George Ashby, Critical remarks on various authors. Latin, English and French, 1760s-80.

'Critical remarks on various authors by the Rev. George Ashby, B.D. President of St John's College, Cambridge, and Rector of Barrow, Suffolk.' Ashby (1724-1808) was an antiquary and served as president of St John's 1767-75 (see ODNB).

A collection of 74 historical papers and poems, c.1574-1641

Henry Martyn, three letters to Morgan Walter Jones. English, 1799-1802

Henry Martyn, Senior Wrangler, Fellow of St John's College (1781-1812): three letters on personal and College affairs to his friend Morgan Walter Jones (Fellow of St John's, 1778 or 1779-1848) dated Truro, 23 Sep. 1799; Woodbury, 15 Apr. 1801; Truro, 15 Sep. 1802.

Copies of deeds of foundation relating to John Dowman. Latin, 1516-26

Henry Tubbe, Meditations in three centuries, c. 1650

Service book. English, eighteenth century

Collection of services and anthems by Childs, Thomas Williams, Tudway, Rogers, Batten, and Aldridge, no date, but eighteenth century. Six-line stave throughout.

Compositions for organ. English, eighteenth century

Collection of services and anthems by Gibbons, Croft, Goldwin, Green, Bishop, Blow, Purcell and others, no date, but eighteenth century. There is a list of contents in several hands on the rear flyleaf.

'La Coignee de Lutter'. English and French, sixteenth century

Collection of Astrological calculations. English and Latin, sixteenth century

A collection of astrological calculations, nativities and rules by which the future may be divined, sixteenth century. There are some verses at fos [1r], [1v] and [5r], the second acknowledging a book ('The lovynge booke which you have sent ...'), the third two verses from a poem on Jason and Medea ('Many a lady that was full fayer / thoroughe love hathe lost her chef delight').

William Craven, Notes and drafts of sermons. English, before 1815.

William Craven, Master of St John's College (d. 1815): Notes and drafts for sermons on Gibbon and other subjects. At the end of K.43 there are sermons in other hands on Thessalonians v.17, 'Preached at St Paul's Birmingham on the fifth Sunday after Easter May 11th 1828 A.M.' and on Isaiah xxxiii.6, 'preached for St Paul's Sunday School May 3rd 1829 - morning. Preached in St Bartholomew's Birmingham January 20th 1833 - for the benefit of the National Society.'