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...school. At the beginning of the 13th century there were 10,000 students in Bologna; toward the end of the century the number had doubled. The town of course did its utmost to keep the trade of these foreigners, even to the extent of binding the professors by oath not to teach elsewhere but in Bologna. The extortions and injustice to the students at last brought about voluntary associations based on geographical lines, which ultimately became the University of Bologna. The mediaeval conception of universitas is the civil law idea of corporation, college, corps, i. e., a juristic personality...
Among other requirements, it is therein provided that the oath of the proper officer of the society or institution shall be produced, showing the character of the institution, and that the article was imported therefor, and is to remain as its permanent property, and is not for sale or distribution. It is also provided that in no case will the oath of the importer, who is not connected with the society or institution concerned, be accepted as a sufficient compliance with such regulations, although such evidence may be accepted as auxiliary. In practice it is found that colleges and other...
...entrance appears to have been a matter of no consideration; if, however, he was more than sixteen years old, he was required to subscribe to the Articles of faith, as set forth in the Prayer Book, to "acknowledge the supremacy of his Royal Majesty" and upon oath, to observe the laws, privileges and customs of the University. We learn further that no student was allowed to board in a private family, but on the contrary that each and every one was enjoined by a heavy penalty to be settled in some college or hall within one week from his entrance...
Library laws were very strict-heavy penalties were attached to any injury of the books and in addition the student on entering the Library for the first time made a solemn oath not to steal, tear or deface any of the volumes...
...With oath on oath a stratum...