iv PKEFACE Up to 1800, the date not onl}'' of matriculation, but also of admission to the College (adm.), of entry in the buttery book (b.), and of cautioning (c), is given when there is any difference in the dates, and when they are recorded. From 1876 onwards the exact date of matriculation is not regis- tered, but only the Term, L(ent), E(aster), M(ichaelmas), is given. The only exception is when (as in the seventies was not uncommon) men were matriculated late in the Summer Term, with a view to beginning residence in the following Michaelmas Term. More exact information, if required, can be readily obtained from the University Gazette, which began in 1870. Similarly the day and month of the Degree are not given after 1800. The date of the Degree, unless otherwise stated, is that of admission, or licence, not that of determi- nation or inception. In this connexion it may be noticed that the College grace for Degrees was in early times, as a rule, granted conditionally, on the performance of certain exercises, &c. Some specimens of these conditions have been given. But generally it has not been thought worth while to record the date and conditions of the grace, if the Degree was subsequently taken. The order in which the facts are stated is as follows, though it is only from 1800 onwards that anything like so complete a record has been attempted, or is even possible : — Name,County,School, Status. Then follow inchronological order: (1) Details of University career (i.e. date of matricu- lation ; University and College distinctions and offices ; Degrees). (2) Other facts derived from College archives, (3) Date of removal of name from the College books, if known, and if previous to the person's death. (4) Athletic record. (5) College Clubs. (6) Facts of after life. (7) Bene- factions. (8) Works. (9) References to books, &c., giving further information. "Where there is no date of year given, it must be under- stood that the year is that of the next entry, e.g. Fellow February 23, incorporated February 26, 1802, means elected Fellow February 23, 1802, incorporated February 26, 1802.