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.
Copy of deed dated 28 December 1675, which recites that Lady Margaret Boswell of Bradbourn, Sevenoaks, Kent, settles on trust Halliwell Farm, Burnham, Essex, containing 106 acres with 60 acres of salt marsh, to pay two scholars each £12 p. a. until the expiration of one year after they have taken the degree of M. A. The scholars are to be chosen from Sevenoaks School, or, if there are none fit, from Tunbridge School, with those born at Sevenoaks having the preference. No taxes are to be deducted from the amount. Scholars are to be examined by one or two examiners sent by Jesus College, who are to be paid £3 for expenses plus £5 if there be one examiner, £6 if there be two, to buy a piece of plate in memory of Sir William Boswell.
Bill from Thomas Kennedy to Rev. Dr. Turner for £4 19s 9d for 52 weeks of the Evening Mail.
Kennedy, ThomasPaid to John Turner for work done in the kitchen, back kitchen and back yard. Includes payments for
A bill for oil purchased by Jesus College between October 1767 and March 1769, includes: 'Lamp oil', 'Spermacetic' oil, and cotton. Total bill amounts to £12 16s, signed by Bennet Brown on behalf of John Purchas.
Purchas, John
Paid £22 17s 6d for two pairs of silver candlesticks and received Messrs Brookes and Wakefield's plate money. The balance of money received out of the treasury by E.R. Raynes.
Raynes, E. R.Paid 16s 6d received from the Bursar of Jesus College to the Master and Fellows of Gonville and Caius College for one year's rent to Michaelmas 1781.
Signed by Edward White (Bursar).
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 Office
John 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 & SonBought for the Master or Keepers of the College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge, commpnly called Jesus College ....?
90p 8s 15p
MurreyFirst 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 CoryPaid £3 1s for insurance on Hundon.
Smith & SonLetter from the Vicar to the Master, that the Vicarage is to be let to Mr Worthy, one of the regular Trinity Hall lodging housekeepers, for £125 p.a.
Bouquet, A CA printed booklet of 9 pages, with illustrations, by D.M.E. [apparently a Miss Ellis, a member of the congregation].
Ellis, D MStatement of money received during 1913, with covering letter from the Vicar to the Bursar.
Wood, Edmund GLong letter from the Vicar to the Master, describing the bad state of the spire, the damage done in recent storms, and the necessity of having it pulled down.
Wood, Edmund GJohn Smith to Robert Glover of Frostenden, the advowson and a piece of land; for a consideration of £100 and £20 per annum for life.
Smith, JohnOfficial letter from the Tithe Commissioners, inviting the College to attend a meeting at the Half Moon Inn in Clare on 23 November, for the purpose of making an award.
Coates, HenryA batch of letters correspondence between the Vicar and the College about the details of where the electic points should be etc.
Letter from T. Norfolk, surveyor, to the vicar, listing the lands and values. Note that a plan has been removed to the cabinet.
Agreement between Charles Wing and Joseph Rushbrook of Graveley, William Rushbrook of Lavenham, and George Wing of Mildenhall, farmers,on the one part, and F [orT] Jackson of Middleton, on the other, for the lease of the Rectory farm, for 11 years, with covenants for good husbandry. The tenant undertakes the outside repair of the parsonage house.
Messrs Looker & Theakston to O,P, Fisher, setting out the terms for employing Mr Herbert as tenant farmer.
Letter to the Master, announcing commencement of the process for the union of the parishes of Gravely and Yelling.
White-Thomson, LeonardLetter from the Vicar, asking for a grant from the Proby Fund to build a new vicarage, the present one was described by the surveyor as 'only a cottage of a very ordinary description'.
Wilson, Rev. John R.Survey my Charles Humfrey, of the repairs necessary to the parsonage house, the barn, stable etc., and to the church, amounting to £380.19.8.
Printed form, with details of income and expenditure for the year 1913.