Claire Barnes#TrinityHall explains that the #14thCentury obituary for its founder #BishopBateman (also key to #CaiusCollege) was the first part of a #MortuaryRoll, circulated around the country to announce the news & invite additions.
https://oldlibrarytrinityhall.wordpress.com/2026/04/22/from-mortuary-roll-to-digital-manuscript-the-life-of-william-bateman/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortuary_roll
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From Mortuary Roll to Digital Manuscript: The Life of William Bateman
Have you ever stopped to wonder what the medieval bishop William Bateman — the founder of Trinity Hall — was actually like as a person? Bateman left behind no diary or personal letters (at least no…