The mandates are on paper guards in two volumes, divided at 1671.

Contents:

MANDATES OF OLIVER CROMWELL

A. Benjamin Rogers to be Bachelor of Music (seals), 22 May 1658.

B. John Castle (absent at the regular time as Minister of the Newcastle Frigate) to be MA, with Seniority reserved, 22 May 1658.

MANDATES CONCERNING THE CHANCELLOR

1. Announcing the removal of the Duke of Buckingham and recommending his replacement by the Duke of Monmouth (the King’s natural son), 11 July 1674.

2. Announcing the removal of the Duke of Monmouth and recommending his replacement by the Duke of Albermarle, 4 Apr. 1682.

2*. Copy of the preceding.

MANDATES CONCERNING DEGREES

3. John Aucher MA, Isaac Barrow MA, John Barwick MA, William Chamberlain MA, Peter Gunning MA and Bernard Hale MA, to be DD, 21 June 1660.

4. Michael Frere MA, Fellow of Queens’ College, to be MD (seal), 2 July 1660.

5. W. Clark MA (Chaplain to the Duke of York), R. Mosson MA, P. Samwayes MA, H. Downhall BD, P. Hardres BD, N. Preston BD and G. Wigmore BD, to be DD, 21 July 1660.

6. Joseph Beaumont MA, Thomas Holbeach BD and R. Mapletoft BD, to be DD (seal), 28 July 1660.

7. Thomas Burwell MA, Chancellor of Durham, to be LLD (seal), 28 July 1660.

8. L. Gatford BD, H. Grey BD, M. Honywood MA and R. Widdrington MA, to be DD (seal), 28 July 1660.

9. E. Sparke BD and M. Harris BD, to be DD (seal), 28 July 1660.

10. J. Sherman BD and F. Wilford MA, to be DD (seal), 28 July 1660.

11. R. Drake BD, T. Fuller BD, E. Porter BD, R. Pory BD and A. Sparrow BD, to be DD; R. Crane MA to be LLD. Also W. Belk MA, J. Breton MA and R. Watts MA to be DD, 2 Aug. 1660.

12. M. Bramiston LLB and P. Broom MA to be LLD and R. Drake BD to be DD (seal), 2 Aug. 1660.

13. R. Boreman BD, T. Dalton BD, A. Marshall BD, R. Crawley MA, T. Crawley MA and E. Wilsford MA to be DD and R. Crawley MA to be MD (seal), 9 Aug. 1660.

14. T. Ansell BD, G. Sheafe BD, Chr. Shute BD, H. Vintner BD, N. Willis BD, R. Colbrand MA, H. Deane MA and W. Hobson MA all to be DD, 15 Aug. 1660.

15. Thomas Hodges BD, Chaplain to the King, to be DD (seal), 16 Aug. 1660.

16. W. Crofts MA to be LLD and Isaiah Harris, student in Civil Law, to be LLB (seal), 28 Aug. 1660.

17. G. Beaumont MA, R. Freeman MA, B. Smith MA, A. Peyton MA, W. Jarvis MA, T. Pennyman MA, A. Smallwood MA, R. Peacock MA, E. Boldero MA, T. Browning MA, P. Tennison MA and W. Herbert MA to be DD. T. Laney to be BD. A. Walpole and W. Whitwell to be MA. W. Fairbrother to be LLD (seal), 19 Sept. 1660.

18. J. Rhodes MA, R. Peirson MA, Gab. Offley MA, M. Fowler MA, W. Hall MA, H. Barcroft MA, L. Skipton MA and L. Womack MA to be DD (seal), 3 Sept. 1660.

19. C. Mason MA, G. Wood MA, J. Cornelius MA, E. Castle MA, E. Downes MA, all to be DD. T. Hutchinson to be BD and R. Brady MB and R. Mason to be MD (seal), 6 Sept. 1660.

20. W. Lincoln BD, H. More MA, Fellow of Christ’s College, W. Gervase MA and E. Stile MA, all to be DD (seal), 7 Sept. 1660.

21. T. Durand to be BD; A. South LLB and T. Edwards MA to be LLD; S. Gregory to be BD (seal), 12 Sept. 1660.

22. W. Pindar BD, A. Baynard BD, G. Aleyne MA, T. Aleyne MA, R. Harrison MA, T. Newcomen MA, J. Quarles snr. MA, J. Sharpe MA, Burton and Chr. Flower MA, all to be DD. H. Hitch MA to be LLD. J. Quarles jnr. to be BD and J. Meriton of St John’s College to be MA (seal), 26 Sept. 1660.

23. W. Stapylton to be BD (seal), 2 Oct. 1660.

24. R. Beresford BD, F. Tudor MA, R. Allington MA, M. Day MA, W. Birstall MA, A. Appleby MA and W. Reresby MA, all to be DD. T. Henshaw and S. Pancke to be BD and W. Franklyn MA to be MD (seal), 18 Oct. 1660.

25. H. Bradshaw MA to be DD (seal), 20 Oct. 1660.

26. F. Fulwood BA (Emmanuel College), Archdeacon of Totnes, to be DD (seal), 22 Oct. 1660.

27. W. Bates MA, T. Jacomb MA and R. Wilde MA, all to be DD (seal), 9 Nov. 1660.

28. D. Hoper BD, W. Gery MA, J. Bargrave MA, Tim. Welfit MA, S Rogers MA, W. Johnson MA and J. Redmayne MA, all to be DD. R. Burgoyn, W. Barlow, A. Nicholson and G. Scrimshire to be MD. T. Fiddes, R. Crosse and T. Plume to be BD. Chr. Hildyard to be MA (seal), 13 Nov. 1660.

29. Vere Harcourt, Archdeacon of Nottingham, to be DD (seal), 10 Dec. 1660.

30. Gibson Lucas Esq., long since in Holy Orders, to be DD (seal), 24 Jan. 1660/1.

31. R. Hitch BD, M. Frank BD, S. Luddington, Archdeacon of Stow, and John Heaver MA, all to be DD (seal), 9 Feb. 1660/1.

32. G. Chamberlain MA, Chr. Stone MA and R. Gilpin MA all to be DD (seal), 15 Feb. 1660/1.

33. E. Barker MA to be DD and J. Davenant MA to be MD (seal), 3 Mar. 1660/1.

34. J. Neile BD to be DD (seal), 6 Apr. 1661.

Note: for Mandates of 11 April 1660 see item 60 following.

35. Jer. and Jon. Holled MAs, J. Sherman MA and T. Archer MA to be DD. W Hollington to be LLD. L Harrison, L. Eales and J. Fairclough to be MD. Chr. Bainbrigg to be BD. Tho. Bainbrigg and Fra. Walsall to be MA. T. Belt to be LLB (seal), 7 May 1661.

36. W. Alchorne, clerk, to be BD, 23 May 1661.

37. Tho. Stephens MA to be DD (seal), 28 June 1661.

38. R. Bretton BA (Christ’s College), though not MA, to take any superior degree (seal), [BD 1662, DD 1663], 14 Oct. 1661.

39. E. Winne BD to be DD. E. Abney to be LLD. W. Sharpe to be BD (seal), 21 Oct. 1661.

40. S. Drake and J. Lake to be DD. J. Milner and R. Hasilwood to be BD, 8 Nov. 1661.

41. Duplicate of the above.

42. Ch. Stuteville Esq. to be MA. T. Burwell to be MB, 23 Jan. 1661/2.

43. J. Codde MA and W. Sandcroft BD, ejected Fellow of Emmanuel College and Chaplain in Ordinary to the King, to be DD, 15 Mar. 1661/2.

44. Fra. Heath to be LLD (seal), 18 Apr. 1662.

45. R. Milward MA to be DD, 14 May 1662.

46. S. Rowles MA to be MD without fees or exercises, 3 June 1662.

47. A. Scatergode MA, Prebendary of Lincoln and Editor of Critici Sacri, to be DD, 10 June 1662.

48. Roger Wilford, clerk, to be DD (seal), 16 June 1662.

49. E. Ibbot, clerk, to be BD, 25 June 1662.

50. J. Oxborough, ‘Mr Sollicitor’s nephew’, to be MA, 13 July 1662.

51. W. Foster to be LLB; S. Luke to be MA (seal), 7 Aug. 1662.

52. W. Lacy BD and G. Parish MA to be DD, 3 Oct. 1662.

53. W. Croone FRS, Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College, to be MD, 7 Oct. 1662.

54. J. Bolt of Magdalene College to be MA, 23 Oct. 1662.

55. R. Davenant of Trinity Hall to be MA, 4 Nov. 1662.

56. S. Potter MA, Fellow of Clare Hall, to be DD, 24 Nov. 1662.

57. R. Bretton BD to be DD, 25 Nov. 1662.

58. A. Walker MA to be DD. J. Bonwick, Rector of Newdigate, and J. Hannum MA to be BD and H. Woolnough to be MA, 4 Dec. 1662.

59. J. Sheldon and J. Goodricke of St John’s College, naval chaplains, to be MA, 6 Mar. 1662/3.

59*. Duke of Monmouth and 34 others to be MA, 16 Mar. 1662/3.

60. J. Carer BD, H. Sulyard MA, T. Buttolph MA, N. Ward MA and J. Meggs MA to be DD. W. Crab MA to be MD (seal), 11 Apr. 1661. (Note: item 60 should follow item 34 above).

61. Roger Ashton MA, Fellow of Pembroke College, to be DD, 26 Mar. 1663.

62. F. Haworth, clerk, to be BD, 26 Mar. 1663.

63. R. Sorsby BD, Precentor of York, to be DD, 26 Mar. 1663.

64. J. Bale MA, of Pembroke College, to be MD, 26 Mar. 1663.

65. R. Wilkinson, clerk, to be DD and T. Horsington to be MD, 26 May 1663.

65*. Copy of the above.

66. L. Mawbarne to be MA, without first having been BA, 6 May 1663.

67. N. Edwards to be MD, 10 July 1663.

68. H. Thorndike MA, B. Oley MA and T. Thurcrosse BD to be DD, 14 Apr. 1663. (Note: This item and the next should follow item 59*. The above Mandate was read on 17 June 1663, but no degrees were conferred. By Grace of 14 May 1663 H. Thorndike was allowed the last seat among the Doctors).

69. Sir Gilbert Gerrard Kt. to be MA, 28 Apr. 1663.

70. R. Stokes and Th. Fettyplace to be MD (seal), 26 June 1663.

71. W. Franklin, Rector of Burnham Sutton, Norfolk and ex-army chaplain, to be BD, 4 Aug. 1663.

72. E. Gelsthorp MA, Proctor for the last year, to be MD (seal), 6 Oct. 1663.

73. Richard Lee MA to be DD, 1 May 1663. (Note: should follow item 69).

74. John Butcher to be MB, 25 Aug. 1663.

75. R. Pepper MA, of Christ’s College and late Proctor, to be LLD, 7 Nov. 1663.

76. H. Harrison, formerly Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, to be DD. N. Carter, Fellow of Clare Hall, to be MD. Peter Castilion to be MA, 9 Mar. 1663/4.

77. Robert Rowell to be LLD, 30 Mar. 1664.

78. Geoffrey Glassier to be LLD, 30 Mar. 1664.

79. H. Hibbert, chaplain to the Duke of York, to be BD, 15 Apr. 1664.

80. Andrew Lamont MA, Rector of Bisley, Surrey, to be DD, 6 May 1664.

81. Paul Scialitti, ‘converted Rabbin’ [rabbi], to be MA (seal), 9 May 1664.

82. John Howorth BD, of Magdalene College and nominated for the Mastership (who had kept his Act for DD at public Commencement above 30 years since), to be DD, 28 June 1664.

83. John Mayer, gent., to be LLB (seal), 28 Oct. 1664.

84. Ambrose Attfield, clerk, chaplain at the Tower of London, to be DD and J.C. Maesler, late physician to the army in Ireland, to be MD (seal), 23 Nov. 1664.

85. W. Howel MA, formerly Fellow of Magdalene College, to be LLD, 25 Nov. 1664.

86. Thomas Throckmorton to be LLB, 30 Nov. 1664.

87. Mal. Thruston MA, Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, to be MD, Keeping Act or cautioning, 17 Dec. 1664.

88. Abr. Gregory, clerk, to be MA, 6 Jan. 1664/5.

89. Tho. Barter, clerk, Rector of Trotton, to be BD (for sheltering Royalist sympathisers), 31 Jan. 1664/5.

90. Tho. Holt BD, Chancellor of Wells, to be DD (half seal), 6 Feb. 1664/5.

91. Ri. Brooke, Vicar of Halifax, to be DD, 2 Mar. 1664/5.

92. Edm. Yarborough MA to be MD, 17 Apr. 1665.

93. Sir Ellis Leighton, Kt., to be LLD, 19 May 1665.

94. R. Mason snr., BA, of Trinity College, to be MA (being about to travel overseas), 5 June 1665.

95. James Mede, Rector of Pepperharrow, Surrey, to be DD, 15 June 1665.

96. John Sherman MA, President of Jesus College, to be DD ‘though he had resided in the University without taking BD’, 19 June 1665.

97. Peyton Chester, Esq., formerly gremial of St John’s College, to be MA, 5 Jan. 1665/6.

98. Thomas Sutton MA to be DD, 19 Feb. 1665/6.

99. W. Bailey MA, Fellow of Trinity College, and W. Walker BA, of Trinity College, to be BD, 8 May 1666.

100. John Wood MA, Prebend of Chichester, and lately chaplain to the army overseas, to be DD, 22 Nov. 1666.

101. Thomas Flatman BA (Oxon.) to be MA (N.B. Subscribes as MA (Catharine Hall) 1667), 11 Dec. 1666.

102. Tho. Dockwray, Vicar of Newburn, Northumberland, and lately Chaplain to the Fleet, to be DD, 17 Dec. 1666.

103. Will. Playters MB, of Queens’ College, to be MD, 10 May 1667.

104. Peter Scot, sometime of Oxford, to be LLD, 24 June 1667.

105. William Wells MA, of Queens’ College, to be DD, 14 Sept. 1667.

106. Nich. Folkingham BA, of Christ’s College, to be MA, 21 Oct. 1667.

107. Henry Panting and Robert Blondell, clerks, to be MA, 8 Nov. 1667.

108. John Davis (BA of Balliol [College Oxford] 12 years since) to be BD, 28 Nov. 1667.

109. Samuel Willes, clerk, sometime student at Leyden, to be MA, 3 Jan. 1667/8.

110. Ed. Waterhouse, Esq., MA, of Emmanuel College, to be LLB, 24 Jan. 1667/8.

111. W. Vesey BA, of Trinity Hall of four years, to be MA, 4 Mar. 1667/8.

112. R. Dixon MA, Prebendary of Rochester, to be DD, 15 May 1668.

113. W. Ramesey MD, of Montpelier, to be MD (half seal), 25 May 1668.

114. Marius D’Assigny, chaplain to the forces in Tangier, to be BD, 5 June 1668.

115. Joseph Bentham MA to be DD, 5 June 1668.

116. David Jenner MA, Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, to be BD, 16 June 1668.

117. George Tanner of Trinity College to be MA, 17 June 1668.

118. Abraham Allen MA to be DD, 24 June 1668.

119. Thomas Short of St John’s College to be MD, 26 June 1668.

120. Robert Tatnall MA to be DD, 5 July 1668. (Note: the University refused on the grounds of Tatnall’s nonconformity. See Morice’s letter - item 255 below - commending their decision on behalf of the King).

121. George Ogden BA, of Jesus College, to be MA, 5 July 1668.

121*. Copy of the above.

Note: item 237 below of 15 July 1668 states that in future all honorands must keep their exercises or else caution for them. Special exemptions are specified for certain individuals below.

122. W. Ley to be MA, 19 Aug. 1668.

123. J. Meriton MA and W. Slater, clerk, to be DD, 4 Nov. 1668.

124. Ed. Alston BA, of Sidney Sussex College, to be MA, 13 Nov. 1668.

125. Ri. Herring BA, of Christ’s College, to be MA, 7 Dec. 1668.

126. John Butler, chaplain to Prince Regent, to be DD, 16 Dec. 1668.

127. Ri. Vaughan to be LLD, 4 Mar. 1668/9.

128. Th. Williams, Esq., physician to the King, to be MD without fees or previous or subsequent exercises, 5 Mar. 1668/9.

129. Daniel Coxe, of Jesus College, to be MD, 6 Mar. 1668/9.

130. Nic. Durell, native of Jersey, having studied at Caen and Sedan in France, to be MA, 6 Apr. 1669.

131. Hezekiah Burton BD, household chaplain to Sir Orlando Bridgeman, Keeper of the Great Seal, to be DD, 13 Apr. 1669.

132. Tho. Wilmott BA to be MA, 23 Apr. 1669.

Note: for Mandates on 29 April and 1 May 169 see Grace Book Theta p.11 or subscription book, Subscriptiones II.

133. Tho. Clutterbuck to be DD, 23 June 1669.

134. Hum. Babington MA, Fellow of Trinity College, to be DD, 28 June 1669.

135. Hen. Eades MA, Residentiary of Chichester and chaplain to the King, to be DD without fees, 14 July 1669.

136. Wil. Sermon to be MD (for curing the Duke of Albemarle) without fees or exercises, 6 Aug. 1669.

137. Phil. Traheron, preacher at Smyrna, to be BD, 30 Dec. 1669.

138. Edw. Chamberlain MA, sometime ‘Public Professor of Rhetoricke’ and ?agent overseas, to be LLD, 6 Jan. 1669/70.

139. Nicholas Butler to be MD without fees or exercises (for services in time of plague), 15 Mar. 1669/70.

140. Tho. Hill MA, chaplain to the Duke of Ormond, to be DD, 21 Apr. 1670.

141. W. Lloyd MA, of St John’s College, Chaplain in Ordinary to the Factory at Lisbon [an association of merchants, headed by the British Consul], to be DD, 23 June 1670.

142. D. Wicherley BD, sometime Fellow of Queens’ College, to be DD, 25 June 1670.

143. Tho. Spencer to be MD, 2 July 1670.

144. Valentine Oldis, gent., to be MD, 18 July 1670.

145. Edw. Stisted MA of Aberdeen, to be MA, 13 Aug. 1670.

146. Tho. Doughty MA, chaplain to the Duke of York, to be DD, 23 Sept. 1670.

147. Joh. Talbot BA, of Peterhouse, to be MA, 12 Sept. 1670.

148. Paul Howell MA to be MD, 8 Oct. 1670.

149. Nic. Onely MA, chaplain to the King, to be DD, 11 Oct. 1670.

150. Ch. Wright MA, Fellow of Trinity College and late Senior Proctor, to be DD, 18 Oct. 1670.

151. Wil. Clewer MA, of Christ’s College, to be DD, 25 Oct. 1670.

152. Sam. Rich BA, of Oriel College [Oxford], to be MA, 4 Nov. 1670.

Note: for Mandates of 26 November 1670, see Grace Book Theta pp.47-49 and subscription book, Subscriptiones II.

153. Leonard Hoar, on the certificate of the Royal College of Physicians, to be MD (being about the travel overseas), 7 Jan. 1670/1.

154. Hen. Banks, chaplain to the King, to be DD, 19 Jan. 1670/1.

155. Tho. Vyner BD, of St Catharine’s College, to be DD, 1 Mar. 1670/1.

156. John Fryer of Trinity College to be MB notwithstanding his non-residence, 10 Apr. 1671.

157. Wil. Ladler, Fellow-Commoner of Christ’s College, to be MA, 25 May 1671.

158. Greg. Hascard MA, Prebendary of Windsor, to be DD, 19 June 1671.

159. Jon. Jenner of Trinity College to be MA, 28 June 1672.

160. Sam. Alderson, clerk, to be MA, without fees, which were in fact paid, 21 Jan. 1672/3.

161. Wil. Finch of St John’s College to be MA without fees or exercises, 6 June 1673.

162. Ch. Scarborough, Fellow-Commoner of Gonville and Caius College, to be MA, 27 Oct. 1673.

163. John Vannam, clerk, MA, of Queens’ College, to be DD, 1 Nov. 1673.

164. Peter Delahaye of St John’s College to be MA, 20 Nov. 1673.

165. Thomas Clopton, clerk, Rector of Kilken [Cilcain], Flintshire, of King’s College, to be MA, 24 Nov. 1673.

166. Roger Hayward MA, of St John’s College, chaplain to the King, to be DD, 9 Dec. 1673. 167. Will. Harrison MA to be LLD, 9 May 1674.

168. John Ladler of Christ’s College to be DD, 18 May 1674.

169. Wil. Breary BA, of Sidney Sussex College, to be LLD, 27 May 1674.

170. John Flamsteed of Jesus College to be MA prematurely, 15 May 1674.

Note: for Mandates on 13 October 1674, including that of Tobias Rustat, see Grace Book Theta p.101 or subscription book, Subscriptiones II.

171. Tho. Novell of Jesus College, Practitioner in Physic, to be MD and John Ardrey of St John’s College, clerk, to be BD, without exercises on account of their imperfection of speech, 3 Aug. 1675.

172. Copy of the above, repeated, 4 Oct. 1675.

173. Thomas Chapman BA, of Pembroke College, to be MA prematurely and without exercises, to qualify him for the Mastership of Gilsborough School, 29 Dec. 1675.

174. John Echard MA, lately elected Master of St Catharine’s College, to be DD, 5 Jan. 1675/6.

175. John Wicar, ‘bred in foreign Universities’, to incorporate his MA, 28 Jan. 1675/6.

176. Edw. Lake MA, chaplain to the Duke of York, to be DD and to be admitted by proxy, 4 Feb. 1675/6.

177. Simon Blenkarne, Practitioner in Physic, to be MD, 25 Mar. 1676.

178. Wil. Durham BD, chaplain to the Duke of Monmouth, to be DD, 10 May 1676.

179. John Chamberlain and William Seaman to be MD, 22 May 1676.

180. John Rawlett of Pembroke College, clerk, late curate to the Bishop of Chester and now Rector of Kirby Stephen, Westmorland, to be BD, 13 June 1676.

181. Moses Holwey of St Catharine’s College to be MA notwithstanding his non-residence arising from his parents’ non-conformity, 27 Sept. 1676.

182. Abr. Gregory MA, chaplain to the King, to be DD, 24 May 1677.

183. John Rishton, Curate of Berry, Lancashire, to be MA, 19 May 1677.

184. Marm. Coke MA, of Clare Hall, to be DD, 27 June 1677.

185. Nic. Dorrell MA, of Gonville and Caius College, to be MD prematurely, 5 Oct. 1677.

186. Nath. Coga MA, lately elected Master of Pembroke College, to be DD, 8 Oct. 1677.

187. Ch. Frasier MA, Fellow of Trinity College and Physician in Ordinary to the King, to be MD, 11 Nov. 1677.

188. Robert Pell of Magdalene College, Master of the Free School, Kingston upon Hull, to be MA, 4 Dec. 1677.

189. John Rayson of Sidney Sussex College to be MA, 19 Feb. 1677/8.

190. Sam. Berdbeck, having been recalled from the University previously by his dissenting father, to be MA, 19 Mar. 1677/8.

191. Jos. Coke of Trinity College to be MB, 6 June 1678.

192. Ric. Lister of Clare Hall to be MD, 21 June 1678.

193. Tho. Cracroft BD to be DD, 26 June 1678.

194. Hen. James BD, President of Queens’ College and Chaplain in Ordinary to the King, to be DD, commuting time, 5 Aug. 1678.

195. John James, one of the King’s apothecaries, to be MD, 10 Oct. 1678.

196. Sam. Blithe, lately elected Master of Clare Hall, MA to be DD, 4 Mar. 1678/9.

197. Nath. Vincent MA, Fellow of Clare Hall, to be DD, 6 Mar. 1678/9.

198. Fra. Hawkins MA, of Peterhouse, to be DD without caution for exercises, 27 June 1679. Note: see Grace of 2 July 1679 for a petition to the King to retract this Mandate and Grace of 4 July 1679 for Hawkins to pay caution of £52 [which he did before taking his degree] (Grace Book Theta p.165).

199. John Covell MA, Fellow of Christ’s College, to be DD, having been unable previously owing to his attendance on the Ambassador at Constantinople, 9 June 1679.

200. John Garel, on the certificate of the Royal College of Physicians, to be MD, 9 Mar. 1679/80.

201. Ric. Robinson, gent., on the certificate of the Royal College of Physicians, to be MD, 3 July 1680.

202. Sam. Bradford of Corpus Christi College to be MA without first having been BA, 7 July 1680.

203. John Elliot to be MD, 28 June 1680.

204. Wolfran Stubbe MA, Fellow of Trinity College, to be DD without first having been BD, 12 Feb. 1680/1.

205. Rowland Borrow of St John’s College to be MA, 16 Feb. 1680/1.

206. Jodocus Crull, native of Hamburg and student of Leyden, to be MD, 27 Apr. 1681.

207. Robert Scholdham LLB, late Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, to be MD without having first been MB, 13 May 1681.

208. Wil. Dawes MD of Leyden, to be MD, 5 July 1681.

Note: for Mandates of 28 September and 6 October 1681, at the visit of the King and Queen, see Grace Book Theta pp.200-201 and subscription book, Subscriptiones II.

209. Edm. Scarburgh, Fellow-Commoner of Gonville and Caius College, and son of Sir Ch. Scarburgh, First Physician to the King, to be MA, 28 Jan. 1681/2.

209*. And. L’Ortie, a French refugee, Chaplain in Ordinary to the King and previously ‘Minister of the Reformed Church at Rochel’ and Divinity Professor of Saumur, to be DD without fees or exercises, on the Duke of Albemarle’s recommendation (seal), 16 Mar. 1682/3. Note: see item 218 below for the King’s Mandate of the following day.

Note: For Mandates of 1 April and 28 June 1682 see Grace Book Theta pp.215-217 and subscription book, Subscriptiones II.

210. Augustin Caesar MB, of St John’s College, 21 July 1683.

211. John Chisenhale, clerk, to be MA, 23 July 1683.

212. Peter Brown, Rector of Langley, Kent, to be DD, 29 Sept. 1683.

213. Henry Paman, Fellow of St John’s College, to be LLD, 21 Feb. 1683/4 (Note: see item 251* below).

214. Tho. Bainbrigge of Trinity College to DD, 4 Apr. 1684.

215. Charles Baldwyn to be LLD, 19 May 1684.

216. Mat. Poole to be MD, 6 June 1684.

217. Rich. Jones, gent., to be MA, 30 June 1684.

218. The Sieur de l’Ortie, French Protestant émigré (see 209* above), now Minister of the French Church at the Savoy, to be DD without fees or exercises, 17 Mar. 1682/3. Total: 374 Mandates for degrees, not including more than 200 referred to in the Grace Book.

GENERAL MANDATES FOR DEGREES

219. The Duke of Monmouth to be MA and also all whom he pleases to nominate (viz: 34 MA. See Grace Book Eta p.293), 13 Mar. 1662/3.

220. The Prince of Tuscany and his suite and all such as the Vice-Chancellor shall nominate to receive degrees in the various faculties (viz: 4 DD, 6 LLD, 1 MA, 1 BD, 30 MA. See Grace Book Theta p.11), 30 Apr. 1669.

221. The Prince of Orange and his train and all such as the Vice-Chancellor and Heads shall nominate to receive degrees in the various faculties, 22 Nov. 1670

222. All persons recommended by the Chancellor, the Duke of Monmouth, and all such as the Vice-Chancellor shall approve, to be MA. The degrees to be before 20 October (viz: 39 MA. See Grace Book Theta p.101), 22 Sept. 1674.

223. In commemoration of the visit of the King and Queen, all such as the Vice-Chancellor shall approve to be MA. The degrees to be before 6 October (viz: 1 DD, 11 LLD, 1 MusD, 19 MA and 1 BD during the visit; 30 MA on 6 October, see Grace Book Theta, pp.200-1), 30 Sept. 1681.

224. On the visit of the Ambassador of Fez and Morocco, all such persons to receive degrees as the Vice-Chancellor shall approve. The degrees to be purely honorary (viz: 1 DD, 7 LLD, 2 MD, 18 MA, see Grace Book Theta, pp.215-16), 31 Mar. 1682.

225. All persons recommended by the Chancellor, the Duke of Albemarle, to receive degrees; also, all persons approved by the Vice-Chancellor to be MA. The degrees to be before 6 July (viz: 2 DD, 2 LLD, 3 MD, 2 BD, 3 MA, 1 LLB, 1 MB; see item 254 below and Grace Book Theta, p.217), 8 June 1682.

226. Commanding the admission of all persons nominated by the Vice-Chancellor (according to the Mandate of 8 June last) though they had been refused by the Caput, 27 Oct. 1682.

MANDATES FOR BEDELS, PROFESSORS ETC.

227. To forbear for some time electing a Printer to succeed John Field (seal), 17 Aug. 1668.

228. From the King in Council concerning the petition of William Worts (who had a majority of votes but had not been nominated by the Heads) for the Bedelship: confirming the election of John Peck, and the right of the Heads to nominate two, one of whom the Senate must choose, 8 Dec. 1669.

229. William Worts to be nominated for the vacancy of the Bedelship. (Worts was elected 1670), 1 Mar. 1669/70.

230. Chr. Barker to have the first vacant Bedelship, 24 Mar. 1668/9. (Note: item 230 should follow item 227. Barker was never Bedel.)

231. To enforce the Mandate of 24 Mar. 1668/9 which had not been complied with, 27 Nov. 1675.

232. Jos. Bentham to succeed P. Richardson as Bedel, 27 Mar. 1683.

233. Dr Jos. Beaumont to succeed Dr Peter Gunning, now Bishop of Chichester, on the resignation of the said Bishop, at some convenient time, as Regius Professor of Divinity, 20 June 1670.

234. Resignatio Petri Cicestriensis (seal), 26 Mar. 1674.

235. Election of Jos. Beaumont, Master of Peterhouse, to the Regius Chair, 30 Mar. 1674.

236. Dispensing with the statute which disqualifies the Lady Margaret Preacher from holding any other benefice, on behalf of Dr Stephens, 19 Apr. 1676.

ROYAL LETTERS CONCERNING MANDATES AND HONORARY DEGREES

237. Persons coming with Mandates to subscribe, pay fees and perform exercises, 15 July 1668.

238. Excusing the non-compliance of the Heads with Mandates when they do not approve of the learning etc. of the claimants, 13 Sept. 1674.

239. Duplicate, attested, of the preceding, with names of the 11 Heads before whom it was read at St Mary’s Vestry, n.d.

240. Baronets and Knights to be Honorary MAs without regard to time or exercises, 30 Oct. 1679.

241-2. See under Royal Letters for Dispensations below.

243-7. see under Royal Letters on Various Subjects below.

248. For the grandsons of Sir B. Grenville to take Honorary MA degrees, 16 July 1677.

ROYAL LETTERS FOR DISPENSATIONS

241. To Richard Pearson, Fellow of King’s College, acting as Deputy Librarian to the King, from exercises and duties, 19 May 1662. (Note: for dispensation to Lucasian Professor (Newton) from order and allowing him to retain his Fellowship, 27 Apr. 1675, see O.XIV.106).

242. To the Lady Margaret Professor from the twelve sermons, and also to change the oath, 30 Oct. 1679.

249. For exercises for MB to be the same as those required for the LLB except one Opposition, 8 Apr. 1681.

ROYAL LETTERS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS

243. For the preservation of game about Cambridge, 16 Aug. 1660.

244. For the introduction of Emmanuel, Sidney Sussex and Magdalene Colleges into the Cycle of Proctors, 3 Aug. 1661.

244 alpha. To stop the printing of Bibles (seal), 5 Aug. 1662.

244 beta. Repeating the above (half seal), 26 Aug. 1662.

244 gamma. The Printers’ Petition, n.d.

245. That opponents in the Course Act not performing their exercises be fined ten shillings each time, 3 Jan. 1667/8.

246. Against disorder in the Senate House (in the matter of the admission of John Peck as Esquire Bedell, see item 228 above), 15 Dec. 1669.

247. For the due performance of exercises in private Colleges, 12 May 1676.

247(1). For fines on Bachelors neglecting their exercises, 19 Mar. 1683/4.

LETTERS FROM CHANCELLORS ETC.

250. Earl of Manchester, Chancellor, in Mr Fuller’s Case at Sidney Sussex College [i.e. John Fuller, son of the historian], 15 May [1663].

251. From the Duke of Buckingham on being elected Chancellor (seal), 28 May 1671.

251*. Duke of Buckingham to the Vice-Chancellor, recommending the nomination of Paman and Craven for Orator (seal), [3] Mar. 1672/3.

252. From the Duke of Monmouth on being elected Chancellor (seal), 22 July 1674.

253. From the Duke of Monmouth, with the King’s prohibition of clergymen’s long hair, perukes and reading their sermons, 8 Oct. 1674.

253(1). From the Duke of Monmouth with 13 queries to be answered by the Heads, 12 July 1675.

253(2). The 13 queries, 12 July 1675.

253(3). The reply of the Heads to the Duke of Monmouth accompanying their replies (item 253(4) below), [9 Aug. 1675].

253(4). Answers of the Heads to the 13 queries, 9 Aug. 1675.

253(5). Duke of Monmouth to the Vice-Chancellor, recommending his Secretary, Vernon, to be MP [he was elected] (seal), 31 Jan. 1678/9.

253(6). Duke of Albemarle’s thanks on his election as Chancellor (seal), 10 Apr. 1682.

253(7). Duke of Albemarle to the Senate, to choose his cousin Fairsell MP (seal), 21 Feb. 1684/5. (Note: the University re-elected Sir Thomas Exton and Dr Brady).

253(8). Duke of Albemarle to the Vice-Chancellor, that he was going into the country and that the Archbishop of Canterbury would act for him (seal), 10 Aug. 1665.

254. From the Duke of Albemarle, announcing the King’s letters for certain Mandates (see item 225 above) (seal), 26 June 1682.

255. Secretary Morice’s Latin letter to the Vice-Chancellor and Senate expressing the King’s approval of their refusal of a degree to Tatnall (see item 120 above) (seal), 16 July 1668.

MANDATES FOR FELLOWSHIPS

256(1-23). Case of Robert Eade who received a Mandate (not found) to be next Fellow of Trinity Hall, 17 Mar. 1663.

256(1). Admission of Robert Eade MA by Mandate, 15 Jan. 1665/6.

256(1*). Modern transcript of the above, n.d.

256(2). Vice-Chancellor's warrant to arrest Dr Boord and others; with certificate of its execution, 18 Jan. 1665/6.

256(3). Boord etc. ‘adducti e carcere voc. Tolbooth in Curiam, unde ipsi non fidejubentes remandati fuerunt in Carc: Praed:’, 19 Jan. 1665/6.

256(4). Their bond of £1000 for their appearance (seals), 19 Jan. 1665/6.

256(5). Eade’s allegations, 19 Jan. 1665/6.

256(6). Dr Boord etc. ‘pronuntiantur contumaces’, 26 Jan. 1665/6.

256(7). Acta Curiae, 19 and 26 Jan. 1665/6.

256(8). Peremptory citation of Dr Aucher, Fellow of Trinity Hall, 20 Jan. 1665/6.

256(9). Boord etc. protest against the jurisdiction of the Court, 26 Jan. 1665/6.

256(10). Acta Curiae, certified by Vice-Chancellor (seal), 26 Jan. 1665/6.

256(11). Eade’s substitution of a Proctor, 27 Jan. 1665/6.

256(12). Dr Boord etc.’s appeal ‘Quod Chr. Meal admissus est Procurator dicti Eade cum rei excipiebant de mandato procuratorionis: Quod neque Eade neque CM cavebant de rato judicio sisti vel expensas litis solvendo neque legitima causa absentiae M. Eade declarata. Et quod re protestationem dederunt de incompetentia Judicis, quam Judex recusavit admittere & pronunciavit eos contumaces’, 29 Jan. 1665/6.

256(13). Boord etc. deposit 22s. in the Proctor’s hands, show their appeal and require him to inhibit the Vice-Chancellor. He does so and Boord etc. take the Appellate’s oath, 29 Jan. 1665/6.

256(14). Acta Curiae, 1 and 5 Feb. 1665/6.

256(15). Eade takes the Appellate’s oath, 12 Feb. 1665/6.

256(16). Grace for Delegates, 13 Feb. 1665/6.

256(16*). Acta Curiae, with rough copy, 15 Feb.-6 Mar. 1665/6.

256(17). Boord etc. refuse Dr Sparrow for a Delegate and ‘parati sunt juramentum praestare quod dictum Judicum suspectum habent’. Exhibited, 22 Feb. 1665/6.

256(18). Their notification that they have sworn to their suspicion of Dr Sparrow. Exhibited, 22 Feb. 1665/6.

256(19). The other four Delegates (T. Dillingham, J. Pearson, E. Keene and M. Stanford) cite Eade to appear, 15 Feb. 1665/6.

256(20). Grace for electing Dr Gunning ‘in locum recusati’, 22 Feb. 1665/6.

256(21). Delegates’ sentence: ‘Non esse appellatum intra tempus definitum’, [6 Mar.] 1665/6. 256(22). Boord etc. ‘allegant sententiam praedictam esse incertam et nullam’, [6 Mar.] 1665/6. 256(23). Eade’s expenses, n.d. [1665/6].

257(1). Admission of Thomas Hughes MA into a Fellowship at Trinity Hall “sub conditione ‘Si electio non sit secundum statuta admissio irrita habeatur’”, 5 Apr. 1672.

257(2). Mr Hughes’ protest against the foregoing condition, 5 Apr. 1672.

258. Certificate of Barnardiston’s subscription and admission into a Fellowship at Trinity Hall by Mandate, 24 Mar. 1672/3.

259(1). Sir Thomas Exton, Master of Trinity Hall, appoints Mr Shipp President, directing him that if any letter should come touching Mr Hanbury’s affair, not to proceed, but to give him (Exton) notice. 30 June 1680.

259(2). Thomas Hanbury demands admission into a Fellowship at Trinity Hall upon a Mandate exhibited, and Dr Boord respites the admission on account of the Master’s absence to whom the Mandate was directed, 26 June 1680.