Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 489: Statutes of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. John Joscelyn, Historiola Collegii Corporis Christi, etc

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Title:

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 489: Statutes of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. John Joscelyn, Historiola Collegii Corporis Christi, etc

Alternate Title:

Statuta Collegii, etc.

Language:

Latin and English

Extent:

ff. cir. 200 (many blank)

Dimensions:

259 Height (mm) and 176 Width (mm)

Approximate Date:

[ca. 1500 - 1599]

Table of contents:

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• List of the Masters of the College and other documents related to College life
• Statutes of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
• Historiola Collegii Corporis Christi
• Historiola (later retitled Matthaeus)
• Elizabeth's charter concerning Sturbridge Fair
• Custumia et Theolonium of Sturbridge Fair
• The list of books given in 1574 to the University Library by Archbishop Parker

Description:

CCCC MS 489 is a sixteenth-century collection of documents including the Historiola Collegii Corporis Christi by John Joscelyn (1529-1603) and his Historiola (a history of Matthew Parker later re-titled Matthaeus), documents relating to Stourbridge Fair, a list of books Archbishop Parker donated to the University Library, a list of the Masters of Corpus Christi College and a copy of the College Statutes. Much of the volume consists of blank pages.