Commemoration

the end of Lent term at Oxford, when honorary degrees are conferred and certain prizes given, and when men have friends “up.” Commi ion , a shirt.— Ancient Cant. Italian , CAMICIA . “As from our beds, we doe oft cast our eyes, Cleane linnen yeelds a shirt before we rise, Which is a garment shifting in condition; And in the canting tongue is a COMMISSION . In weale or woe, in joy or dangerous drifts, A shirt will put a man unto his shifts .” — Taylor’s Works , 1630. For further particulars, see CAMESA .