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Licence granted by Henry VII to John [Alcock], Bishop of Ely, to expel the prioress and nuns from the convent of St Radegund . . . and to found a college for a Master, six Fellows and a certain number of scholars . . . To be called the College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St John the Evangelist and the Glorius Virgin St Radegund, and to hold in free alms all the lands and possessions of the former priory; with incomplete Great Seal

Request for money to help fund the extension of A and B staircases ("to raise the building opposite to what we call the new building") and to pay for "a handsome new wall, gate, and peers towards the piece". Signed by Richard Warren with small remaining fragments of red wax seal.

Paid to Robert Dalton for work done by him on the new building. Includes costs for painting the old wainscot in a ground chamber by the Fellows garden door and for whiting the ceiling and chimney in the same room; For painting two outward doors in the same staircase; For painting the new iron casements and irons and 42 iron bars for windows facing the court, for painting of 13 wooden casements and pains, for painting 14 new sash windows next to the Fellows garden, for putty and glass for those windows, for whiting the glass, for a brush, for whiting two low room chimneys that were newly plastered. Signed by Robert Dalton

Paid to John Burgis for part leading the new building. Signed by John Burgis

Paid to John Smith for work done on A and B staircases. In (James) Shrawley's chamber for 4 yards of duck malting, three and half yards of paper, a new bedcord, two mats, nails and joints for the tables in the chamber.

In (Geoffrey) Ekin's chamber three pieces of paper, 17 yards of duck molting, for hanging attic room bed chamber and study, for "great and small" nails, a yard and a half of green base, for ten yards of tape and brass nails, for taking the hanging down. Signed by John Smith

Paid to Joseph Woodcock for work done on the new building, including payments for pointing windows, mortar, plastering the chimney, alterations made to the Master's lodgings next to the new building, loads of lime, bricks, to labourers, a journeyman, loads of sand, lathes and nails, bushels of hair and scaffolds. Signed by Joseph Woodcock

Paid to Joseph Woodcock for work done on the new building, including payments for bricks, labour time of Henry Alden and Richard Atwood, a carter for carriage, for workmen, for labourers. Signed by Joseph Woodcock

Paid to Joseph Woodcock for work done on the new building, including payments for sand, cart carriage, scaffolding, lime, journeymen, Richard Atwood, Joseph Clements, William Plumer, John Read, lathers, scoutels, sines, pails, matocks, tubs, lins, labourers, clay to parge the chimneys. Signed by Joseph Woodcock

Paid to Richard Cuchey for taking away numerous loads of rubbish. Signed his mark.

Paid to Robert Grumbold for work done on the new building.

Paid to Joseph Woodcock for work done on the new builidng, including payments for journeymen, labourers, lime, sand, tiles, lathes and nails, bricks, trowelmen. Signed by Joseph Woodcock

Paid to John Coe for work done on the new buildings, including payments for large spikens, small spikens, holdfasts, a pair of fire irons for the porter's lodge, eight straps and 16 bolts and keys and coterils, lead nails, hooks, two new pairs of joints. Signed by John Coe

Paid to John Burgis for plumbing work done on the new building. Signed by John Burgis

Paid to William Newling for work done on the new building, including payments for 8 sash windows on the first storey, 8 sash windows on the second storey, double lines and pulleys. Signed by William Newling

Paid to Robert Grumbold for work done on the new building, including payments for new windows, new watertable, new ground table and for working and laying the old ground table, new corbell table, coping, for taking down the old windows and preparing quoins for the new windows. Signed by Robert Grumbold

Payment made to John Newling for work done on the new building by his father, William Newling. Signed by John Newling.

Includes summarised totals of bills received for work done on the extension to A and B staircase. Includes note of separate payment to Smith for mending and putting up hangings in Tew's and Wood's chambers. Probably written in the hand of Richard Warren, bursar.

Payments made for the work done on painting and wainscotting the rooms of (George) Lewis, (Henry) Toundrow and (Edward) Pemberton, pensioners, and the "end chamber of the middle storey".

List of incomes to help pay for the new building including payments from Dr. Dawson, Mr. H. Brearey's gift, income from Lewis' chamber, from the Proby fund, borrowed from the treasury, Dr. Shelton's gift, Mr. Elton's gift, income from Pemberton's chamber, income fromToundrow's chamber. Also list of expenditures to the glazier, Rhandal the carpenter, Burgis the plumber, Woodcock the mason, Grumbold the "free stone mason", Mr. Newling the joiner, John Coe the smith, Woodcock, Kirby the glazier, Dalton.

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) Nathaniel Holliday. To keep covenants

Certificate detailing oath by Elizabeth Bottomly of St. Botolph's parish, Cambridge that Hannah Clee of St. Botolph's parish, Cambridge was not buried in anything other than wool. Signed by witnesses J. Cheetham and the mark of Mary Smith. Also signed by James Whiskin, Justice of the Peace for Cambridge.

Addressed to the minister of All Saints parish, Cambridge, certificate declaring Theophilus Newman, deceased, as a lunatic and his body now ready for Christian burial. Signed by Lawman.

Addressed to the minister of All Saints parish, Cambridge, certificate declaring John Rook, deceased, as a lunatic and his body now ready for Christian burial. Signed by Wildman, coroner.

Addressed to Lynford Caryl, certificate declaring James Potters, deceased, died as a result of falling from a mare and his body now ready for Christian burial. Signed by James Day, deputy coroner.

Silversmith's bill. Paid £4 8s 1d. Received of Mr Newton. Signed by Edward York. Reverse of bill has child's drawings of sheep on it and possibly signed Jack. So possibly Edward York's son drawing on the back of the bill?

Paid 14s. For washing the college linen. Due to Lady Day 1758. Received by Mr. Newton ('Mr. Nuten'). Signed by Ann Chafer. The same, due to Michaelmas 1758. The same, due to St. Thomas 1757. The same, due to Midsummer 1758.

Proves that Ann Badcock, widow of Rev. Mr John Badcock is still living. Signed by Thomas Casburn, Church Warden. Also signed by Ann Badcock confirming receipt of pension of £2 from Mr Huten. January receipt also signed by H. Lushington, curate.

Received of Mr. Newton to [?]'Wm' Clapham. Paid 3s 1d for chocolate toasts for an Audit. Signed by J. Clapham.

Cook's bill. Paid £3 6s for 1 dish of salmon, soles with lobster sauce, calves head hash, a herring pudding, a salad with oil and eggs, 12 ragout pigeons, a dish of lobsters, 1 Tansy, 6 chickens roasts. Signed by B. Fuller.

Paid 6s 8d for the yearly bill for the kitchen chimney sweeping. Signed by Mary Bangles.

Paid £1 13s 2d for bottles of red wine, 1 bottle of Mountain wine, 1 bottle of Madeira, linen, sizings, tobacco, coffee and tea, a servant. Signed by William Norfolk

Paid £12 1s 6d for 'enlarging a picture of Archbishop Sterne' and for a frame. Signed by Joshua Reynolds.

Paid £1 5s 4d to John Harrison for work in the garden, hayseeds, and clover.

Paid 10s 3 1/2d to Beaumont Prior for his father for court keeping at Graveley, including bottles of port and brandy, tobacco, sugar, and bottles. Tucked inside a driver's receipt paid £1 1s to T. Barnes for a chaise to Graveley, saddlehorse and turnpike fees (11th May).

Paid 16s for attendance on the clock to James Staplin and Sarah Holliday.

Paid £3 15s for one year's insurance from the Sun Fire Office in London. Witnessed by Benjamin Wedd and Mr. Hide.

Paid £8 7s 6d to Katherine Hingston, due to her as one of Mr. Rustat's pensioners. At the top a note from 29th December 1772 attesting to Katherine Hingston's status as a widow, her move to the parish of St. Andrew's Holborn in London, and her good character, witnessed by Thomas Taylor, a minister, and D. Richard and Cole, church wardens.

Two receipts of £5 paid to Mary Stone due to her as one of Mr. Rustats pensioners. Both also signed by Richard Fisher. For both, above, a note certifying her widowhood, good character, and residence in the parish of New Buckenham, Norfolk, witnessed by John Herrich, minister, and John Holland and one other witness, church wardens.

Paid £4 5s to Mary Carter due to her as one of Mr. Rustats pensioners. At the top a note attesting to Mary Carter's status as a widow, her residence in the parish of Stapleford in Hertford, and her good character and attendance in church, witnessed by Edward Smith, the rector of Stapleford.

Paid £8 10s due for one year as one of Mr. Rustats pensioners to Henriette Vallarine for her mother Jane Vallarine.

Paid £8 10s to Lucy Cradock due to her as one of Mr. Rustats pensioners. Received by James Smith. Above, a note certifying her residence in Rickinghall Superior and good character, witnessed by Jonathan Gibbs, rector, and H. Freeman and James Mabor, church wardens.

Paid £4 7s 9d to John Harrison for 117 ash trees 14 to 20 feet tall.

Cook's bill for degree day for food supplied to Mr. Gregory, Dr. Yonge, Dr. Raynes, and Dr. Coppard. Paid 7s 6d to Jonathan James.

Letter attesting to good character of the widow of the late Reverend Nimrod Jones and that she lives in Stevenage parish, witnessed by the curate Richard Bailey and the churchwardens Rowland Berkeley and John Hogard. Below, a request to pay the stipend of £8 10s to Mr. Richard Hoster signed by Mary Jones.

Paid £3 15s for one year's insurance from the Sun Fire Office in London. Witnessed by the honorable Mr. Hide, B. (?) Wedd, Lillie Aynscombe, and William Braund.

Four receipts of 18s paid to Ann Harper for washing the college linen for a quarter.

Four receipts of 16s paying Sarah Holliday for a quarter's attendance on the college clock, dating to 1st July 1776, 29th September 1776, 21st December 1775, and 25th March 1775.

Paid £3 15s for one year's insurance in the Sun Fire Office, London. Witnessed by Lillie Aynscombe, Henry Plant, Mr. Hide, and B(?) Wedd.

Paid 16s to Sarah Holliday for looking after the clock. Received by father (John Harrison).

Paid £3 15s to P Wedd of Sun Fire Office. For one year's insurance from Laday 1777 to Laday 1778.