Miscellaneous collections of deeds, agreements, letters and other documents, Written chiefly in the 16th, 17th and 18th century
File
MS. Gough Camb. 69
Held at the Weston Library
Miscellaneous collections of deeds, agreements, letters and other documents (some copies, some imperfect) connected with Cambridgeshire, of which the chief are:
- Fol. 22. 'An estreat of the amerciaments sett and affeered ... at the ... Court Leet holden at Cambridge for the ... University ...' 11 Apr. 1683
- Fol. 84. copy of an agreement between the University and Christopher Cass for erecting the Senate House, 1722
- Fol. 92. pedigree of Powis
- Fol. 95. letter from John Blackbourne to Thomas Baker, 7 May 1722, with a copy of a bull of Eugenius iii, Feb. 1145/6 about Dorchester in Oxfordshire
- Fol. 100v. Lists by Thomas Baker of distinguished alumni of St. John's college, Cambridge
- Fol. 119. 'The proceedings in Dr Bentley's cause', 1718
- Fol. 125. copies of official letters relating to the gift of bp. Moore's Library to the Cambridge University Library, 1715
Places referred to in other documents are:
- Waterbeach (fols. 1, 5, 19)
- Hitcham (Suffolk: fol. 6)
- Barkway (fol. 8)
- Royston (fol. 9)
- 'Fernthe' (Frenze in Norfolk?, fol. 11)
- Fen Drayton (many papers, fols. 33, 64, 87)
- Barton, in the matter of the rev. Thomas Streacocke, 1595 (fol. 40)
- Great Wilbraham (fol. 52)
- Long Stanton (fol. 85)
- Cambridge town (Otway's benefaction: fol. 89v)
- Yardley (fol. 111)
Dates
- Creation: Written chiefly in the 16th, 17th and 18th century
Extent
128 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Camb. 69
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 17819
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 3/8 × 8 7/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk