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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	john_n	patrick_n	10,891	5	12.7396	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05198	Act for visitation of universities, colledges and schools. At Edinburgh, the fourth day of July, one thousand six hundred and ninety years.	Scotland. Convention of Estates.	1690 (1690)	Wing S1110; ESTC R183913	1,827	1

ACT For Visitation of Vniversities Colledges and Schools At Edinburgh the fourth day of July One thousand six hundred and ninety years OUR Soveraign Lord and Lady the King and Queens Majesties and the Three Estates of Parliament Considering how necessary it is for the Advancement of Religion and Learning and for the good of the Church and Peace of the Kingdom that the Universities Colledges and Schools be provided and served with Pious Able and Qualified Professors Principals Regents Masters and others bearing Office therein well affected to Their Majesties and the Established Government of Church and State Therefore Their Majesties with Advice of the saids three Estates of Parliament Do Statute Ordain and Enact That from this time forth no Professors Principals Regents Masters or others bearing Office in any University Colledge or School within this Kingdom be either admitted or allowed to continue in the exercise of their saids Functions but such as do acknowledge and profess and shall subscribe to the Confession of Faith Ratified and Approven by this present Parliament and also Swear and Subscribe the Oath of Allegiance to Their Majesties and withal shall be found to be of a Pious Loyal and Peaceable Conversation and of good and sufficient Literature and Abilities for their respective Imployments and submitting to the Government of the Church now Settled by Law And albeit it be Their Majesties undoubted Right and Prerogative to name Visitors and cause visit the foresaid Universities Colledges and Schools Yet at this time Their Majesties are pleased to Nominat and Appoint with Advice and Consent foresaid the persons under-named viz. The Duke of Hamilton Earl of Argile Earl of Crafurd Earl of Marischal Earl of Mortoun Earl of Cassils Earl of Lothian Earl of Kintore Viscount of Arbuthnet Viscount of Stair Lord Raith Lord Elphingston Lord Cardross Lord Carmichael Lord Ruthven Master of Burghly Master of Stair Lord Advocat Sir George Campbel Justice Clerk the Master of Forbes Mr. Alexander Swinton of Mersingtoun Mr. David Hume of Crosirig Mr. John Hamilton of Halleraig Senators of the Colledge of Justice Sir Patrick Hume of Polwart Sir John Maxwel of Pollock Sir Thomas Burnet of Leys Sir Robert Sinclar of Stevinson Sir George Monro of Culren Mr. Francis Montgomery of Giffins Mr. James Melvil of Halhill Broddie of that Ilk Grant of that Ilk Dumbar of Grange Mr. Robert Lermonth of Balcomey Peter Hay of Naughtoun elder Cunninghame of Craigens John Dempster of Pitliver Drummond of Meggins George Moncrief of Ready elder Sir John Hall of Dunglass Sir William Hamilton Alexander Spittle of Lowchat John Anderson of Dowhill Mr. James Smellet Mr. James Rymer Minister Mr. VVilliam Tullidaff Mr. Gabriel Cunninghame Mr. Edward Jamison Mr. Alexander Pitcairn Mr. Hugh Anderson Mr. Gilbert Ruel Mr. Hugh Kennedy Mr. John Law Mr. James Kirktoun Mr. David Blair Mr. George Campbel Mr. George Meldrum Mr. Alexander Forbes Mr. VVilliam Vilant Mr. VVilliam Mitchel Mr. Robert VVillie Mr. James Mcgill Mr. Henry Rymer and Mr. John Oliphant to be Visitors to the effect under written viz. With full Power and Commission to them or major part of them hereby Declared to be their quorum to meet and visit all Universities Colledges and Schools within this Kingdom and to take tryal of the present Professors Principals Regents Masters and others bearing Office therein according to the Qualifications and Rules above-mentioned and such as shall be found to be Erroneous Scandalous Negligent Insufficient or Disaffected to Their Majesties Government or who shall not subscribe the Confession of Faith swear and subscribe the Oath of Allegiance and submit to the Government of the Church now settled by Law to purge out and remove As also to consider the Foundations of the saids Universities Colledges and Schools with the Rents and Revenues thereof and how the same have been Adminisired and managed and to set down such Rules and methods for the good management thereof for hereafter As likewise for Ordering the saids Universities Colledges and Schools and the Professions and manner of Teaching therein and all things else relating thereto as they shall think most meet and convenient according to the Foundations thereof and consistent with the present Established Government of Church and State And to the effect that these Presents may be the more surely Execute Their Majesties with Advice foresaid Do further Impower the foresaids persons Visitors or their quorum to appoint Committees of such numbers of their own Members as they shall think fit to visit the several Universities and Colledges within the Kingdom with the Schools within the bounds to be designed to them and that according to such Instructions and Injunctions as they shall think fit to give them And to the effect that upon Report made by the said Committee to the aforesaid Visitors or their quorum they may proceed and conclude thereupon as they shall see cause And Their Majesties Appoints the aforesaid Visitors to meet at Edinburgh upon the twenty third day of July instant for the first dyet of their meeting with power to them to Adjourn and Appoint their own Meetings to such dayes and places as for thereafter they shall judge convenient And this Commission to endure ay and while Their Majesties Recall and Discharge the same Extracted forth of the Records of Parliament by me TH. BURNET Cls. Reg. God Save King William and Queen Mary Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties Anno Dom. 1690.