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Add. MS a/55/44
Title
Letter from Francis Martin
Date(s)
- 4 May 1849 (Creation)
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1 folded sheet
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Trinity College -- Regarding the 41st Statute: By the Charles II Royal letter a Fellow of Trinity (as in Elizabeth's Statutes) loses his Fellowship if he is elected to the Divinity Professorship since it was amply endowed, but not, if elected to the Hebrew or Greek Professorship. FM thinks to revise this letter would be an evil, and contrary to the interest of the founder. He would thus prefer to remain with the old 41st Statute of Elizabeth and not revise the King Charles letter.