John Wyliot grants Merton property to fund scholars and establishes undergraduates on a permanent basis at the college for the first time.  These scholars later come to be known as 'Postmasters'.

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Detail from the 'Licence de mortmain' by Richard II, enabling the Fellows of Merton to fund the first 'Postmasters' at Merton (image credit John Gibbons)
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