HENRY THE SIXTH RESTORED

Summary

1470.

On the 20th of November, the assembly of regents and non-regents made a statute for the better preservation of the peace of the University. This statute empowered the Chancellor to imprison undergraduates disturbing the peace of the University, and to impose a line of 40s. on beneficed delinquents, and 40d. on others, and inflicted banishment upon such delinquents as should rebel against the Chancellor. The statute further provided, that no scholar, expelled any house for his misdeeds, should be admitted into any other, unless with the approval of the Chancellor and proctors, under pain of 40s. to be paid by the principal who should admit him. This statute was declared to extend to scholars servants. As respects graduates, it appears that before the making of this statute, they were required, on their admission to their degrees, to swear not to disturb the peace of the University, and to inform the Chancellor of such persons as should be guilty of such disturbance.

1470–1

On the 23rd of March, the King granted to George Duke of Clarence the annual farm of £10. payable by the Chancellor of the University for the custody of the assize of bread and beer.