INDEX OF ENTRIES, 31 Jan. 1588/9 - 12 Feb. 1589/90 [one stray entry 16 Dec. 1601], ff. 1-75

Christopher ABBS v. Anthony HICKMAN, debt cause, 11 Apr. - 2 May 1589: ff. 11r., 13v. (debt relates to money owed for ‘commons’ at the time of Abbs’ stewardship), 14r., 15v.

[Christopher] ABBS, Mr SEGELL and [ ] TILMAN, syndics of Corpus Christi College, v. Anthony HICKMAN, debt cause, 11 Apr. - 2 May 1589: ff. 11r., 13v., 14r., 14v., 15v.

[John] ALCOCKE v. [Robert] REVELL, cause not stated, 31 Jan. 1588/9 - 9 May 1589: ff. 1r., 4r., 7v. (Dr BETTS absent from court in London), 9r., 11r., 13r., 16v. (Revell absolved), 18r.

John ALCOCKE of Cambridge, saddler, v. John HALIWELL (HALLIWELL) of Cambridge, yeoman, debt cause, 11 July 1589 – 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 32v., 35r., 43r., 45v., 47v., 50r., 53r., 54v., 57v., 61r., 62r.-v., 64v., 67r., 70r. (judgement against Halliwell), 72v.

Robert ANDREWES v. John GLESON, MA, fellow of Trinity College, debt cause, 17 Oct. 1589 - 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 46v., 48r., 53v., 56v., 58r., 61r., 63r., 64v., 67v., 70v., 73r.

Nicholas ANSTILL v. John BOURNE and Thomas WARREN, office cause, 24 Oct. 1589: ff. 48r.

Office v. Nicholas ASTILL, cause not stated, 28 Nov. 1589: ff. 58r.

James AVERELL v. John PORTER, [? office cause], 31 Jan. 1588/9: ff. 1r.

Jane BASHE, widow, of Stansted v. Henry PARKER, scholar, of Peterhouse, debt cause, 7 Mar. 1588/9: ff. 5v.

Office v. Mr BANBRIDG (BANBRIGG), cause not stated, 13 Mar. 1588/9: ff. 8r.

John BAXTER senior v. Richard SACKER, debt cause, 11 Apr. - 3 July 1589: ff. 10v., 12v., 16r., 27r.

John BACKSTER (BAXTER) senior of Cambridge v. John KETLE of London, draper, injury cause, 28 Aug. 1589: ff. 40r.-v. (allegation relates to a decree for John CARSTER, the elder, and John CARSTER, the younger, to deliver the possessions, property and moveable goods mentioned in a schedule to Ketle)

William BEAMONT and Helen BEAMONT, his wife, v. John BENSON, appealed cause, 21 Nov. 1589 - 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 57r., 58v., 61v., 63r., 65r., 67v., 70v., 73r.

George BENSON v. William BAYLY, cause relating to [?] sureties, 23 Jan. 1589/90: ff. 68r.

Dr John BETTS v. Thomas PARISH of Chesterton, debt cause, 11 July – 18 July 1589: ff. 33v. (writ of subpoena directed from the high court of Chancery to Parish to appear in the Vice Chancellor’s court), 36v. (confirmation that the subpoena was served on Parish)

John BETTIS (BETTS), LLD, v. Joan FLINT of Cambridge, widow, debt cause, 31 Jan. - 4 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 71v., 72r.

Taxors v. Francis BIRDE, unlicensed victualling, 22 July 1589: ff. 38r.

Taxors v. widow BLETHORNE, unlicensed victualling, 22 July 1589: ff. 39r.

Robert BOLLES (BOWLES) v. [?] Harold FERMER, debt cause, 21 Mar. 1588/9: ff. 9v. (judgement against Fermer)

Robert BOOTH senior, MA, and Henry ALVEY, syndics of St John’s College, v. James HINTSON of Cambridge, tailor, debt cause, 20 Jun. - 17 Oct. 1589: ff. 25r., 26r. (entry crossed out), 32r., 35r., 43r., 45v.

Robert BOOTH senior, MA, and Henry ALVEY, syndics of St John’s College, v. widow HARRISON, debt cause, 20 Jun. - 18 July 1589: ff. 26r., 32r., 34v.

Robert BOOTH senior, MA, and Henry ALVEY, syndics of St John’s College, v. Richard PARIS (PARISHE) of Chesterton, debt cause, 20 Jun. - 11 July 1589: ff. 26r., 32r. (allegation that Parishe is indebted to one Simon ROBSON, BD, in the sum of £20 for the delivery of a quantity of malt)

Robert BOOTH and Henry ALVY, syndics of St John’s College, v. William JEANES, MA, of Burgh St Peter, [Norfolk] (later also v. William BAYLIE), debt cause, 28 Nov. 1589 - 16 Jan. 1589/90: ff. 59r., 60r. (depositions of Martin WHARTON and John HARVIE of Cambridge relating to Jeanes’ worth in lands, goods and leases), 65r., 67v.

Robert BOOTH and Henry ALVY, syndics of St John’s College, v. John DIGHTON, debt cause, 12 Dec. 1589: ff. 62v.

Robert BOULES (BOWLES) v. Richard BETTON of Shrewsbury, debt cause [disputed contract], 3 Oct. 1589 - 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 43v., 46v., 48r., 53v., 58r., 63r., 65r., 67v., 70v., 73r.

William BOYDON v. John HARVY, administrator of the goods of Roger BROOKE, debt cause, 30 Jan. 1589/90: ff. 71r.

Nicholas BRETT v. William STERNE of Stow-cum-Quy, debt cause, 23 Jan. - 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 68r., 71r., 73r.

Mr CANFILD (CANFIELD) v. Henry HARVYE, violating the privileges of the University, 7 Mar. 1588/9: ff. 5v. (Michael BUTLER, a pupil of Canfield, is alleged to have sold a featherbed and bolster to Harvey)

Taxors v. [ ] CARTWRIGHT of [King’s] Lynn, cause not stated, 8 Oct. 1589: ff. 45r.

Taxors v. Arthur CHURCH, unlicensed victualling, 22 July 1589: ff. 39r.

Matthew CLERK (CLARKE) of King’s Lynn v. John BAXTER junior of Cambridge, cause not stated, 24 Oct. 1589 - 30 Jan. 1589/90: ff. 48v., 50r., 52v., 54v., 57v., 60v., 62r., 64r., 66v., 70r.

Thomas CROPLEY v. Thomas VAGHAN (VAUGHAN), debt cause, 23 Jan. - 30 Jan. 1589/90: ff. 68r., 71r.

Robert CURDE, for Alice MADE v. Edward LIVELY, cause relating to legacy of John HATCHER’s will, 11 Apr. 1611: ff. 10v.-11r. (Alice is in the service of the Countess of Westmorland and is unable to attend court because the countess is ‘sickly’)

Taxors v. John DORMER, incorrect weights and measures (hay), 3 Oct. - 17 Oct. 1589: ff. 44r., 46v.

Taxors v. Mr EDMUNDES of Cambridge, alderman, for using bushels ‘not sealed by the standard of the University’, 7 Oct. 1589: ff. 44v.

Richard ELWOOD v. Henry MACE, debt cause, 30 May – 6 Jun. 1619: ff. 19v., 21r.

Richard ELWOOD v. Henry MACE, injury cause, 6 Jun. 1619: ff. 21r.

William FARBECKE, MD, v. [ ] ASKE of London, cause not stated, 5 Dec. 1589: ff. 61v.

John FLETCHER, MA, v. George NEWMAN, LLB, 11 Apr. - 20 Jun. 1589: ff. 11v., 13r., 16r., 17r., 19v., 21v., 23v., 24r.

Joan FLYNT, widow, v. Nicholas ALGATE, debt cause, 11 July 1589: ff. 33r. (allegation that Algate owed money to William HAMOND while he lived in Cambridge, and the sum was assigned to widow Flynt as a result of suit with administrators of Hamond’s goods)

Henry FRANCOIS, bookseller of London v. Reynold BRIDGES, bookseller, and Joan BRIDGES, his wife, executrix of the will of Benedict WALKER of Cambridge, bookseller, debt cause, 7 Mar. 1588/9: ff. 6r.-v.

Taxors v. Robert FROGG, unlicensed victualling, 20 Mar. 1588/9: ff. 8r. (a licence had been granted to Rowland CAMPION, late husband of Frogg’s wife)

Francis GARTHSYDE (GARSITH, GARSETT), MA, v. Simon SHIPWRIGHT of Borowe [?Borough Green], husbandman, cause not stated, 31 Jan. 1588/9 - 6 Jun. 1589: ff. 1r., 2r., 4r. (Mr BYE of Borough Green, labourer, named as witness), 6v., 16v., 19v., 21r.

Thomas GILL, draper, v. Robert LANSDALE, MA, debt cause, 11 Apr. 1589 - 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 11v., 13r., 16r., 19v., 23v., 24r., 31v., 34v., 43r., 45v., 47r., 50r., 53r., 54v., 57v., 60v., 62r., 64r., 67r., 70r., 72v.

Taxors v. Miles GOLDSBOROUGHE, baker, incorrect weights and measures (bread), 22 July 1589: ff. 38r.

Office v. Hugh GRAY, BD, cause not stated, 9 Feb. - 12 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 74r., 74v.

John HALIWELL (HALLWELL) v. John ALCOCK, debt [recovery] cause, 18 July 1589 – 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 36v., 43v., 48r., 50r., 53r., 55r., 57v., 61r., 62v., 67r., 70r., 72v.

Margaret HAMMOND, administrator of William HAMMOND, deceased, [administration of estate], 14 Feb. 1588/9: ff. 2r.

John HARDINGE, proctor acting for Edward PAGE, v. Humphrey CRUISE, BA, and John SIMONS of Cambridge, tailor, debt cause, 30 May 1589 – 6 Feb. 1589/90: 20r., 21v., 23v., 24v., 36v., 43v., 46r., 48r., 50v., 53v., 55r., 58r., 61r., 63r., 64v., 67r., 70v., 73r.

Alexander HARTLEY v. John BAXTER of Cambridge, cause not stated, 24 Oct. 1589 - 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 48v., 50v., 53v., 55r., 58r., 61r., 63r., 64v., 67r., 70v., 73r.

James HARTLEY v. Edward PEARCE, injury cause, 3 Oct. - 17 Oct. 1589: ff. 44r., 46v.

Proctors v. John HARVY, cause not stated, 31 Jan. 1588/9: ff. 1r.

[Neville HAES] v. John LANE of West Walton, gentleman, cause not stated, 30 May 1589: ff. 20r.

Taxors v. William HELDER, unlicensed victualling, 22 July 1589: ff. 39r.

[ ] HEMYNG (HEMING) v. [ ] MOORE, debt cause, 21 Feb. 1588/9 - 24 July 1589: ff. 4v., 4v.-5r., 6r., 7r., 8v.-9r., 10r., 12r., 14r., 14v., 16r., 18r., 19r., 20v., 22v., 24r., 24v., 33r., 36r., 39r.

John HEYNES (HEINES) v. Edward INGEAM (ENGEAM), debt cause, 29 Oct. 1589 - 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 51r., 53v., 57r., 58v., 61r., 63r., 64v., 67v., 70v., 73r.

Anthony HICKMAN v. Mr SEGELL (SECHELL), cause not stated, 11 Apr. - 2 May 1589: ff. 11v., 13v., 14r., 14v. (allegation that Hickman is owed for a [?] chamber in the new building in Benett College [Corpus Christi] ‘on the south side of the hall under Mr BRABON), 15v.

Anthony HICKMAN, MA, v. Matthew SETHELL of Corpus Christi College, Edward ELVIN and others, 14 Nov. 1589: ff. 54r. (Hickman is granted free egress and ingress to the College, provided he does not enter the chapel or hall, or participate in any fellows’ meetings)

Anthony HICKMAN, MA, v. John COPCOTT (COPCOT), Master of Corpus Christi College, injury cause, 9 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 74r.

Roger HILLES (HILL) of Cambridge, cook, v. John BATESON of Cambridge, bricklayer, debt cause, 11 July – 28 Nov. 1589: ff. 32v., 35r., 43r., 46r., 47v., 50v., 53r., 55r., 58r.

Taxors v. Mr HOEDILOE, SHERWOOD, ANDROES, PRAWNCE, ROBSON, EDMUNDES, HOBSON, HILLS and WILKINSON of Barnwell, cause not stated, 3 Oct. - 17 Oct. 1589: ff. 44r., 46v.

Taxors v. Oliver HOLMES, Francis BIRDE, Arthur CHURCHE, Michael SWANN, [ ] MUSGRAVE, [ ] BATEMANSON, [ ] WALLIS and [ ] PEARCE, cause not stated, 22 July 1589: ff. 38r.

Luke HORNE v. John ALCOCK, debt cause, 20 Jun. - 18 July 1589: ff. 26r., 36r.

Henry HUDSON, MA, v. John SHELLY, tailor, cause not stated, 14 Nov. 1589 - 16 Jan. 1589/90: ff. 54r., 56v., 58v., 61r., 63r. (Shelly dismissed with expenses), 64v.

Taxors v. Rowland HUTCHINSON, unlicensed victualling, 20 Mar. 1588/9: ff. 8r.

Taxors v. Rowland HUTCHINSON, glover, unlicensed victualling, 22 July 1589: ff. 39r.

Mr HUTTON v. William PIE, debt cause, 21 Mar. 1588/9: ff. 9r. (judgement against Pie)

Robert HUTTON, MA (BD), v. Walter LASSELLS and Martin TURNER, both of Trinity College, injury cause (defamation by charges of buggery against Hutton and other fellows of Trinity College), 30 May – 7 July 1589: ff. 20r., 21v., 22v., 28v. (judgement against Lassells), 29r. (submission and retraction of Lassells), 29v.-30r. (second submission of Lassells), 30r.-v. (submission and retraction of Henry WHARTON of Trinity College), 30v. (third submission of Lassells)

Robert HUTTON, MA, v. Martin TURNER of Trinity College, injury cause (defamation by charges of buggery against Hutton and other fellows of Trinity College), 20 Jun. - 7 July 1589: ff. 26r. (entry crossed out), 26r.-v., 26v., 27r., 28v. (judgement against Turner), 29r. (submission and retraction of Turner)

Robert HUTTON, BD, v. Walter LASSELLS, injury cause, 28 Nov. 1589: ff. 58v.

Robert HUTTON v. Thomas (Walter) LASSELLS, alias JACKSON, debt (injury) cause, 16 Jan. - 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 65r., 67v., 71r., 73r.

William JEANES v. [ ] NICHOLSON, cause not stated, 24 Oct. 1589: ff. 49r.

[ ] JEFFERY v. Stephen SMITH, barber, injury cause, 24 Oct. 1589: ff. 49r.

Office v. Mr JOHNSON (JHONSON) and Mr BANBRIGG, cause not stated, 11 Apr. - 18 Apr. 1589: ff. 11v., 13r.

Mr KEMPE v. [ ] HALIWELL, injury cause, 7 May – 9 May 1589: ff. 17r., 18v. (blank)

Gregory KEYME (KEIME) of Cambridge, barber, v. [ ] PHEWE (FEW), injury cause, 21 Feb. 1588/9 - 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 5r., 6r., 7r., 8v. (entry crossed through), 9v., 12r., 15v., 17v., 18v., 20v., 22v., 24r., 32v., 35r., 43r., 45v., 47r., 49v.-50r., 52v., 54v., 57v., 60v., 62r., 64r., 66v., 69v. (statement of [John] STANDISH relating to the goods and wares of Fewe at his mansion house and shop in execution of a decree of the Vice-Chancellor), 72v.

Jonas LACY, MA, v. Thomas HOBSON, cause not stated, 18 Apr. - 30 May 1589: ff. 13v., 14r., 15v., 17v., 19r.

Leonard LANGSDALE (LANSDALE) v. John CUTCHIE of St Andrew’s parish, injury cause, 5 Feb. 1588/9 - 3 Nov. 1589: ff. 1v., 5r., 6r., 7v., 9r., 10r. (William MOORE and Thomas GODFREY named as witnesses), 12v., 15v., 16v., 17v., 18v., 49r., 49v., 51v.

Leonard LANGSDALE (LANSDALE) v. Mr MONDFORD (MOUNTFORD), injury cause, 5 Feb. 1588/9 - 3 Nov. 1589: ff. 1v., 9r., 10r., 12v., 15v., 16v., 17v., 18v., 49v., 52r.

Leonard LANGSDALE (LANSDALE) v. John WHITFIELD, injury cause, 5 Feb. 1588/9 - 30 May 1589: ff. 1v., 9r., 10r., 12v., 15v., 16v., 17v., 18v.

Leonard LANGSDALE (LANSDALE) v. Thomas GRIME (GRYME), injury cause, 5 Feb. 1588/9 - 30 May 1589: ff. 1v., 5r., 6r., 7v., 9r., 11r. (William MOORE and Thomas GODFREY named as witnesses), 13r., 15v., 16v., 17v., 18v.

Walter LASSELLES v. Robert HUTTON, injury cause, 13 Jun. 1589: ff. 22v.

Thomas LEGG, LLD, v. John GRENE of West Wratting, cause not stated, 14 Mar. 1588/9: ff. 7r. (allegation relates to a subpoena directed to Grene from ‘the high court of Chantry’ to appear in the Vice Chancellor’s court)

Edward LIVELY (LYVELY) v. Mr GERE (GERRY), debt cause, 31 Jan. 1588/9 - 20 Jun. 1589: ff. 1r., 4v., 5v., 6v., 18v., 19r. (Gerry has been warned to appear), 21r., 23r., 24v. (debt relates to Gerry’s role as executor of the will of Dr HATCHER)

Thomas LORKIN, MD, v. William SPICER, debt cause, 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 73v.

[ ] MACE v. [ ] MACHETT, [debt cause], 14 Mar. 1588/9: ff. 7v.

[ ] MACHET v. [ ] MAZE, cause not stated, 21 Feb. 1588/9 - 11 Apr. 1589: ff. 4r., 5r., 5v., 9r., 10r.

Thomas MARKAM (MARKHAM) v. Humphrey CRUISE, MA, debt cause, 11 July 1589 – 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 32v., 35v., 46v., 48r., 50v., 53v., 55r., 58r., 61r., 62v., 64v., 67r., 70v., 73r.

Taxors v. Thomas MILLER, unlicensed victualling, 22 July 1589: ff. 39r. (Miller ordered to ‘pluck down’ his sign, the sign of the Raven in Barnwell)

Roger MORELL, syndic of St John’s College, v. William JEANES, debt cause, 26 Jan. 1589/90: ff. 68v. (judgement against Jeanes)

John MOSSE v. John HURSTE, debt cause, 14 Mar. 1588/9 - 20 Jun. 1589: ff. 8r. (relates to a decree appointing John STANDISHE to take possession of and value certain goods of Mosse), 22r., 23v., 24r.

John MOSSE v. John HURSTE, distraint of goods, 6 Jun. 1589: ff. 22r. (Mosse alleges that the goods decreed to be distrained remain at Hurste’s house)

John MOSSE v. Samuel GARDNER and Humphrey CRUISE, debt cause, 3 July 1589: ff. 26v.-27r. (judgement against Gardner and Cruise)

[ ] MUNDEFODE v. Gregory PENNE, John BAXTER, [ ] BRADSHAWE and [ ] BELL, with others, office cause, 18 Apr. - 9 May 1589: ff. 13r., 14r. (blank), 14r. (allegation that they put ‘baskets of dust or other filth’ in Garret Hostel Lane to the ‘annoyance of the students of the Colleges’), 16v., 18r.

Taxors v. Cuthbert MUSGRAVE, unlicensed victualling, 22 July 1589: ff. 38r.

Thomas NASHE, butler, of Pembroke Hall v. John STANDISHE, debt cause, 14 Feb. - 17 Feb. 1588/9: ff. 2v., 3v.

Taxors v. Thomas NASH and William WRIGHT, bakers, incorrect weights and measures (bread), 13 Jun. - 17 Oct. 1589: ff. 23v., 24r., 31v., 34v. (entry crossed out), 38v., 39v. (Nash is alleged to have regularly baked bread while being an innkeeper), 44r., 46v.

Thomas NASHE v. Richard SACKER, cause not stated, 21 Nov. - 5 Dec. 1589: ff. 57r., 58v., 61v.

Thomas NASHE v. Richard SACKER and John TOWERS, cause not stated, 21 Nov. - 5 Dec. 1589: ff. 57r., 61v.

Taxors v. widow OLIVER, Michael SWANN, Henry FLAMSON, Edward PEARCE and Richard SCOTT of Barnwell, cause not stated, 20 Mar. 1588/9: ff. 8r.

John PALMER, MA, v. Agnes VIPEN, widow, injury cause, 3 Oct. - 28 Nov. 1589: ff. 44r., 46v., 49v., 51r.-v., 52r., 53v., 56v., 58r.

John PASKE v. Thomas BIRCHE, debt cause, 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 73v.

John PASKE v. Christopher ADDISON, debt cause, 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 73v.

Drs PERNE, STILL and TYNDALL v. Charles CHADWICK, injury cause (slander), 7 Feb. 1588/9 - 7 May 1589: ff. 2r., 6v., 12r., 17r.

John POPE, MA, Proctor, v. Nicholas BRETT, debt cause, 24 Oct. 1589 - 16 Jan. 1589/90: ff. 48v., 51r., 53v., 55r.-56v., 58r., 63r., 64v.

John POPE, MA, Proctor, acting for Alexander HAMOND, lately of New Chipping, Hertfordshire, v. Nicholas BRETT, debt cause, 24 Oct. 1589 - 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 49r., 61r., 67r., 70v. (Thomas LAMPKIN, Thomas FEILD and Thomas BRETT named as witnesses), 73r.

[ ] PORTER, scrivener, v. [ ] BLYTHE, cause not stated, 21 Feb. 1588/9: ff. 4r., 5r.

[ ] PORTER v. [ ] BARTHOLME (BARTHOLOMEWE), dispute over an apprenticeship, 21 Feb. 1588/9 - 18 Apr. 1589: ff. 4r., 5r., 6r., 8r., 9v., 10v., 12v.

William POTTOE (POTTELL) v. Neville HAES, debt cause, 12 Dec. 1589 - 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 63r., 67v., 71r., 73r.

Robert PRANCE, MA, v. Thomas DIX, cause not stated, 31 Jan. 1588/9: ff. 1r.

Robert PRANNCE v. Ralph COOPER, debt cause, 2 May – 9 May 1589: ff. 15v., 17v.

Thomas RIDLEY, proctor acting for [?] DUFFEELDE, gentleman, of London, v. Robert GARDNER, MA, fellow of King’s College, debt cause, 11 Apr. - 13 Jun. 1611: ff. 10v., 13r., 16r. (judgement against Gardner), 19v., 21r., 23r.

Taxors v. James ROBSON of Cambridge, chandler, for using bushels ‘not sealed by the standard of the University’, 7 Oct. 1589: ff. 45r.

Robert RUSSELL of Cambridge and Joan RUSSELL, his wife, v. John STEVENS, debt cause, 21 Mar. 1588/9 - 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 9v., 10v., 12v., 15v., 18r., 19r., 20v., 22v., 24v. (blank), 33v. (reference to Joan Russell named as executrix of the will of Owen WILSON, her late husband), 35v.-36r., 43v., 46r., 47v., 50r., 52v., 54v., 57v., 60v., 62r., 64r., 66v., 70r., 72v.

Taxors v. [ ] SCOTT of Barnwell, cause not stated, 13 Jun. - 18 July 1589: ff. 23v., 31v., 34v.

[ ] SHERMAN v. [ ] TAYLOR, cause not stated, 7 Mar. 1588/9 - 18 Apr. 1589: ff. 6r., 7v.-8r., 9r., 10r., 12r.

John SIMONDS (SIMONS) of Cambridge, tailor, v. Samuel GARDNER junior of King’s College, debt cause, 3 July 1589 – 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 26v., 32v., 35v., 43v., 46r., 47v., 50v., 53r., 55r., 58r., 61r., 62v., 64v., 67r., 70r., 73r.

Taxors v. [ ] SMARTE and [ ] PATE, incorrect weights and measures (bread), 13 Jun. - 18 July 1589: ff. 23r., 31v., 34v.

Stephen SMITH v. Edmund TAYLER, cause not stated, 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 73v.

John STALVER v. Thomas SKYLITTER, debt cause, 14 Feb. - 7 Mar. 1588/9: ff. 2r., 5r., 6r.

John STEVENS v. Thomas SMARTE, baker, [? office cause], 31 Jan. 1588/9: ff. 1r., 1v.

[John] STEVENS v. Richard SCOTT, baker, cause not stated, 31 Jan. 1588/9: ff. 1v.

[John] STEVENS v. Edward HOBSON, baker, cause not stated, 31 Jan. 1588/9: ff. 1v.

Philip STRINGER, Bedell, v. Thomas HOEDILOE of London, cause not stated, 9 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 74r.

Ralph TAYLEBOYS (TALBOYES), BD, and William DICENSON v. Robert BRADLEY, administrator of the goods of Richard BRADLEY, [debt cause], 7 Feb. - 21 Feb. 1588/9: ff. 2r., 4r.

Taxors v. Leonard TAYLOR, cause not stated, 3 Oct. - 17 Oct. 1589: ff. 44r., 46v.

[ ] THOROWGOOD, LLB, v. George BRADY of Fen Ditton, cause not stated, 28 Nov. 1589: ff. 59v. (writ of subpoena from the high court of Chancery directed to Brady to appear in the Vice Chancellor’s court)

William THURGER of Babraham v. [ ] AMY, MA, debt cause, 30 Jan. - 3 Feb. 1589/30: ff. 71r., 71v.-72r. (John DORMER, burgess of Cambridge, named as a witness)

Proctors v. [ ] TOMSON of Cambridge, victualler, flesh-dressing, 15 Feb. 1588/9: ff. 2v.

Taxors v. [ ] TOMSON, baker, incorrect weights and measures (bread), 21 Feb. 1588/9 - 11 July 1589: ff. 4r., 16v., 18r., 19r., 23r., 31v.

Taxors v. [ ] TOOLEY and [ ] FLAMSON, bakers, cause not stated, 13 Jun. - 18 July 1589: ff. 23v., 24r., 31v., 34v.

John TOWERS (TOWELL) v. Robert CROXTON, appealed cause, 21 Mar. 1588/9 - 13 Jun. 1589: ff. 8v., 9v., 12r. (entry crossed out), 13v.-14r., 19v., 21r., 22v., 23r.

Widow WARDALL, administrator of the goods of Edward WARDALL, barber, administration of estate, 17 Feb. 1588/9: ff. 2v.

Thomas WARREN and John BURNE (BOURN) v. Nicholas ANSTELL (ASTILL), office cause, 18 July – 29 Oct. 1589: ff. 36r. (allegation that Anstell has practiced as a [?] pewterer without serving an apprenticeship), 43v., 46r., 50v.

[ ] WATSON of Chesterton v. Henry CLERCKE (CLARKE), alderman, debt cause relating to the delivery of a quantity of barley, 28 Nov. 1589: ff. 59r. (judgement against Clarke)

Giles WEBBE (WELBYE) v. John ALCOCK of Cambridge, saddler, distrained goods, 31 Jan. 1588/9 - 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 1r., 4v., 6r., 8v., 9v., 12r., 21v. (blank), 32v., 35r., 43r., 45v., 47v., 50v., 53r., 55r., 57v., 61r., 62v., 71r., 73r. (Robert MORE and Martha HODGSON, wife of William Hodgson of Cambridge, named as witnesses)

Taxors v. Richard WILLINGTON (WILTON), unlicensed victualling, 22 July 1589: ff. 39r.

Taxors v. Henry WHITE, unlicensed victualling, 22 July 1589: ff. 38r.

John WILKYNSON, barber, v. Oliver LEACH, debt cause, 14 Feb. 1588/9: ff. 2v. (allegation relates to a bay gelding)

Michael WOOLF, vintner, v. Richard SWANNE of Royston, 7 Feb. 1588/9: ff. 2r.

William WOOLFE, mayor of Cambridge, v. John FABER of Clare Hall, cause not stated, 6 Feb. 1589/90: ff. 73v.

[ ] WOOLPHE v. [ ] SWANNE, cause not stated, 21 Feb. 1588/9: ff. 4r.

Taxors v. [ ] VIPEN, conveying barley [out of Cambridge], 21 Feb. 1588/9: ff. 4r.

Other notable entries:

[unfoliated; front free endpaper and pastedown] Notes of admission and swearing of privileged persons or scholar servants: Richard FOSTER, servant to William WORTS, Esquire Bedell, 27 Oct. 1680; Edward PARVER, 1 Sept. 1684; Thomas MARSHALL, servant to John EDWARDS, 5-11 Oct. 1699.

[unfoliated; first folio in volume] Form of oath of scholar servants and other privileged persons, not scholars.

3r. Recognizances of butchers to abstain from flesh-dressing during Lent, 17 Feb. 1588/9.

3r. Recognizances of victuallers, innholders, stable-keepers, alehouse-keepers and taverners to abstain from flesh-dressing during Lent, 17 Feb. 1588/9.

3v. List of ‘flesh forfeited’ giving description of quantities of meat seized by the Proctors from various individuals, the proceeds of the sale of which was distributed to prisoners at the Castle and the poor, 19 Feb. 1588/9.

3v. List of individuals who have not conformed to the proclamation on flesh-dressing: Thomas BRADSHAWE, John WALLER, John BELL, Henry WALLS, Edward PARKER, John STALVER, Robert BROWNE, Eldras JENKYNSON, Michael WARDE, Thomas HITCHE, Miles KEYNES, Richard BRACHUS, Robert FIRBACKE and John CARTER, 3 Mar. 1588/9.

14v. Letters of dispensation: John FLETCHER, MA, and Edward WRIGHTE, MA, fellows of Gonville and Caius College, are not to be deprived of their fellowships while abroad on the service of the realm, 30 Apr. 1589.

26v. Assizes of bread, 21 Jun. 1589.

28r. John BETTS, LLD, exhibited a writ of subpoena directed from the high court of Chancery to Anthony STILE, LLB, inhabitant of the city of Norwich, and Cuthbert BROWNE, inhabitant of Haddenham in the Isle of Ely, to appear in the Vice Chancellor’s court.

36v. Decree that a piece of red cloth belonging to Thomas GILL, draper, which had been distrained by the Proctors is to be restored to him, 18 July 1589.

38v. Assizes of bread and beer or ale, 22 July 1589.

39v. Peter BAROE (BARO), MA, of Peterhouse appointed Taxor, 26 July 1589.

41r.-v., 49r. Decree of the Vice-Chancellor and Assistants restoring Anthony HICKMAN to the fellowship of Corpus Christi College, 21 May [1591].

68v.-69r. Memorandum: Henry FARR, president of Pembroke Hall, delivered certain parcels of plate and money formerly belonging to Dr FULKE [William FULKE, d. 1589], Master of Pembroke Hall, to Roger DODD, late fellow of Pembroke Hall, with list of items, 26 Jan. 1589/90.

75r.-v. Copy of grant of [?] patronage or advowson (‘primam et proximam advocationem donationem presentationem sive liberam dispositionem’) to an unidentified church (described as ‘St A in T in the county of L’) by ‘W.S. of T in the county of L, esquire,’ to James Tabor, MA, and his heirs, 16 Dec. 1601.

INDEX OF ENTRIES, 5 May - 2 Sept. 1592, ff. 77-97

Thomas ADAMS v. Thomas WRAY (later v. Thomas WRAY and John WRAY, administrators of the goods of William HILLS), debt cause, 5 May – 2 Sept. 1592: ff. 77r., 79r., 82r., 85r., 86v., 88v., 90v., 93r., 96v.

Peter ATKINSON v. Thomas BRIDGES, administrator of the goods of Reignald BRIDGES, debt cause, 16 Jun. - 23 Jun. 1592: ff. 87v.-88r., 89v.

John BEIRE (BERRY) v. Thomas HOEDILOE, debt cause, 5 May – 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 77v., 79v., 82v., 85r., 86v., 88v., 90v., 93r.

John BENSON v. John MOSSE, debt cause, 5 May – 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 78r., 80r., 83r., 85v., 87r., 89r., 91r., 93v.

Brian BRIDGE v. widow BEAMOWNT, cause not stated, 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 95r.

Thomas BRIDGES v. Hugh BURWELL, [disputed contract], 5 May – 2 Sept. 1592: ff. 77r., 79r., 82r., 85r. (reference to award), 86v., 88v., 90v., 93r., 96v.

Richard CHAMBERS v. John SHAWE, debt cause, 5 May – 28 Jul. 1592: ff. 77v. (John UMPHRIE, Valentine SAWYER of Ely and Agnes KIDD named as witnesses), 79v. (Nicholas LILLIE named as witness), 82v. (other witnesses named as James AVERILL, John VIPENY and Thomas WILLOES), 85v., 86v., 88v., 90v., 93r., 96v.

Mark CHARLTONE v. William ROGERSON and John COTTY, injury cause, 5 May – 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 78r., 80r., 83r., 85v., 87r., 89r., 91r., 93v.

Mark CHARLTONE v. William ROGERSON and John COTTY, debt cause, 5 May – 2 Sept. 1592: ff. 78r., 80r., 83r., 85v., 87r., 89r., 91r., 93v., 97r.

Roger COX, MA, v. Thomas RIDLY, debt cause, 16 May – 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 80v., 83v., 86r., 87v., 89r., 91v., 94r.

Thomas CROEFOOTE v. Edward OLIVER, injury cause (defamation), 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 95r.

Thomas CROPLEY v. Robert GASKEN (GASCEN), debt cause, 16 May – 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 80v., 83v., 85v., 87v., 89r., 91r., 93r.

Thomas CROPLEY v. Jeremy BRIDGMAN, debt cause, 16 May – 16 Jun. 1592: ff. 80v., 83v., 85v., 87v.

Thomas CROPLEY v. Christopher GIBSON, debt cause, 16 May – 15 Jun. 1592: ff. 80v., 83v., 85v.

Thomas CROPLEY v. Hugh RIDEINGE (RYDEINGE), cause not stated, 16 May – 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 80v., 83v., 85v., 87v. (judgement against Rideinge), 89r., 94v.

Thomas CROPLEY v. John (Thomas) WARD, debt cause, 16 May – 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 81v., 83v., 85v., 88r., 89v., 94v.

Walter CURRER, proctor for Temperance WILSON v. John Mathewe, cause not stated, 16 Jun. 1592: ff. 88r.

John DITTENSALE v. John SHERMAN, debt cause, 5 May – 2 Jun. 1592: ff. 78r., 84r.

Richard GAULTON (GAWLTON) v. Thomas WRAY (later v. Thomas WRAY and John WRAY, administrators of the goods of William HILLS), debt cause, 5 May – 2 Sept. 1592: ff. 77r., 79r., 82r., 85r., 86v., 88v., 90v., 93r., 96v.

Humphrey HAMON v. Thomas BRIDGES, administrator of the goods of Reignald BRIDGES, debt cause, 16 Jun. 1592: ff. 88r.

Robert HEYLOCKE v. Thomas BARNARD (BERNARD), debt cause, 5 May – 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 77v., 84r., 85r. (blank), 86r., 87v., 89v., 94v.

John HOLMES v. [?Amos] IVESON, debt cause, 5 May – 2 Jun. 1592: ff. 77r., 79r., 82r. (judgement against Iveson in the sum of 50s)

[?Amos] IVESON v. John WALLER, appealed cause, 5 May – 2 Sept. 1592: ff. 78r., 79v., 83r., 85v., 87r., 89r., 91r., 93v., 97r. (reference to indenture delivered to Francis EARLE)

John MARCESSE (MACKRIS) v. Richard SHITLEWORTH, appealed cause, 5 May – 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 78v., 80v., 83v., 85v., 87r., 89r., 91r., 94r.

Robert (John) MATCHETT v. John DAWDY (DAWDIE), appealed cause, 5 May – 23 Jun. 1592: ff. 78r., 80r., 83r., 85v., 87r., 89r.

Robert MATCHETT v. John DAWDY, debt cause, 2 Jun. - 23 Jun. 1592: ff. 83r., 85v., 87r., 89r.

John MOSSE v. John BENSON, debt cause, 5 May – 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 78v., 80r., 83r., 85v., 87r., 89r., 91r., 93v.

William NICHOLSON v. George NEWMAN, appealed cause, 5 May – 13 Jul. 1592: ff. 77v., 79r., 82r., 85r., 86v., 88v., 90v.

Edward PARKER v. John TOOLY, injury cause, 16 May – 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 81r., 84r., 86r., 87v., 89r., 94v. (in this entry given [?in error] as Richard Tooly)

John PASKE v. Humphrey CRUISE, debt cause, 5 May – 23 Jun. 1592: ff. 78r., 80v., 83v., 85v., 87r., 89r.

Richard PHILOE v. John POWER, injury cause, 5 May – 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 78r., 82v., 85v., 87r., 89r., 91r., 93v.

Thomas RICHARDSON v. Thomas ADAMS (ADDAMS), debt cause, 28 Jul. - 29 July. 1592: ff. 95v. (Elizabeth RICHARDSON, Thomas’s wife, appeared in court), 95v. (judgement against Adams)

Hugh RYDINGE v. George NEWMAN, debt cause, 16 May – 16 Jun. 1592: ff. 81v. (judgement against Newman), 84r., 86r., 88r. (blank)

John ROGERS v. Thomas WRAY (later v. Thomas WRAY and John WRAY, administrators of the goods of William HILLS), debt cause, 5 May – 2 Sept. 1592: ff. 77r., 79r., 82r., 85r., 86v., 88v., 90v., 93r., 96v.

James SALEBANCKE v. Maurice JAKES, debt cause, 2 Jun. 1592: ff. 84r.

John SHERMAN v. John NASHE, debt cause, 5 May – 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 78v., 80r., 83v., 85v., 87r., 89r., 91r., 94r.

John SHERMAN v. George BAINBRIGG, debt cause, 16 May 1592: ff. 81r.

John SHERMAN v. Nicholas BRETT, debt cause, 16 Jun. 1592: ff. 88r.

John SLEDD, Proctor, v. Hugh ROSE, cause not stated, 23 Jun. 1592: ff. 89v.

John TOOLY v. Edward PARKER, injury cause, 16 May – 29 Jul. 1592: ff. 81r., 84r., 86r., 87v., 94v. (in this entry given [?in error] as Richard Tooly), 95v.

Peter WHALY (WHALIE) v. Robert SPARKE, fellow of King’s College, debt cause, 13 Jul. - 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 91v., 94r. (Richard WHALIE, Peter’s son, appeared in court)

Peter WHALY v. Mr SHARPE junior, fellow of King’s College, debt cause, 13 Jul. - 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 91v., 94r.

Peter WHALY v. Thomas CLARKE, fellow of King’s College, debt cause, 13 Jul. 1592: ff. 91v.

Peter WHALIE v. Walter GRIMSTON, debt cause, 21 Jul. 1592: ff. 95r.

William WOLFE v. Charles LUCAS, debt cause, 5 May – 2 Sept. 1592: ff. 77v., 79r., 82v. (judgement against Lucas), 85r., 86v., 90v., 93r., 96v.

Thomas WRAY v. John POWELL, debt cause, 5 May – 2 Sept. 1592: ff. 77r., 79r., 82v., 85r., 86r., 86v., 88v., 90v., 93r., 96v.

Thomas WRAY v. Ralph EARDLY, debt cause, 16 May – 2 Sept. 1592: ff. 79r., 82v., 85r., 86v., 88v., 90v., 93r., 96v.

Other notable entries:

95r. Received of widow BARLYMAN the sum of £3, 8s and 7p for satisfaction of her creditors, 21 Jul. 1592.

103r.-113v. List of names of privileged persons, (non-graduate employees of the University and Colleges who were granted the privileges of University membership with regard to the use of the University courts and exemption from certain levies), arranged by ward, possibly transcribed from another source and retrospectively annotated by James Tabor with dates of admission and swearing, and other notes. Folios contemporaneously numbered 1-11.

114r.-168r. Second list of names of privileged persons, initially arranged by ward and initially largely as above with some of the same names recurring, but with further annotations and crossings out, and with new names added (containing more entries than that at 103r-113v). From around f.127r. (1628) the list appears to be arranged in chronological order continuing through to the 18th century, with continuations in various hands, including a pencil note from Registrary Joseph Romilly. Folios contemporaneously numbered 12-67.

169*r.-170*r. List of names of privileged persons, 16 Sept. 1740 – 16 May 1744.