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SJCR/SJAR/1/2/Lambert/6
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- 1732-1733 (Creation)
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4 items; paper
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Matric. 1728, B.A. 1731-1732, M.A. 1735. Rector of Storrington, 1733-1759. Rector of Pulborough, 1736-1759. Chaplain to the Earl of Scarborough. Son of Paul Batchiller.
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Matric. 1695, B.A. 1699-1700, M.A. 1718. Rector of Storrington, 1721-1733.
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Admitted fellow-commoner 1702. Matric. 1705; M.A. 1705. Admitted as a student to the Middle Temple, 1701/2. Called to the Bar 1710.
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Includes letters regarding a claim made by Paul Batcheller (Batchellor), on behalf of his son, to a Platt Fellowship on the grounds of kinship.
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Paul Batcheller [Batchiller], Senior, to Lambert, in which he claims the right of his son to a Platt Fellowship, on the grounds of his relation to the Platt family (which entitles him to the consideration of the College). In two parts. Dated 14 February 1732/3. The family connection to William Platt is outlined on a separate accompanying piece of paper.
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William Shaw to Lambert, detailing his research and lack of conclusive evidence for the Batchellers' alleged connection to the Platt family. Dated 17 March 1732/3.
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Paul Batcheller [Batchiller], Senior, to Lambert, in which he seeks to clarify his relation to the Platt family and pedigree on behalf of his son. Dated 5 April 1733.
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Paul Batcheller, Junior, to Henry Wrigley (M.A. 1722; Fellow 1722-45), resigning claim to a fellowship on succession to father as rector of Storrington and enquiring as to registration of his (Platt) pedigree. Dated 1 March 1733/4.
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Printed transcriptions of all four letters can be found in The Eagle XXV (Michaelmas Term, 1903), p.p. 5-12.