Item 10a.47 - Cambridge University Proctors' account book

1 vol. 235 x 187 x 156 mm, quarter bound. 1 flyleaf, 90 ff. MS slips pasted in at ff. 36-38, 42-44, 48. Printed slips pasted in at ff. 55-57.

1 letter tipped in inside front cover.

Gift of Captain J. H. [John Henry] Trye, Laracor, Old Bath Road, Cheltenham, 22 Mar. 1947, via D. W. Herdman, Librarian, Cheltenham.

Letter, Mar 1946, from D. W. Herdman, Librarian and Curator, Public Library, Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham, tipped in at front explaining that Captain J. H. Trye recently brought in the book and wished to deposit it at a suitable repository in Cambridge.

Entries relate to years 1819-1821 and 1827-1828 only.

ff. 1-21: Record by college of fees paid by students at graduation. On each pair of facing pages, with college name written at the top, those admitted to a degree 'Ad Baptistam' (that is, between Ash-Wednesday and St. John the Baptist's Day, June 24th) are recorded on the left-hand page and those who graduated at the then usual time (January at the beginning of the Lent term) are recorded on the right.

ff. 21 v.-22 r.: Record by college of forfeitures, 1819-1820, and compounders, 1820.

ff. 22 v.-27 r.: Junior Proctor's accounts. 1819-1920. On facing pages, with debits on left-hand page and credits on right-hand page. Including: fees received by college for degrees; cash received for composition and forfeitures; fines received 'for selling by measures not according to the University Standard, and for exhibiting Shews at Sturbitch fair; cash received from Rev. Mr White for mulcts. Also includes sums paid: 'for the administering of the Oath to the Proctor's men'; to John Beverley, George Ware and Henry Gunning, Esquire-Bedells; to the Parish-Clerk of St Mary's; to Rev. William French and George Peacock; to Edward René Payne and John Wood, Scrutators; to John Taylor 'for 6 Iron Candlesticks, used at Examination in the Senate-House in Jan.y' etc; to Mr Whewell, moderator, and to the same and Rev. Mr Gwatkin for attendance in the Schools; to W. Frere; to Rev. W. Tatham for the Orator.

ff. 27 v-28 r.: Blank.

ff. 28 v.-29 r.: 'Cista Communis'. Accounts., in Latin. Signed by Christopher Wordsworth, Vice-Chancellor; Philip Douglas; William George Judgson and George Peacock.

ff. 29 v.-35 v.: Blank.

ff. 36 r. - 48 v.: Records of individual payments and receipts for proctorial fines, etc, 1819-1821. Most pasted in. Signed by John Beverley, George Ware and Henry Gunning, [Esquire-Bedells]; Rev. W. Tatham; Richard Gwatkin, William Whewell. Also covers payments by [Joseph] Jee, the Junior Proctor, to the Registrary and to Edward René Payne and John Wood.

ff. 49 r.-51 v.: Blank.

ff. 52 r. - 67 r.: Lists of degrees conferred at Cambridge, 10 Oct. 1827-14 May 1828. Recorded by date and degree. No record of fees paid, as in the lists of those graduating 1819-1821.

ff. 68-90: Blank.

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