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Burgesses of Cambridge. King. The burgesses request that no petition by the chancellor,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/272/13592

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This record is about the Burgesses of Cambridge. King. The burgesses request that no petition by the chancellor,... dating from [1330-1360] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/272/13592
Date
[1330-1360]
Description
Petitioners
Burgesses of Cambridge.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The burgesses request that no petition by the chancellor, masters and scholars of the university be granted against their liberties as they have held the town at fee farm for a great sum for time out of memory, but the chancellor, master and scholars attempt to obtain liberties to their disinheritance.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire].
People mentioned
Chancellor, masters and scholars of the University of Cambridge.
Note
The Petition is dated to 1330-1360 with SC 8/272/13595, the hands of this and that petition not appearing to be as late as 1378 which is suggested in the guard notes to both.
Related material

For the petition complained of here, see SC 8/272/13593

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517539/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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