Extract from Thomas Fuller's 'History of the University of Cambridge' Thomas Fuller c. 110 words Newton Project Brighton 2008 Newton Project, Sussex University

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 1689, in English, c. 114 words, 1 p.

Taken from Fuller's Church History of Great Britain (London, 1655).

Part of the material assembled by Newton in connection with his 1689 bid for the provostship of King's College, Cambridge (see Westfall, Never At Rest, 480-81). Concerns Edward IV effectively blackmailing King's College into acknowledging him as its founder.

 1 p.

in English

 Keynes Ms. 120, King's College, Cambridge, UK UKCambridgeKing's College Keynes Mss Keynes Ms. 120 SL186

Bought at the Sotheby sale by Keynes for £3.10s.

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 1689 English Isaac Newton Political MattersProvostship of King's Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Transcribed and tagged by John Young Proofed by Robert Iliffe Updated to Newton V3.0 (TEI P5 Schema) by Michael Hawkins Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins

Edward yethe 4th at once took away from Kings College a thousand pound land yearly a year, amongst wchwhich the fee farm of the Mannors of Chesterton & Cambridge. Whereupon no fewer then ii. Caues Hist. Ac. Cant. pag. 68. forty of the fellows & scholars besides conducts Clerks & Choristers & other College officers were in one day forced to depart yethe house for want of maintenance. Indeed I have read that King Edward afterwards restored 500 five hundred marks of yearly revenue on condition they should acknowledge him for their founder & write all their deeds in his name. Fullers History of yethe University of Cambridge. pag 76.