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SJCR/SJAR/1/1/Clayton/2/3
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- 14 February 1599 (Creation)
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Robert Booth matriculated as a sizar at St John's, 1565, graduated BA 1571, MA 1574, and was made a Fellow of St John's in 1573, where he also served as Bursar. He came from Cheshire and was probably the son of John Booth of Dunham Massey. Booth seems to have been in the household of the Countess of Shrewsbury and it was through his advocacy that St John's Second Court was built. He made a bequest of £300 to pay for a fountain in Second Court, but the money was used for other purposes
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Letter, Robert Booth, to Richard Clayton SJC Master sending gifts, warning that the new building is not to be mentioned to the earl of Shrewsbury who has not yet been prepared for his contribution to it.
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Gilbert Talbot, 7th earl of Shrewsbury: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Talbot,_7th_Earl_of_Shrewsbury