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A

COLLECTION

OF

LETTERS, STATUTES, AND OTHER
DOCUMENTS,

FROM THE MS. LIBRARY OF CORP. CHRIST. COLL.,

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE

HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE,

DURING THE PERIOD OF THE REFORMATION,

FROM A.D. MD., TO A.D. MDLXXII.

EDITED BY

JOHN LAMB, D.D.,

MASTER OF corpus cHRISTI COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE,
AND DEAN OF BRISTOL.

YOUR UNIVERSITY OWES MUCH TO THE PROTECTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF
FORMER SOVEREIGNS. I AM ACTUATED BY AN EQUAL DESIRE TO PROMOTE ITS
INTERESTS, AND TO ENLARGE THE SPHERE OF ITS UTILITY.-Queen Victoria's
Answer to the University Address.

LONDON:

JOHN W. PARKER, WEST STRAND.

M.DCCC.XXXVIII.

PREFACE

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

CHANCELLORS FROM MD. TO MDC.

VICE-CHANCELLORS FROM MD. TO MDLXXIV.

HENRICO SEPTIMO.

AN Abstract of the Composition between the UNIVERSITY and
TOWN of CAMBRIDGE

An Account of the Building of ST. MARY'S CHURCH

HENRICO OCTAVO.

Oratiuncula Magistri Roo ex Collegio Regali cum illuc venerat
CARDINALIS WOLSEUS A°. 1520

Literæ EPISCOPO ROFFENSI Cancellario nostro

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Of the Excommunication of Dr. CLIFF, LL.D., Chancellor to
N. WEST, Bishoppe of Ely

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A Letter from Dr. Fox to the Vice-Chancellor respecting Mr.
LATIMER'S Sermons

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The Address of Dr. BUCKMASTER, Vice-Chancellor, to the
Senate

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A Letter from the KING to the University, requiring their determination on the question, "Utrum ducere uxorem fratris mortui sine liberis sit prohibitum jure divino et naturali"

The forme of the Grace which was axed and graunted in the accomplishmente of the KYNGES request

The VICE CHANCELLOR's Speech to the Senate upon his bringing up the Report of the Delegates

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A Letter from the VICE-CHANCELLOR giving an account of his
reception by the KING when he delivered the determination
of the University

A Letter from the KING to the VICE-CHANCELLOR desiring him
to send to LONDON twelve learned men to examine printed
Books
Tharticles of certeyn injuries don by thofficers of the UNIVER-
SITIE of CAMBRYGE to the Mayre Baylyffs and Burgesses
of the seyde TowNE of CAMBRYGE and to thynhabitants of
the same as followyth

Answers bi the cownsayl of Mrs. CONYSBY and MUNFORTH

Sergeants at Lawe

A Letter respecting these Articles

Second Letter respecting these Articles

A Letter from Dr. HAYNES to Dr.

A Letter from CROMWELL to the MAYOR of CAMBRIDGE

A Letter from the University to the KING respecting the power of the BISHOP OF ROME

A Letter from LORD CHANCELLOR AUDELEY and a decision of the KING's Council respecting the Privileges of the. University

A Letter from QUEEN JANE SEYMOUR to the University
acquainting them with the birth of a PRINCE

A Letter concerning the MUSTERING of the UNIVERSITY
The assessinge of the Colleges towards the settynge forthe of x
soldyards wyth the DUKE OF NORFOLKE our Stuarde into
SCOTLANDE A° 1542 mense Septembris

Status cistæ communis Academiæ ab MDXXXIV ad MDXLIII
A BROYLE upon the attempt of D. GLYN the Lawer for the
election of a VICE-CHANCELLOR contrary to the myndes
and libertyes of the Regentes
BISHOP GARDINER's Letter to the VICE-CHANCELLOR respecting

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The VICE-CHANCELLOR'S Answer

BISHOP GARDINER's third Letter on the same subject

A Letter to the VICE-CHANCELLOR, ETC. from the Privy Council
respecting the Tragedy acted at Christ's College

KING HENRY VIII. Commission for the VISITATION of the
University

The repayre up of M. PARKER and W. MAYE after survaye to the KING'S Majestie

REPORT of the COMMISSIONBRS concerning the Revenues and

A Letter from QUEEN CATHARINE in answer to an application from the University

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A Letter to the VICE-CHANCELLOR from the Council respecting the conduct of a PURVEYOR

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A dispute between the VICE-CHANCELLOR and MAYOR at the black assembly

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The greefes declared by Mr. MADEW VICE-CHANCELLOR, D.
SMYTH, Mr. SWYNBURNE, and Mr. AYNSWORTH, Xviii De-
cemb. 1546
Thanswer made by Mr. MAYER, Mr. HUTTON, Mr. COOKE,

Mr. FANNE, apoynted to comon and conclude in the
Towne's name with Mr. VICE-CHANCELLOR, D. SMYTH,
Mr. SWYNBOURNE, and Mr. AYNESWORTH, apoynted by
thunyversitie according to certeyn articles comoned of and
propounded then

A Letter from W. SAYNT-JOHN to the VICE-CHANCELLOR
respecting the conduct of the MAYOR

The wordes of their order to be sayd by the late MAYER
FLETCHER and THOMAS HARRISON his son in lawe

EDWARDO SEXTO.

Litera Achademiæ ad DUCEM SOMERATTENSEM

Literæ Ducis SOMERATTENSIS ad Academiam

A Letter from Hampton Court

These LIBERTYES sued to the KINGES Majesty to be graunted