1 - Rustat Widows

1 volume Calf binding, 7+ x 6 in paper

Contains foundational records of the Rustat Widows' Trust, including: certificate for a widow (p. 1); oath of allegiance to William III and Queen Mary, with oath of abjuration of papal authority (p. 2), with (p. 4) signatures of Fellows subscribing to this and the following declaration, 1689; declaration denying papist doctrines (p. 5); qualifying conditions for widows (p. 6), with names and particulars of recipients, 1702-70 (pp. 7-15). There follow "Decreta collegii Collecta e Registro" (decrees of the college collected from the Register), concerning fees for degrees, Fellows' seniority, rules for "Problemata", entrance fees for B.A. commoners, B.A. disputations, status of the Custos Sacelli (chapel custodian), M.A. exercises, duties of junior Fellow , and a decree against Magister Spence, 31 May 1685. At pp. 21-24 are names and particulars of widows, 1775-1809; at pp. 24-27 names of candidates for Rustat pensions. At the end of the book are: a printed oath of allegiance to Queen Anne (flyleaf); a certificate for a widow (p. 1); oath of commoners and scholars (p. 4); penalties set for corruption in the election of Fellows, 31 Eliz. c. 6 (pp. 6-9); memorandum about the Declaration of Conformity (p. 11); oaths of Fellow, Scholar and Rustat Scholar (pp. 12-18); notices of vacancy of a fellowship (pp. 19-20); and oaths of Ley Fellows, 1840-41.