Janus: Cambridge University: Statutes

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MS Add.6454	Tiberius Hemsterhuys: Dictata in Artistophanis Plutum
MS Add.6455	Thomas Barker: Verse Commonplace Book
MS Add.6456	Cambridge University: Statutes
MS Add.6457	Joshua Platt: The Belemnite
MS Add.6458	Graeme Spence: Description of the Scilly Isles
MS Add.6459	The Case for the Rights of the Duchy of Cornwall to the Scilly Islands
MS Add.6460	Swaffham Prior Natural History Society: Minutes
MS Add.6461	Albert George Dew-Smith: Library Catalogue
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Cambridge University: Statutes

Title	Cambridge University: Statutes
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.6456
Creator	Cambridge University
Covering Dates	1700 (Circa)
Extent and Medium	1 volume
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

Content and context

The university's history can be dated back to the early thirteenth century, when scholars congregated in the city for the purpose of study. The first college, Peterhouse, was established in 1284.

Access Points

Extracts from the statutes of the University of Cambridge: (fo. 1) Elizabethan statutes; (fo. 41) Royal letters of Kings James I, Charles I and Charles II to the University; (fo. 57) further statutes and decrees covering the same period. Inside the front cover are the names 'Mr. Bright, 36 Cadogan Place' and Lilley and Britnell. There are also various numbers of sale catalogues.

Bequeathed by Francis Jenkinson, 1923.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Cambridge University: Statutes, MS Add.6456

Index Terms

Statutes

University of Cambridge

Charles II (1630-1685) King of Great Britain and Ireland

Charles I (1600-1649) King of Great Britain and Ireland

James I (1566-1625) King of Great Britain and Ireland

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