684 CAMimiDGE. John Adams, loth Feb. 1 7 1 9-20. Ob. 30th Dec. 1 742, aetat. 7 i. William George, D.D., elected i8th Jan. 1742-3. Ob. 22nd Sept. 1756. John Sumner, D.D., 1756. William Cooke, D.D., 1772. Ob. 20th Oct. 1797, aetat. 80. See Deans of Ely. Humphrey Sumner, D.D., 1797. Ob. 23rd March 1 814. George Thackeray, D.D., 18 14. Ob. 2 ist Oct. 1850. Richard Okes, D.D., 1850. Inducted Nov. 1850. The arms of this college are thus blazoned : Sable, three roses argent ; in a chief parted per pale, an ad- ditament out of the arms of England, viz., azure, a fleur de lys or, and gules, a lion passant gardant of the same. QUEENS' COLLEGE Was founded by Margaret, wife of king Henry the Sixth; the first stone was laid the 15th of April in 1449^". The first charter granted by Henry VI ^'^, by which he founded a college to be called St. Bernards and St. Margaret's college, was cancelled ; and an- other, granted by Edward IV, enabled his queen to augment the revenues of the college. It was hence- forth called Queens' College. PRESIDENTS or MASTERS. Andrew Doket was appointed by the foundress in I4484W. He held the office 25th ]Iarch J 46^'*^, and 25th March 1484'^^ 47 Statutes MS. Cole xlvii. in ^'^ Pat. .-, K(hv. IV. p. 3. m. 22. M118. Brit. •• Pat. i Ric. III. p. .3. no. 189. ■^^ Dated 30th March 1449. et Pat. 2 Ric. III. p. i. no. 105. •*y Pat. 26jHen. VI. p. 2. m.39.
