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 THE EIOT 
 
 AT THE 
 
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 FEBRUARY 1610—11 
 
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THE KIOT 
 
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 FEBRUARY 1610—11 
 
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THE EIOT 
 
 AT THE 
 
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INTRODUCTION. 
 
 1. The Manuscript. 
 
 The document here printed, called A Byll of Gomplaynt 
 exhibited by the Fellows and Schollers of 8 l Ihons Golledge 
 agaynst certayne iniuryes and outrages committed agaynst them 
 by the stagekeepers of Trinity Golledge att ther two last comedyes, 
 forms part of the Acta Curim, or Records of the Vice-Chan- 
 cellor's Court, a long series of which is preserved in the 
 Registry of the University of Cambridge. The case was heard 
 on 11 February, 1610-11, and following days, the Minutes of 
 each day's proceedings being taken down by the Registrary, 
 James Tabor, M.A. of Corpus Christi College, who held that 
 office from 1600 to 1645. Mr Tabor was one of the most 
 accurate and painstaking officers that the University has ever 
 had ; but his period was not distinguished for good hand- 
 writing, and his own was one of the worst. Further, it is 
 evident that in taking down these Minutes he was writing 
 against time, while the witnesses were speaking; and, un- 
 fortunately, he did not make a fair copy of his record when the 
 case was over. We find instead a curious medley of depositions 
 properly attested, notes for future use in court, and lists of 
 witnesses who could depose to particulai^points. Moreover, 
 there are some remarkable repetitions. The case for S. John's 
 College is stated twice, once at full length, and once in a brief 
 summary ; and even the sentence appears in two farmer-one of 
 which is much fuller than the other. Lastly, as though nothing 
 
 ? 
 
VI INTRODUCTION. 
 
 should be wanting to increase the difficulty of understanding 
 the case correctly, our Registrary did not write out his notes 
 continuously, or on sheets of paper of the same size and 
 substance, but occasionally used any fragment that came ready 
 to his hand, as for instance the back of a piece already written 
 on, which in one case was turned round, so that the bottom of 
 the sheet became the top. 
 
 From these causes the task of editor has been one of 
 extreme difficulty; and I should have been tempted to lay the 
 document aside had I not received much valuable help both in 
 deciphering the manuscript, and in arranging the different 
 pieces in their proper order. I take this opportunity of thank- 
 ing my clerk, Mr C. J. Stonebridge, who copied the manuscript 
 in the first instance, and has since spared neither time nor 
 labour in correcting and re-correcting his transcript ; George 
 Chawner, M.A., Fellow of King's College, who in the kindest 
 manner placed his unrivalled knowledge of handwriting and of 
 University history at my disposal ; and, lastly, Dr G. F. Warner, 
 Keeper of the Manuscripts in the British Museum, who was 
 so good as to collate our transcript with the original. Even 
 now, notwithstanding all the care bestowed upon the work, I am 
 sensible of numerous shortcomings, and I present it to students 
 with much diffidence as a curious illustration of the manners 
 of the University at the beginning of the seventeenth century. 
 For such a purpose, minute accuracy in respect of the text is 
 not so indispensable as it would be if we were dealing with a 
 classic ; but whatever is done at all ought to be done well, and 
 I can assure my readers that no labour has been spared to 
 interpret the hasty scrawl which Tabor committed to posterity. 
 Not more than three or four words at most have beaten us 
 completely. 
 
 In preparing the document for the press, I have been 
 careful to preserve the exact spelling of proper names, the 
 curious diversity of which will not fail to attract notice. For 
 instance, Elborough appears as Elborow, Elborrough, Elborrogh, 
 Elburrow. Most of these variations are entered in the List of 
 Names which follows the Record of the Court, but others will 
 be easily recognised by an attentive reader. In the above- 
 
THE MANUSCRIPT. Vll 
 
 mentioned list I have done my best to identify all the members 
 of the University; but, unfortunately, the registers of matricu- 
 lations and degrees were carelessly kept at the end of the 
 sixteenth century, and the beginning of the seventeenth, so 
 that about many persons no information is attainable. 
 
 The title " Sir," which I have always expanded, is the 
 translation of the Latin word Dominus, which was applied to a 
 Bachelor, just as Master (= Magister) was applied to the next 
 higher degree ; and, as William Cole, the antiquary, points out 
 in a letter written to the editor of The Gentleman s Magazine, 
 4 April, 1781 l , "the Christian name is never used in the 
 University with the addition of Sir, but the Surname only... 
 Yet, when Bachelors of Arts get into the country, it is quite 
 the reverse ; for then, whether curates, chaplains, vicars, or 
 rectors, they are constantly stiled Sir or Dominus, prefixed to 
 both their names, to distinguish them from Masters of Arts, or 
 Magister." 
 
 Before concluding this section of my introduction, I must 
 point out that, lengthy as the document is, it is obviously 
 imperfect, for it contains only the case for the plaintiff, without 
 any formal defence, and it is impossible to suppose that Trinity 
 College would not have called witnesses to contradict, or at 
 least to attenuate, the serious charges made against their 
 stage-keepers, some of whom were Masters of Arts and Fellows 
 of the House. As a matter of fact, only one witness (Dr Heme) 
 defended the conduct of Trinity College. 
 
 2. The occasion of the riot 
 
 The occasion was the representation of a comedy in the 
 Hall of Trinity College ; and the pretext was, in all probability, 
 the difficulty of getting into the College and of finding seats 
 in the Hall. But I am afraid that a careful study of the docu- 
 ment before us reveals the unpleasant fact that at that time a 
 bitter feeling existed between the two colleges, and that the 
 men of Trinity College had made up their minds to make 
 
 1 Reprinted in Nichols, Literary Anecdotes, i. 661. I have to thank 
 Mr G. Chawuer for this reference. 
 
Vlll INTRODUCTION. 
 
 themselves exceedingly unpleasant to any men of S. John's 
 College, and especially to certain named persons, should they 
 venture to appear at the comedy. 
 
 The statutes which Queen Elizabeth gave to Trinity Col- 
 lege (29 March 1559-60) directed that comedies or tragedies 
 should be performed in the Hall either privately or publicly, 
 during the twelve days of Christmas or soon afterwards, accord- 
 ing to the pleasure of the Master and eight Senior Fellows. 
 The whole subject of these collegiate representations, which 
 were by no means confined to a single college — the names and 
 subjects of the plays, which were usually written for the occa- 
 sion — the names of the actors — and the technique of the 
 performance, viz. how the actors were dressed — how the stage 
 was arranged — how it was lighted — and how the obvious 
 interference with the purposes for which college halls were 
 built was got over — would require a volume instead of a paper ; 
 and in this place I shall not allude to any of these things, 
 except incidentally, as they are referred to in the depositions 
 of witnesses. I am sorry to say that I cannot even discover 
 what plays were being performed in Trinity College on this 
 occasion. Their names are not given in our document, and 
 the Bursars' Accounts of Trinity College are equally silent 1 . 
 
 It must be remembered that in the early years of the 
 seventeenth century life in the University may have been 
 studious — let us hope it was — but it must, unquestionably, 
 have been dull. The games in fashion — tennis, bowls, and 
 archery — appealed to the few rather than to the many ; and 
 undergraduates sighed in vain for some means of gratifying 
 their animal spirits. Under these circumstances we can con- 
 ceive that the annual performance of plays afforded a gratifica- 
 tion of which we, in these days of incessant amusement, can 
 form no idea. We do not know how tickets were obtained ; 
 
 1 A few notices of the performance of plays in College Halls are given in 
 Willis and Clark: Arch. Hist, of the University, Vol. in., pp. 171, 172; and an 
 elaborate article on the subject will be found in The Retrospective Revieio, 
 Vol. xn. (1825), pp. 1-42. For a reference to this article I have to thank 
 F. S. Boas, Esq., who, as Clark Lecturer in Trinity College (1904-5), selected 
 some of these collegiate plays for the subject of his lectures. 
 
THE OCCASION OF THE RIOT. IX 
 
 but doubtless they were eagerly sought after, and a failure to 
 procure one would cause bitter disappointment. There are 
 indications that the excluded not unfrequently resorted to 
 personal violence on those who had been more fortunate than 
 themselves; and sometimes, as at King's College in 1606-7, 
 broke the windows of the Hall, " with loud outcries and shout- 
 ings for the space of two hours together " ; so as to be certain 
 of destroying a pleasure which they could not share 1 . 
 
 In the next place, who were the " Stagekeepers " ? The 
 name implies that they had something to do with the stage, 
 and I thought at first that they probably were responsible for 
 lighting it, as they are nearly always mentioned in connection 
 with links — just as the yeomen of Queen Elizabeth's guard 
 lighted the stage in King's College Chapel when a play was 
 acted there before her in 1 564. This, however, was clearly not 
 the case, as we find them in the court, in the street, in short 
 everywhere except in the hall. They were evidently what we 
 should call stewards of the performance. Smartly dressed, so 
 as to be easily recognised ; sometimes armed, in case of resist- 
 ance to their authority; they carried links to pilot the audience 
 along the street and across the court, neither of which were 
 artificially lighted in those days — and it must be remembered 
 that the audience began to assemble at about five o'clock on a 
 winter's evening. It was evidently part of their duty to come 
 outside the gate of the College, and to do their best, like police- 
 men, to keep order in the crowd — which, like a modern crowd, 
 consisted mainly of idlers, who were gazing at those who had a 
 right to enter, and doing their utmost to prevent them from 
 reaching the gate. 
 
 3. The scene of the riot. 
 
 The riot took place in front of the Great Gate of Trinity 
 College, and in the street between that gate and S. John's 
 College ; but, as a good many changes have been effected since 
 those days, it is essential, for the right comprehension of what 
 
 1 Cooper's Annals, Vol. in., p. 24. 
 
X INTRODUCTION. 
 
 happened, to try to realise the appearance which the locality 
 presented in February, 1610-11. For this purpose I have 
 reproduced (fig. 1) a portion of Hamond's plan of Cambridge, 
 drawn in 1592 — that is to say, about 18 years before the 
 curtain rises on our drama. 
 
 Fig. 1. 
 
 The Great Gate of Trinity College was approached by a 
 paved passage, about 90 feet long by 30 feet wide, bounded by 
 high parallel walls crowned with battlements and strengthened 
 by buttresses at intervals. This passage, or " walk " as it is 
 termed in our document, was prolonged eastwards so far as to 
 leave the street between its eastern extremity and the gate of 
 S. John's College very little wider than the other part of 
 
THE SCENE OF THE RIOT. XI 
 
 Trinity Street (called High Strete on Hamond's plan) which 
 led to Great S. Mary's Church. The ground between the 
 north wall of this passage and the Chapel of Trinity College 
 was laid out as a garden, attached to the rooms (occupied by a 
 Fellow) on the first floor of the range between the Chapel and 
 the Great Gate. A staircase led down to it from these rooms. 
 Loggan's print, dated about 1690, shews this staircase, which 
 was not destroyed until 1856, when the range was faced with 
 stone under the direction of A. Salvin, architect. The ancient 
 wall had been replaced by the existing iron railing in the 
 previous year. When this was done the approach to the 
 Great Gate was widened by about 5 ft., and a large strip of 
 ground was added to Trinity Street at the same time ; but, 
 when Hamond's plan was drawn, the eastern wall of the garden, 
 after passing the north-east corner of the Chapel, turned 
 slightly to the west, and was carried up to the Great Gate of 
 S. John's College, being interrupted only by an archway 
 through which carts could pass to the kitchen and the walks. 
 In front of the wall near the gate, and also in front of the 
 college north of the gate, was a row of strong posts and rails, 
 with a lofty post at the end of the row nearest to the gate — as 
 was the custom at that time, before pavements for the comfort 
 and safety of foot-passengers had been so much as thought 
 of. These lofty posts, which bore the College Arms, painted 
 and gilt, are well shewn in Loggan's view of the front of 
 S. John's College. At Trinity College there were no posts, but 
 Loggan shews a line of rails at a short distance from each of 
 the walls which bounded the " walk." Hamond does not shew 
 these, but as "Trin. Coll. rayles" are mentioned in our narrative 
 (p. 34), they evidently existed at the time of the riot. 
 
 Opposite to the Great Gate of Trinity College stood the 
 Sun Inn, one of the most important hostelries in Cambridge ; 
 and on the north side of the Inn was the churchyard and 
 church of All Saints. Hamond's plan shews the churchyard 
 of its full size, before a strip had been cut off from its west 
 side to provide space for a foot-pavement. This pavement 
 passed under the tower of the church, which, in the year 1820, 
 was pierced with an arch to admit it. 
 
 C.A.S. Octavo Series. No. XLIII. b 
 
Xll INTRODUCTION. 
 
 4*. The riot, from beginning to end. 
 
 Under this heading I propose to construct a detailed 
 account of the events of the evening ; and I will make it as 
 lively as I can by the help of extracts from the depositions, 
 some of which are extremely amusing. It is, however, impossible 
 to record every touch which helps to make the picture complete 
 and vivid, and I hope that those who take an interest in the 
 subject will study the record for themselves. 
 
 The riot began, as such riots usually do, with the crowding 
 of a large number of persons into a small space. The visitors 
 approached the Great Gate of Trinity College in two streams, 
 that which came up Trinity Street being the largest : " in 
 a manner all that came to the Comedy both Masters of 
 Arts and gentlemen strangers wer to passe thatt waye 1 ." On 
 the other side, from S. John's College, though it is remarked 
 "that the presse was soe greate," the number was far less. 
 The stagekeepers at first did their best to maintain order, and 
 apparently succeeded in keeping a path clear through the 
 crowd up to the gate. On the Trinity Street side, say the 
 Johnians, " they only wafted their clubs easily before them, 
 and fairly entreated them (the bystanders) " ; but on the other 
 side " was noe such behaviour, but rude and barbarous usage of 
 ther lynks and clubs." This partiality was so obvious that 
 men of other colleges, as it was asserted, removed themselves 
 from the side next to S. John's for fear " they should be 
 abused," and crossed to the other side, " where they stood 
 peaceably." 
 
 Further, it was affirmed by the Johnians that " the gates 
 were shut at five of the clock, and divers Masters of Arts, 
 Bachelors in Divinity, etc., of S. John's College were put from 
 gate to gate and hardly suffered to enter; and, being in, were 
 offered to be put out by stagekeepers and searched for 
 weapons." 
 
 This being the state of affairs, a Bachelor of Arts of S. 
 John's College, John Elborough, left his College about five p.m., 
 on the first night of the play, after supper in Hall, and got as 
 
 1 Complaint of S. John's College, p. 3. 
 
THE RIOT, FROM BEGINNING TO END. xili 
 
 far as the corner of Trinity College wall and rails next to S. 
 John's College. There he was standing "with the rest of the 
 company " of men of S. John's College, when " a stagekeeper 
 apparelled in a light colour suyte of Saye, with a small lace of 
 the same colour, coming towards him, dasht him with his lynke 
 once or twise, which he endured " (p. 3). It transpired after- 
 wards that this stagekeeper was Thomas Heath of Trinity, 
 B.A. 1610. 
 
 Elborough further stated that "soone after by another 
 stagekeeper he was cutt in the hand with a sworde," or as 
 he said in his evidence, " he was wounded on his arme and 
 hand by one of the stagekeepers with a naked sword. That 
 stagekeeper that smote him wore a red coat with white lace, 
 much after the forme of a horseman's coate, with a scarfe before 
 his face 1 ." An eye-witness, Nicholas Auger of S. John's College, 
 described what took place as follows : 
 
 "a stagekeeper, who was in a carsey sute, did smyte with a lyte lynke 
 [i.e. a lighted link] over Sir Elsborrogh his heade, and then Sir Elborrogh 
 houlding up his arm to hould of the torch dropping, that stagekeeper 
 did hitt him a good blowe with his clubb upon his arme, and then Sir Oxley 
 [i.e. Robert Oxley, Bachelor of Arts of S. John's College], stept forward 
 and helped to rescue Sir Elborrogh, then other stagekeepers came to 
 rescue that stagekeeper, and 2 " — 
 
 a general engagement began, the witness might have 
 added, and perhaps did, for a piece has been torn out of the 
 manuscript at this point. Oxley, who had lent dresses to two 
 or three stagekeepers, and therefore expected kind treatment 
 from them, swore 
 
 "that he was at the first easily putt by, as he thinketh, by Mr Diliker 
 [of Trinity College, M.A. 1609], whereupon Mr Diliker went away. 
 Presently ther came another stagekeeper, and linkt him sore, striking 
 him with the flame of his linke upon his hand; and stroke at his face, 
 which lighted on his breast. This stagekeeper was in a white suyte 
 almost covered with redd lace. Upon this ther came three or four 
 more stagekeepers upon him, wherof one gave him a blow over the 
 face with a clubb, which made his face black and blue divers dayes after. 
 
 1 Evidence of John Elborough, No. 55, p. 32. 
 
 2 Evidence of Nicholas Auger, No. 11, p. 18. 
 
 62 
 
xiv INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Then the said Sir Oxley confeseth that he caught a torch from one of the 
 stagekeepers, striking with it, and broke the same into two peices, and 
 threw it among the stagekeepers 1 " 
 
 and ran for dear life towards his own College. As he went he 
 met with unexpected succour, for an undergraduate of his 
 College, John Symonds, 
 
 "at the time that Sir Oxley was persewed by three or four stagekeepers, 
 he, standinge in Allhalowes Churchyard, did take vpp a stone and threw 
 [it] after the stagekeepers, which lyted between two of them, which he 
 did to defend Sir Oxley;. ..that stone did lyte against Trinity garden 
 wall, and he threw noe more but that; and but for that he beleiveth 
 Sir Oxley had been felled, for uppon that they left persewing Sir Oxley 
 and came into the chux'chyarde to follow this deponent 2 ." 
 
 Several witnesses agree that neither Elborough nor Oxley 
 were armed 3 ; and Paul Marchant of Jesus College swore that 
 Oxley " was pursued by stagekeepers to St John's Rayles and 
 beat with clubs on the head three or four times"; "where- 
 upon," says Robert Slegg, constable of the parish of S. Sepul- 
 chre, " some schollers did cry out for Clubbs, and not long after 
 there were many long clubs, and pieces of iron and cob-rakes 
 brought into the street 4 ." 
 
 Dr Heron 5 , of Trinity College, a Doctor in Divinity, and, as 
 he was at least fifty years old, not likely to be led away by the 
 excitement of the moment, deposed that Sir Elborrow's wound, 
 which was shewn to him soon after it was inflicted, was not 
 severe ; and gave a different account, as might be expected, of 
 the subsequent events. According to him 
 
 " he and one Sir Oxley, who was also by, wer very unrulye, and pressed 
 forward against the stagekeepers, and would not by any good perswasion 
 that he could use give back; wheruppon he, this examinant, willed the 
 stagekeepers to give back even to the Colledge gates ; and then presently 
 the Clubbmen in great number followed and pressed after; and then 
 
 1 Evidence of Robert Oxley, No. 56, p. 33. See also p. 15. 
 
 2 Evidence of John Symonds, No. 20, p. 22. See also No. 43, p. 29. 
 
 3 For instance see evidence of Jeffry Allott, No. 18, p. 20; and of Marchant 
 of Jesus College, No. 42, p. 28. What Marchant says is corroborated by Gerard 
 Cutler, undergraduate of S. John's, No. 43, p. 29. 
 
 4 Evidence of Rob. Slegg, No. 5, p. 16. 
 
 6 Samuel Heme or Heron, B.A. 1578, M.A. 1582, B.D. 1587, D.D. 1595. 
 See his evidence, No. 19, p. 21. 
 
THE RIOT, FROM BEGINNING TO END. XV 
 
 presently one Mr Johnson, President of S. John's, did come to putt them 
 back, and did box some, and perswade others to goe backe, but they would 
 in no weaa be perswaded. Wheruppon he, this examinant, seeing stones 
 throwen out Mr Tompson's garden, did bid them to leave throwing, 
 which they presently did. The .stones were thrown after that the Clubbmen 
 came, and would not suffer the stagekeepers to keepe the walke, and cried 
 out : ' Clubbs ! Clubbs ! ' and, ' Brake downe there gates ' ; and the stones 
 were thrown only to the corner of the walke to keepe the Clubbmen off the 
 walke." 
 
 It is by no means easy to make out the sequence of events 
 in this Homeric combat ; each witness saw what passed under 
 his own eyes and no more ; and, as always happens on such 
 occasions, neither spectators nor combatants kept any accurate 
 account of time. One event, however, does emerge from the 
 tangle of confused testimonies — the appearance of Mr Coote of 
 Trinity College. He had been a Scholar of the House, and was 
 a Master of Arts ; but for this occasion he had donned a white 
 freize jerkin, and held in one hand a sword, and in the other a 
 dagger, and was acting as a stagekeeper. 
 
 The tumult which had begun with Elborough's rough treat- 
 ment, and been continued by Oxley and others, had attracted 
 the notice of the authorities, and by six o'clock the Vice-Chan- 
 cellor, Fogg Newton, D.D., Provost of King's College, appeared 
 upon the scene. He advanced along the street as far as the 
 gate of S. John's College ; and probably his presence, together 
 with the efforts of their own President, and of Dr Richard 
 Clayton of the same College, delayed the exit of the Johnians. 
 This moment, when there was a temporary lull in the tumult, 
 was selected by the self-elected champion of Trinity College 
 for the utterance of a defiant challenge. Advancing to the end 
 of Trinity walk — that is the long passage before the gates — he 
 reached the gate of the Sun Inn, or, as some said, the gate of 
 All Saints Churchyard, and holding his dagger by the point, 
 shouted out : " Where be these Johnians ? Is there none of 
 the rogues will answer a man ? Zounds, I will throw my 
 dagger amongst them." These words he repeated once or 
 twice, and, according to one witness, he was answered thus: 
 " Yes, there are twenty scholars in St John's that dare answer 
 you, but this is noe time to challenge, when others are troubled 
 
XVI INTRODUCTION. 
 
 to make peace." Another witness gives a very diverting con- 
 clusion to the defiance : " he [the witness] believeth that 
 Mr Coote did not know that Mr Vice Chancellor was there ; for 
 after, when he saw Mr Vice Chancellor come up towards 
 Trinity College, he did put the dagger under his arm to 
 hide it 1 ." 
 
 The Vice-Chancellor, having done all in his power to keep 
 order, went in to Trinity College, and after his departure the 
 strife was resumed in a new fashion. About seven o'clock a 
 fire of stones began from the top of the tower, as the upper 
 storey of the Great Gate is called in the depositions, and from 
 the garden (Mr Tompson's) on the right hand of the walk'-. 
 Jeffry Allott swore that he " did see manye stones thrown 
 downe from Trinity e Colledge tower... after yt Mr Vice Chan- 
 cellor was sone in 3 "; and a third witness "saw more than one 
 hundred stones thrown from the Tower." These, however, 
 were not the only missiles. Sir Vaughan {i.e. John Vaughan 
 of S. John's College) was " verve sore hurt from the topp of the 
 tower by a sworde throwen thence as he verily beleiveth. It 
 was halfe an howre after yt Mr Vice Chancellor was gone in 4 ." 
 
 The Johnians were evidently most anxious to prove that 
 none of their men came out with clubs until provoked by the 
 stone-throwing from the tower and the garden ; and they were 
 specially anxious about the latter, because, being accessible, 
 which the tower was not, they made an attempt to capture it. 
 It became the centre of the fray, as we shall see directly. 
 Jeffry Allott, whose testimony has been quoted already, 
 
 "did see two or three stones thrown out the garden before he saw any 
 clubbs come out [from] St John's Colledge, aud himself was smitten with 
 
 1 Evidence of Wm Twelves (Trin.), No. 6, p. 17. Compare with this the 
 evidence of Fra. Vicars (Trin.), No. 4, p. 16, and that of Griffin Divall, No. 41, 
 p. 28. 
 
 - Evidence of Rob. Slegg, No. 5, p. 17. Paul Thompson or Tomson, one of 
 the Senior Fellows, was Senior Bursar in 1611-12, and in 1613-14. (The 
 accounts for 1612-13 are lost.) In November, 1614, he was confined in 
 Cambridge Castle, as a clipper of coin ; but he was pardoned before his case 
 came on for trial. Cooper, Annals, vol. in., p. 72. 
 
 3 Evidence of Jeffry Allott, No. 18, p. 20. 
 
 4 Evidence of Sir Vaughan, No. 40, p. 28. 
 
THE RIOT, FROM BEGINNING TO END. xvii 
 
 the stone before he saw any clubbs come out or called for ; it was presently 
 after yt his master was gone into the comedy 1 ." 
 
 Edward Goodin said : 
 
 "There were manye schollers and others yt threw stones out the 
 garden, but remembreth not he sawe any stones thrown out from the 
 garden or from Trinitye College tower till the clubbs came out 2 ." 
 
 When the Johnians came out with clubs they made a rush 
 at the garden wall — probably at that part of it which was 
 behind the Chapel, and therefore could not be seen from the 
 Tower. A townsman named My ton or Mytton, armed with a 
 long club, and Nicholas Jackson, porter of S. John's College 3 , 
 similarly armed, succeeded in pulling part of the walls down. 
 " The Porter also did helpe putt downe some of the walles : the 
 scholler did most of the harme to the walles 4 ," said George 
 Heath. John Bowles, a carpenter, said " that the partyes that 
 were in the garden did looke over the garden wall, and throwe 
 downe stones ; and then the clubbmen strook at them, and 
 divers threw stones over into the garden at them ; and others, 
 Myton with a longe clubb, did throwe down the battellments 
 at the places where those in the garden did throwe down 
 stones ; and after they were down, Myton and Scholes and 
 others did putt down the rest of the battlements 5 ." 
 
 When the wall was down the materials were used as ammu- 
 nition. This was testified to by Jackson, whose name has been 
 mentioned already. He had been supping that night in 
 S. John's College cellar " with a scholler bachelor yt attends 
 in the buttry"; and on reaching the gate took up a club 
 which he saw lying on the ground, and thus provided went to 
 Trinity walk. On his way he was struck, " by Allhallows 
 wall," by " a stagekeeper in why te harnesse." The most im- 
 
 1 Evidence, No. 18, p. 21. See also the evidence of Isaac Wood, under- 
 graduate of Christ's College, No. 17, p. 20. 
 
 2 Evidence, No. 29, p. 21. 
 
 8 See his evidence, No. 49, p. 30. 
 
 4 Evidence of Geo. Heath, No. 30, p. 24. 
 
 5 Evidence, No. 32 a, p. 25. See especially that of John Symonds, No. 32 b, 
 p. 25. 
 
xviil INTRODUCTION. 
 
 portant part of his evidence for my purpose is the concluding 
 paragraph : 
 
 " A scholler of St John's, as he thinketh, was the fyrst that began to 
 throwe down the walls ; for that he was smyten with a stone of the wall 
 and his head broken ; and theruppon he begane the throwinge of stones 
 of the College wall ; he did assaye to putt down the wall but could not ; 
 but Myton and divers other schollers did throwe downe the walls l ." 
 
 The attack on the garden appears to have decided the fray 
 in favour of S. John's. It may be conjectured that those of 
 Trinity College who were directing the fire from the tower 
 were afraid of hitting their own men, or perhaps, for a few 
 minutes, they ran short of ammunition, more of which, as we 
 shall see, was presently brought. Whatever was the cause 
 
 " the stagekeepers were beaten into the college gates with longe clubbs, 
 and one Higle with a sworde came out, and cut one with a longe clubb 
 [but] without cloke or gowne, and then Mr Rone [i.e. Humphrey Roane, 
 Master of Arts 1604] was felled by a clubb-man, and then the stagekeej)ers 
 durst noe more come out the gates, but divers continued flynging of 
 stones out the garden, or from the topp of the tower-." 
 
 The Johnians complained further that, even if they suc- 
 ceeded in reaching the gate, they were not allowed to enter, 
 " Mr Goldingham [one of the Fellows] keeping the key about 
 him," and were " remaunded from gate to gate with much 
 coarse and uncivill usage 3 ." A few got into the court, but their 
 experiences were even more disagreeable, notwithstanding the 
 promise made by Dr Nevile, Master, " for the kynd usage 
 of our scholars 4 ." Sir Mason [B.A. 1G09] " was lynked there... 
 after he was kyndly had into the college by one Sir Chappell 
 [a Fellow], by a stagekeeper that wore a green suyte with puffes, 
 and another in a redd suyte did putt him backe and lynke him 
 from the Hall Dour to the gate 5 ." Mr Layfield of S. John's 
 [Master of Arts 1G10] got as far as the Hall door and "was putt 
 
 1 Evidence of Nicholas Jackson, No. 49, p. 30. 
 
 2 Evidence of John Symonds, No. 32 b, p. 25. 
 
 3 See d, § 14, p. 6. 
 
 4 See a, § 4, p. 2. 
 
 6 Evidence, No. 12, p. 19. 
 
THE RIOT, FROM BEGINNING TO END. XIX 
 
 by by a stagekeeper in a rugg gowne and a Steele cap, whom 
 they say was a Master of Arts and Fellow, down the stayres, and 
 not suffered to enter." Mr Layfield's dramatic enthusiasm got 
 the better of his prudence, for he made another attempt to get 
 in, and succeeded ; but, falling into conversation with a stage- 
 keeper, he was asked of what college he was, and when he said 
 of S. John's, the stagekeeper exclaimed : " What the devell do 
 you here ? What reason have you, being of St John's, to offer 
 to come in ? and so did lynk him and thrust him down 1 ." On 
 the same night Mr Williams, a Master of Arts of S. John's 
 College of five years' standing, succeeded with difficulty in 
 getting into Trinity College by the Caius Gate, i.e. what we 
 now call the Queen's Gate ; and when he was in, Mr Stanhope, 
 one of the Fellows, "did saye and swere that he did wonder 
 that any St John's College man would be soe impudent as to 
 come in 2 " ; and Sir Dawson of S. John's (B.A. 1009) was linked 
 out of the College by Nevill senior, an undergraduate and 
 stagekeeper 3 . 
 
 " What great events from little causes spring ! " says the 
 poet ; and, so far as I can make out, the sole cause of this 
 unseemly riot was dislike of two Johnians named Cooper. 
 Francis Cooper was a Bachelor of Arts of 1608, and subse- 
 quently, in 1620, became a Bachelor of Divinity ; Henry 
 Cooper was a Bachelor of Arts of 1610. The depositions are 
 full of warning to these two gentlemen not to come to the 
 plays. For instance, Mr Wilkinson of Trinity (M.A. 1609), 
 dining with Dawson and Huttou, two Bachelors of Arts of 
 S. John's College, desired Dawson to be the bearer of the 
 following message : 
 
 "I would wish them that be Sir Couper's [i.e. Henry Cooper] frends to 
 tell Sir Couper that yf he doe come to Trynitye Colledge, it were well that 
 he were brought in by some frends, for in regarde of some private quarele 
 he did feare otherwyse he would be abused 4 ." 
 
 1 Evidence of Tho. Layfield, No. 37, p. 27. Compare the treatment of 
 Geoffrey Copley, No. 39, p. 28. 
 
 2 Evidence of Mr Williams, No. 33, p. 2G. 
 
 3 Evidence of Tho. Layfield, No. 37, p. 27, and of Geo. Feme, No. 16, p. 20. 
 
 4 Evidence of Rob. Dawson, No. 8, p. 17. 
 
XX INTRODUCTION. 
 
 In his own evidence Wilkinson made the same statement 
 in rather different words : 
 
 "for yt he had heard that Sir Couper had wronged some of those he 
 did thinke would he stagekeepers, he entreated them to tell Mr Couper 
 yt for the love he bare unto him he would wish him [to] forbeare cominge 
 there, for fere of beinge wronged V 
 
 The constable of Trinity Parish (Thomas Whaley) deposed 
 to having overheard a conversation three weeks before, in the 
 course of which some scholars of Trinity College had said : 
 
 "yf the Sir Coupers Johannis went to Trynity Colledge comedyes they 
 should be beaten, because they were noted to have wronged Trynitye 
 College men 2 " ; 
 
 and Sir Whaley of S. John's College, being seated by the fire 
 in the Sun Inn, about a fortnight before the plays began, 
 heard another scholar of Trinity say : 
 
 "yf the Sir Coopers came to Trynetye Colledge Comedies he would no 
 be in ther cases for one hundred pounds, they would be soe beaten they 
 would be neere spoiled 3 ." 
 
 To this special dislike of the Messrs Cooper must be added 
 a general ill-feeling against all Johnians. One Thomas Wilkin- 
 son of Trinity swore that he was asked in Halliwell the Barber's 
 shop by a member of S. John's College " how the ladds of 
 St John's should be used ? " and that he answered " Well ; for... 
 the Master and Seniors had commanded that all should be 
 well used and especially St John's men " : but that the Johnian 
 had said " It makes noe matter ; our ladds have provided them 
 great long clubbs 4 ." 
 
 There was plenty of evidence forthcoming that ammuni- 
 tion, in the shape of stones, had been laid up for some time 
 previously ; but much of it was based on what people had been 
 heard to say, and probably would not bear the test of cross- 
 examination. For instance, Mrs Frisby, wife to John Frisby, 
 an apothecary, who lived near the Sun Inn, opposite to Trinity 
 
 1 Evidence of Mr Wilkinson, No. 10, p. 18. 
 
 2 Evidence of Tho. Whaleye, No. 14, p. 20. 
 
 3 Evidence of Win. Whaley, No. 21, p. 22. 
 
 4 Evidence of Tho. Wilkinson, No. 1, p. 15. 
 
THE RIOT, FROM BEGINNING TO END. XXI 
 
 College, told her neighbours that four scholars of that House, 
 who came into her shop to buy tobacco, 
 
 " spake there of some provision of stones layd npp in the towers or garden 
 or therabout, and also of some buckets to be provyded to fetch water 
 from the conduyte to powre downe upon St John's menne from the tower 1 ." 
 
 This vague expression " some provision " was improved by- 
 Agnes Barnes, maid servant to Andrew Goodwin, who had 
 overheard Mrs Frisby talking to her neighbours, into " a loade 
 and a halfe - " ; and Jane Hall swore that she had heard one of 
 two scholars, passing by in the street, say : " Here will be old 
 scuffling at this end of the towne within these three or foure 
 nights ; for we heare that ther are stones prepared to fling 
 from the towers " — to which the other replied : " Those that 
 they should hitt they would be paid home 3 ." A further piece of 
 hearsay evidence related that on Thursday morning — the day 
 after the first night — Sir Feme, a scholar of Trinity College, 
 reported " that the foregoing night ther were six boyes which 
 carryed upp stones in ther hatts to maynteyne them that threw 
 from the towers 4 " ; but, in answer to this, John Muncaster 
 deposed that though he had seen "a great heape of stones" 
 lying " on the backe syde of Trynitye Colledge in Garrett 
 Ostell" before Christmas, and had subsequently missed the 
 said heap, he Avas informed, on inquiry, " yt they were carryed 
 unto Kings College to be ther paved out 5 ." 
 
 5. The court and the sentence. 
 
 From very early times the authorities of the University 
 were allowed to deal with offences committed by their own 
 members — usually referred to as "clerks" — without interference 
 from any external authority. Finally, Queen Elizabeth, in her 
 letters patent dated 26 April, 1561, granted to the Chancellor, 
 Masters and Scholars (this is the phrase used), 
 
 1 Bill of complaint, [a], No. 2, p. 2. 
 
 2 Evidence of Agnes Barnes, No. 13, p. 20. 
 
 3 Evidence of Jane Hall, No. 31, p. 24. 
 
 4 Bill of complaint, [a], No. 3, p. 2. 
 
 5 Evidence of John Muncaster, No. 32, p. 24. 
 
XX11 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 that they and their lieutenants for the time being may take cognisance 
 before themselves of all and all manner of personal pleas, as well of debts, 
 accounts, other contracts whatsoever, and wrongs, as of trespasses against 
 the peace, and misprisions whatsoever... entered and done within the 
 aforesaid town and its suburbs... where and whensoever any Master or 
 Scholar or servant of a Scholar or common servant of the University shall 
 be one of the parties. 
 
 And all and singular pleas and trespasses of this kind the aforesaid 
 Chancellor and Scholars and their lieutenants and successors may hear 
 hold and finally determine wheresoever they may choose within the town 
 and its suburbs, and thereupon may do execution according to their laws 
 and customs in use aforetime ; and that- the court of the said Chancellor 
 Masters and Scholars respecting such pleas and trespasses aforesaid may 
 be a court of record. . . . 
 
 And if any delinquent or defendant, or any delinquents or defendants, 
 should be found guilty in any action, complaint, or trespass of this kind, 
 to compel all and singular such delinquents, guilty persons, and defendants, 
 to make satisfaction of all things wherein they were found guilty, or any 
 one of them was found guilty, according to the laws and customs of the 
 said University in use aforetime, or according to the statutes of this Our 
 realm of England now published or in future to be published 1 . 
 
 In the Statutes given by the same Queen nine years after- 
 wards (25 September, 1570) the Masters and Scholars are not 
 mentioned, but the Chancellor alone is empowered "to hear and 
 settle out of hand (summarie) all controversies affecting academic 
 persons and their servants, without any solemnity of law except 
 that which we shall prescribe, in accordance with civil law, and 
 their own customs and privileges 2 ." Evildoers are to be punished 
 by suspension of their degrees, by imprisonment, or by some 
 lighter punishment. In certain specified cases the Heads of 
 Colleges are to be consulted, and the consent of a majority of 
 that body is to be obtained — a provision which probably deter- 
 mined the constitution of the court until 1858, when the 
 Chancellor's jurisdiction was subdivided as at present, one 
 court dealing with the offences of those who are in static 
 jmpillari, the other with those of persons who have proceeded 
 to their first degree at least. 
 
 1 Letters Patent of Elizabeth [etc.]. Ed. J. W. Clark. 8vo. Camb. 1892, 
 p. 8. 
 
 2 Coiitin. Due. i. 479. The passage here quoted is translated from the forty- 
 second statute, De cancellarii officio. See also Report of H.M.'s Commissioners, 
 1852, p. 4. 
 
THE COURT AND THE SENTENCE. XX111 
 
 It will be understood that in practice the Vice-Chancellor 
 for the time being takes the place of the Chancellor ; and that 
 any provision in the Statutes affecting the Chancellor is equally 
 binding upon the Vice-Chancellor. 
 
 We will next examine the constitution of the court which 
 heard our case. When the proceedings began, 11 February, 
 1610-11, the Vice-Chancellor presided, with three assessors 
 (p. 14), but he is not mentioned afterwards. By "three 
 assessors" we are to understand, I suppose, that three Heads 
 of Colleges were present. 
 
 From the two accounts of the sentence (pp. 35, 36), we 
 gather that the Court was composed of the following nine 
 persons : 
 
 William Branthwaite, D.D., Master of Gonville and Caius ; 
 Valentine Carey, D.D., Master of Christ's; Laurence Chaderton, 
 D.D., Master of Emmanuel ; John Duport, D.D., Master of 
 Jesus ; Dr Hill (perhaps Samuel Hill of Trinity, D.D. 1608) ; 
 Dr Ratcliff (perhaps Jeremiah Ratcliff of Trinity, D.D. 1588); 
 John Richardson, D.D., Master of Peterhouse, afterwards 
 Master of Trinity; Humphry Tyndall, D.D., President of 
 Queens' ; and, lastly, Samuel Ward, D.D., Master of Sidney 
 Sussex. 
 
 Seven of these were Heads of Colleges ; the remaining two, 
 if my determination be correct, were Fellows of Trinity College, 
 who would be summoned to watch a case in which they were 
 so deeply interested. The Master, Dr Nevile, was not present, 
 so far as we can tell. 
 
 The first form of the sentence (p. 35) which was signed by 
 seven members of the Court including the two Fellows of Trinity, 
 deals with the members of the University only. The date of the 
 meeting has, unfortunately, not been preserved. As usual on 
 those occasions, there was the party of mercy, or rather, of delay, 
 represented by Dr Carey, Master of Christ's ; and I agree with 
 the theory that the line drawn across the signatures indicates 
 that the other members of the Court came over to his opinion, 
 namely, that execution of the sentence ought to be deferred 
 until the names of all the delinquents had been discovered. 
 
 When we turn to the second form of the sentence (p. 36), 
 
XXIV INTRODUCTION. 
 
 we find that the first paragraph only has the force of a binding 
 document, the signatures being appended to it, and not to the 
 end of the paper. The signatories are four of those who had 
 signed the first form, namely Doctors Branthwaite, Carey, 
 Duport, and Richardson, with the addition of Doctors Chatterton 
 (Chaderton) and Ward. The new clause merely provides a 
 more business-like method of estimating the value of the 
 damage done. 
 
 Below the signatures are some notes, which introduce no 
 new principle, but only develop the punishments agreed to at 
 the previous meeting — unless indeed the committal to prison 
 of those persons who had carried arms be regarded as a novelty. 
 In the following paragraphs I have expanded the first sentence, 
 and sorted its provisions under separate heads, incorporating 
 therewith the second sentence, so far as it can be considered a 
 gloss upon the first. 
 
 1. The cost of repairing all damaged walls and broken 
 windows is to be estimated by two Senior Fellows of the two 
 Colleges, and by two workmen, and the amount is to be 
 refunded "by the berers of clubbs and throwers of stones." 
 
 2. Sir Heath (Tho. Heath, B.A. of Trinity College) who 
 began the fray by assaulting Sir Elborough ; Mr Coote (of 
 Trinity College), who challenged the Johnians to fight with 
 him; and Sir Symonds (John Symonds, B.A., Joh.), are all to 
 be suspended, that is, suspended from the degree which they 
 had already taken, and not allowed to proceed to any higher 
 degree. 
 
 3. " Stone casters " are to be suspended if graduates ; if 
 non-graduates they are to be whipped. 
 
 4. Bachelors who had used clubs are to be suspended ; 
 but non-graduates who had used clubs are to be whipped, and 
 they are not to proceed to any degree until the Vice-Chancellor 
 give them leave. 
 
 5. Three stagekeepers who had been specially violent, 
 namely the one who had assaulted Oxley and Elborough, and 
 two others known only by their dress, are to be suspended, 
 when identified. 
 
THE COURT AND THE SENTENCE. XXV 
 
 6. Geo. Stanhope and Edw. Goldingham, both Fellows of 
 Trinity College, and Coote, scholar, are to be censured by 
 Dr Nevile. The two former had refused to allow Johnians to 
 enter by the Great Gate, while the latter had challenged them 
 to fight with him. 
 
 7. The conduct of Sir Rob. Oxley, B.A. (Joh.), is to be 
 dealt with by the Master of S. John's College. 
 
 Lastly we come to a very important point, the way in which 
 the townsmen who had taken part in the riot were dealt with. 
 At the end of the paper is the following sentence : 
 
 Nicholas Jackson (Porter of S. John's College), John Parry, 
 Fordam, Jarmin Warde, and Daniel Boyse were " to be com- 
 mitted to prison, and then to be brought out to the stage made 
 at the bullring, and thereupon to be set in the stocks, with 
 papers in text letters with these inscriptions," namely, their 
 names at full length. 
 
 Jackson was the Porter of S. John's who threw down the 
 battlements of the garden wall at Trinity ; about Parry's mis- 
 deeds we know nothing ; Fordam is mentioned as having 
 supped on the first night with Jackson 1 ; Jarmin Warde was a 
 townsman who said that he " was offered 40/ s . to be stage- 
 keeper at Trinity College 2 "; Daniel Boyse was stepson to 
 Jarmin Warde, and a stagekeeper 3 . 
 
 We have no means of ascertaining whether this extremely 
 severe sentence was ever carried out. As mentioned above, 
 the only part of the document which can be taken seriously is 
 the opening paragraph, with its six signatures. The rest may 
 be merely notes of what was said at the meeting, when certain 
 proposals were made and jotted down by the Registrary for use 
 on a subsequent occasion. There may have been a third meeting 
 of which we know nothing. 
 
 1 Evidence, No. 49, p. 30. 
 
 - Evidence, Nos. 23, 25, 28. 
 
 8 Evidence, No. 22. Boyse was a bookbinder. In the Univ. Accounts for 
 1616-17 we find: "Item to Daniell Boyse for binding the booke geiven to his 
 Maiestie, xxiiij 8 ." 
 
THE RECORD OE THE VICE-CHANCELLOR'S 
 
 COURT. 
 
 The MS. begins as follows : 
 
 Feb. 11th 1610. A byll of complaynt exhibited by 
 the Fellows and Schollers of St Jhons Col- 
 ledge AGAYNST CERTAYNE INIURYES AND OUTRAGES 
 
 committed agaynst them by the stagekeepers of 
 Trinity Colledge att ther two last comedyes. 
 
 Touching the first night we charge them with the Inten- 
 tion, the beginning and occasion, as also the execution, of the 
 tuniulte and disorder. 
 
 [A.] First, they intended itt. 
 
 1. On Tuesday Carre, a scholler of Trinitye Colledge, 
 puple vnto Mr Bartiu, counselled his brother a student of our 
 Colledge to beware he came not amongst the crowde the night 
 followinge ; wherof he gave this reason : That ther skulls, by 
 the appoyntment of some of ther Fellowes, had gathered and 
 layd vp in the towre as many stones as wold fill a large studye. 
 Of this relation we desyre that Carre of St Jhons may be 
 deposed. 
 
 2. The Goodwyfe Freisbien on Weddensday att night, 
 when stagekeepers wer [abroad] l , related vnto hir neyghbours 
 that foure Schollers, more or lesse, of Trinity Colledge, coming 
 
 1 Words inserted above the line by the original author of the MS., are 
 inclu led between square brackets. 
 
 C. A. S. Octavo Series. No. XLIIL 1 
 
2 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 into her shopp for Tobacco, att whatt tyme we certaynly [know 
 not], spake ther of some provision of stones layd vpp in the 
 towers or garden or therabout, and also of some buckets to be 
 provyded to fetch water from the conduyte to powre downe 
 vpon St Jhons menne from the towre. Of this we desyre that 
 this goodwife Freisbyen may be deposed, and vpon oath re- 
 quyred to speake, whether she heard any such words in her 
 shopp or els wher ; whether she knew or could guess att ye 
 names of those Schollers ; how many they wer in number, 
 whatt quantitye of stones they spake of, what number of 
 buckets also; and in what "places they wer layd. If she deny 
 this, then we desyre thatt Agnes Barnes rnaydeservaunt vnto 
 Andrew Goodwyn may be deposed concerning this goodwyfe 
 Freisbien, what words she overheard her speake vnto hir 
 neyghbours ; otherwise not. 
 
 3. Sir Feme of Trinity Colledge, on Thursday morning, 
 being in moother Benn's howse betwixt tenne and eleven of ye 
 clocke, reported thatt the foregoing night ther wer six boyes 
 which carry ed vpp stones in ther hatts to maynteyne them 
 that threw from the towres. Of this we desyre thatt the 
 deposition taken yesterday may be read. 
 
 4. Thatt notwithstandinge the [kynd] promise made by 
 Mr Deane of Canterbury 1 for y e kynd vsage of our Schollers, 
 yett they intended to revenge certayne private quarrells vppon 
 some persons. Of this we desyre Mr Wilkinson of Trinity 
 Colledg should be sworne whether on Weddensday he wished 
 Sir Dawson to forewarne Sir Cooper from cumming to ther 
 comedy, bycause, yf he came, he shold be abvsed. We desyre 
 also yt Sir Dawson and Sir Hutton may be deposed whether 
 they heard Mr Wilkinson vse theese words. 
 
 [B.] They wer the occasion and begining of the 
 
 TUMULTE. 
 
 [a] In generall behaviour towards our Colledge. 
 
 5. We charge them thatt they did not dash any lynks on 
 them which stood on the other syde towards St Maryes (not- 
 
 1 Dr Tho. Nevile, Master of Trinity College. 
 
COMPLAINT OF S. JOHNS COLLEGE. 3 
 
 withstanding in a manner all yt came to ye Comedy both 
 Masters of Arts and gentlemen straungers wer to passe thatt 
 waye) ; thatt they only wafted ther clubbs 1 easyly before them, 
 and fayrly entreated them. Butt on this syde, towards our 
 Colledge, was noe such behaviour, but rude and barbarous 
 vsage of ther lynks and clubbs. Of this we desyre Sir Augur 
 of St Jhons shold be deposed. Also we produce Sir Marchante 
 of Jesus Colledge, whom we desyre vpon oath to be examined, 
 whether he did not perceyve any such kynd of dealinge as we 
 accuse them of; whether he did not thervpon advise some of 
 his owne colledge to departe from that syde wher they stoode, 
 least being mistaken for St Jhons menne, they shold be 
 abvsed, and both he and they vpon that motion remooved to 
 the other syde wher they stood peacably ; whether he knew 
 any other St Jhons menne in sight of the stagekeepers besydes 
 theese two Sir Elborow and Sir Oxlye ; whether they wer not 
 lynked more than any other ; whether they stood not orderly, 
 as other menne, before ther lynking ; whether they stood not 
 in the same ranke with others. 
 
 [b] In particular. 
 
 6. Sir Elborow about fyve of ye clocke, when supper was 
 ended in our hall, went towards Trinity Colledge, wher stand- 
 ing in the foreranke without ther rayles, together with the rest 
 of ye company, having noe weapon about him, a stagekeeper 
 apparrelled in a light colour suyte of Saye with [a small] lace of 
 ye same colour, coming towards him, dasht him with his lynke 
 once or twise, which he endured. Soone after by another 
 stagekeeper he was cutt in ye hand with a sworde ; when this 
 was done no clubbs wer come forth or called. Of this we 
 desyre yt Mr D 01 ' Heme may speake his knowledge, whether 
 this playntife shewed any wownd vnto him ; whether he did 
 not answer thatt he knew not how to helpe itt ; whether att 
 thatt tyme of his complaynt he sawe any clubbs stirringe. 
 Also we produce Sir Marchant foff Jesus, whom we requyre to 
 speak vpon oath whether he perceyved any occasion gyven by 
 Sir Elborow or noe, of his lynking and striking; whether he 
 
 1 MS., clubb. 
 
 1—2 
 
4 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 saw or did beleive he had any weapon about him ; whether he 
 saw him speaking to D or Heme. Also we produce in this 
 poynt Sir Augur Johannis. 
 
 7. About or att the same tyme Sir Oxly, standing peacably 
 by Sir Elborow expecting kyndnes from some stagekeepers vnto 
 him (he had lent two or three stagekeepers suytes) was imme- 
 diatly vpon his first entrance 1 , by a stagekeeper in a whyte 
 suyte guarded with redd lace having a headpeace on his head, 
 sett vpon, who first thrust his clubb agaynst his breast, then 
 lynked him in the face and e... 1 one twise or oftener ; 
 then, stepping backe, returnd presently with ... 1 other stage- 
 keeper bearing 2 a torch not lighted and a clubb; both stroke 1 
 feircly at him. He, taking from them a torch, shifted for him- 
 selfe vntill, yt breaking, he fiedd towards the Colledge pursued 
 by three stagekeepers as farr allmost as Allhallowes Church ; 
 and by a fourth, thought generally to be Mr Roane, [nigh] vnto 
 ye Colledge gates, all striking on him with ther clubbs and 
 lynks as he fiedd. Of this we desire Robert Slegge shold be 
 deposed, and requyred first to answer whether he were sent for 
 the last night vnto Mr Hall his chamber in Trinity Colledge, 
 and whatt speach was vsd to him touching this buisines. 
 Then we desyre he be [requyred] to speake his knowledge of 
 this matter, whether he saw or did beleive that Sir Oxly had 
 any weapon about him or noe, etc. 
 
 We produce agayne Sir Marchant, Jesus, Fowler and Cutler 
 Johannis, all which we desyre may be lykewise deposed, whether 
 any clubbs wer come forth or called for before this fact was 
 done. 
 
 8. Thatt before any clubbs wer come forth many stones 
 wer throwen, and diverse 3 in yt company smitten and wownded 
 therwith ; which stones wer throwne from Mr Thompson's 
 garden commonly soe called. Of this poynt we desyre the 
 deposition taken yesterday may be read ; and also thatt Jeffry 
 Allot may be examined vpon oath to speake his knowledge ; 
 
 1 MS. imperfect here. A small strip of paper has been torn off. 
 
 2 MS., bearer. 
 :! MS., divese. 
 
COMPLAINT OF S. JOHN S COLLEGE. 5 
 
 and also Wood of Christs Colledge be required vpon oath to 
 speake whether he knew not yt a Scholler of Christs Colledge 
 fwasf [smoten] with a stone from this garden, before any 
 clubbs wer come forth. 
 
 [C] For they also executed. 
 
 9. Sir Pratt of St Jhons standing by the Sunn gates, 
 with his face agaynst Trinity Colledge, was smytten and sore 
 wownded on the forehead with a stone thrown from the towre. 
 Wittnes Sir Pagett, Caii. 
 
 30. Sir Vaughan also was greivously bruised on the head 
 with a stone throwne from ye towre. Wittnes: Hilton, Christi; 
 Smyth, Johan. 
 
 11. Thatt when Mr Vicechauncellour and D or Cleyton wer 
 pacifying the tumult risen, in thatt verry interim, notwith- 
 standing the presence of both theese, Mr Coote did in chal- 
 linging wise vse theese or such lyke braving and provoking 
 speaches : " Wher ar theese roaguish Jonnians ? Is ther any 
 of them thatt dares answer me." Of this we desyre thatt 
 William Twelves and Vicars be deposed whether they heard 
 him vse any such speaches, and whether, when he vsed them, 
 he had a drawne sword in his hande. We produce also 
 Gryffith Dyvall. 
 
 12. Thatt Mr Layfeild M r of Arts was much wrongd att 
 ther hall dore by a stagekeeper in a rugge gowne and a head- 
 peace. Of this we desyre yt he may declare his iniuryes, and 
 Mr Metcalfe and Sir Dawson be deposed for proofe. 
 
 13. Thatt Sir Dawson was lykewise wronge by 2 stage- 
 keepers Sir Andrews and Nevill. For the fact Mr Layfeild and 
 Mr Metcalfe canne depose. For ye persons Sir Feme and Sir 
 Bins of Trinitye. The first told Sir Dawson yt itt was Nevill, 
 the seconde heard Nevill speake itt. 
 
6 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 [D.] Greivances and abvses offered ye Second night. 
 
 14. Thatt the Hall being almost filled with Masters of 
 Arts of other Colledges and Schollers, and menne also of worse 
 condicion, and this by ye meanes of privy gates and passages, 
 yett the ordinary [way by ye] foregates was shutt vpp 
 (Mr Goldingham keeping ye key about him), and the Masters 
 of Arts of St Jhons fweref remaimded from gate to gate with 
 much coarse 1 and vncivill vsage. We charge with this practise 
 Mr Goldingham, Mr Stanhope, and others in company then, 
 with them vnknown to vs. We produce in wittnes Mr Burnell, 
 Cecill, Grace, Williams. 
 
 15. Thatt Sir Mason one of our Fellows was by two of ye 
 clock in the afternoone forbydden the Colledge by Mr Golding- 
 ham, and threatned, yf he shold adventure to see ther comedy. 
 Thatt he was nevertheless brought into ye comedy by a 
 stagekeeper, and ther wrongd. We desyre he may declare 
 how vpon his oath, and by whom, as neere as he canne. 
 Mr Horsmander Johan: canne wittnes some parte of this 
 wronge. 
 
 16. Thatt Sir Osburne standing peacably amongst ye com- 
 pany e was carry ed by a stagekeeper to ye gate, wher another 
 stagekeeper lynked him backe, and in his returne he was felled 
 to the grownde by a stagekeeper wearing a redd suyte laced 
 downwards with whyte and a capp of harries. 
 
 17. Thatt Baguly a Scholler of our Colledge, sent lor by 
 Mr Hall senior of ye Colledge, and abyding by his appoynt- 
 ment within his chamber etc.; we desyre he may declare vpon 
 oath, and bring wittnes, Pilgrim Johan. 
 
 18. Thatt during all ye tyme of y er comedye stagekeepers 
 walkt ther courte inquyring after St Jhons menne. 
 
 Thatt after ye comedy ended Sir Augur, going downe ther 
 Hall stayre, was ther stroke vpon the backe with a clubb so 
 violently yt itt was hard for him to keep his feet. We desyre 
 he may declare and depose. 
 
 1 MS., course. 
 
COMPLAINT OF S. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 7 
 
 [E.] We intreat that touching the [further] proof 
 and manifestation of a quarrell intended by them 
 of Trinity Colledge that theese wittnesses follow- 
 ing MAY BE PRODUCED AND EXAMINED VPON OATH, VIZ. : 
 
 19. Sir Whaly Johannis. Whether about three weeks 
 synce he being in presence with some Schollers of Trinity 
 Colledge att the Signe of ye Sunne, did not heare it spoken 
 by Schollers of Trinity Colledge : Thatt yf the two Sir Coopers 
 came to ye comedy es they shold be nere kylled, or to the lyke 
 effect ; and whether he knew any of those schollers. 
 
 20. Jermyn Warde lodging att Lawsons the Barbars 
 [house]. Whether he was not entreated to be a stagekeeper 
 on Weddensday night ; and whether ther was not an offer 
 made to him of 40 s , or some other reward, yf he wold so doe. 
 Also whether he doe not know or credibly beleive yt his sonne 
 Boyse was stagekeeper ther, and in what suyte he was to his 
 beleife. 
 
 If he deny itt, we desyre yt Sir Symonds, Johan, and 
 Lawson ye Barbar 1 , whether they heard him avouch such 
 things. Also we produce Ethrington, Johan. 
 
 21. fJohnf Muncaster. Whether within this fortenight 
 or therabout he did not see a good quantity of stones heaped 
 vp together within Garret Hostle ; and whether within two 
 days before ye comedy [or theiabouts] he did not see and 
 perceyve those stones to be carryed awaye, and whether he 
 know or have credibly heard whatt is become of them. 
 
 [22] We desyre thatt Smarte the Porter may be deposed 
 and examined vpon oath, whether he was not att Mr Kempe 
 his chamber in Trinity Colledge [soone after ther comedye] ; 
 whether he wer not brought thither by a wyle, and what this 
 devise was ; whether he wer not ther requyred to wittnes 
 agaynst our colledge or some persons in, or belonging, or 
 thought att thatt tyme to have some dependance of, our 
 Colledge, viz.; whether they attempted not to perswade him 
 yt he was in the company, and further to testifye and saye 
 
 1 Words such as " may be examined" are here omitted. 
 
8 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 thatt Jackson was hyred by some of our colledge agaynst this 
 night. Also whether the sayd Sniarte wer not sent from 
 Mr Kemp his chamber vnto the porters lodge and ther 
 deteyned 3 or 4 howres ? 
 
 [23] We desyre lykewise yt Kinge ye porter may be 
 deposed and requyred vpon oath to speake whether he wer 
 not soone after ther comedye brought vnto Mr Kempe his 
 chamber, or some other chamber in Trinity Colledge ; and 
 whether the sayd Kempe did not shew him an aungell, which 
 aungell he sware to gyve him vpon condicion ; also vpon wliatt 
 occasion and condicion he offered him this aungell. 
 
 [24] We desyre lykewise yt Goodwyf Archer of Ye Crowne 
 may be deposed whether Warde of Trinity Colledge came not 
 vnto Sir Cooper then in her house, and weeping confessed 
 he had done him wronge, and withall intreated his helpe to 
 excuse ye matter. Also whether she heard him say anything 
 concerning his carrying vnto ye Deanes chamber, and whatt 
 thatt was. 
 
 [E\] TOUCHINGE YE FURTHER MANIFESTATION OF YE BEGIN- 
 ING OF THE TUMULTE BETWIXT THE STAGEKEEPERS AND 
 SCHOLLERS OF St JHONS. 
 
 [25] We desyre yt Sir Elborow may be deposed whether 
 he did not see a sworde drawne by ye stagekeeper, and whether 
 himselfe was not stroken and wownded in his hand and arme 
 with a sworde by one of ye stagekeepers, and whatt suyte this 
 stagekeeper wore as farr as he knoweth or beleiveth. Also 
 whether this sworde was not drawne, and he stroken with itt 
 (as is sayde), before such tyme as any clubbs came from our 
 colledge. 
 
 [26] Lykewise we desyre thatt Shittleworth student of 
 St Jhons may be requyred vpon oath to speake whether he 
 was not stroke [and felled] to ye grown d by a stagekeeper 
 before such tyme as any clubbs wer come forth. 
 
 [27] To this end we further desyre thatt Ekins of St Jhons 
 may be deposed vpon theese interrogatoryes following, viz. : 
 
COMPLAINT OF S. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 9 
 
 Whether he wer present-when the stagekepers pursued Sir Oxly 
 towards our colledge ; whether att the same tyme while he 
 was thus pursued other stagekeepers did not pursue divers 
 Schollers towards Allhallows churchyard ; whether he did not 
 see this Shittleworth felled to the grownd by a stagekeeper ; 
 whether this stagekeeper did not weare a russett coate ; also 
 whether this Shittleworth when he was thus felled to ye 
 grownde was not hard by ye Church wall. Also whether this 
 pursuyte and the felling of this Shittleworth was not done 
 before any clubbs came forth our colledge. 
 
 We next enter upon a brief recapitulation of the case for 
 S. John's College, divided into heads as the previous Bill of 
 Complaint was. It ends with some rough notes of ivitnesses to 
 be examined on behalf of the college. 
 
 ST JOHNS. 
 [A.] That Trinitye Colledge intended the quarrell. 
 
 [1] Carr Johns deposeth his brother of Trynity bad him 
 he should not come at the comedye for the stagekeepers wer 
 Masters of Arts, and none but Masters of Arts should come in. 
 
 [2] Fresby his wyfe deposeth that she hard Jane Hall a 
 senister saye the daye the first playe was yt Trinity Colledg 
 inenn made Pickeringe to laye a loade of stones vppon Trinity 
 Colledge Chappell, and this she tould her neighbours. 
 
 Barnes, Goodins mayd, deposeth Frysby his wyfe sayd to 
 her neighbours that schollers of Trinitye Colledge sayed that a 
 loade and a halfe of stones was layed vppon Trinitye Tower to 
 throw downe. 
 
 [B.] That Trinitye begann and occasioned the quarrell. 
 
 [3] Mr Wilkinson deposeth he tould Sir Dawson and 
 Sir Hutton, one the daye the fyrst comedye was, at Dinner, 
 that he hard Sir Couper had wronged some of Trinitye, and bad 
 them tell him he would wish him forbeare cominge there for 
 feare of beinge wronged. 
 
 Sir Dawson, Sir Hutton depose the same. 
 
10 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 [C] That they occasioned the tumult by lynckinge 
 St Johns men, Sir Elborrough, Oxley, etc. 
 
 [4] Sir Augur sayeth Sir Elborrough stood at the corner 
 of Trynitye walfkf by the post next St Johns, and a stage- 
 keeper putt him of, but, because the presse beinge such he 
 went not presently backe, a stagekeeper in a carsey suyte 
 smote his torch over his hed, which Elborrough with his 
 hande defendinge, was smyten with the stagekeepers clubb one 
 his arme, which Sir Oxly seeinge stept forward and helped 
 rescue him ; then other stagekeepers came in, one of them 
 havinge a torch which Sir Oxly snached awaye, and then Sir 
 Elborrough was strooke, and the stagekeepers drew swords, 
 but he saw noe man stroke with the sords ; the stagekeepers, 
 he sayeth, were more violent with those one St Johns syde 
 then those one the other next St Marys ; he sawe Sir Elborough 
 give the stagekepers noe occasion to misvse him. He sawe 
 Sir Vaughan Johns hawe a clubb or staff ther, and Sir Osborne 
 a longe clubb. 
 
 [5] Sir Marchant Jesu, He sawe Sir Elborrough lynct, who 
 giveing back, Sir Oxly came neere him ; who beinge also lynct 
 would not stirr, wherevppon moore stagekeepers came and lynct 
 them, and he sawe Sir Oxly with a torch layeing at the stage- 
 keepers, but he was by the stagekeepers persewed to St Johns 
 Rayles, and with there clubbs had 3 or 4 blowes in the chase. 
 He sawe Sir Elborrough talk with D or Heme, but whereabouts 
 he knoweth not. 
 
 [6] Rob. Slegg deposeth Sir Oxley Johannis stood peaceably 
 close to the post of Trinitye next St Johns gate, and a stage- 
 keeper with his clubb did easely putt him of, but he yelded 
 not but verye littell ; then others lyncked him ; wherevppon 
 Sir Oxly stirred not, but did mutter, and talke to the stage- 
 keepers. Then 2 or 3 stagekeepers layed at him with lynkes, 
 and then he gave backe, and watchinge his tyme snacht a torch 
 from one of them, and layed about with it at the stagekeepers, 
 
COMPLAINT OF S. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 11 
 
 but they beate him awaye, and then they cryed Clubbfsf etc., 
 and not longe after menye longe clubbs, a peece of yron, a 
 colerake, etc. vveere out St Johns brought into the streete, and 
 then the stoones begane to be throwen out Trinitye garden, 
 and this he sayeth he confessed to Mr Hall Trinitatis. 
 
 [7] Sir Cuttler) . . . 
 
 r /-. „. _ , y agree with these. 
 [8] Sir Fowler] e 
 
 [9] Wood Chr fci was before the clubbs came smytten with 
 a stone out Trinitye garden. 
 
 [10] Jeffery Allott likewyse with a bricke batt shewed in 
 court. 
 
 [11] Hilton Chr 1 ' and Smyth Johannis depose Sir Vaughan 
 was hurte with a stone from Trinitye Coll. they beleive y e 
 Tower. 
 
 [12] Smyth (Johannis) sawe Sir Osburne lynckt by a 
 stagekeper. 
 
 [13] Twelves, Vicars, Divall, depose yt whyle Mr Vice- 
 chancellor was at St Johns gate pacyfinge the tumult, etc. 
 Mr Coote stagekeeper did come to the walks ende, and braved, 
 callinge and sayeinge, "Wher be these Jonians? will any fight 
 with me?" having then a naked dager in his hand. 
 
 [14] Vicars sayeth sworde and dagger. 
 
 [15] Mr Metcalfe and Sir Dawson depose they see Mr 
 Layfeild Johannis putt downe the stayers at Trinitye Hall 
 doore by the stagekepers. 
 
 [16] Sir Dawson Johannis was lyncked out the Colledge. 
 Proved. 
 
 [17] Divers Masters of Arts, Bachellers in Divinitye, etc. 
 of St Johns College wronged ; and the gates shutt at 5 of the 
 clocke. Were putt from gate to gate and hardly suffered to 
 enter; being in, offered to be putt out by stagekeepers, and 
 searched for weapons. Proved. 
 
 [18] Bagley Johannis sent for to Mr Halls chamber was 
 fecht downe and lynckt by stagekeepers. 
 
12 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 [19] That Jarmin Warde [a townesman] reported in 
 Lawsons shopp he might have had xl s to be stagekeeper at 
 Trynitye College. Proved. 
 
 But Jarmyn denyeth it. 
 
 The following notes occur on a sheet of paper at the end of 
 the whole document. The numbers are those of tlie depositions. 
 
 For the beginninge of the Quarrell : 
 
 Rob. Slegg 5 
 
 Sir Augur 11 
 
 Sir Marchant 42 
 
 Cutler Fowler 43, 44 
 
 Sir Elborough 55 
 
 Sir Oxley 56 
 
 Mr Dillacre 3 
 
 Sir Linge 4 
 
 Sir Aldred 5 
 
 Tho. Whaley 9 
 
 Rob. Slegg 10 
 
 The throwing stones before clubbs came: 
 
 Winscall sawe 2 stones throwen out the garden. 
 Jeffery Allott saw 2 or 3 stones throwen out the garden 
 
 and fwasf himself smitten before clubbs came. 
 Wood Chr. 
 
 The throwinge stones not till after clubbs came : 
 Rob. Slegg 5 
 
 Dr Heme 19 
 
 E. Goodin 
 
 Bowles, Bettsons man in St Johns depos. 
 Tho. Whaley 
 Querie what koat Mr Goldingham wore ye first night. 
 The second stagekeeper yt lynkt Sir Oxely lykely to be 
 Sir Heathe by his suit. 
 
 Examine Webster ye drawer at Tilletts about Sir Oxelyes 
 deposition. 
 
 A note of the names of such persons as we desyre to be 
 brought into the courte and examined on our behalfe: 
 
NOTES ON THE QUARREL, 
 
 13 
 
 Trinitatis 
 
 Mr Dilaker co 1 ^ 
 
 Mr Kennston co 
 
 Mr Stanhope co 
 
 Mr Goldingham co 
 
 Sir Aid red co 
 
 Sir Heath co 
 
 Sir Feme ab 
 
 Nevill co 
 
 Carr co 
 
 Mr Thompson is not at home 
 
 Mr Coote 
 
 Sir Andrews 
 
 Sir Marchant of Jesus Coll. 
 
 Wood 
 
 Hilton] 
 
 Sir Pagett Caii non co 
 
 personaliter 3 comparuit 
 perquisitus* comparuit 
 dwelling in ye towne cofmparuitf 
 person aliter fcomparuitf 
 fdof fdof v n 
 
 CO 
 
 co j 
 
 Chris 11 co v 11 2 
 
 Robert Slegge 
 
 William Twelves 
 
 Vicars 
 Friesbien hiswyfe 
 
 Muncaster 
 Archer of ye Crowne personaliter v 
 Not examined. 
 
 The following memoranda are written on the back of the 
 foregoing document : " A note of the names of such persons," etc. 
 
 Searl usefdf the coate in black 
 
 (Brett 6° 
 Burton Johis a . , TT no 
 i Sir Warr 6 
 
 Wofyron k^ 
 
 {Sir Symons 5° 
 
 1 The words co and ab after a name signify comparuit and abfuit. 
 
 2 The witness is bound in the sum of £5 to appear to give evidence. 
 The amount of the bail is only added to names of members of the University in 
 two cases out of sixteen ; and to names of townsfolk in two cases out of six. 
 
 3 Personaliter, i.e. monitus ; when the beadle saw the witness wanted and 
 spoke with him in person. 
 
 4 Perquisitus, probably means that the beadle has delivered the summons, 
 but failed to see the witness personally. 
 
14 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 Sir Osborne Jolris supposed to have a (Sir Warr 6 
 
 clubb |Heath G 
 
 ~ , , , (Archers wyfe sayefthf he confessed at 
 
 C owner a clubb ■{ , . , ? , 
 
 ( her house he had one, 
 
 and Parry sayeth he saw him have one. 
 
 Jackson had A Club Vicars conf fconfitetur, confesses^ 
 
 Jo. Parry 
 
 the bricks thrown down by Scholes and others f„ T , 
 
 . , tt ,i J Woodrofe 
 
 quaere de quod Heath | 
 
 My ton and Jackson & Scholes threw ( m) „.. . 
 , , „ -{Tho. Whaley 
 
 down the walls ( 
 
 T _ , . , ... (Trott deposeth and 
 
 Jo. Parry had a lono- clubb ■{, . , c . r ,, 
 
 J ° (himself in maner coniesseth 
 
 [Proceedings in the Vice-Chancellor's Court.] 
 
 XI Februarii 1610 coram Domino Procancellario assessori- 
 bus tribus. 
 
 ■^ Brookes of St Johns reported that yf there were not 
 good order taken and the scholers of St Johns well vsed there 
 would be such trouble as never was before. 
 
 Job. Winscall, famulus Mri Synowes, juratus. He sayeth 
 he saw stones thrown out the garden of Trinitye ; he sayeth he 
 saw a 100 stones at least throwne of Trynitye College Tower. 
 
 At Benes bowse one Thursdaye about X or XI he hard one 
 Sir Feme Trinitatis tell him at mother Benes howse and yt 
 there weere halfe a dozen boys that by hatfulls did bring vp 
 stones to the Tower to mayntayne them the throwers ; he did 
 see 2 stones throwen out the garden corner before any clubbs 
 came out or wer called for, he cannot saye that any stones wer 
 layed vpp before of purpose to throwe out. Robertus Brooks 
 Johis y vt supra he. 
 
 Cotton Trinitatis. It was tould vnto Mr Wilkinson by ... 1 
 that except St Johns men were well vsed, there were longe 
 clubs provided. 
 
 Thomas Smyth Master of Arts is charged the first night to 
 see to the first playe with a sworde vnder his gowne. 
 1 The name is omitted iu the MS. 
 
WITNESSES FOR S. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 15 
 
 Tho. Smyth, Mr of Arts. He sayeth that he had noe sworde, 
 raper, dagger, sceyne, hanger, nor clubb. 
 
 Mr Scarlett, Mr Dillacre. This. At the ende of the rayles 
 about 5 of the clock he did put back gently, then by a littell 
 more roughly, because he mumbled. 
 
 Sir Oxley did take away a [torch] out of Mr Dillacre his 
 hande being a stagekeeper, and did strike him and lye at him 
 and strike him about the shoulders and hed ; and being stroke 
 he sayeth that thervppon he putt him backe and stroke at him 
 with his clubb and did hitt him about the arm ; and then 
 Oxley, as he taketh it, did cry out "Clubbs"; and thervppon 
 he did goe in and tell Mr Rone of what was done, and then 
 Mr Rone went out with his short clubb and torch, and then at 
 the end of there rayles one did darte a clubb in his face 
 whervppon he followed that party e downe towards St Johns 
 gates, and presently returned backe agayne, and at his return he 
 did see a great number of St Johns to yssewe out the gates 
 with longe clubbs, whervppon Mr Rone did goe to the 
 President then beinge there present, and did intreate him to 
 perswade with those that came out that they would return lest 
 there were some greater misorder. 
 
 The Examination of St Jhons Wittnesses. 
 
 1. Tho. Wilkinson Trinitatis, Juratiis. He being in Copers 
 one Tuysdye or Wendesdye before the playes, Mr Sherrocke 
 Johis, he did aske him how the ladds of St Johns should be 
 vsed ; he tould him," Well"; for the vicemaster for the master 
 and senors [commanded], that all should be well vsed, [and 
 especially St Johns men] ; to whom he answered : " It makes 
 noe matter ; our ladds have provided them [great] long clubbs." 
 This was spoken in Halliwell's the barbers shopp, there then 
 being others by and present that he nowe knoweth not the 
 names. 
 
 Th. Wilkinson. 
 
 2. Sir Cotton Trinitatis, Juratvs. He sayeth that either 
 in his owne chamber or going to his chamber Brooks coming 
 to borrow a stagekeeper's suyte about St John's bottrye at 
 
16 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 Twelfe tyde last past [herd] them say that your Colledge will 
 keepe out ours from coming to your comedye; if they doe there 
 wilbe as great a doe or stirre as ever was in the University. 
 
 Robert Cotton. 
 
 3. Georgius Archer examined. He sayeth that he stood 
 leanyng agaynst the wall, and Sir Osborne stood by him at 
 the corner of the [wall by ye] post of Trynyte College next 
 St Johannis; and a stagekeeper in a reddish coulered suyte did 
 come and beet a [light] lynke over his Sir Osborne's heade, 
 whervppon the said Sir Osborne did depart. 
 
 George Archer. 
 
 4. Francis Vicars. Sayeth that he did see a stagekeeper 
 [which was Mr Coote of Trynyte] the first night in a whyte 
 fryse jerkin come out with a dager and sworde drawne ; and, 
 after Mr ViceChancelor was gone in to Trynitye College, and 
 howlding the same vpp to those of St Johnes yt stoode with 
 clubbs, sayeing this or the like in effect: "Where.be these 
 rogish cowards or Jonians ; yf there be any of you yt dares 
 aunswer me come forth"; to whom Gryff Divall aunswered : 
 " Ther is them yt dare aunswer you." This was about 6 of 
 the clock. 
 
 Frances Vickears. 
 
 5. Robert Slegg. Deposeth that Sir Oxley stood peaceably 
 close to the post of Trynitye next to St John's gate, and a 
 stagekeeper with his clubb did easely putt of the said Sir Oxley 
 of St John's Colledge. Yet he yelded not, but very littell ; 
 then the stagekeeper lynked him, whervppon the said Sir 
 Oxley [stered not, but] did mutter and talk to the stagekeepers. 
 Whervppon 2 or 3 of the stagekeepers did laye at him with 
 linkes, and then he did geve backe ; and watching the tyme did 
 snach a torch from a stagekeeper, and with it he did strike and 
 lay about at the stagekeepers, but, other helpe coming, divers 
 stagekeepers did follow after Sir Oxley, and did beate 1 him 
 awaye ; whervppon some Schollers did crye out for Clubbs, and 
 not long after ther wer manye long clubbs, and peices of yron 
 
 1 The Registrary has written " peate." 
 
WITNESSES FOR S. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 17 
 
 and colerakes brought in to the streete. He sayeth that ther 
 vver stones throwne out the garden by some yt stood [above] the 
 battel ment presently vppon the cominge out of Clubbs out the 
 Colledge ; and about 7 of the clock he did see stones throwne 
 of the Towre of Trynitye, and he sayeth he hath been sent for 
 to Mr Hall's chamber, and ther hath confessed, and tould him 
 as much as here he hath deposed. 
 
 By me Robert Slegge. 
 
 6. Willyam Twelves sayeth that he was in the street when 
 as Mr Coote came out the colledge to the ende of Trinitye 
 walk 1 before the Sone 2 gate [agaynst the church gate of 
 Alhallows], houlding his dagger by the poynte, did saye " Wher 
 be these Jonians ? Is ther none of the rougues will answer a 
 man ? Zounds I will throwe my dagger amongst them," 
 Mr ViceChancellor then being nere "f"St Johnsj- Colledge gate, 
 but he beleiveth that fhe didf 3 not know yt Mr Vicechancellor 
 was ther, for that after, when Mr Coote sawe Mr Vicechancellor 
 come vpp towards Trynitye College, he Mr Coote did put the 
 dager vnder his arme to hyde it. 
 
 William Twelles. 
 
 7. Nicholas Carr, Johis. He sayeth that his brother of 
 Trynitye did bid him one Tuysdaye night, before the comedye, 
 that he should not come at the comedye, for the stagekeepers 
 wer Masters of Arts and none but Masters of Arts would be 
 suffered to come in. 
 
 Nicholas Carre. 
 
 8. Sir Dawson sayeth that Mr Wilkinson [about dinner 
 tyme on Wednesdaye] did wishe him to tell Sir Couper : " I 
 would wish them that be Sir Couper's frends to tell Sir Couper 
 that 4 yf he doe come to Trynitye Colledge -f- it. were well -J- 5 
 
 1 The walk or entry between parallel walls which led from the street to the 
 great gate. 
 
 2 The Sun Inn in Trinity Street, opposite to Trinity College. 
 
 3 The words "being — not" are at the bottom of a page which is much 
 damaged; and they are therefore somewhat uncertain. 
 
 4 After " that " the MS. adds : "he should not come to Trynitye Colledge if 
 he did." 
 
 5 The sense requires the addition of some such words as these. 
 
 C. A. S. Octavo Series. No. XLIII. 2 
 
18 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 that he [wer brought in by] 1 some Trends, for in regarde of some 
 private quarell he did feare otherwyse he would be abvsed." 
 He sayeth that he did see Mr Layfield the first night putt down 
 a 2 or 3 stayrs at the hall door, and not suffered to enter. 
 
 Robert Dawsonn. 
 
 9. Sir Hutton sayeth that Mr Wilkinson did on the 
 commencement daye wish him to bid Sir Couper not to come 
 at the Comedyes except he were brought by some of his frends, 
 for he feared in regarde of some wronge that he Couper had 
 offered to some of Trynitye Colledge he would have some [hard 
 measure] offered him ther, which words he verely beleiveth 
 Mr Wilkinson did -f*vtter-f- out of his love he bare vnto 
 
 Sir Couper. 
 
 Arthure Huttonn. 
 
 10. Mr Wilkinson sayeth that Sir Dawson and Sir Hutton 
 dyninge with him one the commencement daye, for yt he had 
 heard that the said Sir Couper had wronged some of those he 
 did thinke should be stagekeepers, he intreated them to tell 
 Mr Couper yt for the love he bare vnto him he would wish him 
 forbeare cominge there, for fere of beinge wronged. 
 
 Th. Wilkinson. 
 
 11. Sir Augur sayeth that he was by [at ye corner of ye 
 wall by Trynitye Colledge post next St Johns] when as Sir 
 Elborrogh was stricken, which was a stagekeeper with his clubb 
 did putt him of, but, because the presse was soe greate, he could 
 not goe backe suddenly, whervppon the stagekeeper, who was 
 in a carsey suyte, did smyte with a lyte lynke over Sir Elsborrogh 
 his heade, and then Sir Elborrogh houlding vp his arm to hould 
 of ye torch dropping, that stagekeeper did hitt him a good 
 blowe with his clubb vpon his arme, and then Sir Oxly stept 
 forward and helped to rescue Sir Elborrogh, then other stage- 
 keepers came to rescue that stagekeeper, and one of them 
 having a lyncke in his hande, Sir Oxley did snache it awaye ; 
 
 1 The Registrary had first written "came with some friends." He then 
 drew his pen through " came," and wrote above the line " wer brought in by." 
 I have adopted this second reading, and erased the word " with." 
 
WITNESSES FOR S. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 19 
 
 but, presently, after yt the sayd Sir Elborough was strook with 
 the clubb, ther was swords drawne by the stagekeepers, but sawe 
 noe man stroke with them ; he sayeth that the stagekeepers 
 were more violent with those on Saynt John's syde then those of 
 the other, [for they putt these by easely, the others they did 
 lyncke]. He sayeth that presently after yt Sir Oxly had 
 stroke one blow with the torch, he saw Sir Vaughan there with 
 a clubb or staffe, [and others ; Sir Osborne had a long clubb]. 
 He sayeth that he did not see Sir Elborough give the stage- 
 keeper an occasion to misvse him. 
 
 Nicholas Augar. 
 
 St Johns: Wittnesses. 
 
 12. Sir Mason was lynked there [the seconde night], after 
 he was kyndly had into the Colledge by one Sir Chappell 1 , by a 
 stagekeeper yt wore a green suyte with puffes ; and another in 
 a redd suyte [did putt him backe and lynke him from the Hall 
 Dour to the gate]. He sayeth that one Sir Aldred did weare 
 the green suyte the night before with whyte lined puffs ; and 
 he was warned [by Mr Gouldingham] at two of the clock the 2 
 Daye' 2 . not to presume to [tarrye] within the gates, for yf he did 
 it should be worse for him 3 . 
 
 Robt. Mason. 
 
 12a. Sir Osburne sayeth that a stagekeeper in a redd suyte 
 and a steel capp did knock him down 4 . 
 
 13. Agnes Barnes sayeth that the first night of the playes 
 at Trynitye Colledge in the eveninge, there being certayue 
 neighbours of John Frysbyes Appothocarye standing vppon the 
 said Frysbyes seat 5 , she harde the wyfe of the said John Frysby 
 tell the said neighbours that there were Schollers of Trynite 
 
 1 The Registrary originally wrote : "had into the Colledge by one Chappell." 
 He then drew his pen through the words "by one Chappell"; and wrote above 
 the line "and at the Hall Dour one Sir Chappell would have been in his blowd." 
 
 2 After "Daye," the Registrary has written above the line: " and told him he 
 should not see the cornedye." 
 
 3 " be worse for him " is altered in the text into " repent it." 
 
 4 This evidence is not numbered in the MS. nor signed. 
 
 5 The scrawl interpreted "seat" may represent "selle," or " sille " = sill, 
 
 2—2 
 
20 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 Colledge did report in her shopp that ther was a loade and 
 a halfe of stones layed vppon the topp of Trynitye Colledge 
 Towre to throwe down. 
 
 Agnes Barnes 1 . 
 
 14. Thomas Whaleye juratus deponit that within these 
 2 or 3 dyes past he did here one Sir Wheley Johannis tell this 
 Deponent that he was called in question, for that some 
 Schollers of Trynite colledge tould him three weeks past that 
 yf the Sir Coupers Johannis went to Trynitye Colledge comedyes 
 they should be beaten, because they were noted to have 
 wronged Trynitye Colledge men, or words to yt effect. 
 
 Thomas Whaleye. 
 
 15. Robert Binns juratus deponit that the first night he 
 did see Sir Nevill S. S. Trinitatis, as he beleiveth, for of his 
 certyn knowledge he sayeth he canot depose, lynke one 
 Sir Dawson Johannis in Trynitye Colledge courte ; but wher- 
 fore he knoweth not. 
 
 Robert Bynnes. 
 
 16. George Feme Trinitatis deposeth that he did heere 
 Sir Binn tell him this examinant that Sir Dawson Johannis 
 was lynked the fyrst night out the Colledge court by one 
 stagekeeper that he Binns beleived was Sir Nevill senior, who 
 was in fa j- dark coulered horsmans coat and a hedpeece. 
 
 George Ferae. 
 
 17. I. Wood Chr d he sayeth he was at Trynitye gates the 
 night before the fyrst comedye began and befor St John's men 
 came out with clubbs, and he sayeth that he stoode vnder 
 Trynitye Colledge garden wall which is Mr Tompsons, and 
 was smitten with a stone which came from Trynitye Colledge 
 ward, but from what parte he doth not know ; he also sayeth 
 one Cally of Christ's Colledge was also smytten with a stone, 
 but knoweth not from what place of Trynitye Colledge it came. 
 
 Isacke Wood. 
 
 18. Jeffry Allott sayeth the fyrst night of the Comedyes 
 he was going after his master who went to the Comedye ; and, 
 
 1 Signed by the Registrary to her mark, a vertical line between the two words. 
 
WITNESSES FOR S. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 21 
 
 being mydwaye vpp in Trynitye Colledge walke, a stagekeeper 
 miscalled him, and strock at him with a clubb, and beet him 
 backe, and after yt standing by agynst Trynitye Chappell by 
 Allhallows church wall, he had a great bricke batt which f hef 
 did bring into the Court, f This bricke batt f was thrown out 
 Trynitye Garden, and did hitt him vpon the shoulder. He also 
 did se manye stones thrown down from Trynitye Colledge 
 Towre. This stone and the other were throwne after yt 
 Mr Vicechancellor was gone in. He sayeth Sir Oxley and 
 Sir Elborough had noe weapons when they wer smitten by 
 stagekeepers. 
 
 Jefferye Allott sayeth that he did see 2 or 3 stones thrown 
 [out the garden] before he saw any clubbs come out St Johns 
 Colledge, and himself was smitten with the stone before he saw 
 any Clubbs come out or called for; it was presently after yt his 
 master was gone into ye comedye. 
 
 Jefry Allott 1 . 
 
 19. Mr Dr Heme he sayeth that about five of the clock 
 the fyrst night Sir Elborough, [as he taketh his name to be], did 
 come vnto him, and shewe him a littell strooke which bled 
 vppon the backe of his hands, which he tould him the stage- 
 keepers gave him, and this examinant tould him that yf he 
 would shew him the partyc that had hurt him he should have 
 amenns made him ; but then he, and one Sir Oxley who was 
 also by, wer very vnrulye, and pressed forward agaynst the 
 stagekeepers, and would not by any good perswasion that he 
 could use give back ; whervppon he this examinant willed the 
 stagekeepers to give back even to the Colledge gates; and then 
 presently the Clubbmen in great number followed and pressed 
 after, and then presently one Mr Johnson, President of 
 St Johns, did come to putt them back, and did box some, and 
 perswade others to goe backe, but they would in noe weas 
 be pers waded, whervppon he this examinant, seeing stones 
 throwen out Mr Tompson's garden, did bid them to leave 
 throwing, which they presently did. The stones were thrown 
 after that the Clubbmen came, and would not suffer the stage- 
 keepers to keepe the walke, and cryed out " Clubbs," " Clubbs," 
 1 Signed by the Registrary. 
 
22 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR^ COURT. 
 
 and "Brake downe there gates"; and the stones were thrown 
 only to the corner of the walke to keepe the clubbmen off 
 the walke. 
 
 Sam. Heron. 
 
 20. John Symonds Johannis he sayeth that, because it was 
 reported abroade that St Johannis men might goe peacably 
 into Trynitye Colledge Comedyes, he went thither to see 
 whether he might goe in or not, and standinge ther he did see 
 Sir Elborogh, who he sayeth stood quietlye there, lynckt by a 
 stagekeeper, and at the tyme that Sir Oxley was persewed by 
 three or four stagekeepers, he, standinge in Allhalowes Church 
 yard, did take vpp a stone and threw after the stagekeepers, 
 which lyted between two of fthemf; which he did to defend 
 Sir Oxley, who [himself] was being persewed by the stage- 
 keepers; he sayeth that stone did lyte agaynst Trynitye Garden 
 wall, and he threw noe more but that, and but for that he 
 beleiveth Sir Oxley had been felled, for vppon that they 
 left persewing Sir Oxley and came into the churchyarde 
 to follow this deponent. He saw Jackson thrust at the wall 
 with a clubb. 
 
 John Simonds. 
 
 21. Sir Whaley juratus deponit that Sir Bickly Petri and 
 he, being together at the Sune by the fyer, about a fortnight 
 before the Comedye, a Scholler of Trynetye Colledge, whom he 
 knoweth not 1 , being ther, he did hear the sayd Scholer saye 
 that yf the Sir Coupers came to Trynetye Colledge Comedyes 
 he would not be in ther cases for c 11 , they would be soe beaten 
 they would be neere spoyled, and " You St John's men look to 
 your selves, for we are provided thre score stronge for you." 
 
 Sir Bickly sayeth that Winter of Trinitye Colledg • said 
 before the comedyes wer at the Sone that it wer best for 
 Sir Couper of St Johns to keep out the Comedyes. 
 
 William Whaly. 
 
 22. Johnes Symonds virtute juramenti deponit that he 
 beinge at Lawsons shopp one Mondye after the Comedys, as he 
 
 1 A marginal note in the hand of the Registrary records: This scholler 
 is thought Winter. 
 
WITNESSES FOR S. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 23 
 
 remembreth, he did here Jarmin Warde tell this deponent yt 
 his sone Dan yell Boyse was stagekeeper at Trynitye College 
 Comedy es 1 . 
 
 23. Georgius Etherington juratas sayeth that at the 
 Barber Lawson's shopp he heard Warde confess that he might 
 have had xl s to be stagekeeper at Trynitye College, and he 
 refused to be stagekeeper because he was since this admitted a 
 St John's man. 
 
 George Etherington. 
 
 24. Otbey John's he sayeth he sawe Sir Osborne John's 
 lynked without Trynitye College gates, and did see a stage- 
 keeper, but now he remembreth not what suyte he wore, synge 
 him with a lyted 2 torch one his hatt, and it went out with the 
 stroke ; and then he did see him smyte him agayne with lynk 
 agayne lyted 2 , and his clubb, soe violently that Sir Osborne 
 [reled agaynst the wall] 3 . This was before the seconde night 
 of the plays. 
 
 Tristram Otbye. 
 
 25. William Lawson juratus fdeponitf that vppon Wed- 
 nesdye or Thursdye last past Jarmin Warde, being at his shopp, 
 and Symonds and Etherington John's being ther, the said 
 Warde did saye that he was offered xl s to be stagekeeper at 
 Trynitye Colledge, but otherwyse he canott depose. 
 
 William Lawsone. 
 
 26. Sir Heath sayeth he wore both nights a whitish cotton 
 
 suyte with redd gards. The first night a hatt, the second a 
 
 helmet. 
 
 Tho. Heath. 
 
 27. Sir Aldred both nights wore one suyte, viz. : a greene 
 buckron cutt vpon whyte, and a blew capp. 
 
 Ben. Alured. 
 
 28. Jarmin Warde sayeth that beinge at the barber's shopp 
 Lawson he sayed thus and noe otherwyse : " I would not have 
 
 1 This evidence is not signed. 
 
 2 MS., lyte. 
 
 3 In place of these words the Registrary had written " fell to the ground." 
 
24 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 beine a stagekeeper for xl s and xl to"; but otherwyse lie 
 denyeth. 
 
 Jarmin Warde 1 . 
 
 29. Edward Goodin juratus sayeth he sawe stoones tbrowen 
 from both syds ; viz., from Trynitye garden and from St John's 
 syds ; but knovveth none of there names, but knoweth some of 
 them by sight. He sawe also, when the battellments were 
 putt downe, Myton was one, and divers schollers [with 
 clubbs] ; he sawe Mr Rone smyte Purkis, and sayeth that he 
 sawe him have a long clubb in his hande when he was smyten, 
 or a very lettell before. There were manye schollers and others 
 yt threw stones out the garden, but remembreth not he sawe 
 any stones thrown [out from the garden or from Trynitye 
 College tower] till the clubbs came out. 
 
 Ed. Goodwin. 
 
 30. George Heath sawe Myton and the porter of St Johns 
 with clubbes, and he did see Jackson the toule gatherer's sonne 
 [with a clubb, and fyte with it, and] throwe downe some part 
 of the walls ; and one scholler of St John's whome the Porter 
 saw, the Porter also did helpe putt downe some of ye walles ; 
 the scholler did most of ye harme to ye walles ; he is about the 
 hayt of the Porter without a gowne. 
 
 Sig. Georgii Heath 1 . 
 
 31. Jana Hall jurata. I heard 2 schollers passing by in 
 the street say these or such words: " Heer wilbe ould scuffling 
 at this end of the towne within these three or foure nights ; 
 for we heare that ther ar stones prepared to fling from the 
 towers": and another made awnswer that: "Those that they 
 should hitt they would be paid home." 
 
 She sath that she knoweth none of the said schollers. 
 
 Signed, Jane Hall 1 . 
 
 32. Johannes Muncaster deposeth that before xptmas last 
 past (the tyme he cannot otherwyse remember), he did see a 
 great heape of stones lye one the backe syde of Trynitye College 
 in Garrett Ostell; which heape of stones this deponent missinge 
 
 1 Signed by the Registrary to a mark. 
 
WITNESSES FOR S. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 25 
 
 about a fourtenight agoe, he did aske one Winge, paver at 
 Trinitye Colledge, what was become of the said heape of stones; 
 who then tould this deponent yt they wer carryed vnto Kings 
 College, to be ther paved out, and he sayeth he hath heard sye 
 that one Wilkin 1 a carter carryed them. 
 
 Sig. Johis Muncaster 2 . 
 
 32a. Johes Bowles Joyner famulus Bettson. He was 
 before Trinitye College gate on the first night of the comedye, 
 and did see before Mr Vicechancellor came stones thrown down 
 both from the tower and chappell. He was there before the 
 clubbs came out, and sayeth that he did not see any stones 
 thrown [from the tower, chappell, or garden], before that the 
 clubbs came out St John's' [untill] that the clubbmen had 
 beeten the stagekeepers into Trinitye gates ; and sayeth that 
 the partyes that were in the garden did looke over the garden 
 wall, and throwe downe 4 ; and then the clubbmen strook 
 at them, and divers threw stones over into the garden at them; 
 and others, Myton with -f*a-f- longe clubb, did throwe downe 
 the battellments at the places where those in the garden did 
 throwe down stones ; and after they were down Myton and 
 Scholes, and others, did putt down the rest of the battlements. 
 He at the first beginning of them throwinge, did see 
 Mr Tompson's man looke over the wall. Symonds was by him. 
 
 John Bowles. 
 
 32b. John Symonds, servant to King's College buttler. 
 He sayeth yt Bowles was ther before he came ; he came iust 
 when as the clubbs came out St John's, and did see when as 
 the stagekeepers were beaten into the college gates with longe 
 clubbs, and one Higle with a sworde came out, and cut one 
 with a longe clubb without cloke or gowne, and then Mr Rone 
 was felled by a clubbman, and then the stagekeepers durst noe 
 
 1 The Registrary has drawn his pen through " one Wilkin." 
 - Signed by the Registrary to a mark. 
 
 3 After " St John's " the Registrary originally wrote, and then crossed out : 
 "he also sayeth that the flinging of the stones out the garden began presently 
 after." 
 
 4 After " throwe downe " the MS. reads " and the stones thrown." 
 
26 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 more come out the gates, but divers continued flynging of 
 stones out the garden, or from the topp of the tower. He saw 
 some in black throwe down stones out the garden, and, as they 
 looked over, St John's men with clubbs were nere to slye them. 
 He sawe halfe a dosen of persons one after an other looking 
 over the walls. 
 
 John Simonds. 
 
 33. Mr Willyams. Sayeth about 5 of the clock [the 2 
 night] he gott in 1 to the Colledge gates, but could not gett in, 
 because one tould him and the other, that Mr Gouldingham 
 had the key about him, and none could gett in; but 
 Mr Gouldingham coming into the gatehouse, he denyed he had 
 noe key ; whervppon [seeing they could not there], he went 
 about to Caius College gate' 2 , and ther were lett in, and after yt 
 they wer in, one who he taketh it was Mr Stanopp, for soe 
 he was called, did saye and swere that he did wonder that 
 any St John's Colledge man would be soe impudent to come 
 in, and did threton that they should not come in ; whervppon 
 he tould him he was a Master of Arts, and would not goe out ; 
 then he agayne swore that if he was a Master of Arts, where 
 was his hood and habitt. Mr Whitgrave came to them and 
 said he is a Master of Arts, and I know it ; and then 
 Mr Stanopp sayd he would search him for swords ; for last 
 night all St John's Masters of Arts had swords about them. 
 
 John Williams. 
 
 34. Mr Burnell sayeth that he was remanded from the 
 fore gate to Keys College gate, and from there agayne they 
 were putt by ; and Mr Hoult and Mr Carill wer putt by with 
 clubbs when as they offered to enter; [that Mr Carell with 
 much adoe got in] ; that at last they gott into the colledge, 
 [whervppon Mr Hoult and this deponent came to the fore 
 gate]. After they had attended about an hower, and when he 
 gott in with much adoe, he did gett into the hall ; and 
 
 1 That is, Williams got into the "entry" or "walk," as it is called, which 
 led up to the gate between high walls. He got through the crowd as far as the 
 gate, but could not get into the College. 
 
 2 The gate opposite Gonville and Caius College, now called The Queen's 
 Gate. 
 
WITNESSES FOR S. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 27 
 
 after a whyle ther got a place ; he also sayeth that he did 
 observe they did wholy include this unkind nesse to St John's 
 men. He went into the colledge about 5. 
 
 Laur. Burnell. 
 
 35. Mr Grace. He examined sayeth that the second night 
 
 when as a stagekeeper [whom he thinketh to be Mr Stanopp] 
 
 did take him in, he did lead him by the hand, and syed yf it 
 
 were fnotf you you should not come in; and this was at Caius 
 
 Coll. back gate. 
 
 John Grace. 
 
 36. Mr Metcalfe sayeth fthat-f* the first night he did 
 see a stagekeeper in a rogg 1 gowne and a head peece put 
 Mr Layfield downe two or 3 stayers at the hall door. 
 
 Robert Metcalfe. 
 
 37. Mr Layfeild sayeth that the first night he went to the 
 Comedye, and at the Hall door above the stayers, [and being 
 below the stagekeeper], he was putt by by a stagekeeper in a 
 rugg gowne and a Steele cap [whom they saye was a Master of 
 Arts and fellow] down the stayers, and not sufered to enter; 
 and afterwards talking with a stagekeeper, and telling 2 him he 
 was a Master of Arts, and had been sometyme of yt college, 
 and he did invite him he might goe in, he asked him of what 
 College he was; when he tould him of St Johns. Whervppon, 
 he said to him [" What the devell doe you here] ; what reason 
 have you, being of St Johns, to offer to come in ?" [and so did 
 lynk him, and thrust him down. That] he did also see 
 Sir Dawson then lynked out the College. 
 
 Thomas Layfeild. 
 
 38. Pilgrim sayeth that he did see Bayley Johannis the 
 second night, when he came out of the colledge, much lynckt 
 one his hatt and gowne ; he saw Sir Osborne lynked ; and did 
 see a stagekeeper smyte him with a clubb, and made him rele 
 agaynst the wall ; but what apparell he wore he doeth not 
 know. 
 
 Gualther Pylgrime. 
 
 1 On a previous page this word is written " rugg." See also No. 37. 
 
 2 MS., tould. 
 
28 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 39. Copley sayeth the 2 night he did see Bayley Johannis 
 
 come out Mr Hall's chamber, and, being gone down, he heard 
 
 a stagekeeper saye: "Yonder is Jonians." "Where be they?" 
 
 said the other, and followed after him; who made hast towards 
 
 the gates, but they overtooke him, and did lynke him. One 
 
 of the stagekeepers was in a whyte suyte with a Steele capp, 
 
 the other in a reddish suyte. 
 
 Godfridus Copley. 
 
 40. Sir Vaughan non juratus sayeth that he was verye 
 sore hurt from the topp of the tower by a sworde throwen 
 thence as he verily beleiveth. It was halfe an hower after yt 
 Mr Vice Chancellor was gone in. Edward Good he sayeth can 
 tell some of there names 1 . 
 
 41. Gryffin Divall sayeth that Mr Coote, when as Dr 
 Clayton was at Trynitye College gate, and Mr Vice Chancellor 
 about St John's gate, Mr Coote then being in the open street, 
 at the corner of the wall by Trynitye College great post next 
 St John's, stood having a dagger at his back and a clubb [or 
 cuggell] in his hande, did sye : "Where be these Jonians?" 
 repeatinge it once or twyse; "Is there ever a Jonian will answer 
 me tomorrow?" to whom this deponent syed, "Yes there is 
 xx schollers in St John's that dare answer you ; but this is 
 noe tyme to challenge, when others are troubled to make 
 peace"; but he knoweth not whither he did know that Mr 
 Vice Chancellor was soe nigh ; and he sayeth that Mr Coote did 
 threaten him this examinant sayinge he would know him. 
 
 Gri. Dyuall. 
 
 42. Sir Marchant sayeth that when as Sir Elborough was 
 lynckt by the stagekeeper, Sir Elborough standinge at the end 
 of the rayle, who going back but [presently after] the said Sir 
 Oxley who was [come] near to him being also lynkt would not 
 styrre, whervppon divers stagekeepers did come and lynke 
 them [he 2 thinketh yf yt Oxley had gone backe ther had bene 
 
 1 This evidence is not signed. 
 
 2 The general sense may be explained as follows : Marchant, being afraid if 
 that [i.e. in case that] Oxley had given way to the stagekeeper there [at the end 
 of the rayle], the Johnians generally would be set on by the stagekeepers, hit 
 
WITNESSES FOR S. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 29 
 
 no stirre], and this deponent made backe, and ran avvaye, and 
 before he could sett eye att them agayne Sir Oxley with a 
 torch was laying about at the stagekeeper ; but he was pursued 
 by stagekeepers to St Johns Rayles [and beat with clubbs one 
 the head 3 or 4 tymes], and after yt he was hiden, he sawe 
 Sir Elborough talking with Dr Heme there, but knoweth not 
 wherabouts, neither did he see any swords drawn before that 
 tyme, nor noe clubbs. He perceved noe weepon about Sir 
 Elborough then. 
 
 Sir Marchand. 
 
 43. Cutler Johannis sayeth he did stand neer to Trynitye 
 College walke, and neere to the chanell befor Trynitye College 
 walk he did see a stagekeeper with his clubb thrust the said 
 Sir Oxley [on the brest] oft, and he did not stirr ; whervppon 
 he did lyncke him, and other stagekeepers seeing he Sir Oxley 
 would not sterr, did come and lynke him ; he holding out his 
 hand did catche a torch from a stagekeeper and brake it, and 
 throw it awaye, and then three or 4 stagekeepers stept to him, 
 and lynked him, and persewed him, smytyng him one the head 
 and bodye with ther clubbs 2 or 3 yards within St Johannis 
 College rayles. 
 
 Ger. Cutler. 
 
 44. Fowler sayeth he did see Sir Oxley stand nere the 
 chanell at the ende of the walk coming from Trynitye gates, 
 and a stagekeeper did come to him and putt him backe with 
 his club, but he only leaned back, and did not stirr, whervppon 
 agayne that stagekeeper and other stagekeepers did lynke, and 
 another stagekeeper coming to them did with a torch strike, 
 et quod vtique deposuit vt Buttler. 
 
 Richard Fowler. 
 
 45. Hilton Christ's he sayeth that the first night about 
 6 or 7 of the clock, when all the stagekeepers were gone in, 
 
 out at them, but did not throw any stone. Marchant then ran away. The 
 Trinity men were no doubt anxious to prove that the Johnians began the 
 stone-throwing, and one Johnian at all events confesses to throwing a stone 
 very early. See Dep. 20 (p. 22). 
 
30 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 he did see Sir Vaughan hurt with a stone of the Tower, and 
 he saw 3 or 4 ther which threw stones down. 
 
 Samuell Hilton. 
 
 46. Smyth juratus deponit for Sir Vaughan vt supra 
 deposuit Hilton. Sayeth he verely believeth the stone came 
 from the tower ; and it was when all the stagekeepers was 
 gone in att the gates ; and. for the matter of Sir Osborne, he 
 sayeth that he did see a stagekeeper carye him to Trynitye 
 College gate, and, when as he came at the gates, an other 
 brought him back and lyncked him, and did with his club and 
 lyncke strike him one the head, and settled him [agaynst the 
 wall]. He sayeth the stagekeeper was in a reddish suyte and 
 a headpeece one his heade. 
 
 William Smith. 
 
 47. Nathaniel Pagett sayeth that he sawe Sir Pratt Johns 
 felled with a stone after the clubbs came out 1 . 
 
 48. Mr Furtho juratus sayeth that there be 2 wayes into 
 the garden, and that he kepp his owne key, and neither pupill 
 or any other had it [nor could goe into garden or therby] ; 
 and he hath inquired for his owne pupills, and can [not] learn 
 yt any of them wer there those nights. Mr Tompson hath an 
 other key, and yf any passage were into the garden, by any 
 stonefiyuers or others, then it was by Mr Tompsons door. 
 
 Tho. Fortho. 
 
 49. Nicholas Jackson juratus deponit that he beinge come 
 out of St Johns seller from supper there with a scholler 
 bachelor yt attends in the buttry ; and ffordam did supp with 
 him ; and having suppt, and coming out to the gates, he did 
 see divers schollers at the gates with clubbs, and noebodye 
 badd him take a clubb. He sawe a [long] clubb lyinge on the 
 grounde at St Johns Rayles, and took it vpp, and went with 
 the clubb out to Trinitye walk, but before he took vpp the 
 
 1 In the MS. Paget's deposition, which is unsigned, is succeeded by the 
 following words, all in the Registrar's hand: "Sir Symonds stood at there 
 owne Rayles at the tyme Wilbey M r Tompson's pupill. M r Waterhowse Sen 1 '." 
 Wilbey's evidence is given below, No. 51. 
 
WITNESSES FOR S. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 31 
 
 clubb he was stricken by Allhallows wall with a [stagekeeper] 
 in whyte harnesse. Edward Rutisse was by Claxton's dore 
 with a longe clubbe, when as a stagekeeper did with a naked 
 sword pursewe vpp towards Cooper's, and ther hit him, and he 
 sayeth that Myton 1 had a long clubb. Ther were divers 
 scholers ther with longe clubbs whoe he knoweth by sight but 
 fnot byf name. A scholler of St Johns, as he thinketh, was 
 the fyrst that began to throwe down the walls ; for yt he was 
 smyten with a stone of the wall, and his head broken, and 
 thervppon he begane the throwinge of stones of the college 
 wall ; he did assaye to putt down the wall but could not, but 
 Myton and divers other schollers did throwe downe the walls. 
 
 Nicho. Jackson 2 . 
 
 50. Jo. Kinge deposeth that on 2 or* three dayes after 
 that the comedy es at Trynitye Colledge were past, he was sent 
 for vnto Mr Kemp's chamber at Trinitye College, and being 
 come thither Mr Kempe did shutt his dore to, [and then 
 shrewfd"flye] examined this examinant whither yt he came at 
 the sterr 3 before ther gates at the Comedyes, and who he knew 
 there, and such like questions, and Mr Kempe tould him he 
 would give him an angell in silver or gould ; but strove more 
 to tell 4 whoe were there, and what was done ; but, because he 
 knew none, he tould him he could not sye anye thinge. 
 
 Jhon King. 
 
 51. Mattheus Wilbey pupillus Mri Tompson. He sayeth 
 that he was in his Tutor's chamber that night, when as the 
 tumult at Trynitye gates [was], and did see that Freeman 
 Mr Tompson's man was in the garden, but what he did there 
 he knoweth not. He himself was not in the garden yt night, 
 neither did he handle one stone, nor knowe any one yt had a 
 stone there, or went into the garden ; and he sayeth that he 
 doeth not know of any stones that were provided in the garden, 
 
 1 The Registrary has added the following marginal note: " Purcas his 
 daughter would marry Myton." 
 
 2 Signed by the Registrary to his mark. 
 
 3 That is : was present at the disturbance. 
 
 4 The object of his questions was to induce the witness to tell, etc. 
 
32 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 and verely believeth there was noe provision of stones there 
 made. 
 
 Matthew Wilby. 
 
 52. Dominus Couper sayeth that Sir Waide Trinitye 
 came to him to Archer's 1 , and cryed to him, and confessed he 
 had done him wronge in saying that he should confesse that 
 he Sir Couper had stricken a stagekeeper [who was in red with 
 a sworde], and withall intreeted him to tell him what he should 
 saye, for he was sent for to [Mr Vice Chancellor to confess 2 his 
 waes or be whipt or expelled 3 ], and he knew not what to saye 
 to Mr Vice Chancellor for he thought he should be set. There 
 was Sir Vaughan had a clubb ther as he thinketh. Sir Sishton 
 had a barre of yron which Burton as he did heare had of him. 
 
 Sir Tompson. • 
 
 Sir Rowles with a clubb with crosse barr. 
 
 He had his clubb ther, but [whyle] ther stryvinge was he 
 came not neere then [by xl u foote], nither did he vse it, but 
 took it vpp [besyde the gates] and gave it to Sir Ellice of 
 St Johns. He was not neere Mr Vice Chancellor when he was 
 there. Had a knocke or blowe with a stone on the brest. 
 
 Henry Cooper. 
 
 53. Nathaniel Pagett Caii (juratus) sayeth that he stoode 
 neere vnto the Sunne gates, when as Sir Pratt Johannis [who 
 stoode by him] was strycken with a stone in the forehead, as 
 he believeth out the garden. It was after the clubbs came 
 out, for the clubbs were come out before he came there. 
 
 Nathaniel Paget. 
 
 54. Sir Tompson sayeth he was felled with a stone which 
 was thrown out the garden as he thinketh ; he confesseth that 
 he had a clubb at the gates, when as Mr Vice Chancellor came 
 out, but went in when he came to the gates. 
 
 20. Feb. 1610. 
 
 55. Dominus Joh. Elburrow juratus et examinatus. Saith 
 that he saw a sword drawne [by a stagekeeper] before any clubbs 
 
 1 At the Crown Inn. 3 MS., confe. 3 MS., expel. 
 
WITNESSES FOR S. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 33 
 
 came forth, presently vpon the linking of Sir Oxly. Saith also 
 that he was wounded on his arme and hand by one of the 
 stagekeepers with a naked sword. That stagekeeper that 
 smote him wore a red coate with white lace much after the 
 forme of a horsman's coate, with a scarfe before his face. 
 
 John Elborowe. 
 
 56. Dominus Robt. Oxly jurat us et examinatus. Saith that 
 he was at the first [easily] putt by, as he thinketh, by Mr Diliker, 
 and gave back ; wherwpon Mr Diliker went awaye. Presently 
 [ther] came another stagekeeper, and linkt him sore, striking 
 him with the flame of his linke vpon his hand ; and stroke at 
 his face, which lighted on his brest. This stagekeeper was in a 
 white suyte almost covered with redd lace. Vpon this ther 
 came 3 or 4 more stagekeepers vpon him, wherof one gave him 
 a blow over the face with a clubb, which made his face black 
 and blue divers dayes after. 
 
 Then the said Sir Oxly confeseth that he caught a torch from 
 one of the stagekeepers, striking with it, and broke the same 
 into 2 peices, and threw it among the stagekeepers. 
 
 The said Robt Oxly the same night he came into the Hf all*f*, 
 all things being quiet, between the 4th and 5th Act, and ther 
 within the skreen the same stagekeeper before described came 
 vnto him againe, and lookt vpon f him, and then -f* went back 
 and sfcrock him ouer the shoulder with a clubb, and bad him 
 begon, who awnswering " I am gone," and so went forth, the 
 stagekeeper following [and linking] him to the hall dore. At 
 the same time one Webster standing by and seing Sir Oxly 
 linkt out said [vnto Sir Oxly the next day] that he saw him 
 linkt out, and said that himself was linkt out by the same 
 stagekeeper, who said that that stagekeeper's name was 
 Sir Heath. 
 
 Rob. Oxley. 
 
 57. John Dody juratus. Saith that he came about 6 of 
 the clock and saw divers clubbs abroad, and therupon as also 
 perceiving stones to be throwne from Trin. Coll. withdrew 
 himself, and so departed. 
 
 the mark of 
 John Dody. 
 
 C. A. S. Octavo Series. No. XLIII. 3 
 
34 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 58. Leon. Shittleworth juratus. Saith that he being in 
 the crowd beneath Trin. Coll. rayles at the same time the 
 clubbs began to be called for and running away towards 
 St Johns for feare of hurt, a stagekeeper overtaking him stroke 
 him, in so much that he fell to the ground ; but who the stage- 
 keeper was he knoweth not. 
 
 Leon. Shutlewortli. 
 
 59. John Ekins Johannis juratus. Saith that he [was] 
 present when Sir Oxly was persued, and saw some stagekeepers 
 following other schollers towards St Johns. Saith that lie saw 
 Shittleworth felled to the ground by a [little] stagekeeper 
 which was in a russett horsman's coat, and he was felled beneath 
 the gate [next Trinity Coll.] that leadeth into Allhallowes 
 church yard neer vnto the church wall at the same time the 
 clubbs were called for. 
 
 John Ekins. 
 
 The following notes, ivliich evidently belong to this case, are 
 written on a half-sheet in which the vouchers for 1590 were 
 enclosed. 
 
 Sir Hanger (Augar) sayeth yt ye quarrell began between 
 Agar and Sotheby and one Serle and Mr Coote of Trinity 
 Colledge ; and Agar (Augar) sayeth he had noe weapon, but 
 sayeth Mr Coote and Serle of Trinity College f had f. 
 
 Serle sayeth [he, Floyd, Dorrington and Mr Coote goeing] 
 that Agar did toss his gowne vppon his shoulder, and did hitt 
 Mr Cooke on his face, and soe Serle came back and did ask 
 Ager if he wodd sleaye -f-him -J-, and he sayed noe. 
 
 Serle sayeth that he did strike him, but it was vppon a 
 challenge. He sayeth that he and Floyd and Mr Coote being 
 together [and coming home agayne] they mett with Sir Hauger 
 (Augar) and 3 or 4 others of St John's ; and one of St Johns 
 whose name he doth not knowe strook at him to strike vp his 
 heeles, and fell in ye kenel himselfe. He sayeth that one of 
 Trinity College . . . 1 
 
 1 The sentence is not finished. 
 

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 35 
 
 Serle, Floyd, Dorrington, were all with hoods and in clookes 
 in ye Towne and that they went out to see a playe as Serle 
 sayeth that one Heele Johis hath threatened to box him. 
 
 Mr Turret did not strike as he himself sayeth. 
 
 [THE SENTENCE 1 .] 
 
 Sir Heath suspensus a gradu. 
 
 The bachelors with clubbs 
 to be suspended a gradu, and 
 or ye wall an 
 
 ech satisfied for ye wall and 
 windows. Not bachelors to be 
 whipped, and the degrees to 
 be not till Mr (Mr Vicechan- 
 cellor) lisense. 
 
 Sir Oxleys fault and the 
 stagekeepers fait to be respited 
 till that they be knowen. 
 
 Drs Tyndale, Duport, Rat- 
 clyffe. Dr Richardson Dr 
 Branthwait the bachelors and 
 schollers to be punished for 
 clubbs according to ther de- 
 grees. Dr Hill. 
 
 Dr Carey agreeth in the 
 
 punishment but desyreth res- 
 
 pitt of the punishment 
 
 till both parties of both 
 
 colleges maye be knowen. 
 
 The bachellors with longe clubbs to be suspended a gradu. 
 
 [The line ending in a flower seems to indicate that the rest of 
 the Court came over to Dr Carey's opinion that punishment ought 
 to be respited till both parties of both colleges had, been discovered; 
 the line ending in an arrow indicates that Dr Carey assented to 
 the opinion of the rest of the judges that " the bachellors with 
 longe clubbs " were to have their degrees suspended.] 
 
 1 This Sentence (see opposite page) is written on the back (reversed) of 
 p. 9 of the MS. It appears in a different form, with additions, on the next 
 page. 
 
36 RECORD OF VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 
 
 [THE SENTENCE (in another form).] 
 
 February 25 1610 1 . 
 
 For the damages of the walls and windows broken to be 
 istima/ted by 2 seniors of both Colledges and 2 workmen, and 
 to be repaired by the berers of clubbs and throwers of stones. 
 
 Dr s Duport, Richardson, Branthwayte, Carey, Chatterton. 
 Dr Ward. 
 
 The stagekeeper in the light carsey his suyte and small 
 lace ; the stagekeeper in the red suyte and whyte lace and 
 headpeece, and the other that did lincke Sir Oxley and Sir 
 Elborough without iust cause, when they be found to be 
 suspended. 
 
 The matters of Sir Oxley for the first quarrell and the 
 snachinge the torch to be referred to the Master of St Johns. 
 
 The lyncking Sir Dawson by Nevell Senior, the abusinge 
 of Mr Layfeild by the stagekeeper in the rugg gown and steel 
 capp ; Mr Coote for the challenge to be suspended degree, and 
 satisfye the college, and not to be absolved (?) till that he have 
 some mediators from St John's; et postea comparuit et suspensus 
 a gradu suscepto et suscipiendo (etc.) presente Magistro Coote. 
 
 Mr Stannopp Mr Gouldingham Mr Coote referred to 
 the censure of Dr Nevell. The stone casters to be suspended 
 of degree yf graduates, yf noe whipped. 
 
 1 
 
 Francis ye Porter a longe clubb. 
 
 My ton 2 
 
 2 
 
 Sir Maurice he confesseth a long 
 
 Jackson 
 
 
 cudgell. 
 
 Kinge 
 
 3 
 
 Ds Tompson he had a clubb. 
 
 Fordham 
 
 4 
 
 Ds Couper 
 
 Jo Parry 
 
 5 
 
 Sir Rowles confesseth he had it, but 
 
 Ed Purkis 
 
 
 after the tight. 
 
 Hilton non co' 
 
 6 
 
 Sir Palmer fatetnr. 
 
 
 1 The first line of these notes runs as follows: " P a 18 d Marke Nitinghall 
 juratus famulus I) 8 Newton Procafi." This memorandum has nothing to do 
 with the case. 
 
 2 These seven names are written on a corner of the page with a line drawn 
 round them. 
 
THE SENTENCE. 37 
 
 Sir Randell a little clubb. 
 
 Sir Auger a rapier. Sir Symonds to mend 
 
 Sir Vaughan a short stick. the windowes 1 . 
 
 Sir Osborne a clnbb. 
 Sir Elborrough a clubb confesseth. 
 Sir Oxley a clubb confesseth. 
 Brookes. 
 Sir Symonds and all suspended a gradu. 
 Those with long clubbs to pay for the battelments mending 
 and for the windowes there broken that night ; those that bore 
 weapons, and bachelors, to be suspended a gradu ; those with 
 the weapons there committed to the prison. 
 Nicholas Jackson, Porter These to be comitted to prison 
 Jo Parry and there to remaine till Saturday 
 
 Fordam X of the clocke, and then to be 
 
 Jarmin Warde broght out to the stage to be made 
 
 Daniell Boyse at the bullring, and therevppon to 
 
 be sett in the stocks with papers 
 in text letters with these inscrip- 
 tions : 
 
 Nicholas Jackson 
 Jo Parry 
 
 Fordam 
 Jarmin Warde 
 Daniell Boyse 
 
 1 The sentence on Symonds is written below the line which includes the 
 above names, and is separated by a vertical line from the list of confessions to 
 the left of it. 
 
 3—3 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 LIST OF PERSONS MENTIONED IN THE RECORD. 
 
 Aldred, Alured, 
 
 Benj. 
 
 Allott, Allot, Jeffryor Jefferye 
 
 Andrews, ? Edw 
 
 Archer, Geo 
 
 Archer, (Goodwyfe) . . . 
 
 Augar, Hauger, Augur, Agar, N ich. . . . 
 
 Baguly, Bagley, 
 
 Barnes, 
 Bartin, Barton, 
 
 Bayley, 
 Benns, Benes, 
 Bettson, 
 Bickly, 
 
 Tho. 
 
 Agnes... 
 ? Matth. 
 
 Tho 
 
 (Mother) 
 
 Tho. 
 
 Binn, Binns, Bins, Bynnes, Rob. . . 
 
 Bowles, 
 Boyse, 
 
 Bran tli wait, 
 Branthwayt, 
 
 Brett, 
 Brookes, 
 Burnell, 
 Burt< >n, 
 
 Cally, 
 
 Canterbury, 
 
 Carey, 
 
 Carell, Carill, 
 Carr, Carre, 
 Carr, Carre, 
 Cecill, 
 Chappell, 
 
 John 
 Daniell, Danyell 
 
 Will 
 
 Rob. . 
 
 Laur. . 
 ? Edw. 
 
 Deane of 
 Valentine 
 
 Edw. 
 John 
 Nich. 
 ? Tho. 
 Joh. 
 
 Trin. 
 
 Trin. 
 
 Joh. 
 Joh. 
 
 Trin. 
 Joh. 
 
 Pet. 
 Trin. 
 
 Cla. 
 
 Joh. 
 Joh. 
 Joh. 
 Chr. 
 
 Chr. 
 
 Trin. 
 
 Trin. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Trin. 
 
 Chatterton,Chaderton, Laur Chr. 
 
 Claxton, 
 Clayton, Cleyton, 
 
 Rich. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Matric. 3 July 1606; adm. Scholar 
 22 Apr. 1608; Minor Fellow, 1612 
 
 servant 
 
 A.B. 1608, A.M. 1612; stagekeeper 
 
 innkeeper (Crown Inn) 
 
 wife to G. Archer 
 
 A.B. 1608, A.M. 1612 
 
 Matric. 13 Dec. 1608; A.B. 1611, 
 A.M. 1615 
 
 maidservant to And. Goodwin 
 
 A.B. 1601, A.M. 1607 ; Tutor to John 
 Carre 
 
 A.B. 1608, A.M. 1612 
 A.B. 1607, A.M. 1611 
 a carpenter 
 
 bookbinder, stepson to Jarniin Ward 
 A.B. 1582 ; Emm. A.M. 1586, B.D. 
 1593, D.D. 1598 ; Master of Gonv. 
 and Cai. 1607-1619 
 
 ?A.B. 1611, A.M. 1615 
 
 A.B. 1600, A.M. 1604, D.D. 1624 
 
 A.B. 1613 
 
 see Nevile 
 
 A.B. 1588 ; Joh. A.M. 1592 ; Chr. B.D. 
 
 1599, D.D. 1610. Master of Chr. 
 
 1609-1622 
 Matric. 10 Apr. 1609, A.B. 1613 
 Mr Bartin's pupil. Matric. 1 2 Apr. 1 606 
 
 A.B. 1597, A.M. 1601, B.D. 1609 
 Scholar Apr. 12, 1605 ; A.B. 1607, 
 
 A.M. 1611 ; Minor Fellow 1610, 
 
 Major Fellow 1611 
 A.B. 1567, A.M. 1571, B.D. 1578; 
 
 Emm. D.D. 1613; Master of Emm. 
 
 1584-1622 
 
 A.M. 1579, B.D. 1587, D.D. 1592 
 
40 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 Cooper, Coper, Couper, Fra. 
 
 Cooper, 
 Cootc, 
 
 Copley, 
 
 Hen. . 
 Tho. . 
 
 Godfr. 
 
 Cotton, Rob 
 
 Cutler, Cuttler, Gerard .. 
 
 Dauson, Dawson, Dawsonn, Rob. 
 Dilaker, Dillacre, Diliker, Edm. 
 Divall, Dyvall, Griffin .. 
 
 Dody, John 
 
 Dorrington, Rich 
 
 Duport, 
 Ekin, Ekines, 
 
 Jos. 
 John 
 
 Elborogh, Elborow, \ 
 Elborrough, Ellbor- 1 
 rough, Elborough, V Joh. 
 Elborowe, Elburrow, 
 Elsborrough, I 
 
 Ellice, Ellis, Lionel 
 
 Etherington, Edrington, Geo. 
 
 Feme, Geo. . 
 
 Floyd, Simon 
 
 Fordam, Fordharn, 
 
 Fortho, Furtho, Tho. . 
 
 Fowler, Rich. . 
 
 Edw. 
 John 
 
 Francis, 
 
 Freeman, 
 
 Freisbien, Freisbyen, Goodwyfe 
 
 Fresby, Frysby, John 
 
 Good, Edw 
 
 Goddin, Godwyn, Andr 
 
 Goddin,Goodin, Goodwin, Edw. . . . 
 Goldingham, 
 
 Gouldingham, 
 Grace, 
 Hall, 
 Hall, 
 
 Hall, 
 Halliwell, 
 Heath, Heathe, 
 
 Heath, 
 Heme, Heron, 
 
 Higle, 
 Hill, 
 
 ?Tho 
 
 Jane, Jana. 
 Tho 
 
 Geo. 
 Sam. 
 
 Sam. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Joh. 
 Trin. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Trin. 
 Joh. 
 Joh. 
 Trin. 
 
 Trin. 
 Jes. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Joh. 
 Joh. 
 Trin. 
 Trin. 
 
 Trin. 
 Joh. 
 
 Trin. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Trin. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Trin. 
 
 Trin. 
 Trin. 
 
 Trin. 
 
 Matric. 4 July 1605 ; A.B. 1608, 
 
 A.M. 1621, B.D. 1620 
 Matric. 13 Dec. 1606; A.B. 1610 
 Scholar 16 Apr. 1602 ; A.B. 1605, A.M. 
 
 1609, B.D. 1608 ; Minor Fellow 1608 
 Matric, 9 July 1607; A.B. 1610, 
 
 A.M. 1615 
 A.B. 1610, A.M. 1614 
 
 A.B. 1608 
 
 A.B. 1605, Edw. A.M. 1609 
 
 Matric. 12 Apr. 1606; A.B. 1609, 
 
 A.M. 1613 
 B.A. 1569, A.M. 1573, D.D. 1590; 
 
 Master of Jes. 1590-1618 
 Matric. 6 July 1610; A.B. 1613, 
 
 A.M. 1617 
 
 Matric. 12 Apr. 1606; A.M. 1613 
 
 A.B. 1610, A.M. 1614 
 Matric. 17 Dec. 1607 
 Scholar 22 Apr. 1608 
 Matric. 4 July 1605 ; A.B. 1609 
 
 Scholar, 1582 
 
 Matric. 17 Dec. 1607; A.B. 1611, 
 
 A.M. 1615 
 porter 
 
 Mr Thompson's man 
 tobacconist 
 apothecary 
 
 (A.B. 1605, A.M. 1609; Min. Follow, 
 t 1608 
 
 A.B. 1600, A.M. 1604, B.D. 1612 
 A.M. 
 
 A.B. 1584, A.M. 1588; "Senior of 
 S. John's" 
 
 barber 
 
 Matric. July 1607 ; A.B. 1610 ; stage- 
 keeper 
 
 A.B. 1578, A.M. 1582, B.D. 1587, 
 D.D. 1595 
 
 A.B. 1588, A.M. 1592, B.D. 1599, 
 D.D. 1608 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 41 
 
 Hilton, Sam. 
 
 Horsmander, Dan. 
 
 Hoult, 
 
 Hutton, Huttonn, Art. 
 
 Jackson, Nich. 
 
 Johnson, ? Art. 
 
 Kennston, Kynaston, Fra. 
 
 Kemp, Kempe, Tim. 
 
 King, Kinge, Joh. 
 
 Lawson, Lawsone, Wm, 
 
 Layfeild, Layfield, Tho. 
 
 Linge, 1 Tho. 
 Marchand, Marchant, 
 
 Marchante, Paul 
 
 Mason, Rob. 
 
 Maurrice, ? Joh. 
 
 Metcalfe, Rob. 
 
 Muncaster, Joh. 
 
 My ton, ? Rob. 
 
 Novell, Nevill, ? Geo. 
 
 Nevile, Tho. 
 
 Jeremiah Joh. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Trin. 
 
 Trim 
 
 Nevill (the 2nd), 
 
 Newton, 
 
 Osborne, Osburne, 
 Otbey, Otbye, 
 
 Oxly, Oxlye, Oxely, 
 
 Oxley, Oxeleye, 
 Paget, Pagett, 
 Palmer, 
 
 Parry, 
 
 Pickering, 
 
 Pilgrim, Pylgrime, 
 
 Pratt, 
 
 Purkis, 
 
 Randell, 
 
 Ratclyffe, 
 
 Richardson, 
 
 Roane, Rone, 
 Rowles, 
 
 ?Ed. 
 
 Fogg 
 
 ?Ja 
 
 Tristram 
 
 Rob 
 
 Nath 
 
 Sir ?Edw. 
 
 Jo. 
 
 Walt. .. 
 ? Edm. 
 
 ?Rob. 
 Jere. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Humphrey 
 Gabriel .... 
 
 Chr. I Matric. 7 July 1608 
 
 Joh. I A.B. 1603, A.M. 1607, B.D. 1614, 
 
 D.D. 1627 
 A.B. 1599, A.M. 1603, B.D. 1610 
 A.B. 1607, A.M. 1611 
 tollgatherer's son 
 ?A.B. 1576, A.M. 1580, B.D. 1587; 
 
 President of St John's 
 A.B. 1605, A.M. 1609; Scholar 12 Apr. 
 
 1605; Minor Fellow, 1609 
 A.B. 1601, AM. 1605 ; ? Scholar 
 
 5 May 1598 
 porter at Trinity 
 barber 
 
 A.B. 1606, A.M. 1610 
 A.B. 1608 
 
 Matric. 12 Apr. 1606 
 
 A.B. 1609, A.M. 1613, LL.D. 1628 
 
 A.B. 1611 
 
 A.B. 1596, A.M. 1602 
 
 brewer in S. Botolph's parish. See 
 Acta Curiae, 1610 
 
 Matric. 18 Dec. 1609; stagekeeper 
 
 Matric. Feb. 1565; A.B. 1569, A.M. 
 1572, D.D. 1589 ; Master of Trinity 
 College, 1593-1615; Dean of Can- 
 terbury 1597-1615 
 
 Matric. 7 July 1608; Scholar 22 Apr. 
 1608 
 
 A.B., M.A. 1594, B.D. 1601, D.D. 
 1606; Provost 1610-1612 
 
 Matric. July 1 607 
 
 Matric. 10 Apr. 1609; A.B. 1612, 
 A.M. 1616 
 
 Joh. 
 Trin. 
 
 Jes. 
 *Joh. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Trin. 
 Pem b 
 
 Trin. 
 
 Kings 
 
 Joh. 
 Joh. 
 
 Joh. 
 Cai. 
 Trin. 
 
 Cla. A.B. 1609, A.M. 1613 
 Scholar, 1610; A.B. 1610-1611 ; Minor 
 Fellow, 1614; Major Fellow, 1617 
 
 Joh. A.B. 1612 
 Joh. A.M. 1613 
 
 A.B. 1609 
 Trin. A.B. 1570, A.M. 1574, B.D. 1581, 
 
 D.D. 1588 
 Jla. A.B.1581;Emm A.M.1585,B.D.1592, 
 D.D. 1597; Master of Pet. 1609- 
 1615 ; Master of Trin. 1615-1625 
 Trin. I A.B. 1600, A.M. 1604, B.D. 1611 ; 
 
 stagekeeper 
 Joh. I Matric. 13 Dec. 1606 
 
42 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 Rutisse, Edw 
 
 Scarlett, ? Edw 
 
 Scholes, ?Aegid 
 
 Searl, Serle, Edw 
 
 Senhouse, Eic 
 
 Shittleworth, Shutleworth, Leon 
 
 Sherrocke, Shorrock, Hen 
 
 Simonds, Symonds, John 
 
 Simonds, Symonds, John 
 
 Sishton, Sir 
 
 Slegg, Slegge Rob 
 
 Smart, 
 
 Smyth, Wm 
 
 Sotheby, ? Joh 
 
 Stanhope, Stanopp, Stannopp, Geo. . . 
 
 Synowes, see Senhouse 
 
 Thompson, Tompson, Paul 
 
 Thompson, Joh 
 
 Tillett, 
 
 Trott, Ric 
 
 Twelves, Twelles, Wm 
 
 Tyndale, Humphrey . . 
 
 Turret, ?Theo 
 
 Vaughan, ? Joh 
 
 Vicars, Vickears, Fra 
 
 Vice-Chancellor, see Newton 
 
 Warde, Jarmin,Jermin 
 
 Ward, Sam 
 
 Ward, Warde, ?Wm 
 
 Warr, ?Wm 
 
 Waterhowse, Jere 
 
 Webster 
 
 Whaly, Wheley, Wm 
 
 Whaley,Whaleye,Wheley, Tho. ... 
 
 Whitgrave, Walt 
 
 Wilbey, Matth 
 
 Wilkin, 
 
 Wilkinson, Tho 
 
 Williams, Willyams, John 
 
 Winge, 
 
 Winter, P 
 
 Winscall, John 
 
 Wood, Isaake 
 
 Woodrofe, 
 
 Trim 
 Chr. 
 Trim 
 
 Job. 
 Joh. 
 Joh. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Joh. 
 Joh. 
 Trin. 
 
 Trin. 
 Joh. 
 
 Trin. 
 Trin. 
 Pemb. 
 
 Joh. 
 Joh. 
 
 Trin. 
 
 Chr. 
 
 Trin. 
 Trin. 
 
 Trin. 
 
 Joh. 
 
 Trin. 
 Trin. 
 
 Trin. 
 Joh. 
 
 Trin. 
 Chr. 
 
 A.B. 1603; Magd. A.M. 1607, B.D.1616 
 
 A.B. 1611, A.M. 1615 
 
 A.B. 1608, A.M. 1612 ; Scholar 12 Apr. 
 
 1605; Minor Fellow, 1610; Major 
 
 Fellow 1612 
 B.D. 1606, D.D. 1622 
 Matric. 17 Dec. 1610 
 A.B. 1593 
 
 servant to the butler of King's Coll. 
 A.M. 1613, B.D. 1620 
 A.B. 
 constable of the Round Parish 1611. 
 
 Licensed Victualler Round Parish 
 
 1608-1611. Buried 13 Apr. 1622 
 porter at Trinity 
 
 A.B. 1609 
 Scholar 1602; 
 stagekeeper 
 
 Minor Fellow 1606 
 
 A.B. 1582, A.M. 1586, B.D. 1593 
 
 A.B. 1610; Cla. A.M. 1614 
 
 innkeeper 
 
 A.B. 1608, A.M. 1612 
 
 A.B. 1566, A.M. 1570, B.D. 1577, 
 D.D. 1582; Pt of Queens' 1579-1614 
 Matric. 17 Dec. 1607, A.B. 1611 
 Matric. 5 July 1604, A.B. 1608, A.M. 
 1612 
 
 A.B. 1592, A.M. 1596, B.D. 1603, 
 D.D. 1610; Master of Sid. Suss. 1610 
 
 Matric. 16 Apr. 1609 
 
 Matric. 12 Apr. 1606; A.B. 1613, 
 D.D. 1632 
 
 A.B. 1593, A.M. 1597, B.D. 1605 
 
 drawer at Tillett's 
 
 Matric. 13 Dec. 1606 
 
 churchwarden of Trin. Parish 
 
 A.B. 1596, A.M. 1600, B.D. 1608 
 
 Matric. 7 July 1608; A.B. 1611, 
 A.M. 1615 
 
 carter 
 
 A.B. 1605, A.M. 1609 
 
 A.B. 1601, A.M. 1605, B.D. 1613, 
 D.D. 1617 
 
 pavior 
 
 Adm. Scholar 12 Apr. 1605 
 
 servant to Mr Senhouse 
 
 A.B. 1611, A.M. 1615 
 
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