SInce the Students of Christ Church finding their condition, as to Discipline and other emoluments intolerable under their present Governors, neither the Foundation-men, nor ancestoral Gentry being educated, so as to be serviceable to the publick in any trusts or employments; they have drawn up a Petition, that the revenues of the Colledg may be enquired into, and that they may be regulated by statutes (though good Statutes in the hands of remiss and negligent persons become ineffectual) and since the Canons of the said Colledge (the Dean is so dissatisfied with the posture thereof, that he hath professed himself ready to desert his station) do very little, and ought not at all to entermeddle with the government of that house (they should have been sold as Ca­thedral, and that according to the Covenant, as the University in Convocation declared, but were I know not how preserved, possibly as a support to the then designed Monarchy) nor do they by reason of their frauds, dilapidations, male-administration of discipline, disaffection, and general worthlesness deserve to have any new right conferred on them. It is humbly Queried, whe­ther some such model as the ensuing (which shall be now fully represented, with the reasons of each particular circumstance, when there shall be any appointed to receive proposals) than ei­ther they, or the whole University at present is.

Let the places of the Dean and Canons be abolished, and the incomes thereof sequestred for the carrying on of the intended Model, which may be perfected without any further expence, than what is at present lost amongst thankless, useless, or dis­affected persons.

Let the Honourable the Governours of VVestminster School be entrusted with the supreme power of the Colledge, and disposal of revenues.

Let no person, Professor or Fellow, have any extraordinary al­lowances, but what shall arise from their care in instructing others, and Donatives to be given from time to time by the Governors accordingly as they shall find men profit in learning, and hopeful to serve the Commonwealth.

Let the Novices of the foundation be provided for of such books as are prescribed them by the discipline of the house (without per­mission to read others till they have perfectly laid their foundati­on) and accommodated in a decent way as to cloaths, dyet, and chambers, and chamber-furniture, and with physick in case of indisposition, at the Colledge charge.

Let the foundation be supplyed from Westminster School, not only for their better instruction, but for the preserving of una­nimity, and that upon their coming to the University, they be not enforced to one study, or general studies, but immediately put unto such a Society and Classe of Students as are for this or that profession.

Let there be certain times of the year fixed, in which Commo­ners and others may be received into the Colledge, and at no other time, to prevent disorders in studies; let that time be such as the Professors shall agree upon, wherein to finish their course of Lectures: and let these be distributed into Classes as the other, and regulated in their dyet, habits, and company, as may best suit with their intended course of life, and the being of the Com­monwealth, which requires that the youth be bred up to sobrie­ty, frugality, and knowledge.

Let the students of all sorts, and faculties, be obliged before their departure, to understand the grounds of a Commonwealth, and what is the particular basis of this, that so they may be more active in their persons and relations, it being their reason, and not custom which induces them to subjection.

Let the Governors make it their care, that when persons shall arise to maturity, and sapable of any employments, to promote them in several ways according to their several professions; and that none be permitted to refuse any such probation employ­ments: as for Physicians, that they go with our Merchants and Embassadors to remote countries, and that though the emolu­ment be not great; and the like for such as study other faculties, and that none decline this. That after their return they give an account of their observations, and deposite them in the Colledge Archimes, and that they be at their return maintained as before (their places in their absence being supplyed by others) till the State can find them employment.

Let there be established in the Colledge one or two Professors [Page 6]in Divinity, who shall finish such a course therein as shall be thought fit, especially instructing all in the several Analysis of faith, and grounds of religion: let him or they uphold Disputati­ons and such like exercise.

Let there be a Professor of Civil Law and Politiques, who may instruct all in the foundations of common right, and dispose them to prefer a Commonwealth before Monarchy: let him direct them in a method of particular Politiques and History.

Let there be one Professor in Des Cartes's Philosophy and Ma­thematicks.

Let there be one Professor of Gassenduus's Philosophy, and Ge­neral Geography, who may also give directions for particular Geography.

Let these each have assistants out of the Fellows (to be consti­tuted) who enquire into the Magnetical Philosophy; let them have a School of Experiments in Optiques and Mechaniques for the instruction of the Gentry, and such as it shall be found suitable to assist them in their studies: and let this be defrayed by the publick, or by levies upon each Commoner that comes to study there, as they now give pieces of Plate.

Let there be a Professor of Physick, and another of Anatomy; let them read, dissect, and keep a Chymist for experiments and promoting of Medicines: let this be defrayed partly at the pub­lick charge, and partly by levy upon the students in Physick, and such as shall desire to be present, and partly by the standing Apo­thecary of the Colledge Physicians.

Let there be a Professor of useful Logick, and civil Rhetorick, for the institution of such as are to be employed in the publick: and let them practice not in a declamatory and light, but a mascu­line and solid way, that is English as well as Latine; and that they be instructed in the way of penning Letters and Dispatches.

Let all or any of these teach such, as are not versed in Latine, in English, and let such be distributed into agreeable company, for the bettering themselves: and let the Professors be severely prohibited from teaching any that shall be young and not of their Colledge: as for such as are grown in years, and yet would learn any, or all the studies aforesaid, they may be admitted and dis­posed of according to discretion, without prejudicing the constant course of studies to be upheld in the Colledge.

Let there be fixty Fellowes in the Colledge with competent al­lowance, to supply the quality of standing Tutors, who may car­ry on the studies of the youth in things of lesser moment, and prepare them for Lectures, examine them after Lectures, see to their manners, &c.

Let twenty of these study controversial Divinity, Ecclesiastical History, yet so as to be able to manage the practical part for the good and credit of the Nation, either at home, or in employments with Embassadors. Let a third part of these alterately at London, that they may not be strangers to the world, and circumstances thereof, and so be able to direct better in order to the education of their country men.

Let the other twenty study after a competency of knowledge in the Theory, and other qualifications, dispose themselves for the Practick, and altered Tutelage of such as mean to be Divines; for the education of whom, and promoting them in order to the service of the Nation, the said Governors may take care.

The last twenty may be divided so as one third study Physick, and tutor others therein, under their Professor, they having pre­cedaniously learned one or both of the Philosophies specified; and the rest may study general and particular Politicks, Geogra­phy, History, and all other ornaments becoming exact Virtuosi: and accordingly take care for the Tutelage of others, and that part of them be obliged to go abroad at the States employing, then return, and after that reside a while before they engage in­to any determinate course of life.

The Governors of Westminster may rule the Colledge by a Vice=Principal elected out of the Fellows, and the Fellows them­selves; the power of gratifying and encouraging being reserved to them. And further, they may constitute a Censour of discipline, who may, in case of neglect, punish any Fellow, Professor, or Stu­dent any way related to the Colledge arbitrarily, without being subject to any but the Governors.

As for particular Orders an account of them may be given in upon demand. Let it suffice that this project, as great as its in­fluence will be upon the residue of the University, if it be thought meat to continue it unaltered, will cost no more then doth the present Colledge of Christ Church, which as it must be new model­led one day, so it may be regulated thus without injury to the [Page 8] Canons or Students in being; they who are most concerned in the charge may be, (if they deserve it, and if the Canons their now Governors will recommend them, which it is certain they will not) disposed of for the service of the Nation (as in the disso­lution of Monasteries) and those who are notoriously disaffected, and have shewed themselves such (though they may comply now or hereafter out of interest) or which are rude, ignorant, or de­bauched, may receive a condigne dismission, to be provided for when the Council of State shall have found out some passive pro­tection, and passive preferments for those that will yield, but at most a passive obedience.