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england_n	henry_n	king_n	year_n	31,102	5	5.6306	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88494	Londons ancient priviledges unvailed or An extract taken out of the principall charters of London, confirmed by many acts of Parliament, which are still in force. By which appeareth, that the free-men of the Citie of London have their liberty to chuse yearly, or oftner (if need be) a major, two sheriffs, four treasurers, two bridge-masters, chamberlane, common clark, common sergeant, of the city aforesaid, and to remove them at pleasure. That the free-men of wards have a right, yearly to chuse their aldermen, and that the same aldermen are not to bee chosen the next yeere. These and many other particulars of the long concealed rights of the free-men of London, will most evidently appear in the ensuing relation.	City of London (England).	1648 (1648)	Wing L2919; Thomason 669.f.13[23]; ESTC R210955	5,582	1

Londons ancient Priviledges unvailed OR An Extract taken out of the principall Charters of London confirmed by many Acts of Parliament which are still in force By which appeareth That the Free-men of the Citie of London have their liberty to chuse Yearly or oftner if need be a Major two Sheriffs four Treasurers two Bridge-Masters Chamberlane common Clark common Sergeant of the City aforesaid and to remove them at Pleasure That the Free-men of Wards have a Right Yearly to chuse their Aldermen and that the same Aldermen are not to bee chosen the next Yeare These and many other particulars of the long concealed Rights of the Free-men of London will most evidently appear in the ensuing Relation The first Charter granted to the Citizens of London was by King Henry the first who Reigned in the Yeer one Thousand one Hundred HENRY By the Grace of God 148. yeers since the first Sheriffe of London this yeer 1648. King of England Know ye that we have granted to my Citizens of London to hold Middle sex by Farm for three hundred pounds upon Accompt to Them and their Heirs of Me and My Heirs so as the said Citizens shall appoint a Sheriffe whom they please of themselves Also granted that all Citizens of London shall be discharged and free and all their goods throughout all England and Sea-ports of Toll Passage and Lastage and all other Customs and if any shall take Toll or Custom of my Citizens of London the City may take of the Burrough or of the Town where the Toll or Custom was taken so much as the man of London for Toll gave and moreover for his damage which he shall receive And that the Citizens of London may have their Chases to chase to wit in Chiltre and Middlesex and Surrey King Henry the second confirmed the said Charter and granted to the Citizens of London that all of them be free and discharged of Bridge-Toll and Childewits of Jerefgreen and of Scotale Richard the first confirmed the said Charters and granted That if any in all England shall take Toll or Custom of the men of London after that such an one fail to do right the Sheriffe of London may take a Distress thereupon at London Also the same King in his second Charter grants in these words Be it known unto you all that We for the health of Our soul and for the health of the soul of King Henry Our Father and the souls of Our Predecessors and also for the common profit of Our City of London and Our whole Realm of England granted and firmly commanded that all the Weers which be in the Thames be removed wheresoever in Thames they be and from henceforth Weers be not set any where in Thames We have also quite claimed all that which the Keepers of Our Tower of London use yeerly to take of the foresaid Weers King John in his first Charter Confirmed all the foresaid Charters and in his second Charter which was in the yeer 1205. granted to the Citizens of London That they of themselves may make two Sheriffs whom they will and remove them when they please and present those whom they make Sheriffs to Our Barons of the Exchequer and if those for the time being shall be appointed Sheriffs shall commit any offence wherefore they ought to incur the merce of money or be amerced shall be adjudged or condemned in no more but in forfeiture of twenty pounds and that without loss or prejudice of other Citizens if the Sheriffs be not able to pay the forfeiture but if they commit any offence for which they ought to undergo the Tryal of Life or Member they are to be adjudged as they ought by the law of the City but of that which belongs to the Sheriffwick the Sheriffs shall answer in Our Exchequer before Our Barons saving to the said Sheriffs the liberties which other Citizens of London have King John in his fourth Charter 433 yeers since the first Maior of London this 1648. in the sixteenth yeer of His Reigne which was in the yeer 1215. granted to our Barons of our City of London That they may of themselves chuse yeerly a Maior who is discreet and fit for Government of the City so that when he shall be chosen he shall be presented to Vs or to Our Justice if We be not present and to swear to Vs fidelity and that they may at the end of the yeer remove him and appoint another or continue him if they please And King Henry the third confirmed the said Charter which was made by his Father King John King Edward the second in the yeer 1338. The Livery-men had not a Being until within this hundred yeers upon the Petition of the Maior and Citizens granted thirty particulars of their Desires in their Petition the first That the Maior and Sheriffs of the said City be chosen by the Citizens of the same City and not otherwise and that the Maior of the City aforesaid shall not abide in his Office at one time above one yeer and none of the Sheriffs have but two Clerks and two servants in regard of that Office and that they take such Clerks and serjeants at their own peril for whom they will answer and that the Maior of the City aforesaid while he is Maior hold no other Office belonging to the City then the Office of the Majoralty of the same City nor any other place then those which according to the ancient Custom of the said City as Maior he ought to hold And that the Aldermen of the said City from yeer to yeer and especially upon the day of St Gregory the Pope by the said Communalty be removable and being removed may not be chosen again for the ensuing yeer but insteed of those that be removed others be chosen by the same VVards of which the Aldermen so removed were and that all Tallages or Aids for the use of Vs or for the state or profit of the City from henceforth in the same to be assessed after they be assessed by men of the VVards chosen or deputed for that end may not be encreased or raised by the Maior Aldermen or others And that the monies arising from such Tallages or Aids be delivered into the custody of four honest Commoners of the City aforesaid for that end to be chosen by the Commonalty of the said Citie to be paid over by the testimony of the same four men so that the said four men may be able to informe the said Commonalty for what profit and what uses the said monies went And that strangers or others if they be of no trade then they may not be made 〈◊〉 of the said Cittie without the assent of the Commonalty of the said Cittie and who against their Oaths in this behalf or against the State of the Cittie have acted and been lawfully convicted shall forfeit their freedom of the Cittie and that every year inquisition shall be made if any Free man of the