accustomed to pay for all tithes, fourteen shillings for the same, and that in the said church there is no vicarage founded or endowed; and that the vicars of Hynton and Trippelowe for their parts, have been accustomed to pay nothing as tithe to the king, since they are not rated but remain under the rate of the said churches. In testimony of which things we have hereto affixed our seal. Given, Feb. 1, An. Dom. 1449, and in the sixth year of our translation.

V. Regist. Bourgchier, fol. 23.

Memorandum.

An. 1517. Feb. 12. The fellows and scholars of the house of St. Peter in Cambridge, having nominated the very worshipful masters William Burgoyne and John Curwen, professors of divinity, presented them to the lord bishop of Ely, in order that he should judge which of the two was the most fit to be taken and placed in office as master or warden of the said house, the said office of master being then vacant by the natural death of master Henry Hornby, the last warden of the said house.

An. 1517, Feb. 19. The lord bishop instituted and installed the aforesaid William Burgoyne, P. D. to be master or warden of the said house, bodily oath of canonical obedience being previously taken by the said William Burgoyne, as well as for the observance of the statutes of the said house, and committed the care and government of the said house into his hands.

V. Regist. of the bishops of Ely, An. 1517, fol. 19, 20.

Henry Hornby, P. D. was rector of the parish church of Orwell and also of the parish church of Over in the diocese of Ely, which two churches became vacant

this year, viz. 1517, by the natural death of Henry Hornby the last rector of the same.

V. Regist. fol. 29.

An. 1518, Jul. 22. The lord bishop admitted William Burgoyne, P. D. to the parish church of Hyldersham, upon the presentation of Margaret Parys, widow of John Parys, gentleman.

V. Ib. fol. 21.

Memorandum.

An. 1522, Jan. 30. The lord bishop admitted Thomas Burgoyne, B. D. to the church of Hyldersham in the diocese of Ely, vacant by the death of the last incumbent in the same, upon the presentation of Margaret Parys, widow of John Parys, gentleman.

An. 1522, April 2. The lord bishop admitted Robert Salesbury, A. B. to a fellowship in his college of the Blessed Virgin and Saints John and Rhadegund in Cambridge, which place or fellowship that discreet man John Edmunds, P. D. had but lately obtained and altogether given up and resigned, &c.

Simon, bishop of Ely, &c. to the well beloved A. de B. clerk, bachelor of arts, greeting, being desirous of rewarding you according to your merits, we have conferred upon you, as a mark of special favour, the place and position held by master K. de L. lately scholar of our house of St. Peter, Cambridge, in our diocese, now vacant and being by the rights we possess in our gift; and you have taken oath before us that you will be obedient in all lawful and canonical matters, and that you will, consequently, reside in the said house, instituted for students and those desirous of studying, and that you will study as much as you can in the arts of

dialectics or philosophy, or theology, and make such progress in your studies as the Most High may give you grace to do, since otherwise our conferment would be null and of no effect. And whilst thus residing and making progress in study, you shall receive such share of the college revenues as the other scholars there studying receive or have been accustomed to receive. We, at the same time, specially reserving to ourselves and our successors the right of dispensation in these matters; and our episcopal rights and customs, and the dignity of our church of Ely, being always preserved intact in all things. In testimony of which, &c. Given at Somersham, Feb. 4, An. Dom. 1340, in the fourth year of our translation.

V. Reg. of Ely, An. 1340, fol. 26.

NOMINATION OF A SCHOLAR OF THE HOUSE OF ST. PETER, CAMBRIDGE, MADE TO THE BISHOP.

To the venerable and right reverend father in Christ, Simon, by the grace of God lord bishop of Ely, his humble and devoted warden and scholars of his scholars' house of St. Peter in Cambridge, render the obedience, reverence, and honour due to such a father. By these present letters we nominate to the place lately occupied in your aforesaid house by Robert de Glaiton, now vacant, and being, as is well known, in our nomination and presentation, and present to your reverend paternity dominus Nicholas de Reynham, bachelor and determinator in arts, who has remained with us in your aforesaid house the space of a year, for the purpose of probation, whom we have known and experienced to be an honest man, and otherwise in every respect qualified, and attest so to be, by these present letters, in virtue of the oath by which we are bound, as required in this particular by the statutes enacted with consent of the chapter of your church of

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Ely, humbly supplicating you to attach all faith to these our letters (as required by the said statutes) with regard to the aforesaid qualifications of the persons thus nominated and presented by us, and to vouchsafe to admit the said person thus presented, without any difficulty or further discussion, in consequence of this our nomination and presentation, to be a scholar of your aforesaid house, and to assign to him the aforesaid place, and to do moreover, if it please you, in the abovementioned matter all that falls to your pastoral office to do. And may the supreme and essentially good shepherd of us all vouchsafe in his mercy to preserve your paternity in prosperty, for the rule and direction of the flock committed to your charge.

In testimony and faith of which we caused hereto to be affixed our common seal.

Given at Cambridge, in our aforesaid house, 9 kal. Jun. An. Dom. 1345.

V. Reg. of Simon, bishop, &c., fol. 35.

Admission of the said scholar.

Simon, &c. to his well beloved son Nicholas de Reynham, clerk, bachelor of arts, greeting, grace, and blessing. You have been presented to us for the place lately occupied by Robert de Glatton in our collegiate house of St. Peter, Cambridge, and now vacant, being in the nomination and presentation of the warden and scholars of the said house, they fully attesting to us by their letters patent in virtue of the oath by which they are bound in this matter, those qualifications which are required in a presentation of this kind by the statutes of our said house canonically enacted with the consent of our chapter; and we attaching full faith to the said letters, touching these qualifications, do, without any further discussion of them, in due observance of each and every particular required in this matter, in accordance

with the aforesaid statutes, and oath having been tendered by you upon the holy scriptures, that you will be obedient to us and our successors in all lawful and canonical matters, admit you of our pontifical authority, upon this 25th day of May, An. Dom. 1345, to be a perpetual scholar of the said house, and do assign you the aforesaid place, so that you, now a scholar of the said house, may receive in it your maintenance and other dues as the other scholars of the same, the aforesaid statutes and the rights and dignity of the church of Ely being in all things preserved intact. In testimony of which we have caused our seal to be affixed.

Given at Balsham, in the aforesaid day and year.

Induction of the aforesaid scholar.

Simon, &c. to our well beloved sons the warden and scholars of our collegiate house of St. Peter, Cambridge, in our diocese, greeting, grace, and blessing. Since you have presented to us our well beloved son Nich. de Reynham, clerk, determinator in arts (who has tendered oath upon the Holy Scriptures, that he will be obedient to us and our successors in all lawful and canonical matters) for the place lately occupied in the aforesaid house by Rob. de Glatton, now vacant, being in your presentation and nomination, in whom you attest by your letters patent those conditions and qualifications which are required in such presentations by our statutes of the said house canonically enacted with the consent of our chapter of Ely, we attaching full faith to the said letters, touching these qualifications, have without any further discussion of them, and in due observance of each and every particular required in this matter, in accordance with the aforesaid. statutes, admitted him of our pontifical authority to be a perpetual scholar of the said house, and have assigned to him the aforementioned place, so that he, now a scholar