St John’s College Institutional Archives

Agreement: St John's College, John Bayly [Bailey] and others, for founding the Bailey fellowship

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13 September 1526

Part of The Records of St John's College

Agreement, St John's College and Henry Billingsley, for founding three scholarships

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5 February 1591

Part of The Records of St John's College

Copy of will of Susanna Hill of London

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c. 17th century

Part of The Records of St John's College

Leaving funds for scholars and clergy widows. Original will dated 11 August 1638. Appears to be near-contemporary. Includes copy of statement at foot of will, that the will was taken out of a box locked and left in the custody of Mrs Katherine Fanshawe, widow, and distinctly read on 16 August 1638 in the presence of John Ayliffe and Ann Carpmill (mark of W Nicholas Brand, transcribed)

Hoare exhibition

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1887-1911

Part of The Records of St John's College

Correspondence, copies of extracts from will of Mary A. Hoare, and three stock certificates

Agreement: Sir Robert Jermyn, two other executors of Frances Jermyn, and St John's College, regarding Frances Jermyn's bequest

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12 October 1582

Part of The Records of St John's College

Agreement between Sir Robert Jermyn, two other executors of Frances Jermyn, and St John's College

Deeds of covenant and associated papers

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1936 and 1960

Part of The Records of St John's College

Contains:
1936: Deed of covenant (18 June 1936), letter from Sir Norman Laski to E. A. Benians, and published notice of Laski Studentship
1960: Deed of covenant (7 April 1960)

Grant: Colchester town to St John's College, rent for Lewis scholarship

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19 September 1622

Part of The Records of St John's College

Mary Lewis bequeathed, in 1620, £100 to the College. The College bought a rent-charge of £7 per annum from Colchester, with which to endow one scholarship for a student formerly a pupil of Colchester school

Draft agreement: Thomas Linacre and St John's College

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14 June 1524

Part of The Records of St John's College

For a lecture in medicine in the university schools

Copy of case for the opinion of Counsel

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1864

Part of The Records of St John's College

Copy of will of Edmund Mountstephen of Paston, Peterborough, 9 Feb. 1636

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Undated [c. 17th century]

Part of The Records of St John's College

18 pages (plus cover) tied together

Deed: H. P. V. Nunn to St John's College for Nunn exhibition, with letters from him to Master of St John's

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17 March 1920 - 14 October 1920

Part of The Records of St John's College

Release of rent charge, Kentish Town: order and receipt

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1970

Part of The Records of St John's College

Containing: 1) receipt for money paid by St John's to Hornsey Parochial Committee (charity) for the release of the rent charge on the Kentish Town Estate in the London borough of Camden, 10 August 1970; 2) Order of the Charity Commission regarding release of rent charge, 14 July 1970

Platt bequest: receipt for J Platt to William Deering

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1671

Part of The Records of St John's College

Deed establishing Port Latin exhibition

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30 December 1842

Part of The Records of St John's College

Between Tindal Thompson, Anthony Hammond, Ralph Tatham, Thomas Crick, Charles Lawson and St John's College

Copy of will of Henry Robinson, 1642

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c 17th century

Part of The Records of St John's College

Extracted from the register of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury

Foundation deed of the Charles Slater natural sciences studentship

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1910; [1941]

Part of The Records of St John's College

Foundation deed of the Charles Slater natural sciences studentship, 10 Dec. 1910, with photocopy of a supplemental deed after receipt of legacy, from College Deed Book, sealed 13 March 1941

Grant: Katherine, Duchess of Suffolk to Robert Colville, land in Suffolk to support exhibitions at St John's College

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11 May 1552

Part of The Records of St John's College

Messuage of Saxmundham in Elmham and Parham

Copies of will of George White, 1583, and of agreement with Thomas White, 1584

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Undated [c. 1639]

Part of The Records of St John's College

Containing:
1) copy of will of George White, addressed to the Keeper of the Great Seal. Copy undated but original will dated 17 November 1583. (former ref. D59.42)
2) extract from will of George White, undated (former ref. D59.43)
3) attested copy of agreement between Thomas White and others for disposing George White's lands, 1584. Endorsed with opinion of Council, advising that recovery uncertain as it was 56 years since will was written (former ref. D59.44)

Bequest of Books: Humphrey Gower