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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Chancellor of Cambridge University. King. Chancellor of Cambridge University The...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/101/5002
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This record is about the Chancellor of Cambridge University. King. Chancellor of Cambridge University The... dating from [c. 1336] 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 8/101/5002
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1336]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Chancellor of Cambridge University.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Chancellor of Cambridge University
- Nature of request
- The petitioner asks for intervention in his favour in matters concerning the transgression of clerks of the law against the mayor and bailiffs of the town of Cambridge. He states that by the king's charter, if clerks of the law seriously transgress then they are to be taken into the petitioner's jurisdiction and held under bond for repayment of bail etc., citing the case of Richard Batmen, William Batman and Henry le Ceer, which rights of the petitioner are disputed by the mayor and bailiffs etc.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let the petitioner show his deeds and privileges in chancery in the presence of the accused clerks, that they may inspect the deeds and privileges ...
- Places mentioned
- Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire].
- People mentioned
- Mayor of Cambridge
- Richard Batman
- William Batman, brother of Richard
- Henry le Ceer.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard by cross-reference to SC 8/100/4967 & SC 8/100/4970.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/100/4967
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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 1862
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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)
- Latin
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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/C9149570/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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