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310. 12 Mar. 6 Eliz. Lease to Eustas Bouthe of Brocklesby Linc. gent., of tenements and lands in Howlbeache, Whaploode, Gedneye, for 20 years from Mich. 1571, at a rent of 20 marks. ff. 481-483 a.

The tenant to 'fynd honeste and competent mannes meate and horse meate for the M" of the colledge or anye of the fellowes comminge to view and survaye their lands or aboute anye other necessarye busynes.'

311. 20 Mar. 6 Eliz. Lease to Wm. Huntlay college mancyple, 10 of Jakes manor Cottenham, for 40 years from Mich. 1572, at a rent of 53s. 4d. ff. 483. 484.

312. 12 Mar. 6 Eliz. gent., of lands in Much rent of 31s. f. 485.

Lease to Tho. Rampton of Hilton Hunts. Paxton, for 20 years from Mich. 1569, at a

313. 26 Mar. 6 Eliz. Lease to Wm. Baronsdale of Cambridge gent., of Northstocke parsonage, for 20 years from Ladyday 1569 (or from the end of a lease to Jo. Pindar, 16 Mar. 6 Mary, alienated by consent to Hen. Stoner), at a rent of £16. ff. 486. 487.

CONCESSIONES LOCATIONESQUE TEMPORE MAGISTERII RI. LONGEWORTHE INCIPIENTES ANNO 1564...DIE ASCENSIONIS.

314 (see 286). 7 June 6 Eliz. Lease to Edw. Sowgate of Duddington Kent yeoman, of Elverland manor with the Sarasines head and other tenements at Ospringe, for 20 years from Mich. 1571, at a rent of £10. 68. 8d. ff. 488. 489 a.

'This Lease disburdeneth the colledge of xljs vd by the yere for quittrents paid out of the sayd manor to yo quene.'

315. Same date. Lease to Rob. Rusted of Ashwell husbandman, of a tenement and lands there, for 20 years, at a rent of £3. 158. ff. 489 b. 490 a.

316 (see 276). 11 July 6 Eliz. Lease to Reinolde Moone gent. of Rawreth Ess. and Marg. his wife, of the moiety of the manor there, for 40 years from Mich. 1567, at a rent of £13. 128. ff. 490 b. 491.

'Mr Curtes had a lease granted herof afore for .20. yeres, the wch he had license to alienate to Mr Mone, and ye sayd Mr Mone by great sute dyd obtayne to have these .20. yeres and other .20. in his owne name for y' he should presently bestowe c etc.' 'M. that this lease was surrendered up to the colledge and also cancelled, and the like taken in Edmund Norreys name as hereafter appeareth in the register; it beareth date .4. Junij, vndecimo reginae Elizabethae, 1569'. 317. 6 Sept. 6 Eliz. Lease to Geo. Straunsam [or Stransham] of Feversham bruer, of Ospringe parsonage, for 10 years from Mich. 1569, at a rent of £33. 16s. 8d. ff. 492. 493.

"This lease was granted vnto Robert Fowle afore, who after dyd obtayne an alyenation thereof to Mr Transhamn [sic], who hath it in his owne name'. Cf. n. 271.

318. Same date. Lease to Jo. Coldwell M.D. of Feversham, of rooms reserved for the chantry priest at Ospringe with the garden in Ospringe Street belonging thereto, and of other lands there, for 20 years from Mich. 1572 (or from the end of a lease to Edw. Sowgate, dated 20 Aug. 6 Edw. 6), at a rent of £3. ff. 494. 495 a. 5

319. Same date. Lease to Jo. Redman of Cambr. gent. [the bedell], of part of the holts in Trumpington fields, for 20 years, at a rent of 13s. 4d. ff. 495 b. 496 a.

320. Same date. Lease to Hen. Beaumounte of Cambridge barbour, of the other part of the Trumpington holts, for 20 years, at 10 a rent of 10s. ff. 496 b. 497 a.

321. Same date. Lease to Tho. Hutton of Cambridge goldsmith, of a garden plot in the 'Round parish' 184 ft. × 20 ft., abutting on the church to the W., on the king's ditch to the E., between ground of S. John's to the N., and of Benedicte coll. to the S., for 20 years 15 from Mich. 1570 (or at the end of a lease to Rog. Slegge, 10 Jan. 4 Edw. 6), at a rent of 3s. 4d. ff. 497 b. 498 a.

322. Same date. Lease to Austine Collis of Melburne husbandman, of a farm there, for 20 years, at a rent of 53s. 4d.. ff. 498 b. 499.

323. Same date. Lease to Wm. Payne of Cambridge cook 20 (on his resigning a lease unexpired by 6 years), of a tenement in Newnham, and lands in Newnham, Cambridge and Granchester, and of the stone house in the Round parish on the corner of S. John's lane on the n. side, for 30 years, at a rent of 30s. 9d. and 2qu. of wheat at 6s. 8d. ff. 499 b-501 a.

25 324. 25 Nov. 7 Eliz. Receipt for £4 from Wm. Laurence of Hertingforthburie; with notes of the same 8, 9, 10 Eliz. f. 501 a.

325. Nonis Nov. 1564. Latin letter to Sir Wm. Cecill. f. 501b. Snagg is again invading their possessions, in spite of legal decisions

in their favour. He has sent men by night to cut down and carry off 30 40 of their trees. The bearer will give him further information. 326. [Probably same date]. Latin letter to the earl [of Leicester]. f. 502 a.

Thanks for his care of the interests of the university. Snagg's invasion of their woods was in defiance of a legal decision at Bedford 35 four years before. Pray for help. Cf. f. 64.

327. 13 Cal. Febr. [156]. Latin letter to Ant. Browne justice of the com. pleas. f. 502 b.

Thanks for his support of their cause; already at Bedford he had checked Snagg, now they hope he will deliver them finally from his 40 violence.

328. 15 Cal. Febr. [156]. Latin letter to Sir W. Cecil. 503 a. Hope that an example may be made of Snagg. πρὸς ἅπαντα δειλὸν ὁ πένης.

329. 13 Cal. Febr. [156]. Latin letter to Rob. Catlin. ch. just. f. 503 b.

Snagg's insolence forces them to be 'bene et gnauiter impudentes'. His wealth devours their indigence. Sir Robert aided them at Bedford and before 'the most noble senate of this realm.' Hope that he will continue his favours.

330 a. 25 Mar. 7 Eliz. Lease to Jo. Stransham of Sittingeborne gent. and Tho. S. of Clem. Inn gent., of Douncorte manor, for 41 years, at a rent of £13. 6s. 8d. ff. 504. 505.

330 b. Same date. Letter of attorney to Geo. Stransham and Rob. Sawyer to exchange indentures with the tenants above named, and to give them possession. f. 506.

331. 22 Sept. 1564. The college and Wm. Callowe of Holbyche gent. having held 'insimul et pro indiviso' the manor there, to avoid 15 further contention they agree to a partition. ff. 507-510 a.

332. 16 July 7 Eliz. Appointment (Lat.) of Geo. Bolton of the Inner Temple as receiver for Kent and Northstoke and Aldesworth, at a stipend of 40s. with the right of hunting, fowling and fishing. f. 510 b.

20 333. 1 Sept. 1565. Presentation (Lat.) of Jo. Twydall B.D. to Thorington rectory, vacant by the resignation of Rd. Alvey. f. 511 a.

334. Same date. Lease to Rob. Sherington clk. curate of Sunninghill, of 9 acres ('Prieste's more' and 'Priste's ground') with the 'Priste's house' there, for 20 years, at a rent of 5s., and other 5s. for 25 the curate. f. 511.

'M'. that be not leased but to the vicar.'

335. 8 Oct. 7 Eliz. Bond of £200 to Tho. Snagge of Lechworth Herts, to abide by the award of Sir Wm. Cecill, respecting the title to 16 acres of arable land in Shitlington Beds. f. 512 a.

336. 7 Nov. 7 Eliz. Lease to Rog. Askam of London gent., queen's Latin secr., of Brumhalle manor, for 40 years from Mich. 1574, at a rent of £7. 6s. 8d. f. 512 b-514.

337. Same date. Lease to Wm. Clarke of Little Paxton Hunts husbandman, of the manor there, for 20 years from Mich. 1568, at a 35 rent of £5. 15s. 8d. ff. 514 b. 515 a.

'This man must paye yerelie, over and besides his rent, a bore or 208. to the College.'

338. 20 Nov. 8 Eliz. Lease to Ales Browne, late wife of Andrewes, and to her sons Mark, Edm. and Edw. Andrewes of Ashwell, 40 of Kirkbies manor there, for 21 years, at a rent of £6. ff. 515 b. 516 a.

339. 24 Oct. 1565, 7 Eliz.

Lease to Hen. Hodson of Cambridge,

of the farm in S. Giles' and S. Pet. parishes, with land in the fields

of Cambridge, Cotton and Newnham, for 26 years, at a rent of £6. 68. 8d. and 5 qrs. of wheat the first year, and afterwards £4. and 12 qrs. ff. 516 b. 517 a.

340. 5 Sept. 8 Eliz. Full acquittance (Lat.) to Leon. Pilkyngton, late master. f. 517 b.

5 341. 7 June 8 Eliz. Licence to Tho. Barnes tenant of the 'graunge' farm Cambridge to alienate one close to Hen. Hodson brewer for 19 years. f. 517 b.

342. 2 Mar. 9 Eliz. Lease to Tho. Pares of Chesterton yeoman, of land there, for 20 years from Mich. 1569, at a rent of 458. f. 518. 10 Lease to Ri. Smith of Weston Colvile huscalled Brounes there, for 20 years from Mich. ff. 518 b. 519.

343. Same date. bandman, of the farm 1574, at a rent of 40s.

344. Same date.

Lease to Nic. Ockland of Cambridge shoemaker, of two houses in Trin. parish, together 104 ft. x 30 ft. over 15 against Trin. church on the N. side, now in the tenure of the said Nic. and father Caverlaie, for 20 years, at a rent of 26s. 8d. with 28. to the churchwardens. ff. 519 b. 520 a.

345. Same date.

Lease to Tho. Watton of Willingham yeoman, of a meadow and holt there, for 20 years from Mich. 1568, at a rent 20 of 6s. 8d. ff. 520 b. 521 a.

346. 13 May 9 Eliz.

Presentation (Lat.) of Wm. Hayt B.A. fellow to Higham vicarage vacant by the departure of the last incumbent. f. 521 a.

347. 13 Aug. 9 Eliz. Lease to Jo. Beacon Cambs. gent., of lands 25 in Molton and Whapploade Linc., for 20 years from Mich. 1581, at a rent of £9. ff. 521 b. 522 a.

348. 4 Oct. 1567. Licence to Wm. Barrnsdall of Cambridge to alienate the lease of Northstock parsonage to Hen. Stoner gent. of Northstock, for the term of the lease dated 26 Mar. 6 Eliz. f. 522 b. 30 349. 14 Febr. 156. Licence to Fras. Pilkington of Rovington Lanc. to alienate the lease of Millington manor for the term of the lease dated 27 Aug. 2 Eliz. f. 523 a.

350. 4 June 11 Eliz. Lease to Edm. Norreys of Berks. gent., of the moiety of Rawreth manor, for 40 years, at a rent of £13. 12s. 35 ff. 523 b. 524.

351. 16 Mar. 10 Eliz. Lease to Jas. Grundy of Norwych, of Hilton manor, for 21 years from Mich. 1580, at a rent of £7. ff. 525. 526 a.

"This lease is graunted one year above statute.'

352. 9 Apr. 10 Eliz. Lease to Jo. Stransham of Eastchurche gent. and Tho. S. of Clem. Inn gent., of Triamston or Traunston or Trianston manor, for 21 years from Mich. 1583, at a rent of £7. 4d. ff. 526 b. 527.

"This is one year more then statute wyll permitt.'

III. THE THIN BLACK BOOK IN ST JOHN'S TREASURY.

The

A large folio paper volume of one leaf, pp. 1*-30*, and 445 pages, with a few references on fly leaves at beginning and end. Black Booke. Called in some References The Thynne Black Book or 5 Liber Magistri.' Note inside cover at beginning in hand of 18 cent. Label. 'The Thin Black Book. 13° Eliz.-34 Eliz.'

1. Prid. non. Mart. 1579. Latin letter, written by Jo. Beacon, to Dr Humfrey pres. Magd. Ox. f.1*.

Thanks for his support in their poverty.

Fragments of letters (about Bromhall etc.).

Two p. 1* and 1** to the earl of Leicester, the second written by Beacon in 1571; a third f. 1**, also written by Beacon, to Sir Nic. Bacon ld keeper. The greater part of this leaf was torn away before the Register of Letters was compiled.

3. 5 cal. Apr. 1572. Latin letter, written by Jo. Beacon, to ld. Burghley. f. 1**.

Thanks for his favour in procuring Sir Ambr. Cave's donation, and in excusing the fee for the privy seal. See above, p. 174 1. 36 and App. B. to 5th Educ. Rep. (1818), pp. 485, 486.

4 (see 82). 14 cal. Apr. p. 2*.

Latin letter to the earl of Leicester.

Becon, who owes to his lordship his late promotion, has taken some steps to better the state of the scholars. Entreat his lordship to urge both Becon and the bp. of Norwich to persevere in the business.

Becon became canon of Norwich 12 Jan. 157 and chancellor of Norwich in 1575. Ath. Cant. II. 17.

5. Same date. Latin letter to lord Burghley. p. 2**.

Thanks for his interposing to prevent the further intermission of the fellowship election. [No fellows were admitted in 1575 or 1576. See above, p. 289]. They selected the best candidates, and all passed off quietly. Sorry that they could not more fully comply with his recommendation. Two 'quorum in iuuenili specie senilis prudentia enituit,' they have elected, to shew the value they put on his counsel. For the rest, they hope he will excuse them for obeying the statutes and their consciences.

6. 10 cal. Mai. Latin letter to the earl of Huntingdon. p. 3*.

Have learnt from 'Mayrus noster', [Jo. Mayre, above p. 289, 1. 8] whom they strongly recommend, his lordship's zeal for their interests in respect of Sedberg: his power has baffled the wrath and influence of their adversary. Favour, not justice, for the most part prevails. Attribute the prosperous issue of their cause to his lordship's good offices.

7 (see 82). Same date. Latin letter to the bp. of Norwich [Parkhurst]. p. 4*.

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