commence, that they provide not above one gallon of wine for a Student, judging it to be sufficient for that occasion.

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2 Also instead & place of a visito^r or Procto^r, the Overseers do impowr the senior ffellow in the Colledge there resident from time to time to execute the s^d Trust & Office to whom is hereby given & delegated full powr to reforme all disorders among the Schollars & to visitt any Chamber or Room & to turn out from thence any p^rson or company that he shall app^rhend & judge uncivill, vnsuitable & unsober & likewise to take away all wine & strong drink where he feares any excess & is also further impowred to execute the trust & Office according to Jnstructions given him from time to time by the Corporation.

At a Corporation meeting held June. 17. 1667

Jt was then ordered & appoynted, That the fforenoon on the Commencement day be allowed to96 the Batchelo^rs for the p^rformance of their Exercises on that day: And that for the future it be looked upon as their due ordinarily, i. e. Except it do appear to the President & fellows that there be just Reason for their ordering it otherwise.

Formula Publicæ Confessionis

Ego S. W. Qui à cultu divino in Aulâ Collegii tam matutino quam vespertino toties per aliquot menses abfui (in qua absentia monitis & aliis in me Animadversionum Gradibus non obstantibus hactenùs perstiti) nunc culpam meam Agnosco et publicæ Agnitionis hoc Testimonio me reum profiteor, et majorem in his Exercitiis pietatis diligentiam in posterum (Deo volente & juvante) dum hic egero, polliceor.

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ffor as much as the wearing of Long hair after the man̄er of Ruffians and barbarous Jndians hath begun to invade New England contrary to the Rule of Gods word which sayth Jt is a shame for a man to wear long hair, as also the commendable custom generally of all the godly of our nation, untill within these few yeares.

Wee the magistrates who have subscribed this Paper (for the clearing of our own Jnnocency in this behalfe) do declare & manifest our dislike & detestation against the wearing of such long hair, as against a thing uncivill & unmanly whereby men do deforme themselvs & offend sober & modest men & do corrupt good manners. Wee do therfore earnestly intreat all the Elders of this Jurisdiction (as often as they shall see cause) to manifest their Zeale against it in their publick Administrations, and to take care that the members of their respective Churches be not defiled ther with, that so such as shall prove obstinate & will not reform themselvs may have God & man to bear witness against them. The 3^d month. 10 day. 1649.

Jo: Endicott Gov^r

Tho: Dudley Dep^t Gov^r

Rich: Bellingham

Richard Saltonstall

Jncrease Nowell

William Hibbins

Thomas fflint

Rob: Briges

Simon Bradstreet.

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Jn the yeare 1659.

Richard Saltonstall Esq^r being then in England sent over for the use of the Colledge in mony, Two hundred & twenty pounds. & in goods98 as they cost in England One hundred pound.

M^r William Paine Merch^t gave to the Colledge Twenty pounds, to be layd out for the purchase of lands: & with s^d mony the lands whereon the Colledge99 now stands & the Presidents100 lodgings was bought, conteyning about One acre & a Rood. See Coll. B. 2. p. 38.101

M^r Robert Keyne of Boston merch^t deceased,102 by his last will gave to the Colledge a Legacy of one hundred pound. Also the one moiety or halfe part of a house Scittuate in Boston neer to the old meeting house vallued at One hundred and forty103 seavē104 pound ten shillings [& is now in the possession of Seth105 Perry by lease from the Colledge Treasurer at Ten pound per annum].106

M^r Henry Webb of Boston, Merch^t decēād by his last will, gave to the Colledge One dwelling house Scittuate in Boston, rented at Thirteen pounds per Annum, wherin Leivt Enoch Greinliffe doth now dwell. Also he gave a legacy of fifty pounds,108 to be laid out in Some pasture Land, or Small house that may yeild yearly Rent, either for the mainten^c of Some poor Scholars or otherwise for the best good of the College [to be imꝑved by the Care and discretion of the Presid^t & overseers of y^e College & the Apꝑbation of the Overseers of this my Will]109

The Gen^ƚƚ Court held at Boston 1657 gave to the Colledge Two thousand ac^rs of land which was accordingly layd out in the Pequid Country neer unto Southerton, as is more p^rticularly declared in the Returne made by the Surveyo^r to the Gen^ƚƚ Court.

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Capt^t Richard Sprague of Charlstowne by his last will & Testament gave to the Colledge Thirty Ewe110 Sheep with their Lambs vallued at Thirty pound.

M^r Edward/John111 Hopkins, sometimes Gov^rno^r of Hartford Colony by his last will gave to the Colledge One hundred pound.

Bridget Wynes of Charlstowne gave a Legacy to the Colledge to the vallue of ffour pounds in mony.

Thomas Pierce sen^r of Charlstowne deceased, by his last will gave a Legacy to the Colledge of Twenty Shillings.

M^r Wilson of Boston Merch^t gave to the Colledge a Pewter fflaggon vallued at ten shillings.

M^r Rowss of Charlstowne Sadler gave a Legacy to the Colledge to the vallue of two pound ten-shillings.

Sr112 Kenelme Digby gave to s^d Colledges Library, as many books as were vallued at Sixty pound.

S^r Thomas Temple Knight. gave two Globes a Cælestiall & Terrestriall to s^d Colledge.

M^r Edward Ting113 gave nine pound & ten shillings to the Colledge.

M^r Thomas Graves114 gave some Mathematicall Books tow^ds the furnishing of the Library.

M^r John Willet gave to the Colledge the Bell now hanging in the Turrett.

M^r Ralfe ffreck gave to the s^d Library Biblia Polyglotta.

M^r John ffrecks gave some Books to the vallue of ten pounds.

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M^r John Winthrop gave towards y^e furnishing s^d Library many choice books to the vallue of twenty pounds.

S^r Richard Daniel Knight gave many books to the Library

M^r Latham Minister of Bury in the County of Lancaster gave to the Colledge ffive pounds.

M^r Stranguish of London gave the Colledge ten pound.

M^r Jn^o. Ward sometime of Jpswich. by his last will gave the remainder of his estate debts & legacyes bequeathed by him being payd, to the Colledge whereof receiued, from m^r Payne his executor in horses vallued at Seaventy two pounds.

M^r John Payne of Boston, march^t gave to the Colledge ten pounds.

M^r W^m Colbran, of Boston, gave to the Colledge money five pounds.

The Jnhabitans of115 out of their poverty gave to Harvard Colledge One hundred & twenty four pound.

M^r Stranguish gave to the Colledge ten pound.

M^r John Buckley first master of Arts in Harvard Colledge & Matthew Day Steward of the Colledge gave a Garden conteyning about one Acre & one Rood of land scittuate &116 neer adjoyning to the Colledge & ordered the same to be for the use of the ffellows that should from time to time belong to & be resident at the said Society, the s^d Garden being now commonly called & known by y^e name of the ffellows Orchard.

[Vid. m^r Bulkleys grant under his hand pag. 37.]117

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At a meeting of the Overseers at the Presi^dt house. March. 27. 1667.

The Orders following were confirmed untill the Overseers shall see cause to take them into further consideration.

1. Henceforth the Steward,120 the Butlar & the Cook shall in distinct Books, keep an exact Account of their respective Offices & Trusts committed to them in way of Debto^r & Credito^r and shall p^rsent the same to the Corporation at the Presidents house, from time to time, the Sixth day come fortnight after the end of ev^ry Quarter, by nine of the clock in the morning, & that no p^rson do fail to do his duty, on penalty of being fined Twenty shill: to the use of the Colledge as also to satisfye all dammage the Coll shall sustaine by their neglect.

2. The Steward shall take the sole care of, and provide at the currant prices all necessary & meet provisions with utensills, for the Offices both of the Cook and Butlar, according as the Colledge Occasions wheth^r ordinary or Extraordinary shall from time to time require & seasonably deliver the same to the respective Offices.121 He shall keep an exact & true Account of all such disbursem^ts & quarterly shall require and receive of the Butlar & Cook an Account of the p^rticular Debto^rs to the Colledge, and shall p^rsent the same so received together with his own, unto the President for his Examination and Approbation, the which being passed by the President, the Steward shall forth with require the same of the severall Debto^rs, & shall p^rsonally stand ingaged to respond & pay the same to the Colledge.

3. The Steward shall deliver in to the Butlar his bread, at 5 shill. the bushell, allowing to ev^ry bushell 70 Loaves, the weight of ev^ry loafe being proportionable to the currant price of wheate as in the country Statute, for wheate bread; and shall deliver in his Beer, at 2 shill: the Barrell, each Barrell consisting of 16 Beer Gallons, allowing thereunto a peck of malt.

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4 The Steward is from time to time to pay the Colledge officers, viz. The Tuto^rs, Cook, Butler & Bellringer, their respective dues & Sallaryes & also to allow the monito^rs Account.

5. The Steward shall be accountable & pay unto the Treasurer Quarterly what shall be given in, in the Quarter-Bill, in the Account of Study Rents & glass mending.

6. The Steward shall be allowed in his Accompts. 5^ƚƚ quarterly for his Salary.

7. The Butlar & Cook are to look unto & in case Detriment befall, fully to be accountable for all the Colledge vessells & vtensills great & small, delivered by Jnventory unto them, and on ev^ry Quarter to deliver in unto the corporation in writing, an Jnventory thereof, p^rticularly shewing w^t detriment is befallen the Colledge & by what means, wheth^r by wearing, in the just usage (which the steward is to repair at the colledge charge) or by any abuse of any p^rson or p^rsons whoev^r, from whom the Corporation shall see that the Butlar & Cook shall have just & full recompence, if they be members of the Society: But if detriment come by any out of the Society, then those Officers themselves shall be responsible123 to the house, because they may not but at their perrell com̄unicate w^t is the Colledges to any without.

8 The Butler & Cook are to see that the s^d vtensills to their severall Offices belonging from day to day be kept clean & sweet & fitt for use; and they shall at meall times deliver them out, as the publique service of the hall requireth to the servito^r or servito^rs who shall be responsible for them, untill they returne them, after meales, to the buttery & kitchen: But they are not bound to keep or cleanse any p^rticular Schollars Spoons, Cup, & similia; but at their own discretion.

9. Jf any Schollar or Schollars, at any time, take away or deteine, any vessell of the Colledge, great or small, from the Hall, out of Doors, from the sight of the Buttery Hatch, without the Butlers or Servito^rs knowledge or against their will; he or they shall be punished 3^d: but more at the Presidents or fellows discretion, if perverseness appeare: But if he or they shall p^rsume to deteyne any vessell great or small that it be wanting the next meale, he shall be punished 12^d. [35] and in case any shall loose, marr124 or spoyle any such vessell, then shall they pay the full vallue thereof; and as the matter may be circumstanced shall be alsoe lyable to what further punishment the Corporation shall judge meet.

10. The Butlar & Cook shall see that all the Rooms peculiar to their Offices together with their appurtenances be sett and kept in order, clean and sweet from all manner of noysomness and nastiness and sensible Offensiveness: To the Butlar belong the Cellar & Buttery and all from thenceforth to the furthest end of the Hall with the South porch; To the Cook, the Kitchen, Larder, the way leading to his Hatch the Turrett, and the North Ally126 to the walk.

11. Neither shall the Butlar or Cook suffer any Schollar or Schollars whoev^r, except the ffellows, masters of Art, & ffellow-Com̄on^rs, or Officers of the house, to come into the Buttery or Kitchen save with their parents, or Guardians, or with some grave and sober strangers; and if any shall presume to thrust in, he shall be punished 3^d, but if presumptuously & continually, they shall so dare to offend, they shall be lyable to an Admonition, & to oth^r proceeding of the Colledge discipline, as the Corporation shall determine.

12. The Butlar & Cook shall not deliver at meal-times save in case of sickness, or other just & allowable causes, any commons to any schollars, save unto the servito^rs, nor they to any save their dues to the Schollars sitting orderly in their places.

13. Neither the Cook nor the Butlar shall put any Schollar into or out of Com̄ons but by order from the President or his Tuto^r.

14. The Cook receiving provisions at currant price shall deliv^r the same out to the Schollars, advanceing one halfe penny upon a penny.

15. The Cook for the faithfull discharge of his office shall be allowed by the Colledge, Thirty pound per annum and his commons.

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16 The Butler receiving his Beer from the Steward, single Beer at 2 shill. & double at 4^s the barrell shall advance four pence upon the shilling.

17 The Butler shall take a distinct Account of the Com̄ons of the Schollars that are absent from meales, which shall be reserved for the Colledge use.

18 The Buttlar upon ev^ry 6^th day at noon shall give an Account128 to ev^ry Schollar demanding his weeks sizings in the Buttery; & he is not bound to stay above halfe an hour at breakfast in the buttery, after the Tolling of y^e bell; nor above a quarter of an hour after thanksgiving in the Hall, at meales.

19. The Buttler shall provide candles for the Hall both for prayer & supper receiving for that end from the Steward, 20 shill: in silver or the vallue thereof in candles, to be put proportionably on ev^ry Schollar whose Name is in y^e Buttry

20. The Butler for the faithfull discharging of his Office shall receive from the Colledge 12^ƚi per Annum.

21. The Schollars of the house shall take a strict Account129 of all the buildings, Chambers, Studyes &, fences, belonging to the Colledge & shall give an account quarterly to the Treasurer w^t dammage the Colledge hath susteyned in any of the aforementioned p^rticulars & by whom.

22. No Schollar shall enter into, or leave the possession of any Chamber or Study untill Some one of the Schollars of the house have viewed the State thereof, which they shall represent unto the Treasurer, and in case any shall leave a Study in any Chamber, wherin some do yett remaine, such as remaine shall stand charged with the care of the vacant Studyes.

23. The Bell-Ringers office is to ring the Bell (except for meales) to keep the clock & to call the president to prayrs; for which he shall receive from the Steward five pound per annum.

At a meeting of the Corporation. June. 10. 1659.

Whereas there are great Complaynts of the exorbitant practises of some Students of this Colledge by their abusive words and Actions to the Watch of this Towne. The Corporation accounting it their duty by all lawfull means to seek the redress thereof for the future, do hereby declare to all p^rsons to whom it may Concerne, That the Watch of this Towne from time to time & at all times shall have full powr of Jnspection into the mann^rs, and Orders of all p^rsons related to the Colledge whether [37] within or without the precincts of the s^d Colledge houses & lands, as by law they are impowred to act in Cases within the limmitts of their Towne, any Law usage or Custome to the Contrary notwithstanding. Provided always wee judge it not convenient neither doe wee allow that any of the s^d Watchmen should lay violent hands on any of the Students being found within the precincts of the Colledge yards, otherwise131 then so as they may secure them untill they may informe the President or some of the fellows, who will take care to examine the matter for the effectuall healing of all such disorders. Also in case any Student of this Colledge is found absent from his lodging after nine of the Clock at night he shall be responsible for and to all Complaynts of disorder in this kind, that by Testimony of the watch or oth^rs shall appeare to be done by any Student of the Colledge as shall be adjudged guilty of the s^d Crimes unless he can purge himselfe by sufficient witnesse.

Extractum Doni Pomarii Sociorum per Johannem Bulkleium.

Decemb. 20. 1645.

Noverint universi per presentes, Quod Egomet Johannes Bulkleius, nuper studens Collegii Harvardini, dono Henricum Dunsterum dicti Collegii Presidem, utpote eidem ob plurima atque ampla accepta beneficia devinctissimus, mea parte Illius Jugeris, quod Ipse cùm Domino Downingo, Samuele Winthropo132 & Johane133 Alcoke eminus à Patre-familias Marrit; viz. Quartâ, parte pomarii dudum a nobis plantati, & dimidium reliqui manentis adhuc agrestis: ut dum hic Preses vixerit pro Suâ vendicet, ordinetque; Sin aliquando Præsidium exuerit, aut in eodem vitâ defunctus fuerit, tum̄ velim, ut Collegium tanquam λὲπτὸν Tenue, ab alumno maximè benevolo sibi in perpetuum appropriaret.

Hæc Ego, propriâ manu

Johannes Bulkleius.

[Pomarij supradicti Exemplar exhibitum est, in hujus Libri, Paginâ:134]

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At a meeting of the Overseers. 24^th. 8. 1654.

Jt is agreed by the Overseers that the Rev^d m^r Richard Mather and the Rev^d m^r John Norton speak with the Rev^d. m^r Charles Chauncey and as they shall see cause encourage him to accept of an Jnvitation to the Presidentship of the Colledge, in case the Overseers shall give him a call thereto.

The Care and Governement of Harvard Colledge for the present time & untill a President shall be orderly elected and confirmed is committed by the Overseers unto the ffellows of the Colledge.

At a meeting of the hon^d & Rev^d Overseers of the Colledge. 2. 9. 1654.

m^r Mather and m^r Norton are desired by the Overseers of the Colledge to tender unto the Rev^d m^r Charles Chauncy the place of President, with the Stipend of One hundred pound per annum to be payd out of the Country Treasury: And withall to signify to him, that it is expected and desired that he forbeare to disseminate or publish any Tenets conc^rning the necessity of immersion136 in Baptisme & Celebration of the Lords Supper at Evening, or to oppose the received Doctrine therein.

At a meeting of the Hon^d & Rev^d Overseers of Harvard Colledge, at the Colledge Hall in Cambridge. 27. 9. 1654.

The Rev^d m^r Charls Chauncy was solemnly inaugurated into the place of President;

S^r Shepard, S^r Hooker & S^r Ambrose were chosen fellowes.

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m^r Henry Dunster consented to remove out of the Presidents house by the last of March next.

ffebruary. 28. 1655.

m^r Samuel Nowell and S^r Moody were chosen ffellows of the Colledge

Aug. 12. 1656.

m^r Samuel Bradstreet was chosen ffellow of the Colledge.

Sundry peices of plate given to the Colledge.

By m^r Thomas Langham ffellow Com̄on^r, A peice to vallue of Three pound three shill. & ten pence. It137 is one Silver Beer Bowl.

m^r Ven ffellow Commoner, One fruite dish & one silver Sugar spoon & one Silver tipt jug.

M^r Richard Harris One great Salt &138 one small Trencher Salt.

John Hayward late of Charlstowne decēād, bequeathed to the Colledge, a Tract of land scittuate lying & being in Watertowne & is adjoyning to the great ffresh pond, conteyning by Estimation twenty ac^rs more or less.

The Rev^d m^r Ezekiell Rogers, late Pasto^r of the Church at Rowly decēād, by his last will, gave & bequeathed to the Colledge, part of his library; & the Reversion of his house & lands in case, as is in his will more p^rticularly provided.

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An Jnventory of the whole Estate of Harv^d Colledge taken by the President & ffellows as they find the same to be Decemb. 10. 1654 at which time the Accounts thereof were given, by M^r Henry Dunster late President of the s^d Colledge.

Jnp^rs. The building called the old Colledge, conteyning a Hall, Kitchen, Buttery, Cellar, Turrett & 5 Studyes & therin 7 Chambers for Students140 in them. a Pantry & small corne Chamber. A library & Books therin, vallued at 400^ƚƚ.

Jt. Another house called Goffes Colledge, and was purchased of Edw: Goffe, conteyning five Chambers. 18 Studyes. a Kitchen Cellar & 3 garretts

Jt. The Presidents dwelling house, barne with 2 leantoes & other appurtenances.

Jt. One small house unfinished, intended for a printing house.

Jt. The lands upon which the afores^d buildings are erected, and is adjoyning thereunto, the whole being about 3 ac^rs, and about halfe an ac^re thereof planted with fruite Trees.

Jt. One parcell of corne land in Cambridge neck of land conteyning about 3 ac^rs & a halfe, now in the occupation of m^r Joseph Cooke.

Jt. A small piece of land lying before the Colledge & was formerly the houselott of Rob^t Broadish.

Jt. A grant of 2000 ac^rs of land by the gen^ƚƚ court when a place convenient to lay the same out shall be p^rsented by the Corporation.

Jt. m^r Rob^t Cooke of Charlstowne, his gift of a grant of eight hundred ac^rs of land, made him by the gen^ƚƚ Court.

Jt. A farme at Shawshin, conteyning two hundred ac^rs, now in the occupation of John Parker, by lease for 21 yeares at rent of 10 shillings per annum at p^rsent.

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Jt. m^r John Newgate of Boston his gift of five pounds per annum to be continued, as appeares by his Deed under his hand & seale.

Jt. Seaventy ac^rs of marsh land, lying in Rumny Marsh being the gift of m^r John Coggan of Boston rented at 4^ƚƚ per annum.

Jt. Two small shops in Boston, the Gift of Maj^r141 Sedgwick to the Colledge, which shops are made voyd by m^r William Phillips, at the Ship Taverne and the s^d Ship Taverne house ingaged for the annuall payment of twenty shill. to the Coll: for ever.

Jt. m^r John Wilson Sen^r Pasto^r of Boston Church, his gift of Twenty pound, to be p^d ffourty shill: per annum, whereof 40^s is already payd.

Jt. Six hundred ac^rs of land lying upon merrimack River neer Andevo^r, had of m^r Nathanael Ward for a debt of 20^ƚƚ due from him to the Colledge.

Jt. Wee find a Conditionall gift of 300 ac^rs of land. made by M^r Jsrael Stoughton.

Jt. The East Gallery in Cambr. meeting house for the use of the Students vallued at 30^ƚƚ.

Jt. A printing press, with all its appurtenances, now in the occupation of Samuel Green Printer. the p^rticulars whereof are expressed in an Jnventory given in by the s^d Printer to the Presid^t vallued the whole at eighty pounds.

Jt. Vtensills in the Buttery and Kitchen, the p^rticulars whereof are given in by the Butler in a writing now in the Presidents Custody.

Plate belonging to the Buttery. namely. One Silver Salt, vallued 5^ƚƚ. 1^s. 3^d. at 5^s per ounce. One small Trencher Salt vallued at 10^s. One beer bowle 2^ƚƚ. 18^s. 1^d. One stone pott tipt with Silver. 20^s.

Jt. Jn debts due to the Colledge. The Lady Moulsons gift viz. 100^ƚƚ. & m^r Bridges gift of 50^ƚƚ. with some oth^r small gifts making the whole to be 162^ƚƚ. 16^s. 4^d. now in the Countreys hand, for w^ch the Country allows the Colledge annually 15^ƚƚ for 4 Schollarships that being the Jntent of the dono^rs.

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Jt. By the Stewards booke, from severall Students & other p^rsons, four hundred seaventy one pound eleven shill: three pence halfe penny.

Colledge is Debtor.

Aug. 24. 1663.

m^r Samuel Elliott, m^r Peter Bulkeley, m^r Nathanael Chauncy were chosen ffellows of the Colledge.

November. 28. 1666

m^r Thomas Graves, m^r Solomon Stoddard S^r Nowell were chosen ffellows of y^e Colledge.

March. 27. 1667

m^r Solomon Stoddard was chosen Library keeper

The Treasurer is ordered to provide necessary Vtensills for the Colledge, Kitchen & Buttery, not exceding 50 pounds.

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January. 1. 1667.

m^r Joseph Pynchon chosen a probation^r ffellow, the Jun^r Sophister committed to his care.

October. 4^th 1669.

Ordered by the Corporation, that m^r Thomas Danforth be desired, & upon his consent engaged, to pay unto the ffellowes the money due by Charlstowne fferry and to provide Wood and other conveniences for them, and alsoe to give them a Bill to m^r Richards the Treasurer of what is due to them of the Remaind^r of their Salary once a year.

Ordered that three pounds be allowed by the Steward to Goodm Taylor tow^ds the discharge of the charges of his sons commencem^t. and that the money be repayed either by the money coming from the Eastward, (if it be attainable) or else to be allowed out of m^r Webs gift, abating 15 shill: a peice from the mony aforesd distributed among four persons.

Ordered that the Revenues of m^r Webs gift be distributed for the following yeare as followeth. viz^t to S^r Shephard four pounds. to Higginson three pounds: to Corlett three pounds. to Addams three pounds. & this mony to be allowed them by the Steward.

Sewall142 is elected Schollar of the house to succeed Epps.

ffebr. 21. 16 ⁶⁹/₇₀

The Corporation ordered, that m^r John Richards Treār̄. shall pay to Fr. Willoughby Esq^r. for 28 pewt^r dishes weigh. 102^ƚƚ. 3 pottle pots. at 6^s. p^s. 18^s. one 3 pint pot 4^s. 6d Jtm to pay m^r Shrimpton. 2^ƚƚ. 9^s. 6^d. To the Presid^t tow^ds S^r Taylo^rs commencem^t 1.0.0. To pay the Steward tow^ds S^r Taylo^rs Commencem^t 2.0.0. And the last three pound be well repayd to the Colledge Stock. out of the Eastward money.

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September. 27. 1670.

The Corporation ordered that the Revenues of m^r Webs gift be distributed the following yeare to the same p^rsons y^t it was the last year, unless some be discontinuers.

Ordered, That the Butler have 4 or 5 pounds given him for the year currant, to encourage him in his work, out of y^e moneys given the Colledge for the Encouragem^t of poor Schollars. And that the Corporation will speake to the Overseers (the first opportunity) to enlarge his Stipend.

Aug. 1. 1671

The Corporation ordered, that the Trēār pay to Taylo^r the Butler, five pounds in Cash out of the Colledge Treāry; w^ch was promisd to s^d Butler for the faithfull discharge of his place.

Novemb. 15. 1671

The Corporation ordered, that m^r Webs gift, (from Aug. 71 to Aug. 72) be thus distributed. to S^r Shepard 4 pouds to S^r Higginson. 3 pounds. To S^r Corlett. 3 pounds. To Emerson. 3 pounds. Except some of them become discontinuers.

Febr. 12. 1671

Ordered by the Corporation, that S^r Thatcher & Alcock continue Schollars of the house; That Pyke & Allen be substituted in the oth^r 2 vacant places. That Minot be Monito^r.143 That the 3 pounds of m^r Webs gift allowed to S^r Corlett for the year currant be given to Hawley, & y^t only one Quart^rs pay be given to S^r Corlett, because of his discontinuance.

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An Abbreviate of the Colledge Accounts, conteyning both receits and disbursements from October. 1654 untill Decemb. 1663. Extracted out of the Colledge Books, made and given in by Thomas Danforth. Trēār

Harvard Colledge is Debto^r

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Harvard Colledge is C^r.

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An Abbreviate of the Accounts of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge for 5 years past. Beginning in Decemb. 1663.

Harvard Colledge is152 Dr

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Harvard Colledge is C^r

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An Account of the Colledge Stock. ffeb. 1. 1668.

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ffebr. 1. 1668.

The Colledge Estate in houses lands & annuityes is as followeth.

This Account conteyned in the foregoing pages perused by the Corporation is allowed.

feb. 1. 1668.

Charles Chauncy Presid^t

By the Overseers. March. 7. 167½.

Ordered that the disbursem^ts for the buriall of the late President, the Rev^d m^r Charles Chauncy deceād shall be discharged by the Colledge Treasurer. and the Treasurer is ordered to examine & allow of s^d Account.

N. B President Chauncy died Feb^ry 19. 167½163

Decemᵬ. 5. 1667.

Whereas there are obstructions in the Colledge touching providing for the Schollars in poynt of dyett & the present Steward Will: Bordman hath declared his resolution to lay down that Trust & office, the Overseers with the consent of the President & ffellows do request m^r Thomas Danforth to take the care & charge of that affaire for one yeare, that so due & necessary provisions be made for the Schollars as is requisite.

And the Overseers with the President & ffellows do declare, that if he shall please to inspect that affaire that so former inconveniences, under w^ch the Colledge hath laboured may be prevented for the future, all meet Encouragement shall be allowed unto him.

1668.

m^r Thomas Danforth made resignation of his place & Office of Treasurer of the Colledge. And accepted at the Desire of the Overseers, as above is expressed, to inspect the Affairs of the Colledge,166 and to take care for their necessary provisions.

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June. 3. 1669.

Cap^t John Richards being chosen by the Overseers with the consent of the President and ffellowes. Treasurer of the Colledge; the Severall Bonds Obligations, &c. conteyning the Debts due to the Colledge, as is more p^rticularly expressed pag. 40. 41.167 were by the late Treasurer deliverd unto the s^d Cap^t John Richards by Order of the Overseers of the Colledge. In the p^rsence of

Richard Bellingham Gov^r

Simon Bradstreet. Esq^r

Samuel Simonds. Esq^r

Daniel Gookin. Esq^r

Henry Henly Esq^r, of Lime in Dorsetshire gave to the Colledge, Twenty seaven pounds. Whereof the Overseers being informed, they ordered Cap^t John Richards Treār, to receive the same, & to returne the Dono^r a Letter of Thankfullness in the Name of the Overseers.

Boston. June 3. 1669.

June. 3. 1669

Whereas severall well-minded p^rsons in the Towne of Portsmouth, upon Pascataqua River have voluntarily engaged themselvs to give freely tow^ds the Jncouragem^t of the Colledge at C Sixty pound per anum for 7 years next coming;

The Overseers do order that the s^d gift shall be disposed of in manner following, viz^t

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To the sen^r ffellow as an Addition to his Salary Sixteen pounds per annum.

To the second ffellow, Eleven pounds per annum.

To the third ffellow, seven pounds per annum.

And the Remainder to be for the Encouragem^t of Schollars as the Overseers shall see meet to order.

At a meeting of the Overseers168 July.169 30.170 1672.171

: Docto^r172 Leonard Hoar was elected President of the Colledge. The which he accepting he was inaugurated. 10. 7. 1672.173

At a meeting of the Overseers. June. 20. 72.

This following order174 was made and agreed on.

Whereas the Gen^ƚƚ Court having perused and considered the order of the Councill bearing date Sep^t 12. 1671. to promote a generall contribution for building a new Colledge at Cambridge, of brick or stone, as an addition unto Harvard Colledge, unto w^ch there hath been a returne from severall Townes of considerable Summs subscribed for that work w^ch publicke & pious designe & work the Court hath approved, and by their order bearing date. May. 15. 1672 have referred it unto the Overseers of the Colledge to cause the s^d good work to be prosecuted to effect.

Jn pursuance whereof the Overseers of the Colledge do nominate, choose and appoynt Deacon John Cooper and m^r William Manning of Cambridge, to be Agents & Stewards to mannage that work, both in hiring & paying workmen & Artificers, in procuring and purchasing materialls & in doing all oth^r matters & things, referring to the building and finishing the s^d Colledge, & for this end they are hereby impowred [55] and authorized joyntly and severally to receive all the contributions that are or shall be given for this work, and to give acquittances for the same, and faithfully to dispose what shall be received for the best advantage, keeping exact Acco^ts of all receits & disbursem^ts, The Overseers of the Colledge reserving for themselvs, the direction & appoyntment of the place, matter, forme and directions of this new building: Also do order that if at any time the s^d Stewards shall meete with any obstruc̄c̄on in this work they shall & may have recourse to the Overseers (or such Committee of them as they may appoynt) for advice and Assistance, and when the s^d work is finished, and faithfull Acco^ts given by the s^d Stewards, the Overseers do promise that meet recompence and allowance shall be made & give unto175 the said Stewards for their care & pains therein.

Richard Bellingham Gov^r

John Leveritt. Dep^t Gov^r

Simon Bradstreet

Daniel Gookin

Daniel Denison

William Hawthorne

Edw^d Tinge

Richard Russell

Eleazer Lusher

William Stoughton.

John Mayo

John Oxenbridge

Thomas Thatcher

Samuel Danforth

Jncrease Mather

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Also as an Addition to this Order, the Overseers do desire and appoynt, the hon^d Dep^t Gov^r Cap^t Daniel Gookin, m^r Thomas Danforth, m^r Stoughton m^r Shearman & m^r Vrian Oakes, to be a Com̄ittee for the Overseers, unto whom the Stewards for the buildings, may have recourse and receive ordrs and directions from them or any four of them.

January. 20. 1672.

The Overseers ordered the Treār̄ to pay to D^r Leonard Hoar, One hundred pound tow^ds his Transportation from England hither.

15. 7. 1673.

m^r Vrian Oakes, m^r Thomas Shepard, m^r Joseph Brown & m^r John Richardson resigned up their fellowships.

m^r Daniel Gookin, m^r Daniel Russell & m^r Joseph Taylor being chosen by the Corporation fellowes of the Colledge, were allowed by the Overseers. m^r Russell, & m^r Taylor refused to accept said place.

Novemᵬ. 10. 1674.

The Overseers met & spent the day in prayer and humiliation with reference to some dissettlement in the Colledge.

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March. 15. 1675.

Docto^r Leonard Hoar made a resignation of his Presidentship of the Colledge.

The Rev^d m^r Jncrease Mather176

1672

The Voluntary Contributions made towards the new Edifice is as followeth

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Sundry Donations to the Colledge received by Cap^t John Richards Treār̄.

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Here follows the severall Orders, Appoyntments and Distributions made by the Corporation, during the time that Docto^r Hoar did officiate, extracted out of the old Colledge-Book.188

At a Meeting of the Hon^d and Rev^d Overseers of the College at Bost Dec. 3^d 1674202

The Overseers do com̄end it to the Presid^t & the Fellows now remaining, that they take care speediely to fill up their n^o according to their Charter, that so their power and Priviledge granted them by the Gen̄^l Court may not be weaken’d, or abated in any kind. Taken out of the Old Overseers Book. fol. 62.203

Decemᵬ. 11. 1674.

The Overseers having consented, the Corporation order that Thomas Serjeant take his degree of Batchelor of Arts, from w^ch by y^m i.e the Corporation205 he was suspended.

The Rev^d m^r urian Oake,206 m^r Thomas Shepard, m^r Jncrease math^r chosen ffellows of the Colledge to fill up the corporation in its number of seaven wch vote the Presid^t is to acquaint them with and to receive y^r answer in order to their Jnstallment.

m^r Daniel Gookin was chosen Library-keep^r. who is209 to enquire after the books found wanting in the last surveigh.

Ordered that the benefitt of m^r Webs gift be210 added to the Colledge stock, ’till the corporation give further order.

That the vtensills belonging to the Buttery and Kitchen an Jnventory whereof follows, remains as they are & w^r they are. only the plate to be brought to the Presidents house. and that m^r Gookin & m^r Thatcher ask an acco^t of the Colledge Linnen in Stewards hands.

That the Treār gett the Colledge ffarme neer Pacatuck in Connecticut measured out, & agreeth with the Tennant, as he shall find best.

The President is desired to p^rsent the Laws made Aprill. 15. & May. 4. 1674 to the ov^rseers for y^r Confirmation.

That till. 25 of next march m^r P. Thatcher have liberty to live in Boston, provided he Tutor the Schollars there residing

That the Presid^t be reimbursed his expences about the houses & lands of the Colledge.

That the 4 p^rsons who com̄enced Masters in y^e year 1674, paying y^r detriments211 be abated 40 shill. apeice.

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An Jnventory of the Colledge utensills belonging to the Kitchen & Buttery. Nov. 18. 1674.

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Decemᵬ. 21. 1674.

The corporation (on occasion of Thomas Serjeants going to sea next week) mett, & in pursuance of the order made. Decemᵬ. 11. he p^rforming all exercises before them w^ch were wont to be done in publick, The President did admitt him to the degree of Batchelo^r in the Arts.

Novemᵬ. 10. 1674.

The Overseers being informed of the sad and distressed Estate of m^r Barnabas Chauncey, Son of m^r Charles Chauncey dec̄ēd late President of the Colledge, ordered y^t the Treasurer of the Colledge pay ten pound in mony out of the Colledge Treasury for his present supply of213 cloathing and bedding &c.

At a meeting of the Hon^d & Rev^d Overseers of the College at Cambridge 15. 1. 1674. 5.214

m^r Urian Oakes & m^r Thos Shepard being orderly Elect[ed] Fellows of the College & presented by the Corporac̄on for the[ir] allow^c, they were accordingly accepted, and intreated to accep[t] that Trust.

D^r Leonard Hoar made a resignac̄on of his Presid^tship of the College.

2: m^r Increase Mather being orderly Elected & presented by the Presid^t & Fellows to the Hon^d Overseers for their acceptance at a former Meeting: He was by an Unanimous Consent intreated to accept that Service & trust.

at Boston 11. (1) 1674⁵\₄.215

Iohn Leverett EsqrGovr			mrInoEliot, mrInoShearma[n]
Simon Bradstreet Esqr			mrTho. Thatcher, mrIncr. Mathe[r]
Daniel Gookin Esqr			mrIames Allin, mrU. Oakes
RichdRussel Esqr			mrThosShepard, mrIos. Flyn[t]
EdwdTyng Esqr
WmStoughton Esqr
ThosClarke Esqr
	mrDaniel Gookin		Fellow[s]
	mrPet. Thatcher
	mrIohn Richards Treasurr
	Thomas Danforth. Cl.216

Aprill. 7. 1675.

M^r Vrian Oakes was desired to give his Answer to a former motion of the Overseers to accept of the place of the President of the Colledge pro tempore.

In Answer wherto, he declared a deep sence of his unfitness for the work; yet considering the p^rsent Exigency the Society was now in, & confiding in the Overseers seasonably to endeavo^r the settling a fitt p^rson for y^t work, manifesting his willingness to accept of that place for a time God enabling by health & strength, & so far as his church consented.

The Same Apr̄ 7. 1675.218

The Overseers do Order that the Corporacōn do take present & effectual Care for the Provision of the Stud^ts that shal repayre219 to the College: So as may be for the most encouragm^t of them.220

26. 2. 1675

At this Corporation meeting w^r Present

m^r Samuel Danforth was chosen ffellow of the Colledge.

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Aprill. 19. 1675

According to the order of the ov^rseers for settling the Colledge. The corporation did223 choose to the office of a Steward, m^r Tho: Danforth, the late Steward & the President is requested to desire his acceptance of it.

William Bordman is chosen Cook

Edward Payson is chosen Butler.

June 1. 1675.

Order’d, That Aaron225/Will: Bordman Colledge Smith be payd by the Treasurer 20 shill: for mending the Clock: & that he be allowed 12 shill: per annū for that Service for the future

That Minot, Allen, Cheev^rs, Danforth be schollars of the house for the year ensuing, & that Allen be presently payd 5 pounds due of the schollarships.

That m^r Webs gift be this year thus distributed To Nathaniel Gookin 4 pounds & w^t was due for the last year be p^rsently payd him. To Andrews 3 pound & y^t y^e 3 pound due of the Schollarships be p^rsently payd him. To Emerson 3 pounds & 5 pounds due of the Schollarships to be p^rsently payd him. To Swetman 3 pounds & 40 shill due of y^e Schollarships to be p^rsently payd him.

Septemᵬ. 8. 1675.

Thomas Cheev^rs chosen monito^r.

Ordered, That the moneys from Pascataqua be payd by the Treasurer, first w^t is due to m^r Nowell and the remainder to the p^rsent fellows.

Overseers Meeting.226 27. 8. 1675.227

m^r Vrian Oakes is elected Presid^t of Harvard Colledge & by the Overseers importuned to accept s^d place & trust.

m^r Samuel Danforth being Elected by the Corporation for a ffellow of the College, The Overseers manifested their Approbation thereof this day.228

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Decemᵬ. 22. 1675.

Wadsworth was chosen Schollar of y^e house

m^r Ammi-Corlett was chosen ffellow of the colledge.

Ian^ry 1. 1675. m^r Ammi-Corlet being Elected by the Corporation for a Fellow & presented before the Overseers for their Approbation. They manifested their Approbation thereof.229

Decemᵬ. 27. 1675.

m^r Daniel Russell was chosen ffellow of the Colledge, and to be presented to the overseers for y^r accept^c230

11. 2. 1676.

S^r Allen was chosen Library-keeper.

At a Meeting of the Corporation,231 22. 6. 1676.

All the Member thereof being Present i.e

m^r Samuel Angier is chosen Probation^r

The Butler is ordered to Ring the Bell at 5 a’clock in the morning & 9 aclock at night throughout the yeare

Octoᵬ. 23. 1677.

Wadsworth chosen Butler of the Colledge.

14. 3. 1677.

m^r John Rogers of Jpswich chosen President of the Colledge, nemine contradicente

James Alling chosen Schollar of the house

Thomas Bernard is allowed234 3 pounds for the following year out of m^r Webs gift

At a Meeting of the Overseers at Boston. 28 Ian^ry 1677.235

It is Com̄ended by the Overseers to the Corporation that they choose another Fellow in the Room and Stead of the Reverend M^r Shepard dec̄^d. And one to Officiate on the Place if they Judge it needfull.

Turn over and See how the Corporac͞on understood the above Com̄endation of the Overseers.237

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At a Meeting of the Corporation at Cambridge238 March. 1. 167⅞

m^r John Sherman Pasto^r of the Church at Watertown chosen ffellow of the Colledge, & member of the Corporation, All Consenting. And the Presid^t was desired to present him to y^e Overseers in order to their Approbation.241

Ordered, That Goodman Brown have for his Service in the Colledge, two shill. per quarter from ev^ry Schollar particularly, that holds a Study in the Colledge.

Percivall Green is allowed 3 pounds out of m^r Webs gift for the following year

Samuel Mitchell shall have 6 pounds of the Schollarships y^t remaine vacant.

Russell sen^r is chosen Schollar of the house for y^e yeare following.

The Jnventory at. pag. 55245 was calld ov^r.

May. 21. 1678.

m^r Oakes was desired to contine247 his care ov^r the Colledge & to officiate in the place of President at the next Commencem^t

M^r Sherman was now presented to & approv’d by y^e Overseers. In w^ch place he continued to his death, w^ch happen’d Aug. 8, 1685.248

m^r249 Jsaac ffoster was installed ffellow of y^e Colledge.

Samuel Gibson was called before the ov^rseers & solemnly cautioned of entertaining any of the Students in his house, frequenting the Colledge or drawing them otherwise into his company.

The Students are cautioned not to frequent the houses of Samuel Green250 jun^r & the abovnamd Sam^ƚ Gibson.

June. 30. 1679.

Voted, That the Wor^ƚƚ M^r Stoughton be desired to provide a Presid^t for the colledge, & the ov^rseers consenting, the Rev^d m^r Oakes is desired to write to m^r Stoughton in the name of the Corporation

M^r Daniel Gookin is chosen Library keep^r

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Boston. July. 3. 1679

Ordered, that m^r Penoyrs Donation of 34 pound per annum, mony of England, given to 2 fellows & 2 Schollars be disposed of as followeth. viz. from Apr. 1. 78. to Aprill. 1. 1679. To m^r Gookin & m^r ffoster p^rsent ffellows 10 pound a peice & to James Alling & noadiah Russell, both schollars of the colonie of nox256 or new haven, 7 pound to each. And that what is due from m^r Penoyrs Legacy before Apr. 1. 1678. viz. 10^ƚƚ wⁿ received be given to m^r Corlett.

Octoᵬ. 8. 1679.

m^r Samuel Andrew was chosen ffellow of Harvard Colledge, nemine contradicente.

The Treasurer is impowred to take care of the Donation of S^r Matthew Holworthy, to gett it over258 into the Country, as soon as may be

Five pounds of m^r Penoyrs gift due from Apr. 1. to Octob. 1. 79. is given to m^r Jsaac ffoster.

The Colledge Laundress is allowed 40 shill. ꝑ annm for washing the Colledge Linnen.

Russell sen^r was chosen Butler of the Colledge

ffeb. 2.259 1679.

m^r Oakes chosen President of Harvard Colledge.

m^r John Richards is ordered to treat with the Exec^rs of m^r Joseph Brown decēād, about his Legacy to the Colledge, & receive the same to best advantage, & the Rev^d m^r Jncrease Mather is desired to assist him herein.

The Treasurer is ordered to pay m^is Belchar for the wine expended at the ffunerall of m^r Ammi-Ruhamah Corlett.

S^r Bernard & s^r Mitchell be chosen Schollars of the house for one whole year.

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Thomas Andrews & John Wythe chosen Colledge Servants, one to serve in the place of a Bricklayer the other in place of a plasterer.

Ordered, that the Treasurer pay Aaron Bordman 20 shill ꝑ annum for keeping y^e clock in repayr

ffebr. 9. 1679.

The Overseers approvd of the choice of the Rev^d m^r Vrian Oakes, to the office of President in the Colledge. & request the wor^ƚƚ William Stoughton Joseph Dudley & Peter Bulkely Esq^rs & the Rev^d m^r John Eliott & m^r Jncrease Mather,260 to p^rsent their desires to m^r Oakes & the Church at Cambridge, for his acceptance of s^d trust & their concurrane therin.

The Rev^d m^r Urian Oakes was Installed Presid^t of Harvard College261 by Govern. Bradstreet in the College-Hall on the Com̄encm^t-day. August 1680.262

25. 5. 1681.

The Rev^d m^r Vrian Oakes, President of Harvard Colledge, dyed.

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ffor the mannagem^t of the Commencem^t now shortly to be attended It is ordered, y^t the Gov^rm^t of the day & work be by the fellowes of the Colledge in manner following

The Rev^d m^r [     ] is to begin the day with prayer & give the Com̄enc^rs their degrees.

The Rev^d m^r [     ] is to moderate y^e dispute [     ] the worke of the day with prayer.

[     ] of the Batchelours.

Jts further orderd, that the fellowes of the Colledge take care thereof in all respects, as well for admission of students as Govenm^t & instruction till a President be orderly settled.

At a Meeting of the Overseers at Cambridge 26. 5. 1681.264

For the Managm^t of the Com̄encm^t now shortly to be attended. It is Order’d, That the Governm^t of the day & work shalbe by the Fellows of the College, in manner following,

The Rev^d m^r John Sherman is requested to begin the Work of the day with prayer. And is Impowered to give unto the Com̄encers their Degrees.

The Rev^d m^r Incr. Mather is requested [t]o Moderate the Dispute of the Masters, [a]nd to Conclud the work of the day with prayer.

m^r Daniel Gookin [i]s desired to Moderate the Dispute [o]f the Bacchelours and to be in all other respects assisting as as there shalbe occasion.

Also for the Carrying on the present Work of the College untill that a Presid^t be orderly nominated and Settled, It is Order’d, That the Fellows of the s̄^d College take the care there of in all respects, as well for the Entrance of Stud^ts, as their Governm^t and Instructions.

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At a Meeting of the Overseers at Boston. 28. 5. 1681.265

The Overseers being inform’d That the Rev̄^d m^r John Sherman by reason of the Infirmitys attending his Age, may not be capable of attending the Work of the Com̄encm^t as was lately Order’d do Judge meet to revise their former Vote, and do hereby Order and Impower the Rev^d m^r Increase Mather to carry on the Work and Service of the next Com̄encm^t, and to give the Com̄encers their Degrees, due resp^ct266 being had to the ꝑficiency267 & duty required of the Com̄encers by the Law of y^e College for the Obtaining the same. And m^r Daniel Gookin jun^r is desired & order’d to be helpfull in Moderating the Disputes of the Bacchel^rs

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The Overseers being informed, that the Rev^d m^r John Sherman may not be capeable, through age, of attending the work of the Comencem^t, they thereby impower the Rev^d m^r Jncrease Mather to carry on the work thereof & give the Commenc^rs their degrees. And m^r Daniell Gookin jun^r is desired to be helpfull in moderating the disputes of the Batchel^rs

Jts ordered That no Graduate henceforth shall provide more then 3 gallons of wine, nor oth^r Students more then one for com̄encm^t.

m^r Samuel Andrew is appoynted to execute the office of a Procto^r for the com̄encm^t week And in speciall, to take care that the Students Chambers and Studyes be cleared of all manner of p^rsons during the time of publick exercise on com̄encem^t day. & at or before 9 a clock at night to cause all strangers to depart from the Colledge, & to signifye to them that y^e usuall recourse of any to the Colledge the following days of the week, excepting Schollars is displeasing to the hon^d & Rev^d Overseers, & that they are required accordingly to forbeare. And in case Students or other p^rsons not belonging to the Colledge shall refuse to submitt themselvs to this order, Jts required of m^r Andrews y^t he returne their names to the Overseers who will proceed ag^t them according to y^e demeritt of their offence. Also the Procto^r is required to take speciall care y^t the provisions to be sent in to the College Hall be accordingly p^rformed. And all the abuses y^t have been of y^t kind formerly to be effectually p^rvented for the future.

12: 5. mo.270 1681.

Danforth & Walter are chosen schollars of the house, their Schollarships to begin from last com̄encem^t.272

out of m^r Webs gift. 6^ƚƚ for y^e following yeare is given to Webb & 4^ƚƚ of s^d gift unto Tompson.

The Treār to dispose of the money from England.

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Anno. 1681. 6. 9. mo273

m^r John Cotton was unanimously chosen ffellow of the Colledge.

Ordered, that the hon^d m^r Thomas Danforth be desired to look after the repayring of the College Edifices

Boston. Anno. 1681.

The Rev^d m^r Jncrease274 Mather was chosen Presid^t of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge.

Nov. 7. 1681

m^r John Cotton was chosen Library keeper

Dudley was chosen Schollar of the house

The wor^ƚƚ Cap^t John Richards & the Rev^d m^r Jncrease Mather are desired with Speed to receive of John Scarlet, Executo^r of Capt. Samuel Scarlett the mony due to the Colledge by Legacy or annuity of s^d Cap^t. Scarlett; & upon refusall to prosecute according to Law

Decemᵬ. 13. 1681.

m^r nehemiah Hubbard was chosen277 by the Corporation unanimously, to be ffellow of the Colledge

The Treasurer is impowred, by Letter of Attorney to impowre somebody to receive w^t is due on account of m^r Penoyrs & m^r Dooderidges gifts, & to give discharges upon receipt thereof.

January. 5. 1681

The Rev^d m^r Samuel Torrey Pasto^r of the Church in Weymouth was unanimously chosen ffellow of President of Harvard Colledge.

Cotton is chosen Schollar of the house.

Whiting is ordered to receive 3279 pound of m^r Webs gift

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March. 27. 1682.

Ordered, That what is due from the Rev^d m^r Seaborn Cotton, on acco^t of detrim^ts or halfe tuition for his Son m^r John Cotton shall be remitted.

That what remained due from m^r Richard Russell for Schollarships before his decease, supposed to be about 10 pound be allowed to S^r Mitchell

That w^t is due from the Rev^d m^r Jncrease mather for detrim^ts or halfe tuition of his son Cotton Mather be rebated.

Whereas great complaints have been made against Web for his abusive carriages, in requiring some ffreshmen to go upon his private Errands, in striking them; & in281 scandalous negligence of those Dutyes he is bound to attend by Colledge Law; & having persisted obstinately in his evills, notwithstanding means used to reclaime him; & not attending the Corporation this day, wⁿ required; he is sentenced, ffirst to be deprived of the pension formerly allowed him, and also to be expelled the Colledge: and in case he p^rsume after the Space of 24 hours to appear within the Colledge Walls, then the fellows are to cause him to be282 carryed before civill authority.

Apr. 10. 1682.

Jnp^rs. m^r John Rogers was chosen President of Harvard Colledge.

Whereas the Wor^ƚƚ Cap^t John Richards is going for England, he is desired to leave the Acco^ts of & Papers concerning the Colledge Stock in the hands of the hon^d Thomas Danforth, Dep^t Gov^r, ’till his returne from England or ’till anoth^r be chosen.

Ordered by the Corporation, That the Resident fellows m^r Samuel Andrew & m^r John Cotton shall (on consideration of their care & pains) be allowed each of them 50 ƚƚ in mony out of the Colledge Revenue, for the p^rsent year ending at Com̄encem^t that is to say, so much shall be added to their p^rsent salary as to make it up fifty pound to each for this year

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Colledge Estate delivered by the Wor^ƚƚ Cap^t John Richards unto the Dep^t Gov^r is as followeth: in the Acco^t underwritten.

Account of the Estate belonging to Harvard Colledge under my management. Due from the severall p^rsons undermentioned, namely.

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Moneys Lett out. Anno. 1681. at 8 ꝑ C. ꝑ annū.

Aprill. 10. 1682. ꝑ me

John Richards.

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May. 4. 1682

The Petition of Joseph Web292 formerly expelled the Colledge, being p^rsented to & considered of by the Corporation, they consent that he shall be readmitted into the Colledge on his good behaviour being publikely293 read in the Hall, & by him publickly acknowledged.

At a Corporation meeting.

Ordered that the double Books in the Colledge Library be prized & sold & y^e mony improved for the buying other books y^t are wanting.

Jan. 10. 168⅔.

Ordered, that the Wor^ƚƚ Cap^t John Richards Esq^r be impowred as Attorney in behalfe of y^e Corporation to call in & receive moneys due as arrears from the gift of M^r William Penoyer or295 oth^rs, & upon receipt to give full discharge & acquittance

The Wor^ƚƚ Samuel nowell Esq^r was chosen Treār of Harvard Colledge, Liberty being reserved for the Wor^ƚƚ Jn^o Richards Esq^r to reassume the place at his returne.

March. 22. 168⅔

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Colledge do of the next mony belonging to the Colledge w^ch shall be by him received pay to the fellows upon the place,297 what yet remains as due to them by Vote of y^e Corporation, dated Apr. 10. 168⅔

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Ordered, That Elliot, Whiting, Mills, Phillips shall for the next year be allowed five pounds out of the Colledge Revennue. the time to begin at 28 of this instant March.

An Jnventory of the Colledge Vtensills belonging to the Buttery octob. 26. 1683.

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An Acco^t of the Colledge Stock betrusted by Cap^t Jn^o Richards Esq^r by with Thomas Danforth Esq^r.

Harvard Colledge Stock. D^r.

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Harvard Colledge Stock C^r

Camᵬ. 5. 1. 168⅔

The Acco^ts of the Colledge Bills & estate betrusted w^th the above named Thomas Danforth Esq^r by Cap^t John Richards Treār. of the College, having been perused & examined by the Corporac̄c̄on, the day & yeare above written, this aboves^d Acco^t thereof is allowed by us. and the bills & Evidences of s^d moneys & Estate by o^r order are by s^d Thoma Danforth Esq^r delivered into the hands of Samuel Nowell Esq^r

Jn^o Rogers

Jncrease Mather

Nehemiah Hobart

Samuel Andrew

John Cotton

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March. 5^th. 1683: An Acco^t of the Estate belonging to Harvard Colledge under the Care of Sam^l Nowell299 Esq^r. delivr^d unto him by Thomas Danforth. Esq^r is as followeth.

Jntrest due at End of y^r years respectively.

Jn moneys due by Bond and Bill &ca.

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Jn moneys behind for Rent, Jntrest Legacyes &c^a. as followeth.

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Aug. 12. 1683.

M^r John Rogers was solemnly inaugurated into the place of President.

At a meeting of the Corporation in Cambridge. Decemƀer. 5. 1683

Nehemiah Walter was chosen Butler

Orderd that the Schollars of the house for the year ensuing be S^r Mitchell, S^r Danforth, Denison, Saltonstall, Dudley & Cotton

Orderd, That upon consideration of the great pains which the present ffellows resident in the Colledge (viz^t m^r Andrew & m^r Cotton) have taken, theyr allowance for the year past beginning at Com̄encem^t 1682 shall be 45^ƚ in money to each of them. And that what the Jncome from the fferry at Charlstowne & m^r Glovers gift doth come short of this sum̄ shall be made up out of the money received in England by the hon^d Treasurer of the Colledge Majo^r Richards

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John Palfrey was chosen Colledge-Joyner

Ordered, That the Butler shall on account of his drawing of Cyder have 18^d y^e Barrell allowed to him.

Jt was voted and agreed vnanimously by the corporation that the president be desired to speake to the Gov^r to intreat y^t the Overseers would please to order the Commencem^t for the future to be on the first Wednesday in July.

At a meeting of the Overseers at Boston January. 3. 1683.

The Overseers being acquainted with the Vote of the Corporation for the change of the Com̄encem^t day from the time wherin ’t was last held to the first Wednesday in July, Do consent y^t it be upon s^d day for the future.307

At a Meeting of the Corporation in Cambridge March 17. 1683. 4.308

Voted,

That out of m^r Penoy^rs gift be given to Chauncey £10, and £7.10^s to Davenport.

That Eliot, Whiting, Mills & Phillips shal have each of them for the next year £5 in money given them, this Vote to begin frō Mar. 26. 1684.

At309 a Meeting of the Overseers on the Commencm^t day Camᵬr. July. 1. 1684. Pres^t Simon Bradstreet Govern^r Dan. Gookin, Will^m Stoughton, Maj^r Bulkley, Maj^r Saltonstall, Hūphrey Davy, John Richards, James Rusell, W^m Johnson, Sam^ƚ Sewal, Esq^rs. m^r John Eliot, m^r James Allin, m^r Sam^ƚ Willard, m^r Tho: Shepard.

Wheras ꝑ a sudden visitation by Sickn. the Present Presid^t is disabled from Officiating in carrieing on the Com̄encm^t; The Overseers of the College have Nominated, appointed & Order’d the Rever^d m^r W^m Hubbard to manag[e] the Same, and do fully impower him to admitt to, & confer upon the Persons concern’d their Degrees belonging to them respectively.

John Richards.

ꝑ Order.

July 2. 1684.310

The Rev^d m^r President Rogers dyed. The Sun begining to emerge ou[t] of a Central Ecclyps.

College Stock April. 29. 1693.311

Donations to the Colledge.

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M^r Nathaniel Hulton of Newington Green gave 130^ƚƚ

M^r Thomas316 Gunston of Stock-Newington gave 065^ƚƚ

At a Meeting of the Corporation of Harvard College Iuly 21. 1684.

Whether do you consent That the Rev̄^d m^r Ioshua Moodey be chosen Presid^t of Harvard College? Voted in the Affirmative.

Sept 1684.

The Corporation having Nominated the Rev^d m^r Ioshua Moodey for Presid^t of the College, The Overseers declared their consent to and Approbation thereof, and appointed Maj^r Dan^ƚ Gookin Esq^r Samuel Nowel Esq^r and the Rev̄^d m^r Iohn Eliot as their Com̄ittee in the Name317 of the Overseers to acquaint m^r Moodey therewith and desire his Accept^a of s^d Trust and place.

Octob^r 14. 1684.

The Com̄ittee appointed to treat with M^r Moodey concerning his accept^c of the Presid^ts Place made return to the Overseers, That M^r Moodey’s Answer was on the Negative.

The Overseers Order’d the Corporation forthwith318 to ꝑceed to the Nominacōn of som other meet Person for s^d Place and Trust.

At a Meeting of the Corporation in Camᵬr. Oct pr̄^o 1684.

Order’d That the rent of House belonging to the College now Let to Seth Perry shal for this year be disposed of for the Encouragm^t of the Rogers’s in case they shall continue to be in Com̄ons.

Order’d That the Schollars of the house for the next year shalbe, S^r Danforth, Dudley, Cotton, Rogers Sen^r, Rogers Iun^r, Mitchel.

At a Meeting of the Corporation in Boston, Oct. 16. 1684.

Order’d That out of M^r Penoyers money rec̄^d by & now in the hands of the Hon^d Maj^r Richards £18 shalbe disposed of to m^r Andrew, and £18 to m^r Iohn Cotton the Present Fellows of the College.

At a Meeting of Corporation Oct. 30^th 1684.

M^r Samuel Mitchel was chosen a Probationer, and desired to undertake the charge of the Class of the Sophimores untill further order.

At a Meeting of the Corporation of the College in Camᵬr. March 2^d 168⅘.

Order’d that ten pounds shalbe given to Davenport out of m^r Penoyers Gift, and of that money now in the hands of the Hon̄^d Maj^r Richards.

At a Meeting of the Corporation of the College in Cambridge March 23. 84/5.

Voted that S^r Saltonstall be chosen Buttler.

Voted, That m^r Leverett be chosen a Probationer, and be desired to take the Care of the Class of Sophimores.

At a Meeting of the Corporation in Cambridge, May 4̄^o 1685.

Order’d that what is or shalbe due to the College from Mather Iun^r on acc^t of Detrim^ts shalbe remitted.

Order’d, That out of the absent Com̄ons of bread & bear shalbe allow’d to y^e Buttler Thirty Shillings on acc^t of washing the Trenchers.

Order’d, That m^r Andrew Bordman be appointed the College Cook.

June 11^th 1685.

At a Meeting of the Hon̄ & Rev^d Overseers of Harvard319 College at Boston.

The Rev^d m^r Increase Mather was requested to take special Care of the Governm^t320 of the College, and for that End act as Presid^t till a further Settlm^t be Orderly made. Exemplar verum Tho: Danforth.

At a meeting of the Corporacōn in Cambr̄ July. 2. 1685.

Whereas y^e Gen̄^l Court held at Bost May 27. 1685 has order’d that y^e £100 ꝑ^t of the An̄ual Salary for the Presid^t be p̄^d to the Corporac͞on, It is hereby order’d by y^e Corporac̄on that y^e s^d £100 shal be disposed of as follows, viz^t £10 to m^r Leverett and £40 to m^r Cotton y^e present fellows of the College, & £50 to m^r Man̄ing in full discharge of what is due from y^e College on acc^t of disbursm^ts.

At a meeting of the Corporation in Cambr̄ Sept. 15. 1685.

m^r John Leverett & m^r Sam̄^l Mitchel were chosen Fellows of the College.

Voted, That m^r Andrew Bordman’s Salary as Cook shalbe £40 Annualy.

Order’d That £10 be allow’d to Each of the three fellows out of the mony in Maj^r Rich^ds hands

It was agreed by the Presid^t & Fellows, That to the Buttlers Annual allow^c for Candles sħ^d be added 10^s on y^e acc^t of what is Spent in drawing Cider.

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1686.

Rules & Orders respecting the Steward Cook & Butler Of Harvard College321