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Contains accounts of the "treats" of the Rustat Scholars at the Rustat Feast, with names of those present and resolutions passed. At the front is a memorandum: "This book was given to the Rustats by Richard Smith, Junior Soph." After 1747 the name of the Orator is given.

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) Samuel Newby (brewer). Two tenements with a garden and a new tenement lately built where a stable formerly stood, and which is occupied by William Randall, carpenter. Term: 40 years. Rent: 8s. Also Llicence of Alienation

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) Elizabeth Martin (widow). Term: 21 years. Rent: £1 10s 0d

Arranged alphabetically by author's surname or title of book if no author is apparent. Lists former shelf marks.

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) Thomas Gunton (gardener). The tenement now occupied by Thomas Gunton, Peyton Lee, William Plummer and Esekiel Hays. Term: 40 years. Rent: 10s.

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) Anne Fox. Term: 40 years. Rent: £1

Monthly accounts with the Master, Fellows and undergraduates; these are preceded by a table of allowances for old and new commons. At the end of the book are accounts for wheat, receipts from the baker and washerwoman, and a porter's bill for the parlour.

Contains, in Caryl's and several other 18th century hands: a list of names of the bishops of Ely from 1133 to 1836; Bishop West's statutes with the usual interpretations to 1638 (pp. 1-94); a list of terms of exhibitions - Brunsell's, Gatford's and Humphrey's - and of Sterne's scholarships (p. 95); a copy of a paper about the appointment of John Plampin and Thomas Newton as tutors, 27 Sep. 1788, with other documents relating to William Frend's case (pp. 96-101); notes about the Proby Fund, and various exhibitions and scholarships, including the Rustat, and other benefactions (pp. 103-145); a list of college livings with names of their (18th century) incumbents (pp. 146-151); notes on the "Office of Steward" (pp. 153-[160]).

The front flyleaf has some notes about College history, about the College's power to grant leases and a statement about the book being handed on to the next Master by Caryl's executor, Lettice Roberts, 25 July 1789.

At the back of the volume is a page index to the statute headings (in Latin) and other contents, an abstract of the Rustat Statutes, and a list of "Rhadegund Tythes"/"Fines set", 1733 to 1773.

Also includes two copies of printed excerpts from the College statutes concerning scholars, 1789;

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) Pell Gatward and others, feofees. Four tenements or dwelling houses [25, 27, 29 and 31 King Street] heretofore one house or tenement and garden ground there unto belonging situate lying and being in Walls Lane [King Street]

For John Browne of Great Shelford and Mary Abbot of All Saints parish, Cambridge. Signed by R. Gillingham

Contains audit accounts as in the preceding volume, with Hundon accounts for 1734-65 worked from the back of the book. There is also a note by Benjamin Newton about Hundon profits.

Statement by Elizabeth Golty that she has sold to Robert Martin the perpetuityof the Rectory of Whatfield for £840, and promises to convey the title to him. Also:

Conveyance by Lease and Release to Robert Martin from Elizabeth Golty and Richard Hood.

Anonymous list 'Disbursed in the year 1736 in viewing and purchasing advowsons for the college '. Includes King's Stanley and also Great Oakley, Nutfield, Whatfield, Great Holland, Allesley. Whatfield was purchased for £680 and King's Stanley for £900.

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) Woodstock Mee (clerk) four tenements. Term: 40 years. Rent: 18s plus 3s.

About fines to be levied in purchasing an advowson.

Conveyance by Robert Martin and his wife to Jesus College, the advowson of the church of Whatfield, With a covenant to levy a fine to Samuel Gatward for the use of the Master and Fellows. Consideration £680.. With a note of the valuation of the living in 1735, and a bill of legal charges from Thomas York.

Autograph statement by Thomas Baghott that he agrees to make a full conveyance of the advowson to Jesus College.

Summary of the stages by which the advowson passed from the Earl of Scarborough to Thomas Baghott. With a query as to whether the purchase is safe. With a note in another hand, signed J. Ward, advising that the College should proceed with the purchase, 'considering how soon they will be disabled from making any such purchases'.

Letter from Cambridge, expressing pleasure that the affair with Mr Baghott has been brought to a conclusion and reportig that sums of money have been or will be sent.. Emphasizing the importance of using the proper style of the College in legal documents.

Further information about payments and legal proceedings.

Three-part indenture, conveyance of the advowson by Thomas Small of Nailsworth, as trustee of Thomas Baghott of Howletts, Glos., to the College, for £900.

Giving permission to pay the money.

List of amounts he spent in legal proceedings, copying documents, drawing lease and release and engrossing it etc. Also mentions work on two other advowsons, and that he has received money from Mr John Bradshaw.

For Richard Brownin and Mary Foard. Signed by William Matthews, church clerk of Comberton.

For Solomon Clements of St. Andrew the Great parish, Cambridge and Elizabeth Clarke of All Saints parish, Cambridge. Signed by John Micklebourgh, minister of St. Andrews the Great parish, Cambridge

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) Elizabeth Martin (widow). Term: 21 years. Rent: £1 10s 0d

Contains accounts of the livings of Swavesey, Comberton, Guilden Morden, Longstanton, Harston and St Giles's [Cambridge], augmented from the appropriated rectory of Sutton, which was leased from the Bishop of Ely by the college as trustees of the Proby Fund. A new system of accounting was introduced in 1774, after the college tenant had got into arrears; a sum was laid by annually towards the payment of the next Fine. The front flyleaf has a statement of profits for 1738-58. There follows a conjectural valuation of Sutton rectory, 23 May 1752, with a note about the decline in rent from the time of Henry IV to Henry VIII. This is in the hand of J. Warburton, Bursar.

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) William Norfolk (butler). Term: 40 years from Michaelmas 1738. Rent: 13s 4d

For Samuel Spence of Cherry Hinton and Mary Coe of All Saints parish, Cambridge. Signed by A. Pern

For Felix Simpson and Mary Rook published in St. Michael's Church. Signed by James Favell.

For John Todd and Mary Kimpton of Cottenham. Signed by John Searle, the curate of Cottenham.

Arranged alphabetically by author's surname or title of book if no author is apparent. Lists former shelf marks.

Volume of accounts relating to the Old Library audited by Fellows and so containing Fellows signatures. Alternate pages left blank for notes and occasional notes of books purchased for the Library. From 1749 in come from the Tempsford estate was paid to the Dean (Librarian) by the bursar. from 1797 the Dean kept the accounts of the Tempsford estate. Near the end of the book is a resolution made 1st December 1804 where Fellows were to desist from giving a supper on their election and instead to give six guineas to the library fund. The money to be applied to repairs to the library. Rent of the Tempsford estate to be used only for the purchase of books. Also includes accounts of Fellows' fees 1806-10 and 1820-38.

For Francis Raw of St. Andrew the Great, Cambridge and Ann Harper of All Saints parish, Cambridge. Signed by John Micklebourgh, minister of St. Andrew the Great.

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) John Benwell (apothecary). Term: 40 years. Rent: 8s.

For William Beeton of Chesterton and Mary Lee of All Saints parish, Cambridge, Signed by Richard Walker

For John Smith of Thriplow (Triploe) and Mary Lee of All Saints parish, Cambridge. Signed by Timothy Perkins, curate of Thriplow.

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) John Harwood (woollen draper). Lease of Knowles' Tenement now in the occupation of Paul Patterson, Susan Morgan, and Thomas Noble abutting east upon a College tenement in the occupation of John Major, adjoining west a tenement late of Anthony Digby. Term: 40 years from Michaelmas 1742. Rent: £1 10s 0d and 6s 8d.

For Charles Harford of Holy Trinity parish, Cambridge and Mary Shepperd of All Saints parish, Cambridge. Signed by W. Morgan of Trinity church.

For Joseph Cowley of Coton and Martha Hunt of All Saints parish, Cambridge. Signed by H. Stebbing, rector of Coton.

Engraving from the portrait by William Hogarth.

Contains individual Fellows' accounts with the Bursar. .