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Woodblock print from a drawing by R.W. Westbrook showing the entrance to 70 Bridge Street ("The Flying Stag")

Letter, A. Dowcett to William Beale SJC Master, requesting at the instance of the Chancellor of the University, the election of Edward Watts to a fellowship.

Typescript (carbon copy) by Mrs E. Jackson.

Thesis on the Priory of Higham or Lilliechurch, by Hugh Percival Wharton Gatty.

Includes an article by Paul Cockerham on the lost tomb from St John's College.

Typescript by The Reverend A.A. Macintosh, D.D. (President 1995-99) outlining the role of President in the College.

Typescript and carbon copy, by Hugh Percival Wharton Gatty.

Offprint of an article by Professor Mansel Davies, published in Science Progress (Oxford: 1982) 68, 1-18. With an MS list, compiled by Davies, of notable scientists with a St John's connection.

Includes: a publicity recording about the College, including contributions by the Master (Peter Goddard), the Senior Tutor (Ray Jobling), a graduate student (Ina Berg), an undergraduate (Nick Studer), a Fellow in retirement (John Crook), the Dean (Rev. Andrew Macintosh), a Professorial Fellow (Peter Clarke), a Research Fellow (Dr. Rebecca Hoyle), a Teaching Fellow (Dr. Usha Goswami), the Librarian (Amanda Saville) and the Organist (Christopher Robinson). The Master is the first to speak. The CD includes an extract from a recording of the College Choir.

Will and codicils dated 1777-1789. Abstract made by R. and J. Dyneley, Gray's Inn, after 1805, when paper watermarked

Includes accounts for new equipment and repairs.

Journal showing receipts and expenditure of the Lady Margaret boat club with yearly balances.

Account of James Morice:
First for the bordyng [boarding] of Maistres [Mistress] Jan by the space of iij wek [weeks] and v dayes [days] at xvj d. the wek [week iiij s. xj d.
Item for th ebordyng [boarding] of M Elyner Massingham by the space of v wek [weeks] iiij daies [days] at vvj d. the wek [week] summa vij s. v d.
Item for the cost of ij men with ij horses by the space of ij daies [days] comyng [coming] and goyng [going] from Roydon to London for the breyng [bringing] the said M Elyner to my lord of Surret at xid the day ech [each] man and horse iiij s.
Item paid to Mayne the paynter [painter] in party [part] payment of vj li. xiij s. iiij d. for the making of ij tables of the pictur[e] of my ladies [lady's] grace lij s. iiij d.
Item in reward to the said James [Morice] towards his bothier [boat hire] ad [and] his cost for his attendyng [attending] abowt [about] such besnes [business] as my ladies [lady's] executors comaunded [commanded] hym [him] to do in London, for Cristes College.
To James Mores [Morrice] xxiij s. viij d.
Signed. Jo. roffs.

Account of John Scott, Fellow: includes expenses for completing Christ's College Chapel and repairs to the manor of Malton, Cambridgeshire.

An account for Lady Margaret's executors:
In primis [first] to Tybyll bor meny [many] writyngs [writings] perteynyng [pertaining] to my lady xx s.
Item to John Bear to wrytyng [writing] for hur [her] testament ij s.
Item to Myddleton [Middleton] for a gown whych [which] he shuld [should] have had at my ladies [lady's] interment not alowed [allowed] in the funeralls [funerals] xxvj s. viij d.
Signed. Jo Roffs.

Account of payments for costs and charges of SJC, received by Alan Percy, Master from John Fisher; includes work on buildings.

Furst [First] of Thursday the xxix day of November whyn wentt [when went] to London to Master Arsdekyn [Archdeacon] with letteres [letters] furst [first] at grayffyshend [Gravesend] for my drenyke j d.
Item for my barghayre [barge hire] and my mantell [mantle] iiij d.
Item the smae day at London for my dener and sopper [dinner and supper] iiij d.
Item the same neytt [night] for my bott hayre [boat hire] to Lambeth and fro j d.
Item for my bede [bed] and my dreynke [drink] j d. ob.
Item of fryday [Friday] the xxx day of November for my barghayre [barge hire] and my mantell [mantle] iij d.
Item the same day at Grayffyshend [Gravesend] for my dreynke [drink] ob.
Summa xv d.
Signed: Jo Roffs.

Account of expenditure 'for my lady'
Furst [First] of Monday the xxij day of Julii [July] when I ewent to Master Harsdeynke for my dener [dinner[ at Grayffyshend [Gravesend] ij d.
Item for my barghayre [barge hire] and my mantell [mantle] iij d.
Item the same neytt [night] at London for my sopper [supper] and my bede [bed] iij d.
Item of Tewysday the xxiij day of Julii [July] for my barghayre [barge hire] and my mantell [mantle] iij d.
Item my dreynke [drink] at j d.
Summa xij d.
Signed: Jo Roffs.

On reverse: Item to the mesynger [messenger] that broght the Kyngs [King's] letters by the hands of Mr Officiall xiij s. iiij d.

Account of Henry Hornby, executor of Lady Margaret.

Account of Oliver Scales, the first Clerk of Works, giving details of the building works at SJC, workmen employed, and sources of materials. The roll provides details concerning payment of the men and the tasks they were employed to do.