The foundation of the Vniversitie of Cambridge with a catalogue of the principall founders and speciall benefactors of all the colledges and the totall number of students, magistrates and officers therein being, anno 1622 / the right honorable and his singular good lord, Thomas, now Lord Windsor of Bradenham, Ioh. Scot wisheth all increase of felicitie.

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Title: The foundation of the Vniversitie of Cambridge with a catalogue of the principall founders and speciall benefactors of all the colledges and the totall number of students, magistrates and officers therein being, anno 1622 / the right honorable and his singular good lord, Thomas, now Lord Windsor of Bradenham, Ioh. Scot wisheth all increase of felicitie.
Author: Scot, John.
Publication: [S.l.] :: Printed by Cantrell Legg for Iohn Scot, by the licence of the Right Honorable, Thomas, Earle of Arundell and surrey, Earle Marshall of England, &c. and are to be sold in Popes-head Alley and the signe of the white Horse,; Anno 1622.
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[illustration] St. Peters College coat of arms

S. PETERS COLL. or House. 1280.

HVgo de Balsham, Prier of Ely, in the yeere 1256. founded this Colledge, dedicating the same to the honor of S. Peter, in the place where the two Houses or Hostles (the one, de Poenitentia Iesu Christi; the other, Fratrum Hospitalis S. Iohannis) stood; but the endowment was giuen by him when he was Bishop of Ely, in the yeere 1284. at what time he translated the Friers Seculars from the Regulars, by reason of their daily variance in the Hostle of S. Iohn, where they liued then together and herein established one Master, 13. Fellowes, and two Bible Clerks: since by the liberalitie of Iohn Hotham, Simon de Mount-acute, Simon Langham, and Iohn Fordham Bishops of Ely, Thomas Lane, Iohn Warkworth, and Tho. Burgomi Masters thereof, M. Lund, Rob. Shorten Doctor of Diuinitie, sometimes Master of Pembroke Hall, Edm. Hanson Doct. of Diuinitie, Will. Martin Doct. of Diuinitie, Rob. Gilbert, Master Skelton, Elizabeth Woolfe, Margaret Fulnetby, Rob. Smith, Edw. North Baron of Chartley, Hen. Wilshaw, Andr. Perne Doct. of Diuinitie, Deane of Ely, late Master; the Lady Mary Ramsey, Rob. Warden, Tho. Warren, Iohn Whitegift Archb. of Cant. Margaret Dane, Rob. Slade, Iohn Sampson, Will. Heron; the worthy Companies of Cloth-workes and Iron-mongers of the Citie of London, with o∣ther Benefactors. This Colledge or House (being the first of all that now are standing) is much inlarged with Buildings, Books and Reuenues. So as there is at this present in the same one Master, 17. Fellowes, 21. Scholars and Bible Clerks, besides Officers and Ser••ants of the Foundation, with other students. The whole number being 138.