brief for counsel
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Subject Source: Local sources
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Duplicate of 11, 1718-09 - 1718-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC03/4/12
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From the Series:
For an account of this dispute see Lamb/Masters, pp. 220 to 223. In brief: certain fellows disputed the legitimacy of pre-electing to Fellowships and appealed to the VC and the two senior DDs in the university as visitors. The Master (Bradford) and remaining fellows denied that the VC and DDs had cognizance and the matter went to the King in Council, who found, in the end, that pre-elections were legitimate, but should in future only be made to vacancies arising at a predetermined time,...
Dates:
1718-09 - 1718-10
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The Case of Corpus Christi College in Cambridge to be heard before the King in Council, 2 Oct. 1718: five fellows appealing to the King in Council concerning Pre-elections against the Master, the Bishop of Carlisle, and 6 fellows, 1718-09 - 1718-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC03/4/11
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Brief for the Master and 6 fellows.
Dates:
1718-09 - 1718-10