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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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Mayor and burgesses of Oxford. Archbishop of Canterbury, chancellor. The mayor and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/335/15824
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This record is about the Mayor and burgesses of Oxford. Archbishop of Canterbury, chancellor. The mayor and... dating from [1379-1413] 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 8/335/15824
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1379-1413]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor and burgesses of Oxford.
- Addressees
- Archbishop of Canterbury, chancellor.
- Nature of request
- The mayor and burgesses of Oxford request that the chancellor of Oxford University be ordered not to wrongly tax people of the town. The chancellor and scholars of Oxford can tax members of their households, including scriveners and parchmenters, but recently they have demanded tax from others, including Glazier, Pete and Heynes, who should pay tax to the petitioners. They also ask that Glazier, Pete and Heynes can come before the council to declare how they have been taxed.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Oxford, [Oxfordshire]
- People mentioned
- Chancellor and scholars of Oxford
- Thomas Glasyer (Glazier), glazier
- John Pete, taverner and merchant
- William Heynes, slater and brewer.
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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/C9736208/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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