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The present site, an area of about 1¾ acreson the east bank of the Cam, was, so far as is known,the original one. In 1638 Charles I wrote to King'sCollege requesting them to lease Butt Close, now thegarden on the west bank of the river, to Clare. In1651 Butt Close was leased by King's for 20 years atan annual rent of £5, and an area of 50 by 70 ft....

It has already been stated thatthe foundress gave the rectories and advowsons ofGreat Gransden, Duxford St. John, Litlington, andWrawby to the College. About 1367 Baldwin's manorin Great Gransden was bequeathed by RichardBaudewene. Henry VI gave land and houses inCambridge and Chesterton in return for propertysurrendered for the use of King's Colle...

The only advowsons held by theCollege in 1700 were those already mentioned. In1713 Dr. Samuel Blythe devised and bequeathedproperty, money, and investments for the purposeof purchasing advowsons to be offered to fellows onthe Clare and Exeter foundations in order that theiracceptance might create vacancies in fellowships.The following advowsons wer...

The corporate name of the college is The Master, Fellowsand Scholars of Clare College in the University ofCambridge. The governing body is composed of theMaster and the Fellows. The statutes of 1359 prescribed that the number of fellows should be increased to 20 when endowments permitted. Thestatutes of 1551 left the position unchanged, exceptthat ...

The two houses which formed theoriginal buildings of University Hall may have beenoccupied as a hostel for some 20 to 30 years before1326, when they were taken over as collegiate buildings. All the muniments were destroyed by fire in1521, except one manuscript book containing information about the first 200 years of the life of theCollege, (fn. 4)w...

The society of University Hall did nothold any corporate worship within its walls; itsmembers continued to attend the parish church andwere, of course, corporately responsible for the commemoration of benefactors. Lady Clare went so faras to obtain a papal licence to build a chapel of ClareHall in 1346. Nevertheless the statutes of 1359, whileprovi...

A library room was enlarged or builtabout 1425. William Wymbyll, who became Masterin 1421, gave £3 to glaze the south side of thelibrary. It was usual to build libraries running northand south and lit on both sides. There is no evidenceof extensive chaining of books, while loans to fellowsand others appear to have been of long duration.William Wilf...

Little is known aboutthe life of the society until the Reformation. In1524–5 Hugh Latimer, while still a fellow, began hisvigorous championing of the reformed doctrines inCambridge. Latimer's fame as one of the chief of thereformers stood the College in good stead when aroyal commission was appointed in 1548 to dissolveClare Hall and Trinity Hall a...

There are only five pieces of pre-Civil Warplate, much having been given for the Royalistcause. These pieces were all given by Dr. WilliamButler and kept in safe custody until the Restorationby Barnabas Oley, who had himself conveyed theClare plate to Charles I. The old pieces are theFalcon Cup, Flemish, c. 1560, the Poison Cup,German, c. 1560, the...