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

Catalogue reference: SC 8/132/6575

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This record is about the Chancellor of the University of Oxford. King and council. Chancellor of the University... dating from [1378] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/132/6575
Date
[1378]
Description
Petitioners
Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Nature of request
Request for exemption from the poll tax on unbeneficed clergy granted under the late king [in 1377], in respect of clerks residing at the University of Oxford.
Nature of endorsement
Notes for resulting pardon and release.
Places mentioned
Oxford, [Oxfordshire].
People mentioned
Edward [III], King of England.
Note
Firmly datable by reference to CCR 1377-81, p. 219.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1914), p.219 (resulting writ)
  • Parliamentary Petitions Relating to Oxford, Oxford Historical Society, vol. XXXII, Ed. L. Toulmin Smith, (Oxford Historical Society, 1896), pp.146-7 (translation of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208756/

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