Skip to main content

Records of and relating to the Commissary, 1638 - 2002

 Sub-sub-mangmt group
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/O.XI

Scope and Contents

First recorded in 1293, the Commissary was a judicial officer appointed by the Chancellor to act as his deputy. In the early modern period he presided over a court, sitting at least weekly, with jurisdiction over members of the University below the degree of M.A. and also conducting much of the business which might otherwise have swamped the Vice-Chancellor's court. By Statute B.VI as amended by Grace 6 of 20 June 1936 the Commissary was required to certify that charges laid before the Septemviri were fit or not fit to be entertained. Appointment is by the Chancellor, by Letters Patent.

Dates

  • Creation: 1638 - 2002

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

7 item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

O.XI 4 was transferred to the University Archives by the Registry on 28 Nov. 1979; 5 by the Vice-Chancellor's Office on17 Oct. 1989.

Finding aid date

1998-05-05 16:21:51+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

Contact:
Cambridge University Library
West Road
Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom