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As to have wrought seven years under a master properly qualified,

was necessary, in order to entitle any person to become a master,

and to have himself apprentices in a common trade; so to have

studied seven years under a master properly qualified, was

necessary to entitle him to become a master, teacher, or doctor

(words anciently synonymous), in the liberal arts, and to have

scholars or apprentices (words likewise originally synonymous) to

study under him.