Citations:admittantur


 * 1821 January 20th–March 31st, Edward Jacob (editor), Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, During the Time of Lord Chancellor Eldon (1828), “Queen’s College, case of”, :
 * In this case the memorandum in Mr. Thwaites’s book shews what the usual form of admission of a president has been. A similar form is proved to be constantly adopted on the election of fellows, though not required by the statutes, except under the general term admittantur. The usage puts a construction on that term; and the practice has become one of the “laudabiles consuetudines” of the college.
 * ibidem, :
 * The oath prescribed for the fellows is entitled: “Juramentum sociorum quo præstito admittantur ad totum jus et emolumentum societatis.” Admittantur, be it observed, and not admittuntur. This must mean that some act is to be done, by which admission is completed. And this leads to another question, viz. as the fellows engage to observe, not only the statutes, but the laudabiles consuetudines, if it be a laudabilis consuetudo, that there shall be an admission of the master beyond the ceremonies of the 9th of April, whether they are not bound to consider that as the actual admission?
 * ibidem, :
 * The first important question here is, what is the meaning of the word admittere, used in college statutes in the time of Queen Elizabeth? It is beyond doubt that it means something more than to elect, for the senior fellow is bound not only to pronounce the president elected, but to admit him. In the title of the oath to be taken by the fellows we find “juramentum sociorum, quo præstito admittantur,” &c.; not admittuntur. I should have found it difficult to lay much stress on the difference between admittantur and admittuntur, if I had not perceived from the evidence that it is quite substantial; for it is a fact beyond all controversy, that after the fellow has taken the oath, he is admitted in a mode shewing that the taking the oath cannot be the admission. They present themselves on their knees before the president, who says, “Ego — admitto te,” &c.; and this form constantly follows the oath.