The subscriptions of the officers, masters, and fellows of the University of Cambridge. English and Latin, 1823.

Robert Masters, Miscellaneous papers. English, later eighteenth century

Robert Masters, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (1713-98): miscellaneous papers, including comments upon a damning review in the Gentleman's Magazine (vol. 54, pp. 194-7) of his Life of Mr Thomas Baker (1784), and on biographies of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester (at fo.

Zachary Grey, Collections for a Life of Thomas Baker. English, c.

John Henley, Two historical and lexicographical manuscripts. English, 1752 and undated

John Henley, of St John's College (1692-1756): two manuscripts attributed to 'Orator Henley', now bound together.

1. 'What was the beginning of Masques in England - and of the Meening and origin of Carnevols', 12 Jan. 1752. Rough notes, heavily corrected.
2. A dictionary of synonyms, Perish - Systematical, no date but around 1750.

Ahmet Benandala, On the Christian religion. Latin, seventeenth century

'Epistola Mauri Mahumetani continens Religionis Christianae Censuram' (p. vii). Beg.: 'Epistola Ahmet Benandala Mahumetani ad Auriacum Principem Comitem Mauritium, et ad Emanuelem Portugalliae Principem' (p. 1); ends: 'Qui felicitatem, vitam et omne bonum tibi cupit, Ahmet Benandala hoc nomen erat scriptum Literis Arabicis' (p. 78). This letter survives in several other copies, including Chetham's Library, Manchester, MS A.2.41.

Pierre Cuppé, 'Le Ciel Ouvert'. French, early eighteenth century

Pierre Cuppé (1664?-1748?): 'Le Ciel ouvert a tous les hommes ou traité theologique dans le quel sans rien deranger des pratiques de la Religion on prouve solidement par l'Ecriture Sainte et la raison que tous les hommes seront sauvez / Composé par Pierre Cuppé prestre Bachelier au Theologie Chanoine regulier de St Augustin et Prieur Curé de la paroisse de Bois dans le Diocese de Xaintes' (fo. 11r-11v). The text ends with two lines erased at fo. 268v. This unorthodox work was written before 1716.

Guillaume Postel, 'Le Prime Nove del altro Mondo'.

Filippo Musotti, Letter-book re the Council of Trent. Italian, 1561

Victor Hugo, Notebooks. French, 1856-60

Henry Newcome, Diary of contemporary events. English, 1666-1673.

Henry Newcome (bap. 1627, d. 1695), alumnus of St John's College Cambridge, clergyman and ejected minister (see ODNB). During the period covered by this diary, Newcome appears to have resided at Ellenbrook, six miles outside Manchester, at the house of Thomas Topping.