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A69725	The liberties, usages, and customes of the city of London confirmed by especiall acts of Parliament, with the time of their confirmation : also divers ample, and most beneficiall charters, granted by King Henry the 6, King Edward the 4, and King Henrie the 7th, not confirmed by Parliament as the other charters were, and where to find every particular grant and confirmation at large / collected by Sir Henry Colthrop, Knight, ...	Calthrop, Henry, Sir, 1586-1637.; Carpenter, John, 1370?-1441?	1642 (1642)	Wing C308; ESTC R14680	13,641	30

shall forfeit x. l. libro al folio 35 a. That the Citizens shall remove and take away all Keddels stops and wears in the waters of Thames and Medway And that they shall have all such punishments in that behalf to the King li al. fol. 39 b. 1. E. 1. Liberties and free Customes Free Liberties and free Customes used in the time of King Henry 1. are by Charter and after by Parliament ratified and granted to the city lib. al. folio 35 b c. 11. Hen. the third and 37. Henry 3. Liberties and Pranchises The King granteth and doth allow that the Citisens of London their heirs and successors shall have their Liberties and free Customes and may use and enjoy the same as they have done in ancient time And also that they may record the same before the Kings Justices and Ministers as they have bin wont to do any Statutes or Judgments to the contrary notwithstanding lib. al. 40 a. b 1. E. 1. Liberties confirmed All manner of Liberties granted by King Henry 3. are confirmed by E. 1. Anno 12. lib. albo fol. 31. a. Liberties confirmed First wheras in the great Charter of the Liberties of England amongst other things it was ordained that the City of London should have all their ancient Liberties and customes and that the same Citizens at the time of the making of the same Charter and in the time of Saint Edmond the King and Confessor and William the Conqueror and of other the Progenirors of King E. 3. had and used divers liberties and customes as well by Charters as without Charters of ancient custome Of which liberties in divers Eyres and in other Courts of the Kings of the Realm the same Citizens have bin impeached and sundry of them fore-judged King E. 1. by Charter confirmat Anno Regni sui primo hath granted that the Citisens shall have their liberties according to the Form of the great Charter and that all impediments and usurpations to them in that behalf made shall be revoked and disanulled lib. albo fol. 39 a b. Aano primo E. 1. Major to be presented The Lord Major being chosen must be presented unto the Court of Exchequer and after to the King himself lib. albo f. 36. a 37 Henry 3. Major That the Major of London during his majoralty shall have no more Offices belonging to the City but only the Office of the majoralty nor hold any plea vicouncell within the chamber of the city nor any other but such as by the ancient custome of the city he as Major ought to hold plea of Fleetwood Recorder doth expound these words Vicounty pleas to be such pleas as the Sheriffes by the common lawes of this Realm may hold pleas of in his hundred the which be actions of debt under 40. l. and of such like causes lib. alb. fol. 37. b 12. H. 3. Marishall The marshall shall not within the city nor the portsoken by force nor otherwise take up any mans house lib. alb. f. 35 a. 11 Henry 3. Markets No market from henceforth shall be granted by the King to be kept within 7. miles of this City lib. alb. f. 41 a. 1. E. 3. Marshalsee and Clerk of the Houshold The Steward of the Marshalsee and the Clerk of the Market of the Kings House shall nor sit nor execute their Office within the liberties of this City nor shall draw into plea any Citizen out of the city for any cause arising or growing within the liberties of the same city lib. albo folio 40 a. 1. E. 1. Marchants strangers free Hosts It is commanded by Charter and Parliament that all Merchants strangers comming into England shall make sale of their merchandizes within 40 dayes after their arrivall and that they shall abide and be at the table of free Hosts of this city of London and of all other Cities and Towns of England without keeping houses of societies by themselves lib. albo fol. 39 b c. 1. E. 1. Mortmain That the City and their heirs and successors may devise their lands as well in Mortmain as otherwise as of ancient time they were accustomed lib. albo folio 30 b. 1. E. 1. Non-user Although before this time any of the ancient liberties have not bin put in ure yet from hence forth it shal● be lawfull to put them in execution lib. albo fol. 39 a. 15. E. 3. Officers of the City All lands or tenements without the Freedom of the city wherof any Citizen is or shall be owner now or hereafter which are or shall be Ministers of the city shal be obliged to the conversation or saving harmlesse the same city against the King and his Heirs for matters concerning their offices in like manner as their tenements within the same city were wont to be lib al folio 40 b c. 1. E. 1. Note by this Article that all the Ministers of this city ought to be Freemen Oasts No stranger shall be an Oast or keep Oasterie for strangers lib. al. fol. 57 a b per Charter 38. E. 3. and per Parliament Oasts and free Oasts That all that keep common Oastery in the city or the Suburds although they be not free yet shall they be at all manner of charges for the maintenance of the city as ample as any other that be free Oasts lib. al. folio 38 a. b. 12. Henry 3. Oath The Major of London shall not be compelled to take any other Oath at the Exchequer then hath bin used in the time of King Edward the third any Law Statute or Ordinance notwithstanding lib. al. folio 44. b c. 7. R. 2. Parliament All the aforesaid Articles Charters Grants and Ordinances are to this place confirmed by Act of Parliament in manner and form as they be before expressed Anno 7. R. 2. Pleas in Fairs and Markets Because the Citizens of London in all good and great Fairs of England were wont to have Wardens of themselves to hold pleas concerning such Citizens as shall have conference to the said Fairs It is granted by Charter that the same Citizens shall have their Wardens of their Citizens for the holding of such pleas as of ancient times they have had excepting pleas of the Land and of the Crown lib. al. 40. 1. E. 1. Precepts to the Citizens By Parliament that is allowed to the Citizens of London not to be subject to the precepts or commandements of the Constable of Eng and Steward Marshall Admirall Clerk of the Market or of any other Officer or Minister of the King but only to the Kings commandements or precepts which shall be made in the Kings name still and under the Kings Seals and Liberty is allowed by Act of Parliament soit use Come ad estre devant tempes lib. albo f. 43 b. 1. R. 2. Presenting of the Sheriffes Such Sheriffes as the Citizens shall make choise of shall be presented to the King Justices And the said Sheriffe shall answer to the King or to his Justices or his Exchequer of such things

THE LIBERTIES USAGES AND CUSTOMES OF THE CITY OF LONDON CONfirmed by especiall Acts of Parliament with the time of their Confirmation ALSO Divers ample and most beneficiall Charters granted by King Henry the 6. King Edward the 4. and King Henrie the 7th not confirmed by Parliament as the other Charters were And where to find every particular Grant and Confirmation at large Collected by Sir Henry Colthrop Knight sometime Recorder of London for his private use And now published for the good and benefit of this Honourable City LONDON Printed by B. Alsop for Nicholas Vavasour and are to be sold at his shop in the Inner-Temple MDCXLII THE LIBERTIES Usages and Customes of the City of LONDON All the Liberties Usages and Custome hereafter following are confined by an especiall Act of Parliament at Westminster Anno Septimo Regni Regis R. 2. albo libro 43. a. Abrokers THat the Abrokers of any Merchandize in this City shall not be except the same be chosen by Marchants of the mistery in which the same Ab-brokers shal have there exercise of their office and the same Abrokers also to be sworn before the Lord Major of the City of London libro albo 38. a. 12. H. 3. Abrokecators or Brokers Abrokecators or Brokers Brokers are to be chosen by Merchants of their own misteries and they shall take their Oath before the Major of London lib albo fol 570. b. 3. E. 3. per Charter Parliament Acquittances of Murder The Citizens are acquitted as well for any murder committed within the City as within the Portsoken viz they shall not be amerced as they have bin in old time if the murderer did escape fol. 35. albo lib. 11. H. 3. so that the statutes of English shere Anno 14. E. 3. Cap 4. Acquittances That the Citizens of London shall be for ever acquitted of pavage portage and murrage through all the Kings Dominions lib. alb. fol. 36. b c. Anno 12. H. 3. Aldermen and their election Upon the Feast day of S. Gregorie yearly shall every Alderman be removed from their place and new in their place shall be chosen lib alb fol. 42. a. b. 50 E. 3. note that this is changed since by Act of Parliament Aldermens goods That Aldermens goods shall be taxed in Aids tallages or other contributions amongst other mens goods lib. alb. f. 36 b. Allowance of Liberties It shall suffice that one Writ in one Kings time shall serve in the Kings Exchequer and in all other places for the allowance of the Liberties lib. alb. f 4. b 1. E 1. Learn for what cause at every change the City is put to so great charges as to procure a new Confirmation I think it be only for the profit of Chancery men Amerciaments The Sheriffe shall not be amerced for any offence above 20. l. lib. alb. f. 34. Anno 11. H. 3. That the Sheriffes of London shall not be charged or amerced for escape of any Fellon but as other Sheriffes have used on this side Trent lib alb f. 39. b. 1. E. 1. None shall be otherwise amerced but according to Law used in the time of H. 1. lib. alb. f. 35. 11. H. 3. Aids and Contributions That the Citizens of London in all Aids Grants and Contributions to the Kings use shall be taxed and contribute with the Commonalty of England as men of the Counties and not as men of Cities and Burrowes and that they shall be free from all other tallages and thereof cleerly acquitted lib al. f. 40. 1. E. 1. Bakers and Millers THere is a Statute in French granted by the King for the punishment of Bakers and millers and tryed by weight whether the millers do deceive the Owners of the corn and that ob to be yeelded for every quarter of corn that is ground lib. al. f. 42 b c 1. E. 1. Battaile A Citizen shall not be enforced to wage Battaile nor shall in the pleas of Crown be tryed by any other Order but only according to the ancient Custome of the City lib. al fol. 35 Anno 11 H. 3. Bean-pleader None shall be amerced for mispleading the which the Book calleth misk●nning li al. f. 35 11 H. 3. Bridgemasters The Bridgmasters shall be chosen by the Commons ther must be but two and they must be approved sufficient men of the City being no Aldermen lib al. fol. 38. 12 Hen. 3. Buttlerage And of the Wines of the Citizens no prizes or takings shall bee had or made by any of the Kings Ministers of their heirs or of any other against their will that is to wit of one run before the mast and of any other tun behind the mast nor in any other manner but they shall be therof acquitted for ever br alb. fol. 40. lib. 1. E. 3. Ceritorary or writ of Priviledge Note that the King chargeth his Treasurer and the Barons of the Exchequer and other his Ministers of the same Court that from hence forth the Kings Writ shall not be granted to remove the body of any imprisoned in the Goal of Newgate or else-where within the liberties of the City of London for debts or damages in any action adjudged to any Citizen to answer to the King or other in the said Court of Exchequer for the Kings debt or for the debt of any of the Ministers of the said Exchequer except the said Barons do first find the said Action to be feigned or untrue lib. alb. fol. 44. Anno 1. R. 2. Chamberlain Town-clerk and common Sergeant That these three Offices are eligible and removable by the Commons and at the will of the Commons lib. albo fol. 38. b. 12. Hen. 3. Colouring of strangers goods That Citizen which coloureth strangers goods shall lose his Freedome lib alb fol. 37. b. c. 12. Hen. 3. Confirmation All the aforesaid Liberties are confirmed by Act of Parliament and by Charter lib. alb. fol. 36. Anno. 5. E. 3. Corporation of London In the 11. year of King Hen. 3. he granted unto the Citizens of London the Counties of London and Middlesex in Fee Farm Note that the Grant was made unto the Citizens only and not to the Major and Citizens and Commonalty of London as the usage is at this day but this maketh no doubt because the Charter is confirmed by Parliament the 21. of November in the 5. year of the King N. 2. lib. alb. 34. a. b. fol. 45. a. Custome paid If any sell his ware before the Custome paid it shal be forfeited lib. alb. fol. 36. b. 50. Hen. 3. Customes expounded and new Laws made That it shall be lawfull for the Major and Aldermen with the assent of the Commons to expound obscure Customes and when need requireth to make new laws the which shall be consonant to reason lib. alb. fol. 39. 15. E. 2. Debts All manner of Debts lent in London shall be sued for in London lib. alb. fol. 35. b. 11. Hen. 3. Elections That the Major of London and the Sheriffes shall be chosen