1558

1558 – 59

Cardinal Pole died a few hours after the late Queen. His successor – fin the office of Chancellor of the University was Sir William Cecil, Secretary of State, afterwards Lord High Treasurer, and subsequently created Lord Burghley. Sir William Cecil's letter accepting the Chancellorship bears date the 19th of February.

Mr. Frevill the Recorder having been appointed one of the Barons of the Exchequer, the corporation appear to have considered his judicial situation incompatible with the office of Recorder. At a Common Day held on the Friday before St. Thomas the Apostle, an order was made that no one should thereafter have the Recordership by patent, but only at will, and then Robert Shute, gent., was elected Recorder by 48 out of 70, his appointment to take place on Baron Frevill's vacating the office.