The meaning of this is not clear; perhaps he had already ‘gone round’ once and failed to incept at the ensuing Congregation[1793]. Having secured a reduction of his composition to £4, he incepted on July 9[1794]. In Oct. he obtained a dispensation from all scholastic acts till the first Sunday in Advent, ‘because he has to preach on that day[1795]’. In Feb. of the next year, he was dispensed from his necessary regency[1796].
=William Curtes= was admitted to oppose on April 20, 1520. Soon afterwards he obtained permission
‘to respond in the new schools without having any opposition there previously.’
In Feb. 1521/2, as B.D. he supplicated for D.D., having studied arts and theology for eighteen years.
‘Hec gratia est concessa sic quod solvat xl d{ os} ad reparationem baculi inferioris bedelli sue facultatis et quod predicet sermonem ante gradum susceptum et quod procedat ante pascha[1797].’
=Richard Clynton= supplicated for B.D., after eight years’ study, April 26, 1521. Among the conditions imposed was one
‘that he should celebrate three masses for the plague and another for peace[1798].’
=Thomas Frances=, B.D., had grace to incept (after sixteen years’ study) on condition of paying 40_d._ to mend the staff of the sub-bedell of arts, preaching at St. Paul’s within two years, and preaching an examinatory sermon before his degree (Jan. 24, 1520/1). He incepted on July 9, 1521, having three days before obtained a dispensation from his necessary regency,
‘because he is warden in some convent of his Order and cannot continue in the University.’
The conditions on which this was granted were:
‘(1) that he should say the Psalter of David before Michaelmas; (2) that he should celebrate seven masses for the good estate of the Regents; (3) that he should pay his debts to the University before going away[1799].’
=John Thornall=, on Nov. 19, 1521, having studied for sixteen years, was allowed to proceed to B.D., on condition
‘quod studuit hic vel in alia universitate per xii annos.’
He was admitted B.D. in June, 1523, and obtained grace to incept in May, 1524, after ‘studying fifteen years in this University.’ His composition was reduced to five marcs on condition
‘quod solvat illas quinque marcas in primis suis inceptionibus,’