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Archbishop of Dublin to have appointment of librarian,
who must be a presbyter of the church by law established, and master of arts in England or Ireland, give security for 500l. that the books shall not be lost, and take the following oath.
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VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the nomination and appointment of a library-keeper for the said library after the death or removal of the said master Elias Bohereau shall be and is hereby vested in the archbishop of Dublin for the time being; and that it shall and may be lawful for the said archbishop of Dublin for the time being, as often as there shall be occasion, upon the death or preserment of the library-keeper for the time being, or upon the surrender, forfeiture, or other avoydance of the said office, to nominate and appoint a library-keeper for the said library; and that the person so nominated and appointed, and none other, shall be the library-keeper for the time being, and be intitled to the lodgings or appartments under the said library, or such part thereof as the said governors and guardians shall think fit, and the said garden or court thereto allotted, and to the salary and other perquisites to the said office belonging: provided the person so nominated and appointed library-keeper be a presbyter of the church of England or Ireland as by law established, and that he has taken his master of arts degree in some of the universities or colleges of that part of Great-Britain formerly and commonly called England, or in Ireland; and that before his admission to the office of library-keeper, he Shall give to the said guardians and governors security to the value of five hundred pounds sterl. by recognizance with sufficient sureties that none of the said books shall be lost or otherwise imbezelled, and shall also take the oath following, viz.
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I A B. do swear, that I will use my utmost care and endeavour to preserve all the books and other things, that are or shall be committed to my charge by the governors and guardians of the publick library built and erected by Narcissus lord archbishop of Armagh, at or near to saint Sepulchres Dublin; and that I will not wittingly or willingly suffer any of the said books, during my continuance in the office of library-keeper, to be lent abroad, given away, or imbezelled, or to be any wise damnified through my default; and that I will, to the utmost of my power, observe all statutes, rules, and constitutions already made, or hereafter to be made, concerning the office of the said library-keeper, while the same shall continue in force, and I shall continue in the said office.
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Which said oath the archbishop of Dublin for the time being, or, in case of his absence from Dublin, sickness, or vacancy of the said fee, any two or more of the said governors and guardians, are hereby authorized and impowered to administer, and to tender the same.
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