The first part contains: 1) In primis post librum Elucidarij ... ; 2) Sermon of St Anselm: Ad interioris hominis custodiam; 3) Prologus beati Ieronimi presbiteri de nativitate beate Marie virginis et de vita eiusdem virginis; 4) notes on the Assumption, St John, Julian the Apostate, Theophilus, and stories of Joseph and Mary and the birth of Christ; 5) two quatrains: on the beauty of women and on the Fall; 6) brief notes on wine, long measure, a Christian death, and weights, measures and coins; 7) Liber Ricardi de Hampole de aedificatione spirituale (or: De emendatione peccatoris); 8) miscellaneous short tracts and notes, including: on the decalogue and the plagues of Egypt, on sins and confession, on the cross, on Judas, on King Charles of France and St Giles, etc.; 9) Abbathia de spiritu sancto; 10) extracts on diet and medicines; 11) De expositione iiiior partium anni [a forecast of the year depending on which day of the week Christmas day falls upon]; 12) brief notes on Adam, sin and the church, the character of a priest, and Pope John 22nd.
Sermons on the saints, by a Benedictine monk, containing: 1) a prologue, followed by sermons on 2) John the Baptist; 3) SS. Peter and Paul; 4) St Mary Magdalene; 5) St Peter; 6) St Mary; 7) The Cross; 8) In dedicacione; 9) St Victor (with indications that the author is a monk of St Victor at Paris); 10) All SS.; 11) St Martin; 12) St Andrew; 13) St Nicholas; 14) St Mary; 15) In Nat. Domini; 16) O quam pulchra; 17) St Benedict; 18) The armour of God; 19) St Mary; 20) Angels (incipit: circa rerum cardinem versamur); 21) Narrat divina hystoria quod Tobyas ... 22) Samson. There follow briefer notes, then "In pasca" and "Sermo in ieiunio", a sermon on the Assumption of St Mary, and more miscellaneous short sermons. At the end is a quatrain with English glosses.
Receipt received of the Master and Fellows of Jesus College from the Sun Fire Office. Pol. 1004952 at £5 5s per annum, rect no. 12, 171. The sum of £5 5s for one year's insurance in the Sun Fire Office, London: And £10 10s for one year's duty, according to Acts of Parliament, on £7000. Insured from Mids 1832 to Mids 1833. Total of £15 15s. Dated June 25 1831. For the managers of the Sun Fire Office, signed Richard Comings.
Sun Fire OfficeJohn Stockdale & Son invoice to Rev Dr French for 35 chaldrons of duck coals on 27th July 1831 and 35 chaldrons of blyth coals on 11th August 1831. Totaly of £84, dedivated 3s 10d, final total £80 10s. Below letter from John Stockdale & Sons to Dr French acknowledging the invoice.
John Stockdale & SonFirst Document:
Property and income tax receipt from the Parish of Willingham to D. Whittley of the College, for rent due Lady-Day 1849, amounting to 7s 8 1/2d. Signed Charles Underwood.
Second Document:
Property and income tax receipt from the Parish of Willingham to D. Whittley of the College, for rent due Michaelmas 1848, amounting to 5s 6 1/2d. Signed Charles Underwood.
Third Document:
Property and income tax receipt from the Parish of Willingham to D. Whittley of the College, for rent due Michaelmas 1848, amounting to 1s 5 1/2d. Signed Charles Underwood.
Forth Document:
Property and income tax receipt from the Parish of Willingham to D. Whittley of the College, for rent due Lady-Day 1848, amounting to 14s. Signed Charles Underwood.
Fifth Document:
Property and income tax receipt from the Parish of Willingham to D. Whittley of the College, for rent due Michaelmas 1848, amounting to 14s. Signed Charles Underwood.
Bill for papering college rooms, made out to the college by John Swan and Son, at 19 Sidney Street, Cambridge. Total payment of £10 10s 8d, and includes payment for: preparing, sizing and hanging lining paper in Rev. E. H. Morgan's gyp room and keeping room; putting up 80 yards of gilt moulding along top and bottom of Mr Morgan's room; preparing, sizing and putting up lining paper in Mr Dix's keeping room. Also includes payment for lining paper, brown paper, tacks, gilt and size. Total payment of £10 10s 8d. Undated and unsigned.
John Swan and SonLetter "A" no. 1 & no. 2
Washing & Whitening Bedroom Ceiling
Letter "C" no. 1
Washing & Whitening Sitting Room Ceiling, Painting round Ceiling with Plaster
Washing & Whitening Dressing Room Ceiling
no. 4
Washing & Whitening Sitting Room Ceiling & Girder, Mending with Plaster
no. 6
Washing & Whitening Sitting Room Ceiling
Washing & Whitening Bedroom Ceiling
Letter "E" no. 3
Washing & Whitening Sitting Rm Ceiling & Cornice, Mending with Plaster
no. 11
Washing & Whitening Bedroom Ceiling
Letter "F" no. 3
Washing & Whitening Bedroom Ceiling & Painting round with Plaster
Letter "I" no. 4
Washing & Whitening Ceilings to Bedroom & Dressing Room, Painting round with Plaster for Papering, Cleaning down, Preparing & Painting usual Work to both Rooms, twice
no. 5
Washing & Whitening Bedroom Ceiling, Painting round with Plaster, Preparing & Painting usual Work to Room, twice
Mr Lillistone's Room
Washing & Whitening Sitting Room Ceiling
Cleaning down & Painting Ornamental Garden Seats
Painting Ornamental Vases
At the College Buttery
Washing & Whitening Ceiling & Walls to Front Apartments including Entrance Lobby, Preparing & Painting usual plain Work, twice
Preparing, Painting, Graining & Varnishing usual Work
Cleaning down & Lime whitening the Cellar & Pantry Ceiling & Walls, Cleaning down & Painting the usual Work
Cleaning down & Varnishing the Entrance Door, both sides
At the Porters Lodge
Washing & Whitening Ceiling to Front Rm
Preparing Painting & Graining the Window stool, Skirting &c. & Cleaning down & Touching up & Varnishing the Whole & Marbling Chimney piece Painting the Girder & Mullions to Windows
Washing & Whitening Ceiling and Washing & Coloring Walls to Bed Rm, Preparing and Painting usual Work
At the Fellows Closets, Front Garden
Washing, Mending & Whitening Ceiling and Washing & Coloring Walls, Preparing & Painting the usual Interior & Exterior work to both Closets
At Lecture Room
Washing, Mending with Plaster & Whitening Ceiling
Painting up Wall with Plaster for Papering Distempering Girder to Room, Rubbing down Stopping with Putty & Painting the usual Work to Room twice in Oil White Painting & Varnishing Chimney twice Painting Outside Work to 6 Pair of Sashes (three times), Painting on Entrance Wall to 9 Stair cases for Name Plates (3 times), Writing up Names & Bracketing (49 in number)
The Fellows Water Closets (Pump Court) Washing & Whitening Ceilings and Washing, Whitening & Coloring Walls, Washing & Whitening Lobby, Washing, Whitening, & Painting Inside Woodwork to New Closets, Three times & Lobby Woodwork once, Painting New part to Door to Staircase B
Washing & Whitening Ceiling to the Boys School Rm & Lobby Entrance & Distempering Girder to Rm, Mending with Plaster, Knotting and Priming New Work, Rubbing down Stopping with Putty, & Painting twice the usual work to Rm twice in Oil Painting the Entrance Lobby Work
Washing Stopping & Whitening Ceiling to Clap Rm Rubbing down & Painting the usual work to Clap Rm (twice)
Touching up Wainscot Work to College Hall, Combination Room & Lobby to Combination Room
Painting New part to Trow Fence (Christ pieces, three times)
Total: £24 19s 6d
W. & G. FlackBill of £35 5s 10½d from William Cory Daniel (grocer) for wax candles, altar candles, wax tapers, wax matches.
Daniel, William CorySpecification of work required to be carried out at Nos. 5 and 6 Park Street to improve the drains and prevent flooding.
J. Carter Jonas & Sons2 letters:
(1) 29 December 1933 from J. Carter Jonas & Sons to the Bursar advising him to accept the offer of £29 against the original claim of £31 17s. 6d. for dilapidations and stating that Mrs Haddock was living in the property with no formal agreement and asking if they should contact her and re let on the usual College terms.
(2) 10 January 1935 – from the Bursar to H. M. Inspector of Taxes confirming that on the expiry of the lease on No. 9 at Ladyday 1934 the property was let to Mr W. E. Haddock.
J. Carter Jonas & SonsLetter from Hugh Shield (Bursar) to Mr John Yeoman offering him a new 40 year lease from 10th October 1880 for premises assigned by him to Mr Henry Houlden. Also a site plan showing the outline of the property including dimensions and the names of the neighbouring lessees
Letter referring to the lease of 12, 13 and 14 Manor Street and 83 King Street
Letter from J. H. H. Goodwin (Bursar) to Mrs Turner offering her a renewal of her lease. Also a site plan showing the outline of the property including dimensions.
Letter from Hugh Shield (Bursar) to Miss Smith offering her a new 40 year lease from 24 June 1890 and a subsequent letter dated 13 June 1890 offering a change to one of the terms of the lease. Also a site plan showing the outline of the property including dimensions and names of neighbouring lessees.
Includes subscriptions and lists of members
Correspondence, estimates and draft sketches relating to construction of a new bike shed for the College (of unknown location, although possibly south east corner of College site by Jesus Lane). Estimates provided by Boulton and Paul of Norwich, W. Seymour and Sons, Richard Mallon of Swaffham and J. Roots of East Dereham. 1896; Also plan and elevation by Rattee and Kett, August 1896.
The first systematic survey of the condition of the college buildings, "Prepared for the Master and Fellows of Jesus College by Donald W. Insall & Associates Ltd., Chartered Architects and Planning Consultants, in association with Davis, Belfield and Everest, Chartered Quantity Surveyors and Hannah, Reed and Associates, Consulting Civil and Structural Engineers."
Letter from E. Welbourne of Emmanuel College to Percy Gardner Smith concerning the possible acquisition of a chair once owned by Laurence Sterne by the College from one Basil W. Batchelor. 9th March 1928; Letter from Arthur Scott, uncle of Basil, describing how the family had acquired the chair through Athur's father Rev. George Scott, vicar of Coxwold, who got it from his predecessor the Rev. Thomas Newton who in turn had succeeded Laurence Sterne when he was vicar of Coxwold. Letter dated 10th September 1926; Photographic records of chair made in 2005;
For accounts relating to the organist, please see choir accounts JCAD/11/2/7
For John Browne of Great Shelford and Mary Abbot of All Saints parish, Cambridge. Signed by R. Gillingham
Includes captions for exhibition.
Willmoth, FrancesProgramme for a chamber music concert in the Lodge at Jesus College performed on two evenings
Works performed:
Bach, French Suite no 5
Galliard, Sonata for Bassoon and Harpsichord
Webern, Eight early songs
Liszt, Sonetto 123 de Petrarca
Liszt, Nuages Gris - Unstern! - La Lugubre Gondola I
Dvorak, String Quartet (The American)
Performers:
Ferdericke Kautszche-Jeans (Contralto); Andrew Shepstone (Piano); Richard Sheldon (Bassoon); Malcolm Archer (Harpsichord); The Dantini String Quartet
Programme for recital given by Roy Massey of Hereford Cathedral in Jesus College Chapel on Saturday 1st February 1975 at 8.30pm
Works performed:
Bach, Prelude and Fugue in e (BWV 548)
Sweelinck, Variations on Meine junges leben hat ein end [on the Sutton organ]
Mozart, Fantasia in f (K 608)
Soler, Concerto in G for two organs
Lidon, Sonata del primo tono
Carvalho, Allegro
Howells, Psalm Prelude Set 1 no 1
Liszt, Praeludium and Fugue on BACH
Programme for concert given by the Dantini String Quartet (Violins: Dave Potts, Andy Keith; Viola: Tim Cripps; Cello: Nigel Anthony) on Sunday 2nd February 1975. Kept with a typsecript note from Laurence Picken advertising the event
Programme includes descriptive notes on the works performed.
Works performed:
Haydn, String Quartet in G, op 77 no 1
Mozart, String Quartet in C 'The Dissonance'
Dvorak, String Quartet in F 'The American'
Programme for a recital given by Michael Baker, organist from Chesterfield, on Saturday 8 February at 8.30pm. Works performed included Matthias, Bach, Franck, Schumann and Reger
Programme for concert given by the Dantini String Quartet (Violins: Dave Potts, Andy Keith; Viola: Tim Cripps; Cello: Nigel Anthony) on Sunday 26th October at 8.30pm
Programme includes descriptive notes on the works performed.
Works performed:
Spiegl, Eine Kleine Beatlemusik
Shostkovich, Quartet no 8
Haydn, Quartet op 76 no 4 'The Sunrise'
Programme for a recital given by Peter Wright (organ scholar at Emmanuel College) in Jesus College Chapel on Saturday 8th November 1975 at 8.30pm
Works performed:
Howells, Rhapsody no 3
Sweelinck, Chromatic Fantasia
Wesley, Air and Gavotte
Bach, Fuga sopra il Magnificat
Couperin, Benedictus from Messe pour les paroisses
Franck, Cantabile
Guillou, Fantaisie
Programme for a recital given by Malcolm Archer in Jesus College Chapel on Saturday 15th November 1975 at 8.30pm
Works performed:
Couperin, Offertoire sur les Grands jeux
Bach, Chorale Variations (BWV 768)
Franck, Fantaisie in A
Reubke, Sonata on the 94th Psalm
Illustrated programme for concert by The Cockerel Consort featuring 13th and 14th-century music on Sunday 1st February at 8.30pm in the College Chapel
Illustration and calligraphy by Andrew Parkinson
Performers: Julian Clarkson (countertenor); Stephen Parkinson, Andrew Watts (tenors); Frances Kelly (harp); Charles Rae (lute); Alan Marett (rebec); Richard Hudson (trombone); Andrew Parkinson and Andrew Watts (recorders and winds)