Treasures of the Bodleian

This document grants ‘that for the future the rent of houses [in Oxford] occupied by scholars is to be reassessed every five years by a committee of clerical and lay Taxors’. It thus provides an early form of rent control for impoverished academics. Attached is the Great Seal of Henry III, showing on one side the king in majesty on his throne, and on the other (shown here) on horseback as if going into battle. Attached is the Great Seal of Henry III, showing on one side the King in majesty on his throne, and on the other on horseback as if going into battle.