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they have made, after which time 
the prefects and masters leaue the 
schooles, and the students of the three 
under schooles go up to those of the up- 
per, which read to them Greck till ten, 
at which boure every one betakes him- 
self to his study untill eleven, as in» the 
moriing before, then to dinner. After 
they have ranged theselues awhile the 
rector and fathers enter, the elder sales 
grace himselfe, or ordainsanother, which 
being done he placeth bimselfe at the 
upper end of the table, the others in’ 
their order. Ail this while the students 
mouths. are shut not from eating ‘but 
speaking, bestowing their cares ypon six 
other of their companions disputing three 
against three in two pewes one ouer- 
thwart the other, of such things which 
may rather help digestio to the fathers 
then benefit their own vaderstandings, as 
whether their paternities had better eat 
flesh or fish, drink wine or beere, and 
this dispute begins and ends with their 
dinner: at the fathers meale both Ceres 
and Bacchos vouchsafe their company to 
sit, and that hberally too, their meat 
js what their delicacies can desire, that 
their procurator caters for: tle abbey of 
Watton, two leagues distan t, furnishing — 
them with that fatmesse it was wont to» 
Owen. 
‘+ Now let vs come to the collegiates or 
stus ‘ets, and their diet: first, they are 
serued in’ by seven of their own rancke 
weckely, and in course, and according to 
seniority, each man hath first brought 
him a messe of broth, which is the anu- 
past: afterwards haifa pound of beefe, 
hae ‘they call their portion, after an 
apple, or piece of cheese for their post — 
ast, bread and beere as they call for it. 
When they have ended the meal, the 
rector enjoynes silence to the disputants, 
and then rising fro” the table himselfe, 
stands and sayes grace, which said 
the students first go out one by one, each 
making his reuerence hat in hand to the | 
' sector; next after himself goes forth to 
heare-them play their musicke, which is 
im a great hull over the refectory; thence 
vntill one’ of the clocke they recreate 
themselves in the garden, thence each 
man to his study, ‘which is vatill two, 
then agai to the schooles, so vnti!! four 
and a half (as in the morning) at their 
Greek and Latin exercises: then againe 
to their studies, vnull six, which is sup- 
per-time ; and in the same manner spent 
- 45 dinner, saulug that six others go into 
the paves and after sume 6 short dispu- 
Scarce Tracts, Ke. 
_this wise dioner ended, 
[July 1, 
tations, one of one side reads the Latine 
Martyrologe, and another after the Eng-. 
hish, which contains the legend of our 
English martyrs and traitours together, 
sometimes two in one day. 
“The students heare out the relation 
with admiring and cap in hand, to the 
memory of Campion, Garnet, Thomas 
Becket; and Movre.* Atter this, vnulk 
seven and a halfe musicke, vniill eight 
they recreate themselves toyether, 
thence to their studies againe unul halre 
an houre be past, so to their letanies, and 
to prouide themselves to bed, but before 
they doe it forthe most part, they de- 
mand on their knees all the prefects be- 
nedictions, otherwise they take not theme 
selues blest; then while they are disro- 
bing themselues: one amongst them 
reales some miracle, or new hooke, 
votill sleep close up ail, and Father Thun- 
der’s noyse awake them in the morn- 
ing, Discipline is here encugh, were it 
well bestowed; thus pass their dayes and 
yeeres, save Teu: «days and Thursdays, 
when on the afternoones they are licensed 
to the recreations of the open fields; on 
we march forth 
of the college, by two and two, Father 
Thunder himselfe carrying up the rear, 
untill we are distant about a mile front 
th owne, where we walke, or play at 
afford the monkes, as you may read, in” es ee , , ple 
all, or bowles, or other such games, till 
“the clock ‘and ours stomachs strike supper- 
time, whence repairing | to the colledge, 
‘ost mutton 1s our provision being not 
ordinary. Now let us touch sabbath 
affaires, vato which on Saturday on the 
afternuone, from four to six, and after 
supper till cight, all the students coniesse 
themselues to their ghostly fathers 
named: on Sunday morning at six of the 
clocke, they hie to their studies, where 
they read sacred letters untill sev from. 
thence to the chappel. and congregati 
of our lady, which is k 2pt in on. | 
schooles; Father Dar afol 
prefect ‘of the place, where e situng in a 
chair, he exhorts ail Mo the h e honour of me 
virgin Mary, declaring ath her g 
power and nite : all the schollars 
not admitted here Matto, but 0 at em 
whom the prefect and fyi vel ve cons 
sultors approve of, _which twe cee eonsu 
tors are ‘ ordinari y termed is white 
boyes. The priui dge of this sodality 
is, that they baue graces, rosaries, and 
beades; indulgences, meddals, and hal- 
jowed grains from his holinesse. In vere 
tue whereof, as the prefect tels them, 
* Jesuits executed in Engl. v. Eliz. &c. 
See Fuller’ : Ch. Hist, b. at 417, &e. 
being 
if 
