University Registry miscellanea

Richard Belward (1746-1803) was Master of Gonville and Caius College 1795-1803 and Vice-Chancellor 1796-7.

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f.7: election of Henry Wollaston as Jacksonian Professor, and notice of re-election of Pitt as MP, 12 Mar. 1795;

f.9: Norrisian Professorship and prizes; election of Lowndean Professor, 1795;

f.10: Plumian funds, n.d.;

f.11: Dr Smith died 17 June [1795] and I was elected Master [of Gonville and Caius College];

f.13: uncommon quantity of small jacks taken in the Cam at Newnham Mills, 1795;

f.14: scarcity of corn, 1795; printed engagement by certain members of the Privy Council as to quality of bread to be consumed, 13 July 1795;

f.18: meeting of Heads to consider address to the King on his escape from attempted assassination, 11 Nov. 1795;

f.19: Thorp's day at Emmanuel College, 24 Nov. 1795;

f.20: beginning of Downing College in 1771;

f.21: Mr Davy's caution for MD, 1796-8;

f.21v: relative merits of Smith and Green organs in Great St Mary's and King's College Chapel respectively on Dr Randall's authority, 1796;

f.23: drawback on paper for Printing House; Robert Smith's bequest to Plumian funds and Smith's Prizes, [1768];

f.24: William Wort's will of 1709;

f.25: Rustat benefaction of 1667;

f.26: Woodward's benefaction of 1727;

f.30: proposal to petition for mandate degrees for Messrs. Hunter and Kent, two of the Hulsean Trustees and reward in same matter for Alexander Watford, surveyor, 23 Feb. 1799.