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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Chancellor and Scholars of Cambridge University. King. The chancellor and scholars...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/183/9101
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This record is about the Chancellor and Scholars of Cambridge University. King. The chancellor and scholars... dating from [? c. 1388] 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 8/183/9101
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1388]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Chancellor and Scholars of Cambridge University.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The chancellor and scholars of Cambridge University request that the scholars whose names are given in the attached schedule be pardoned of the various crimes of which they have been maliciously and falsely accused before the justices by the people of Cambridge.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1388, with reference to SC 8/21/1024, a petition on similar matters dating to 1390. The schedule mentioned in the petition is no longer attached.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/21/1024
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294978/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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