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exercise his right of collation in- six 

 months, the archbishop may confer. If 

 lie neglects it for other six months, it falls 

 to the crown. 



COLLECTOR, in electricity, is a small 

 appendage to the prime conductor of the 

 electrical machine, generally consisting 

 of pointed wires, affixed to that end of 

 the prime conductor which stands con- 

 tiguous to the glass globe, or cylinder, 

 or other electric of the machine. Its 

 office is to receive the electricity, whe- 

 ther positive or negative, from the ex- 

 cited electric, much more readily than 

 the blunt end of the prime conductor 

 would be able to receive it without that 

 appendage. 



COLLEGE, a particular corporation, 

 company, or society of men, having cer- 

 tain privileges founded by the King's li- 

 cence. 



Colleges in the universities are geneval- 

 ly lay corporations, although the members 

 of the college may be all ecclesiastical. 

 And in the government thereof, the 

 King's courts cannot interfere, where a 

 visitor is specially appointed. 



The two Universities, in exclusion of 

 the King's courts, enjoy the sole juris- 

 diction over all civil actions and suits, ex- 

 cept where the right of freehold is con- 

 cerned; and also in criminal offences or 

 .misdemeanours under the degree of trea- 

 son, felony, or maim. Their proceedings 

 are in a summary way, according to the- 

 practice of the civil law. But they have 

 no jurisdiction, unless the plaintiff or de- 

 fendant be a scholar or servant of the 

 university, and resident in it at the time. 

 An appeal lies from the Chancellor's 

 court to the congregation, thence to the 

 convocation, from thence to the dele- 

 gates. 



COLLEGE of Civilians, commonly called 

 Doctor's Commons, founded by Dr. Har- 

 vey, Dean of the Arches, for the profes- 

 sors of the civil law residing in the city 

 of London. The judges of the arches, 

 admiralty, and prerogative court, with 

 several other eminent civilians, common- 

 ly reside here. To this college belong 

 thirty-tour proctors, who make them- 

 selves parties for their clients, manage 

 their causes, give licenses for marriages, 

 &c. In the common Hall of Doctor's Com- 

 mons are held several courts, under the 

 jurisdiction of the civil law, particularly 

 the High Court of Admiralty, the Court 

 of Delegates, the Arches Court of Canter- 

 bury, and the Prerogative Court of 

 Canterbury, whose terms for sitting are 

 much like those at Westminster, every 

 one of them holding several court days, 



most of them fixed and known by pre- 

 ceding holy clays, and the rest appointed 

 at the judge's pleasure. 



COLLEGE of Physicians, a corporation 

 of physicians in London, whose number, 

 by charter, is not to exceed eighty. The 

 chief of them are called fellows, and the 

 next candidates, who fill up the places of 

 fellows as they become vacant by death, 

 or otherwise. Next to these are the 

 honorary fellows, and lastly the licenti- 

 ates, that is, such as being found capable 

 upon examination, are allowed to practise 

 physic. 



This college has several great privileges 

 granted by charter and acts of parliament. 

 No man can practise physic in or within 

 seven miles of London, without license of 

 the College, under the penalty of 51. Also, 

 persons practising physic in other parts of 

 England are to have letters testimonial 

 from the president and three elects, unless 

 they be graduate physicians of Oxford or 

 Cambridge. Every memberof the College 

 is authorized to practise surgery in Lon- 

 don, or elsewhere : and that they may be 

 able at all times to attend their patients, 

 they are freed from all parish offices. 



The College is governed by a president, 

 four censors, and twelve electors. The 

 censors have, by charter, power to sur- 

 vey, govern, and arrest all physicians, or 

 others, practising physic in or within se- 

 ven miles of London ; to fine, amerce, and 

 imprison them at discretion ; to search 

 apothecaries' shops, &c. in and about 

 London ; to see if their drugs, &c. be 

 wholesome, and the composition accord- 

 ing to the form prescribed by the College 

 in their dispensaries; and to burn, or 

 otherwise destroy, those that are defec- 

 tive or decayed, and not fit for use. They 

 are judges of record, and not liable to 

 action for what they do in their practice 

 but by judicial powers ; subject neverthe- 

 less to appeal to the College of Physicians. 

 By law, if any person, not expressly allow- 

 ed to practise, take upon him the cure of 

 any disease, and the patient die under his 

 hand, it is deemed felony in the prac- 

 tiser. 



COLLEGE Royal of Physicians, is also a 

 corporation of physicians in Edinburgh, 

 erected by King Charles II. granting them, 

 by patent under the great seal, an ample 

 jurisdiction within this city and liberties, 

 commanding the courts of justice to assist 

 them in the execution of their orders. 

 These have the sole faculty of professing 

 physic here, and hold conferences once a 

 month for the improvement of medicine. 

 This College consists of a president, two 

 censors, a secretary, and the ordinary so- 



