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Men of Cambridge. King and council. The men of Cambridge state that lately, with...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/99/4946

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This record is about the Men of Cambridge. King and council. The men of Cambridge state that lately, with... dating from [c. 1350-c. 1400] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/99/4946
Date
[c. 1350-c. 1400]
Description
Petitioners
Men of Cambridge.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The men of Cambridge state that lately, with the King's permission, various men of religion and colleges have appropriated and purchased lands and tenements in the town, amounting to a third of the town, greatly to their harm and that of their farm, as has been found by various inquisitions taken on this and returned in Chancery. They request a remedy, that their farm might be reduced by the amount of the losses established by the inquisitions; and that in future no such appropriation might take place, as the town has been greatly destroyed by arson.
Nature of endorsement
The council of the Queen, who has the farm of the said town, is to be summoned before the Chancellor and others of the King's council; and justice is further to be done.
Places mentioned
Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire].
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1677
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149513/

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