B - Muniments of Title relating to University Property
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2010
Summary
(N.B. It should be noted here that there is as yet no card-index of persons relating to these deeds and papers. There is, however, an index of places and lists of the parcels of property concerned, together with the names of the parties to the individual transactions, in some of the boxes.)
BEDFORDSHIRE
Thurleigh (Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics founded by Henry Lucas, 1663).
Deeds, 1666–173 6.
Papers, 1642–1871.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Balsham (Plumian Professorship of Astronomy founded by the Rev. Thomas Plume, 1704).
Deeds, 1561–1876.
Papers, 1721–18 84.
Barton (purchased by the university from Devereux Martin, Esq., of Barton, 1681).
Deeds, 1543–193 3.
Papers, 1543–1894.
Burwell (rectory of Burwell St Mary purchased by the university from Lord North, 1544, and grant confirmed by royal letters patent 1544. Rectory of Burwell St Andrew purchased, 1646).
Deeds, 13 81–1869.
Papers, 1540–190 3.
Cottenham, Rampton and Over (benefaction of Thomas Hobson, 1628. For further details see J. W. Clark, Endowments of the University of Cambridge, pp. 558–65). Map and a few nineteenth-century papers only.
Landbeach (benefaction of William Worts, 1709. For further details see J. W. Clark, Endowments of the University of Cambridge, pp. 89–93).
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- Archives of the University of CambridgeAn Historical Introduction, pp. 74 - 78Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1963First published in: 1962