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Parties: (1) Magdalene College, (2) Thomas Lowder

Lease of two messuages in the parish of St Giles for 10 years from Michaelmas Day 1666.

Parties: (1) The Corporation of Cambridge, (2) Magdalene College

Lease of "one parcel of ground in the parish of St Giles in Cambridge, parcel of a lane sometimes buttinge on an ancient Bridge called Cambridge Bridge" containing in breadth at one end 12 feet and in length from East to West 21 yards for 21 years from Michaelmas Day 1762.

Parties: (1) The Corporation of Cambridge, (2) Magdalene College

Lease of "two messuages standing on a piece of ground formerly parcel of a lane which abutted upon an ancient bridge with a piece of garden ground and a piece of ground other parcel of the said lane and another piece of ground formerly other parcel of the said lane then used by the College as a garden" for the term of 21 years from Michaelmas Day 1781.

Parties: (1) Magdalene College (2) John Dudding

Lease for 10 years from 1 May 1716.

Parties: (1) Magdalene College (2) John Dudding

Lease for 10 years from 1 May 1749.

Parties: (1) Magdalene College (2) John Dudding

Lease for 10 years from 1 May 1759

Parties: (1) Magdalene College (2) John Cook

Lease for 10 years from 1 May 1769.

Parties: (1) Magdalene College (2) John Cook

Lease for 8 years from 1 May 1787.

Issued by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries - Leave to act in relation to the sale of arable land known as Bonthorpe Five Acres.

Parties: (1) W. Stockbridge & Sons Ltd (2) Barclays Bank

Charge by way of legal mortgage.

Parties: (1) Eric Claude Pointer and Constance Beatrice Pointer, (2) Miss Merrie Kathleen Hircock

Legal opinion of Mr Duval in the case of the title of Mrs Ann Peters to premises in Magdalene Street which was being questioned as Mr Attwood's grandson had cut the top and bottom off a release so that he could cover a book and the bottom part had contained the name and seal which had been lost [for the release see: MCAD/4/1/7/2/2].

Menus for the Lent Bumps Suppers. All include a printed list of crews and many are signed:

1920 [not specified as Lent Races but held on 28 Feb]
1923 [ 2 copies, not specified as Lent Races but held on 17 Feb]
1929
1932, 1938, 1939
1958
1961, 1964, 1966-69
1970, 1972, 1973, 1979
1981, 1983
2016

Programmes for the Lent Bumps which include a map of the course, an explanation of how the races work, list of crews in each division, and Bump chart starting orders:

1960, 1973

Letter from Waterlow & Sons Ltd to Messrs Underhill, Willcock & Taylor confirming they had carried out an Official Search at the Companies Registry and found no mortgages or other charges registered or debentures outstanding against W. Stockbridge & Sons Ltd.

Letter from D.J.H. Murphy (Fellow and Bursar of Magdalene Colege) to R. Hyam (Fellow and Librarian of Magdalene College), about the disposal of College estates in Bonthorpe and Cumberworth during the perid 1920-1973.

Letter from Messrs Pemberton & Hayward (solicitor) with a letter from Messrs Pickering, Smith & Thompson as to the cost of Wentworth House, Chesterton Road purchased by the College for £688 3s 4d.

(1) Letter from C.S. Lewis to Sir Henry Willink, 24 January 1957
He was one of two trustees of a fund for making gifts to individuals who need help such as undergraduates or disabled College servants or their widows. The fund was in a fairly flourishing condition and the suns of £25 to £100 could be given not too infrequently. If he felt there was anyone that needed funds the College could not give a private letter stating the case could be forwarded to the other trustee. This should not come before the Governing body and his name [Lewis} need not be mentioned at any stage

(2) Typed letter from Sir Henry Willink to C.S. Lewis, 23 February 1962
Makes the case for a third year pupil of Dennis Babbage who was in need of help from the charitable trust

(3) Letter from C.S. Lewis to Sir Henry Willink, 3 March 1962
Apologises for the dealy but he has been laid out with gastric flu. He had written to Barfield directing them to send a cheque for £100 to the undergraduate. He didn't want him to know who the donor was.

(4) Typed letter from Sir Henry Willink to C.S. Lewis, 8 March 1962
Says that Dennis is very grateful. Was sorry he had been ill. Sends news from College - marriage of Dennis Babbage to Stephana Gaselee on 27 March 1962 and they had invited Simon Barrington-Ward to return to Magdalene and he was now making up his mind.

(5) Letter from Barfield & Barfield to Sir Henry Willink enclosing the cheque, 7 March 1962

(6) Letter from Sir Henry Willink to Barfield & Barfield acknowledging receipt of the cheque and confirming it was for a charitable cause and outlining the reasns the undergraduate needed financial assistance

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "XIV Pall Mall, London", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Letter from the 1st Earl of Suffolk [Visitor] disannulling additions to the Statutes.

Autograph letter addressed from "Temple", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, saying he is finding it impossible to get dinner on the table much before light, and therefore if he could have the pleasure of his company at some future occasion when no such contretemps is likely to occur.

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "Londres ", to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter in French, signed, to an unidentified recipient. It is the final two pages extracted from a longer letter.

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "Bruxelles", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter addressed from "58 Torrington Square", signed, to George Cooke. Watts writes that he understands from Mr Wakeman of Dublin that Cooke would undertake a plate for the luxury volume of the Literary Souvenir. Asks whether it would be possible to confirm whether he would be willing to do this and if so, when Watts may have the pleasure of an interview with Cooke.