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Masters was in the commission of the peace for Cambridgeshire, and acted as deputy to William Compton, LL.D., chancellor of the diocese of Ely, who resided abroad. In 1797, he resigned the living of Landbeach in favour of Thomas Cooke Burroughes, senior fellow of
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and Waterbeach. She died on 29 August 1764, leaving a son William, who died rector of Waterbeach in 1794, and two daughters: Anne, married to the Rev. Andrew Sprole; and Mary, wife of the Rev. T. C. Burroughes.
138:. He was admitted to Corpus Christi College in 1731; graduated B.A. in 1734, M.A. in 1738, B.D. in 1746; and was fellow and tutor of the college from 1738 to 1750. On 14 May 1752, he was elected 190:: the first part appeared in 1753, followed in 1755 by the second part, containing the lives of members of the college and an appendix of documents. An expanded edition by Dr. 414: 184:
The History of the College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary (commonly called Bene't) in the University of Cambridge, from its foundation to the present time
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A List of the Names, Counties, Times of Admission, Degrees, &c., of all that are known to have been Members of Corpus Christi College in Cambridge
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in 1759. This latter benefice he with the bishop's permission resigned in 1784 to his son William, for whom he built a house.
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About 1757, Masters married a granddaughter of one of his predecessors at Landbeach, and daughter of John Cory, rector of
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Catalogue of the Pictures in the Public Library and Colleges in the University of Cambridge
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Robert Masters, 1814 engraving by George Facius after
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Thomas Kerrich
Hetherset
Norfolk
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Hetherset
Norfolk
William Master
Cirencester
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Landbeach
Cambridgeshire
Matthias Mawson
bishop of Ely
Linton
Waterbeach
Caius College
Cambridge University Press
John Lamb
Mr. Walpole
Richard III
Archaeologia
Thomas Baker
Zachary Grey
Cambridge Castle
Archaeologia
Waterbeach
Denny Abbey
Landbeach

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