Robert Masters (historian)

His major work is: 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. It was published in two parts by Cambridge University Press: 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. John Lamb appeared at Cambridge in 1831.^[3]

Masters's other works are:

• 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 (1749), and subsequently appended to the history of the college.
• "Some Remarks on Mr. Walpole's Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard III", in Archaeologia, vol. 2 (1771), p. 198; also printed separately (London, 1772).
• Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Thomas Baker, B.D., of St. John's College in Cambridge, from the papers of Dr. Zachary Grey, with a Catalogue of his MS. Collections (Cambridge, 1784).
• "Account of some Stone Coffins and Skeletons found on making some alterations and repairs in Cambridge Castle", in Archaeologia, vol. 8 (1785), p. 63.
• "Account of an Antient Painting on Glass", representing the pedigree of the Stewart family, in Archæologia, vol. 8 (1787), pp. 321–5.
• Catalogue of the Pictures in the Public Library and Colleges in the University of Cambridge [1790].
• A Short Account of the Parish of Waterbeach, in the Diocese of Ely, by a late Vicar (1795), with a sketch of Denny Abbey; for private circulation.
• "Collectanea de Landbeach", in the archives of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.^[4]

About 1757, Masters married a granddaughter of one of his predecessors at Landbeach, and daughter of John Cory, rector of Impington 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.^[3]

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cooper, Thompson (1894). "Masters, Robert". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co.