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A67887	The foundation of the Universitie of Cambridge, with a catalogue of the principall founders and speciall benefactors of all the colledges, and total number of students, magistrates and officers therein being. And how the revenews thereof are and have been increased from time to time, and by whom, with buildings, books and revenues as no universitie in the world can in all points parallel: these are the nurseries of religion, and seminaries of good literature.	Langbaine, Gerard, 1609-1658.	1651 (1651)	Wing L368; ESTC R202707	11,708	19

obtained license of King Edward the third to erect this Colledge the first foundation whereof he laid anno 1348. where the orchyard of Corpus Christi Colledge is now situate which he dedicated to the honour of the Anunciation of blessed Mary the Virgin wherein he established a Master and 4 Fellows whom while he lived with his owne mony he maintained but he died untimely anno 1353 giving by will a great summe of mony in trust to Wil. Bateman Bishop of Norwich to perfect this his Colledge or Hall and to endow it with competent possessions who in anno 1353 procured the said Master and Fellows to remove to a place near unto his own Colledge then in building called Trinity Hall anciently called Hen●y in the Parish of Saint Michael where he purchased by exchange divers messuages and tenements on which he erected the same by the name of Gonvil Hall Afterwards Iohn Caius D. of Physick a learned antiquary in an. 1557 was made a Co-founder by Letters patents who caused it to be called Gonvil and Caius Colledge he added to the former Court being four square his faire building of free-stone increased the treasury with new revenews enriching it with large possessions for the maintenance of three Fellowes twenty scholars and a Porter Since the Ladies Mary Pakenhams and Anne Scroop Elizabeth Cleere D. ●alie Ste. Smith Rich. Willison Tho. Atkins Pet. Hewit VVil Gale Thomas Willows Will Sigo D. Knight Iohn Whittacre Mat. Parker Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Traps and Ione his wife Ioyce Franklin their daughter D. Windie Doct. Bishby D. Harvey S. VVil Paston Kn. VVill Cutting Dr. Legge D. Branthwait and D. Gostlin late Masters of this house Doct. Perse and D. Wels late Fellows of this House and many other good benefactors have increased the number of Fellows and Scholars books and buildings c. of this Colledge so as there is at this present in the same a Master 25 Fellows one Chaplain 69 Scholars besides officers and servants of the foundation with other students the whole number being two hunded and nine VII Kings Colledge founded 1441. HEnry the sixth called Henry of Windsor King of England and France son and heir of King Henry 5th and of Katherine daughter of Charles the 6 K. of France began this royal foundation dedicating the same to the honor of Saint Nicholas consisting then of one Master and 12 scholars in or about the places where the Churches of S. Nicholas and S. Iohn Zacharie St. Augustines Hostle and Gods House had formerly been situated But within 2 years after he enlarged the first foundation dedicating the same to the honor of our blessed Lady Mary the Virgin S. Nicholas In which Colledg at this present is standing one of the fairest Chappels in the world conformable whereunto he intended to have made this his Colledge which by his untimely death he left onely begun and unperfected for some of his royall Successors to finish Afterwards King Henry 7 finished the stone-work in part of the said Chappel and King Henry the 8 caused the same to be glased seated paved and perfected To this Colledge the Founder under his great Seale by act of Parliament confirmed this coat of arms which here in the margin they bear placing in chiefe a flower of France and a Lion of England that it may appeare to be the worke of a King Since Roger Goad D. of Divinity late Fellow and Provost Adam Robins Richard Day and D. Cowell late Fellows D. Smith late Fellow and Provost William Henshaw late Fellow also Thomas Weaver late Fellow now Fellow and late Vice-Provost of Eton hath wainscotted the back of the Fellows and Scholars seats on both sides of the said Chappel in a decent and comely manner and divers other benefactors with bookes and other ornaments have much enriched the same In which Colledge at this present is a Provost 70 Fellows and Scholars 3 Chaplains 1 Master of the Choristers 6 Clarks 16 Choristers 16 Colledge officers of the foundation besides 12 servitors to the seniour Fellows 6 poor Scholars with other students the whole number being 140. VIII Queens Colledge founded 1448. MArgaret Andegavensis daughter of Reyner Duke of Aniou titularie King of Sicilie Naples and Ierusalem Consort of King Henry the 6. obtained licence of the same King to build this Colledge upon part of the ground belonging to the Carmelites or White Friers butting on Milnsteet in the Parish of S. Botolphs and to purchase land of the value of 200 pounds for the endowment thereof dedicating the same to S. Margaret and S. Bernard but she died and left it unperfect Afterwards Q. Elizabeth wife to K. Edw. the 4 obtained licence to finish the same which she accomplished This Colledge since by the liberalitie of the Ladies Margaret Roos Iane Inglethorpe and Iane Burrough George Duke of Clarence Ciciley Dutchesse of Yorke Richard Duke of Glocester the Lady Anne his wife Edward E. of Salisbury Maud Countesse of Oxford Marm. Lomley Bishop of Lincolne Chancellor of this University Andrew Ducket Rector of S. Botolphs sometimes Principall of S. Bernards Hostle and the first President of this Colledge who had formerly been a Friar and gathered of well disposed persons much money and procured the Kings mandat that the Maior Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Town of Cambridge should sell him a parcel of ground called Goose-Green in the Parish aforesaid which is now an Island lying between the Colledge and the Green called Youngs green or banke Hugh Trotter D. of Divinity Iohn Drewel and Wil Weld Canons of S. Pauls S. Tho. Smith Fellow of this Colledge principal Secretary to Queen Elizabeth Henry Wilshaw 13 President of this Colledge D. Stokeys Iohn Chetham Henry Hastings E. of Huntington Iohn Ioslin George Mountague late Archbishop of Yorke together with many other noble and well disposed persons benefactors it is so increased as at this present there is in the same a President 19 Fellows 23 Scholars 8 Bible-Clarks and three Lecturers of Hebrew arithm. and Geomet besides other officers and servants of the foundation with other students the whole number being a hundred and ninety IX Katherine Hall founded 1475. RObert Woodlarke borne at Wakerley in Northumberland D. of Divinity the last Fellow that King Henry 6 placed in Kings Colledge third Provost of the same Chancellor of this University founded this Colledge or Hall in a place called the Milnstreet over against Queens Colledge Orchard formerly knowne by the name of the Carmelite Fryers of four Tenements which were purchased for that purpose he dedicating the same to the honour of S. Katherine the Vingin and Martyr obtained of King Edword 4 a licence of mortmain for the endowment thereof which was confirmed to him and his Successors for ever Wherein he established a Master and three Fellows Since it hath been enlarged by the liberaty of Isabel Canterbury widow William Taylor Katherine Myles Robert Simpton Hugh Penmerton the Lady Elizabeth Bernardiston Iohn Leach Richard Nealson