Vlll CONTENTS. P'.lGlI 625 ge- Records ud) Notes from the Colle (COlltiJl1 655 Darkness 656 Tourist's Tale A 658 as a Career The Indian Civil Service 671 The Debutante 691 1899 The Commemoration Sermon 701 October Term. The Rose of Love 701 1897. K"v6apocpov,a 70% Sufficient unto the Day 712 THE EAGLE. The Johnian Dinnel 1899 Obituary: 713 NOTES FROM THE COLLEGE RECORDS. Philip Thomas Main (Continued }i·om Vol. 549.) Cornelitis HaUen M.A. 722 XIX, p. Rev Arthur Washington r B.D. 725 HE first group of letters he e printed refer to Rev Canon Gilbert Beresford I the death of Dr Clayton and the appointment B.D. 727 Rev John Robert tunn of Dr Gwyn his successor as Master of I 733 Our Chrol1icle the College. Dr Clayton was Master from ID 22 December 1594 until his death on 2 May 1612. The Library 7\'! He was also Dean of Peterborough and Archdeacon and \ Prebendary of Lincoln. He resided it would appear at \ Lincoln. He died intestate and in the words of Thomas Baker "his next relations not agreeing about the division, his wealth became a rich booty to the men of the law. It has been said he intended to make the College his heir, I cannot contradict that report, but I have often observed that they that profited most by the College have done the least for it when they come to die, being willing, it seems, to make a gift of What they leave, rather than bestow it where it may be thought a debt." There seems to have been ground fo r believing that King J ames I intended to issue a mandate to the Fellows to elect Valentine Carey (aft erwards Bishop of Exeter) as their new Master. Richard Neile, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, interesting himself' with the King to procure liberty of election. VOL.�. B \\ Notes from the College Records. 3 ge Records. m the Colle Notes fro Cathedral I [ December 1606 and was buried at e ters, Lawrenc z he other let Shalbourne in 1630 aged 7 riters of t in 4. rds the w eicestershire As rega edmyle L Robert Bouth, always a stout friend of the College, tor of R st ecame Rec re in Augu Stanton b amptonshi was of the household of the Countess of Shrewsbury. stor North in tor of Ca Lincoln 1582, Rec endary of To his unwearied efforts we owe the building of the d Preb t Dean an as buried a 1000, and and w Second Court. ptember died 17 Se 1613 1601. He dmitted ton. he was a Uffing ashire man as a Lanc j ns 12 My verie hartie commendacions remembered. I received well Hill w foundatio otto n Ashton's College o regz'a your letters by Mr HoIt and Mr Williams. That which in your r of the ed Fellow a Schola s admitt he wa e waS letters you doe conceive of mv love and care of the prosperous er 1575 1578-9' H Novemb j February last day of ged 56. estate of our CoUedg of St John's you shall ever fynde me as te on the ay 1615 a author£ta died 19 M ready to pe for at all tymes, as any other member of the incoln and Lincoln r m cellor of L emory in Chan to his m howse. And for the particuler wherein you desier my help in monument There is a your letters I haue moued his Majestie ande soe shall still es on it: th these lin Cathedral wi continue to doe that you may enioye the liberty of an eleccion, a ol Hill, otwel , according to the Statutes: onely pray to God that he Tis Hill H y I ooth to vouchsafe to direct you therein to doe that which shall be most And truly s say, praised Upon this Hill he still for the good of the Colledg, which hath not to this day t ord both nlg day. recovered itselfe of tllat preiudice which Alueis government in The L h and did cry ill, this Hill Upon this H Dr Whittaker's tyme brought pon it. tter . u scripture le I am very sorie that it hath plea d God to take away Dr Aloud, in s by e ked villians s ove yon wic Clayton in this sodaine manner, I feare the greatest hurt by it And str better. sel to make lighte the n he Good coun stone, will upon Colledg, to which I k ow intended tho' under And now this Bill, much good. I am persuaded he hath heretofore done something ill to lie on. the H according to a good intention of his to the Colledg, wherewith Has d's s bones,. Lor has got hi l:incoln Hill he some yoo.res since acquainted me. And therefore I would or Sion. F e perswade that there may be all due care vsed in the opening of His Sou1 th of Hill , her ter Abbey his Study both in Cambridg and el\swhere, and of such other Westmins buried in wife was places in which his writings and deedes and evidences may His scription: lowing in ving the fol tus mihi sola remaine, that some very discreet and trustie honest mann may tomb ha i solus Chris spe resurgend vi]\e de have the searching and examining of those places. I hope lucrum, mae Stote Mors mihi vile, filia Tho ana stote or pr mo something may be fOllnd that shall make for his owne honour­ jacet J ri : Ux us. Hic A mige i sal brig: r ri atu Canta armige able memory and the good of the Col\edg. If I might advice, in Comit Cantabrig: s Brinkley in Comitatu e Chesterton othowelli Hill, there should be at the. opening of his Stu y and such other dwardi Ellis d deinde d E filias:' : cuju places, Mr Vicechancellor himself, Dr Carey, Mr President of 6 filios et uxor s: Lincoln Cui peperit 3 cellarii Dioce s the . et Can Colledg, and someone of the senior fellows with him, and a jure civi Aetatis Doctoris in li. om. 1631 suae 78. Aprilis anno D j publique notary with Griffin and one other of Dr Clayton's men, relicta obiit 27 die Whom he vsed most inwardly, by whom a diligent search may funus virtus. ounded for Vivit post well, comp be m of otto ade of all sllch ritinges as doe COl1cerne his estate, or l, brother 30 June Roland Hil Berkshire may w albourne reveyle either his will or any good purpose that he had to Vicar of Sh Lincoln first fruits as retton in dary of G ame Preben 1593. He bec Notes from the College Reeords. Notes from 4 the Colleg-e Records. ,doe for the Colledg. And I would wishe that there might be 5 The right worshippf Addressed: ull my verie loving freindes selt downe in wriling a particular of all such are things as esident and feUowes the Pr of St John's Colledg in Cambridg found. be theis there delivered. I doe presume you will performe all due care for the having of his fllneralls in such reuerent sort as may be any way the death of my good and worthy freind requisite and fitt for him. In any case spare not for any con­ Sir, Mr Doctor Claiton did much trouble mee, both for my owne venient expences, for he hath left enough behinde him for that particular, and alsoe for the great losse which the whole any other good vse. Whosoever is either Executor or vniversity hath sus­ and tained, but especially they of that Colledge Administrator shall not refuse to satisfy it. And I would wishe which I must euer respect and honour, but since hath pleased God that besydes the banquett which you shall provyde for all it to depriue them of him ",home they so derely loued, I cane Strangers that come to his funeralles, the whole house shulde not but reioice with them for their so wise and honest carriadge that night exceed for him in some extraordinary manner. in their new election, in that they haue chosen yow of It did a little troble me to heare that Dr Richardson was their owne society soe'well knowen vnto them all. Sir, as I haue named for the preaching of Dr Clayton's funerall sermon. I am euer loued the body so cane whole not but respect the heade soe tender of the honor of our Colledg that rather then it should I thereof, and as \Vas much beholdinge I to him that is gone, so by a St John's man, I would my self come am desirous to not be performed bee to yow likewise, I it pleased him to bestowe at this instant in regard a lodginge vpon downe to Cambridge and doe it, though Illy father tOlVardes the bringinge vpp of his children, and if of an extreme hoorsnes and coold that I haue, I be neither fitt will please it yow to continue that kindness towardes vs, shall to preach nor to travayle. I am perswaded that my Lorde of be euer ready to requite it with all freindly I offices. Thus with Lincoln would himself come to Cambridg and doe it, rather Illy loue remembered vnto yow, I rest then it should be done by any other then a St John's man, but your very louinge freind it hath pleased his Majestie vpon my wordes in this kynde, soe Stroud 22° much to affect the honor of our Colledg, as to send Dr Carey l\Iaij W.