Contents cover presentment and election of Proctors and Taxors; appointments of examiners; lists of BAs and MAs; ordo senioritatis; promotions; creations; incorporations; letters testimonial and other documents passing the seal; graces not concerning degrees. Also noteworthy are:
pp.8-9: inserted copies of University's letter to Lord Bacon and Archbishop of Canterbury, 29 Jan. 1620/1, complaining of excessive prices charged by London booksellers;
p.37: 15 Dec. 1621 reappointment of a commission to consider the University Archives; 12 Apr. 1622; appointment of a syndicate to investigate properties belonging to the University; 12 Nov. 1621 appointment of delegates for an appeal cause;
p.39: 1622 petition to the Crown concerning the behaviour of London stationers over Lilly's Grammar; statutes governing it graced; copied in Proctors' books and now in printed Statuta, pp.372-5;
pp.41-5: 1621-9 five inserted documents concerning stationers' privileges;
p.106: 13 July 1625 memorandum on Thomas Buck's patent as printer;
pp.106-10: 1625 surrender of lease of John Mere's legacy, a house and garden in St Edward's and St Bene't's parishes, by Alice Davers;
p.121: Aug. 1625 arrangements to suspend sermons in Great St Mary on account of plague;
p.122: Oct. 1625 arrangements to defer all public meetings;
p.172: 1629 revision of discommuning statute;
pp.174-5: Sept. 1629 syndics appointed to consider purchase of Burwell impropriation;
p.177: 5 Feb. 1628/9 copy of Speaker French's letter asking for return of names of heretical preachers;
pp.193-4: May-Sept. 1630 graces relating to plague;
pp.210-11: June 1631 letters of proxy for incorporation (and on p.230);
p.220: 20 Mar. 1631/2 royal mandate for creation of degrees;
pp.257-8: proceedings of the University of Oxford in connection with appeal for St Paul's;
pp.396-7: 1639 statute for commemoration of benefactors.
Bound in at end is a copy of the Parliamentary order of 5 Aug. 1645 allowing the continuance of the University's privileges until its rights are determined by both Houses of Parliament, and ordering that the Mayor is to take the oath as usual.