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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Masters and scholars of the University of Cambridge King and council The petitioners...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/38/1852
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This record is about the Masters and scholars of the University of Cambridge King and council The petitioners... dating from [c. 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/38/1852
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Masters and scholars of the University of Cambridge
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that they have been granted that they are able to summon burgesses and lay people of the town of Cambridge in personal actions before the chancellor of the University. They request that the king grant to them that the chancellor have cognizance of all personal actions concerning them, and that no other judge in the county should have cognizance.
- Nature of endorsement
- They should show in Chancery what they have concerning this, and if they had it at the will of the king's grandfather, and have it still at the will of the king by his letters patent.
- Places mentioned
- Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated tentiatively on the dorse to c. 1327 on the basis that the petitioners may be referring to the confirmation of their chraters in that year (CChR 1327-41, pp. 8, 57).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition on a related matter see SC 8/37/1850
For a copy of related letters patent see SC 8/38/1851
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 1750
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062055/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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