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Chancellor of the University of Oxford. King and council. Chancellor of the University...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/132/6561

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This record is about the Chancellor of the University of Oxford. King and council. Chancellor of the University... dating from [c. 1325-c. 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/132/6561
Date
[c. 1325-c. 1350]
Description
Petitioners
Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Nature of request
Damaged petition concerning various rights of the university, including the assize of bread and ale, and of weights and measures.
Nature of endorsement
[None.]
Places mentioned
Oxford, [Oxfordshire]
University of Oxford, [Oxfordshire].
Note
The petition is of uncertain date and is assigned impressionistically, on the basis of the hand, to the second quarter of the fourteenth century.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Parliamentary Petitions Relating to Oxford, Oxford Historical Society, vol. XXXII, Ed. L. Toulmin Smith, (Oxford Historical Society, 1896), p.93 (calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208742/

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