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be called & known by the name of Sir John Benets 

 Fellows & Scholars. And shall be from time to 

 time elected ruled and governed according to such 

 orders rules and constitutions and for and towards 

 their yearly maintenance shall have & receive such 

 sum & sums of money respectively as are hereinafter 

 mentioned & expressed (that is to say) That each 

 of the said Fellows shall out of the rents and pay- 

 ments aforesaid have & receive the yearly sum of 

 Twenty Pounds & each Scholar Ten Pounds That 

 the election of the said Two Fellows & Scholars 

 shall be made in the College aforesaid by the Master 

 & Fellows of the said College for the time being or 

 the Major part of them (of which the Master of the 

 said College shall be one) Out of any Scholars in 

 the University aforesaid except such as are or have 

 been eligible by the former statutes of the College 

 Regard being had first to those of the College who are 

 not of the foundation nor have been eligible unto it. 

 That in the Election of the said Two Fellows The 

 Scholars of this Foundation shall be preferred before 

 others if they be equally qualified That the Election of 

 the Fellows and Scholars of the foundation aforesaid 

 shall be as soon as conveniently may be after the 

 place becomes void That none shall be chosen 

 Fellow into this Foundation under the degree of 

 Bachelor of Arts nor a scholar under two years 

 standing That none so chosen shall continue Fellow 

 beyond seven years after he is complete Master of 

 Arts except he hath taken that degree before he 

 is chosen fellow — In which case he may keep his 

 Fellowship seven years from his election. Not- 

 withstanding which if after the expiration of seven 

 years a Fellow so chosen shall be found very useful 

 in the Society It shall be lawful to choose him again 



