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Wadham College, Oxford.- Coward (John, vicar of Tarrant Hinton, of Batcombe, Somerset, 1723-81) Pedigree certifying that John Coward is related to the founder of Wadham College, (and thereby qualifying him for entry to the college), manuscript pedigree roll, on vellum, names within green roundels, slight creasing at head, lacks seal, 685 x 328mm., 1741.

⁂ Dorothy Wadham (1534/5-1618), founder of Wadham College, Oxford, wife of Nicholas Wadham (1531/2-1609), benefactor of Wadham College. In drawing up the statutes of Wadham College Dorothy Wadham stipulated that three scholarships and three fellows were reserved for founder's kin. The rights of founder's kin were abolished in the first University Parliamentary Commission of 1850-55.

Lot 148

Wadham College, Oxford.- Coward (John, vicar of Tarrant Hinton, of Batcombe, Somerset, 1723-81), Pedigree certifying that John Coward is related to the founder of Wadham College, manuscript pedigree roll, on vellum, names within pedigree roundels, slight creasing at head, 685 x 328mm., 1741.  

Hammer Price: £550

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Wadham College, Oxford.- Coward (John, vicar of Tarrant Hinton, of Batcombe, Somerset, 1723-81) Pedigree certifying that John Coward is related to the founder of Wadham College, (and thereby qualifying him for entry to the college), manuscript pedigree roll, on vellum, names within green roundels, slight creasing at head, lacks seal, 685 x 328mm., 1741.

⁂ Dorothy Wadham (1534/5-1618), founder of Wadham College, Oxford, wife of Nicholas Wadham (1531/2-1609), benefactor of Wadham College. In drawing up the statutes of Wadham College Dorothy Wadham stipulated that three scholarships and three fellows were reserved for founder's kin. The rights of founder's kin were abolished in the first University Parliamentary Commission of 1850-55.

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