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Copy of the codicil to his will, 1735-06-23

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC10/12a

Scope and Contents

From the File:

Under a codicil toTenison's will he left to the college £200 of which £100 was to be laid out on land the revenues from which were to be expended every four years on a 10s fee to the bursar for keeping the accounts; 10s per mess (four persons) of Fellows dining on 4 November, and the remainder for a prize for a Norwich Scholar most successful in an examination on Columella's De Re Rustica, which examination was to be conducted by the Masters of Corpus, Gonville and Caius and Trinity Hall, and was to take the form of translating passages from Samuel Hartlibb's Legacy for the Enlargement of the Discourse of Husbandry into Latin. Of the remaining £100, £50 was to be spent on buying a copy of every edition of Columella and of Hartlibb, and any other books for the library, and £50 on repairs to the college.
The college wishes to repudiate the first part of the bequest and to accept the two sums of £50. Counsel's opinion is that this is not an option.

Dates

  • Creation: 1735-06-23

Extent

1 item(s) (1 bifolium) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Attached to 12 with a parchment tag.

Bibliography

Printed by Masters as Appendix LVI, pp. 82-83.

Originator(s)

Edward Tenison

Finding aid date

2009-04-07 11:25:51+00:00

Genre / Form

Repository Details

Part of the Corpus Christi College Archives Repository

Contact:
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