The Registrary is the senior administrative officer of the University of Cambridge.
Most universities in the United Kingdom and in North America have administrative offices entitled "registrar" or "the registry", although typically with substantially less official responsibility than the Cambridge post.
The previous chest was burned in the Cambridge Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
[1] The office of the Registrary was established in 1506, to compile and maintain the records of the university.
[2] The office of Assistant Registrary was established in 1885, and was until 1926 was a fixed term appointment of three years.