lesse yeerly and not of one certaine value the Commissioners obserued this course they did make choice of three seuerall yeeres viz. 47. and 48. and 49 of E. 3. and did take out of the seuerall profits of those yeeres and did cast them all into one summe which they againe diuided into three equall parts esteeming only of the said three parts to be the iust yeerly value of the said reuenewes communibus anâ—iâ— that is one yeere with another And in this accompt we finde no other charges or reprizes allowed then the Iustices fees only This survey and accompt made aboue 200. yeeres past is here inserted to the end it might appeare what the reuenew of this Principallity alone was besides the Dutchy of Cornwall and Earledome of Chester neere the first certaine erection thereof in the hands of that worthy Prince commonly called the Black Prince The said Prince of Wales surnamed the Black Prince being also Duke of Aquitane Guies and Cornwall and Earle of Chester after many fortunate victories atchieued by him hauing subdued a great part of France and hauing taken Iohn the French King prisoner at Poyteers in France and after that also hauing vanquished Henry at Naue-roit in Spaine and restored Peter King of Arragon he died in Iune being then about the age of forty six yeeres and in the fiftieth yeere of the reigne of his father King Edward the Third leauing behinde him Richard his sonne and heire borne at Burdeaux and thereof surnamed Richard of Burdeaux This Richard surnamed of Burdeaux sonne and heire of the said Edward the Black Prince after the death of his father was created by his grandfather King Edward the Third to bee Prince of Wales at Havoring at the Bower in the County of Essex the twentieth day of Nouember in the fiftieth yeere of the reigne of the said King Edward the third the said Richard then being about the age of eleuen yeeres and vpon Christmas day then next following the said King Edward the third caused the said Prince being his Nephew to sit at his table in high estate aboue all his vncles being the Kings sonnes as representing the personage of the heire apparant to the Crowne and gaue to him the two parts of all the said Principalitie Counties Lordships Castles and the most of the said Lands which belonging to the said Blacke Prince and the reuersion of the third part thereof the possession of the third part thereof then being to the mother of the said Prince Richard for her dowry with a hundred thirteene pound sixe shillings eight pence yeerely rent payable by the Earle of March as a fee farme for the Lordship and Lands of Beult and eighty fiue markes for the fee Farme of the Castle Lordship and Land of Montgomery with the vacations of Bishoprickes excepting the fees of the Baron Marches of VVales which doe alwaies hold of the Crowne in Capite and excepting the auoydance of the Bishopricke of S. Dauids in VVales which anciently also belonged to the Crowne with the like limitation of estate viz. To the said Prince Richard his heires Kings of England It seemeth that these Lordships of Beult and Montgomery being formerly granted to Edward the blacke Prince were before this time giuen away in fee farme rendring the rents here spoken of After the death of the said King Edward the Third which was in the 51. yeere of his raigne the kingdome of England descended vnto the said Richard being his grandchilde and he was Crowned King thereof by the name of King Richard the Second and in the three and twentieth yeere of his raigne he resigned his kingdome or rather more truely was deposed against his will and after by a violent death departed this life without issue Henry of Bullinbrooke Duke of Lancaster and Hereford Earle of Darby Leicester and Lincolne sonne and heire to Iohn of Gaunt fourth sonne to King Edward the Third raigning in his stead Henry of Bullingbrooke by the name of King Henry the Fourth by his Charter dated at Westminster the fifteenth day of October in the first yeere of his raigne created Henry his eldest sonne surnamed of Munmouth Prince of Wales and inuested him with the said Princely ornaments viz. the Chaplet Gold-Ring and Rod or Verge of gold To haue and to hold vnto him and his heires Kings of England And by one other Charter of the same date gaue vnto him and to his heires Kings of England the said Principalitie with the Lordships Castles and Lands before mentioned in the Chartermade to the Blacke Prince together with foure Comots in the Countie of Carnaruon viz. the Comots of Isaph Vghaph Nanconeway and Grewthyn not named before and the reuersion of the Lordship of Hauerford with the prices of Wines there and of the Lordships Newyn and Pughby in North-wales which Thomas Percy Earle of Worcester then held for tearme of his life of the demise of King Richard the Second together also with the reuersion of the County and Lordship of Anglesey in North-Wales and the Castle of Bewmarris and the Comots Lands Tenements and Hereditaments belonging thereunto which Henry Percy sonne of the Earle of Northumberland then held for terme of his life of the demise of the said King Henry the Fourth and by an Act of Parliament made in the first yeere of King Henry the Fourth whereby the Dutchie of Lancaster is seuered from the Crowne of England The Stile of the said Prince is declared to be this Prince of Wales Duke of Aquitane of Lancaster and of Cornwall and Earle of Chester For the said King Henry the Fourth hauing beene himselfe Duke of Lancaster before his assumption of the Crowne and knowing that the name of Duke being an inferiour dignity would extinguish and bee surrounded in the Crowne as in the Superiour desired as by that Act of Parliament appeareth not onely to separate the said Dutchie of Lancaster and the lands thereof from the Crowne to the intent he might still hold the said Dutchie as his ancient Patrimony if he were put from the Crowne being but his new acquired dignity but also to preserue the said stile title and name of Duke of Lancaster in his posterity which as the said act affirmeth his Ancestors had so worthily borne and sustained Afterwards the said Henry the Fourth died in the fourteenth yeere of his raigne and the said Henry of Munmouth Prince of Wales succeeded him in the kingdome by the name of King Henry the Fift who also in the tenth yeere of his raigne died leauing Henry his sonne behinde him being an Infant of the age of tenne moneths who by reason of his tender age was not as by any record extant can be proued euer created Prince but was proclaimed King immediately after the death of his father by the name of King Henry the Sixt. King Henry the Sixt by the aduice and counsell of his Lords spirituall and temporall giuen to him in his Parliament holden in the thirtie one
yeere of his raigne did after wards by his Charter bearing date at Westminster the fifteenth day of March in the thirty two yeere of his raigne created Edward his sonne borne at Westminster by one and the selfesame patent to be both Prince of Wales and Earle of Chester and inuested him therin with the vsuall ensignes of that dignitie as had beene in former time accustomed To haue and to hold the said dignities to him and his heires Kings of England which Charter is recited in the Act of Parliament made for the confirmation thereof by Parliament holden at Westminster the ninth day of Iuly in the three and thirtieth yeere of the raigne of the same King In which act of Parliament is also recited another Charter likewise confirmed by the said Parliament whereby the said King did giue vnto the said Prince the said Principalitie of VVales together with all his Lordships and Lands Castles and Tenements by speciall names aboue mentioned and in the former Charters granted and conuaied to the former Princes and the said fee Farmes and Rents of 113. l. 6. s. 8. d. out of the Lordship and towne of Buelt and the said 56. l. 13. s. 4. d. out of the Lordship Castle and Towne of Montgomery likewise mentioned in the Charters of the former Prince To haue and to hold the same to him and his heires Kings of England By the same act of Parliament also it was enacted because the said Prince was then of tender yeeres there was assigned vnto him a certaine number of seruants to attend on him according to his estate and dignity which should beat dyet in the Kings house vntill the said Prince should accomplish the age of fourteene yeeres and that the King should haue all such summes of money as should cleerely remaine vnto the Prince due of all manner issues and reuenues which the Prince then had in respect of his said Principalitie Dutchie and Earledome vntill the said age of fourteene yeeres the said Reuenues to be accounted for to the King in his Exchequer reseruing vnto the said Prince vntill he should come to be of the age of eight yeeres a thousand pound yeerely and from that age till he come to fourteene yeeres two thousand markes yeerely for his wardrobes wages of seruants and other necessarie expences But sauing alwaies vnto the King the Aduousons of Bishoprickes and spirituall liuings and the gifts of all offices wards releefes and escheats belonging to the said Prince vntill he should accomplish the said age of fourteen yeeres sauing such estate in certaine of the said lands as the Queene had to her before the said time assured vnto the said Prince should be of the said age of fourteene yeeres and sauing certaine particular summes of money in the said Act of Parliament mentioned as were formerly appointed out of the said Lands as well for expence of the Kings of England for their houshold as otherwise during such particular times as are therein declared prouided that all offices formerly granted by the King and needing actuall exercise and the fees due to the same should not be preiudiced by the said Act. Afterwards by another Charter the said King doth release vnto the said Prince all the said grant of the said yeerely summes of money issuing out of the reuenues aforesaid and all things by the said Act granted and appointed vnto the said King reseruing onely for the same vnto the said King yeerely fiue hundred twenty seauen markes foure shillings seauen pence halfepenny to be issuing out of the said Principality and Earledome and feauen hundred sixty seauen markes eleuen shillings seauen pence halfepenny yeerely out of the said Dutchy vntill the said Prince should be of eight yeeres of age then reseruing out of the said Principality and Earledome yeerely vnto the King two hundred seuenty seuen markes foure shillings seuen pence halfe penny and out of the said Dutchy yeerely fiue hundred and seuenteene markes eleuen shillings seauen pence halfe penny vntill the said age of fourteene yeeres of the Prince for the said Dutchy and to be imployed towards the charges of the Kings houshold and not otherwise And the said King by his Letters Patents dated the eighteenth of Ianuary in the fiue and thirtieth yeare of his raigne during the minority of the said Prince ordained the then Archbishop of Yorke the then Bishop of VVinchester Hereford Couentry and Lichfield and the Lord Keeper of the priuie Seale the Earles of Shrewesbury Stafford and VViltes the then Viscount Beamont and also Iohn Sutton and Thomas Stanley Knights to be of the priuie Councell vnto the said Prince enioyning all Officers and Ministers of the said Prince that they and euery of them should be obedient in the execution of all Commandements and Warrants of the said Councellors or at the least soure of them together with the assent and consent of the Queene in all causes and matters concerning the titles rights possessions and interests of the said Prince and that the said Commandements and Warrants should be as auaileable in that behalfe as if the same had beene made or done by the said Prince himselfe being of full age which Commandement in all Leases of the said Princes inheritance was pursued accordingly In the nine and thirtieth yeere of the said King Henry the Sixts raigne he being of the house of Lancaster such is the mutability and so vnstable are all humane things that the said King being a man as the times then were deuout and religious the founder of Schooles and Colledges vertuous and a louer of peace was by the violence of the heires of the house of Yorke put from his kingdome and committed to prison and Edward Earle of March sonne and heire to Richard Duke of Yorke raigned in his stead by the name of King Edward the Fourth But yet behold the hand of God for in the tenth yeere of the said King Edward the Fourth vpon discontentment conceiued against him by Richard Earle of VVarwicke a man more popular and potent then was fit for a Subiect the said Richard with a collected power so pressed the King that he was driuen to flye the Realme and to seeke forraigne aide seeing his homebred subiects proued so vnfaithfull Then King Henry the Sixt after tenne yeeres imprisonment readepted the kingdome and in the said tenth yeere of King Edward the Fourth wrote the fortie ninth yeere of his raigne hauing indured tenne yeeres intermission in the computation of his time as appeareth in the bookes of Law of that age But being thus seated he was yet vnsetled and after much effusion of bloud for in a ciuill warre there is no true victory in as much as he that preuaileth is also a looser King Henry the Sixt was compelled againe to giue place to his aduersary and after to make that part sure was depriued of life hauing lost also Edward his sonne Prince before spoken of the hope of all his posterity in the battell of Tewkesbury
same vpon his Minion Pierce de Gaueston but hee being afterwards attainted of Treason and executed the same Earledome was bestowed vpon Iohn sirnamed of Eltam because hee was borne there yonger brother to King Edward the Third who dying likewise without issue it was lastly erected into a Dutchy as hath beene said and conferred vpon Edward afterward surnamed the black Prince in the eleuenth yeere of the raigne of the said King Edward the third his father Therefore the said King Edward purposing to augment the title of his said sonne did in the Parliament holden in the eleuenth yeere of his reigne create not only the said Edward then before made Earle of Chester to be Duke of Cornwall but also to honor that publique proceeding the more did at the same time create diuers and sundry worthy persons and well deseruing to sundry dignities of nobility as by the records extant thereof doth appeare The manner of the first creation of the Duke of Cornwall was very speciall for the said dignity was conferred vnto the said Edward then Earle of Chester and to the first begotten sonnes and heires apparant of him and his heires Kings of England for euer So that it seemeth that the intention thereof was first that none should bee Dukes of Cornwall but such as were eldest sonnes and heires apparant to the Crowne and that when there was any faile of such person then the said dignity should remaine insuspence vntill such son heire apparant againe were extant Secondly that the said sonne and heire apparant without any further solemnity or creation should presently vpon his birth being then heire apparant to the King or from the time that hee is heire apparant to the Kingdome bee also Duke of Cornwall herein much differing from the order of the Principality of Wales which requireth in euery new succeeding Prince a new creation and inuesture and gift of that Principality as hath formerly appeared The truth of this assertion is made most euident by an act of Parliament in the 33. yeere of the reigne of King Henry the 6. the words whereof are these Moreouer the King considering that his said best beloued first begotten sonne at the time of his birth is Duke of Cornwall and ought of right to haue Liuery of the said Dutchy and of all Honors Lordships Signiories Castles Mannors Lands Tenements Rents Possessions Hereditaments with their appurtenances to the said Dutchy belonging or parcell of the same in any wise by the aduice assent and authority c. deliuereth and doth cause to bee deliuered to the said Prince his first begotten sonne the said Dutchy of Cornwall and all Honors Lordships Signiories Castles Mannors Lands Tenements c. with all other things Possessions and Inheritances Profits and commodities with their appurtenances to the said Dutchy annexed vnited pertaining or belonging or parcell of the same in any wise The same was after many likewise verified by the Charter of King Henry the seuenth being the Charter of Liuety made vnto Prince Arthur his sonne whereof some part followeth in these words Hemicus deigratta Angliae Franciae Rex dominus Hiberniae c. Salutem Sciatis quod nos considerantes quod regnum Angliae cuius regni soliâ—â— dei gratia portimur filij primogeniti in ducatu Cornubiae haereditario in perpetuum dicti regni nostriiure sunt successuri atque ex speciali superinde Actu promulgato primo nativitatis suae die maioris atque perfectae praesumitur aetatis fic quod liberationem dicti ducatus eo tum à nobis petere valeant atque de iure obtinere debeant acsi viginti uninius annorum aetatis plene fuissent volentes etiam uti debemus praecharissimo filio nostro primogenito Arthuro ius reddere in nullo eius iure derogare eundemque ducatum Cornubiae cum omnibus singulis suis membris atque iuribus dicto primogenito nostro sicuti caeterorum Principum temporibns bactenus fieri consuevit liberare ex certa scientia mero motu nostro acâ—de advisamento assensu Consilij nostri dedimus concessimus liberamus damusque per praesentes concedimus liberamus pro nobis haeredibus nostris bac praesenti charta nostra confirmavimus eidem filio nostro sub nomine honore Ducis dictiloci castra manneria terras tenementa alia subscripta ut ipse statum honorem ducis dicti ducatus decentius generis sui nobilitatem valcat continuare onera in hac parte incumbentia facilius supportare c. By which is proued not only that the sonne and heire apparant of the Crowne is Duke of Cornwall from his birth or when he is knowne to be sonne and heire apparant but that the King his father is by law to make vnto him liuery of the said Dutchy Lands and the hereditaments thereunto belonging although though he be within the age of one and twenty yeeres as if he were of full and perfect age But to returne againe vnto King Edward the third and to consider the bestowing of the reuenewes of the said Dutchy and the managing thereof for orders sake I shall therein observe these generall things First what reuenewes were bestowed vpon the said Dutchy Secondly the yeerly value of the same aswell of ancient time as of latter yeers And lastly to set downe the particular officers of the said Dutchy aswell ancient as moderne by all which the present state of the said Dutchy may best appeare As concerning the former namely the reuenewes of the said Dutchy as it is obserued that the same doe consist generally of these two kindes first the lands and hereditaments that are annuall and secondly the reuenewes that are casuall The reuenewes annuall are of three kindes first the lands giuen by the Charter made in the eleuenth yeere of King Edward the third and were sometimes the ancient of the said Dutchy Secondly certaine Knights fees and other hereditaments gâ—uen by other letters patents of the same King Edward the third vnto the said Duke which were vnited and annexed by the said latter letters patents vnto the said Dutchy Thirdly and lastly the lands giuen by act of Parliament vnto the said Dutchy and annexed thereunto in liew of other lands that by act of Parliament were afterwards taken from the same againe at sundry times as hereafter shall appeare for in euery of these there is difference of estate and quality The reuenewes annuall giuen by the Charter made by King Edward the third in the eleuenth yeere of his reigne and established for the Dutchy are situate and doe lye first in the County of Cornwall secondly in the County of Devon thirdly in other Shires dispersed within this Realme And first of all in the County of Cornwall are these following County of Cornwall 1 The Castle Mannor and Parke and Borough of Launceston with his appurtenances 2 The Castle and Mannor of Trematon and the Borough of Saltash and the Parke
l. 13. s. 4. d. The fee of the Steward and keeper of the Courts of the Mannors in the County of Cornewall which sometimes were the Marquesse of Exceter and now parcell of the lands annexed vnto the said Dutchy 46. s. 8. d. The fee of the Bailiffe Itinerant of the said Dutchie of Cornewall 3. l. 10. d. The fee of the Woodward of the said Dutchie of Cornewall yeerely 5. l. The summe totall of the fees of the Officers of the said Dutchie of Cornewall 138. l. 3. s. 4. d. Money paid vnto the Captaine of the Castle of Saint Mawes 118. l. 12. s. 6. d. Money paid to the Captaine of the Castle of Pendynas both which Castles are for the defence of the Hauen of Falmouth 118. l. 12. s. 6. d. Summe totall 237. l. 5. s. Paid yeerely to the Bishop of Exceter for the tenth of the coynage of Tynne in Deuon and Cornewall 16. l. 13. s. 4. d. Paid yeerely vnto the Barons of the Exchequer forth examination of the accounts belonging to the said Dutchie 5. l. The summe totall of all the charges and reprizes taken out thereof amounted vnto 615. l. 9. s. 6. d. Which being deducted out of the generall summe of the reuenues of the said Dutchie being by estimation 4569. l. 12. s. 2. d. q. there may remaine of cleere reuenue the summe of 3954. l. 2s 8 d. q. which cannot be cast into a certaine yeerely value by reason of the casuall profits and casuall expences which may happen yeerely And thus much of the Dutchie of Cornewall THE EARLEDOME OF CHESTER The third reuenue is the Earledome of Chester whereunto is annexed the Countie of Flint belonging to the Prince as Earle of Chester THe Earledome of Chester is the third reuenue before spoken of this Earledome bordering vpon North-Wales for the better defence of that Country and that the Inhabitants should not be thence withdrawne in sutes of law was made Palatyne and conferred by the Conquerour vpon his kinsman Hugh sirnamed Loupe or Lupus sonne to the Earle of Awrenches in Normandy to whom hee gaue this Earledome To haue and to hold to him and his heires as the words of the first donation import It a libere adgladium sicut ipse Rex tenebat Angliam Coronam This Earledome for the more honour thereof and for the better accomplishment of the Palatyne iurisdiction therin hath certaine substitute Baronyes vnder it who doe acknowledge the Earle Palatyne to be their superiour Lord as 1 The Baron of Halton 2 The Baron of Mountalt 3 The Baron of Maâ—banâ—k 4 The Baron of Shibrooke 5 The Baron of Malpas 6 The Baron of Mascey 7 The Baron of Kinderton 8 The Baron of Stockport This Earledome from the said Hugh Lupus discended in his bloud and kâ—ndred by sundry descents vnto Iohn sirnamed Scot Earle of Chester Anguise Galway and Huntingdon who in the time of King Henry the Third dying without issue the said King Henry the Third seized the same into his hands giuing the Aunts and next coheires of the said Iohn other Lands by exchange which thing the said King was induced to doe as the Record saith netanta haereditas inter colos diduceretur not willing that so great a patrimony should beâ— parted amongst disttaffs Afterward King Edward the first was by his father the said King Henry the third created Earle of Chester But the same Earldome being afterwards conferred vpon Simon de Monford by his attainder it came the Crowne After that Edward the third in the life-time of his father and before he tooke vpon him the Kingdome had the said Earledome but afterwards hee being King gaue the same to his eldest sonne Edward surnamed the Black Prince by his Charter bearing date at Pomfret the eighteenth day of March in the seuenth yeere of his reigne and inrolled of record in the Exchequer anno 33. of the same King By which Charter the said King did grant vnto the said Earle of Chester the Castles of Chester Beston Rothlan and Flint and all his lands there And also the cantred and lands of Englefield together with the Knights fees aduousons liberties franchises forrests chaces parks woods warrens and other the appurtenances thereunto belonging to haue and to hold to him and to his heires Kings of England And the same King by another Charter bearing date the ninteenth of March in the seuenth yeere of his reigne granted vnto the said Earle of Chester all his goods chattels stock of cattell then being in or vpon the said lands of the said Earldome formerly granted Moreouer all the Kings of England succeeding when they created their sonnes and heires apparant Princes of Wales did also create them Earles of Chester to haue and to hold the same vnto him so created and his heires Kings of England in such manner as the Principality of Wales was giuen vnto him And did by their seuerall Charters giue vnto the said Earle the said Earledome and lands as namely the said Castles of Chester Beston Rothlan and Flint and the Castle also of Hope and the Mannors of Hope and Hopedall and of Foreshaâ— and the said Cantred and lands of Englefield and other their lands in the said Counties of Chester Flint and elsewhere belonging vnto the said Earledome And the Aduouson of the Cathedrall Church of Saint Asaph in Wales and the auoydance issues and profits of the temporalities of the Bishopricks of Chester and Saint Asaph aforesaid together with all aduousons pentions portions corrodies offices prizes customes liberties franchises lordships comots hundreds escheats forfeitures and hereditaments vnto the said Earldome belonging And to the intent that it may the better appeare both what the ancient reuenewes were of the said Earledome and also what it is at this present I shall according to the order before pursued set downe the ancient reuenew thereof as it was in the latter time of King Edward the third and also how it now standeth in charge to your Maiestie The ancient reuenews of the Earldome of Chester as it was taken vpon the suruey thereof made in the fiftieth of Edward the third The County of Chester The fee farme of the City of Chester 100. l. For other profits out of the said Citie 4 l The farme of the towne of Medwick 64. l The Farme of the Milles vpon the Riuer of Dee 240 l The Manner of Dracklow in yeerly rent 49. l. 22. d. The farme of the Mannor of Dummarsh 15. l The Forrest of Mara the issues and profits thereof 51. l. 7. s. The rents and profits of Norwich are 66 l The Mannor of Shotwick the rents are 30. l. 14. s. 1. d. The Mannor of Eordsham in yeerly rent 56. l. 13. s. 4. d. The profits of the office of the Sheriffe of the said County 124. l. 7. s. 4. d. The perquisits of Courts holden by the Iustice of Chester 180. l. The profits of the office of the Escheator 100 l The summe totall of the reuenew of the said Earldome
of Chester 1082. l. 21. d. The County of Flint The profits of the Mannor of Hope and Hopedale 63. l. The profits of the Mannor of Ellow and of the Mynes of Coles there 6. l. The profits of the office of Constable of Rothlan whereof he was countable 8. l. 14. s. The rent of the towne of Flint 56. l. The rent of the towne of Colshull 4. l. 7. s. 10. d. The rent of the towne of Carourse 22. l. 6. s. 8. d. The rent of the towne of Bagherge 14. l. 3. s. 4. d. ob The towne of Veyuoll yeerly 13. l. 6. s. 8. d. The towne of Rothlan and rent thereof 72. l. 9. s. 2. d. The towne of Mosten and rent thereof 15. l. 6. s. 8. d. The profits of the office of Escheator of Englefield 56. l. The Bloglot of the County of Flint which consisteth of the profits of the hundred Courts within the said County 72. l. 11. s. 9. d. ob The perquisits of the Sessions in Flint 30. l. The profits of the Escheator in the said County 8. l. Summe totall of the reuenews of the Earldome rising in the County of Flint 442. l. 19. s. 5. d. The rents of the Borough of Macklefield 31. l. The profits of the Hundred of Macklefield 31. l. 14. s. The profits of the Forrest of Macklefield 88. l. The accompt and profits of the store of Macklefield 13. l. 6. s. 8. d. The herbage and agistments of the Parke of Macklefield 6. l. Summe totall of the Lordship of Macklefield 170. l. 8. d. The summe totall of all the reuenew of the said Earldome of Chester in the said Counties of Chester and Flint and the Lordship of Macklefield 1694. l. 9. s. 8. d. Out of which totall summe there was deducted these summes following Pentions in almes of the said Earledome 61. l. 6. s. 8. d. To Sir Richard Stafford the summe of 129. l. paid vnto him as due of a rent out of the said Earldome 129. l. The fee of the Iustices yeerly 100. l. Which being deducted the whole reuenew of the said Earldome remaining not allowing any other fees to officers amounted vnto 1304. l. 15. s. 4. d. The reuenews of the same Earldome as they now stand in charge to your Maiestie are in this manner The County of Chester The fee farme of the City of Chester 22. l. 2. s. 4 d. ob The escheated Lands with the same City 7. s. The rents of the Mannor of Dracklow and Rudeheath 26. l. 2. s. 6. d. The farme of the towne of Medywick 21. l. 6. s. The profits of the office of Mara and Modern 34. l. 9. d. The profits of the Mannor and Parke of Stotwick 23. l. 19. d. The Fulling M 〈…〉 vpon the riuer Dee 11. l. The annuall profits of the Mannor of Fordsham 48. l. The profits of the Hundred of Macklefield 6. l. 20. d. The farme of the Borough of Macklefield 16. l. 13. d. The profits of the Forrest of Macklefield 85. l. 12. s. 11. d. ob q. The profits of the Escheeter of Chester 24. l. 19. s. The profits of the office of the Sheriffe of the said County 43. l. 12. s. 3. d. The profits of the Chamberlaine of the County of Chester 55. l. 14. s. Samme totall of the revenewes in the said Earldome of Chester in the County of Chester 418. l. 14. d. q. The County of Flint The yeerly value of Ellow 20. l. 8. s. The farme of the towne of Flint 33. l. 19. s. 4 d. The farme of Cayrouâ—e 7. l. 2. s. 4. d. The Castle of Ruthlan 5. l. 12. s. 10. d. The rents and profits of Mosten 7. l. The rents and profits of â—olshill 54. s. 16. d. The rents of the towne of Ruthlan 44. l. 17. s. 6. d. The Lands in Englefield in yeerly value 23. l. 10. d. The profits of Vayuoll 5. l. 9. s. The profits of the o 〈…〉 ce of the Esche 〈…〉 6. l. 11. s. 9. d. The mynes of Cole and Wood within the Mannor of Mosten 10. s. The office of the Sheriffe in rents and casualties 120. l. The mynes and profits of the faires of Northope 3. l. 9. s. 2. d. The totall summe of the said reuenue in yerely rent 244. l. 5. s. 4. d. In casualties was lastly 37. l. 8. d. The totall in the whole 281. l. 6. s. The fees of the Officers of the said Earledome The County of Chester The fee of the office of the Escheator 10. l. 10. s. The fee of the Iustices of Assizes in the Counties of Chester and Flint 100. l. The fee of the Attourney generall 3. l. 6. s. 8. d. The fee of faure Sergeants at law in the said County 14. l. 6. s. 8. d. The fee of the Chamberlaine of Chester 20. l. The fee of the Sheriffe of Chester 20. l. The fee of the Constable of the Castle of Chester 18. l. 5. s. The fee of the Constable of the Castle of Flint 10. l. The fee of the Ranger of the Forrest of Mara 4. l. 11. s. 3. d. The fee of the Porter of the Castle of Flint 6. l. 1. s. 8. d. The fee of the Porter of the said Castle and of the Bailiffe itinerant there 9. l. 2. s 6. d. The fee of the Gouernour of the Forrest of Macklefield 12. l. The fee of two Clarkes of the Exchequer at Chester for euery of them 4. l. 11. s. 3. d. 9. l. 2. s. 6. d. The fee of the Surueyor of the workes within the said Countie Palatine 6. l. 20. d. The fee of the keeper of the Gardens of the Castle of Chester 4. l. 11. s. 3. d. The fee of the Cryer of the Exchequer at Chester 3. l. 15. s. The yeerely fee of the Master Carpenter 9. l. 12. s. 6. d. The fee of the Controller of the Counties of Chester and Flint 12. l. 3. s. 4. d. The yeerely fee of the Pregnatory 3. l. 6. s. 8. d. The fee of the Master Cementer 8. l. 12. s. 6. d. The fee of the Chalpaine of the Castle of Chester 40. s. The fee paid vnto the Deane and Chapter of Chester 19. l. 10. s. To the Master of the Hospitall for his fee 4. l. 11. s. The summe of this charge in Chester amounteth vnto 310. l. 9. s. 9. d. Which summe of 310. l. 9 s. 9. d. being deducted out of the former totall summe of 699. l. 7 s. 2 d. q. there doth remaine 388. l. 17. s. 5 d. q. which is the cleere remaine of the Earledome of Chester and Flint 388. l. 17. s. 5. d. q. Hitherto haue beene expressed the reuenues of the Principality of Wales Dutchie of Cornewall and Earledome of Chester and the state of them as well antient as moderne which moderne estate is much impaired in the reuenue of the land and so greatly diminished from his former amplitude that I may fitly say thereof Quantum mutatus aâ—â—llo for the reducing whereof to the pristine dignitie there
Iustice and a Chancery Forests Chaces Parkes Woods Warrens Hundreds Comots c. and all other Hereditaments as well vnto the said Principalitie as vnto the said King in those parts then belonging To have and to hold the same vnto the said Prince and his heires Kings of England This lymitation of Estate of this Principalitie vnto the Prince and his heires Kings of England may seeme strange to our moderne Lawyers For how is it possible that the Kings of England can inherit the Principalitie sithence the Principalitie being the lesser dignitie is extinguished in the Kingly estate being the greater for in Praesentia maioris cessat id quod minus est Forasmuch as the Heire apparant of the Crowne being Prince is presently vpon the death of his auncester Eo instante in himself King and the Principalitie as the lesser not compitable with the Kingdome being the greater But when I consider that this age wherein this Charter was penned was a learned age of Iudges and Lawyers by whose aduice no doubt in a matter of this importance this Charter was penned and this age much commended for exquisit knowledge of the Laws by those learned men that liued in the Succeeding times I cannot but thinke reuerently of Antiquity although I cannot yeeld sufficient reason of their doings therein For I am taught by Iulianus that learned Roman Lawyer Non omnium quae a maioribus constituta sunt ratio reddi potest Wherof also Naratius there yeeldeth a reason Etideo rationes eorum quae constituuntur inquiri non oportet alioquin multa ex ijs quae certa sunt subuerterētur Neuertheles forasmuch as al the Charters in the ages following made to the Prince doe hould the same manner of lymitation of estate I am perswaded some mystery of good policy to lye hidden therein which as I conceaue may be this or such like The Kings of England thought to conferre vpon their Prince and Heire apparant an estate of fee simple in the lands that they bestowed vpon him for a lesser then an Inheritance had not beene answerable to so greate a dignitie And yet they were not willing to giue him any larger estate then such as should extinguish againe in the Crowne when he came to bee King or dyed for that hee being King should also haue the like power to create the Prince ce of his Heire apparant and to inuest him into that dignitie as he being the father was inuested by his Progenitor For the wisdome of the Kings of England was such as that they would not depriue them selues of that honour but that euery of them might make new Creations and inuestures of the Principalitie to their eldest sonne or next succeeding Heire apparant and that those Lands so giuen vnto the Prince might when he was King be annexed knit and vnited againe to the Crowne and out of the Crowne to be of new conferred which could not so haue been if those Lands had been giuen to the Prince and his Heires generalls for then the Lands so giuen would haue rested in the natural person of the Princes after they came to the Kingdome distinct from the Crown Lands might as the case should happen discend to others then those which were his Heires apparant to the Crowne And herein I do obserue a difference between the Principalitie of Wales giuen to the Prince and the Dutchie of Cornwall giuen vnto him For euery Prince needeth and soe hath had a new Creation and Inuesture But he is Duke of Cornewall as soone as he is borne if his Auncester be then King of England and if not he is Duke of Cornwall Eo instante that his father is King of England as shall be more euidently proued hereafter by matter of Record when I shall come to speak of the Dutchy of Cornwall The said King also by another Charter dated the twentieth of September in the said seauenth yeere of his raigne granted vnto the said Prince all arrerages of rents duties accompts stocks stores goods and chattels remaining in all and euery the said parties due or of right belonging vnto the King and thereupon the Prince accordingly was possessed by virtue of these Charters of all these aforesaid It resteth here that we set down the totall annuall value of the said Principality of Wales by itselfe as it appeareth vpon a diligent survey thereof taken in his fiftieth yeere of the reigne of the said King Edward the Third of England and in the seuen thirtieth yeere of his reigne of France The Suruey of the Principality of Wales is drawne out of a long Record and to avoide tediousnesse the value of the Reuenewes of euery County or Shire is here set downe and then the totall of the whole omitting the particulars of euery Manour Lordship Towne or other profit in euery of the said Counties The setting downe whereof at large would haue been exceeding cumbersome and intricate It is therefore in this manner The Prouince of Northwales The summe totall of the Princes reuenewes in the County or Shire of Carnaruon 1134. l. 16. s. 2. d. ob q. The summe totall of the reuenewes of the Prouince in the County of Anglesey 832. l. 14. s. 6. d. ob q. The summe totall of the reuenewes in the County of Merioneth amounteth vnto 748. l. 11. s. 3. d. ob q. The perquisits and profits of the Sessions of the Iustices of Northwales The summe totall of all the former reuenewes in Northwales amounteth vnto 3041 l. 7. s. 6. d. q. Whereof deducted for the yeerly fee of the Iustice of Northwales and so there remained the summe of 3001. l. 7. s. 6. d. q The Prouince of Southwales The summe totall of the yeerly reuenew of the Prince-in the County of Cardigan 374. l. 11. s. 3. d. q. The summe totall of the yeerly reuenew of the Prince arising in the County of Carmarthen 406. l. 1. s. 7. d. The fee farme of Buelt 113. l. 6. s. 8. d. Montgomery 56. l. 13. s. 4. d. Perquisits and profits of the Sessions of the Iustices of Southwales 738. l. 6. s. 9. d. ob Perquisits of the Courts of Hauerford 41. l. 5. s. 3. d. ob The summe totall of the reuenew in Southwales 1730. l. 4 s. 11. d. ob Out of which deducted for the fee of the Iustice of Southwales fifty pounds there then remaineth 1680. l. 4. s. 11. d. q. The totall of all which the reuenewes of the Principality of Wales cast vp in one intire summe together 4681. l. 12. s. 5. d. q. This Survey was made vpon this occasion as it seemeth after the death of the Prince called the Black Prince the Princesse his wife was to haue her dower to be allotted vnto her out of those Reuenewes which could not bee without an extent and suruey thereof first had by Commissioners thereunto appointed And because the yeerly value of the said reuenewes by reason of the sundry casuall profits thereof were more or
Also there was a Charter of the grant of the lands of the said Principality Earldome of Chester and Flint dated the twenty seuenth of February in the said fift yeere of the said King made vnto the said Prince The said King Henry the seuenth by his Charter bearing date the twentieth day of March in the eight yeere of his reigne did constitute and appoint the said Prince Arthur to bee his Iustice in the County of Salope Hereford Glocester and the Marches of Wales adioyning to the said Shires to enquire of all liberties priuiledges and fraunchises being possessed or claimed or which then after should be possessed or claimed by any person or persons and which were to bee seized into the Kings hands and of all escapes and fellons and those Inquisitions so from time to time to be taken to certifie into the Chancery And by the same Charter gaue him power to substitute and appoint others vnder him for the better execution of the same which after wards by commission was executed accordingly And the said King also by his Charter bearing date the fourteenth of Iune in the eight yeere of his reigne made and constituted the said Arthur Prince of Wales and Gouernor and Warden of the Marches of England towards Scotland and substituted as his Lieutenant and vice-warden vnder him Thomas Earle of Surrey for the due execution thereof Likewise the said King by his letters patents dated the fift day of Nouember in the ninth yeere of his reigne in augmentation of the reuenew of the Prince did grant vnto the said Prince the honor Castle and Lordship of Wigmore and diuers other Castles Mannors and Lands which sometime had beene belonging to the Earledome of March which came to the Crowne by King Edward the fourth who was himselfe Earle of March before he assumed his regall estate To haue and to hold during the pleasure of the King yeelding yeerly the rent of two hundred pounds This Prince was sent into the Marches of Wales for the gouernment of that Country and in the seuenteenth yeere of the reigne of the said King his father had a Councell of very wise and worthy persons assigned vnto him as namely Sir Richard Poole chiefe Chamberlaine of the said Prince Sir Henry Vernon Sir Richard Crofts Sir Dauid Phillips Sir William V dall Sir Thomas Englefield and Sir Peter Newton Knights Iohn Wilson Henry Marian Doctor William Smith President of his Councell and Doctor Charles where not long afterwards the said Prince died in the Castle of Ludlow without issue After the death of the said Prince Arthur King Henry the seuenth by his letters patents dated the eighteenth of February in the 19. yeere of his reigne in Parliament created Henry then his onely soune who after was King Henry the eight and whom before that in the 11 th he had made Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by another Charter of the same yeere Constable of the Castle of Douer to be Prince of Wales and Earle of Chester being then about the age of twelue yeeres to haue and to hold to him and his heires Kings of England for euer being the like limitation of estate and with the like inuesture as in former times had beene accustomed But whether the said King did grant the lands and reuenewes belonging to the said Principality vnto the said Prince Henry or no as hee had done vnto Prince Arthur his brother doth not appeare by any Charter that as yet thereof can be found After the death of King Henry the seuenth the said Prince Henry was King of England by the name of King Henry the eight he had issue a sonne called Henry who dyed very yong hee likewise had issue the Lady Mary afterwards Queene and the Lady Elizabeth our late Soueraigne of most happy memory and lastly Prince Edward the yongest in yeeres who first reigned after the death of his said father by the name of King Edward the sixt But there cannot be found any Charters among the records whereby it may appeare that any of them were created Princes of Wales or whereby any of the reuenewes of the said Principality were giuen or conferred vnto any of them so that it seemeth they were Princes generally by their birth and not Princes of Wales by any creation or investure for in a record of an accompt of the Dutchy of Cornwall in the time of the said Prince Edward he is called by the name of the Prince of England and not by the name of the Prince of Wales And thus much touching the succession or rancks of the Princes of Wales which I haue drawne in an historicall although a plaine and homely manner thereby the better to take away the harshnesse of the particularities of records intermingled therewith which of themselues although they affoord profitable knowledge yet they doe carry with them small delight but also for that the variety of things in those succeeding ages in the sundry occurences and accidents thereof doe yeeld good matter of obseruance and worthy memory representing as it were the English State for the time of more then two hundred yeeres together Now therefore do rest neuerthelesse three things concerning the said Principality to be further considered of First in what manner and order the said Principality and Marches of Wales were gouerned and directed vnder the said Prince Secondly what officers aswell domesticall as others the said Princes had about them and their fees as farre forth as I could come to any certaine knowledge thereof And thirdly an abstract of the reuenewes of the said Principality as they now stand in charge and be esteemed to your Maiesty whereby may bee perceiued what in time past the said reuenewes haue beene and in what case they now stand The manner of the gouernment of the Principality and Marches of Wales THe said Principality being vnder the gouernment of the Princes of the Welsh blood whose ancient patrimony yet remained vntill the Conquest thereof by King Edward the first as before hath beene shewed was guyded gouerned and directed by their owne municipall and homebred Lawes and the Customes of their Country Most of which had their commencement from the Constitutions of one of their ancient Princes called Howell Dah as their Historians haue recorded But being reduced vnder the yoke by the said King Edward he diuided certaine parts of that Territory into Shires as hath beene declared he caused the Welsh Lawes to bee perused some whereof he did allow and approue some others he did abrogate and disanull and in their place appointed new altogether according to the English manner of executing Iustice Hee caused to be deuised ce taine Briefes Writs or formulaeturis and he instituted their manner of Processe pleadings and course of their Iudiciall proceedings All which things doe manisestly appeare by the act of Parliament made at Rithlan in Wales called therefore Statutum Walliae which afore is remembred and when they want a writ of forme
with three other of the said Iustices of Wales who after their Sessions ended are for the most part resident at the Councell and these are ordinary there are diuers extraordinaries both Lords and Knights and such others as are learned in the Lawes and are to be called to Councell when the Lord President shall thinke requisite and euery such of the Councell extraordinary learned in the Lawes when they are called and doe serue there they are allowed their diet for them and their men and sixe shillings eight pence per dum during the time of their Attendance The Officers there seruing to the administration of Iustice as I am informed are these The Clarke of the Counsell the Clarke of the Signet the Register all which were granted to one man by the late Queene Elizabeth and are executed by his deputy the Examiner the Remembrancer the Receiuer of the Fines the Attorney the Solicitor the Porter to whose custody such delinquents as deserue to suffer restraint of liberty are committed c. Two Messengers and a Serieant at Armes And thus much briefly touching the ancient and moderne estate and gouernment of the Principality of VVales and of the Marches of the same Next followeth to be considered according to the former order proposed the ancient and moderne officers of the sayd Principality seruing the Lord Prince and what fees and sallary were allowed vnto them The ancient Officers their names and fees collected out of diuers ancient Accompts were these following In Northwales THe Iustice of Northwales whose ancient fee was vncertain but yet for the most part yeerly his fee was 50. l. howbeit I finde that Sir William Stanley Knight to whom King Henry the seuenth gaue the office of Iustice of Nothwaâ—es for his life he had the yeerly fee of 133. l. 8. s. 8. d. a. â— H. 7. but this seemeth to haue beene of fauor 50. l. The Chamberlaine of Northwales whose ancient fee was yeerely 20. l. The Auditor of Northwales viz. Chester and Flint his ancient fee was 10. l. yeerly with allowance of 10. s. per diem while he was in executing this office and finishing the accompt 10. l. The Comptroller of all pleas fines amerciaments and redemptions or ransomes his yeerly fee was 12. l. 3. s. 4. d. The Atturney for Northwales viz. of the Counties of Carnarvon Merioneth and Anglesey his fee was yeerly 56. s. 8. d. The Supervisor or Surueyor of the Castles Manners Lands Tenements and Hereditaments of the Prince in Northwales his yeerly fee was 10. l. The Constable of the Castle of Carnarvon his fee was vncertaine sometimes 60. l. and sometimes but 40. l. The Captaine of the Towne of Carnarvon his fee was yeerly 12. l. 3. s. 4. d. and some times one man had both the offices of Constable of the Castle and Captaine of the Towne hauing 60. l. yeerly for both the offices 12. l. 3. s. 4. d. There were allowed sometime vnto the said Constable and Captaine 24. Souldiers for the safe custody of the Castle and Towne and euery of them was allowed 4. ds per diem amounting in the whole vnto 146. l. by the yeere 146. l. The Porter of the Gates of the said Towne of Carnarvon whose fee was yeerly 3. l. 10. d. The Constable of the Castle of Conway his fee was yeerly sometimes 40. l. and sometimes 50. l. The Captaine of the Towne of Conway had for his yeerly fee 12. l. 3. s. 4. d. and most commonly he that was Constable of the Castle was also Captaine of the Towne 12. l. 3. s. 4. d. There were also allowed to the said Constable and Captaine 24 souldiers for the safe custody of the said Towne and Castle and euery of them was allowed 4. d per diem amounting yeerly to 146. l. The Keeper and Porter of the Gates of Conway his fee was 4. d. per diem The Constable of the Castle of Hardlaigh in the County of Merioneth his fee yeerly was 26. l. 13. s. 4. d in some accompts he was allowed 50. l. which I thinke was for â—oth offices of Constable and Captaine 26. l. 13. s. 4. d. There were also allowed 24 souldiers for the guard of the said Towne and Castle of Hardâ—aigh their wages amounting yeerly to 146. l. The Constable of the Castle of Bewmarisse his yeerly fee was 40. l. The Captaine of the Towne of Bewmarisse his yeerely fee was 12. l. 3. s. 4. d. There were also 24. souldiers allowed for the guard of the said Towne and Castle of Bewmarisse euery of which were allowed 4. d. per diem amounting to 146. l. The Porter or Keeper of the Gate of Bewmarisse had for his fee 9. l. 2. s. 6. d. The chiefe Forrester of the Forrest of Snowdon his fee. 11. l. 8. s. The office of the Steward of the Townes of Newborough and Roffaire his fee was yeerly 10. l. The Marshall and Keeper of the Iustice house in the Towne of Carnarvon his yeerly fee was 26. s. 8. d. The Clarke of the great Sessions I finde not There was a Court of Exchequer of the Princes reuenewes for Northwales holden in the Castle of Carnarvon in which Court there were certaine fees allowed for expences of parchment paper bagges for money and for portage of mony and such other small charges which were variable according to the occasions and times Southwales THe Iustice of Southwales whose ancient fee was yeerly 20. l. at some times 40. l. The Auditor of Southwales his ancient fee was yeerly 40. l. but sometimes his fee was but 20. l. and 5. s. per diem whiles he exercised his office The Atturney of South wales who had yeerly for his fee 8. l. 13. s. 4. d. The Constable and Vsher of the Castle of Carmarthen whose yeerly fee was 20. l. The Sherife of the County of Carmarthen whose yeerly fee was 50. s. The Steward generall of the Comets of the County of Carmarthens fee 6. l. 13. s. 4. d. The Clarke of the County Courts and small Sessions in the County of Carmarthen his yeerly fee 40. s. The Cryer of the County Courts and small Sessions in the said County whose fee is yeerly 6. s. 8. d. The Steward of the Welsh Courts in the County of Carmarthen his fee 6. l. 13. s. 4. d. The office of the Penkeys in the Comets of Widegada and Elvet fee 4. s. The Steward of the VVelsh Courts of Widegada and Elvet his yeerly fee 3. l. 6. s. 8. d. The Clark of the VVelsh Courts of Widegada and Elvet whose yeerly fee 6. s. 8. d. The Bailiffe itinerant for Carmarthen whose yeerly fee was 5. l. The Bailiefe itenerant for Gantree whose yeerly fee was 6. l. 13. s. 4. d. The Constable of the Castle
Parchment Inke and other necessaries spent in the Exquerer at Carnaruon and for bags to put money in 1. l. 10. s. For expence of Bayliffes Itinerant bringing the Writs for collecting of the money by the Receiuers 1â— s. Summa totalis of Carnaruon is 303. l 19. d The Constable of the Castle of Bewmarris and Captaine of the Towne whose yeerely fee was 26. l. 13. s. 4. d. The Steward of Mâ—ney whose fee was yeerely 5. l. The Steward of Rossaire whose fee was yeerely 20. s. Summa totalis Anglesey 32. l. 13. s. 4. d The Constable of the Castle of Hardleigh whose fee is yeerely 50. l. The Auditors whose yeerely fees are 61. l. 18. s. 4. d. And for their charges they are allowed 90. l. The Receiuer whose yeerely fee and allowance for portage of money 30. l. 1â— s. 6. d. The Surueyoâ— whose-yeerely fee is 20. l. The Woodward whose yeerely fee is 10. l. Summa totalis for Merioneth 262. l. 16. â— 10. d. The totall summe for North-Wales 599. l. 8. â— 5. South-Wales The Protonotary and Clarke of the Crowne in the Counties of Cardigan Carmarden Pembrooke and the Towne of Hauerford-west whose fee is 40. s. The 〈…〉 in the Counties of 〈…〉 Cardigan Pembrooke Brecknock and Radnor whose yeerely â—eeis â— l. 13. s. 4. d. The Stewards of the Welsh Courts whose yeerely fee is 6. l. The Sheriffe of Cardigan whose fee is 5. l. Summa totalis of Cardigan 21. l. 13. s. 4d The Chamberlaine and Chancellor of Carmarden whose yeerely fee is 35. l. 11. s. 8. d. The Cryer of the great Sessions holden in the Counties of Carmarden Cardigan and Pembrooke whose fee is 6. s. 8. d. The Constable of the Castle of Carmarden whose yeerely fee is 20. l. The Steward of the Welsh Courts of the Countie of Carmarden whose fee is 10. l. The Iustices of the Counties of Carmarden and Cardigan their yeerely fee is to each of them 50. l. and they are allowed for their dyet in the times of their great Sessions 40. l. There is paid yeerely to the Protonotary and Clarkes of the Crowne for their trauell in making and ingrossing the estreats of the great Sessions 5. l. Summa total is Carmarden 215. l. 19. s. 8. d. The present reuenue of the Principality of Wales as the same was in charge before the Auditors this last yeere past viz. 44 Elizabeth The Farme and yeerely rents certaine of the Mannors Lands and Tenements in the Countie of Carnaruon amounteth vnto 423. l. 3. s. 4. d. ob q. The casuall profits thereof 76. l. 19. s. 9. d. ob Summa totalis is 500. l. 3. s. q. The Farme and yeerely rents certaine of the Mannors Lands and Tenements in the County of Anglesey 398. l. 19. s. 11. d. q. The casuall profits thereof 26. l. 10. s. 10. d. Summa totalis is 425. l. 10. s. 9. d. q. The Farme and yeerely rent certaine of the Manners Lands and Tenements in the Countie of Merioneth 202. l. 9. s. ob q. The casuall profits 60. l. 16. s. 10. d. Summa totalis is 263. l. 5. s. 10. d. ob q Summa totalis of North-Wales yeerely amounteth vnto 1138. l. 19. s. 8. d. q. South-VVales The Farme and rents certaine of the County of Cardigan amounted to 213. l. 2. s. 2. d. The casuall profits thereof 86. l 9. s. 2. d. Summa totalis is 299. l. 11. s. 4. d. The Farme and rents certaine of the County of Carmarden amounted to 185. l. 6. s. 3. d. ob The casuall profits 180. l 11. s. 7. d. Summa totalis is 376. l. 17. s. 10. d. ob The summe totall of South-Wales 676. l. 9. s. 2. d. ob The yeerely summe totall being cast vp together amounteth vnto 1865. l. 8. s. 10 d. ob q The charges aboue specified and other issuing all manner of waies out of the same reuenues amount to 530. l. 6. s. 7. d. Which being deducted out of the former totall summe of 1865. l. 8. s. 10 d. ob q. there doth rest cleere the yeerely summe of 1335. l. 2. s. 3. d. ob q. Whereby may be obserued that the reuenue of the Principalitie of Wales in the time of Prince Edward called the blacke Prince almost three hund'ed yeeres agoe without deductions amounted to 4681. l. 12. s. 5. d. q. is now worne and wasted to the summe of 1865. l. 8. s. 10 d. ob q. and with the ordinary deductions and Reprizes taken out of it at this present in charges fees to officers and other reprizers is brought to the summe of 1335 l. 2. s. 3. d. ob q. Which smal sum also as the reuenue was to Queen Elizabeth was much lessened for that a greater summe in the whole amounting yeerely to 1789. l. 3. s. 2. d. which did partly arise by reason of the allowance of the dyet of the Councell of the Marches being yeerely 1106. l. 13. s. 4. d. The fees of the Barons of the Exchequer in Wales being officers of the Principalitie of Wales the Auditors fees Woodwards fees Receiuers fees Surueyors fees and for the portage of money was charged as well vpon this reuenue of the Prince as vpon other lands and reuenues belonging to the Crowne within the seuerall Counties of Wales And so much of the Principality of Wales THE SECOND PART CONTAINETH THE DVTCHY OF CORNEWALL The second part of this reuenue appertaining to the Prince is that which ariseth vnto him out of the Dutchie of Cornewall and belongeth vnto him as Duke of Cornewall THe vttermost part of this Island towards the West stretching it selfe by a long extent into the Ocean is called the County of Cornewall lying ouer against the Dutchie of Britaine in France The people inhabiting the same are called Cornishmen and are also reputed a remnant of the Britaines the ancient Inhabitants of this land they haue a particular language called Cornish although now much worne out of vse differing but little from the Welsh and the language of the Britaine 's in France which argueth their originall to haue beene out of one Nation This Territorie was anciently reputed a Dukedome but a little before and also after the Norman Conquest it was an Earledome and so continued vntill the eleuenth yeere of King Edward the Third at which time it was of new constituted a Dutchie and the first Dutchie that was erected in England after the said conquest Such as were Earles thereof in ancient time before the erection of the said Dutchie were for the most part of the bloud Royall amongst whom many being memorable there was as most ancient Richard Earle of Cornewall the elect Emperour or King of the Romanes brother to King Henry the Third but his posterity dying without issue it came againe to the Crowne in the daies of King Edward the First who conferred the said Earledome vpon Edward the Prince his sonne sirnamed of Carnaruon who being King conferred the
Tynners in that County amounted vnto the summe of 14. l. 2. s. 8. d. Forraine Counties The issues and profits of the forraine Minnors which doe lie out of the said Counties of Deuon and Cornwall in other the Counties of England 958. l. So that the whole reuenew of the said Dutchy of Cornwall without reprizes amounted vnto 10095. l. 11. s. 9. d. q. But to the intent it may appeare what are the Castles Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments now or lately belonging vnto the said Dutchy and how the present reuenewes thereof do rise I will here enter into the particularity thereof as they were accompted for to Queene Elizabeth in the fourth and fortieth yeere of her reigne which is the last accompt extant Cornwall Mannors in the County of Cornwall 1 The Mannor of Rylaton of the yeerly rent of 7. l. 12. s. 4. d. 2 The Mannor of Clymesland of the yeerly rent of 60. l. 7. s. 2. d. 3 The Mannor of Helston of the yeerly rent of 67. l. 3. s. 10. d. 4 The Mannor of Liskerd of the yeerly rent of 64. l. 6. s. 10. d. 5 The Mannor of Tybefta of the yeerly rent of 33. l. 2. s. 4. d. q. 6 The Mannor of Tywaruaile of the yeerly rent of 22. l. 2. s. 7 The Mannor of Tallyskydy of the yeerly rent of 5. l. 12. s. 8. d. 8 The Mannor of Penninayne of the yeerly rent of 7. l. 14. s. 7. d. 9 The Mannor of Calestock of the yeerly rent of 60. l. 4. s. 6. d. q. 10 The Mannor of Trematon of the yeerly rent of 52. l. 9. s. 5. d. ob 11 The fee of Trematon of the yeerly rent of 2. l. 5. s. 12 The Mannor of Refflormell of the yeerly rent of 33. l. 15 s. 1. d. ob 13 The Mannor of Penkneth of the yeerly value of 4. l. 18. s. 6. d. ob 14 The Mannor of Peulyn of the rent of 6. l. 18. s. 6. d. ob 15 The Mannor of Tewynton of the rent of 38. l. 12. s. 7. d. ob q. 16 The Mannor of Helston in Kerier of the rent of 56. l. 5. s. 6. d. ob q. 17 The Mannor of Tyntagell of the rent of 36. l. 6. s. 6. d. 18. The Mannor of Moresk of the rent of 32. l. 9. s. 9. d. The Mannors in the County of Cornwall newly annexed by King Henry the eight vnto the said Dutchy in liew of the honor of Wallingford and were in times past parcell of the possessions of the Priory of Trewardreth in the County of Cornwall 19 The Mannor of Anstell of the yeerly rent of 5. l. 3. s. 6. d. 20 The Mannor of Fentrigan of the rent of 3. l. 13. s. 4. d. 21 The Mannor of Trewenuen of the rent of 9. l. 11. s. 7. d. 22 The Mannor of Crediock of the rent of 10. l. 19. s. 6. d. ob 23 The yeerly farme of the Mannor of Fowye 39. s. 2. d. 24 The Mannor of Porthea Prior of the rent of 7. l. 10. s. 10. d. The summe totall of these annexed Mannors belonging sometimes to the Priory of Trewardreth 38. l. 17. s. 11. d. ob The Mannors in the County of Cornwall annexed vnto the said Dutchy in liew of the honor of Wallingford which were sometimes parcell of the Priory of Launceston 25 The farme of the Mannor of Carvidon Prior of the yeerly rent of 19. l. 15. s. 9. d. 26 The Mannor of Clymesland Prior of the yeerly rent of 7. l. 15. s. 10. d. 27 The Mannor of Treworgy of the yeerly rent of 8. l. 19. s. 7. d. 28 The farme of the Mannor of Stratton of the yeerly rent of 7. l. 5. s. 8. d. 29 The farme of the Mannor of Bucklawren of the yeerly rent of 21. l. 14. s. 8. d. 30 The farme of the Mannor of Eastway of the yeerly rent of 7. l. 5. s. 8. d. 31 The farme of the Mannor of Bonialvay of the yeerly rent of 7. l. 15. s. 32 The farme of the Mannor of Boyton of the yeerly rent of 4. l. 17. s. 2. d. The summe totall of these Mannors which were sometimes parcell of the Priory of Trewardreth 85. l. 7. s. 10. d. ob q. The Mannors of the County of Cornwall which lately were the Lands of the Marquesse of Exceter and annexed vnto the Dutchy of Cornwall in liew of the honor of Wallingford and S. Valeries 33 The Mannor of Crosthole of the rent of 28. s. 7. d. 34 The Mannor of Port Pighan of the rent of 55. s. ob q. 35 The fee farme of the Mannor of Portlow of the yeerly rent of 15. l. 16. s. 10. d. ob 36 The fee farme of the Mannor of Northill 26. s. 3. d. 37 The fee farme of the Mannor of Laudreyn 49. s. 10. d. 38 The Mannor of Tregameere of the rent 4. l. 17. d. 39 The Mannor of Trelugan of the rent of 6. l. 17. s. 9. d. 40 The Mannor of Trevarven Courtney 19. l. 15. s. 3. d. 41 The Mannor of Leighdurrant of the rent of 22. l. 9. s. 7. d. Now aliened away from the said c. 42 The fee farme of the Mannor of Tinton 63. l. 6. s. 7. d. The Receiuer accompted for 13. l. 6. s. 8. d. Summa totalis 130. l. 2. s. 5. d. q. The Boroughs in Cornwall 1 The Borough of Liskerd of the rent of 18. l. 2 The Borough of Grampound 12. l. 11. s. 4. d. 3 The Borough of Helston in Kerier 6. l. 13. s. 4. d. 4 The Borough of Bossymy 11. l. 16. s. 9. d. q. 5 The Borough of Lostwythiell of the rent 11. l. 19. s. 10. d. ob 6 The Borough of Camelford of the rent 4. l. 5. s. 4. d. q. 7 The Borough of Saltash of the rent 18. d. 8 The Borough of Launceston of the rent 10. l. 8. s. 8. d. 9 The Borough of Eastlow of the yeerly value of 20. s. The summe totall of the rent of the Boroughs in Cornwall 93. l. 15. s. 4. d. ob The Hundreds in the County of Cornwall and the profits thereof belonging to the said Dutchy 1 The Hundred of Kerier the issues were 8. l. 5. s. 2 The Hundred of Pewith the issues 3. l. 19. s. 6. d. 3 The Hundred of Powder the issues 10. l. 4. s. 5. d. 4 The Hundred of Pyder the isues are 9. l. 8. s. ob 5 The Hundred of East the issues whereof 4. l. 3. s. 4. d. 6 The Hundred of West the issues were 8. l. 5. s. 4. d. 7 The Hundred of Stratton the issues 58. s. 8. d. ob 8 The Hundred of Trigshire the issues 5. l. 1. s. 4. d. 9 The Hundred of Lesâ—ewith the issues 58. s. Summa totalis of the Hundreds amounteth 55. l. 3. s. 8. d. The Profits of the office of the Sheriffe which are casuall and vncertaine and not accompted for vpon the last Receiuers accompt The profits of the Hauenor the profits of whose office were this last yeere 38. l. 5.
s. 8. d. The office of the Feodary the profits whereof were this last yeere 36. l. 7. s. 5. d. ob The summe totall whereof amounted vnto 74. l. 13. s. 1. d. ob The profits of the Stanneries in Cornwall The issues of the foure Stannerie Courts in the said County of Cornwall viz. Of Tywarvaile 4. s. 9. d. Of Blackmore 4. l. 15. s. 9. d. Of Fowymore 8. s. Of Pewith in Kerier 10. l. 9. s. 4. d. Summa totalis 15. l. 17. s. 10. d. The farme of the toll of Tynne in the Lordships of Helston in Kerier Tywarvaile and Tewyngton 20. l. 6. s. 8. d. The fines for license giuen to the Tiâ—ners for the coynage of their Tynne after the coynages appointed namely for such Tynne as then was not ready to be coyned at the set time of the coynage that is of euery hundred weight of Tynne so coyned besides the ancient duty for the coynage which amounteth in the whole to the summe of 84. l. 15. s. 5. d. There are also fines imposed for the making and casting vp of Tynne deceiptfully if any such be found and there are also forfeitures of Tynne being sold before the coynage thereof wherewith the receiuer is charged and doth answer vpon his accompt when any such profit doth arise The coynage of Tynne in the County of Cornwall at the foure Mart Townes viz. Truro Liskerd Lostwithiell and Helstow with the profits thereof did this last yeere amount vnto 2502. l. 10. s. 9. d. Summa totalis for the profit of the Tynne in Cornwall the last yeere 2623. l. 9. s. 8. d. There was also paid by the Patentees of the preemption 2000. l. the last yeere which is not now expressed because the Patent thereof is repealed and giuen vp The Fee-farme of the Islands of Sylley lying in the Sea by west the lands end in Cornewall is yeerely 20. l. The whole reuenue of the Duke of Cornewall was this last yeere 3713. l. 18. s. Deuon The Fee-farme of the Citie of Exceter and of the Castle there yeerely 22. l. 15 s. The Mannor of Lydford of the yeerely rent of Assise 9. l. 7. s. 1. d. For the Maior of Lydford for the issues of his office yeerely 1. l. 13. s. 10. d. Of the Mannor of the Borough of South Teyng yeerely 10. l. 19. s. 7. d. ob q. The Mannor Borough and other profits in Breadinch this last yeere amounted to 70. l. 9. d. The issues of the Forrest of Dartmore 46. l. 19. s. 10. d. ob The issues of the Stannery in the County of Deuon as followeth The issues of the foure Stannery Courts viz. Plympton Tâ—â—â—stocke Aisberton and Chagford amounted this last yeere vnto 35. s. 2. d. The White rent which is a rent yeerely paid by the Tynners of Deuon viz. 8. d. for euery Tynner they being fourescore and seauenteene in number amounteth vnto 44. s. 8. d. For the Coynage of Deuon in the seuerall townes of coynage there viz. Chagford Aisberton Plympton and Tauestock 98. l. 17. s. 11. d. ob q. Summe totall for coynage of Tynne in the Countie of Deuon 102. l. 17. s. ob q. For the issues of the Riuer of Dartmouth receiued of the Maior of Dartmouth by way of farme yeerely 14. l. 14. s. 4. d. The reuenue of the Dutchie of Cornwall in forraigne shires as followeth The Mannor of Meere in the Countie of Wilts the yeerely rent is 89. l. 15. s. 10. d. ob The Mannor of Fordington in the County of Dorâ—â—t yeerely 74. l. 4. s. 1. d. ob The Mannor of Currymallet in the County of Sommerset yeerely 15. l. 11. s. 6. d. ob The Fee-farme of the Citie of Couentry yeerely 50. l. The Mannor of Shipton in the County of Berke yeerely 29. l. 11. s. 11. d. The Mannor of old Shorne in the Countie of Sussex yeerely 7. l. 5. s. 10. d. The Mannor of Kensington in the Countie of Surrey yeerely 27. l. The Mannor of Framsdon and Pethont in the Countie of Suffolke 26. s. 8. d. The issues of the honour of Parkehamsted amounteth yeerely to 59. l. 11. s. 10. d. ob The Farme of Wood in the Mannor of Berkhamsted called Berkhamsted frith 28. l. Of the issues of the Lordship of Kirton in the Countie of Lincolne with the Soke there yeerely 188. l. 8. s. ob q. The summe totall of the issues and profits of the Dutchie of Cornewall in forraigne shires 570. l. 8. s. 6. d. ob q. The Farme of the Woods of diuers Mannors parcels of the said Dutchie the last yeere was 6. l. 17. s. 4. d. The Woodward is to account yeerely for wood sales with the said Dutchie which is a casuall profit and as the same falleth out vpon wood sales made The summe totall of the reuenues of the said Dutchie of Cornewall in the whole yeerely was 4569. l. 12. s. 2. d. q. So that it appeareth by the foresaid accounts and Records that the said Dutchie of Cornewall now or lately did consist of tenne seuerall Castles which in ancient time both for building were very stately and for scituation very strong but now they are all either vtterly ruinated or declining to decay and ruine Of Parkes parcell of the said Dutchie there were in ancient time about the number of nine and one Chase or Forrest all being of large extent and replenished with Deere but now they are almost all disparked and the Deere spoiled and destroyed The said Dutchie hath or lately had therein about fifty three Mannors many of which are of great yeerely rent of assize and of antient Boroughs and Townes there are within the said Dutchie to the number of thirteene of speciall name and regard There belong to the said Dutchie as parcell thereof nine seuerall Hundreds of which premisses the said Dutchie doth consist To make an estimate of the yeerely value of the said Dutchie concerning all the reuenue thereof as by the said accounts and records appeareth may amount to aboue the summe of 4387. l. 3. s. 7. d. ob but the certaine yeerely value by reason it consisteth of great casuall profits cannot well bee drawne to a consideration annuall The charges and reprizes which were paid out of the reuenues of the said Dutchie and wherewith the same this last yeere was charged are these which follow The Receiuer whose yeerely fee is 41. l. The Constable of the Castle of Lanceston 13. l. 6. s. 8. d. The Fee of the Feodary and Escheator 9. l. 2. s. 6. d. The fee of the Controller of the coynage in the said Counties of Deuon and Cornewall with the charges of the Goale of Lostwithiell is yeerely â—â— â— The fee of the Steward of the said Dutchie in the Countie of Cornewall 26. l 13. s. 4. d. The Steward of the Borough of Breadinch in the Countie of Deuon and of all the Mannors of the said Countie of Deuon belonging to the said Dutchie 20. l. The fee of the Forrest of Dartmore is yeerely 6.