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25._o unto_o the_o guild_n of_o the_o city_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o city_n of_o 18._o london_n as_o appear_v by_o divers_a book-case_n as_o well_o shall_v the_o common_a law_n exclude_v they_o from_o enjoin_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o charter_n to_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o prisage_n the_o four_o sort_n of_o citizen_n be_v those_o which_o be_v both_o citizen_n sort._n and_o freeman_n and_o do_v reside_v and_o keep_v family_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o they_o be_v not_o continue_v citizen_n at_o such_o time_n as_o the_o bulk_n be_v break_v and_o the_o ship_n unlade_v for_o they_o be_v disfranchise_v before_o these_o citizen_n likewise_o shall_v not_o enjoy_v the_o exemption_n grant_v for_o the_o discharge_n of_o the_o payment_n of_o prisage_n insomuch_o that_o they_o be_v not_o continue_v citizen_n at_o that_o time_n as_o the_o prisage_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v the_o five_o sort_n of_o citizen_n be_v those_o which_o be_v both_o citizen_n sort._n and_o freeman_n and_o have_v their_o family_n and_o dwell_n in_o london_n and_o do_v continue_v citizen_n at_o such_o time_n as_o prisage_n aught_o to_o be_v take_v now_o citizen_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v the_o real_a proper_a and_o natural_a citizen_n intend_v by_o this_o charter_n which_o be_v to_o be_v discharge_v of_o prisage_n and_o therefore_o a_o woman_n which_o be_v a_o citizen_n of_o this_o kind_n howsoever_o she_o can_v bear_v office_n in_o the_o city_n as_o a_o citizen_n be_v yet_o intend_a by_o the_o charter_n and_o yet_o also_o in_o some_o case_n citizen_n of_o this_o kind_n shall_v not_o be_v intend_v within_o the_o word_n of_o this_o charter_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o mayor_n and_o commonalty_n have_v a_o joint_a stock_n of_o wine_n come_v into_o the_o port_n of_o london_n now_o prisage_n shall_v be_v take_v of_o these_o wine_n not_o withstand_v that_o every_o of_o they_o in_o their_o proper_a person_n citizen_n both_o residentiâ_fw-la familiâ_fw-la 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solùm_fw-la &_o semper_fw-la and_o also_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v jus_o possessionis_fw-la and_o jus_o proprietatis_fw-la and_o the_o one_o without_o the_o other_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n and_o therefore_o if_o a_o citizen_n and_o foreigner_n be_v joint_a merchant_n for_o wine_n now_o the_o wine_n of_o these_o joint_a merchant_n shall_v not_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o prisage_n insomuch_o that_o the_o citizen_n have_v not_o a_o sole_a property_n in_o they_o and_o it_o may_v not_o be_v distingnish_v which_o of_o the_o wine_n belong_v unto_o the_o citizen_n and_o which_o to_o the_o foreigner_n because_o of_o their_o joint_a interest_n but_o if_o two_o citizen_n be_v joint_a merchant_n or_o tenant_n in_o common_a of_o wine_n now_o these_o wine_n shall_v be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o charter_n to_o be_v discharge_v of_o prisage_n because_o they_o be_v the_o wine_n of_o the_o citizen_n of_o london_n according_a to_o the_o word_n and_o intent_n of_o 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foreigner_n and_o have_v not_o any_o absolute_a property_n in_o the_o wine_n and_o if_o one_o citizen_n of_o london_n that_o have_v wine_n abroad_o come_v into_o england_n do_v make_v a_o foreigner_n his_o executor_n and_o die_v and_o this_o foreign_a executor_n do_v employ_v the_o stock_n that_o come_v of_o these_o wine_n so_o return_v home_o after_o the_o death_n of_o he_o that_o set_v they_o forth_o and_o wine_n be_v return_v home_o now_o howsoever_o these_o last_o wine_n so_o return_v into_o england_n be_v asset_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o executor_n and_o in_o appellation_n be_v the_o good_n of_o the_o first_o citizen_n yet_o they_o be_v such_o wine_n as_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o discharge_n of_o prisage_n within_o the_o word_n of_o the_o charter_n because_o these_o wine_n come_v in_o 5._o as_o it_o be_v upon_o a_o new_a contract_n and_o if_o a_o citizen_n do_v buy_v wine_n with_o a_o intent_n that_o a_o foreigner_n upon_o their_o come_n home_o shall_v have_v these_o wine_n now_o these_o wine_n shall_v not_o be_v discharge_v of_o prisage_n and_o this_o deceit_n of_o buy_v they_o by_o a_o citizen_n shall_v not_o any_o way_n avail_v he_o no_o more_o than_o if_o a_o citizen_n buy_v cloth_n in_o london_n for_o a_o foreigner_n he_o shall_v defeat_v the_o custom_n of_o foreign_a buy_v and_o foreign_a sell_v to_o avoid_v the_o forfeiture_n of_o they_o so_o the_o wine_n which_o a_o foreigner_n buy_v of_o a_o citizen_n or_o that_o a_o citizen_n buy_v of_o a_o foreigner_n shall_v not_o be_v discharge_v of_o prisage_n within_o the_o word_n of_o the_o charter_n because_o they_o be_v not_o the_o wine_n of_o a_o citizen_n always_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o lade_n of_o they_o until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o unlade_v of_o they_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o case_n concern_v repair_n of_o wharfe_n and_o dock_n termino_fw-la sancti_fw-la mich._n anno_fw-la regni_fw-la jac._n regis_fw-la 7._o in_o the_o king_n bench._n cornelius_n fish_n chamberlain_n of_o london_n distrein_v the_o good_n of_o one_o walter_n keate_n for_o a_o pain_n assess_v by_o the_o common_a council_n of_o london_n and_o all_o the_o matter_n appear_v upon_o the_o return_n of_o the_o sheriff_n of_o london_n which_o be_v very_o long_o but_o to_o this_o effect_n they_o return_v the_o usage_n and_o power_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n to_o make_v by_o law_n by_o their_o common_a council_n and_o that_o puddle-dock_n near_o pauls-wharfe_n be_v a_o ancient_a place_n for_o lade_n and_o unlade_v of_o ship_n boat_n and_o lighter_n and_o that_o it_o be_v in_o decay_n and_o that_o for_o reparation_n of_o it_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o every_o ship_n that_o shall_v be_v load_v and_o unload_v there_o shall_v pay_v a_o penny_n for_o every_o load_n and_o that_o every_o carman_n for_o every_o load_n which_o he_o shall_v carry_v from_o thence_o shoul_n pay_v a_o penny_n and_o that_o the_o say_v walter_n keate_n have_v carry_v divers_a load_n wâ—ich_a according_a to_o the_o rate_n of_o one_o penny_n for_o every_o load_n do_v amount_v to_o the_o value_n of_o ten_o shilling_n and_o that_o the_o city_n do_v grant_v this_o assessment_n to_o the_o chamberlain_n in_o recompense_n of_o the_o charge_n which_o â—e_n shall_v expend_v about_o the_o say_a reparation_n and_o upon_o this_o certificate_n a_o procedendo_fw-la be_v weigh_v and_o it_o be_v allege_v that_o â—his_v by_o law_n be_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o city_n be_v good_a by_o law_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v obey_v and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o be_v debate_v yeluerton_n henry_n pray_v that_o no_o procedendo_fw-la may_v be_v grant_v because_o the_o return_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o be_v against_o the_o common_a law_n the_o weal_n public_a and_o against_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o city_n itself_o by_o the_o council_n sexto_fw-la jacobi_fw-la it_o be_v ordain_v
that_o as_o well_o citizen_n as_o strangers_z shall_v pay_v and_o the_o king_n can_v not_o grantâ—it_v to_o the_o city_n son_n it_o be_v a_o imposition_n not_o allow_v by_o the_o law_n first_o against_o citizen_n because_o although_o the_o taâ—_n may_v be_v make_v for_o the_o general_a good_a of_o the_o city_n yet_o it_o can_v bâ—_n impose_v or_o tax_v upon_o particular_a person_n but_o upon_o every_o house_n oâ—_n the_o city_n etc._n etc._n but_o here_o it_o be_v particular_a and_o personal_a to_o this_o part_n of_o the_o city_n also_o this_o dock_n be_v never_o repair_v at_o the_o general_a charge_n of_o the_o city_n but_o by_o the_o particular_a warâ—_n of_o baynards-castle_n also_o the_o citizen_n of_o london_n shall_v not_o pay_v toâ—_n in_o any_o place_n of_o england_n and_o her_o the_o dock_n stand_v upon_o the_o passage_n oâ—_n the_o city_n and_o every_o wharfe_n be_v as_o â—_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o therefore_o they_o may_v as_o well_o impose_v a_o tax_n upon_o every_o one_o which_o go_v out_o of_o any_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n which_o be_v unreasonable_a and_o against_o law_n as_o out_o of_o this_o wharfe_n and_o also_o here_o be_v no_o certain_a profit_n to_o the_o city_n but_o this_o taxation_n be_v farm_a for_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n for_o ten_o shilling_n a_o year_n to_o the_o city_n which_o if_o it_o be_v a_o general_a charge_n there_o ought_v to_o come_v some_o general_a benefit_n by_o it_o to_o the_o city_n it_o be_v not_o like_a to_o the_o case_n of_o cloth_n co._n part_n 5._o fol._n 62._o because_o that_o be_v for_o the_o general_a good_a of_o the_o realm_n and_o in_o the_o furtherance_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o divers_a statute_n but_o this_o be_v neither_o in_o furtherance_n of_o either_o statute_n or_o common_a law_n but_o rather_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o both_o because_o every_o citizen_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o freedom_n be_v equal_a to_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o 29._o eliz._n in_o the_o common_a plea_n it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o common_a council_n that_o none_o shall_v use_v any_o sand_n in_o the_o city_n except_o it_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o thames_n and_o it_o be_v adjudge_v to_o be_v against_o law_n and_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o mayor_n be_v commit_v to_o prison_n and_o this_o dock_n do_v heretofore_o belong_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o have_v ever_o be_v free_a also_o here_o the_o assessment_n be_v unreasonable_a viz._n to_o pay_v for_o every_o load_n a_o penny_n especial_o for_o inhabitans_fw-la about_o and_o near_o the_o dock_n and_o so_o he_o pray_v that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o procedendo_fw-la crook_n george_n be_v of_o the_o same_o side_n and_o he_o say_v that_o by_o the_o act_n of_o common_a council_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o none_o shall_v carry_v etc._n etc._n so_o that_o by_o that_o ordinance_n none_o shall_v carry_v a_o pail_n of_o water_n but_o he_o shall_v pay_v a_o penny_n for_o it_o also_o the_o assessment_n be_v to_o be_v levy_v and_o to_o continue_v for_o twenty_o one_o year_n together_o which_o be_v unreasonable_a and_o it_o have_v be_v adjudge_v here_o that_o a_o assessment_n levy_v for_o twenty_o one_o year_n for_o reparation_n of_o a_o church_n be_v not_o lawful_a mosley_n of_o grays-inne_n pray_v for_o a_o procedendo_fw-la and_o say_v that_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v by_o the_o return_n that_o kâ—ate_n be_v a_o citizen_n and_o the_o judge_n be_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o within_o the_o return_n and_o he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o good_a by-law_n found_v both_o upon_o custom_n and_o prescription_n and_o he_o put_v taverner_n and_o cromwell_n case_n pasch_fw-mi 16._o eliz._n 322._o 323._o dyer_n where_o the_o lord_n of_o a_o manor_n make_v a_o by-law_n that_o no_o tenant_n shall_v put_v his_o beast_n into_o the_o common_a before_o the_o ring_n of_o a_o bell_n upon_o pain_n to_o forfeit_v twelve_o penny_n and_o adjudge_v a_o good_a ordinance_n and_o he_o cite_v smith_n and_o 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