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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 of Cambridge University. King and council. Chancellor of Cambridge University...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/331/15637
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This record is about the Chancellor of Cambridge University. King and council. Chancellor of Cambridge University... dating from [1301] 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 8/331/15637
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1301]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Chancellor of Cambridge University.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Chancellor of Cambridge University
- Nature of request
- The chancellor of Cambridge University requests that he be granted pavage for the town of Cambridge for two years, since the previous grant for six years was insufficient to pave the entire town. He also requests a writ to levy arrears from the burgesses of the town.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- For the University of Cambridge.2) Before the King.3) The King granted it for two years.
- Places mentioned
- Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire]
- People mentioned
- Burgesses of Cambridge.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1301 when the mayor and bailiffs of Cambridge were granted pavage for two years (CPR 1292-1301, p. 581).
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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)
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. II, 1281-1292, (Public Record Office, 1893), p.336 (grant to mayor and bailiffs of Cambridge of pavage for six years)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. III, 1292-1301, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.581 (grant to mayor and bailiffs of Cambridge of pavage for two years)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9683048/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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