Identity area
Reference code
SJCR/SJAR/1/1/Clayton/1/1
Unique identifier
GB 1859 SJCR/SJAR/1/1/Clayton/1/1
Title
Robert Booth (letters/Trinity): Richard Clayton
Date(s)
- 1600 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
6 items, paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1547 (?)-1606)
Biographical history
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
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letters from Robert Booth concerning Trinity's enclosure of fields near Garrett Hostel Green.