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 Commons
Woods Under-woods Rents Services Reversions Court-Leets Views of Franck-pledge Chattels waved Strays free Warrens and all and singular the said premises with the Appurtenances except before excepted to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City of London and to their Successors for ever To be holden of us and our Heirs and Successors as of our Mannour of East-Greenwick in our County of Kent by fealty only in Fee-Soccage and not in Chief for all services and demands whatsoever We give also and for the consideration aforesaid do by these Presents grant to the said A Grant of all the Rents c. of the Premises from Michael was without accompt Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City of London all the Issues Rents Revenues and profits of the said Mannour Messuages Lands Tenements and all other the premises with their Appurtenances coming and growing from the Feast of S. Michael the Archangel last past hitherto to have the same to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of our gift without accompt or any other thing to us our Heirs or Successors by any means therefore to be given paid or made And furthermore of our ample Grace we will and for us our Heirs and Successors do by these Presents grant to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens and to their Successors that we our Heirs and Successors will yearly for ever discharge acquit and save harmless as well the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens and their Successors as the said Mannours Messuages Lands Tenements and all other the premises with their Appurtenances and every part thereof against us our Heirs and Successors and against whatsoever The King to save the City harmless against Corodies c. persons concerning all and all manner of Corodies Rents Fees Annuities sums of Money and charges whatsoever by any means giving out or to be paid out of the premises or to be charged thereupon Saving the services hereby reserved Saving the services above by these presents reserved and the demises and grants by any means made for terms of life or years of the premises or any parcel whereupon the old Rent and more is reserved and shall be due yearly during the terms aforesaid and besides the Covenants in those Demises and And the yearly Fee-farm Grants being And saving 10 l. by the year of the Antient Farm for the Town of Southwark aforesaid by the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens due in our Exchequer yearly to be paid and payable willing and by these presents by streight Injunction commanding as well our Chancellor and General Overseers and Councel of our said Court of Augmentations and Revenues of our Crown and all Receivers Auditors and others our Officers of ours or of our Heirs whatsoever for the time being That they and every of them upon the only shewing of these our Letters Patents or of the Inrolments of the same without any other Writ or Warrant from Us or our Heirs by any means to be obtained and prosecuted shall make and cause to be made unto the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City of London and their Successors full power and due allowance and manifest discharge of all such Corodies Rents Fees Annuities and sums of Money whatsoever going out or to be paid out of the premises or thereupon charged or to be charged except before excepted And these our Letters Patents and the Inrolment of the same shall be yearly and from time to time a sufficient Warrant and discharge as well to the said Chancellour and General Overseers and to our Councel of our said Court of Augmentations and Revenues of our Crown as to all Receivers Auditors and other Officers and Ministers of ours our Heirs and Successors whatsoever for the time being in this behalf We will also and by these presents do grant to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City of London that they may and shall have these our Letters Patents in due manner made and sealed under our Great Seal of England without fine or Fee great or small to Us in our Hamper or elsewhere to our use to be by any means given paid or made although express mention be not in these presents made of the true yearly value or of the certainty of the premises or of other gifts or grants of Us or by any our Progenitors to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens before this time made any Statute Act or Ordinance provision or restraint thereof made ordained or provided to the contrary or any thing cause or matter whatsoever in any thing notwithstanding In witness whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made Patents witness my self at Westminster the 23. day of April in the fourth year of our Reign We have also seen the Letters Patents of our most dear Father Lord James late King of England c. made in these words James by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. To all to whom our present Letters Patents shall come greeting Whereas our beloved the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of our City of London time out of mind have had exercised and ought and have accustomed themselves to have and exercise the Office Conservation of the Thames of Bailiff and conservation of the water of Thames to be exercised and occupied by the Mayor of the same City for the time being during the time of his Mayoralty or by his sufficient Deputies in upon and about the water of Thames that is to say from the Bridge of the Town of Staynes in the County of Middlesex and toward the Extent of the Mayors Jurisdiction on the Thames â—ast unto London-Bridge and from thence â— a certain place called Kendall otherwise â—nland otherwise Yeenleet towards the Sea and East and in Medway and in the Port of Medway â—e City of London aforesaid and upon whatsoever Bank and upon every Shore â—d upon every Wharf of the same water â— Thames within the limits and bounds aâ—resaid and in upon and about all and â—ery of them And also for all the time Fees and profits â—resaid have had and taken and ought â—d have accustomed to have and take to â—eir own proper use by the Mayor of the â—e City for the time being during the time of his Mayoralty or his sufficient Deputies all wages rewards fees and profits belonging to the same Office of Bailiff And whereas the said Mayor and Commonalty The Mayor c. to have the Office of measuring Coals and grain and Citizens from all the time aforesaid have had and exercised the Office of measurer and measuring of all Coals and grain of whatsoever kind And also of all kind of Salt and all kind of Apples Pears Plums and other Fruit whatsoever and also all kind of roots eatable of what kind Salt Apples c. soever and of Onyons and 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
Guild-Hall of the said City as by the said Act fully appears We will and for us ouâ— heirs and successors ordain and constitute thâ—â— from time to time and in all future times â—here be and shall be a certain Office Clerk and his Fees of the Clerk of the Court of Requesâ— aforesaid And that there be and shall be from time to time and in all future times one fit person to be named and appointed by the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City assembled in Common Council of the same City or the greater part of them to be a Clerk of the same Court to make write enter and register Warrants Precepts Process Acts Orders and Executions of that Court And for labour and Attendance to have and receive his fees and wages expressed in a Schedule annexed to these presents And that there be from time to time and in all future times shall be a certain Office of Beadle of Beadle and his Fees the Court of Requests aforesaid to be named and appointed by the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City assembled in Common Council of the same City or the greater part of them To summon all such persons to appear in the same Court to answer to such like persons as are appointed in the said Act of Parliament and to serve and execute Warrants Precepts and Process of the same Court and to receive for his labour in the same Office the Wages and Fees expressed in a certain Shedule hereunto annexed And whereas divers Burglaries Felonies Roberies clandestine Stealings and Thefts of Goods Jewels Apparel and Houshold-stuff and other things are daily committed within our City of London and liberties of the same to the grievous damage of some of our Subjects inhabiting there or in the parts adjoyning We for the better discovery of such like offenders and of things so lost will and for Us our Heirs and Successors by these presents do ordain grant and constitute that from henceforth for ever within Register of Brokers of Pawns c. the said City of London and the liberties of the same there be and shall be a certain Office of Register of all and for all sales and pawns made or to be made to retailing Brokers within the said City and liberties of the same and for any Goods Jewels Apparel Houshold-stuff and other things so to be sold or pawned by any persons and for Us our Heirs and Successors We now do give and grant by these presents the same Office to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City and their Successors to have and exercise the said Office by them or their Officer Deputy or Minister or Officers Deputies or Ministers first to be allowed and admitted thereto by the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City assembled in Common Council of the same City for the time being or the greater part of them And that it may and shall be lawful for the said Mayor and Citizens of the said City and their Successors and their Deputy or Deputies Officer or Officers to demand take or have and rerain in their power to the use of them the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City the Wages and Fees expressed in a certain Schedule annexed to these presents without any account or any thing else to be rendred or made to us our heirs or successors And further we do give and grant to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City and their Successors that it may and shall be lawful to the Citizens of the same City and any of them for the time being to expose and hang in and over the Citizens may hang out Signs Streets and Ways and Alleys of the said City and Suburbs of the same Signs and posts of Signs affixed to their Houses and Shops for the better finding out such Citizens Dwellings Shops Arts or Occupations without impediment molestation or interruption of us our heirs or successors or any Officers or Ministers whatsoever of us our heirs or successors And whereas Lord Henry the eighth late King of England c. by his Letters Patents bearing date at Westminster the 13th day of January in the 28th year of his Reign amongst other things for him and his successors did give and grant to the said Bethlem and its Charter Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City and their Successors the keeping ordering and governing of the House and Hospital of him the late King called Bethlem situate without and near Bishopsgate of the said City of London and all Mannors Lands Tenements Possessions Revenues and Hereditaments whatsoever and wheresoever lying and being belonging and appertaining unto the same Hospital or House called Bethlem and made and constituted by the same his Letters Patents these the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London and their Successors Masters Keepers and Governours of the said House and Hospital called Bethlem and of the said Mannors Lands Tenements and other Premises belonging to the same House or Hospital To have hold and enjoy the said Custody Order and Government of the said House or Hospital called Bethlem And the said manner Lands Tenements Possessions Revenues Hereditaments belonging to the same House and Hospital called Bethlem To the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City and their Successors for ever to the uses and intents which are in and upon the Foundation ordered and provided by the said late King his Heirs or Successors And that the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City of London and their Successors might be better able to support the but then and expences of the poor in sustaining the House House of the Poor in West-Smithfield called the House of the Poor in West-Smithfield and other burthens assigned and appointed to the same Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City and their Successors by Indenture mentioned to be made between the said late King and those the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City in the said letters Patents As by the same his Letters Patents amongst other things more fully appears Know ye that we from our Soul affecting and intimatley desiring to support and establish the said works for us our Heirs and Successors do grant and confirm to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City and their Successors the said Custody Ordering and Government of the said House and Hospital called Bethlem and all Mannors Lands Tenements Possessions and Revenues whatsoever and wheresoever lying and being belonging and appertaining to the same House and Hospital called Bethlem And do make ordain and constitute by these presents Mayor c. Governors of Bethlem those the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City and their Successors Masters Keepers and Governors of the said House and Hospital called Bethlem and of the said Mannors Lands Tenements and
other the premises belonging to the same House and Hospital called Bethlem To have hold and enjoy the said Custody Ordering and Government of the same House and Hospital called Bethlem and of the said Mannors Lands Tenements Possessions Revenues and Hereditaments belonging to the same House and Hospital called Bethlem To the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City and their Successors for ever to the same uses intents and purposes as in the said Letters Patents of Lord Henry the eighth are before mentioned ordained and appointed Willing moreover and for us our heirs and Successors we do declare and ordain That the said House or Hospital of Bethlem or the Mannors Lands Tenements Possessions Revenues and Hereditaments belonging and appertaining to the same That the Lands be not imployed to other uses House or any part thereof be not delivered converted or disposed to any other use than to the charitable works now and applied in the same Hospital And further for Us our Heirs and Successors We will and by these presents do declare our good pleasure and do charge and command the same Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City and their Successors that they do not deliver That no Leases of Hospital-Lands be Let for above 21 years or grant the said Mannors Lands Tenements Possessions Revenues belonging to the same house or Hospital or any part of them for any term or terms of years exceeding the number of one and twenty years to commence from the time of the making of such like grant or Lease in possession and not in Reversion reserving half of the yearly value at the least of such Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments so leased and granted yearly to be paid during the said term to the said Mayor and Commonalty and their Successors to the uses intents and purposes above mentioned And moreover for Us our Heirs and Successors we grant and give special licence to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London and their Successors that it shall and may be lawful to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of London and their Successors to purchase and receive and hold to them and their Successors of any person or persons whatsoever five Acres of Land situate lying and being in the Parish of St. Giles's in the Fields in our County of Middlesex and now or late in the tenure or occupation of Margaret Pennell or Licence to purchase five Acres of Land in St. Giles in the Fields her Assigns although the same five Acres or any part of them be held of us in Capite by Knights service To have to the same Mayor and Commonalty and the Citizens of the said City and their Successors for ever And also we give Licence and Power by these presents to all and singular persons whatsoever that they or any of them may be able to give and grant the said five Acres of Land and every parcel thereof with its appurrenances to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens and their Successors although the same five Acres of Land or any parcel thereof be held of us in Capite by Knights Service The Statute of putting of Lands and Tenements in Mortmain notwithstanding or any other Statute Act Ordinance Orders Restitution made published ordained or provided to the contrary or any other thing cause or matter whatsoever in any thing notwithstanding And this without any Inquisition by pretence of any Writ or Mandate to be made presented or taken and to be returned into the Chancery of us our heirs and successors or elsewhere Willing that the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City and their Successors by reason or occasion of the premises shall not be oppressed molested disquieted or grieved in any thing by Us our Heirs and Successors or by the Justices Sheriffs Escheators or other Bailiffs Officers or Ministers of Us our Heirs or Successors The Statute of not putting Land into Moâ—tmain or any other Statute Act or provision to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding We nevertheless declare it to be our Royal pleasure by these presents for Us our Heirs and Successors that the said Mayor and Commonalty and That the Mayor c. may build on the said five Acres without Licence Citizens or their Successors or any other person or persons by the assent and consent of the same Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens shall build and erect without the Royal Licence of Us our Heirs or Successors in that behalf first had and obtained any Houses Edifices or structures upon the premises or any parcel thereof And as we or our predecessors by distinct Letters Patents made to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City of London and their predecessors have given and granted as in the said Letters Patents mentioned to be given and granted to them Licence and power of purchasing having and receiving to them and their Successors divers Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments to divers distinct yearly values or sums expressed in the same Letters Patents more fully appears the Statute of not putting Lands in Moâ—tmain notwithstanding We will now and declare do to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City grant for Us our Heirs and Successors by these presents that these our Letters Patents or any grant thing or matter contained in the same shall not be reputed or judged to bepart or par cel of such yearly value or sum to which as aforesaid they have been made capeable able to purchase And further we will and by these presents for Us our Heirs and Successors do grant unto the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London and their Successors that these our These Létters Patents and the Inrollment to be good without confirmation Letters Patents and the inrollment of the same shall be in and through all things firm valid good sufficient and effectual in Law towards and against Us our Heirs and Successors as well in all our Courts as elswhere within our Kingdom of England without any confirmations Licences or tolerations to be procured or obtained of Us our Heirs or Successors by the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London and their Successors Notwithstanding that any writ or writs ad quod damnum hath not issued or is not returned before the making of these our Letters Parents and notwithstanding the misnaming or not rightly or certainly naming or ill reciting or not reciting the said Messuages Lands Tenements Offices Liberties Authorities Priviledges Immunities Quittances Jurisdictions and all and singular other the premises above hereby granted or confirmed or mentioned to be granted or confirmed or any part or parcel of them and notwithstanding the not finding or ill or not right or certain finding of Office or Offices Inquisition or Inquisitions of the premises above hereby granted or confirmed or mentioned to be granted or confirmed or any