.� , I l � 0 = 3 ... � � � :::; � � � ... "" --- w.. pt ... � � 0 � � :: .: 1$>. 0 � � :: ::c. - g -a - c:t e. I� i <n ? � ... )• 1"1 Q> [ � � � - §I 252 Otw War List. Uric, R. W., 2nd Lieut. 17th Division, R.F.A. Vale, B. E. T., 2nd Lieut. 12lh Royal Welsh Fusiliers Varwell, R. P., 2nd Lieut. 2nd Royal Irish Rifles Wotmded at Mous. Vernon, C. H., 2nd Lieut. 7th (Service) Bn. Hampshire Rgt. Vyvyan, P. H. N. N., Captain A.S.C. Walker, J. Ness, 2nd Lieut. 2nd Northumbrian Br., R.F.A. Warren, J. L. E., 2nd Lieut. 12th (Service) Bn. The Welsh Rgt. - Watcrhouse, G., 2nd Lieut. (T.) lOth Manchester Rgt. Waterhouse, H., 2nd Lieut. 5th Lancashire Fusiliers VV'atson, B. L., 2nd Lieut. 14th (Service) Bn. Royal Fusiliers vVatson, J., Lieut. 10th (Scottish) Bn. King's Liverpool Rgt. Watts, R. J., 2nd Lieut. 1st S. Midland Field Co. R.E. Easter Term, 1915. Weston, T. A., Captain R.A.M.C. Whiddington, R. Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnham Whitehouse, B. R., 2nd Lieut. Whitfield, E. H. D., 2nd Lieut. 6th (Service) Bn. Yorks. and Lancs. Rgt. Wickham, B. W. T., 2nd Lieut. 9th S. Staff. Rgt. GE RECORDS. Willett, J. A., 2nd Lieut. 9th Somerset L.J. NOTES FROM THE COLLE Williams, H. B. 1st British Red Cross Unit Williams, W. H., 2nd Lieut. A.S.C. (Conti11ued from p. 152.) Williamson, H., M.D., Captain R.A.M.C., 1st London General Hospital Wills, R. G., Lieut. R.A.M.C. docu­ Wilson, A. S., 2nd Lieut. 14th (Service) Bn. Lancs. Fusiliers what follows some letters and other Wood, T. A. V., 2nd Lieut. 5th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry ments relating to Henry Gold, one of the vVoodall, F. E., 2nd Lieut. Unattached Terr., Oundle School O.T.C. He Wooler, C. A., 2nd Lieut. 11th W. Yorks Rgt. early Fellows of the College, are given. Wooler, H. S., Pte. 9th W. Yorks. Rgt. B.A. 1514-5 and M.A. Woolrich, W. G., Dresser R.A.M.C. took the degree of .. Wright, T., 2nd Lieut. Miners' Bn. King's Own Y.L.l. 15q-8 in the University, and was one of the thirty-one l opening Fellows admitted 29 July 1516, at the forma The following servants of the College are on active of the College by Bishop Fisher. in service:- Gold seems to have been a native of St Neots, by the Bishop The Head Porter, Mr James Henry Palmer, has been promised a Huntingdonshire, for at his ordination his Commission as 2nd Lieutenant in lhe Royal Field Artillery. Before of Lincoln he is always described as of St Neots, entering the service of the College Mr Palmer was Sergeant-Major in the St John's. He was 10th Hussars; afterwards serving in the King's Colonials and King title being his Fellowship in Edward's Horse. 2 June ordained Sub-Deacon 4 March 15 1 9-20, Deacon From tl1e Kitchen Staff: 1520, and Priest zz September 1520. of officers Black, T. R.F.A. In those early days there was no Register Long,'\"!. 2nd Life Guards throw no light on Gold's Quinney, J. and the College accounts R.F.A. in Randall, A. 2nd Bn. Cambs. Rgt. (T.) offices or duties. He did not remain very long Stephens, C. 2nd Bn. Cambs. Rgt. (T.) June 1525 he was presented by Wye, R. F. 2nd Bn. Cambs. Rgt. (T.) Cambridge, for on 1 r (being the College to the Vicarage of Ospringe in Kent ps: was Gy the firstVicar nominated by the College) and he Fox, W. B. 11th Bn. Suffolk Rgt. Wareham I7 June 1525. He Pi��olt, H. 11th Bn. Suffolk Rgt. instituted by Archbishop Longforth did not hold the Vicarage long, fo r William From the College Office : r t Gold's was instituted to Ospringe 7 September sz 7 on Frost, G. E. 2nd Bn. Cambs. (T.) T VOL. XXXVI. 254 Notes from the College Records. Notes from the College Records. 255 resignation. Longforth was President of the College Bromhall, are the subject of Metcalfe's letter. A good and the accounts for 1525 contain the curious entry or many people, including no less a person than Cardinal memorandum : "Lent to M. William Lon gforth, Presy­ Wolsey, seem to have received some inducement to dent ....3l t'." further the College claim. Gold vacated Ospringe on being presen ted by Arch­ To each of the documents is appended a statement bishop Wareham to the Rectory of St Mary, Aldermary, of where it is preserved and the date assigned to it in the City of Lon don, 10 December 1526 ; Wareham in the Calendar of State Papers. In some cases it also presented him to the Vicarage of Ha yes, in Middle­ would seem that these dates require revision in the sex, 23 December 1529, both of which benefices he held light thrown until his death. on them by theCo llege Accounts. Wareham also made Gold one of his chaplains. Mayster Golde, I command me hertely with lovyng Unfortunately thankes for all your discreat laborres and now specyally I for Gold he was one of those who took up Elizabeth muste hernestly require yow to helpe me in thos partes for Barton, commonly called the "Holy Maid of Kent," herre I am oppressyd with so meny materys that as now in latterly a Nun of St Sepulchre's, in Canterbury. tyme conuenyent I can uot departe. Wher for good Mayster She was a hysterical person who had visions and Golde I hertely pray and desyre yow to lowk uppon my enjoyed a great reputation until she entered into the political good lord of Lynconlle and beseyche his Lordship to lett field and expressed views on the validity of hus haue the impropriacion of the parsonage and suffer the King Henry VIII.'s divorce from Queen Katharine. Am ordynacion of the vicarage to be unlemett yf yt be my lOl·cles ongst those whom she influenced was Henry Gold, plesor unto syche tyme as I may giff attenclans of hys who saw Queen Katharine and preached serm lorclshipp. The Indempnyte o£ his lordshipp and of the ons on the subject. For this, with others, he was chathedrall chyrche be expressyd in the writynges whyche T attainted and executed at Tyburn 6 May 1534. This dowte not but hys lordshipp wyl consyder. Master arch­ points to the reason why Gold's papers should have deacon ys uerey good Master to bus for he hasse heuer ben come into the National Collections ; they were no doubt content with syche indempnite as bother archdeacons hasse seized when he was arrested. Some are now in the had be fore hys tyme, for the loue of God and ass ye loue Record Office, others in the British Museum in the me ye may possybilly now at thys tyme and in thys matter Harleian an d Cottonian collections. helpe me and yff ye in noo wyse may so do send the most It is melancholy to think that Bishop Fisher was hapt man for the matter other than ye. And thus in our entangled in the business. Lord Jhesu I commend thys great matter to you . from The first letter here printed is from Nicholas London 12 die J ulii Metcalfe, the Master of the College, to Gold. At the your assuryd lover time it was written M. Metcalfe was busy in obtaining NICHOLAS possession of the lands belonging to the Monasteries becausse we have nowe the cleanof Lincolne good to hus and of Higham, in Ke nt, and Bromhall, in Berkshire. becausse of other busyness we have to do in thos partes Some extracts are given from the College Account (as I shall shew to yow) I praye you solicyte the imppropria­ books which ill ustrate this period : in one of the cion of the parsonage and the other mater as concernyuge entries Gold's name is mentioned. No doubt the the vicarage may tarye to a convenyent tyme at my lordes Rectory and Vicarage of Northstoke, which belonged to plesor. And now the other ys do thes indempnytyes ex- 257 256 Notes from the College Records. Notes from the College Records. in full pressyd after thys maner and I truste my lord wyl be so to Mr Steward to my lord of Rochester tbat was gyffen good un to hus that hys lordshipp wyl nott passe for payment of xvj/i iiijs. xd. for presents Cardinall for clestribucion more then xijd yerly consyderyng hour nowmer by 1�1y lord of Rochester vnto my lord 4s. 10d. of pourescalars. the busynes concerning Higham and bromhall I send you hear the improperacion of the benefyce and a official to my lord of Rochester in part payd to Mr 7s. cope of ordinacion of the vicarage. of payment ffor the impropriacion of Hygham Addressed : To his lovyng frend Master Henry Gold in 6s. 8d. paycl to Mr Russell in part off payment of 33li Saint John's College in Cambryge. wryttyngs from H.ome for the assurance for to haue £10 [Record Office ; S. P. Dom. Hen. viii., vol. 18, p. 254; of Bromhall and Higham l 2 July 1519 ; the extracts from the College Accounts seem wryttynges payd to him at the saym tyme for making to indicate the year 1524]. 4s. 6d. that was sent to Rome ffor the saycl besynes 1524, July 12. of a wryt- payd to Mr Doctor Sned ffor mendyng for my castes Ryding to Oxford and tarying ther bessynes of tyng that was sent to Rome for the xij clays for the commysion for Northstoke 15s.