thinge, for whose quietnes we did all offer our selves to do whatsoever we were able, if it would have pleased him to accept it. And so desyring still to enjoy your lordshippes good favour and protection, if my cause in equitie shall so requier, and no otherwise, I humbly commend unto God in my prayers the longe continuance of your honorable estate, to his glory, the good of the church and commonwelth, and to your lordshippes everlastinge comforte both in this world and in the worlde to com. The 5th of November, 1590.

Your lordshippes in all dewty to be commaunded,
Jo. PALMER.

RECONCILIATION IN CHRIST'S COLLEGE.

[From MS. Lansd. no. 63, art. 96.]

The names of certein fellowes in Christ's College who have subscribed to a reconciliation one to another.

November 19, 1590, et 23o.

Christes Colledge.

WE whose names are subscribed doe forgeve and forgett all injuries past whatsoever, and doe promise to deale christianly and frendly hereafter, one with another, in wordes and actions.

EDMUND BARWELL.
CUTHBERT BAMBRIGG.

RICHARD CLARKE.

WILLM. KNIGHT.

WILLM. PERKINS.

JOHN POWELL.

ROBERT BAINES.
GEORGE DOWNAME.
RANDULPH ERDLEY.

ROBT. SNODen.

THOMAS GRAYE.

WILLM. BOLTON.

Collatione facta, concordat cum originali copia: ita testor, Tho

mas Smith, notarius publicus deputatus Mathei Stokis, registrarii.

DECREE OF THE HEADS.

Decimo quarto die mensis Januarii, anno Domini 1590, in consistorio almæ Universitatis Cantabrigiensis, hora prima pomeridiana. WHEREAS of late there hath been some questions or controversy concerning the appointment and election of the two examiners of the questionists, so that the University some time hath been in danger to be disappointed and unserved, as namely the present year:

It is therefore determined and decreed, by the consent of the heads of colleges who are mentioned, viz. Mr. Robert Soame, doctor in divinity and vice-chancellor of this University, and Mr. Roger Goade, Mr. Humfrie Tindall, Mr. William Whitaker, Mr. Edmund Barwell, Mr. Thomas Nevile, doctors of divinity, Mr. Thomas Preston, doctor of law, and Mr. Lawrence Chatterton, that forasmuch as the statutes of the University are defective in this behalf, and there is no especial provision in this appointment and election of the examiner aforesaid, otherwise than by custom; in cases where the regents and non-regents cannot agree of the choice of the said examiners in due and convenient time, so that in the discretion of the vice-chancellor the University shall be thought in danger to be disappointed and unserved, it shall be lawful for the vice-chancellor for the time being, of his own authority, to nominate and appoint some sufficient man for the execution of the office of examining aforesaid; and the said person so appointed shall have power and authority to execute and perform all matters whatsoever doth appertain unto the office of an examiner.

Decr. Præf. in Univ. Stat. p. 469. Ms. B. 24. in Univ. Arch.

THE HEADS TO LORD BURGHLEY.

[From MS. Lansd. no. 66, art. 46.]

To the right honorable the lord Burghley, lorde treasurer of England, of her majesties most honorable privy counsaill, and chauncellour of the Universitie of Cambridge.

RIGHT honorable: commission of late being directed unto us, with others, for the Universitie and towne of Cambridge, in that necessarye, wyse, and religious course, for the fynding out the papisticall enymies most daungerous to the state, and wee therin proceeding according to our duties and the trust committed to us, did fynd, when such as had charge to enquier (being speciallie chosen therunto) came before us to deliver upp their presentmentes, not only some good effectes of the course limited in the said comission, by the ready forwardnes to that service bie the parties chosen, speciallye of our bodye, and do hope hereafter to receyve more; but also were justlie occasioned, by their speeches and questions moved to us in publike place (how far thei were to go, and with what sort of papists to deale; whether also with close papistes so noted and vehementlie suspected, and such as had by their malitious and bould speches, and otherwise, bewreyed theim selves (of which sort, yt seemed, they knew some emongst us), thinking the commission not to reach so far, and yet that it were very necessary that thother kynd of papists that come to church (thoughe, notwithstanding, little better then the seminaries), wer lookt unto and found out, specially in the Universitie, wher thei have don, and still do, much harme in corrupting of youth; not onlie to signify but also to become petitioners unto your honour, that of your honorable wise care and Christian zeale against theis enimyes of the gospell (whether open or secrete), yt might please your lordship for remedy to add some further supply. The meanes albeyt wee do referr to your lordships wisdome; yet (if yt please yow to give us

leave to remembre what way wee thinke most convenient and incident to your lordships place and authoritie over us in this Universitie), wee take for this purpose this to be a readie and agreeable course: that such daungerous members of this body, wherof your lordship is head, may, by your owne authoritie, be delt with without eny trouble to your lordship, further then your wise direction, by your lettres to such heere as it shall please your lordship to nominate. Wherby just knowledge may come to your honor of theis kinde of papistes also, who thei ar, that lurke in colledges amongest us; more in numbre and more daungerous then comenly is thought, and lesse to be tolerated in the Universities (in our opinion) then in any part of the land. Our duties towarde your honour and the Universitie in this so seasonable a tyme, uppon so good occasion, moved us to offer this to your honorable consideracion. And soe, with our hartie prayers to God, as wee ar bound, doo commend your honor to his blessyd keeping, to the contynuance of the great good of this Universitie, church, and whole comon wealth. From Cambridge, the fourth of Februarie, 1591.

Your honours humble and bounden,

R. SOME, procancell. ROGER GOade. WILLM. WHITAKER.

CASE OF MR. HICKMAN.

THE VICE-CHANCELLOR TO LORD BURGHLEY.

[From MS. Lansd. no. 68, art. 29.]

To the right honorable my very good lorde, the lorde treasurer

of Englande.

My dewtie remembred to your good lordshippe: accordinge to your lordshipes commandement, I have looked upon

the proceedinges against Mr. Hykman, and doo finde that unfrendly measure was offred. This inclosed paper is a breefe of the whole may it please your lordship to peruse it, and to sett downe your honourable judgement of the particulers. After intelligence of your pleasure, which I crave very humbly, I will proceede to sentence and releeve the oppressed. Thus with my hartie praier to almighty God for your lordships preservacion, I take my leave in most humble manner. At Peter-house, April 30, 1591.

Your lordshippes most humble to commande,

R. SOME.

The two pretended groundes of Mr. Anthony Hykmans expulsion. 1. The not relinquishing his seniority to Mr. Ruse and Mr. Broome, fellowes of the colledge, at Dr. Copcotes commaundement. Mr. Hykmans answere.

The question of seniority was decided by Dr. Norgat, then master, and the greater part of the society, according to the statute of the colledge, and the judgement of the learned in the law, before Dr. Copcot was master.

2. The not delivery of the key of the chest, wherein the colledge seale ys kept, to seale a lettre of attourney for the suing of a bond at London, for certaine pretended debt to the colledge.

Mr. Hykmans answere.

After modest and dewtifull protestation, he refused to deliver the key, by reason of his oathe for the colledge indemnity; because (Dr. Copcot denying to shew the cause of that debt) Mr. Hykman suspected that the sealing of that lettre of attourney wold prove a concealement of felony; for that yt was to take satisfaction in the colledge name for certaine plate stolne a litle before out of the colledge.

The defectes in the manner of Mr. Hykmans expulsion.

1. The colledge consisteth of a master and xij. fellowes; and the college statute, cap. 9o, requirethe expresselye the consent of the master and the greater part of the society to the expulsion of a fellowe, viz. his verbis, tanquam ovis morbida, quæ totum gregem inficit, juxta discretionem magistri et majoris partis societatis, penitus excludatur: