George Udny Yule, Patents. English, 1894-5

British and US patents issued for George Udny Yule, Fellow of St John’s College (1871-1951), while a Demonstrator in Applied Mathematics at University College London, in respect of his invention for ‘improved arrangement and combination of apparatus to be employed in harmonic analysis’, 3 Aug. 1894 and 15 Jan. 1895.

George Udny Yule, Analysis of Cambridge Tripos results. English, 1938

Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, Documents signed as Lord Treasurer. English, 1660-4

Thomas Wriothesley, fourth earl of Southampton (1607-67), and member of St John’s College: apparently artificial collection of the following documents signed by the earl while holding the office of Lord Treasurer, 1660-4.

J. M. Wilson, Memoirs of Cambridge. English, 1913

John Williams, Copy of his censure by the Privy Council. English, 1637

John Williams, Response to a petition from Sir Roger Townshend and others. English, 1625

Henry Kirke White, Translation of a poem by Bion. English, 1801

Henry Kirke White, Fellow of St John’s College (1785-1806): Translation of a poem by Bion (‘Moschus, Idyllium 7th’) into Italian sonnet form, with brief preliminary remarks, submitted to the editors of the Monthly Mirror from Nottingham, 25 Apr. 1801, when barely sixteen years old. The original poem is Bion VIII in the Oxford Classical Texts series, and Bion IX in Loeb.

Thomas Whitaker, 'Remarks on the Itinerary of Richard of Cirencester'. English, c. 1800

William Weston, Controversial sermons. English, 1739

Thomas Wentworth, Speech before the House of Lords. English, 1641

Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford (1593-1641), of St John’s College: concluding remarks in his speech made while on trial in the House of Lords, 12 Apr. 1641. Very similar to the printed version of his speech in The conclusion of the Earle of Straffords defence the twelfth of Aprill, 1641 (ESTC, R17772; SJC, Gg.6.46(1)).