And also all those our 39 acres and three rods of meadow with the appurtenances now or late in the tenure of William Basely lying and being in divers parcels in the field called Saint Georges field in the parish of Saint George in Southwark in our said County of Surrey And one messuage or Tenement of ours scituate neer Broad Gates in Southwark aforesaid And all those our two messuages or tenements and one Chamber and three stables and one garden of ours with all their appurtenances scituate and being in Southwark aforesaid All and singular which Premises were sometimes parcel of the possessions and hereditaments of Charles Duke of Suffolk And all other the messuages Lands Tenements Rents Reversions and Hereditaments whatsoever with all their appurtenances in Scuthwark in the said County of Surrey which were the aforesaid Charles Duke of Suffolk and which were late purchased by our dear Father Henry the 8th late King of England of the same Charles late Duke of Suffolk except nevertheless always Exception of Southwark to us and our heirs and successors all that our Capital messuage and mansion-house called Southwark place in Southwark aforesaid late the said Duke of Suffolks and all gardens and ground to the same adjoyning or appertaining And all our Park in Southwark aforesaid and And Park all the messuages And all the buildings And Antedope and grounds called the Antilope there Furthermore we give and for the consideration aforesaid with the Advice aforesaid do by these presents grant to the aforesaid Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City of London all that our Lordship Grant of the Mannor of Southwark belonging to the late Monastery of Bermonsey and Mannor of Southwark with their rights members and appurtenances in the said County of Surrey late pertaining to the late Monastery of Bermondsey in the said County And all Messuages Houses Buildings Barns Stables Dove-Houses Ponds Pools Springs Orchards Gardens Lands Tenements Meadows Feedings Pastures Commons Waste-street Voidground-Rent Reversions Services Court-leet view of Franck-pleadge Chattels Waives Strays Free-warren and all other Rights Profits Commodities Emoluments and Hereditaments whatsoever in Southwark aforesaid to the said Lordship and Mannor of Southwark by any means belonging or being before this time accounted known or taken as member and parcel of the said Lordship and Mannor except before excepted Furthermore we give and for the consideration aforesaid and with the assent aforesaid by these presents do grant unto the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens all our Mannor and Borough of Southwark with all their rights members Grant of the Mannor Borough of Southwark late belonging to the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and appurtenances in the said County of Surrey late parcel of the possessions of the Archbishop and Archbishoprick of Canterbury and all our Annual Rent of 3 s. 2 d. ob and the services going out of the Lands and Tenements sometimes of John Burcetor Knight and now or late in the tenure of William Glascock Esquire in Southwark aforesaid And all that our yearly rent of 3 s. and service going out of the house or Tenement called the Swan in Southwark aforesaid And all that our yearly rent of four shillings ten pence and the service going out of the Messuage or Tenement called the Mermaid in Southwark aforesaid And all that the yearly rent of twenty pence a quarter and the service going out of the messuage or tenement called the Helmet in the Borough of Southwark aforesaid and all that our Annual Rent of sixteen shillings and the services going out of the messuage or tenement called the Horse-head in the Borough of Southwark aforesaid And also all that our Annual Rent of six shillings four pence and the services going out of the Messuage or Tenement called the Gleyne in Southwark aforesaid And all that our Annual Rent of two shillings a quarter and the services going out of the Messuage or Tenement called the Rose and one Acre of ground lying in the Lock in Southwark And all that our Annual Rent of twenty pence a quarter and the service going out of one Messuage or Tenement called the Lamb in Southwark aforesaid pertaining to the Company of Fish-Mongers of London And also that our Annual Rent of twenty pence a quarter and the service going out of one Messuage or Tement pertaining to the said Society of Fish-Mongers in London called the Bale in Southwark aforesaid And all that Annual Rent of twenty pence a quarter going out of one Messuage or Tenement pertaining to the said Society of Fish Mongers commonly called the Flower de luce in Southwark aforesaid And also that our Annual Rent of 4 s. and the service going out of the twelve Acres of Land lying at the Lock in Southwark aforesaid sometimes the Lord Wilfords and now or late pertaining to the said Society of Fishmongers And all that our Annual Rent of 8. d. and the Service going out of two Acres of Land of Giles Athorn called Tipping in the Hole in Southwark aforesaid And also all that our Annual Rent of 3 s. and the service going out of one Messuage or Tenement late Thomas Lord Paynings in Southwark aforesaid And all that our Annual Rent of 12 d. ½ and the service going out of the Messuage or Messuage now or late of William Maltons in Southwark aforesaid And all that our Annual Rent of 20 d. ½ and the service going out of the Messuage or Tenement called the White Hart in Southwark aforesaid And also all that our Annual Rent of 7 s. 4 d. and the service going out of a Messuage or Tenement called the Crown in Southwark aforesaid now or late of the Masters of the Bridge-House London And also all that our Annual Rent of 2 s. and the service going out â—f the Messuage or Tenement of the same Masters of the Bridge-House called the Chritopher in Southwark aforesaid and all that our Annual Rent of 12 d. and the service going out of the Lands and Meadows of the Masters of the Bridge-House of London lying and being at the Lock called Carpenters â—all in Southwark aforesaid And all that our Annual Rent of 10 d. ½ and the service going out of the Messuage or Tenement called the Blew Mead in Southwark aforesaid And all that our Annual Rent of 2 s. and the service going out of one Messuage or Tenement now or late of William Salisbury in Southwark foresaid And also all that our Annual Rent of 16 d. and the service going out of a â—â—tain Field of ground of four Acres of Land now or late the Heirs of Robert Linled lying and being in the Lock and abutting upon the Lands of the late Duke of Suffolk in Southwark aforesaid and in Newington or in either them in the said County of Surrey And â—â— our annual rent of 2 s. and the service going out of a certain Field of ground sometime John Solas Field and now or late the Hâ—â—â— of Robert Linled in Southwark
Our Escheator and Escheators of Our Heirs in the Borough Parishes and Precincts aforesaid And that he shall have full power and authority to make his precept and Commandment to the Sheriff of the County of Surrey for the time being and do execute and finish there all and singular things which appertain to the Office of Escheator in any County of Our Realm And that none other Escheator of No Escheator to intermeddle Our or of Our Heirs shall enter there into any thing which to the Office of Escheator appertaineth to be done neither shall at all intermeddle with any thing to the Office of Escheator there belonging And that the Mayor of the said City for the time being The Mayor of London Clark of the Market in Southwark shall be Clark of the Market and of the Market of Our Heirs within the Borough Town Parishes and Precincts aforesaid and shall do and execute therein all such things which to the Clark of the Kings Clark of the Market not to intermeddle Market appertaineth And that the Clark of the Market of Our House or of the House of Our Heirs or any other Clark of the Market intermeddle not there And that the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens and their Successors shall and may from henceferth for ever have hold enjoy and use as well within the said Mannor as in the Town Borough Parishes The Mayor of the city of London to enjoy all Franchises Tolls c. as any Bishop of Canterbury and Precincts aforesaid as well all and singular Liberties and Franchises aforesaid as Tolls Stallages Pickages and other our our Jurisdictions liberties franchises and Priviledges whatsoever which any Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and which the said Charles late Duke of Suffolk or any Master Brethren or Sisters of the late Hospital of St. Thomas in Southwark aforesaid or any Abbot of the said late Monastery of Saint Saviours Saint Bermondsey next Southwark aforesaid in the County aforesaid or any Prior and Convent of the late Priory of Saint Mary Overy in the said County of Surrey or any of them ever had held or enjoyed in the said Mannors Lands Tenements and other the premises or places aforesaid or any of them or which we have hold or enjoy by any wayes or means whatsoever as fully freely and in as ample manner as We or Our most dear Father Henry the Eighth late King of England had held and enjoyed or ought to have hold and enjoy the same And that none of our Sheriffs or any other None of the Kings Officers or Ministers to meddle in Southwark Officer or Minister of Ours or of our Heirs or Successors shall any way intermeddle in the Town Borough-Town Parishes and Precincts aforesaid or in any of them contrary to this our Grant And we with the advice aforesaid do further by these presents grant to the said Mayor Commonalty and Citizens of the said City of London and to All the Inhabitants of Southwark to be under the Magistracy of London as Free-men thereof their Successors that all and singular persons from time to time inhabiting or refident within the Town Borough Parishes and places aforesaid shall from henceforth be in the order government and correction of the Mayor and Officers of the City of London and their Deputies for the time being as the Citizens and Inhabitants of the said City of London be and ought to be by virtue of the Charter before this time by any means made granted and confirmed by any of our Progenirors to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City and their Successors shall and may from henceforth have hold and enjoy so many so great the same such and the like rights jurisdictions liberties The Mayor of London to have the like jurisdiction in Southwark as in London franchises and priviledges whatsoever in the Towns Parishes and places aforesaid and in evere parcel thereof as fully freely and wholly as the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City enjoy and use or may have enjoy and use in the said City by vertue of any of the Charters and Grants made granted and confirmed by any of Our Progenitors Kings of England to any Mayor Commonalty and Citizens of the said City And that the Mayor of the same City for the time being and the Recordeâ— thereof for the time being after the saiâ— Aldermen have exercised and born 〈◊〉 charge of Mayor of the said City shall bâ— The Justices of Peace in London to be Justices in Southwark Justices of our Peace and of our Heirs in thâ— Town Borough Parishes and limits aforesaid so long as the same Aldermen shall 〈◊〉 and remain Aldermen of the said City anâ— every of them shall there do and execuâ—â— all and singular things which other Justices of our Peace and our Heirs may oâ— and execute within the said County of 〈◊〉 according to the Laws and Statutâ— of our Realm of England And that tâ—â— said Mayor and Commonalty and Citâ—zens and their Successors shall have on every week on Monday Wednesday Friday and Saturday within the Borough anâ— Markets in Southwark font dayes in a week Town aforesaid one Market or Markets tâ— be there holden and all things which to Market do appertain or may appertain forever Except alwayes and reserved to us 〈◊〉 Heirs and Successors out of these our Letterâ— Patents all and all manner of Rights Jurisdictions Liberties and Franchises whatsoever within the Walk Circuit and Precinct over the Capital Messuage Garden and Park in Southwark aforesaid and in a Gardens Curtilages and lands to the samâ— Mansion Gardens and Park appertaining anâ— except and always reserved the house Messaage or Lodging there called the Kings Benâ— and the Garden or Gardens to the saâ—â— pertaining with the appurtenances So loâ—â— as it shall be used for a Prison for the imprisoned as now it is And except the Messuage and Lodging there called the Marshalsea and the Gardens to the same belonging with the Appurtenances so long as it shall be used for a Prison as now it is Provided also that these our Letters Patents nor any thing therein contained shall This Grant not to prejudice the Steward of the Kings House extend to the prejudice of the Officers of the Great Master Steward and Marshal of our House or of the House of our Heirs and Successors to be exercised within the Town Borough Parishes and Limits aforesaid be within the Verge Nor John Gate Knight one of the Gent. of our Privy Chamber of or for Lands Tenements Offices Franchises or Liberties by us or our Nor John Gate during his life Father to the said John Gate granted during his life Which Mannours Lands Tenements Rents Priviledges and all other the premises are now extended to the yearly Value of the Premises value of 35 l. 14 s. 4 d. To have hold and enjoy the said Mannours Messuages Lands Tenements Meadows Feedings Pastures
put any where in the Thames or Medway upon forfeiture of ten pounds sterling We have also quit-claimed all that which the Keepers of our Tower Keepers of the Tower not to exact any thing for Wares of London was wont yearly to receive of the aforesaid wares wherefore we will and stedfastly command that no Keeper of the said Tower at any time hereafter exact any thing from any or bring any demand burthen or trouble to any person by reason of the aforesaid wares for it fully appears to us and it is sufficiently given us to understand by the Right Reverend Father Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury and by others our Faithful Subjects that very Wares in Thames hurt the City Realm great hurt and discomodity hath grown to the aforesaid City and also to our said whole Realm by occasion of the aforesaid wares which thing that it may continue firm and stable for ever we have fortified the same by the inscription of the page and putting to our seal as that Charter of the Lord King John our Father which the Barons of London have from thence doth reasonably testify Witness the Lord Eustace of London Peter of Winton Joslin of Bath R. of Salisbury Bishops Hubert de Burgo Earl of Kent and our Justice Gilbert de Clare Earl of Glecester and Hereford John Son of Nicholas R. D. Argentine our Steward given by the hands of the Reverend Father Ralph Bishop of Chichester our Chancellor at Westminster the 18th day of February in the 11th year of our Reign We have also seen a certain other Charter Henry 3. Char. 4. of the abovesaid Lord Henry made in these words Hen. by the Grace of God K. of England Lord of Ireland Duke of Normandy and Aquitain Earl of Anjou To all Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors Earls Barons Justices Ministers and all our Faithful Subjects French and English greeting Know ye that we have granted to our Citizens of London that none of them No Citizen to plead without the Walls Except Monyers Acquittal of Murther Not to wage Battel shall plead without the walls of the City of London saving the Pleas of foreign tenures our monyers and Ministers excepted And we have granted to them acquittal of all murther within the City and Portsoken and that none of them shall wage Battel and that they may discharge themselves of the Pleas belonging to the Crown according to the antient custom of the City and that within the walls of the City and Portsoken no man may take any lodging No lodging to be taken by force by force or by delivery of the Marshal This also we have granted to them that all the Citizens of London be quit of Toll and Quit of Toll throughout England Lestage and of all other Customs throughout all our Lands on this side or beyond the Seas And that none be condemned of To be amerced according to the Law of the City No Miskenning any Amerciaments of money but according to the Law of the City which they had in the time of King Henry Grandfather to King Henry our Grandfather And that no miskenning be in any pleading in the City and that the Hustings be kept once only a week And that they may justly Hustings once a week have all their Lands and Promises and debts whosoever owe them to them and that right be holden to them of all their Lands and Tenures which be in the City according to the Custom of the City And that Pleas be there holden of all debts which be lent at London and of all promises Pleas of debt lent in London there made And if any shall take any Toll or any other Custom of our men of London in any our Lands on this side or beyond the Seas or in the Ports of the Seas on this side or beyond the Seas after that he shall fail of right the Sheriffs of London may take goods for the same Also we do grant for Hunting free them that they may have Hunting wheresoever they had in the time of King Henry Grandfather to King Henry our Grandfather Furthermore also for the amendment of the said City we have granted to them Quit of Bridtoll c. that they be all quit from Bridtoll Childwite Jeresgive and of all Scotale so that our Sheriff of London or any other Bailiff shall not make any Scotale These Customs aforesaid we do grant to them and all other liberties and free Customs which they had in time of King Henry Grandfather to King Henry our Grandfather when as they had the same better and more freely as the Charter of the Lord John our Father which they have of the same Hold their Liberties of the King his Heirs doth reasonably testify Wherefore we will and stedfastly command that they and their heirs may have and hold all these things aforesaid hereditarily of us and our heirs these being witness the Lord Eustace of London Joslin of Bath Rich. of Salisbury Peter of Winton Bishops Hubert de Burgo Earl of Kent our Justice Gilbert of Clare Earl of Glocester and Hereford Ralph Son of Nicholas and Richard Argentine our Steward Henry de Capel and others Given by the hands of the Reverend Father Ralph Bishop of Chichester our Chancellor at Westminster the 16th day of March in the 11th year of our Reign WE have also seen a certain other Charter of the aforesaid Lord Henry made in Henry 3. Char. 5. these words Henry by the Grace of God King of England Lord of Ireland Duke of Normandy and Aquitain Earl of Anjou To his Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priâ—rs Earls Barons Justices Sheriffs Rulers Ministers Forresters and all Bailiffs and Faithful Subjects greeting Know ye that we have granted and by this present Charter confirmed for us and our heirs unto our Archbishops Bishops Priors Earls Barons Knights Freeholders and to all of Stayns Warren diswarrened and disforrested the County of Middlesex that all the warren of Stayns with the appurtenances be unwarrenned and disforrested for ever so that all they aforesaid and their heirs or successors may have all liberties and benefit of warren and forrest in the aforesaid warren wherein they may till or plough all their lands and cut all their woods and dispose the same at their will without the view or contradiction of his warreners or Forresters and all their Ministers and within the which no warrener or Forrester or Justice of our Forrest shall or may any thing meddle with their lands or woods neither with their herbage or hunting or Corn neither by any summons or distress shall cause them their heirs or successors to come before our Justices of the Forrest or warreners by occasion of the Lands and Tenements situate in those parts where the said warren was wont to be but that they and their heirs and successours and their Lands and Tenements contained in the parts be quit and free of all exactions occasions demands and
their great costs and expences born the Offices of Mayoralty shall not be put in any Assizes Juries or Attaints Recognizances or Inquisitions out of the said City and that they nor any of them shall be Tryer or Tryers of the same although they touch us or our Heirs or Successors or other whomsoever And that without that City neither they nor any of them be made Collectors Aldermen of Lond. not to be Collectors or Taxers out of the City or Collector Assessor Taxor Overseer or Comptroler of the Tenths Fifteens Taxes Tallages Subsidies or other charges or impositions whatsoever to us our heirs or successors hereafter to be granted or given And if they or any of them be elected to any of the Offices or Charges aforesaid and that the same Mayor or Aldermen do deny refuse or not do the offices or charges aforesaid then they or any of them shall not by any means Aldermen not to suffer for refusal of such Offices incur any contempt loss pain fine imprisonment or forfeiture by occasion of their so refusing or not doing nor shall for that cause forfeit any issues by any means And further as we understand Lord Edward sometimes King of Enland the 3d. after the conquest our Progenitor with the assent of the Prelates Earls Barons and Commonalty of the Realm of England assembled in Parliament holden at Westminster in the first year of his Reign at the Petition of the then Citizens of the said City by his Letters Patents granted for him and his heirs to the same Citizens the Town of Southwark with the appurtenances to have and hold to them and their successors Citizens of the same City of the same our Progenitors and their heirs for ever paying unto him by the year at the Exchequer of him and his heirs at the terms accustomed the farm therefore due and accustomed as in the said Letters Patents more fully is contained And now the Mayor and Commonalty of the same City and their predecessors have and hold certain liberties and Franchises in the Town aforesaid by vertue of those Letters Patents and do use the same as their predecessors have had and held them and have used and enjoyed them And they now fear that divers Doubt in the use of some Liberties in Southwark doubts opinions varieties and ambiguities controversies and dissentions may light and be likely to spring grow be imagin'd holden and had in time to come in and about the use and exercise of such liberties and franchises for want of more clear and full declaration and expressing of the same for that divers diversly interpret judg and understand we therefore to the end to take away from henceforth and utterly to abolish all and all manner of causes occasions and matters whereupon such opinions ambiguities varieties controversies and dissentions may spring be holdeâ— and moved in this behalf have of our special grace and from our meer motion granted to the said Mayor and Commonalty of the said City which now be and their successors Southwark granted to the City of London Waifes Estrayes Treasure c. Mayor and Commonalty Citizenâ— of that City which for the time being shalâ— be for ever the Town of Southwark with the Appurtenances with all Chattels called Waif and Estray also Treasure found in the Town aforesaid and all manner oâ— handiwork goods and Chattels of Trayton Felons Fugitives Outlawed Condemned convicted and of Felons defamed and denying the law of our Land wheresoever or before whomsoever Justice shalâ— Goods disclaimed Escheats Forfeitures be done upon them And also goods disclaimed found or being within the Town aforesaid and also all manner of Escheats anâ— forfeitures which may there pertain unto us as fully and wholly as we should have them if the same Town were in ouâ— hands And that it shall be lawful to the The Mayor c. to put themselves in possession same Mayor and Commonalty and to their successors by their deputy and Ministers of the same Town to put themselves in possession of and in all the handiworks and Chattels of all manner of Traytors Felons Fugitives Outlaws condemned convicted and of Felons defamed and denying the Laws of our Land And also of and in all goods disclaimed found and being within the same Town and also of and in all the Escheats and forfeitures to us and to our heirs there pertaining And that the same Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens and their successors by themselves or their deputy or Ministers may have in the Town Assize of Bread aforesaid Assay and Assize of Bread Wine Beer and Ale and all other victuals and things whatsoever saleable in the said Town and also all and whatsoever doth and may Clerk of the Market appertain to the Office of Clerk of the Market of our house or of our heirs together with the correction and punishment of all persons there selling Wine Bread Beer Ale and other victuals and of all other inhabiting and exercising any Arts whatsoever and with all manner of Forfeitures and Fines forfeitures fines and amerciaments to be forfeited and all other which there do and in any time to come may there pertain to us our heirs or successors And that they shall have in the said Town the execution of all manner of writs of ours or of our Execution and return of Writs to be by the City-Officers heirs and successors and of all other wrâ—ts commandments precepts extracts and warrants with the return of the same by such their Minister or deputy whom they shall thereunto chuse So alwaies that the Clerk of the Market of our house or of the house of our heirs or the Sheriff or Kings Clerk of the Market nor the Sheriff of Surrey to intermeddle Escheator of the County of Surrey which now is or hereafter shall be do not by any means intermeddle enter or do any execution We have also granted to the same Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens and their successors for ever that they shall and may have yearly one Fair in the Town aforesaid for 3 days that is to say the 7th 8th and 9th dayes of September To be A Fair for three days in the year holden together with a Court of Pypowders and with all liberties and free Customs to such Fair appertaining that they may have and hold there at their said Courts before their said Ministers or deputy the said 3 days from day to day and hour to hour from time to time all occâ—sions plaints and pleas of a Court of Pypowders together with all Summons Attachments Arrests Issues Fines redemptions and commodities and other rights whatsoever to the same Summons and Attachments Court of Pypowders any way pertaining without any impediment let or hindrance of us our heirs or successors or other our Officers and Ministers whatsoever and also that they may have there a view of Franckpledg and whatsoever there to pertaineth View of
same to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens and their Successors We for us our heirs and successors do restore by these presents as fully freely and wholly and in as ample manner and form as they or their Predecessors had used or enjoy the same in any times of our Progenitors or Predecessors once Kings and Queens of England We will also and by these presents for us our heirs and successors grant That it shall be lawful for the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London aforesaid any Authority Office Jurisdiction Liberty Priviledge Franchise Immunity Quittals Free Customs mentioned in the Letters Patents or Charters aforesaid or any of them or other their Customs which hitherto they have used or perhaps have abused or not claimed when they ought to have claimed That they nevertheless the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London and their Successors may henceforth for ever fully have enjoy and use any matter cause or thing whatsoever in times past had made or provided to the contrary thereof notwithstanding without hindrance or Impediment of Us our Heirs or Successors our Justices Sheriffs Coroners Escheators or any other Bailiff or Minister of Us our Heirs or Successors whatsoever the same Authorities Offices Jurisdictions Liberties Priviledges Franchises Immunities Quittals and free Customs whatsoever in likewise not used or abused or not claimed or any of them And to the intent the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City and their Successors in time to come may the more safely freely and quietly hold and enjoy to them and their Successors for ever all and singular the premises in the said Letters Patents or Charters before mentioned or intended to be given or granted by the same And for the intent that no ambiguity controversy doubtful construction or question of or about the premises may henceforth arise but be altogether taken away We for the considerations aforesaid and of our special grace for Us our Heirs and Successors do give and grant to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London and their Successors for ever all and singular the mannors Lands Tenements Offices Fees Rewards Liberties Priviledges Jurisdictions Immunities Ordinances Quittals Hereditaments and all and singular other things whatsoever in the said Letters Patents or Charters afore-recited or any of them contained or mentioned to have been given or granted with all and singular the appurtenances except such as in the same Charters or Letters Patents or in these prgsents are excepted as fully plainly freely and wholly to all intents and purposes as if they had been expressed named mentioned declared and manifested severally and namely and word for word in these presents To hold all and singular the premises by these presents mentioned to be granted or confirmed with all Appurtenances of Us our Heirs and Successors by such the same or the like Services Fees Fee-farm Rent Sums of Money and demands whatsoever by which or what and as all and singular the same premises were formerly held of Us or our predecessors or were intended to be held by the same Letters Patents Charter or otherwise And whereas Lord Henry the fixth Recital of the Charter of the 26th of Octob. 23. Henry 6. late King of England our predecessor by his Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England bearing date at Westminster the 26th day of October in the 23d year of his Reign granted unto the Citizens of the City aforesaid amongst other things that the same Citizens and their Successors for ever The Soil of the Streets and Thames granted to the City should have all Soils Commons Purprestures and Improvements in all Wasts Commons Streets Ways and other places in the City and Suburbs aforesaid and in the Water of Thames within the limits of the same City together with the profits of the same Purprestures and Improvements and that they may improve and Rent and enjoy the rents of them and their Successors for ever and likewise several other things as in the said Letters Patents more fully appears And whereas in the Parliament of the said Lord Henry the 6th late King of England held at Westminster in the 28th year of his Reign it was enacted by Authority of the same Parliament that the same King should take resume seize and retain into his hands and possession all Honours Castles Lordships Towns Villages Mannors Lands Tenements Wasts Rents Reversions Fees Fee-farms and services with all Appurtenances in England Wales and the Marches of the same Ireland Guiana Calice and the Marches of the same which the said Lord Henry by his Letters Patents or otherwise had granted from the first day of his Reign and all Honours Castles Lordships Towns Villages Mannors Lands Tenements Wasts Rents Reversions Fees Fee-farms and services with all their Appurtenances which were of the Dutchy of Lancaster and by the King himself conveyed by grant or grants of the same King and the said King to have hold and retain all the same premises in the like state he had them at the time of such like concession made by the same King of the same And that all Letters Patents by the All Charters of K. Henry 6.1 1 made void said King or any other person or persons at the request and desire of the said King to any person or persons made of the premises or any of them should be void and of no force in Law As by the same Act of Parliament amongst other things doth more fully appear And whereas our most famous Progenitor Henry the 7th late King of England c. by his Letters Patents under the great Seal of England bearing date at Westminster the 23 of July in the 20 year of his Reign reciting amongst other things all and singular donations confirmations grants restitutions innovations ordinances and all other Articles and things in the said Letters Patents contained he did accept and approved and ratified and confirmed all and and singular the said things to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City and their Heirs and Successors by the same Letters Patents and did grant confirm by his said Letters Patents all and singular those things as fully plainly and wholly as if they had been severally and word for word expressed declared and manifested in the said Letters Patents of the same Lord Henry the 7th to the same Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens and their Successors as by the said Letters Patents amongst other things more plainly appears And whereas there are divers questions lately risen concerning the validity as well of Doubts concerning the validity of the Charter of the 20th of Henry 7. the said Letters Patents of the said Lord Henry the 6th as of the said Lord Henry the 7th thereupon made by reason or pretence of the same Act of Parliament concerning resumption aforesaid We willing that all questions thereof should be from henceforth taken away and to the intent