letters patent
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Copy of letters patent granting to Edmund Downinge and Roger Rant the reversion of St Lawrence Pountney and appurtenances., 1591-05-12
Copy of letters patent of Henry IV to John [Fordham] Bishop of Ely, and others for the keeping of the peace., 1402-05-11
The others are: Edward de la Pole, Payne Tiptoft, Thomas Skelton, Baldwin St George, William Alyngton, Richard Hasilden and Thomas Haselden.
Duplicate of 94.2, 1380-10-29
Endorsed: Exhibit' in visitacione domini Archi. Elien. Anno domini mccc lxxxviij
General pardon in form of letters patent to the Master and Scholars of Corpus Christi College of all offences committed before 8 December last past, in respect of acquiring lands without licence of mortmain, 1415-10-30
Witness: John Duke of Bedford, Guardian (custos) of England [a title he held only during the Agincourt campaign, 1415]
General pardon in respect of breaches of the Statutes of Mortmain to the Master and Fellows of the College for any offence prior to the date of the document, 1472-09-20
Entries in Lease Book 1 are noted as copies, or, where the originals are no longer held, are intercalated, Note that this lease book has many marginal notes, mostly by Matthew Parker, seldom entered here, giving cross-references to later leases of the same proprty, and indications of the 'present' tenant.
General pardon in respect of breaches of the Statutes of Mortmain to Thomas Cosin, Master of Corpus Christi College, 1509-06-29
Entries in Lease Book 1 are noted as copies, or, where the originals are no longer held, are intercalated, Note that this lease book has many marginal notes, mostly by Matthew Parker, seldom entered here, giving cross-references to later leases of the same proprty, and indications of the 'present' tenant.
General pardon to John Botwright (other variants given), of Cambridge, clerk, warden of Corpus Christi College, and to the Scholars, in respect of various offences against the statutes of Mortmain committed up to the ninth of July last past, 1455-11-03
Entries in Lease Book 1 are noted as copies, or, where the originals are no longer held, are intercalated, Note that this lease book has many marginal notes, mostly by Matthew Parker, seldom entered here, giving cross-references to later leases of the same proprty, and indications of the 'present' tenant.
Inspeximus confirming arrangement between Humphrey de Bohun and Henry le Chaumberleyn re lands in Nuthampstead and Landbeach, 1315-05
Letters patent confirming letters patent dated 5 October 27 Edward III (1353)., 1439-10-12
Grant of a licence in mortmain to the Prior and Convent of Barnwell to grant the advowson of St Botolph to the Master and Scholars of Corpus Christi, the original having been lost.
[The original related to St Botolph’s, q.v. XII, and had been granted at the request of William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich, 1353.]
Letters patent from Queen Victoria to Edward Venables, Archbishop of York, for the appointment of James Bowstead as Bishop of Sodor and Man, 1838-07-13
Includes Acts of Parliament and other public documents and some documents relating to the university, but not specifically to the college.
Letters patent granting the advowson of the church of St Mary Abchurch, London, to the college in return for the grant of the advowson of Penshurst, Kent, to the Crown by Matthew Parker, Archbishop, 1568-07-07
Portrait initial.
Letters patent granting to CCCC a portion of the tithes of Grantchester, lately due to the Priory of St Neot's; an annual rent of 11s 6d lately payable to the dissolved Priory of Hatfield, Essex, and 3 messuages and 2 gardens in Westminster., 1562-04-17
The grant of tithes is from All Saints' Day last, and that of the rent from Michaelmas last. The Westminster property is that granted to the Crown for this purpose by Robert Hollson (see 6 above) and is to be held of the manor of Stalbridge, Dorset, on the same terms as it was previously held by the Dean of Westminster and Abbots of St Peter's Westminster in socage
Letters patent licensing commissioners to make visitation of the colleges of Cambridge and Eton., 1559-06-20
The commissioners are William Cecil, Anthony Cooke, Matthew Parker, William Bell, Walter Haddon, William Mey, Thomas Wendy, Robert Horne and James Pilkington.
Letters patent ratifying composition between rector of Coton and vicar of Grantchester for rights of burial in Coton (as in 95)., 1384-12-07
In the matter 'super iure sepelliendi corpora parochianorum de Cotes' the rector of Coton shall pay to the rectors of Grantchester 3d per deceased of whatever age, sex or condition, within 8 days of burial.
Notarial attestations: Thomas de Castro Bernardi, [Barnard Castle] registrar of the Bishop of Ely, and Robert de Foxton, registrar of Ely consistory.
Letters patent setting out the revised constitution for Eastbridge Hospital, Canterbury, and mentioning the annual payment to the college (see next)., 1569-05-20
Nos 34, 36, 47, and 60-63 not used; no. 58 is filed under Great St Mary's parish (CCCC09/8/288a)
Letters patent to Thomas [Arundel] Bishop of Ely requesting that he allow the Master and Scholars of CCCC to collect their dues in the parish church of Grantchester., 1379-05-09
No. 59 not used (now 94.1); also nos 81-87.
For three early deeds (one of 1273, the other two undated) see XXXVI 99, where they are transcribed.
Note of sale, to his brother Robert, of all goods, movable and unmovable in one shop in Holy Trinity parish, 1274-09-20
Witnesses: Alan de Wells; William de Orwell; Geoffrey Feron.
Ordinacio porcionis vicar' de Grancete per Ep[iscopum],, 1380-10-29
Letters patent setting forth the sources of income of the church of Grantchester, of which CCCC is the patron, as revealed by an inquisition, with a view to establishing there a perpetual vicarage.
Patent appointing James Backhouse of Lincoln's Inn and James Day of Cambridge his deputies., 1752-09-23
Nos 11-13, 26-199 not used. 223 (1) relates to the manor of Barton Lancaster and is there housed and listed.
See also under Grantchester XXXVI G 129.1: Dr Hooke's notebook of his livings at Grantchester and Little Wilbraham, 1762-76.
Membrane 5 of 09/35/141 has records of the court of Wilbraham Rycotts for 1631, 1635 and 1636.
Patent for Martin Buck, apothecary, and his mother and wife to have a seat in St Edward's church., 1662-10-03
Endorsed with renewal of same 1683/4
Ruling concerning the disputed inheritance of Robert Aleyn of Beeston., 1480-10-09
See also Burnham and Brancaster
Sale to Henry de Chamberleyn of all his goods and chattels, alive and dead, in all his tenements in Clavering., 1323-07-03
Most of these deeds relate to Brent Pelham (Pelham Arsa, Pelham Combusta), a few to nearby Manuden or to Clavering (Essex) and one each to Langley (Herts) and to Rottingdean (E. Sussex). They are mostly undated. See also XXIV B 10 (CCCC09/31/G1).