Note 87 — Chapter I · THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
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The preamble of these letters addressed to the civic authorities at Northampton is as follows: Occasione cuiusdam magnae contentionis in villa Cantabrigiensi triennio jam elapso subortae nonnulli clericorum tunc ibidem studentium unanimiter ab ipsa villa recessissent, se usque ad villam nostram praedictam Northam. transferentes et ibidem (studiis inherendo) novam construere universitatem cupientes. The letters are dated from Westminster 1 Feb. in the 49th year of his reign (1265). Rot. Claus. 49, Hen. III. membr. 10. d. [1 Feb. 1264-5].