ABSTRACT
Although John Winram is best known for his ecclesiastical activities both as subprior of St Andrews and as superintendent of Fife a second sphere of activity also occupied him for most of his life, St Andrews University. Repeated attempts were made to provide a secure chest for the college's common seal, charters and valuables, and to establish formal procedures for the issuing of college keys. The quality and amount of food provided to the students also merited comment. Winram added a valuable practical dimension to his contribution as an assessor. He offered the use of his substantial priory lodgings as a meeting house both for when the rector and his assessors met to 'treat' upon the affairs of the university, such as sanctioning payment of expenses to the rector or introducing additional rules and regulations, and when they met to hear cases raised before the rector's court.
