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Chancellor and scholars of the University of Oxford. King and council. [Petition...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/169/8444
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This record is about the Chancellor and scholars of the University of Oxford. King and council. [Petition... dating from [1314-1315] 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 8/169/8444
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1314-1315]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Chancellor and scholars of the University of Oxford.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in 3 parts].1) The chancellor and scholars request that the king grant the composition that was ordained in the parliament held after Easter in the 10th year of his father's reign concerning the disputes between them and the mayor and burgesses of Oxford, and which has resided in the treasury be sealed with the king's seal.2) They request that the mayor and bailiffs . . . as trespasses are committed against them by people of ill-fame who come into the town but reside outside the walls in many liberties where they cannot be taken.3) The clerks request that the king stop his agents taking victuals in Oxford as those who carry victuals to Oxford have withdrawn from the town because of this.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- The mayor of Oxford should have the composition before the council next Monday.2) Concerning the second petition it is answered that the mayor and bailiffs should pursue and arrest trespassers in the town and suburbs, within and without the liberties, to maintain the peace of the University, as necessary when [informed by] the Chancellor and proctor.3) To the last . . . [illegible].
- Places mentioned
- Oxford, [Oxfordshire].
- People mentioned
- Mayor and burgesses of Oxford.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- Parliamentary Petitions Relating to Oxford, Oxford Historical Society, vol. XXXII, Ed. L. Toulmin Smith, (Oxford Historical Society, 1896), pp.111-2 (translation and discussion of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294292/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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