Parker Archbishop of Canterburie Doct. Mowse Doct. Harvey M. Busbie M. Hare Esquire Doct. Cowell late Master Doct. of Law and Kings Professour S. George Newman Knight and other benefactours been much enlarged So as there is at this present a Master 12 Fellows 14 scholars besides officers and servants of the foundation with other students the whole number being threescore Thomas Eden Doctour of Law Chancellour of Ely c. now Master GON CAI Colledge 1353. EDmund Gonvil Rector of Terrington and Rushworth in Norfolk obtained licence of King Edward 3 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 Annunciation of Blessed Marie the Virgin wherein he established a Master and 4 Fellows whom while he lived with his own money he maintained But he died untimely anno 1353 giving by will a great summe of money in trust to Will. 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 neare unto his own Colledge then in building called Trinitie Hall anciently called Henny in the parish of S. Michael where he purchased by exchange divers messuages and tenements on which he erected the same by the name of Gonvil Hall Afterwards John Caius Doct. of Physick a learned antiquarie in ann 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 foure square his fair building of free-stone increased the treasurie with new revenews enriching it with large possessions for the maintenance of three Fellows 20 scholars and a porter Since the Ladies Marie Pakenham and Anne Scroop Elisabeth Cleere Doct. Balie Stephen Smith Richard Willison Thom. Atkins Peter Hewit William Gale Thom. Willows William Sigo Doct. Knight Iohn Whitacre Matth. Parker Archbishop of Canterburie Robert Traps and Ione his wife Ioyce Franklin their daughter Doct. Wendie Doct. Bishbie Doct. Harvey S. William Paston Knight William Cutting Doct. Legge Doct. Branthwait and Doct. Gâ—stlin late Masters of this House Doct. Perse and Doct. Wells late Fellows of this House and many other good benefactours 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 209. Thomas Bacheroft Doctour of Divinitie c. being now Master thereof KINGS Colledge 1441. HEnry the sixth called Henry of Windsor King of England and France sonne and heir of King Henry the fifth and of Katharine daughter of Charles the sixth King of France began this royall foundation dedicating the same to the honour of S. Nicholas consisting then of one Master and 12 scholars in or about the places where the Churches of S. Nicholas and S. Iohn Zacharie S. Augustines Hostle and Gods House had formerly been situated But within two yeares after he enlarged the first foundation dedicating the same to the honour of our blessed Ladie Mary the Virgin and S. Nicholas In which Colledge 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 Successours to finish Afterwards King Henry the 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 Seal by Act of Parliament confirmed this coat of Arms which here in the margin they bear placing in chief a flower of France and a lion of England that it may appeare to be the work of a King Since Roger Goad Doct. of Divinitie late Fellow and Provost Adam Robins Richard Day and Doct. Cowell late Fellows Doct. Smith late Fellow and Provost William Henshaw late Fellow also Thomas Weaver late Fellow new 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 benefactours with books and other ornaments have much enriched the same In which Colledge at this present is a Provost 70 Fellows and scholars 3 Chaplains one master of the Choristers 6 Clarks 16 Choristers 16 colledge-officers of the foundation besides 12 servitours to the seniour Fellows 6 poore scholars with other students the whole number being 140. Samuel Collins Doctour of Divinitie and the Kings Professour c. now Provost QUEENS Colledge 1448. MArgaret Aâ—degavensis daughter of Reyner Duke of Aniou titularie King of Sicilie Naples and Jerusalem 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 Friars butting on Milnstreet 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 Queen Elisabeth wife to King Edward the 4 obtained licence to finish the same which she accomplished This Colledge since by the liberalitie of the Ladies Margaret Roos Iane Inglethorp and Iane Burrough George Duke of Clarence Ciciley Dutchesse of York Richard Duke of Glocester the Ladie Anne his wife Edward Earl of Salisburie Maud Countesse of Oxford Marm. Lomly Bishop of Lincoln Chancellour of this Universitie 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 mandate that the Maior Bailiffes and Burgesses of the Town of Cambridge should sell him a parcell 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 bank Hugh Trotter Doct. of Divinitie Iohn Drewell and William Weld Canons of S. Pauls S. Thom. Smith Fellow of this Colledge principall Secretarie to Queen Elisabeth Henry Wilshaw 13 President of this Colledge D. Stokys John Chetham Henry Hastings Earl of Huntington Iohn Joslin George Mountague late Archbishop of York together with many other noble and well disposed persons benefactours it is so increased as at this present there is in the same a President 19 Fellows 23 scholars 8 Bible-clarks and 3 Lecturers of Hebrew Arithm. and Geomet besides other officers and servants of the foundation with other students the whole number being 190. Edward Martin Doctour of Divinitie being now President thereof KATHARINE Hall 1475. RObert Woodlark born at Wakerly in Northumberland Doct. of Divinitie the last fellow that King Henry 6 placed in Kings Colledge third Provost
lived at the Universitie charges Afterwards Walter Thaxted Master of the same with the consent of Richard Ling then Chancellour and the Universitie resigned th first foundation into the hands of Elisabeth Countesse of Clare widow sometimes the wife of John de Burgo Earl of Vlster which Elisabth had formerly given the perpetuall patronage of Litlington and bestowed many other favours upon this Colledge She then under the licence of King Edward 3 altered the first name and called it after her own name Collegium sive Aula de Clare In which Colledge by the gift oâ— this Honourable Foundresse and of Thomas Stoyl and Edm. Naturesse Masters thereof John Thaxton Edith Green William Ducket Wil. Worleigh Will. Marshall Ralph Scrivener Thom. Cave Doct. Leeds late Master Thom. Cecil late Earl of Excester and the Ladie Dorothe his wife who gave 108 pounds per annum William Butler sometimes Fellow and President of this House the famous Physician who gave one challice of pure gold with other plate and books c. to the value of 500 pounds John Freeman Esquire who gave 2000 pounds Doct. Scot Dean of Rochester c. late Master who gave in money plate and books the summe of 300 pounds Mast George Ruggle late Fellow who gave in money plate and books above 400 pounds Sir Robert Heath Atturney-Generall c. Mast Thomas Biag Mast Humfrey Hâ—de Robert Johnson of Luffenham Esquire Mast Erasmus Farrer Mast William Briden Mast Thom. Cropley and divers other benefactours there is at this present in the same a Master 18 Fellows 36 scholars 20 poore schol besides officers and servants of the foundation with other students the whole number being 106. Thomas Pask Doct. of Divinitie Archdeacon of London c now Master thereof PEMBROKE Hall 1343. MArie de S. Paul Countesse of Pembroke Baronesse of Veisser and Mountenact daughter to Guido Chastillion Earl of S. Paul in France and of Marie Britannia his wife after the death of Audomarus de Valentia Earl of Pembroke c. whose third wife she was but for one day as it is thought betook her self wholly to devotion bestowing the greatest part of her estate on Churches religious houses the poore and her servants having built Dennie Abbey procured licence from King Edward 3 to found this house by the name of the Colledge of Mary Valence after called Pembroke Hall within the compasse whereof as now it stands are the ancient Hostles of the Universitie and S. Thomas Knaptons Boultons and Cousing places with part of the Chauntrie-house of little S. Maries endowing â—â—e same with divers Patronages Impropriations lands rents plate jewels and other ornaments and established therein one Master six Fellows and two scholars It hath been since enlarged by the gift of holy King Henry the sixth Edward Storie Bishop of Chichester Gerhard and Nichâ—as Skipwith Doct. Atkinson Sir William Hussey Knight Charles Booth Bishop of Hereford S. Roger Strange Knight Doct. Wats William Marshall Will. Smart and Alice his wife afterwards married to Ralph Scrivener Jane Cox widow all these besides John Laughton Bishop of S. Davids Laurence Booth and Thomas Scot alià s Rotheram both Archbishops of York Richard Fox Bishop of Winchester Doct. Shortâ—n Dean of Stoaâ— Edmund Grindall and John Whitgift Archbishops of Canterburie William Fulk Doct. of Divinitie which were all Mastes of this House and have by gifts of lands money plate books c. augmented the same and Lancelot Andrews Doct. of Divinitie late Mastâ—r and Bishop of Winchester hath given 1000 pounds and the perpetuall Patronage of Rawreth in Essex with 374 folio books well bouâ— Wherein there is at this present a Master 19 Fellows one tanquam 33 scholars of the House besides officers and servants of the foundatiâ—n with other students the whole number being 100. Benjamin Laney Doct. of Divinitie Chaplain to the Kings Majestie c. now Master CORP CHRISTI Colledge 1351. HEnrie of Monmouth surnamed Torto Collo sonne and heir of Henrie of Laneaster Lord of Monmouth and Pomfret Earl of Lancaster Leicester and Derbie and high Steward of England succeeded his father in all these honours and was by King Edward the 3 created Earl of Lincoln and Knight of the most honourable order of the Garter Duke of Lancaster and Lord high Steward of England c. Of the Fraternitie or Guild of Corpus Christi and blessed Marie the Virgin neare unto Luthborn lane and the Hostle of S. Bernard in the East whereof himself was then Alderman ordained this Colledge in the yeare 1351 and among other things appropriated unto the same the perpetuall patronage of S. Benedicts Church adjoyning to this Colledge Which Colledge since hath been much beautified with buildings and increased in revenews by the liberalities of the Ladie Margaret Brotherton Dutchesse of Norfolk c. Thomas Cambridge Esquire S. Iohn Cambridge Knight who gave a place called Stonehouse or Stonehall towards the augmentation of the same Iohn â—eeâ— Esquire Bedle Matthew Parker Fellow and Master of this House Doctour of Divinitie Archbishop of Canterburie S. Nicholas Bacon Knighâ— Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England Roger Mannors late Earl of Rutland Lord Roos of Hamlake Belvoir and Trousbut c. Mast Roger Mannors his great uncle M. William Benedict and M. Leonard Cawson who gave 18 pounds 13 shillings 4 pence for the maintenance of three scholarships besides divers other benefactours So as there is at this present in the same a Master 12 Fellows 37 scholars besides officers and servants of the foundation with other students the whole number being 126. Richard Love Doctour of Divinitie now Vicechancellour and Master TRINITIE Hall 1353. WIlliam Bateman born in the citie of Norwich Doct. of the Civil Law Archdeacon of Norwich after the 18 Bishop of that See for exchange of certain Parsonages obtained an ancient Hostle neare adjoyning to the Vniversitie House or Haâ—l butting upon Milnstreet and S. Iohn Zacharies Church East where in former time students lived at their at their own charges which one Iohn de Crawden Prior of Elie had purchased for the Monks of that Priorie to inhabite and reside in and made thereof a Colledge or Haâ—l for the students of the Law dedicating the same to the honour of the 〈◊〉 and blessed Trinitie in the citie of Norwich endowing the same with lands and possessions To this Hostle before it was by him purchased 〈◊〉 â—ichard Ling Doctour of Divinitie Chancellour of this Universitie Archibald of Norwich Simon de Rekenhall and Walter Elvedon gâ—â—â— foure tenements Robert Stratton John Trunch Walter Baketon Walteâ— de Aldersey and Peter de Bittering gave two messuages and seven pieces of ground one of the messuages being called Drakes entrie This Colledge hath since by the bountie of M. Simon Dalling and Walter Huke Masters thereof Robert Goodnap John Maptid Gabr. Dun Richard Nix Bishop of Norwich Steph. Gardiner Doct. of Law Master of this House Bishop of Winchester Lord Chancellour of England and Chancellour of this Universitie Matthew
of the same Chancellour of this Universitie founded this Colledge or Hall in a place called Mylnestreet over against Queens Coll. Orchard formerly known by the name of the Carmelite Fryars of foure Tenements which were purchased for that purpose he dedicating the same to the Honour of S. Katharin the Virgin and Martyr obtained of King Edward 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 liberalitie of Isabel Canterburie widow William Taylor Katharin Myles Robert Simpton Hugh Pemmerton the Lady Elisabeth Bernardiston John Leach Richard Nealson Robert Shorton Doct. of Divinitie Master of S. Johns Coll. in this Universitie Dean of Stoak c. after Master of Pembroke Hall Hugh Garret Iohn Chester Thomas Green Doct. of Divinitie Master of this House Doct. Thymblebie Doct. Middleton Rosamond Payn widow Iohn Cholmley Iohn Duke S. Iohn Claypool Knight Iohn Gostlya Doct. of Physick late Fellow and Master of Gonvil and Caius Coll. Vicehancellour 1618 who died Vicechancellour October 21 1626 a large and bountifull Benefactour Thomas Buck late Fellow of this House Seniour Esquire Bedle Master Christopher Shirland Mistris Stafford Master Thomas Hobbs Master Peter Phesant Anne Lady Cocket widow Mistris Iurdayn widow Anne Lady Bernardiston William Gouge Doct. of Divinitie Master Coulson Master Skerne Esquire Mast Alured Master Cradock citizen and merchant of London the worthy company of the Nercers in the City of London and many other benefactours So as there in now in the same a Master 6 Fellows 10 Scholars 9 Exhibitioners besides Officers and Servants of the foundation with other Students being in all 150. Richard Sibbs Doct. of Divinitie c. being now Master thereof JESUS Colledge 1496. IOhn Alcock born at Beverley in Yorksh Doct. of the Civil Law c. being Bishop of Ely and Lord Chancellour of England procured licence of King Henry 7. to convert into a Coll. an Ancient Nunnety the Nuns whereof all but 2. were dead and dispersed and the house much wasted formerly consecrated to S. Rhadegund and endowed by sundry Benefactors whereof Malcolme 4 King of Scotland and the whole race of the Earls of Hunt with their Families were the chiefest who gave the ground whereon it stands and 10 acres of land adjoyning as also the Mannor House and Lands with the Rhadegund tythes with the appurtenances c. In the time of the Prioresse and Nuns Iohn Portois Hervens the sonne of Thurstace Iohn Thriplow Rector of Hardwick with his sister Dionis Nicholas Morris Hugo Filius Absolonis and others were liberall Benefactors He also obtained licence under the great seal of England that all the lands belonging to the said Nunnery should be appropriated to this his Coll. dedicating the same unto the honour of the blessed Virgin Marie S. Iohn the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin S. Rhadegund commonly called Iesus Colledge wherein he established one Master 6 Fellows and 6 Scholars Since by the liberalitie of the Lady Willoughbie and the Lady Bray who builded the side from the Cloyster Court to the Garden Iames Stanley and Tho. Thirlbie Bishops of Ely Iohn Beauchamp Knight S. Robert Read Knight Lord chief Justice of the common pleas Iohn Andrews Doctor Royston Doctor Fuller Masters of the same Iohn Batemanson Tho. Roberts Roger Thorney Rich. Pigot Godf. Fuliam Will. Marshall Iane Woods Thomas Sutton Esquier and other benefactors it is so increased that there is at this present in the same a Master 16 Fellows 24 Scholars besides Officers and Servants of the foundation with other Students being in all 110. Richard Stern Bachelour of Divinitie c. being now Master thereof CHRISTS Colledge 1505. MArgaret Countesse of Richmond and Derbie daughter and sole heir of Ionn Beaufort Duke of Somerset widow of Edmund of Hadham Earl of Richmond sonne of Owen ap-Tuder of Wales Knight and of Queen Katharine his wife Dowager of King Henry 5 half Brother to King Henry 6 c. Mother of King Henry 7 in testimonie of her love to learning obtained licence of the same King to erect a Colledge without Barnwell-gate in Preachers-street of foure Messuages and Gardens belonging to the Abbot of Tiltie and Prioresse of Dennie where King Henry the 6 had founded a house called Gods house in hew of that which had been formerly builded by William Bingham Rector of S. Iohn Zacharies Church in the City of London which was pulled down by the same King when he founded Kings Colledge dedicating the same to the Honour of our Saviour Christ which she endowed with lands and revenews for the maintenance of a Master 12 Fellows 47 Scholar besides Officers and Servants The number of which hath been since increased by the liberalitie of John Fisher President of Queens Colledge Bishop of Rochester and Cardinall c. King Edward the sixth Thomas Tompson and Edward Hawford Doctours of Divinitie Masters of the same S. Walter Mildemay Knight Chancellour and Treasurer of the Excheâ—uer Richard Risley Doct. Patison Philip Rawlins Master Jennings Nicholas Colverwell Thomas Laughton Master Wentworth Robert Ishan Richard Bunting Richard Car benefactours and the revenews for other purposes augmented So as there is at this present in the same a Master 13 Fellows 60 scholars besides officers and servants of the foundation with other students the whole number being one hundred threescore and six Thomas Bainbrigg Doctour of Divinitie Vicechancellour anno 1627 now Master 〈…〉 THe abovesaid Margaret Countesse of Richmond and Derbie Mother of King Henry 7 c. obtained licence of her nephew King Henry the 8 to convert an Hospitall or house of Regular Canons founded by Nigellus the second Bishop of Ely in the yeare 1134 afterwards translated to a Priory and dedicated to S. Iohn the Evangelist in the Jury by Hugo de Balsham to Bishop of Ely into a Colledge by the ancient name of S. Iohn the Evangelist The perfecting whereof she left to her executors Richard Fox Bishop of Winchester Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester Charles Somerset 〈…〉 otherâ—s who did most justly perform the trust she reposed in them This Colledge hath been since enlarged by the liberality of Iohn Morton Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and Cardinall the Lady Anne Rooksbie Doct. Lanâ— Doct. Kâ—yteâ— Hugh Ashton Doct. Lupton Doct. Thymblebie Doct. Downham Iohn Constable Robert Simpson Robert Ducket Thomas 〈◊〉 Ion Griggeson Iames Betisford Robert Holitrecholm Iohn Replingham Doct. Linacre Iohn Baily Doct. Tompson Walter Sawkins Kathâ—ine Dutchesse of Suffolk Iohn Thurlston Stephen Cardinall S. Ambrose Cave Knight Thomas Cunny Doct. Goodman William Cecil Lord â—leigh the Lady Mildred Burleigh S. Henry Billingsley Knight Doct. Gwyn the Lady Iermin Henry Heblethwait William Spalding and 〈…〉 iam Spalding brothers Robert Booth Henry Albry Iohn Walton Iohn Waller Mary Countesse of Shrewsbury George Paylin William Loâ—d Maynard Baron of Wicklow c. Robert Lews Iohn Knewstubbs Mistris Cutler Iohn Hooper Iohn Williams Lord