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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22228	Iames by the grace of God king of England, Scotland, France and Ireland ... to all people to whome these our letters patents shall come, greeting whereas wee are credibly giuen to vnderstand aswell by ... the maior and iurats of our towne and port of Hastings, within our county of Sussex ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1603-1625.	1620 (1620)	STC 8635; ESTC S3806	3,714	1

I R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT Hastings An ancient Port Towne in Sussex IAMES By the Grace God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. TO all people to whome these our Letters Patents shall come greeting WHEREAS Wee are credibly giuen to vnderstand aswell by the humble Supplication and Petition of our true Loyall Subiects the Maior and Iurats of our Towne and Port of Hastings within our County of Sussex being subscribed by our right trusty wel beloued Counsellor Edward Lord Zouch Lord Warden of our Cinque Ports As also by a Certificate vnder the hands of our right trusty wel beloued Henry Lord Hunsdon Sir Thomas Pelham Knight Baronet sir Nicholas Parker sir Iohn Wildegos Knights Nicholas Eversfield Esquior High Sheriffe of our Counties of Surrey and Sussex Thomas Aynscombe and Anthony Apsley Esquiors Iustices of the Peace within our foresaid County of Sussex That our said Towne of Hastinges hath béen yet is the ancient Port Towne of the Cinque Ports the which standing being right ouer against the Kingdome of France vpon the maine Sea hath hėeretofore not onely béene well inhabited with warlike people that haue manfully defended themselues against the sundry inuasions attempts of the Enemy but also it hath béen plentifully furnished with Fishermen good Maryners and other seruiceable Seamen and well stored with Shipping Barques and Boats for seruice for shipping from whence not onely our owne Houshold and our Citty of London with diuers other places from time to time are plentifully furnished with Fish but also Our Nauy Royall vpon any occasion is the better appointed by reason of the skilfull Mar●ners and cunning Seamen But the same Towne is lately very much decayed ympouerished for want of a Peere there to succour and defend their shipping in fowle weather whereby hath hapned vnto them of late yéeres infinite great losses both of shipping men and many Strangers frō time to time that sayle that way haue béen daily are cast away to the vndoing of many our Subiects and the losse of many good Seamen For preuention whereof our poore subiects the Inhabitants of our said Towne Port to t●eir great charge ympouerishing made out a Peéere into the Sea with Timber Rocks that their Ships in any stormes might ride safe vnder the Peere but the cost and charge of making repairing the same from time to time hath béen so great burthensome that it hath in a maner vndone the said Towne driuen away many of the best wealthiest men to seat themselues elswhere so that to this day not only the said Péere for want of reparations is fallen downe quite destroyed but also the said Town that is seated in a place of danger from inuasion of Forraine Enemies which heretofore hath defended it selfe in many assaults is now relinquished and for the most part vnpeopled and the trade of fishing there decayed all passengers that way distressed left destitute in stormy tempestuous weather and vndefended against Pyrats other Enemies Upon Our Princely consideration wherof minding to prouide for the preseruation of the liues of Our people the maintenance of shipping and the continuance of our Townes vpon the Sea coast the in●rease of Fishermen Mariners and that the prouision of our Howshold our Citty of London and Countrey be not diminished And taking also into Our Princely consideration that our said Subiects the poore Inhabitants of Hastings by reason of their great charge alre●dy from time to time bestowed in repairing the said Peere are not able any longer howbeit most willing to contribute thereto The effecting whereof by the opinion of men experienced in those affaires will amount vnto the Sum of Two Thousand Pounds vpwards Wee haue thought good aswell vpon the humble Peti●ion of the said Inhabitants as also vpon the recommendation of our foresaid right trusty wel-beloued Counsellor together with the humble request of all our foresaid Justices made vnto Us on their behalfes to commend the furtherance of so néedfull laudable a worke vnto the charitable and serious consideration of all our louing and wel-disposed Subiects within certaine Counties Citties of this our Realme héereafter mentioned Not doubting but that all good subiects well weighing with themselues the publike good ensuing by this worke will be ready and willing and the rather for our good conmendation héreof to extend their liberall contributions more then in ordinary Collections towards the finishing of the said Peere wherein they will declare their willingnes to augment the good and prosperity of this our Realme KNOWE Yée therefore that of Our especiall Grace Princely compassion wée haue gíuen granted and by these our Letters Patents toe giue grant vnto our true Loyall Subiects the Maior Jurats of our said Towne of sHastings for the time being and to euery other person or persons that shall be deputed or assigned by them by a Deputation vnder their common Seale of the said Towne full power licence authority to aske gather receiue and take the Almes and charitable beneuolence of all our louing Subiects whatsoeuer aswell Spirituall as Temporall English borne Denizens and Strangers within our Counties of Southampton Wiltes Dorset Somerset Devon and Cornewall with our Citty of Winchefier our Isle of Wight and Towne of Southampton with our Citties of Salisbury Bristoll Bath and Wells and Exeter with our Towne County of Poole And in all Townes corporate priuiledged places Parishes Villages and in all other places whatsoeuer within our foresaid Counties and not elsewhere for towards the fortifying repayring and finishing of the said Péere and the better and more spéedy erecution of this Our Royall pleasure WHEREFORE Wée do by these our Letters Patents will and require all our Sheriffes in their seuerall Shires Counties all Justices of Peace in their seuerall Diuisions and all Maiors Bayliffes and other head Officers within any Citty Towne corporate or ther Jurisdiction And also all Parsons Vicars Ministers and Curats of Parishes Churches Chappels not onely of their owne parts to be helping with their liberall deuotion towards the said good laudable worke but also to recommend our speciall pleasure and the furtherance of the repaire of the said Péere in their seuerall Seissons Citties Townes Liberties Parish Churches Hamlets or Villages for the better obtayning of liberall contribution thereunto And wee will command all and euery the chiefe Constables of euery Hundred and where no chiefe Constable shall be then wée require the Justices of Peace or other head Officer of any such place that at such time times as the said Maior Jurats for the time being or any person by them deputed vnder their common Seale of the said Towne shal come repaire to you or any of you with these our letters Patents vnder our great Seale of England