Catalogue of Baker Manuscripts. Mm. 1. 35. (Baker 24). A folio volume of 450 pages. The will of Thomas Baker, bequeathing this volume and the following 18 (all of paper) with some printed books, to the library, is given by Masters (Life of Baker, p. 136). A grace of the senate (Dec. 30, 1740) for arranging and preparing an index to them (ibid. pp. 138, 139) remained without effect. A description of the whole 42 volumes (including Vols. 1-23, or MSS. Harl. 7028-7050) was first published in the Appendix to Masters' Life. (8, pp. 95); an alphabetical Index to the Baker Manuscripts, by four members of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society,' appeared at Cambridge in 1848. 8vo. Of the following descriptions the parts between inverted commas are due to Baker. Cole's notes are taken from MS. Cole xxx1, in the British Museum. 1. Transcripta quædam e veteri registro ab anno 1488 ad an. 1544, viz. gratiæ, gradus, literæ scriptæ Magistro Doket, compositio inter Coll. Regale et Aulam Trin., potestas concessa Cardinali Wolsey condendi nova statuta pro termino vitæ, &c., et executoribus &c. Domini Reede militis condendi statuta pro tribus lectoribus Terentii, logices et philosophiæ. Pag. 1 ad P. 103. [Liber gratiarum B in the registry.] The proctors' registers record receipts (of books, vessels, &c., as well as money) and expenses, graces and degrees, with some documents. As the list of proctors in Le Neve's Fasti begins a. D. 1501, the names of the earlier proctors are here added. Thos. Metkalfe, Rog. Laborne, A.D. 1488, p. 1. Walter Redman, Edm. Davy, A.D. 1489, p. 2; a letter to Doket, chancellor of Sarum, offering to incorporate him, ibid. Ric. Burton, Joh. Wolf A.D. 1490, p. 3. Joh. Syclyng, Joh. Wall, A.D. 1491, p. 4. Joh. Lownds, Ric. Hoodleston, A. D. 1492, p. 5. Ric. Brampton, Joh. Robynson, A. D. 1493, VOL. V. p. 6. Joh. Fysher, Tho. Cowke, A.D. 1494, p. 71; the expenses of a journey to Greenwich 'manu propria Joannis Fysher,' given at length, p. 8; and a 'Compositio inter Coll. Regale et Aulam S. Trinitatis.. de pro et super uno aquæ cursu' between the two colleges, p. 9. Ja. Denton, Tho. Cogney, A.D. 1496, p. 112. Wm. Milner, Wm. Taytt, A.D. 1497, p. 13. Ric. Wyatt, Jo. Whyte, A.D. 1498, p. 143. Ric. Hutton, Bryan Kyddall, A.D. 1499, p. 15. A table of degrees, &c. for the year, under the heads Nomina Bac. determinantium' (32 in all); 'intrantium in jure canonico' (12); 'in jure civili' (8); 'commensantes in theologia' (3); 'admissi et non commensantes' (3); 'commensantes in artibus' (16), p. 17. Wm. Wylton, Rob. Becansaw, A. D. 1500, p. 18. Joh. Syklyng, Tho. Patenson, A. D. 1501, p. 205. The subsequent proctors Ric. Balderston, Ric. Wyott, &c. may be found in Le Neve (Vol. 11. p. 615 seq. ed. Hardy). Rob. Cutler, Joh. Watson are assigned (p. 29) to 1504-5; Wm. Lambert, Edm. Page (p. 31) to 1505, and then as in Le Neve. In 1505 (p. 31) occurs the first list of 'electi ad prædicandum sub sigillo universitatis".' In 1508 the jun. proctor is 'Milo Becardyk' or 'Bekerdyke' (pp. 37, 38). Le Neve calls him Pet. Bykardyke. After A.D. 1510 (p. 41), follows directly (p. 43) A.D. 1512, and the error runs on to the end a.d. 1544, the proctors of each year being assigned to the next. The sen. proctor for 1516 is Rob. Bolton in Le Neve, Roland Bolron in Baker (p. 52). The sen. proctor for 1518 is Wm. Cokks in Le Neve, Joh. Cokks in Baker (p. 56). A memorandum concerning Abp. Parker, p. 60. Indictment of the jun*. proctor and grant to Wolsey of power to revise statutes, p. 687; grant to Sir R. Reeyd's executors, together with Dr Gardiner, of power to frame new Statutes for the three readerships of Reeyd's foundation, p. 69 (a.d. 1524). The sen. proctor for 1525 is Edm. Streten in Le Neve, Stretehay in Baker, p. 72. Other extracts from these accounts are given in Cooper's Annals under the several years. 2. Registrum gratiarum, graduum etc. e registro Matthei Stokys, Acad. Cant. Registrarii ab anno 1542 ad an. 1589.' pp. 105-193. From Liber gratiarum A in the registry. A grace (p. 118) appointing a committee to inspect the charters of the university and to reduce them and also the statutes into order, is printed in Stat. Acad. p. 129 and Cooper's 1 'Excisum (videtur) Folium unum aut alterum, mala manu.' * An extract from p. 12, in Cooper's Annals of Cambridge, 1. 246. Extract, ibid. p. 249. 4 Extract, ibid. p. 247. 6 Extract, ibid. p. 256. Extract, ibid. p. 282 n. Many extracts from the accounts of 1520 (pp. 59 seq.) ibid. pp. 303, 304; for 1522 (pp. 66, 67), ibid. 305, 306. 1 Ibid. pp. 307, 310; an extract from p. 70, ibid. p. 311. Annals, 11. 69. Graces of Jul. 5 and Sept. 4, 1587 (p. 188, 189) are printed in Stat. Acad. pp. 361, 362; cf. Cooper's Annals, 11. 448, 449. 3. Nomina Questionistarum Ann. 1603, 1604, 1607.' pp. 194-196. [Liber gratiarum E, in the registry.] Also a grace (10 Oct. 1604) for appointing Hen. Binge university counsel; [Liber E, p. 59] and another (11 Dec. 1604) for his M.A. degree. 4. Presentatio ad vicariam de Campsall; Literæ testimonial. Geo. Mountaine; John Hurst Bayliff of the town his submission; prima presentatio ab Acad. ad Somersham et ad Terrington; negotium electionis Dris Branthwayte ad custodiam coll. Caii etc. from Mr Tabor Regr. his booke.' pp. 197-211. [Liber gratiarum A.] (a). Presentation of Thos. Wraye to the vicarage of Campsall, he undertaking to resign the same, if any gremial should apply for it within a month, 5 June, 1601 (p. 197). "I suppose taken from Mr Hare's collection, Art. 7th and last." COLE. (b) Testimonial from the university in favour of Geo. Mountaine, M.A. 16 Dec. 1601 (pp. 197, 198). (c) Submission of John Hurst to the university, 12 Sept. 1629 (p. 198). See Cooper's Annals, 111. 215. (d) Presentation (28 June, 1636) of Dr Collins to Somersham; and (6 Nov. 1638) of Dr Warde to Terrington (pp. 198, 199). (e) Grace (24 Nov. 1606) rendering the vicechancellor for the time being capable of being made a doctor ipso facto. Printed in Stat. Acad. Cant. p. 365. Also a protest against the same by nine masters of arts (pp. 200, 201). (f) 'Negotium electionis et admissionis.. Gulielmi Branthwayte.. in custodem.. collegii Gonv. et Caii.' At a meeting of heads 14 Dec. 1607, a letter from the chancellor was read, declaring Dr Gostlyn's election void, and nominating Branthwayte (pp. 201-206). (g) Patent to Rob. Dudley (7 July, 1563) of the office of High Steward (p. 206). (h) Faculty granted to John Whitgift. 17 Sept. 1571, to preach throughout the kingdom (p. 207). Printed in Strype's Whitgift, bk. 1. records, no. 12. With notes of like patents 1571-1573. (i) Literæ patentes pro Mro Tho. Thomas impressore' 11 Feb. 158 (pp. 207, 208). (j) Certificates of the parishes of Streatham, Wimpole and Whaddon, being within 5 miles of Cambridge, and therefore exempt from purveyors (pp. 209-211, A.D. 1561 and 1582). 5. An account of the building of St Maries Church, magister Glomeriæ etc.' pp. 213-219. [Liber gratiarum A.] (a) Subscriptions towards rebuilding St Mary's church, A.D. 1493, etc. transcribed by Matth. Stokys from an ancient copy on vellum in Benet college, 17 Sept. 1564, pp. 213–215. (b) Notes on St Mary's church from a book of abp. Parker's (pp. 216, 217). Partly printed in Lamb's Cambridge Documents, pp. 7, 8. See also E. Venables, Annals of the church of St Mary the Great. London and Cambridge, 1856. 8vo. MS. Baker xvii. 9. (c) Notes of other collections towards the west door of St Mary's, A.D. 1576 and 1577 (pp. 217, 218). 'Here this book [of Stokys and Tabor] ends.' (d) Note on the 'magister Glomeriæ,' from a book of abp. Parker's (p. 219). Also in MS. Baker, XLI. p. 171b. 6. Missa pro benefactoribus, the manner of the vespers in divinity etc. Commencement in divinity, canon and civil law, arts, grammar etc. order of the questionists etc.' pp. 221-247. From a book of Matth. Stokys in the registry; entirely transcribed in MS. Cole, XLIV. 353 seq. (a) Missa pro benefactoribus, on the morrow of St Katharine, in St Mary's church. MS. Cole, xxi. 128. pp. 221–227. (b) 'De sermone ad clerum' (pp. 227, 228). Printed from Cole by Peacock, Observations on the statutes (Lond. 1841. 8vo., Append. pp. xviii-xx. (c) The Vepers in Dyvynite' (p. 228). Peacock, p. xxxviii. (d) The Commensment in Dyvinitie' (pp. 229, 230). Peacock, pp. xxxix-xliv. (e) 'De Disputatione in Theologia' (pp. 231, 232). Peacock, pp. xlivxlix. (f) The Vepers in Canon and Civell' (p. 233). Peacock, pp. xlix-li. (g) 'The Commensment in Canon and Cyvyll' (pp. 233, 234). Peacock, pp. li, lii. (h) 'The Vepers in Art' (pp. 234, 235). Peacock, pp. xx-xxiv. (i) The Commensment in Arte' (pp. 235-237). Peacock, pp. xxiv-xxx. (j) 'The Vepers in Gramer' (p. 237). Peacock, pp. xxx—xxxvi. (k) 'The enteryng of a Master in Gramer' (pp. 237, 238). Peacock, p. xxxvii. The order of the Questionists' (p. 239). Peacock, pp. iv-vi. (n) 'Solutiones quedam facte officiariis universitatis, de quibus nulla fit mentio in libris procuratorum' (pp. 243, 244). Extracts in Peacock, p. xv. n. (0) Solutiones faciende Procan. Procur. et Bedellis ab hiis qui gradus suscipiunt in sua admissione' (p. 245). (p) Antiquum Statutum de Bedellis' (pp. 245, 246). Printed in Statut. Acad. Cant. p. 39. no. 72. (4) Solutiones faciende Academie et Officiariis in admissione ad gradus' (pp. 246-248). Compare Stat. Acad. Cant. pp. 194, 260. (r) 'Certayne Dyners for the Bedels' (p. 248). (s) Johannes Lidgatus' (pp. 249, 250). Verses on the foundation of the university, printed in Retrospective Review, xv. 498. [Stokys' book, f. 80 seq.] 7. The manner of reception of the French ambassador, my lord Burghley, chancellor, and others of the nobility 1571, and of the universities attending the queen at Audley End 1578." pp. 250-258. (a) The reception of the French ambassador (pp. 250, 251). From Matt. Stokys. See Cooper's Annals, 11. 278. (b) Account of the audience at Audley End (pp. 252-258). Partly printed in Nichols' Progresses and thence in Cooper's Annals, 11. 363–366. Many copies of verses are preserved in the MS. which have not been printed. [Stokys, f. 126 b seq.] ་ 8. Decretum pro registrario Acad. Oxon.; a note of the divinity school and library at Oxford: the manner of the university of Oxford in creating their chancellor, Sir Chr. Hatton.' pp. 259-265. (a) 'Decretum pro registrario academiæ Oxon.' (pp. 259, 260, Stokys, £ 121 a.) Begins: Cum preteritorum gesta... Ends: ...vigorem habitura. (b) 'A note of the Divinitie schoole and librarye in Oxford' (pp. 260, 261, Stokys, f. 121 b). Begins: About the yeere of our Lord, 1478... Ends: ...but theis be the cheefeste. (c) The Manor that the universitie of Oxford used in creating..Sir Chr. Hatton...Maister of Arte, and so Chauncellour of the s. Universitie. |