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MEMOIR. 



by him on March 21st of that year, for the purpose of 

 recording his receipts and expenditure during his year of 

 office, on which he was about to enter ; and in this book 

 he refers more than once tohis immediate predecessor, Mr. 

 Dickens, as "junior proctor." He entered on his office 

 on the 8th of April ; and on the 10th he has this entry: 

 "Paid my predecessor, Mr. Dickens, 3 12s. Qd., 

 to be repaid by my successor." The other proctor 

 (as I am informed by my friend the Rev. John 

 Sidebotham) whose name was placed above White's in 

 the bracket, as follows, was Chapman, of Trinity, thus : 

 -. ~_~ [ Thomas Chapman, Trin. 

 1 Gilbert White, Oriel. 



" When the election of proctors is announced to the 

 Vice-Chancellor, the senior proctorship falls to the senior 

 M.A. of the two. Chapman took his degree as M.A. on 

 November 7, 1741; White, on October 22, 1746, so that 

 his proper title is junior proctor." 



An amusing anecdote has been told me as having 

 occurred when in the exercise of his functions as proc- 

 tor, which so strikingly exemplifies some points of his 

 character that I cannot refrain from giving it a place in 

 this memoir. He was taking his rounds one evening in 

 the course of his duty, when he saw, as he was crossing 

 the triangular space at the back of the Schools and Theatre, 

 an undergraduate lying on the ground sound asleep, and 

 evidently so under the influence of intoxication. He was 

 partially undressed, but with his outer garments neatly 

 folded up and placed by his side. The proctor awoke 

 him, and the terror of his suddenly finding himself in 

 the presence of this dreaded official at once sobered him. 

 He received the command to call upon the proctor on 

 the following morning; and on his obeying this order, full 



