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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 chancellor...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/179/8906
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This record is about the Chancellor of Cambridge University. King Chancellor of Cambridge University The chancellor... dating from [1415] 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 8/179/8906
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1415]
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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 chancellor of Cambridge University requests that the king order the mayor and bailiffs of Cambridge, and the sheriff of Cambridgeshire, to assist him when required in controlling scholars of the university who have been causing riots and unlawful assemblies.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire].
- People mentioned
- Mayor of Cambridge
- bailiffs of Cambridge
- sheriff of Cambridgeshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested writ was issued on 23 June 1415 (CCR 1413-9, p.218).
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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)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Hen V, vol. I, 1413-1419, (Public Record Office, 1929), p.218 (resultant writ to the mayor, bailiffs and sheriff)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294774/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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