Correspondence of George Shaw. English, 1840.

'Letters to or from or in some way affecting George Shaw B.A. scholar of Saint John's College Cambridge, commencing February XIV anno salutis nostrae MDCCCXL and ending November VII anno salutis nostrae MDCCCXL.' George Shaw (d. 1845) was admitted to St John's in 1836 and graduated BA in 1840 (junior optime and second class in the Classical Tripos). He served as curate of Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, from 1843 and died at Torquay in Jan. 1845.

A narrative of the early life of the reverend John Farrent. English, 1806-13.

'A narrative of the early life of the reverend John Farrent (who was born 15 Dec. 1783) written by himself 11 May 1806, and continued in the form of a diary to 12 Oct. 1813, the time of his settlement as pastor of the church at Isleham.'

William Black, Biographical collections re the Metropolitan ministers. English, 1860

William Henry Black (1808-72): 'The Metropolitan Ministers, a century ago. Biographical Collections, intended to illustrate the Autographs of the Presbyterian, Independent, and Baptist, and of the French and Dutch Ministers who signed the Addresses to the Princess of Wales, on the death of George II and accession of George III, in 1760', dated 1860 on title page and in a note of purchase inside front cover.

A general view of the congregations of Protestant dissenters in England and Wales. English, 1776.

'A general view of the congregations of Protestant dissenters in England & Wales 1776.' By an unknown author.

Contents

John Evans, An essay or enquiry into the state of nonconformity in England and Wales. English, 1717.

George Whittington, Commonplace book. English, 1796 and later

George Downing Whittington, of Eton College and St John's College (1780-1807): 'Common Place Book January 27 1797', including: witticisms; epigrams; several signatures of J. Harris Esq.

Anthony Dopping, Journal as Bishop of Meath. Latin and English, 1678-94

Anthony Dopping, Bishop of Meath (1643-97): 'Private Journal ... being a diary of the contest between James and William, also of private, ecclesiastical and collegiate matters from 1678 to 1694' (label pasted to front cover). Dopping was successively Bishop of Kildare (1678-81) and Meath (1681-97). A strong opponent of Roman Catholicism he was a privy counsellor in Ireland under both Charles II and William III.

Collection of Graces in the University of Cambridge. Latin and English, later seventeenth century

Collection of Graces for degrees in the University of Cambridge, dated between 1630 and 1661, possibly gathered as precedents by an official of the University. The graces are in approximate chronological order.

Matthew Robinson, 'Strena Poetica'. Latin and English, 1646

Matthew Robinson, Fellow successively of Christ's College and St John's College, Cambridge (1628/9-94): 'Strena Poetica / Cantica Canticorum: Paraphrasis poetica in Salamonis epithalamium', a College New Year's gift to his tutor Zachary Cowdrey (1618/9-84), Fellow of St John's. On the custom of New Year's gifts see J. E. B. Mayor's edition of Robinson's life, taken from SJC, MS S.26: Matthew Robinson (Cambridge in the seventeenth century 2) (Cambridge, 1856), p. 22.

Commonplace book, with additions by William James. Latin, Greek, French and English, c. 1650-94