Walter Curle was admitted by the right reverend father in Christ, John Whitgift, lord archbishop of Canterbury, the custos spiritualitatis (the see of Ely being vacant) to the place or fellowship next following upon that of Robert Kidson, vacant in the college or house of St. Peter: and upon the sixteenth of the same month of the same year, having appeared in person before the fellows of the said college he took oath that he would reverently obey all the ordinances and statutes of the said college (as far as lay in his power) and especially those concerning the not appealing against removal (according to the manner and form of the aforesaid statutes) and concerning the preserving intact (as far as lay in his power) the chest of master Thomas de Castro-Bernardi and master John Holbrooke. After taking which, he was admitted by the master of the college to the fellowship as abovementioned, which fellowship was that of master Charles Horn.

By me Walter Curle of Hereford.*

From the College Register, p. 431.

"Walter Curle has leave to travel, Aug. 21, 1598, for four years, and allowance made for his commons, livery, dividend, &c. but does not seem to have made use of this leave, appearing to have been in college the following years."

"Mr. Curle upon reasons approved unto me, hath leave to discontinue from the college for the space of one year. Nov. 28, 1610.

John Richardson. Mr. Collegii."

"He has a very ample commendamus given him. An. 1611."

Reg. Coll. p. 431.

* (Curle. Pet. A. M. An. 1598, Reg. Acad.)

"Nov. 12, 1616. Mr. Walter Curle, doctor of divinity, did relinquish his fellowship, which he had in Peterhouse, in the presence of Mr. Blith, Kidson, Pern, Bankes, Love, Blake, Pawlet, and I, Thomas Turner, doctor of divinity, and master of the said college, did pronounce him "Non socium," in the presence of the fellows abovenamed.

Tho. Turner, Mr. Collegii."

"The same day granted by the master and fellows that he shall have his divident, and livery and all other allowances, at the accounts in the year 1617, in as ample sort as if he had continued fellow until that present time. witness whereof we have subscribed our names.

Tho. Turner, Mr. Collegii, &c."

In

"1632. The right reverend father Walter Curle, lord bishop of Winchester, late fellow of this college, gave forty marks and promised a further donation."

The right reverend father, Walter Curle, lord bishop of Winchester, gave one hundred marks. (He promised an increase.)

"Bishop Curle died in London. His body was carried down with all the privacy imaginable and interred (without a monument) at Lubberton in Hampshire, where his estate lay, which estate is now, An. 1710, in the possession of Mr. Lewis, parliamentarian for Hampshire."

See Robert Abbot's four sermons dedicated to Walter Curle,

He was rector of Bemerton, Wilts. See life of Mr. Geo. Herbert who succeeded him. P. 39, 1. 45.

University letter concerning the services for the dead to be performed for Hugh de Balsham, founder of the college.

To all the sons of holy mother church having sight or hearing of these present letters, G. de Pakeham, chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and all the regent masters in the same, eternal salvation in the Lord. Since, not only is it pious and meritorious in all men, and salutary, to pray for the dead, but we are also bound and obliged in gratitude to make what return we possibly can to our benefactors and above all to the more pre-eminent, we desire to lay before the notice of your University, by tenour of these presents, that being mindful of benefits received, and desirous of showing gratitude to our benefactors, as far as we are able, for the same, we grant to the master and scholars of the bishop of Ely, dwelling in the said University, in our own name and also that of our successors, with common consent and unanimous will, and desire moreover that it be observed for the future as an indissoluble statute, that every year upon All Saints' eve all the regents assemble together in the church of the said scholars in their masters' dress, and solemnly and devoutly in perpetual remembrance of the anniversary of the day of his decease repeat the service for the dead for the soul of the lord Hugh de Balsham, of excellent memory, formerly bishop of Ely, who founded the house of the aforesaid scholars, bestowed many benefits upon all the regents and poor scholars, not only during his life time but also after his death, aided them in various ways, and also distinguished our University with privileges, and that on the morrow they again assemble in the church at the celebration of a solemn mass for his soul, in becoming dress, reflecting within themselves upon the paternal affection of him, who devoted himself entirely to the scholars and laboured vigorously with the eyes of benevolence and the spirit of piety for their welfare, advantage, and honour. In

testimony of which matter the seal of our University is affixed.

Given at Cambridge, on the seventh of the calends of June, An. Dom. one thousand two hundred and ninety-one. From the college register of Peterhouse, fol. 27.

King's licence granted or appropriation made to the brethren of Penitence.

We, Henry, by the grace of God king of England, lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitain, to all whom these present letters may concern greeting. As our beloved in Christ the prior and brethren of the Penitence of Jesus Christ have with our license obtained possession of a certain place, (area) which they inhabit near our town of Cambridge, out of Trumpington Gate, by donations from different persons, the different parts being formed into a whole by their deeds of conveyance, we, for the salvation of our own soul, and of the souls of our ancestors and posterity, do take into our especial protection and defence the said prior and brethren, living there as it were upon our foundation, and also their successors, and do grant and confirm to the said prior and brethren, for ourselves and our heirs for ever, as far as lies in our power, the release (dimissio) and grant made by the master and brethren of the hospital of St. John of Cambridge, and the release (dimissio) and grant by John Le Rus to the prior and brethren, regarding them as ratified and established. In testimony of which we have caused these our letters patent to be addressed to the said prior and brethren.

Given at Wodestoke, 25th June, in the fifty-second year of our reign.

The release made by the brethren of Penitence to the college of the whole estate of the said brethren.

Be it known to all persons by these present, that we, brother Roger de Fleggs, vicar general of the order of

the brethren of the Penitence of Jesus Christ in England, and prior of the brethren of the said order dwelling in Lynne (Lenma) have ceded, released, and altogether given over, as far as lay in our power, for ourselves and our brethren, to the master and scholars of the house of St. Peter in Cambridge and their successors, all our right and claim which we had or might have had in our whole place, together with all its edifices, in the town of Cambridge, and in the parish of St. Peter, beyond Trumpington Gates, without having any intention, however, by such a cession, release, or transfer, in any way to derogate from the apostolic see. In testimony of which we have affixed the seal of our office to these presents.

Given at Lynne, upon the Sunday next before the feast of All Saints, An. Dom. 1307.

(From the register of the college of St. Peter, pp. 58, 59, 60.)

An. 1274, May 15. King Edward I, of his special favour gave to the warden and scholars of the house of St. Peter in Cambridge a charter of amortization for two messuages, one of which he held in chief in burgage, and in which the brethren of the Penitence of Jesus were accustomed to dwell.

Christinus Lymiticensis, a humble minister of the church, mercifully grants to all those whose diocesans (diocesani) may hold ratified this our indulgence, who shall enter the chapel in the court of John Rufus, out of Trumpington Gate, erected in honour of St. Lucy, in Cambridge, and there saying the Lord's prayer, first for the bishop of Ely and bishop of Salisbury, and all the other bishops of this kingdom, secondly for the churches of Ely and Salisbury, and their benefactors, and for the