The answer of the chancellor, masters and scholars of the Vniversity of Oxford, to the petition, articles of grievance, and reasons of the city of Oxon presented to the honorable committee for regulating the University of Oxford the 24. of July, 1649.

VII. To the Reasons of the seaventh Grievance We Answer,

That for the great losse sustained by the Vniver∣sity in Edward the thirds time by the cruell and bloody outrage of the Townesmen against the persons and goods of many thousands of innocent Schollars, the Major Bayliffes and Commonalty then entred into two Bonds, one of five hundred pounds, and the other of a hundred markes yearely to the Vniversity; the former was given up upon the paiment of fifty pounds only, (no way answerable to that losse) the second was suspended by an Indenture of Composition so long as the Major and sixty two such Townesmen as had been sworne that yeare to preserve the Priviledges of the Vniversity, should yearely upon Scholastica's day repaire to S^t Mari••s Church, and be there present at such Service as was suitable to those times, and should then and there offer sixty three pence•• which was to be distributed two parts to the poore, and a third to the Minister of the Parish. Upon the Reformation in Queene Eli∣zabeths time, by consent of both Corporations, that Service was changed into a Sermon or Communion, but the Offering was agreed to be continued; which

if the Citty will redeeme the Vniversity expects First recompence for the remainder of the Mony a∣bated upon that first agreement, Secondly a repara∣tion for the Scandall of this Article and Grievance, there being none more abhorring of Superstition then they who are herein charged with an endea∣vour of continuing it.