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Photocopies of sections of Lady Clare magazines that mention William Denis Browne and relate to his activities at Clare.

Extracts, by John Reynolds Wardale, from manuscripts of Thomas Baker, alumnus and Fellow of St John's College.

Possibly by Richard Hunt

Compiled by Samuel Blithe, William Searle and John Reynolds Wardale.

Includes:

(1) extracts from ''Master's Old Book'', ''Old Register'' (1st Register of Leases), 2nd Register of Leases and election papers, and transcripts of letters then in Fellows' Library (in College Letter Book)

(2) extensive extracts from ''Master's Old Book'' include copies of documents concerning the foundation of College and early benefactions, lists of domestic utensils and muniments, lists of debts in 1455 and 1462, and memoranda about fire and rebuilding, 1521-1535, St John's Hospital, Ely, 1562, and elections of Masters, Fellows and Scholars, 1448-1620

(3) extracts from the 1st Register of Leases include rental of St John's Hospital, 1576 Extracts from election papers comprise list of Fellows, 1618-1837, and notes on elections of Masters, 1620-1815

(4) letters transcribed are chiefly from Barnabas Oley and John Tillotson, 1640-1686

(5) loose - notes on proposed further research about alumni, nd

(6) abstracts from College Letter Book, compiled by John Reynolds Wardale: Vols. 2 and 3

Comprises extracts from James Bass Mullinger, History of the University of Cambridge, Charles Henry Cooper, Annals of Cambridge, Robert Willis and John Willis Clark, Architectural History of the University of Cambridge, and John Willis Clark, Endowments of the University of Cambridge.

Ledger entitled 'Fellowes dividends'. Includes information on how much each Fellow spent on various things whilst in College such as furniture, fuel, entertainment, wine, buttery etc.

At beginning of the volume:

(1) memoranda about mines in Wales, 1708
(2) memoranda about caution money, 1684
(3) copy hairdresser's receipts, 1708-1713
(4) accounts of benefaction of John Love for building new kitchen, 1689
(5) receipts for ''money tax'', 1708-1713

At the end of the volume:
(1) a list of manuscripts in Clare Hall library, undated [p.224]
(2) a catalogue of books bequeathed by Dr James Jackson, 1688 [p.226-7]
(3) accounts of lottery, 1694 [p.229]
(4) proposals for raising money for war against France, 1695
(5) accounts for fines, sealings and writings (arranged by property), 1649-1735
(6) rental, nd
(7) accounts of Chapel offerings, 1678-1708
(8) statement about payments to poor of Cambridge, nd

Loose:
(1) rent accounts, 1719