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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812 Excerpt: ...acts, I meet with, among others, the following particulars:5 He obtained Licence of Mortmain of 80/. a year for Pembroke-Hall, whilst he was master; gave 1000/. for founding two Fellowships there; the Patronage of Rawreth in Essex, (his own patrimony;) some Plate and 370 Books to the Library. When Residentiary of St. Pauls, he built the House in Creed Lane, belonging to his Prebend, having recovered it to the Church: repaired the Dean's Lodgings in Westminster: the Palace at Chichester, and the House at Aldingbouni: he also laid out 2000/. in repairing Ely-House in Holbourn, Ely-Palace, Downham Manor and Wisbeach-Caslle;-as much at Winchester, Famham, and Walt ham; In a word, it appears by his Will, that he had applyed to charitable uses no less than 6326/.; besides his private alms, which within the six last years of his life only, amounted to 1300/. XXXVII. Musanim Britan. MS. Harleian.No. 6994. Sect 96. 2 Widmore's Hist of Westm. Abby, p. 144. 3 Rymer's Feed. v. xvi p. 636. which may be seen in Dr. Richardsons's Continuation of Godwin de Pnesul. Angl. p. 24t. Parker's IxtteTOf Cantabr. inter Custodes Aula? Pemb. Musaeum Britan. Harleian Collections MS. No. 7033. fo. 296. viz Vol. vi. of Mr. T. Baker's Collections. XXXVIII. NICHOLAS FELTON, D. D. 1619. ON the translation of Bishop Andrews from Ely to Winchester, DR. NICHOLAS FELTON Bishop of Bristol was translated to Ely March 11, and installed in his Cathedral Church by proxy March 31, 1619.--He was born at Yarmouth in Norfolk, and admitted of Pembroke-Hall in Cambridge, of which College he was chosen Fellow Nov. 27, I5831. Archbishop Whitgift collated him to the Rectory of St. Mary-le-Bow, Jan. 17, 1595-6, being then B. D; he was sometime also Rector of St. Antholin's, London.--He was elected Master of ...