Letters Patent of George IV revoking the clause in the 1551 Statutes restricting Fellowships by area.
With large seal attached and a printed statement by the Master (Edward Atkinson) about Fellowships on Coles Foundation, 1885.
A Statute made by the Governing Body of Clare College in the University of Cambridge on 5 April 2917 revising the existing Statutes of the College.
Includes printed Statutes, 1878 and 1898.
Orders chiefly concern leasing of properties, presentations to benefices and appointments of University Officers.
Also includes:
(1) orders concerning alterations to buildings and proposed building of a stable for Master and four Senior Fellows, 1763
(2) proposed rebuilding of the Chapel, 1763
(3) Greene Benefaction, 1764
(4) division of dividends from corn rents between Master and resident Clare Fellows, 1765 and 1767
(5) consecration of Chapel, 1768
(6) status of Fellow Commoners, 1770-1774
(7) Johnson Exhibitions, 1776
(8) separate Bursarship, held by Rev. Thomas Clarke, 1781
(9) repainting of Hall and staircase (Staircase H), 1783
With index (though not comprehensive).
Includes minutes of meetings of the Master and Fellows in College (precursor of the Council) concerning financial matters and properties, 1858-1887, and of Master and Senior Fellows, 1860-1896.
With index at rear and also loose copy of typescript index.
Also printed Statutes appointing Council, 1897 at rear.
Engraved title on front board of volume includes "William Webb Master".
Petition of the Fellows to the Master (William Webb), to appoint locum tenens, instead of allowing the position to devolve on the senior resident Fellow [this was probably James Burdakin].
Note: Webb appointed Edward Atkinson.
Testimonial signed by all (junior) members of Clare College, presented to Edward Atkinson on his Jubilee as Master. With letter about presentation of volume.
Appointment, by Edward Atkinson, of William Loudon Mollison as locum tenens, because of Atkinson's increasing age.
Includes:
(1) memorandum of transfer of Bursarship from Peter Gunning to William Paske, 1643
(2) Bursar's own accounts, 1643-1645
(3) accounts with the Master, 1642-1647
(4) accounts with the Fellows, 1642-1645 (with annotations, 1646-1656)
(5) accounts with the servants (Brewer, Baker, Butler and Cook), 1642-1645
(6) rental accounts [nd c18th]
Loose - list of acreages of Clare College estates at Great Gransden and Barton.