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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Wykeham, bishop of Winchester. de Wykeham William King. bishop of Winchester...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/332/15786
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This record is about the William de Wykeham, bishop of Winchester. de Wykeham William King. bishop of Winchester... dating from [? c. 1395] 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 8/332/15786
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1395]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Wykeham, bishop of Winchester.
- Name(s)
- de Wykeham, William
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- bishop of Winchester
- Nature of request
- Wykeham, who with the King's licence founded St Mary's College of Winchester [New College] in Oxford, requests that the King pardon the town of Oxford for granting without licence, and him and his college for accepting, a quantity of the town wall and various paths and common ways in the town. He also asks that the King confirm these grants.
- Nature of endorsement
- The King has granted this petition in all points and ordered the chancellor to do it in the form requested.
- Places mentioned
- Oxford, [Oxfordshire].
- People mentioned
- Mayor, aldermen, bailiffs, chamberlains and community of Oxford.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to c. 1395, when the college was granted charters of privileges (CChR 1341-1417, p. 352).
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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 Charter Rolls, vol. V, 15 Edw III - 5 Hen V, 1341-1417, (Public Record Office, 1916), p.352 (charters of privileges to St Mary's College of Winchester)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736379/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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