71. The Bp. of Ely, to Sir Wm. Cecill; he congratulates him on his good management of the public affairs, and compares him to Moses and Joseph, Dec. 31, 1569. (Latin.)
73. The Vice-Chancellor and principal Members of Cambridge, to Sir Wm. Cecill; complaining of Slegg, the Mayor of Cambridge, and others, who would compel the University to find soldiers, May 31, 1569. (Latin.)
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.)