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Richard Busshe, Robert Rynnyngton and Robert Norys to William Mast, baker, Jonathan Bocher, bagman, and William Gerveys, a messuage in St Andrew's parish, in Prechour street (St Andrew's Street), between a tenement of Corpus Christi College and one of Adam Painter (Peyntour), abutting on the street and on a garden of John Baldock, which tenement he holds by feoffment of Robert Brigham. Witnesses: John Bilney, mayor of Cambridge, John Ferrour, smith, John Meteham, John Weston, Joger Rycche, bailiffs, et aliis.

Robert Coker to Prioress Elizabeth and the nuns the messuage described in 143, 145c etc. Vendor reserves power to distrain in case the nuns fail to pay the rent of 26d to Corpus Christi College. Witnesses: Robert Cooper, mayor of Cambridge, John Hundrethyeer, John Erlych, Thomas Dyche, John Say, bailiffs, et aliis.

John, son of Baldwin de Swafham to prioress and the nuns his rights in a messuage formerly held by Margaret, mother of Peter, late chaplain of St Radegund, lying opposite the gate of St Radegund between a messuage of Ysabel Gibet and one of Wymer, clerk. Rent: 3s. Witnesses: Sir John de Scaler (de Escalaris), Sir William de Cheney, Sir Henry de Colevile, John Russ, Eustace son of Hervey, Michael Malerbe (Malherbe), Thomas Tuylet, Robert de St Edmund, Master Bartholomew, William Pilat, John Goggyng, Michael Bernard et multis aliis.

Hubert le Redere de Rydelingfeld to his brother Roger his rights in messuage in the suburbs of Cambridge, towards the nuns' house, which was given to him by William, son of Adam Carpenter. Consideration: Roger gives up to Hubert his rights in the lands they hold jointly of Sewall de Westhawen in the fields of Eye and in a tenement in Beningham they had from Peter Fradsham. Witnesses: John But, Mayor of Cambridge, John Portehors, Hervey Pilet, John de Bouer, Richard Crocheman, Henry Scrivener? (scriptor), Roger Popelot, Peter Mason (Cimentarius) et aliis.

John Milner, Rector of Tewin, releases the executrixes of the late Henry Yarborough from all liability for dilapidations, acknowledges receipt of £500, and undertakes to build a rectory house.

Parties: (1) Mr James Apthorpe to (2) Captain Danger. Release of a freehold estate on Maids Causeway in Cambridge by way of mortgage in fee and assignment of a leasehold estate on Kings Street Cambridge and also of a policy of assurance for securing £500 and interest

Robert Peytevyn, clerk, to John Albon, clerk, a dovehouse and a void place, which he holds as co-feoffee with the said John and others by feoffment of Nicholas Hethe.

Thomas Hamonnd, Jr., of Lynton, to Nicholas Morys, John Burgoyn, Richard Browne and Robert Browne, clerks, a tenement formerly belonging to John Triplowe of Barnwell, lying between a tenement of Barnwell Priory on either side and abutting on the highway. Witnesses: John Bussh, John , Trumpyngton, John Baret, Geoffrey Alderhyth et aliis.

Alice, widow of Robert Foxton, notary, to Prioress Agnes Seynclowe and the nuns a corner tenement in Holy Trinity parish, abutting on the highway opposite the chain bridge towards the west, the lane leading towards Barnwell opposite the wall of the Friars Minor (Sidney Sussex College), towards the north, on land of the said Alice towards the east, and on a tenement of Barnwell Priory occupied by Thomas Goode towards the south. The said tenement was leased to her late husband by the nuns.

William Flemyng, butcher (carnifex), to the nuns a shop in the butchery, between shop of Andrew Wolleward and that of Richard Parys which has escheated to them. Witnesses: Simon de Refham, mayor of Cambridge, John Pilat, Reginald de Trumpington, Thomas de Brangtre, bailiffs, John Pawe, William de Comberton, John Robilard, John Culliner, Selide Butcher, Thomas Bertilmew, Thomas Butcher et aliis.

John Pilet, of Ely, releases the same tenement (59 a-c) to prioress and the nuns.

Blueprint for reinforced concrete raft for the cricket pavilion

Papers relating to rehangs of College artwork. Includes details of rehangs in the combination room and Hall in 1936;

Printed form: Regulations respecting certain grants out of the common fund.

Rule Book of the society of the Red Herring. First Edition. 'Liber Harengarum or Rules of the Most Loquacious order of the Red Herring, wherein are contain'd all the Regulations and Ordinances to be obeserv'd in the holding and conducting of Shoals'.

Printed copies of regulations

Rule of St Benedict; M. R. James's no. 6. Contains: 1) flyleaves ff. 1-8 made up of parts of 15C Durham account rolls; 2) table to the following; 3) Regula S. Benedicti; 4) appendix in another hand; 5) a table to no 7); 6) Articuli super quibus in visitacione foret inquisicio facenda ("in a later hand"); 7) a tract headed "C.R.D.A.", known as Liber "Abbas vel prior", in 20 chapters with a prologue; 8) another table; 9) a circular letter from a gaggle of abbots to the Benedictines of England; 10) similar from the Abbot of St Albans; 11) Rubrica de modo et forma procedendi in eleccione ... ; 12) an explanation of the system of Arabic numerals; 13) a note: Utrum liceat prelato absque consensu sui conventus observanciarum dispensaciones sive mutaciones facere.

Letter from Rattee and Kett concerning the installation of gothic style windows into the front elevation of the College using Ketton stone.

Notebooks kept by Arthur Gray, Master.

These constituted the principal record of college business until the decisions of meetings began to be noted separately in 1753.

Full title: Register of the Fellows and Scholars of this College who have taken the oaths pursuant to the Act of the first year of King George the 1st since the year 1727.

Photographs of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, c.1930; Prince Khanderao Gaekwar, c.1940, Photograph of Jesus Boat crew at Henley, c. 1950

(1) Letter from Philip H. Carter of Carter & Co (Chartered Accountants) asking if the College would be prepared to renew the lease and if so on what terms. The current leaseholder was Mrs A. G. Carter who had succeeded to it under the will of the late F. G. Gifford

(2) Letter from Philip H. Carter acknowledging the College's response that they did not renew 40 year leases unless under exceptional circumstances. He points out that he had spend a considerable amount on the property and it had not been a "remunerative investment". He asks if the College would be prepared to make him an offer for the surrender of the lease

F. Blyth - to prepare and fix a sash and frame in bedroom.
B staircase - repair wall framing etc
C staircase - ease casements
D staircase - ease door and fix catch on same
F and G staircases - paint round windows
Room A1 - repair plastering
Room L12 - take out and refix stove
Kirkpatrick's rooms - make and fix a sash forming a double window in sitting room; rehang sashes and fix new beads, and ease door (incl. materials: lime, sash bead, nails)
A, B, E and F staircases - paint round all windows, also hire of bricklayer, labourer, and use of plaster and cement.
Room K1 - new latch on bedroom door; ease casement and fix fastener
Room K3 - prepare a new 4 panel door; alter door jambs; rehang sashes and fix new beads; repair coal bin on the landing; one new casemen and frame in gyp room.
Room K4 - rehang sashes in bedroom and fix new lock to gyp room and fix new fastening on sashes.
Room K5 - rehang sashes and new beads; new casement and frame in gyproom and one on the landing.
Room L6 - rehang sashes and fix new beads and casement frames in bedroom; repair coal bin on landing. Includes parting beads, sash beads, line, lock and latch, sash fastenings, nails, deal, brass butts, glue, wainscots, screws, buckets, men's time.

• F1 - new stone chimney piece, make good to wall, new sash beads.
• F2 - repair floor, new beads, new lock to door.
• F3 - new beads, new stops and sash fasteners; rehang sash and new door etc.
• F4 - new beads and pulleys, new casements and frames; rehang sashes, stops and lead weights etc.
• F5 - new beads and pulleys; rehang sashes and mend doors.
• F6 - new beads and pulleys; rehang sashes, new door and one casement frame on landing. Includes sash beads, run parting, cord, nails, pulleys, sash fastener, lock, deal, floorboards, butts, glue, screw pulley, brass nails, run, oak, brass butts, brass turn-buckles
• G staircase - similar repairs to those carried out in F staircase, including replacing/repairing beading, sashes, casements, doorframes, pulleys, turn-buckles. Includes materials and men's time.
• L staircase - similar repairs to those carried out in F and G staircases, including replacing/repairing sashes, beading, casements, door jambs, coal bins, skirting, rehanging doors; preparing and fixing circular molding to gyp room, refixing cupboard in room 11. Fix fastenings on casement, refix lamp, and fix block on floor to stop door. Includes materials and men's time.
• Similar repairs carried out in A, B, C, D, and E staircases, including materials and men's time. Shutters rehung in B3; new panel door hung in C2; cabin hooks needed to repair window boards and install new casement and frame on landing in C staircase; door jambs altered in E staircase and 3 new panel doors installed.
• Old floor taken up in E staircase and sound boarding fitted to receive pegging, new floor and skirting fitted, fit out joists and alter water tap in Mr Morgan's gyp room. Includes materials and time.
  Total cost £103 1d. Received and signed off in a different hand by D. Bradwell and Sons.

Letter by J. Carter & Sons addressed to B.L. Manning, Esq, Bursar of Jesus College outlining the works carried out at the Rectory Farm, Great Shelford (pulling down old building, building new horse shed, stripping and repairing the present Carthorse stable) and requesting payment of £661 10s including £500 to contractor Mr. SIdney Worboys of Stapleford. Reference to dropping iron prices

Ale - 6
Bread - 2
Cheese - 2
£0 0s 10d

Typewritten paper titled: "Reflections on a challenging choice" about a retrospective 2-CD issue made by Decca to celebrate Hurford's 75th birthday. The CDs were called: "The art of Peter Hurford".

Incomplete notebook containing handwritten notes by Bronowski on various thoughts and ideas, many of which refer to his own writings.

Consists of a file of photocopied pages from "reflections" notebooks.

Notebook containing handwritten notes by Bronowski on various thoughts and ideas, some of which refer to his own writings.

Comprises a draft and later typescript of Bronowski's second "Reflections" notebook.

Comprises a typescript of Bronowski's first "Reflections" notebook.

Extracts of references to Hundon in medieval and Tudor documents. An endorsement says "Mr Caley's Extracts from old Documents concerning Hundon 1783, contains nothing material". A second endorsement says "This Paper was brought from Hundon & belongs to Mr Foley".

Consists of annotated photocopies of 'The Two Cultures' and 'The Two Cultures: and a Second Look' by C P Snow, 'Towards and New Architecture' by Le Corbusier, 'Two Cultures? The Significance of C P Snow' by F R Leavis, 'Challenge to the Intellect' by C P Snow, and 'Tacit Knowledge: Its Bearing on Some Problems of Philosophy' by Michael Polanyi, with notes of references and quotes from the books and article.

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30 minutes and 30 seconds long.

Consists of a memorandum on a meeting with George Derfer, and a note regarding Bronowski visiting Redlands and giving a lecture at the University of Redlands on 'Science and Human Values: Past, Present and Future' (18 Jan 1973).

Includes correspondence relating to redecoration of the SCR including cleaning of chandelier by Wilkinson plc, payment to Cambridge Archaeological Unit for architectural recording of room, payments and correspondence with Kate Ainslie-Williams for curtains, curtain poles and other decorative matters, correspondence and guarantees from Terminix relating to treatment for woodworm and wood boring beetle, report and correspondence with Colchester Lister for restoration and repair of woodwork, correspondence and advice from Donald Insall Associates Ltd relating to restoration of woodwork, notes relating to environmental conditions by Hirst Conservation, notes, invoice and sketch relating to repairs to fireplace by Anglia Fireplaces and Design Ltd,