- SJHO/4/1
- Series
- 1250-1933
Includes the Cartulary of the Hospital of St John and its original boards
Includes the Cartulary of the Hospital of St John and its original boards
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The Records of St John's Hospital
Medieval archive of documents relating to the accounts, property, leadership, organisation and eventual dissolution of the Hospital of St John the Evangelist which preceded the College on the same site.
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The Hospital of St John the Evangelist, Cambridge
Photographs of the cover of the Cartulary of St John's Hospital before restoration
Dissolution of St John's Hospital
Documents agreeing on and then arranging the dissolution of St John's Hospital to enable the foundation of St John's College, to 1511. Parties to the agreements and charters are the Bishop of Ely and Lady Margaret Beaufort's executors; also including royal letters patent, a copy of a Papal Bull, and a small number of letters to the brethren of the Hospital.
Post-16th century documents are copies of earlier documents
Charters: dissolution of St John's Hospital and conversion to a College
Agreements between the executors of the Lady Margaret Beaufort and James Stanley, Bishop of Ely
Agreements for the dissolution of St John's Hospital and the foundation of a College, including drafts, contemporary copies, and one later copy. All but one of the documents dated 1509 to either Dec 1510 or 1 Jan. 1511
Copy of indenture of agreement for suppression of St John's Hospital
St John's Hospital and Peterhouse
1280-1340, with one c 17th century copy of the 1339 submission of the Master and Scholars of Peterhouse to the arbitration of the Bishop of Ely in their dispute with the Master and brethren of St John's Hospital.
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St Radegund's Priory: parochial rights
Settlements and agreements between St John's Hospital and St Radegund's Priory concerning parochial rights, particularly burial and chapel rights
Copy of settlement concerning parochial rights of St John's Hospital and St Radegund's Priory
16th century copy of settlement made by bishop Eustace of Ely (1198-1215) and confirmed by bishop Hugh Northwold (1229-1254), re parochial rights of St John's Hospital and St Radegund's priory following a hearing before papal judges delegate.
Celebration of divine service is allowed to the hospital with the reservation that the sacrament shall be taken four times a year by its staff in the church of All Saints, that baptisms shall only take place in the hospital chapel when absolutely necessary, and that the offerings shall continue to be paid in the parish and tithes (other than those claimed on hospital buildings and benefactions) continue to be received. The hospital is allowed free right of burial. Witnesses include Master Alan de Welles.
This copy is taken from an unknown original (not former ref. D98.41)
Royal and Papal documents: Dissolution of St John's Hospital
Copy made by Matthew White, discipulus (scholar)
Letters: the Bishop of Ely and Lady Margaret's excecutors, to the brethren of St John's Hospital
Letter: Henry Hornby to former brethren of St John's Hospital
Henry Hornby, London, to the former brethren of St John's Hospital now living at Ely, asking them to come to London at the order of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Also giving power of attorney to Richard Henryson, clerk, John Wode and John Burgoyne, gentlemen. With the confirmation of the Prior and Convent of Ely
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Letter: James Stanley, Bishop of Ely, to the brethren of St John's Hospital
James Stanley, Bishop of Ely, to the brethren of St John's Hospital "that came from Cambridge (Cantybrig)", sending wine with which to still his aqua vitae
With the confirmation of the Prior and Convent of Ely, given on 12 March following