The architectural history of the University of Cambridge, and of the colleges of Cambridge and Eton . embled that atChrists College, of which a portion is shewn in Loggans view,projecting from behind the Fellows building. In the same way at Jesus College a tennis-court, which isfrequently referred to in the accounts from 1566—67, when it isfirst mentioned, was rebuilt in 1603—4. As at S. Johns Col-lege, a subscription defrayed some part of the cost—in this case 1 [Ibid. 1584-85, fo. 175 b.] 2 [Audit-Book, 1597—98. Exp. forinsecc. Item for Brick and workmanshipabout the Tennis Court as appearet
The architectural history of the University of Cambridge, and of the colleges of Cambridge and Eton . embled that atChrists College, of which a portion is shewn in Loggans view,projecting from behind the Fellows building. In the same way at Jesus College a tennis-court, which isfrequently referred to in the accounts from 1566—67, when it isfirst mentioned, was rebuilt in 1603—4. As at S. Johns Col-lege, a subscription defrayed some part of the cost—in this case 1 [Ibid. 1584-85, fo. 175 b.] 2 [Audit-Book, 1597—98. Exp. forinsecc. Item for Brick and workmanshipabout the Tennis Court as appeareth by bill xH. is. xa.] 3 [Audit-Book of S. Johns College, 1573—74, Rcparationes domi.~\ 4 [Ibid. 1602—3. Rcparationes domus, with which should be compared a separateaccount at the end of the volume, headed: Expenses aboute the Teniscourte theformer yeare.] 57o THE TENNIS-COURT, ETC. evidently by far the larger part—for the rebuilding is disposedof in the following entry : Item towards the building of the teniscourt, besides a pretor col-lected amongst ye schollers viiju. vijs. Fig. i. The Tennis-Court at S. Johns College ; reduced from Loggans print, taken about [Audit-Book of Jesus College, 1603—4, Reparationes.] TENNIS-COURTS AT DIFFERENT COLLEGES. 571 At Emmanuel College the tennis-court was probably builtsoon after 1584. Loggans view (fig. 2) shews it after it hadbeen unroofed in 1633. Thebuttresses indicate solidityin the walls, which wereno doubt built of brick orclunch. Most of the tennis-courts appear to have beenopen. This was probablythe earlier arrangement,for the two which weknow to have been roofed,namely that at CorpusChristi College, and that atEmmanuel College, werebuilt respectively about1569 and 1584. The roof of the former appears in Loggansview of the college ; and the roof of the latter is mentioned inthe contract for the Brick Building dated 1633. The tennis-court at Kings College was also roofed, for in 1569—70 a pay-ment o
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