76. The Master and Fellows of Trinity Coll. Cambridge, to Sir Wm. Cecill; desiring his interest with the Queen to free them from the burthen of electing scholars from Westminster, June 29, 1569. (Latin.)
77. An epistle of gratitude from Mr. Philip Sydney when a scholar at Oxford, to Sir Wm. Cecill; for favours to him and his father, July 8, 1569. (Latin.) Printed in Zouch's Memoirs of Sir P. Sydney, p. 378.
78. The Vice-Chancellor and Heads of Colleges, in Cambridge, to Sir. Wm. Cecill; to prevail on the Duke of Norfolk no longer to favour the town, Aug. 7, 1569. (Latin.) This letter and also Art. 76 are beautiful specimens of penmanship, almost certainly by Bartholomew Dodington.
79. Some of the Fellows of St. John's, Cambridge, to Sir Wm. Cecill; complaining of the degeneracy of the College, and wanting his aid, Sept. 1, 1569. (Latin.)
81. The Vice-Chancellor and Heads of Colleges, in Cambridge, to Sir Wm. Cecill; on the inconvenience of University members appealing to town magistrates, Sept. 16, 1569. (Latin.)
83. The Warden and Fellows of St. Mary's College, near Winton, to Sir Wm. Cecill; that though the Queen desired a lease in reversion from Mr. Cobham, their Statutes forbid them to make such grants, Nov. 17, 1569.