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etc._n etc._n this_o be_v confirm_v by_o king_n john_n by_o charter_n date_v july_n 5_o anno_fw-la reg._n 1._o the_o city_n pay_v 300_o l._n as_o aforesaid_a of_o blank_a sterling_a money_n at_o two_o term_n in_o the_o year_n viz._n at_o the_o easter-exchequer_n 150_o l._n and_o at_o michaelmas-exchequer_n 150_o l._n save_v to_o the_o citizen_n all_o their_o liberty_n and_o free_a custom_n etc._n etc._n if_o the_o sheriff_n offend_v so_o as_o to_o incur_v the_o loss_n of_o life_n or_o member_n they_o shall_v be_v adjudge_v as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o city_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o say_v the_o charter_n we_o will_v and_o steadfast_o command_v that_o the_o citizen_n of_o london_n and_o middlesex_n with_o all_o the_o say_v sheriffwich_n belong_v of_o we_o and_o our_o heir_n to_o possess_v and_o enjoy_v hereditary_o free_o and_o quiet_o honourable_o and_o whole_o by_o fee_n farm_n of_o 300_o l._n etc._n etc._n all_o fisher_n vintner_n and_o 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the_o mayor_n etc._n etc._n to_o assess_v the_o fare_n of_o waterman_n and_o two_o privy-councellor_n to_o sign_n it_o 2_o and_o 3_o philip_n and_o mary_n chap._n 16._o sect._n 11._o citizen_n of_o london_n and_o other_o inhabitant_n tradesman_n etc._n etc._n for_o debt_n under_o 40_o s._n may_v summon_v in_o to_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n that_o be_v the_o court_n of_o request_n and_o the_o commissioner_n there_o to_o determine_v the_o difference_n and_o to_o register_n order_n 3_o jac._n cap._n 15._o sect._n 2._o these_o brief_a memorandum_n be_v produce_v not_o as_o comprehend_v the_o full_a abstract_n much_o less_o the_o word_n at_o length_n of_o the_o several_a charter_n and_o privilege_n of_o thiâ—_n famous_a city_n but_o as_o guide_n to_o direct_v where_o they_o may_v read_v at_o large_a to_o be_v more_o full_a will_v be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o design_a brevity_n of_o this_o small_a tract_n for_o it_o will_v make_v a_o volume_n itself_o yet_o what_o be_v here_o 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they_o the_o malefactor_n which_o have_v be_v take_v and_o arrest_v within_o the_o say_a city_n for_o carry_v of_o tale_n and_o spread_v abroad_o of_o news_n imagine_v in_o disturbance_n of_o the_o peace_n maker_n and_o counterfeiter_n of_o false_a seal_n false_a charter_n and_o for_o other_o notorious_a defect_n and_o those_o which_o they_o have_v find_v culpable_a of_o such_o misdeed_n by_o confession_n of_o the_o party_n or_o by_o inquest_n thereof_o make_v shall_v be_v punish_v by_o set_v in_o the_o pillory_n or_o further_o chastise_v by_o imprisonment_n according_a to_o their_o merit_n and_o according_a to_o the_o reasonable_a discretion_n of_o the_o say_a mayor_n and_o alderman_n man_n and_o woman_n by_o usage_n of_o the_o say_a city_n may_v devise_v their_o tenement_n rent_n and_o reversion_n within_o the_o say_a city_n and_o suburb_n thereof_o
to_o who_o they_o will_v and_o of_o what_o estate_n they_o will_n and_o may_v also_o devise_v a_o new_a rent_n to_o rise_v from_o their_o tenement_n in_o manner_n as_o they_o like_v best_a and_o those_o which_o be_v freeman_n of_o the_o say_a city_n may_v devise_v their_o tenement_n in_o mortmain_n infant_n within_o age_n may_v not_o make_v a_o devise_n nor_o can_v women-covert_a devise_v their_o tenement_n by_o licence_n of_o their_o husband_n nor_o in_o other_o manner_n during_o the_o coverture_n the_o husband_n may_v not_o devise_v his_o tenement_n to_o his_o wife_n for_o a_o high_a estate_n upon_o pain_n to_o lose_v the_o whole_a neither_o may_v the_o husband_n devise_v the_o tenement_n descend_v to_o his_o wife_n nor_o the_o tenement_n which_o the_o husband_n and_o wife_n have_v joint_o purchase_v but_o if_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o wife_n have_v tenement_n joint_o to_o they_o and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o husband_n the_o husband_n may_v devise_v the_o reversion_n all_o 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distress_n to_o a_o hold_n or_o out_o of_o the_o county_n where_o the_o sheriff_n can_v come_v upon_o a_o replevin_n to_o make_v deliverance_n thereof_o to_o the_o party_n distrein_v until_o agreement_n be_v make_v with_o the_o say_a freeman_n for_o damage_n sustain_v etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n mayor_n as_o be_v say_v before_o be_v chief_a butler_n on_o coronation_n day_n be_v to_o have_v a_o golden_a cup_n at_o the_o coronation_n of_o every_o king_n as_o be_v give_v when_o his_o present_a majesty_n be_v crown_v baker_n chron._n p._n 748._o edit_fw-la 1679._o if_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v a_o husband_n as_o a_o woman_n sole_fw-la hire_v any_o house_n or_o shop_n within_o the_o city_n she_o shall_v be_v charge_v to_o pay_v the_o rent_n of_o the_o say_a house_n and_o shop_n and_o shall_v be_v implead_v and_o pursue_v as_o a_o sole_a woman_n by_o way_n of_o debt_n if_o need_v be_v notwithstanding_o that_o she_o be_v marry_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o lease_n the_o lessor_n not_o know_v thereof_o if_o a_o plaint_n of_o trespass_n be_v make_v against_o a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n for_o a_o tresspass_n do_v by_o the_o wife_n sole_o than_o the_o wife_n shall_v answer_v sole_a without_o her_o husband_n if_o the_o husband_n come_v not_o and_o shall_v have_v plea_n as_o a_o sole_a woman_n and_o if_o she_o be_v attaint_v of_o trespass_n she_o shall_v be_v condemn_v and_o commit_v to_o prison_n until_o she_o have_v make_v agreement_n if_o plaint_n be_v make_v against_o a_o freeman_n resident_a within_o the_o city_n or_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o city_n have_v a_o summons_n because_o of_o the_o franchise_n if_o the_o plaintiff_n come_v to_o the_o sheriff_n and_o bring_v with_o he_o six_o or_o four_o freeman_n credible_a person_n that_o will_v testify_v that_o the_o defendant_n be_v go_v
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