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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Chancellor and his University of Cambridge King and council The chancellor requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/38/1880
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This record is about the Chancellor and his University of Cambridge King and council The chancellor requests... dating from [1325] 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 8/38/1880
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Chancellor and his University of Cambridge
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- The chancellor requests the king's licence to use two messuages in Cambridge to found a perpetual residence for poor scholars to be called the house of Our Lady.
- Nature of endorsement
- They should have a writ of Chancery to inquire of the time that they held the messuages contained in the petition, and if it is to the king's damage.
- Places mentioned
- Cauntbrigg (Cambridge), [Cambridgeshire]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to 1325, for on 20 February 1326 a licence was issued in accordance with the wishes of the petition (CPR 1324-7, p.244).
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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 1730
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. V, 1324-1327, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.244 (licence in accordance with the request of the petitioners)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062083/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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