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Debts of Mistress Burgen

Letter, no year, debts of Mistress Burgen [Burgoyn] owed to Lady Margaret Beaufort; Master Stuarde's rent; scholars of Master Bassforth [Beresford ?], Ashton and Sir John St John.

Hugh Ashton's scholar

Letter, no year, Hugh Ashton has sent a scholar unlearned in grammar whom Smith has put in commons under Mr Rudde's tuition; Smith awaits Metcalfe's opinion.

Plague in College

Letter, no year, about Mr Longforth's [Longford] journey to Wigtoft on behalf of Smith's brother; the Bishop of Ely's indenture; money sent via Mr Spooner to buy a pair of organs; and the incidence of plague in College; also Hugh Ashton's chapel.

Plague and Scholars

Letter, no year, scholars wishing to disperse (for fear of plague?]; business at Linton, Steeple Morden and Ashwell and on Hugh Ashton's chantry; purchase of organs; death of Sir William Tirwhitt [Tyrwhyth].

Courts at Blunham

Letter, no year, acknowledging his letters commissioning Mr (Walter?) Luke to hold courts (at Blunham); has written to the dean of Lincoln; no word of money due from a man of Norfolk.

SJC Accounts: donations & Countess of Devonshire

Accounts of donations received (pp. 1-3) and for money assigned by Henry VIII from Katherine, Countess of Devonshire to Lady Margaret Beaufort's executors (pp 9-15). The last item listed on p.3 is for 6s. paid for a Greek vocabulary bought for the use of the College's library.

Also includes the account of Nicholas Metcalfe for money due to the estate of Lady Margaret.

John Bamburgh

Letter, John Bamburgh (vicar of West Malling?) to Nicholas Metcalfe recommending the bearer, a kinsman also recommended by Oliver Scales, for a place in SJC; mentions carrier service.

Riding habit: John Fisher

Letter, n.d., ordering a riding habit and hat for Bishop Fisher, who will await the King and Cardinal at Greenwich; Sharpre asks when they & the Queen will journey and whether they will go by Rochester.

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