A collection of transcripts of foundation documents, etc., comprising: p. 1: Eastbridge Scholarships (1568); p. 4: Archbishop Tenison's Will [d. 14 Dec. 1715]; p. 7: Rochdale School (1565); p. 14: Privy Council decree concerning praelections (6 Nov. 1718); p. 18: Extract from the will of Samuel Chapman (1700); p. 21: Extract from Dr John Spencer's deed of settlement [1687]; p. 34: Extract from the codicil to the will of Edward Tenison, Bishop of Ossory [1735]; p. 37: Extract from the will of Archbishop Thomas Herring (1756); p. 39: Extract from the will of Sir Charles Thorold (1708); p. 43: Extract from the will of the Rev. George Sykes (1763); p. 44: Copy of a codicil attached to the will of the Rt Rev. Matthias Mawson, Bishop of Ely (1770); p. 50: Extract from the will of the Rev. Thomas Tooke (1719); p. 52: Extract from the will of the Rt Rev. John Green, Bishop of Lincoln (1778); p. 54: Extract from the will of John Stock (1780).
At the back of the book are entered copies of congratulatory letters from the college and the replies to them, in Latin unless otherwise stated:
p. (1): To Thomas Greene, DD, on his election to the see of Norwich, 9 Sept. 1721 (see also CCCC03/1/1); p. (3) to Samuel Bradford, Bishop of Carlisle, on his nomination as Bishop of Rochester and Dean of Westminster, 8 June 1723 (03/1/2); p. (6) Bradford’s reply, 15 June 1723 (03/1/3); p. (7) to Thomas Greene, Bishop of Norwich on his election as Bishop of Ely, 19 Sept. 1723 (03/1/4); p. (11) Greene’s reply, 26 Sept. 1723, in English (03/1/5); p. (12) to Elias Sydall on his nomination as Bishop of St David’s, 27 Feb. 1730 (03/1/6); p. (14) Sydall’s reply, 6 Mar. 1730 (03/1/7); p. (15) to Edward Tennison on his designation as Bishop of Ossory, 27 Feb. 1730 (03/1/8); p. (18) to Thomas Herring [Fellow, 1716-23] on his election as Bishop of Bangor, June/July 1737 (03/1/9); p. (21) Herring’s reply (English) 14 July 1737 (03/1/10); p. (22) to Thomas Herring on his elevation to the Archbishopric of York, 25 Apr. 1743 (03/1/11); p. (25) Herring’s reply, 2 May 1743 (03/1/12); p. (27) to Matthias Mawson [Master, 1724-45], Bishop of Llandaff, on his election as Bishop of Chichester, 10 May 1740 (03/1/13); p. (29) Mawson’s reply, 17 May 1740 (03/1/14); p. (30) to Charles Clarke on his appointment as Baron of the Exchequer, 23 Feb. 1742 (03/1/15); p. (31) Clarke’s reply (English), 26 Feb. 1742 (03/1/16); p. (33) to Thomas Herring on his elevation to the see of Canterbury, 29 Nov. 1747 (03/1/17); p. (36) Herring’s reply (English) 3 Dec. 1747 (03/1/18); p. (38) to Matthias Mawson on his election as Bishop of Ely [Feb./Mar. 1754]; p. (41) Mawson’s reply, 16 Mar. 1754; p. (42) to William Ashburnham on his nomination as Bishop of Chichester [Mar. 1754]; p. (44) Ashburnham’s reply, 19 Mar. 1754; p. (45) to Frederic Hervey on his nomination as Bishop of Cloyne, 25 Apr. 1767; p. (47) Hervey’s reply (English) 6 May 1767; p. (49) to the Rt Rev. James Bowstead on his appointment as Bishop of Sodor and Man (English) 31 Oct. 1838; p. (53) Bowstead’s reply (English) 3 Dec. 1838; p. (57) to John James Stewart Perowne on his nomination as Bishop of Worcester, 28 Nov. 1890; (57a) Perowne’s reply (English; the original, loose in volume) 7 May 1891.