Commissary

By Statute B.VI as amended by Grace 6 of 20 June 1936 the Commissary is required to certify that charges laid before the Septemviri are fit or not fit to be entertained. Appointment is by the Chancellor, by Letters Patent. For a brief account of the office see E. S. Leedham-Green, 'The duties of the office are negligible, but its honour is considerable', Cambridge 26 (1990) 11-15.

1293            John de Bradenham
1464            Parmenter, John
1501            Jackson, ?.     LL.D.
1520            Wakefield, William     ?B.Can.L.
1578            Ithell, Thomas     LL.D.; Master of     JE
1579            Legge, Thomas     LL.D.; Master of     CAI
1605            Hill, Otwell     M.A.; Fellow of     JN     (jointly with Legge)
1610            Newcome, Robert     LL.D.
1615            Gooch (Goche), Barnabas     LL.D.; Master of     M
1625            Smithson, John     Fellow of     K
1638            Eden, Charles     M.A.; Fellow of     TH     (d. 1647/8)
1638            King, Robert     LL.D.; Fellow of     TH
1656            Twells, Robert     LL.B.; Fellow of     TH     (LL.D. 1671)
1696            Pashly, William     M.A.; Fellow of     JE
[1708-14]       Perne, John     [Deputy Acting Commissary]
1714            Bramston, William     LL.D.
1726            Greaves, William     M.A.; Fellow of     CL
1779            Pemberton, Andrew     M.A.; Fellow of     PET
1784            Pemberton, Jeremiah     M.A.; Fellow of     PEM
1790            Fisher, John [2]     LL.D.; Fellow of     CHR
1814            Harrison, Thomas [2]     M.A.; Fellow of     Q
1824            Pollock, Jonathan Frederick, Sir     M.A.; Fellow of     T
1834            Hildyard, John     M.A.
1855            Selwyn, Charles Jasper, Sir     (LL.D., 1862)
1868            Forsyth, William     M.A.; Fellow of     T
1893            Forsyth, William     M.A.; Fellow of     T     re-appointed
1900            Rawlinson, John Frederick Peel, Rt Hon.     LL.M.
1926            Macnaghten, Malcolm Martin, Hon. Sir
1955            McNair, Arnold Duncan, Sir     Baron McNair of Gleniffer, 1955
1968            Morris of Borth-y-Gest, John William     Baron; M.A.
1979            Salmon, Cyril Barnet, Rt Hon.     Lord Salmon; (resigned 1989:09:31)
1989            Oliver, Peter Raymond, Rt Hon.     Lord Oliver


 University Counsel

For many years it was usual for there to be two Counsel retained to advise the University in matters of law. The custom fell into disuse but was reinstated in 1915.

1509            Nichols, George
1561            Gerard, Gilbert, Sir     (d. 1593)
1581            Brograve, John, Sir     (d. 1613)
1581            Yelverton, Christopher, Sir     (d. 1612)
1586            Coke, Edward, Sir     (d. 1634)
1586            Egerton, Thomas, Sir     (d. 1617)
1586            Ellis, Edward
1587            Andrews, Thomas     LL.B.; (d. 1585)
1597            Ellis, William
1600?           Hesketh, Thomas, Sir
1604            Binge, Henry
1613            Bacon, Francis, Sir     (d. 1626)
1614            Yelverton, Henry, Sir     (d. 1629)
1617            Coventry, Thomas, Sir     (d. 1640)
1625            Shelton, Richard, Sir     (d. 1647); Otherwise 'Sheldon' or 'Shilton'.
1631            Noy/e, William     (d. 1634)
1634            Bankes, John, Sir     (d. 1644)
1635            Lane, Richard [1], Sir     (d. 1650)
1638            Knightbridge, John
1641            Fountaine, John     (d. 1671)
1641            Herbert, Edward, Sir     (d. 1657)
1642            Bridgeman, Orlando, Sir     (d. 1674)
1645            Hale, Matthew, Sir     (d. 1676)
1645            Reading, John
1646            Barnard, Robert
1647            Glynne, John, Sir     (d. 1666)
1660            Allen, John
1663            Thursby, William
1665            Bramston, Francis     (d. 1682)
1666            Coell, John, Sir
1671            Buck, Samuel     vice Fountaine
1678            Wright, Robert, Sir     (d. 1689)
1684            Montagu, Oliver, Hon.
1698            Montagu, James, Sir     (d. 1723)
1718            Raymond, Robert, Sir     (d. 1733)
1718            Reynolds, James     (d. 1739)
1719            Mede, Samuel
1724            Yorke, Philip     Sir
1733            Noel, John
1733            Willes, John, Sir     (d. 1761)
1738            Fazakerley, Nicholas     (d. 1767)
1757            Yorke, Charles, Hon.
1767            Hoskins, Edmund
1770            Cust, Francis
1770            Grey, William de
1771            Jackson, Robert     (d. 1787)
1787            Graham, Robert, Sir     Fellow of     T     (d. 1836)
1791            Blanc, Simon Le, Sir     Fellow of     TH     (d. 1816)
1799            Leycester, Hugh     Fellow of     K
1800            Perceval, Spencer, Hon.
1807            Lens, John     Fellow of     DOW     (d. 1825)
1811            Dampier, Henry, Sir     Fellow of     K     (d. 1816)
1813            Littledale, Joseph, Sir     Fellow of     JN     (d. 1842)
1825            Alderson, Edward Hall, Sir     Fellow of     CAI     (d. 1857)
1825            Starkie, Thomas [2]     Downing Professor of the Laws of England
1825            Tindal, Nicholas Conyngham, Sir     Fellow of     T
1830            Bickersteth, Henry     Fellow of     CAI     (d. 1851)
1836            Follett, William Webb, Sir     (d. 1845)
1841            Cowling, John     Fellow of     JN
1857            Baily, John     Fellow of     JN
1857            Denman, George, Hon.     Fellow of     T
1867            Druce, George     Fellow of     PET     vice Baily
1869            Baggallay, Richard, Sir     (d. 1888); Fellow of     CAI     vice Druce
1872            Stephen, James Fitzjames, Sir     vice Denman; (d. 1894)
1875            Hemming, George Wirgman     Fellow of     JN     Resigned, 1887
1879-1914       Cohen, Arthur     vice Stephen
1915            Foote, John Alderson     K.C.; vice Hemming
1915            Romer, Mark Lemon     K.C.; vice Cohen
1922            Appointments discontinued


 University Advocate

Office created 1975? Two-year term of office.

1975            Tiley, John     M.A.
1977            Thomas, David Arthur     M.A., LL.B.
1979            Hayton, David John     M.A.
1981            Markesinis, Basil Spyridonos     Ph.D.
1982            Glazebrook, Peter Rowland     M.A.
1984-86         Napier, Brian William     Ph.D.
1986            Gray, Kevin John     Ph.D.
1988            Harpum, Charles     M.A.
1990            Greenwood, Christopher John     M.A., LL.B.
1992            Smith, Anthony Terry Hanmer
1994            Forsyth, Christopher Forbes
1997            Lowe, Alan Vaughan
1999            Padfield, Nicola Margaret     F


 Deputy University Advocate

Created at same time as University Advocate

1975            Thomas, David Arthur     M.A., LL.B.
1977            Hayton, David John     M.A.
1979            Markesinis, Basil Spyridonos     Ph.D.
1981            Glazebrook, Peter Rowland     M.A.
1982-84         Napier, Brian William     Ph.D.
1984            Gray, Kevin John     Ph.D.
1986            Harpum, Charles     M.A.
1988            Grubb, Andrew     M.A.
1990            Andrews, Neil Howard
1992            Forsyth, Christopher Forbes
1994            Lowe, Alan Vaughan
1997            Padfield, Nicola Margaret
1999            Rogerson, Philippa Jane     CAI