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They are like actors: now a man's a judge, and now he is not a judge; now he's one thing, now he's another; now he's something else, change and change about; but it's always a very pleasant, profitable little affair of private theatricals, presented to an uncommonly select audience. 'But advocates and proctors are not one and the same? said I, a little puzzled. 'Are they?
Well, Mary Jane she lit out the back way, I reckon; because nobody see her go. When I struck Susan and the hare-lip, I says: "What's the name of them people over on t'other side of the river that you all goes to see sometimes?" They says: "There's several; but it's the Proctors, mainly." "That's the name," I says; "I most forgot it.
It was inevitable from the nature of their jurisdiction and procedure that abuses should be committed both by ecclesiastical judges and by their officers, such as registrars, proctors and apparitors.
The Vice Chancellor is the individual who may occasionally be seen walking about in state, preceded by a number of beadles carrying maces, or, as they are profanely called, "pokers." The two proctors are next in authority to the Vice Chancellor. Their costume is a full dress gown, with velvet sleeves, and band-encircled neck.
'No. 'What is the office of the proctors, heads of houses, deans, and other superintendants, of whom I have heard? 'To watch and regulate the tufts of caps, the tying of bands, the stuff and tassels of which gowns are made: to reprimand those who wear red, or green, and to take care that the gownsmen assemble, at proper hours, to hear prayers gabbled over as fast as tongue can give them utterance, or lectures at which both reader and hearers fall asleep. 'What are the public rewards for proficiency in learning? 'Few, or in reality none. 'Beside numerous offices, are not exhibitions, fellowships, professors' chairs, and presentations bestowed? 'Yes, on those who have municipal or political influence; or who by servility and effrontery can court patronage. 'Surely you have some men of worth and genius, who meet their due reward? 'Few; very few, indeed.
You know very well what mercy you are like to meet with if you fall into their hands." Dalaber started and changed colour; but Garret had been a hunted man before this, and received the news quietly. "They know I am in Oxford, then. Do they know where I may be found?" he asked quietly enough. "Not yet. They are about to put the proctors on the scent.
We took things much more easily in the Commons than they could be taken anywhere else, he observed, and that set us, as a privileged class, apart. He said it was impossible to conceal the disagreeable fact, that we were chiefly employed by solicitors; but he gave me to understand that they were an inferior race of men, universally looked down upon by all proctors of any pretensions. I asked Mr.
Tom was dressing to go to town when there came a knock on his door, and one of the proctors presented himself. "Thomas Rover, you are wanted at the office immediately," said the man. "What for?" asked Tom. "Don't ask me, ask Professor Sharp," answered the proctor, and looked at Tom keenly.
The Vice-Chancellor has his seat on one side, the preacher, with the two Proctors below him, sits opposite; and there all sit in their robes, more or less grand, according to the day, till the beadle comes to announce that it is time to form the procession into church. This desolate place Mr.
To most Oxford men it comes as a discovery, about the time they take their degree at the earliest, that the Proctors have many other things to do besides looking after them.
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