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Vicces, Veikes, n. pl. [f. L. per vices in turn.] a. The public disputations held for bachelors as they prepared for their examinations for licence. See St. A. Univ. Rec. cii ff. for further information. b. A celebratory meal associated with the disputations. —a. 1562–3 St. A. Univ. Rec. ccxxxv.]
[[Annual disputations] vicos [to be held in future in St. Mary's College] 1600-1610 Melvill 28.
The fourt and last yeir of our course … we … maid us for our Vicces and Blakstens, and haid at pace our promotion and finissing of our course —b. 1642 Comm. Univ. III (St. A.) App. 205.
The commissioneres … have ordained … that in place of the feast called the Veikis, each primar pay tuenty merks, the secundar ten merks, and every one of the rest fyve merks. Also that in place of the Poculum and Bellaria given be the students of divinity at the passing of there tryalls [etc.] … All these moneyes to be … collected … to be bestowed upon … bookes … with the provision that the students be no more putt to charges for Bajan Act, Veikes or any feast of that kynd
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