The Black book or book of misdemeanors in King's College New-York 1771-1775. ()

(New-York: :  Printed for Columbiana at the the University Press,  1931.)

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16                  The Black Book of King's College

their good Behavior shall appear to the President to deserve Restoration;
which He shall have y^ power of declaring to Them,^

<Nicoll 2*^ to translate 4^*^ Section of the third Chapter of Puffendorf,^
if he fails to be presented to the Governors, When desired to do it.
He told the President to his Face He would not. >

At a Meeting of the Committee of Visitation August 4, 75
Ordered, that Bayard & Davan, for being deficient each in two Exercises,
& also for frequently absenting themselves from Recitation, be confined
within the College Walls from next Monday till the Friday following;
& also besides their usual academical Exercises, translate No, 316 of the
Spectator into Latin, & get by Heart 40 Lines from the Beginning of
Book I. Sat: i of Horace. In case of Failure or Neglect in any of these
Particulars to be immediately presented to the Board of Governors for
Degradation or Expulsion.

ILast page, unnumbered]

Committee of visitation

Appointed 2^ Tuesday, May 1771.
D*" Auchmuty^
M"" Ritzema^
D' Ogilvie^
M^ Houseal^
W Inglls'
M^ Kempe'^
Cap* De Lancey^
M"" J, Livingston^^

*  End of handwriting of Myles Cooper; the rest of this page is written by Benjamin
Moore.

^ It is impossible to determine which of the works of Samuel, freiherr von Pufendorf
(1632-1694), German writer on international and natural law, is meant here.

^ Rev. Samuel Auchmuty, D.D. 1767 (1722-1777), Rector of Trinity Church, 1764-
1777.

*  Rev. Johannes Ritzema {1710-1796), Minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, 1744-
1784.

^ Rev. John Ogilvie, Hon. M.A. 1767, D.D. 1770 (1722-1774), Assistant Rector of
Trinity Church, 1764-1774.

® Unidentified.

'Rev. Charles Inglis, Hon. M.A. 1767 (c. i733--i8i6). Assistant Rector of Trinity
Church, 1764-1777, Rector, :777-l783; Bishopof Nova Scotia, 1787-1816.

^ John Tabor Kempe, Attorney General of the Province, one of the original Governors
of the College 1754 ff.

' Oliver or James De Lancey, original Governors of the College 1754 ff.
^^ John Livingston, one of the original Governors of the College 1754-c. 1780.
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