John Rous, the Librarian, died in the beginning of April, probably on
April 3, as, the Statutes requiring the election of Librarian to take
place within three days of a vacancy, it was on the 6th of that month
that Thomas Barlow, M.A., Fellow of Queen's College, was unanimously
elected to be Rous's successor. At the same time certain orders were
read in Convocation which the Curators had made, for the formation by
the Librarian of a Catalogue of the coins and other rarities, providing
also that they should be regularly visited and verified by the Curators
every November[107].
A legacy of £20 from Rous to the Library is entered in the Benefaction
Register, under the year 1661, probably because it may not have been
actually received until that year.
[107] Reg. 'T. 158-9.' MS. Note by Dr. P. Bliss.