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Books of subscriptions for degrees, 1613 - 1984

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/Subscriptiones

Scope and Contents

Holders of superior degrees were required from 1613 to subscribe to the Three Articles of Religion; a stipulation which was extended to all holders of inferior degrees from 1616. The practice was suppressed during the Civil War but reinstituted in 1660. In 1856, following increasing opposition to the test, the declaration was changed to one of being a bona fide member of the Church of England. The practice was abolished in both Oxford and Cambridge by the Universities Test Act, 1871. Until 1934 the volumes in this series continued to be used for the signatures of all recipients of degrees. Thereafter the signatures of those receiving honorary degrees only are recorded.

Dates

  • Creation: 1613 - 1984

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

23 volume(s) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

The online catalogue for Janus was completed in August 2004.

Originator(s)

Registry

Finding aid date

1998-05-06 13:47:52+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

Contact:
Cambridge University Library
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