- SJCR/SJAR/1/1/Shorton/2
- Sub-sub-series
- 1511-1512
Part of The Records of St John's College
Reciepts for various College works, estates and other College business.
Part of The Records of St John's College
Reciepts for various College works, estates and other College business.
Part of The Records of St John's College
Includes: letters relating to College business during Robert Shorton's mastership
Receipt by William Pickerell: Shorton
Part of The Records of St John's College
Receipt by William Pykerell [Pickerell], of Cambridge, from Magistro [Master] Shurton [Shorton], Magistro sive custode collegiii beate marie et sancti Johannis Evangelisti, of £4, 13s 4d, in part payment of a larger sum due to him from William Thomlyn [Tomlin],[former master of St John's Hospital]
Part of The Records of St John's College
Includes: The computus (account roll) for building the College and a later copy from 1638. The copy lists an inaccurate start date for the original roll. A copy of the computus in the Register of Inventories [SJAR/6/2/1] giving 31 January as the start date is almost contemporary with the original roll.
Appointment as Master: Shorton
Part of The Records of St John's College
Letter, Robert Shorton, Cambridge to John Fisher, thanking Fisher for his appointment as Master of SJC & discussing the choice of the first Fellows. There is also mention of receipt of £1000.
Appointment of Oliver Scales: Shorton
Part of The Records of St John's College
Letter, no year, Robert Shorton, Cambridge, to John Fisher, about appointment of Oliver Scales as Clerk of Works at SJC and the progress of building there.
Building & other 'necessaries' of SJC: Shorton
Part of The Records of St John's College
Receipt by Robert Shorton from John Fisher, of £1000 by the hand of Robert Barnard, Master of Fotheringhay College and £450 by the hand of Nicholas Metcalfe `for the building and other necessaries' of St John's College.
Receipt by Nicholas Metcalfe: Shorton
Part of The Records of St John's College
Receipt by Robert Shorton from John Fisher, of £500 by the hand of Nicholas Metcalfe (signed by Shorton: noted charged to his account).
Endorsed: 2 a billa doctoris Shorton
Receipt by N. Metcalfe: Shorton
Part of The Records of St John's College
Receipt by Robert Shorton from John Fisher £50 by the hand of Nicholas Metcalfe (signed Fisher and Shorton: noted charged to Shorton's account).
Endorsed: 3ci billa doctoris shorton
Part of The Records of St John's College
Contract and bonds of agreement between Richard Wright, glazier and Robert Shorton for windows in College.
Receipt for Norfolk land: Shorton
Part of The Records of St John's College
Receipt by Robert Shorton, Master of the College, from John [Fisher], Bishop of Rochester, of £300 to pay for lands in Norfolk purchased of Lewis [Louis] Orvell, over and above the £200 received from the building of the said Saint John's College.
Sealed but not signed.
Richard Wright's bond: Shorton
Part of The Records of St John's College
Bond, Richard Wright, [glazier], of Bury St Edmunds in £50 to Robert Shorton, Master.
Part of The Records of St John's College
Receipt by John Wode [Wood], of Fulbourne (Fulborn], gentleman, for £7 13s 4d from Robert Shorton, clerk Master of the College, "in partie of payment of a mor sume of and for dyverse costs and besynes [business] about the saide College".
Signed: per me Johnanes Wode. per me Henricus Hornby
Part of The Records of St John's College
Bond of Richard Wright in £6 for completion of glazing at SJC.
Part of The Records of St John's College
Indenture of contract of Richard Wright, glazier, of Bury St Edmunds, for glazing the Hall, Chapel and Master's Lodge.
Robert Shorton's obit: Nicholas Metcalfe
Part of The Records of St John's College
Agreement, SJC & Pembroke Hall, for an obit established by Dr Robert Shorton former master of SJC, for himself there.