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Valuations of Lady Margaret's estates and property

Indenture of receipt for 250 marks by John Fisher and Hugh Ashton, Lady Margaret's executors; the eighth installment of £2800 from Katherine, Countess of Devonshire, due by indenture 20 July 1313.

William Burbank, secretary to Cardinal Wolsey, to John Fisher, requesting lease of a church belonging to St John's College for his kinsman, surveyor of the King's Stables; bids Fisher farewell 'in our great business'.
Undated, but Whit Monday

Riding expenses of a servant of John Fisher for journeys to Haldnam [Aldenham?], St Albans, Stevenage, Cambridge, Barkway, Ware and Waltham, 18-23 January; and to Barkway, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Foderynga [Fotheringhay] and back, 31 January - 7 February.
Signed: Jo. Roffs. [John Rochester]

Recommending Robert Harry (?Harris) to a St John's College fellowship. Only dated with day and month

Copy of the first part of Letters Patent of Henry VIII cancelling the licence dated 10 July 1515, to the executors of the Lady Margaret to acquire land from the College, replacing it with a new licence.

Indenture between Nicholas Metcalf[e], clerk, Master of the College; William Longford [Longforth] SJC Fellow; and Cornelyus [Cornelius] Symondson, for the railings of Lady Margaret's tomb.

Receipt by Cornelys Symonson [Cornelius Symonson], smyth [smith], from Doctor Metcalfe, of £15 in part payment of £25 for the makyng [making] of a certen [certain] grate.
Sealed in the presence of Ranulph Hall and William Lamkin by me Gabriell [Gabriel] Metcalf[e].

Receipt by Cornellys (Cornelius) Symonson from Nycholas [Nicholas] Metcalfe, Master [of St John's College] of £5 in part payment of a more sum for makyng [making] my lady the Kynges [King's] grandmother the viiij [Henry VIII] grate at Westminster.
23 May 1527

Receipt by Reynold [Reginald] Bray, citizen and fremason [freemason OR mason] of London, from Doctor Metcalfe, of 20 s. in part payment.

Receipt by Cornelys Symondeson [Cornelius Symonson] from Doctor Metcalf[e], of 33 s. 4 d. in part payment of £21. 13. 4. for makyng [making] a tumbe [tomb] for my lady the Kyngs [King's] grandemother [grandmother]

Part of the accounts of the exectuors of Lady Margaret, containing entries of the sale of plate, arras [sic], bedding etc. to various important persons such as Lord Herbert, Lord Burgavenny, the Bishop of Durham [and others.]. The entries correspond with the full accounts.