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A93109	Of corporations, fraternities, and guilds. Or, a discourse, wherein the learning of the law touching bodies-politique is unfolded, shewing the use and necessity of that invention, the antiquity, various kinds, order and government of the same. Necessary to be known not only of all members and dependants of such bodies; but of all the professours of our common law. With forms and presidents, of charters of corporation. / By William Shepheard, serjeant at law.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1659 (1659)	Wing S3195; Thomason E1912_2; ESTC R203559	65,245	193

moderate Fines c as is before set downe in the like cases And so to continue to make voyd the election c as before All which said Fines so to be set and imposed We will and grant by these presents for us c shall be and shall remaine and belong unto and shall be put into the possesion and seisin of the Mayor and Comonalty of the said City for the time being and their Successors to be levied and taken by warrant under their Common Seale and by distress and sale of the goods and Chattells of the severall persons so refusing or denying as aforesaid if such Goods and Chattels may be found within the City Libertyes and Precincts aforesaid rendring to the partyes the overplus or by any other wayes or lawfull meanes whatsoever to the only use of the said Mayor and Comonalty of the said City of N. and their Successors without any account to be rendred made or done to us or our Successors for the same And further of our more ample grace c We do by these presents for us c. Grant and That they shall not serve in Iewries Confirme to the said Mayor c. That the Citizens of our said City or any of them shall not at any time hereafter be distrained or compelled to go out of the said City or the Libertyes or Precincts thereof to serve upon or touching any pleas Assises Juries or Inquests to be taken unlesse the same do concerne us or our Successors or the Comonalty of the said City as hath been there accustomed And we do likewise by these presents for us c. Grant unto the said Mayor and Comonalty of our said City of N. and their Successors That the Mayor and Recorder of the said City or either of them for the time being shall by vertue of these presents have power to take Conuzance of Record and duely to enrole any deed or Deeds in writing made or to be made by any Conuzance of Deeds person or persons whatsoever Marryed Women excepted of for or touching any Lands Tenements Rents Hereditaments Debts Goods and Chattells whatsoever within the said City and the Libertyes and Precincts thereof which Acknowledgment and Enrolement there shall be and shall be adjudged reputed and taken to be as good and valid in the Law as if the same had been taken or acknowledged before any other person or persons authorized to take the acknowledgment of Deeds or Writings and inrolled in our Court of Chancery or in any other our Courts of Record c. And further know ye that we for the Government of oursaid City and for the well-fare of the Citizens Tradesmen and Inhabitants thereof do by these presents for us c. Give or Grant to the said Mayor and Comonalty of our said City and their Successors That the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Assistants c. Or the Mayor and any eight or more of the Aldermen and 12. or more of the Assistants of our said City of N. for the time being shall from time to time and at all times hereafter have full power and Authority at any Common Councell to be held within the said City under the Common Seale to make free Citizens To make Freemen of the said City and Libertyes thereof And that no person or persons whatsoever other then such Free Citizens shall hereafter use any Art Trade Mistery or manuall occupation within our said City the Libertyes and Precincts thereof saving in the times of the Faires there to be kept and during the continuance of such Faires only And in case any person or persons whatsoever not being free Citizens of our said City as aforesaid shall at any time hereafter use or exercise any Art Trade Mystery or manuall occupation or shall by himself themselves or others sell or expose to salo any manner of Merchand●ze or Wares whatsoever in any house shop place or standing within the said City or the Libertyes precincts thereof no faire being then kept in the said City and shall persist therein after warning to him or them given or left by the appointment of the Mayor of the said City for the time being at the place or places where such person or persons shall so use or exercise any Art c. or shall sell or expose to sale any Wares or Merchandises as aforesaid then it shall be lawfull for the Mayor of the said City for the time being to cause such Shop-Windows to be shut up And also to impose such reasonable fine c not exceeding 10. s. every time c. And the same Fine and Fines so to be imposed to levie c as before And further we do by these presents for us and our Successors Grant to the Mayor and Comonalty of our said City That they and their Successors be for ever persons able and capable and shall have power to purchase have take Mortmaine and possesse in Fee simple Lands Tenements Rents and other possessions within or without the same City to them and their Successors for ever so as the same exceed not the yearly value of 1000. l. a yeare the Statute of Mortmaine or any other Law to the contrary notwithstanding Power to let Lands And the same Lands Tenements c. or any part thereof to demise grant Lease set over assigne and dispose at their own will and pleasure ●nd to make seale and accomplish any Deed or Deeds Lease or Leases evidences and writings for or concerning the same or any part thereof which shall happen to be made and granted by the said Mayor and Comonalty of the said City for the time being And further know ye c. That we of our more ample Grace c. Have given c. and by these presents for us c. do give and grant to the said Mayor c. and their Successors that the said Hospitall of our said City commonly called c. And the poore people there be and from thenceforth and for ever shall be governed and ruled by the Mayor c. of the said City and their Successors and that the said Mayor c. and their Successors be and shall be Masters and Governours thereof And we have Willed c. And by these presents for us c. do will that the Mayor c. together with the poore of the said Hospitall for the time being shall from henceforth and forever hereafter be continued and remaine one body Politick c by the name of the Master and poore people c As in other Cases for Corporations And that they and their Successors for ever may seek for and improve have enjoy and possesse And may Grant and demise all and singular Lands and Tenements Profits Hereditaments Goods Chattells and Rights whatsoever now belonging and which shall or may hereafter belong to the said Hospitall upon trust that all the same be employed for the benefit of the poore there as formerly and not otherwise And also we will for us

of c. Have ordained and granted And by these presents do grant That the same City For a City or Town Town and Parish of G. from henceforth for ever shall and may be and is hereby made tuted and Ordained to be for ever a free Burrough and Village of it self And that all and singular the Inhabitants of the same City and Town and the Parishes thereof and their Successors from henceforth and for ever may and shall be one Body Corporate and Politick in Deed Action and Name of the Mayor and Aldermen of the Burrough of G. in the County of G. Or thus That the same Mayor Cominalty and City shall for ever hereafter stand and be Incorporated established and founded in name and in Deed a Body Politick and Corporate to have continuance for ever by the name of the Mayor and Aldermen c. And that they by the said name shall and may have power ability and capacity to grant let acquire and get sue and be sued and to do perform and execute all and every other lawful Act and thing good necessary and profitable for the said Incorporation in as full and ample manner to all Intents Constructions and Purposes as any other Incorporation or Body Politick or Corporate fully and perfectly founded and Incorporated may do And We do erect make ordain create constitute and declare for Us and Our Successors the same to be one Body Corporate or Politick in Deed Action and Name really and fully by these presents Or for an Hospital thus That For an Hospital the same Governors and Hospital shall for ever hereafter stand and be Incorporated established and founded in name and in deed a Body Politick and Corporate to have continuance for ever by the name of the Governours of the Hospital of c. And that the said Governours may have a perpetual succession And by that name be and shall be and continue persons able and capable in the Law from time to time c. Or thus And that for the maintenance and continuance of the said Hospital c. And that the same may take the better effect That the said persons c. be one Body Corporate and Politick to have perpetual Succession for ever to endure We do by these presents for ever hereafter fully and really Incorporate c. to have capacity and ability to take c. This part of the Charter hitherunto is the main part as that wherein all the necessary Clauses of the Charter And wherein the five things of the essence thereof as we have shewed is comprehended That which followeth is not so essential It is usuall to give the limits and bounds of the Corporations by some such words as these That all the houses and buildings Lands Water Water-courses soyl and ground scituate lying and being within the City or Town of G. and the Parishes within the same from henceforth and for ever are and shall be within the limits metes bounds and Jurisdiction of the said City of G. and the Incorporation aforesaid Or thus We declare and appoint That the said City of G. and of the Corporation and the compasse precincts and limits thereof and the Jurisdiction of the same shall from henceforth extend and reach itself and may and shall be able to extend it self as well in length and breadth as in circuit to such and the like bounds and limits as the same from the time whereof the memory of man c. hath extended itself that is to say From c. Or thus That the Limits and Jurisdiction of the said Corporation shall be as followeth that is to say c. And as to this we are to know 1. That the Lo. Pro. cannot extend it to prejudice any other man's interest but however it is very good and safe to describe it by some such like words as before 2. It may be enlarged beyond its former limits and something more united to it There are divers other Clauses besides the words of Incorporation usually inserted into Charters for Corporations The which we shall name by particulars and then give our Observations upon them as they lye It is usual to insert the Clause To Sue or be sued to Licence and authorize the Corporations to sue and be sued by some such like words as these And that they by the name of Mayor and Cominalty of G. may sue and be sued implead or be impleaded before any Judge in any Courts or places that are or shall be within this Nation and in all manner of Suits and Actions whatsoever and of what nature soever the same shall be As to which we shall observe Observation That this Clause is needlesse in Law For this power to sue and be sued is incident to every good Corporation and yet it is not amisse to expresse it It is usual to put in a Clause To hold in Mortmain that they may buy and hold Lands Goods and Chattels to this purpose And that the said c. and Successours shall be for ever persons able and capable to purchase have take and possess in Fee-simple Lands and Tenements Rents and other possessions whatsoever within or without the same City or Corporation to them and their Successours for ever without any other Licence so as the same exceed not the yearly va●ue of 200 l. a year the Statute of Mortmain or any other Law to the contrary notwithstanding As to this we observe 1. That by this Licence to Observ alien there is no power added or given nor is it needfull for they may do it without leave And this Clause is therefore superfluous for it is incident to the Corporation And this Body may buy sell give and grant take and have as well as any natural body or single man by Law may so do 2. Onely this for Land of Inheritance if the Corporation purchase of this without License of the Lo. Pro. it is in danger to lose the Land upon the Statute of Mortmain therefore this Clause is necessarily to be inserted by some such like words as those before spoken of It is usuall to insert a power Common Seal to make keep and use a Common Seal by some such like words as these And we further will c. That the said Mayor and Cominalty for the time being and their Successours shall have and enjoy for ever a Common Seal wherein shall be engraven the Name and Arms c. whereby the same Corporation shall or may seal any manner of Instrument touching the same Corporation Or the Mannors Lands Tenements Hereditaments Annuities Goods Chattels and other things thereunto belonging And which they may make and use for the doing of all things in any wise touching or concerning the same Incorporation And that it shall be lawfull for them and their Successours at any time hereafter to break alter or change the same at their pleasure It is usual in these Charters The Order of Government by way of

and granted or mentioned to be given and granted to the Citizens and Inhabitants of our said City sometimes by the Names of the Citizens of the City of N. Sometimes by the Name of the Maior and Citizens of N. Sometimes by the Name of the Maior Bayliffs and Commonalty of the city of N. Sometimes by the Name of the Maior and Commonalty of N. Sometimes by the Name of Maior Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of N. And by divers other Names as by their several Letters Patents Charters Grants Writings and Muniments amongst other things may more fully appear And whereas since the taking away of Arch-Bishops Bishops Deans Deans and Chapters by Authority of Parliament the Maior and Commonalty of our said city of N. by the name of Maior and Commonalty of Our said city have at their great charge purchased to them and their Successors amongst other things a Tenement within the same city commonly called Guild-Hall together with the Prison and Prison-house there being Guild-hall Prison part of the said Guild-Hall with their Ap●urtenances late parcel of the possessions of and belonging and appertaining to the late Bishops of N. And also all Wastes lying and being within the said c●ty and all Fairs and Markets usually holden and taken and kept within the said City and the benefits and profits Commodityes and advantages thereof And all and Courts all manner of Courts Court-Leeres views of Frankpledge and whatsoever thereunto belongeth Courts-Baron and Courts of Pleas and all other Courts usually holden and kept within the said City And all Fines Issues and Amercements as well at the said Courts and every of them as at the Assises and Sessions of the Peace Fines Issue Amercements holden and to be holden for the County of W. and payable or happening from time to time to be payable by any of the Inhabitants of the said City and the Power and Priviledge to hold and keep the aforesaid Courts and every of them from time to time And to Award and Issue the accustomed Writs and Process to be awarded out of the said Courts which should from thenceforth beare Teste in the name of the Major of the said City for the time being and the said Courts to be kept by the said Major or Recorder or by the Steward or Bay liffe of the said Major and Commonality and their Successors for the time being and such other Officers of the said Mayor and Commonality and their Successors for ever to be from time to time attendant upon the said Courts to serve and execute the Writs and Process and other matters and things in the said Courts as were usually attendant upon the said Courts in the time of the said late Bishops of N. And power to distraine Distresse for all Rents and summes of money payable by reason of the said premisses and all other remedyes and meanes for the having receiving levying and enjoying the said premisses and every part thereof And also all Waives Estrayes Deodands and goods of Felons happening and Waives Estrayes c. being within the same City And all summe and summes of money to be paid as a Post-Fine or Post-Fines upon any Fine or Fines from time to time to be levied of any Lands or Tenements Post-Fines within the same City And all Lands Tenements Mills Meadowes Rents Courts Faires Markets Royalties Services Annuityes Libertyes Franchises Priviledges Immunityes and other possessions and Hereditaments whatsoever of what nature or condition whatsoever scituating lying and being happening arising or comming The Bishops Lands within the said City of N. and the Libertyes thereof which at any time within 10 years before the beginning of the Parliament begun the third day of November 1640 were belonging to the late Bishop of N. or his Predecessors late Bishops of N. or his Assignes as parcell of the possessions of the late Bishoprick of N. As by their deed of Purchase thereof bearing date the 17th day of November 1647. and in the 23. yeare of the Raign of the late King Charles and inrolled of Record in our Chancery at Westminster in our County of Middlesex may more fully appeare All and every which premisses in the said Deed of Purchase specified were amongst other things by the said late King Charles by and with the advice of the Parliament of England then sitting at Westminster aforesaid confirmed to the said Mayor and Comonalty of our said City of N. and their Successors by the Letters Pattents of the said late King Charles under the great seale of England bearing date at Westminster the 19th day of Ianuary in the 24. yeare of his Raign as by the said Letters Pattents remaining also of Record in our said Court of Chancery relation being thereunto had may more fully appeare And whereas the now Mayor and Comonalty of our said City of N. have humbly besought us to be gratiously pleased to grant ratifie and confirme unto them and their Successors all and singular the aforesaid premisses and all and every the Libertyes Priviledges Franchises Rights Royaltyes Free-Customes Jurisdictions Preheminencies advantages emoluments and Immunityes Lands Tenements and Hereditaments aforesaid and all and every other like Libertyes Priviledges Franchises Rights Royalties Free-Customes Jurisdictions Preheminences Advantages Emoluments and Immunityes whatsoever heretofore granted or mentioned to be granted to the said Mayor and Comonalty or to the Citizens of the City by their severall names of Incorporation or any of them or otherwise howsoever or to the late Bishop or Bishops of N. within the said City or with any Circuit of ground in or adjoyning to the said City called the close of N. and which have heretofore been lawfully enjoyed by them or either or any of them respectively by Prescription or grant or any other Title whatsoever with alterations additions and Explanations as we should think fit And further that the said close of N. might be united and annexed to the said City and be subject to the same Government of the same City And that the said Mayor and Comonalty and their Successors may hold exercise and enjoy such and the same Libertyes Priviledges Franchises Rights Royaltyes Free Customes Jurisdictions Immunityes within the said Close as they have or ought to have within the said City Know ye therefore that we at the humble Petition of the now Mayor and Commonality of The new Grant our said City of N. and for divers other good causes and Considerations Us hereunto moving and of our speciall Grace certaine knowledge and meere motion have granted ratified and confirmed And by these presents for sand our Successors do give grant ratifie and confirme and approve to the said Mayor and Comonalty * c the aforesaid Tenement * c Expresse their names as before the Prison house * c And the aforesaid Faires and Markets * c And the aforesaid Courts * c And all Fines Issues and Amercements as well at the said Courts and every of

them as at the Assises or Sessions of the Peace holden and to be holden for the said County of W. and payable or happening from time to time to be payable by any the Inhabitants of or within the same City And also all and every the powers All the Franchises they have had and Authorityes herein before mentioned for the holding and keeping of the aforesaid Courts and every of them from time to time and to Award and Issue the accustomed Writs to be issued and awarded out of the said Courts and the same to beare Teste in the name of the Mayor of the said City for the time being and the said Courts to be kept by the said Mayor or by the Recorder of the said City for the time being or by the Steward or Baylieffe of the said Mayor and Comonalty and their Successors for the time being And that such other Officers of the said Mayor and Comonalty and their Successors for ever shall be from time to time attendant upon every of the said Courts to serve and execute the Writs and processe and other matters and things in the said Courts as were usually attendant thereupon in the time of the said late Bishops of N. as aforesaid And also the aforesaid power to distraine for all Rents and other summes of money payable by reason of the said premisses And all other lawfull remedyes and meanes for the having receiving levying and enjoying the said premisses and every part thereof And also all Waiffes Est●aies Deodands and goods of Felons happening and being within the said City And Felons goods Waiffes c. also all and every summe and s●mmes of money to be paid as a Post Fine or Post Fines upon any Fine or Fines from time to time to be levied of any Lands Tenements or Hereditaments within the said City And also all and every Post-Fines such other Mannors Lands Tenements Mills Meadows Feedings Rents Courts Faires Markets Royaltyes Services Annuityes Libertyes Franchises Priviledges Immunityes and other possessions and Hereditaments whatsoever as the Mayor and Comonalty aforesaid or any of their Predecessors have at any time or times heretofore by whatsoever name or names of Incorporation had held used or enjoyed or now do hold use and enjoy to them and their Successors of Estate of Inheritance by reason or pretext of any Grant or Grants Charter or Charters or Letters Pattents by any the late Kings or Queens of England heretofore granted or confirmed either to them the said Mayor and Comonalty and their Successors or to any the late Bishop or Bishops of N. or by any other lawfull Right Title Customes Usage or Prescription whatsoever although the same or any of them have been forfeited or lost And although the same or any of them are not in these presents particularly expressed and in certaine named and specified To have hold and enjoy all and singular the premisses to the said Mayor and Comonalty of the said City of N. and their Successors for ever And moreover We will and Extent of the Limits by these presents for Us and our Successors do grant appoint and declare that the said City of N. and the Compasse Precincts and Limits thereof and the jurisdiction of the same shall from hence forth extend and reach it self and may and shall be able to reach forth and extend it self as wel in length as in breadth as in here set forth the limits of the Corporation Rendring the old Rents Circuit to such and the like bounds metes and limits as the same from the time whereof the memory of man c hath extended it self that is to say from the end c. Rendring and paying therefore yearely to Us and our Successours such and the like Rents Services summes of money and demands as have been heretofore rendred or paid unto us for the same Wherefore we will and by these presents for us and our Successors do firmely enjoyne and command that the aforesaid Mayor and Comonalty of the City aforesaid and their Successors shall and may freely and quietly have hold use and enjoy the aforesaid Libertyes Authorityes Jurisdictions Franchises Rights Royaltyes Priviledges Generall words Exemptions and Quittances Lands Tenements and Hereditaments aforesaid according to the Tenor and Effect of the aforesaid Letters Patents Prescriptions and Customes and of this our Letters Patents of Grant and Confirmation without the lett hinderance or Impediment of us or our Successors or of any our Justices Sheriffs Escheators Bayliffes or other Officers or Ministers of Us or our Successours whatsoever And that the said Mayor and That the Officers of the Lord Protector do not disturb them Comonalty of the City aforesaid or their Successors or any of them in the free use and enjoyment of the premisses or of any of them by Us or our Successours or by any of them shall not be hindred molested or in any wise disturbed We also willingly and by these presents commanding and requiting as well the Treasurer Commissioners of the Treasury Chancellour and Barons of the Exchequer at Westminster for the time being and all other the Justices of Us and our Successors as also our Atturney and Sollicitor generall for the time being and all other Officers and Ministers whatsoever of Us and our Successors That neither they That no Officers shall molest the Corporation for any thing past nor any of them shall make or cause to be made mentioned or prosecuted any Writt or Summons of Quo Warranto or any other Writt or process whatsoever against the aforesaid Mayor Comonalty of the City aforesaid or their Successours or any of them for any causes things matters offences clayme or usurpation by them or any of them heretofore unduely claymed used attempted had or usurped before the day of the date of these presents Willing also and by these presents for us and our successors commanding and requiring That the Mayor and Comonalty of the City aforesaid or their Successours or any of them by any of the Persons Justices Officers or Ministers aforesaid in or for the undue use Clayme or Usurpation of any other Libertyes Franchises or Jurisdictions within the City aforesaid or the Limits or Precincts thereof before the day of the date of these presents shall not be molested or disquieted or compelled to answer to them or any of them And whereas also in and by a certain Grant or Charter of the late King Iames made and granted to the said Mayor and Comonalty of the said Recitalls of Charters City of N. and their Successors bearing date at Westminster the second day of March in the 9th year of his Raign over England And in and by one other Grant or Charter made by the late King bearing date at C. the 17 of August in the 6th yeare of his Raign or by one of the said Charters it is amongst other things granted and confirmed to the Mayor and Comonaltyes of our said City and their Successors that

are in The Frame of the Corporation the said City there should be one Mayor one Recorder 24 Aldermen and eight and fourty Assistants Now for as much as we are informed that our said City of N. is lesse populous then heretofore whereby Trade and Commerce there is of late decayed so that the aforesaid number of Aldermen and Assistants there cannot with Conveniency to the present Government of the said City be had and continued as in times past We therefore for us and our Successors do will ordaine and grant to the Mayor and Comonalty of our said City of N. and their Successors by these presents that for the better Government of our said City Libertyes and Precincts thereof The Officers to be in the Corporation there shall be for ever hereafter within the said City a Mayor and Recorder 15. Aldermen and 24. Assistants to be nominated chosen and sworne as is herein after mentioned who shall be for ever hereafter called the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of N. And that there shall be for ever hereafter two Chamberlaines one Bayliffe one Town-Clark one Coroner A Clarke of the Market foure high-Constables thirteene sub-Constables and three Serjeants at the Mace within the said City to be chosen in manner and forme herein after mentioned And of our like spetiall grace certaine knowledge and meere motion we do by these presents for us and our Successors Will Ordaine Declare Constitute grant and appoint that the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Assistants of our said City of N. for the time being And they which The making of the Corporation hereafter shall be the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Assistants within the same and their Successors for ever hereafter be and shall be by force of these presents one body Corporate and politique in Deed Fact and Name by the name of the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of N. And them by the name of the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of N. One body politique and Corporate in Deed Fact and name We do for us and our Successours really and fully create ordaine make Constitute and confirme by these presents And that by the same name of the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of N. they may have perpetuall Succession And that they and their Successours for ever by the name of the Mayor Comonalty of the City of N. be shall be forever hereafter persons able and in Law capable to have get receive and possesse Lands Tenements Rents Liberties Jurisdictions Franchises and Hereditaments to them and their successors in Fee-simple or for terme of life lives or years or otherwise and also goods and Chattells and also other things of what nature kind or quality soever And also to give grant let set and assigne the same Lands Tenements Hereditaments Goods and Chattells and to do and execute all other things about the same by the name aforesaid And also that they be and shall be for ever hereafter persons able and in Law capable to plead and be impleaded answer and be answered unto defend and be defended in all or any the Courts of Sue and be Sued us and our Successors and other places whatsoever And before any Judges Justices and other person or persons whatsoever in all and all manner of Actions Suits Complaints Demands Pleas Causes and matters whatsoever of what nature kind or quality soever in the same and in the like manner and forme as other people of England being persons able and in Law capable may plead and be impleaded answer and be answered unto defend and be defended by any Lawfull waies or meanes whatsoever And that the said Mayor and Comonalty of the City of N. and their Successors shall and Seale may for ever hereafter have one Common Seale to serve for the sealing of all and singular their affaires matters and businesses touching and concerning the said Corporation And that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Mayor and Comonalty of the said City of N. and their Successours at their will and pleasure from time to time to break change and alter and new make their said Common Seale when and as often as to them it shall seeme most convenient And further know ye that we have The present Officers named assigned named ordained and constituted And by these presents for Us and our Successors do assigne name ordaine and constitute our well beloved W. S. now Mayor of our said City of N. to be the present Mayor of our said City And that he the said W. S shall remaine and continue The Mayor in the Office of Mayor there untill another fit person shall be chosen and sworne into the said office according to the usage and custome of the said City and as in and by these presents is hereafter mentioned and directed And we have assigned named ordained and constituted And by these presents do assigne name ordaine and constitute create and declare our well beloved H. ● Esq to be the present Recorder of The Recorder our said City to do and execute all things which unto the office of Recorder of the said City doth or may any w●y appertaine and belong And also we have assigned named constituted and made and by these resents do assigne name constitute and make our wellbelowed I. I. I. A. c Citizens and Inhabitants of our said City of N. to be the present 15. The Aldermen Aldermen of our said City And also we have assigned named constituted and made And by these presents do assigne name constitute and make our well-beloved N. B. S. R. c. Citizens and Inhabitants of the said City of N. to be the present 24. Assistants of the said City Assistants And also we have assigned chosen named and constituted our well-beloved A. G. D. M. Citizens and Inhabitants of the said City to be the Chamberlaines present Chamberlaines of the City aforesaid And we have assigned named constituted and appointed and by these presents do assigne name constitute and appoint our well-beloved Th. C. one other of the said Citizens there to be the present Bayliffe of our said City who shall continue in that office untill another fit person Bayliffe be chosen and sworne in his place And also we have assigned chosen named and constituted our well-beloved E. F. R. W. S. N. and I. L. Citizens and Inhabitants of the High-Constables said City to be the present High-Constables of the said City who shall continue in that office of High-Constables of the said City untill other fit persons be chosen and sworne in their places And also we do assigne choose nominate and constitute our well-beloved D. R. L. T. c also Citizens and Inhabitants of the said City to Sub-Constables be the present sub-Constables of the said City who shall continue in the said office untill other fit persons be chosen and sworne in their places And also we have assigned

that no Officer of ours shall disturb them therein under any pretence whatsoever Not onely for their future but for their present enjoyment thereof Saving to all Persons Bodies Saving to strangers Politike and Corporate their Heirs and Successors all such Right Title and Claim Possession Rents Services Commons Emoluments Interest in and to any thing which is theirs save onely the Franchises aforesaid in as ample manner as if this Charter had not been made Nevertheless We will and declare that the Proviso Incorporation to be founded by this Charter shall not at any time hereafter do or suffer to be done any thing by means whereof the Lands Tenements or Hereditaments Stock Goods or Chattels thereof such as have been setled to pious or charitable uses shall be wasted or misimployed contrary to the Trust and Intent of the Founders thereof And that such and no other construction shall be made hereof then that which may tend most to advance Religion Justice and the publike good and to suppress all Acts and Devices to be invented and put in ure contrary thereunto And lastly We do for us c. grant that this present Charter shall pass without Fine or Fee Fine or Fee in the Hamper In witness c. FINIS NOTES OF Another President OLIVER Lord Protector c. Whereas the Bridge of our Village of M. in our county of B. over the Water of Thames there going is of great use to our people for carriages c. and the same was used to be repaired by the charge of a certain Fraternity and Guild now dissolved c. And that they were used to have certain sums of money to help to the repair thereof And had certain Customs Profits and Liberties granted by H. 6. And whereas Q. Eliz. 7. Marcii 24. Eliz. by her Letters-Parents for the Recital of Patents better repair of this Bridge made the same Village a free a free Village of it self and the Inhabitants of the same Village and their Successors Inhabitants there Incorporate by the name of Guardians of the Bridge and the Burgesses and Commonalty of the Village of M. in the county of B. And have use and enjoy divers L●berties Priviledges Jurisdictions Franchises and Preheminences by the said Letters-Patents to them and their Successors for ever as by the said Letters-Patents c. And whereas our beloved Subjects to the Nnow Guardians of the Bridge c. of the Village of M. aforesaid have humbly besought us that we would grant to them our Regal Grace and Bounty And that we for the better Government and publick good of the said Village that the said Guardians of the Bridge c. into one Body-corporate or Politick by our Letters-Patents would ratifie approve and confirm or anew constitute create and make the same as to us shall seem best We therefore considering the Premises and that the said Village of M. is an antient and populous Village to and through which there is frequent coming and going by our subjects and over the same Bridge And being willing that for ever hereafter an undoubted and certain manner and order be had and held within the Village aforesaid for the keeping of the Peace and for the good Government of our People there And to the end it may for ever hereafter remain a Village of peace and quiet to the fear and terrour of the evil and the reward of the good And that our peace be maintained and kept And to the end the said Bridge be from time to time well and sufficiently repaired without delay And hoping that if the Guardians of the Bridge c. of the Village aforesaid and their Successors may enjoy by our Grant greater Liberties and Dignities that then they will put themselves forth to the uttermost to do us and our Successors service And that they will account themselves the more obliged to us Of our special grace certain knowledge and meer motion have willed ordained constituted and granted And for us and our heirs and successors will c. declare That our said Village be and remain for ever hereafter a free Village of it self And that the said Guardians of c. and their Successors be for ever hereafter and shall be by vertue of these Presents one corporate and Politick Body in Deed and Name by the name of the Guardians of the Bridge the Burgesses and Commonalty Name of the Corporation of the Village of M. in the Village of M. in the county of B. And them by the name of the Guardians c. in the county of B. one corporate and Politick-Body in Name and Deed really and to the full for us our heirs and successors do make ordain grant constitute and confirm declare and create by these Presents and that by this Name they shall have a perpetual succession And that To have take buy sell they and their Successors by the name of the Guardians c. b● and shall be at all times hereafter a Person able and in Law capable to have get receive and possess Laws Tenements Liberties Priviledges Jurisdictions Franchises and Hereditaments to them and their successors in Fee-simple or for term of life lives or years or otherwise And also Goods and Chattels and all other things of what kind nature or quality soever As also to give grant let set and assign the same Lands Tenements Hereditaments Goods and Chattels and do and execute all other things by the name aforesaid And that by the name of Guardians c. they may sue and be sued c. As in the first President Mutatis Mutandis And moreover Number of Burgesses and Officers we will and by these Presents for us and our successors grant to the aforesaid Guardians of the Village aforesaid that there be and shall be in the Village aforesaid 11 Burgesses Inhabitants of the Village aforesaid and there resident in the Form as by these Letters-Patents is hereafter specified to be chosen and made of which said 11 Burgesses two shall be Guardians and two shall be Bridg-Overseers who shall have the care of the repair and maintenance of the Bridge of the Village of M. aforesaid and of the good Government Order and correction of the Burgesses and Inhabitants of the Village aforesaid And for the better execution of our said Pleasures and Grants on this behalf we have assigned named constituted and made And by these Presents for us c. do assign c. our beloved W. I. H. B. c. Inhabitants of the Village aforesaid to be by vertue of these our Letters-Patents the first Burgesses of Presens Burgesses the Village aforesaid and that every one of them shall be and remain in the Office of a Burgess of the said Village as long as he shall live and inhabit within the said Village if he be not before removed or discharged from the said Office every one of which for his evil behaviour or unfit being we would have to be removeable at the pleasure of the Guardians