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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93109	Of corporations, fraternities, and guilds. Or, a discourse, wherein the learning of the law touching bodies-politique is unfolded, shewing the use and necessity of that invention, the antiquity, various kinds, order and government of the same. Necessary to be known not only of all members and dependants of such bodies; but of all the professours of our common law. With forms and presidents, of charters of corporation. / By William Shepheard, serjeant at law.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1659 (1659)	Wing S3195; Thomason E1912_2; ESTC R203559	65,245	193

to time in perpetual future times have and shall have power and authority yearly and every year upon Wednesday next after to choose name two of themselves who shal be Overseers of the Bridge of the Village aforesaid And so throughout as in the choosing of the last Officers And moreover we will c. and grant to the said Guardians c. that if it happen any one or more of the Removal of an Officer or Member Burgesses of the Village aforesaid to die or otherwise to be removed or discharged from his or their office or offices of Burgesses of the village aforesaid who or whom or for his or their evil behaviour or being unfit c. as in the like case before that then and so often it shall and may be lawful for the Guardians of the Village aforesaid for the time being or the greater part of them and other or others of the Inhabitants of the Village aforesaid within 15 days then next following after the death removal or discharge of any such Burgess or Burgesses so dying or discharged into his or their place or places to choose and set up And that after he or they shal be so chosen that they take their oaths within 15 days before the Guardians c. and then that they shall execute the same office as long as they live unless they be removed by misbehaviour c. in the same manner as it was penned for the other Officers And moreover we will c. and grant to the said Guardians c. that they and their Successors from henceforth for ever shall and may have and hold within the Village aforesaid one Court of Record every 3d week through the year that is on the Wednesday of the said 3d week or oftner at their pleasure before the Guardians and Overseers of Court of Record the Bridge of the Village aforesaid or before two of them for the time being to be held And that in that Court they may hold Plea from time to time of all and all manner of Actions Suits and Demands of all and all manner of Trespasses By Force and Arms and of all other Trespasses faults and offences within the Village aforesaid the Limits or Precincts of the same made or committed or to be made moved or committed and of all and all manner of Trespasses upon the Case Debts Accounts Covenants Deceipts Detainers of Writings taking and detainers of Goods and Chattels and other Contracts whatsoever of or for any causes or things personal or mixt within the Village aforesaid the Limits Precincts and Liberties thereof arising or happening So as the Plaintiff or Defendant in such Actions Suits or Complaints be dwelling or abiding within the said village the Liberties or Precincts thereof And so as the same Debts Trespasses Accounts Covenants Contracts and other Actions personal or mixt singularly by themselves do not exceed the sum or value of 100 l. And that such Pleas Complaints and Actions personal and mixt shall be from time 10 time heard and determined before the said Guardians and Overseers of the Bridge of the said Village or two of them by such the like and such like process manner means and wayes as shall be suitable to our Laws of England and in as large and ample manner and form as in any of our Courts of Record in any other Corporate Village or Borough within England now or heretofore hath been is or ought to be used or accustomed And that the said Guardians and Overseers and their Successors or two of them upon every such Complaint Pleas Actions and Suits have and shall have power and authority over the persons Defendants and every of them against whom such Complaints Actions and Suits in the aforesaid Court shal be raised or moved to bring into Plea by Summons Attachment and Distress And for default of Land and Chattels of such Defendant within the Village aforesaid and the Bounds and Liberties thereof where or by which they may not be summoned attached or distrained by attachment or taking of their Bodies according to the custom in some other Villages incorporate and Burroughs within England is used And the' said Actions Suits and Pleas severally to hear and determine And by the like Process Judgment and Executions of Judgments to deduce and determine by which the like Pleas in any other incorporate Village or Borough within this of England are deduced and determined or have been used to be deduced or determined NOTES OF Another President OLIVER Lord Protector c. To all to whom these present Letters-Patents shall Recitals come c. Whereas the late King CHARLES by his Letters-Patents bearing date c. did incorporate the Town and Parish of L. in the County of W. And did ordain and constitute the same to be a free Borough consisting of sixe Aldermen ten Bergesses and twenty Assistants And therein did grant unto them divers Franchises Priviledges and Immunities as by the said Letters-Patents relation being thereunto had more at large may appear And whereas the Inhabitants of the said Town and Parish of L. by their humble Petition have represented unto us divers and manifold defects that were in the said Patent and humbly pray that for the removing of their grievances and better government of the said Town and Parish We will be pleased to grant a new Charter of Incorporation of the said Town and Parish to consist of a Maior twelve Aldermen and thirty Common-Cuuncel men with such other Alterations Additions and Clauses as We shall think fit We considering the Premises and willing for the future that a more firm certain and peaceable government may be established within the said town and Parish of L. Do of our special Grace certain Knowledge and meer motion by these Presents will ordain grant and constitute that the aforesaid Town and Parish of L. from henceforth for ever may and shall be and is hereby made constituted and ordained to be for ever a free Borough of it self And that all the Houses and Buildings Lands Waters Water-courses Soyl and Ground scituate lying and being within the town and Parish of L. aforesaid from henceforth and for ever are and shall be within the Limits Meats Bounds and Jurisdictions of the said Burrough of L. And that all and singular the Inhabitants of the Town and Parish of L. aforesaid and their Successors from henceforth and for ever may and shal be one Body-Corporate and Politike in Deed Action and Name of a Mayor and Aldermen of the Borough of L. in the County of W. And we do erect make ordain create constitute and declare for us and our Successors the same to be one Body-Corporate and Politike in Deed Action and Name really and fully by these Presents And that the said Maior and Aldermen and their Successors shall and may from henceforth for ever be Name the immediate Successors of the said Aldermen Burgesses of the Borough aforesaid And that by the same name of Maior and Aldermen

are in The Frame of the Corporation the said City there should be one Mayor one Recorder 24 Aldermen and eight and fourty Assistants Now for as much as we are informed that our said City of N. is lesse populous then heretofore whereby Trade and Commerce there is of late decayed so that the aforesaid number of Aldermen and Assistants there cannot with Conveniency to the present Government of the said City be had and continued as in times past We therefore for us and our Successors do will ordaine and grant to the Mayor and Comonalty of our said City of N. and their Successors by these presents that for the better Government of our said City Libertyes and Precincts thereof The Officers to be in the Corporation there shall be for ever hereafter within the said City a Mayor and Recorder 15. Aldermen and 24. Assistants to be nominated chosen and sworne as is herein after mentioned who shall be for ever hereafter called the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of N. And that there shall be for ever hereafter two Chamberlaines one Bayliffe one Town-Clark one Coroner A Clarke of the Market foure high-Constables thirteene sub-Constables and three Serjeants at the Mace within the said City to be chosen in manner and forme herein after mentioned And of our like spetiall grace certaine knowledge and meere motion we do by these presents for us and our Successors Will Ordaine Declare Constitute grant and appoint that the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Assistants of our said City of N. for the time being And they which The making of the Corporation hereafter shall be the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Assistants within the same and their Successors for ever hereafter be and shall be by force of these presents one body Corporate and politique in Deed Fact and Name by the name of the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of N. And them by the name of the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of N. One body politique and Corporate in Deed Fact and name We do for us and our Successours really and fully create ordaine make Constitute and confirme by these presents And that by the same name of the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of N. they may have perpetuall Succession And that they and their Successours for ever by the name of the Mayor Comonalty of the City of N. be shall be forever hereafter persons able and in Law capable to have get receive and possesse Lands Tenements Rents Liberties Jurisdictions Franchises and Hereditaments to them and their successors in Fee-simple or for terme of life lives or years or otherwise and also goods and Chattells and also other things of what nature kind or quality soever And also to give grant let set and assigne the same Lands Tenements Hereditaments Goods and Chattells and to do and execute all other things about the same by the name aforesaid And also that they be and shall be for ever hereafter persons able and in Law capable to plead and be impleaded answer and be answered unto defend and be defended in all or any the Courts of Sue and be Sued us and our Successors and other places whatsoever And before any Judges Justices and other person or persons whatsoever in all and all manner of Actions Suits Complaints Demands Pleas Causes and matters whatsoever of what nature kind or quality soever in the same and in the like manner and forme as other people of England being persons able and in Law capable may plead and be impleaded answer and be answered unto defend and be defended by any Lawfull waies or meanes whatsoever And that the said Mayor and Comonalty of the City of N. and their Successors shall and Seale may for ever hereafter have one Common Seale to serve for the sealing of all and singular their affaires matters and businesses touching and concerning the said Corporation And that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Mayor and Comonalty of the said City of N. and their Successours at their will and pleasure from time to time to break change and alter and new make their said Common Seale when and as often as to them it shall seeme most convenient And further know ye that we have The present Officers named assigned named ordained and constituted And by these presents for Us and our Successors do assigne name ordaine and constitute our well beloved W. S. now Mayor of our said City of N. to be the present Mayor of our said City And that he the said W. S shall remaine and continue The Mayor in the Office of Mayor there untill another fit person shall be chosen and sworne into the said office according to the usage and custome of the said City and as in and by these presents is hereafter mentioned and directed And we have assigned named ordained and constituted And by these presents do assigne name ordaine and constitute create and declare our well beloved H. ● Esq to be the present Recorder of The Recorder our said City to do and execute all things which unto the office of Recorder of the said City doth or may any w●y appertaine and belong And also we have assigned named constituted and made and by these resents do assigne name constitute and make our wellbelowed I. I. I. A. c Citizens and Inhabitants of our said City of N. to be the present 15. The Aldermen Aldermen of our said City And also we have assigned named constituted and made And by these presents do assigne name constitute and make our well-beloved N. B. S. R. c. Citizens and Inhabitants of the said City of N. to be the present 24. Assistants of the said City Assistants And also we have assigned chosen named and constituted our well-beloved A. G. D. M. Citizens and Inhabitants of the said City to be the Chamberlaines present Chamberlaines of the City aforesaid And we have assigned named constituted and appointed and by these presents do assigne name constitute and appoint our well-beloved Th. C. one other of the said Citizens there to be the present Bayliffe of our said City who shall continue in that office untill another fit person Bayliffe be chosen and sworne in his place And also we have assigned chosen named and constituted our well-beloved E. F. R. W. S. N. and I. L. Citizens and Inhabitants of the High-Constables said City to be the present High-Constables of the said City who shall continue in that office of High-Constables of the said City untill other fit persons be chosen and sworne in their places And also we do assigne choose nominate and constitute our well-beloved D. R. L. T. c also Citizens and Inhabitants of the said City to Sub-Constables be the present sub-Constables of the said City who shall continue in the said office untill other fit persons be chosen and sworne in their places And also we have assigned