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A23629 The abridgement of the charter of the city of London being every free-man's privilege / exactly translated from the original record and rendered faithfully into English according to the said record itself from the time of William the Conquerour ... to the time of our now Sovereign Lord King Charles the Second ...; Laws, etc. City of London (England). 1680 (1680) Wing A102; ESTC R28074 40,722 84

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Murthers Felonies c. And also to inquire after all unjust Weights and Measures and grants them full Power to Do and Execute all such things which the Justices and Keepers of the Peace in any other County of England may or ought by virtue of any Statute or Ordinance by virtue of any Commission to Execute or Do for the keeping of the Peace And that the Sheriffs of the said City and their Successors be attending and aiding to the said Keepers of the Peace of the said City when they shall be duely required to do the same And also grants to the said Major all Recognizances to be taken and forfeited for not appearing at the Sessions And also all manner of Recognizances taken by Justices of the Peace concerning the keeping and maintaining of Bastard Children and keeping the City from Inmates suppressing of Ale-houses and also the Forfeitures of Recognizances taken for the Appearances of Prisoners And also Fines and Issues of Jurors and all other Fines Issues and Amerciaments together with Assessments and Levies of the same when and as often as need shall require And then excepts all manner of Issues and Amerciaments called Fines and Issues Royal. And further grants the said Major c. all Recognizances that are forfeited or to be forfeited taken for the Preservation of the River of Thames without any Account to be made for the same And also grants them the Fines and Amerciaments that shall be imposed by the Commissioners of Sewers without any Account to be rendred for the same And also grants to the Major c. all those Fields called Inward Moor and Outward Moor in the Parish of St. Giles without Cripplegate St. Stephen in Colemanstreet and St. Botolph without Bishopsgate or in some or any of them And also West Smithfield That they hold in the Field called Smithfield Fairs and Markets and to receive and have Package Stallage Tolls and Profits thereunto belonging Waste Grounds and Streets reserved out of the Grant to hold the same in Common Burgage and not in Capite or Knights Service and by the same pardons all Issues from the Major c. And that no Writ of Ad quod dampnum to be procured Issued or prosecuted And also pardons all manner of Entries Intrusions and Ingresses of the Major Commonalty and Citizens That this grant shall not lessen any Proclamation concerning Buildings in the said City What Incroachments that have been made upon any of the Church Walls within the City of London shall be subject to such Reformation as He or his Privy Council shall appoint And also grants to the Major c. the Office of Garbling of Merchandizes and also grants them Garblers To hold the said Office together with all the Fees Profits and Emoluments belonging to the same without rendring any Account for the same And for such Goods and Spices that heretofore have not paid any Fee and hath not heretofore been Imported such Fees to be settled by the Lord Chancellor Lord Treasurer Lord Privy Seal Steward of the Houshold two of the Justices of the King's Bench or Common Bench for the time being or any four of them at least Except and reserving all such like Grants of the Garbling of Tobacco And grants to the said Mayor c. the Office of Gauging of Wines Oyles and other Merchandizes To have and to hold the said Office of Gauger with all and singular the Fees Profits and Emoluments without rendring any Account for the same And also grants to the said Major c. the great Standard and Common Ballance ordained to weigh between Merchant and Merchant and also the Office of Keeper of the great Ballance for the weighing of all Merchandize of Avoir du pois To have and to hold the said Office with the Fees Profits Wages Rewards and Emoluments thereunto belonging without rendring any Account for the same And also by the said Grant doth Erect and Create through the said City and Liberties thereof and in and through the Burrough of Southwark a certain Office called Outroper or Common-Cryer to and for the selling of Houshold-stuff c. that such Goods may be sold by Out-cry which said Office he grants to the Major c. to have and exercise the said Office by such Officer as shall be admitted by the Major and Commonalty for the time being they being assembled in Common Councel or the major part of them and that it shall and may be lawful to and for the Major Commonalty or their Deputy to demand and take for the Use of the Major and Commonalty the Wares and Fees expressed in a certain Schedule hereunto annexed And thereby charges and commands that no other Person do sell any Goods Chattels Houshold-stuff c. or other things in publick claim called Out-cry in the said City or Liberties of the same and Burrough of Southwark under pain of his Royal Displeasure And also grants to the Major c. and doth thereby declare the Relicts and Widows of Free-men using Manual Arts and Occupations as long as they shall continue Widows may be licensed to use and exercise the same Arts and Manual Occupations in the said City although they were not educated by the space of seven years as Apprentices notwithstanding the Statute of the 5th of Queen Elizabeth or any other Statute whatsoever And also that no Market be kept within seven Miles of the City And also grants to the Major and Commonalty the Major c. by the mouth of the Recorder to record their Customs and if at any time it shall happen that the Custom of the City lye pleaded in any of his Majesties Courts that then such Custom to be certified to the Court by the Mouth of the Recorder and no Jury or Enquiry thereon to be had and thereupon they may proceed to the Caption and Determination of the Plea And also grants to the Major c. Treasure found in the said City or Liberties of the same and also waived and strayed Goods and Chattels of all Felons and Fugitives for Felonies committed in the City or Liberties thereof And also grants that the Major of the City may name to the Chancellor of England two of the Aldermen of the City one to be Justice of the Peace in Middlesex and the other in Surry and shall be incerted with others in the Commission And in the said Charter recites that whereas several the Sons of Freemen of the said City and others who have served seven years Apprentiship doth refuse to take their Freedom but notwithstanding use the Trade of Merchandizing whereby they obtain great Estates and by not taking their Freedom free themselves from the Burthen of publick Office for such Persons who do so trade or are Sons of Freemen or served seven years as an Apprentice is prohibited to Merchandize before he hath taken his Freedom and is to bring a Testimonial from the Chamberlain or under Chamberlain that they are admitted into the Liberty of the said City And
Liberties as fully as all their Predecessors enjoyed them or ought to enjoy them That although the said Major and Commonalty have not used or abused their Liberties and Customs they may use the same for time to come without Lett or Hinderance To hold the same by the like Services Fee-Farm Rents and Sums of Money as the same were formerly held of the said King or of any of his Predecessors And thouugh the Search and Surveying of Oyl Hops Sope Salt Butter Cheese and other such like things brought to the Port of the same City of London to be sold and the Measuring of Corn of any kind Onyons Salt Sea-cole Fruit and Shell-fish measurable and used to be measured and brought to the City of London to be measured hath appertained to the Major and Commonalty of the said City and their Predecessors to be executed by the said Major according to the Statutes made concerning the same He doth Ratifie and Confirm the same Search Surveying and Measuring in and by all things as the said Major and Commonalty and Citizens or their Successors lawfully had or enjoyed the same before and to the said Major and Commonalty by the said Charter Grants That the said City and Liberties do extend through the Circuits of St. Trinity Parish near Aldgate or the Dukes-Place Great St. Bartholomews and Little St. Bartholomews near Smithfield Black-Friars White-Friars and the Liberty of Cold Harbourough That the Inhabitants be under the Government of the said City Provided the Inhabitants of Black and White-Friars be exempted from all Taxes c. except setting out Souldiers and cleansing of Lanes c. The Inhabitants to be quit from the Offices of Constable Scavenger c. within the City The Free-men of the City inhabiting in Black and White Friars are Eligible into all Offices as Major Sheriffs c. as other Free-men are Grants That all Persons who dwell within the City although not Free-men except the Inhabitants of Black and White-Friars be Taxed for the Houses in which they dwell according to the Custom of the City and the Officers levy the same except before excepted by Distress c. to the Use aforesaid Provided any such who are not Free-men are unjustly grieved the Chancellor to moderate such Taxes c. Grants That the Major Recorder and Aldermen who have been Majors be Justices of Oyer and Terminer the Major and Recorder to be of the Quorum with power to take Security for the Peace and to commit the Refusers That no other Justices of the Peace shall intermeddle That the Sheriffs shall be attendant to the aforesaid Justices Grants That the Major c. may enjoy all Treasure found within the Precincts before granted to the City And to have these Patents under Seal without Fine in the Hamper or other Fees c. Dated at Hampton-Court the 20th of September of his Reign over England c. the 5th and of Scotland the 42d. JAC. Chart. 3. Grants the Major c. to have the Measuring and Weighing of all Coals at the Port of London And to receive as a Fee 8 d. per Ton to the Use of the City The Merchant enjoyned not to unload his Coals till the Major have notice and shall give direction for the unlading and weighing or measuring thereof that the Major may be able to render a ready Account that so the Profits arising thereby may be paid to the Kings Officers The selling of Coals by Retail in Lighters prohibited No Coals to be sold in any other Vessel than such which first brought them into the said Port unless upon some Key Port or Wharf near the River of Thames Covenants the said City may enjoy the Premisses for ever If any Defect be in the said Charter or any Doubt or Scruple arise the City upon Request may have other Letters Patents Dated 25 Septemb. the 12th of England of Scotland the 48th CHARLES 1. Chart. 1. Grants to the Major and Commonalty of the City of London in consideration of their good Services All and singular the Letters Patents Charters and Confirmations of all and singular the Grants of his Predecessors except as hereafter is excepted And grants all and singular Lands Tenements Offices Jurisdictions Franches Quittals Immunities c. which the said Major c. or their Predecessors c. and Ratifies and Confirms the said former Charters And also grants to the said Major c. and their Successors that they be fully and wholly restored to all and singular their Authorities Jurisdictions Liberties c. in as ample manner and Form as they or their Predecessors had used or enjoyed the same heretofore And for the intent that no Ambiguity Controversie doubtful Construction or Question of or about the Premises from thenceforth might arise but be altogether taken away for the Considerations aforesaid Confirms the said Grant to the Major c. and their Successors To hold the same for the like Services Fees Fee-farm Rent Sums of Money and Demands by which or what the same were formerly held And recites that which Henr. 6. by his Letters Patents bearing date at Westminster the 26th of October in the 23d year of his Reign granted to the Citizens of the City c. That the said Citizens and their Successors for ever should have all Soiles Commons Purpressures and Improvements in all Wastes Commons Streets Ways and other places in the City and Suburbs and in the Water of Thames with the Profits of the same and that they may improve And whereas by an Act of Parliament made at Westminster in the 28th year of the said Henr. 6. it was Enacted That the said King should take resume and seize into his hands and possession all what he had granted to hold and retain the same in the like State he had them And that all Letters Patents granted by the said King should be void And recites that H. 7. by his Letters Patents bearing date the 23d of July in the 20th year of his Reign Confirms to the Major c. all former Grants And questions the Validity of both the Patents of H. 6. and H. 7. by reason of the Act of Parliament concerning the Resumption and by the same takes away the Doubt And grants to the said Major Commonalty and Citizens and their Successors the same things in the said Patents mentioned And grants to the Major c. That the Major and Recorder of the City for the time being and the Aldermen who have been Majors although they shall de dismissed of their Majoralty shall stand Aldermen and that the three Senior Aldermen be Justices of the Peace although they have not been Majors The Major Recorder and Aldermen to be Justices of the Peace within the City of London and Liberties thereof And also grants to the Mayor c. That the Major and Recorder and such Aldermen as aforesaid or four of them but the said Major or Recorder to be one may hold Sessions of the Peace to inquire after all manner of