the 20 years next after her death, dated 12 Aug. 26 Hen. 8, and had been active in maintaining the title of the college. pp. 218–223. 107. 20 Sept. 2 Edw. 6. Lease (Engl.) to Wm. Paine, college cook, of 'the stone howse' in S. Sepulchre's parish upon the N. side 5 of S. John's lane, with houses, stables and gardens belonging to it, for 20 years, at a rent of 45s. pp. 224, 225. 108. 14 Oct. 2 Edw. 6. Lease (Engl.) to Jo. Petit of Fendrayton, of land there, for 20 years, at a rent of 3s. 4d. pp. 226, 227. 109. 6 Oct. 2 Edw. 6. Lease (Engl.) to Tho. Watton of Wev10 ylhingham Cambs. yeoman, of a meadow and holt there, for 20 years, at a rent of 63. 8d. and 2 capons at Christmas. pp. 228, 229. 110. 20 Oct. 2 Edw. 6. Lease (Engl.) to Jo. Cheke esq. of the king's privy chamber, ['in consideratione that the said J. C. hath done great plesure and commodities...in their Colledge suets and bessynes, 15 and also that he is contenually favoringe and profyttinge their said Colledge'], of Reddeswell [Ridgwell] manor for 20 years beginning Mich. 1563, at a rent of £16. 13s. 4d. pp. 230–232. 20 See above, p. 128. 1. 20 sq. 'The quitt rent is to be paid by the farmor.' 111. 4 Id. Mart. [1548?]. Lat. letter to Sir Ant. Denney. p. 233. Thanks for his services in regard to Sedberg School. It has sent excellent scholars to the university; and the master, always appointed from among the fellows, deserves his stipend. Their enemies are attempting to divert the estates, paying the master a small sum as an equivalent. 25 Hope Denney will continue his vigilance. [No doubt by Ascham. See n. 113]. 112 (cf n. 39, 40). 10 Mar. [1548?]. Lat. letter to the Duke of Somerset. pp. 234, 235. Sedberg School is well built, full of scholars, at the extremity of the 30 country, has lands for the master's maintenance, and sends up 6 or 8 scholars yearly to S. John's college, where they have foundations appropriated to them; there is no other school within 40 or 50 miles. Certain men 'e fæce et sordibus pessimorum' fearing neither God nor man, are endeavouring to seize the school estates. If schools fall, the universities must fall 35 too, and the kingdom will be eyeless. Pray for his assistance. [No doubt by Ascham. See n. 113]. 113. 29 Mar. 1549. Lat. letter to Sir Ant. Denney. p. 236. Printed in Aschami Epistolæ (Oxon. 1703), 330, 331, and possibly in his autograph. See above n. 39, below n. 114. Collation. Heading: 40 Clarissimo Viro D. Antonio Deneio Equiti aurato Regis consiliario digniss., et de litteris optime merito.' P. 330. last 1. quosque...charitatem MS. P. 331. 1. 1. antehæc, clarissime antehac, amplissime MS. 1. 8. fundorum istam fundorum MS. 1. 9. posthac MS. 1. 11. faveres faveas MS. 1. 15. benificium nos magnum beneficium nos maximum MS. 1. 17, 18. 45 habebimus habemus MS. (over the line, persolvimus first written). 1. 18. solum solum nos. MS. 1. 24. ad Deum perpetuo pro te fundere facies MS. 1. 25. ne dum nondum MS. 1. 26. emittentur postea emittentur MS. 1. 28. assecuturi MS. ibid. beneficio astringes tuæ dominationis precatores assiduos 114. No date. Joanis præfectus, et Vniuersus cœtus Sociorum ac Scholarium ibidem studentium.' Latin letter to the duke of Somerset and the council. pp. 237–240. [No doubt by Ascham.] 5 ΙΟ Were rejoiced to hear that you had forbidden the sale of Sedberg estates. Sir Ant. Denney sends word that they are again in danger. Reasons against selling the land for a yearly stipend. 1. Wills ought to be held sacred; 15 Lupton bought these lands for the purpose of this endowment, 'ad Juventutem gratis instituendam.' 2. The master will profit more by retaining the lands, than by a yearly pension of £10; for on the death of a tenant, or the succession of a new master, a fine of double the rent is paid, which makes up the average rent to 20 marks or more. 3. No learned man will 20 take the office on a vacancy: 'parum nimirum, parui sunt decem pondo ad doctum quemvis alendum; hoc sibi soli satis non est, uxori et familiæ multo minus erit'; no one will leave the society of the learned, and perhaps an equal salary, in college, to go amongst barbarians; 4. Who will pay the £10? The king? Then for perhaps £200, received from the buyer, 25 the treasury may pay £2000 in yearly pensions. The buyers? Not they; else, what with the purchase money and the yearly payment, they would be no gainers. The master will be forced to London or York for his salary at great cost and risk. Soon the payment will cease, and the school be broken up. 5. The whole north country, robbed of the gratuitous educa- 30 tion of its sons, will be disaffected. 6. Charity will wax cold, seeing that not even a time of reformation can repress plunder. 115. 20 Febr. 3 Edw. 6. Deed of sale (Engl.) to Wm. Cook serj. at law, for £37, of lands at Milton, and 18 acres at Chesterton. pp. 241-243. 116. 20 Apr. 3 Edw. 6. Letter of attorney (Lat.) to Jo. Tebolde, to deliver possession of the above lands. pp. 244, 245. 117. 2 Aug. 3 Edw. 6. Lease (Engl.) to Jo. Blithe M.D., of Horningsey parsonage, for 10 years beginning Ladyday 1557, at a rent of £21. pp. 246-248. See above p. 346 [Thin red book n. 52.] 118 Same date. Lease (Engl.) to Tho. Cowrthop clk. parson of Buckland Kent, of Aim (Amy) Croft in Luddenham for 20 years, at a rent of 10s. pp. 249, 250. 40 119. Same date. Lease (Engl.) to Tho. Beliald of Little Mark- 45 ham yeoman, of the manor there, for 20 years beginning Mich. 1560, at a rent of £10. 138. 4d. pp. 251-254. 120. Same date. Lease (Engl.) to Tho. Pares (Parys) of Chester 35 1 5 ton yeoman, of 47 acres there, for 20 years, at a rent of 45s. pp. 255, 256. 121. 8 Aug. 3 Edw. 6. Patent (Lat.) for Rob. Seir (Sayer) to be college bailiff in Kent, at a stipend of 40s. p. 257. "This patent ys now graunted to Robert Foule of Benedine in Kent by the surrender of the sayd Sayers patent [and since that to Mr Cobb'(?). Later hand]. 122. 24 Nov. 3 Edw. 6. Lease (Engl.) to Ri. Walker of Marflete yeoman, of a tenement and land there, for 20 years, at a rent of 10 448. 11d. Later note: 'lett this lease pai 2. vj" of the quit rent.' pp. 258, 259. 15 123. 6 Dec. 3 Edw. 6. Lease (Eng.) to Jo. Ward of Hilton Hunts yeoman, of the manor there, for 20 years, at a rent of £7. pp. 260-262. 124. 25 Mar. 1550. Lat. letter to the marq. of Northampton. pp. 263, 264. Printed in Aschami Epistolæ, pp. 311, 312. The copy seems to be in Ascham's autograph. See above n. 111, 113. Collation. Heading: 'Clariss Dno. G. Marchioni Northamptoniensi.' P. 311. l. 24. up hiis 20 his MS. I. 17. up deductæ ipsæ deductæ MS. 1. 13. up in etc. ad vineam Domini vel administrationem MS. 1. 12 up assumi commode assumi MS. 1. 4. up authoritate MS. studio voluntate MS. 1. 3. up totam tibi venerabilis vir Gulielmus Billus nostri Collegii Præfectus et Thomas Leuerus explicabunt MS. P. 312. 1. 2. caussa MS. 1. 4. possunt. D. Jesus te Religioni 25 Reipublicæ et Litteris diutissime seruet incolumem. 30 Cantab. E Coll. D. J. C. 1550. 25 Martij. Dignitatis tuæ Cupidissi Magter et Socii ac Scho lares Collegij Diui Joan. Evangelista. MS. 125. 20 June [1550]. Testimonial (Lat.) to Tho. Lever M.A. fellow. [The only document in the book in red ink]. p. 265. 126. p. 266. 35 127. 128. Same date [4 Edw. 6.] Same to Jas. Pilkynton M.A. fellow. Same date. Same date. 129. Same date. Same to Lanc. Thexton M.A. fellow. p. 267. Same to Jo. Bee M.A. fellow. p. 268. Same to Hen. May B.A. fellow. p. 269. 130. 10 Jan. 4 Edw. 6. Lease (Engl.) to Rog. Slegge of Cambridge gent., of a garden in S. Sepulchre's commonly called the 40 Round parish, in length 184 ft. in breadth 20 ft., abutting on the church to the W., on the king's ditch to the E., the college ground to the N., and C.C.C.C. ground to the S., for 20 years, at a rent of 3. 4d. pp. 270,271. 131. 20 Jan. 4 Edw. 6. Proxy (Lat.) to Jo. Blithe M.D Ri. 45 Partricke M.A. and Ro. Leet M.A. in regard of Horningsey parson age. pp. 272, 273. 132. Same date. Lease (Engl.) to Phil. Heiwarde of. Much Bradley yeoman, of tenements, lands, 'pightells' etc. there situate, for 20 years, at a rent of £7. 10d. pp. 274, 275. 133. Same date. Lease (Engl.) to Wm. Davyd of Holdbeche in Holland gent., of tenements, lands, salt marshes, etc. in Holbeche, 5 Whaplode, Gedney, for 20 years, at a rent of 20 marks. pp. 276— 279. 134. 3 Nov. 5 Edw. 6. Lease to Ol. Warnar of Cambridge yeoman, of Triamston manor in Romney marsh, for 20 years beginning Mich. 1563, at a rent of 20 'tidie' carcasses of fat wethers, or 10 £3. 68. 8d. instead. pp. 280, 281. Imperfect; erased; a different lease, same date, n. 137 below. 135. The erection of the kinge's schole at Sedbergh' (Lat.). pp. 281-283. Royal letters patent partly printed in App. B. to 5th Educ. Report 15 (1818) p. 491. Robt. Hebilthwayte clk. appointed master, with the profits of the estates and the right of appointing an undermaster; the governors to have a common seal, to plead and be impleaded etc. Rog. Lupton gave £1000 to S. John's for 2 fellows and 8 scholars from Sedbergh school; this disposition to stand in force. Then follows what is printed 1.c. with slight variations, and the omission of a clause granting the master the power of appointing an under master. 136. May 1554. Testimonial (Lat.) to Chas. Wright, B.A. fellow. [Erased]. p. 284. more at large. pp. 288-290. 20 25 137. Same as 134, but 138. 4 Nov. 5 Edw. 6. Lease to R. Amye of Badburham ycoman, of a messuage and land there lately bought of Phil. Pareys esq., for 20 years, at a rent of 178. 4d. and 2 quarters of wheat or 168. 'This covenant of wheat was released by consent of the Mr. and fel- 30 lowes by reason of his hard rent and reparations to be doon hereafter by Amy or his assigns. by me William Bill.' pp. 291-293. 139. 5 Febr. 155. Presentation (Lat.) of Sim. Clerke M.A. to Thorington rectory, vacant by the resignation of Ri. Alvey M.A. p. 294. See Thin red book, f. 225 a. 140. 20 Febr. 5 Edw. 6. Testimonial (Lat.) to Leon. Pilkilton [sic] M.A. fellow. p. 295. 35 141. 19 Mar. 6 Edw. 6. Lease to Joane Anable of Cottenham widow, of a tenement with garden etc. there, for 20 years, at a rent 40 of 5s. 4d. pp. 296, 297. 'Learne what the quittrent herof ys, for the tenant dothe not disburden the colledge.' 142 (see 170). No date. Engl. letter to Dr Tayler dean of Lincoln, sometime master. p. 298. 45 The reversion of Ramwrick farm was granted unadvisedly to Tayler's servant Rustet; 'our honest fermer Godlington' will be ruined if Tayler do not prevail on Rustet to sell the reversion. 143. 20 Aug. 6 Edw. 6. Lease to Marg. Rogers of Burne Cambs. 5 widow, of a toft with lands there, for 20 years, at a rent of 10s. pp. 299, 300. ΙΟ 15 20 144. Same date. Lease to Wm. Ailand yeoman, of Hedcorne parsonage and lordship, for 10 years beginning Mich. 1554, at a rent of £10. pp. 301-303. 145. Same date. Lease to Rog. [altered to Edw.] Sogate of Ospringe yeoman, of a piece of ground (18 acres) called Bromhill, a close called Brownyng's (7 acres), 3 crofts called Cokeset (3 and 6 and 2 acres), for 20 years, at a rent of 46s. 8d. pp. 304, 305. 146. 20 Oct. 6 Edw. 6. Lease to Jo. Hieron yeoman, of Hilton manor Hunts, for 20 years, at a rent of £7. 'Frustrate by lawe.' pp. 306-308. 147. 17 Febr. 7 Edw. 6. Lease to Wm. Colman of Thorington gent., of the manor there, for 30 years beginning Mich. 1576, at a rent of £28. 10s. pp. 309-313. 148. Same date. Wm. Colman's bond of £200, to raise a sea wall within 2 years. [Erased]. pp. 313, 314. 149 a. 22 Apr. 7 Edw. 6. General acquittance (Lat.) to Dr. Wm. Byll late master. p. 315. 149 b. Same date. English. Dr Byll undertakes, notwithstand25 ing the above acquittance, to make good any missing property of the college, which may have been in his possession. p. 315. 30 35 150. 2 May 7 Edw. 6. Lease to Jo. Dunkin of certain closes in 'Bughton in Blayne' [Boughton under Bleane], for 20 years, at a rent of 88. pp. 316, 317. 151. 5 May 7 Edw. 6. Lease to Wm. Stevens of Cotton husbandman, of a farm there, for 50 years, at a rent of 50s. 4d. pp. 318, 319. 152. 4 May 7 Edw. 6. chirche and Baichiffild for 20 153. 10 May 7 Edw. 6. Lease to Rob. Saier, of lands in Upyears, at a rent of 378. 4d. pp. 320, 321. Lease to Nic. Sharpe of Elsley Notts, of a messuage and lands there, for 20 years, at a rent of 23s. 4d. pp. 322, 323. 154. 16 May 7 Edw. 6. Bond of £100 to Sir Hen. Grey of Blunham, confirming the sale of two water mills with other property 40 there to Sir Henry and dame Anne his wife. pp. 324, 325. 155. Same date. Deed of sale (Lat.) of Blunham Mills etc. to Sir Hen. Grey for £60. pp. 325-327. 156. 20 June 7 Edw. 6. Lease to Geo. Hilles of London and Wm. Raynes of Cambridge, fishmongers, of the pond yard with 13 |