91. That the mayor and bailiffs shall cause the pavement before their tenements to be repaired for the advantage of the University.

92. That the mayor and bailiffs shall make trial and assay of bread and ale at the requisition of the chancellor. 93. That the mayor, bailiffs, aldermen, and burgesses, shall take their oaths before the chancellor.

94. That the persons imprisoned at the mandate of the chancellor shall not be liberated by the king's briefs in prejudice of the liberties of the University.

95. Petition of the masters and scholars that they may be able to implead burgesses and laymen before the chancellor in personal actions; this petition was granted in parliament under condition.

96. Petition of the chancellor and clerks of the University that the chancellor may not be molested for false imprisonment; this was granted in parliament by reference to their charters.

97. A decree of lord Simon de Montague bishop of Ely for cutting off frivolous appeals and complaints, with a prohibition for the defence of the civil law of his church.

98. That the chancellor have cognizance in all contracts of moveables, and that the same chancellor shall not be molested for false imprisonment.

99. Exemplification of a brief of safe custody of persons imprisoned at the mandate of the chancellor.

100. Confirmation by the lord Thomas bishop of Ely of the decree of the lord Simon his predecessor.

101. A brief transmitted to the king's justices for allowing the liberties of the University in the cognizance of pleas of transgression, where one party is a scholar, and of a' superseding in all processes on their indictments.

102. That the stationers shall not be indicted before the king's justices, but that their punishment shall be in the power of the chancellor.

103. That scholars may convene the burgesses and other laymen before the chancellor in all personal actions, notwithstanding the prohibition.

104. That scholars shall not be called out of the University into a court of Christianity, in any causes touching their privileges.

105. That the revoking of the letters patent of the king in the twenty-sixth year of his reign shall not go to the prejudice of the other liberties of the University.

106. A mandate transmitted to the sheriff to make a proclamation for the conveying of victuals to the town of Cambridge for the use and advantage of the scholars, notwithstanding a previous mandate of the king.

107. That the mandate of the king in the cause of discord between the scholars of his hall and the scholars of Clare hall shall not tend to the prejudice of the liberties of the University, nor be drawn into a precedent.

Arundel MS. No. 54.

108. That the sheriff of Lincoln cause proclamation to be made at Stamford and through all his bailiwicks, that no one shall perform scholastic acts at Stamford, nor anywhere in the whole kingdom except in the Universities now approved.

109. Another form of proclamation to be made against those performing scholastic acts without the king's licence. in the town of Stamford or anywhere except in the Universities.

110. Letters patent for banishing from the town of Stamford all masters and scholars going through scholastic studies there against the will of the king, and for certifying into chancery the names of those who contravene.

111. That the abbot of Westminster may absent himself from his house for seven years for the sake of studying in any Universities at home or abroad.

112. A commission for hearing and determining a complaint between master Henry Harwedon chancellor of the

University and William de Wyvelingham a scholar there, for false imprisonment.

113. Brief for the delivery from prison of master Henry Harwedon and others after their security given into chancery.

114. Brief to take the bodies of master Henry de Harwedon and others after their flight from the custody of their sureties.

115. Brief directed to the sheriff of London for the safe keeping of the bodies of master Henry de Harwedon and others in the prison of Newgate.

116. Mode of proceeding before the king's justices by William de Wyvelingham against master Henry de Harwedon and others for false imprisonment.

117. Brief transmitted to the king's justices for the continuing the matter between master Henry de Harwedon and William de Wyvelingham to another day.

118. Brief transmitted to the University of Cambridge respecting a supersedeas in the taking of the body of master Henry de Harwedon, by reason of his security given before the king.

119. Brief for transmitting before the king himself the record and process between master Henry de Harwedon and William de Wyvelingham with all things relating to them.

120. Another order for transmitting before the king the record and process of pleading between master Henry de Harwedon and William de Wyvelingham with all things relating to them, and that in the mean time there be a supersedeas to stay the execution of judgment.

121. A mandate transmitted to the sheriff of Cambridge respecting a supersedeas upon an exigent against master Henry de Harwedon.

122. Petition of master Henry de Harwedon presented in parliament, on the imprisonment of William de Wyvelingham, who impleaded him the chancellor before the justice of the king for false imprisonment.

123. Mandate transmitted to the justice of the king not to proceed in the cause (loquela) between master Henry de Harwedon and William de Wyvelingham for false imprisonment, until the matter of error be discussed, and that in the meanwhile the same Henry be delivered out of prison.

124. A mandate transmitted to the justice of the king for settling the dispute between the burgesses and scholars upon certain articles.

125. A brief directed to the king's justice to judge between the University and burgesses on certain articles exhibited by the same burgesses against the University.

126. A commission to inquire of the lands and tenements of monks, as well of scholars and others, in the town of Cambridge.

127. An indenture of lands of the University with the liberty of two folds in Cambridge granted to a certain priest for the term of his life to perform service for the soul of master Nigellus de Thorneton.

128. An indenture of the University of a certain messuage in Cambridge granted for ever to Pembroke hall, that there may be had a commemoration for the soul of Roger de Heydon.

129. A complaint presented to the lord the king by the chancellor and scholars against the mayor and burgesses, for not having duly obsered the liberties of the University according to the tenor of their charters, with certain other petitions for the increase of the privileges of the University aforesaid. To which no answer is given.

130. A composition between both Universities of one part and the friars mendicants residing in the same Universities of the other part, confirmed by the authority of the king in his parliament.

131. Tenor of the obligation of a certain fisherman imprisoned by the chancellor.

132. Brief of certiorari upon certain indictments of

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scholars and others, with an inquisition taken by virtue of the same brief.

133. A decree of the University of Cambridge on the title and institution of the order of the friars of St. Mary of Mount Carmel (the Carmelites).

134. A public instrument of the testimony and declaration of the chancellor of the University of Cambridge on the recognition of the title and institution of the friars Carmelites.

KING RICHARD II.

Arundel MS., No. 53.

135. A most ample charter confirming all the privileges granted of old.

136. Petition of the chancellor and scholars in parliament that they may have power of punishing victuallers, and of supervising false measures and false weights, which is granted for five years.

137. That the chancellor shall have assise and correction of victuals for five years, if the mayor be remiss, and that the sheriff and mayor shall be obedient to the chancellor.

138. Petition of the chancellor, masters, and scholars that the forfeited victuals of regrators be assigned to the hospital of St. John, which is granted in parliament.

139. That the forfeited victuals of regrators and forestallers shall be assigned to the hospital of St. John for the support of poor scholars.

140. Petition of the chancellor and scholars that they may have the power of punishing those transgressors who sell victuals unduly, which is granted in parliament.

141. That the chancellor shall have the correction of victuals until next parliament, if the mayor be negligent.

142. That after the expiration of five years the chancellor shall have the power of correcting victuals for seven

years.