Thomas Baker's copies of documents, mainly relating to Cambridge University, Late seventeenth - early eighteenth century
Scope and Contents
1. 'An Account of eminent men in the Welsh Diocesses, sent by Bp. Humphreys to Mr. Wood,' 'now in the hands of the Rt. Revd Dr. Kennett Bp. of Peterborough.' pp. 1-18.
2. 'An account of the interment of Bpps. from their wills, taken from the register of the Prerogative at Canterbury.' 'From the collections of Browne Willis Esqr.' pp. 21-25.
3. (a) A grant of arms to the five regius professors from Rob. Cooke, Clarencieux, dat. 13 Nov. 1590. pp. 27, 28. (b) Augmentation of arms to the town of Cambridge, from the same, 7 Jun. 1575. pp. 29, 30.
4. (A) 'Extract. e veteri registro sive Libro Procuratorum [ab anno 1454 usque ad annum 1488] remanen. inter Archiva Acad. Cant.' [Liber Gratiarum A.] pp. 31-86. (B) 'The following particulars are entred upon the same Old Book by one of the Bedells, in a hand more modern. There is no date, but that may be nearly collected from the names and qualities of the persons here mentioned [A. D. 1533, 1534].' pp. 75-85. [Liber Gratiarum A. f. 52 a.-55 b.]
5. 'Collectiones e veteri libro MS. Tho. Markaunt, antiquarii peritissimi, et inter nostros primi. Liber hic bis amissus erat, et toties restitutus, ac juxta Fullerum tertio amissus, nulla, aut levi spe restitutionis. Ego tamen rimando archiva nostra feliciter inveni, nee tam amissum puto, quam turpiter neglectum, aut nomine carentem, minus observatum.' pp. 87-112.
6. 'Wills and extracts of wills from the year 1602 to the year 1658, taken from the register. Most of the considerable & charitable wills are copied out at large, others extracted.' pp. 113-218.
7 'Continuation thereof [of wills and extracts] from the following regr. to ye present time.' pp. 219-317.
8. 'Orationes et scripta quædam Joannis Overall, S.T.P. ac postea episcopi Nordovicensis, e codice Mso. Rev. viri Rob. Lambert, S.T.P.' pp. 319-349.
9. 'Bp. Christoferson's will, and part of Sr Edw. Stanhop's.' pp. 351-354.
10. 'Transcript. e registris episcopi Lond., describente Mro. Worthington.' pp. 355-370.
11. 'An account of bp. Henshaw, by White [Kennet] Lord Bishop of Peterborough.' p. 371.
12. Letter from abp. Sancroft to Dr Covell v.c. p. 373.
13. Graces of the Senate. pp. 373, 374.
14. 'Degradatio magistri Gul. Prinn.' p. 375.
Dates
- Creation: Late seventeenth - early eighteenth century
Creator
- Baker, Thomas, 1656-1740 (antiquary) (Person)
- Overall, John, ? 1561-1619 (Bishop of Norwich) (Person)
- Kennett, White, 1660-1728 (historian and Bishop of Peterborough) (Person)
- Sancroft, William, 1617-1693 (Archbishop of Canterbury, Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (375 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Latin
Custodial History
Bequeathed to the library by Thomas Baker (1656-1740).
Physical Description
Paper
Repository Details
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