His parentage, education, admission, coll. offices, etc. H. Gunning's recollection of his funeral. Custom observed at his and Dr. Wood's funerals. 1789. WILLIAM CRAVEN, thirtieth master. His parentage and education. 1749. Admission, scholarships, etc. . 1753. Degree as 4th wrangler and senior medallist Description of his public examinations from Chafin's Johnian volunteers and officers 1804. Dr. Davy's rudeness to Dr. Craven Intimacy between Drs. Craven and Postlethwaite. Cole's anecdote of Craven's disinterestedness re- specting Dr. Ogden's will. 1815. His death and burial His publications 1778. Admission at St. John's His exhibition and scholarships Poverty as an undergraduate Degree, coll. and university offices. 1820. Appointed to the deanery of Ely. His influence in the university his part in religion and politics 1097, 1. 41 Mr. Bushby on his great services to the college Benefactions to the college, legacies, etc. His library left to the college Statue in the antechapel, and portraits 1827-31. The building of the new court Gunning's account of the meeting between Drs. 1103, 1. 45 Subsequent editions 1105, 1. 1 NOTES. The notes signed with Wm. Cole's name are taken from his transcript of this history in the British Museum (MS. Cole, Vol. XLIX.). "The following History of St John's College, composed by the late worthy and revd. Mr Tho. Baker, fellow of the said House, was given 5 by the author to the late worthy Edward earl of Oxford and Mortimer, with a considerable number of his other MSS., and composed a part of what was then called the Harleian Library, now lodged in the British Musæum. That Mr. Baker had a design to publish it, is evident from what he says in his preface, p. lv. of Bp. Fisher's Funeral Sermon on IO the Countess of Richmond. When we recover such a fund of old history, in regard to a most flourishing society, we are more apt to regret the loss of the more modern part, than to be duly grateful for what is already prepared for us: thus was I going to lament, that a person so ably qualified to have drawn out the history of his own times, should leave 15 off with Bp. Gunning's mastership, in King Charles the 2d's reign. But when we consider the force of prejudice and party, of which Mr Baker in his life time felt its full weight, and even since his death cannot escape the rage of it, no doubt he acted prudently to stop where he did. 20 'The MS. from whence I copy the following history, is a folio, containing 441 written pages, and about an hundred blank pages at the end: it is bound in red morocco leather, and elegantly gilt, at the expence of the late Dr. Newcome, master of the college, who had it copied from the original in the British Museum, and gave it to the college. It seems 25 Dr Newcome had a better opinion of the value of it, and the worth of the author, than his successor, who could speak of neither with patience or moderation: and tho' a learned, ingenious and worthy man, yet was full of invincible prejudices and obstinate partialities. The MS. was procured for me by the rev. Mr Beadon, late fellow of the college, and orator 30 of the university, who asked the present master, Dr Chevallier, vice chancellor, with whom I have not the honour of acquaintance, for leave that I might have it to Milton, in order to copy it, and who as readily, as politely obliged me with it, in the last week in June 1777, and for as long a time as I pleased. 35 'Mr. Beadon is chancellor of St. David's, archdeacon of London, rector of Stamford-Rivers in Essex, of the gift of the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, the earl of Clarendon, and of Orset in Essex also, of the patronage of Bp. Terrick, to whom he was chaplain. Mr Richard Beadon B.D. is brother to Mr. Beadon, rector of North-Stoneham near Ports mouth in Hampshire, who was also fellow of St. John's College, and being tutor to Lord Bute's son, at the time of Mr. Fuller, the rector's death, the living falling to the crown, by the lunacy of the patron, Mr. Fleming of Stechworth, in Cambridgeshire, the earl procured it for Mr. Beadon: otherwise, I had a chance for it. 5 'The late master, Dr. Powell's opinion of this book, I have already hinted at: a more particular account of it may be seen in my vol. 31. P. 25. 'The MS. is written in a uniform, but no very liberal hand, and seems to have been copied from the original very exactly1, by some of the mar- IO ginal references being written, as Mr. Baker entered them, from want of room, from the bottom to the top of the page. I shall follow my original as minutely as I am able, and wherever put on the margin any thing of my own or other than Mr Baker's, I shall religiously mark it with the initials of my own name, Wm. Cole. 15 'At present I have no time to draw up an account of Mr. Baker's life to prefix to this history: in many of my volumes are scattered, detached pieces which would serve for that purpose. At more leisure, if God spares me life and health, I have inclinations, were my abilities equal to it, to write the life of a person, whose character thro' every stage of 20 life, notwithstanding the prejudices of party men, was justly imitable; and of whose learning, worth and abilities I have ever entertained the most exalted ideas. I was too young, when he was going out of this world, to have had the pleasure and advantage of his acquaintance: and esteem it an inferior kind of happiness to have often seen him in his walks 25 about the university, and at last attended his funeral in the chapel of his college.'-WM. COLE. [See Cole's notice of Baker in Brydges, Restituta IV. 409.] 1Mr. George Ashby told me, that it was copied for Dr. Newcome, by an Italian. I am afraid, since I made the index, that this Italian has made 30 many blunders, especially in persons' names.'-WM. COLE. P. 3. TO MY FOUNDER. 'No doubt the preceding verses were made by Mr. Baker on Dr. Hugh Baker is His first 40 A worthy friend of mine, who designed a view of Yorkshire. P. 71. 14. I sought for access to the treasury, that was then not very easy 5 15 may have been intended for Baker's use. In 1689 Tho. Broughton bursar takes out other documents. On 16 Sept. 1691 a number of Yorkshire foundations were taken out by Tho. Broughton and distinctly stated to be in Mr Tho. Baker's hand'. From this time numerous documents are taken out by Broughton. Baker first signs his name as witness 30 Aug. 1692, and first takes out documents in his own name 22 Jan. 1695; and so continues till 1714. After his ejection he took out books in 1716 and 1727 in his own name, but generally (apparently) in the name of W. Baker. 10 P. 9 1. 3. 'Mr Ashby, late president of the college, in a letter dated from Barrow 31 of May 1778, informs me, that this means David Morton. He was admitted fellow 1652.' W. COLE. See MS. Baker XIX. 250. D.M., B.A. 1651, M.A. 1655, B.D. 1663, D.D. 1675. Of Derbyshire, son of Jo. M., M.D., educated at Repton school, adm. sizar for Berisford 1 June 1648 æt. 16, under Cawdrey; adm. Berisford scholar 7 Nov. 1649. He was elected steward Feb. 166 and 1661; sen. dean Feb. 1663; bread and beer bursar Feb. 1662 166% both inclusive, and again 1675 and 79; sen. bursar Feb. 1667-167 both inclusive; pres. 31 Mar. 1677-6 Mar. 168, being elected to the office of bread and beer bursar with it 1677-1689. On 26 Mar. 1683 Tho. Thurlin was elected president. The papers taken by Morton out of the treasury are court rolls, terriars and the like. 20 25 30 35 40 P. 10 l. 3 (comp. p. 11 L 25). Since that I have met with Mr Strype's papers. Between 170 and 1720 Baker was continually borrowing from Strype papers (the Burghley, now contained in the Lansd. MSS.) relating to the University. See Catalogue of MSS. in Cambr. Univ. Libr. v (Cambr. 1867) pp. 126-139. Very large collections from these papers may be seen in the Baker MSS. P. 10. 1. 7. Were my health less uncertain. Baker to Strype 19 Apr. 1712: 'I am yet very tender, and dare not venture to sit in such cold places as Libraries.' To the same effect 10 May 1712 (Catal. as above, p. 133). P. 12 1. 1. bishop of Ely. John Moore. P. 13. ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL. See MSS. Cole III. 67; XII. 143 n. 3, 164 n. 3, 179 n. 1 (seals); XXIII. 15, 75, 143; XXVI. 44, 91; XXXI. 75; XLII. 7-16, 357; Dugdale new ed. VI. 755. P. 13 L 11. Nigellus. See MS. Baker XXVIII. 12—29. P. 16 1. 3 seq. P. 17 n. 5. Exeλ. Cantabr. A transcript in MS. Baker x. 1—72. Transl. P. 19 1. 37. Eustachius appropriated Horningsey rectory to the hospital. His deed of gift is printed by W. K. Clay Hist. of Horningsey, Cambr. 1865, pp. 32, 33. 45 P. 20 l. 30. Hugh Norwold. In his time A.D. 1249 an agreement was |