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] Christ's College coat of arms

CHRISTS COLL. 1505.

MArgaret Countesse of Richmond and Derbie, daughter and sole heire of Iohn Beauford Duke of Somerset, Widow of Edmund of Hadham Earle of Richmond, sonne of Owen Tud••r of Wales Knight, and of Queene Katherine his wife, Dowager of King Henrie the Fift, (halfe brother to King Henrie the Sixt,) mother of King Henrie the Seuenth; in testi∣monie of her loue to learning, obtayned licence of the same King, to erect a Colledge without Barawell gates, in Prea∣chers street, of foure messuages and gardens, belonging to the Abbot of Tiltie, and Prioresse of Dennie, (where King Henry the Sixt had begun the foundation of a house called Gods House, in liew of that which had formerly beene builded by Wil∣liam Bingham Rector of Saint Iohn Zacharies Church in the Citie of London, but was pulled downe by him when hee founded Kings Colledge) dedicating the same to the honour of our Sauiour Christ; which shee endowed with lands and reuenues for the maintenance of one Master, twelue Fellowes, fortie seuen Scholars, besides Officers and Seruants. The number of which hath since beene increased by the liberalitie of King Edward the Sixt, Doctor Tompson, and Doctor Hawford, Masters of the same; Iohn Hawford, Sir Walter Mildmay Knight, Richard Risley, Doctor Patisson, Philip Rowlins, Master Iennings, Nicholas Coluerwell, Thomas Laughton, Master Wentworth, Iohn Collins, Edmund G••indall Arch-bishop of Canterburie, Robert Isham, Richard Bunting, Anthonie Watson Bishop of Chichester, Richard Carr, and diuers other worthy Benefactors: So as there is at this present in the same, one Master, 14. Fellowes, 55. Scholars, besides Officers and Ser∣uants of the Foundation, with other Students, the whole number being 206.