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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29941	Camera regis, or, A short view of London containing the antiquity, fame, walls, bridge, river, gates, tower, cathedral, officers, courts, customs, franchises, &c. of that renowned city / collected out of law & history and methodized for the benefit of the present inhabitants by John Brydall ...	Brydall, John, b. 1635?	1676 (1676)	Wing B5253; ESTC R2537	44,312	135

Charter the soyle and ground of the River of Thames granted to them by vertue of which grant the City at this day receive Rents of them that six posts or make wharses or other Buildings upon the soyle of the said River Davys Reports le case de Royal Pischary Priviledge 25. Lands c. in South-wark In the year 1550. King E. 6. granted to the Mayor and Commonalty all his Lands and Tenements in Southwark except and reserved the Capital Messuage two Mansions called Southwark place and all the gardens and Lands to the same appertaining the Park and Messuage called the Antelope He gave them the Lordship and Mannor of Southwark with all members Rights thereof late pertaining to the Monastery of Bermondsey All messuages places buildings Rents Courts waifs and strayes to the same pertaining in the County of Surry He granted to them in and through the Borough and Town of Southwark and in all the parishes of St Savior St Olave and St George and the Parish of St. Thomas Hospital and elsewhere in the said Town and Borough of Southwark and Kentish street Bermondsey street in the Parish of Newington all waifs and strays Treasure Trove all felons goods c. within the Parishes and precincts aforesaid c. The Return of writs processes and warrants c. Together with a Fair in the whole Town for three dayes with a Court of Pypowders a view of frankepledg with Attachents Arrests c. Also to arrest all felons other Malefactors within their precinct and send them to ward and to New-gate Stow. Priviledge 26. Bridewell In the year 1553. Ed. 6. gave unto the Lord Mayor Commonalty and Citizens his house of Brid-well and 700. marks Land late of the possessions of the house of the Savoy and all the Bedding and other furnitute of the said Hospital of the Savoy towards the maintenance of the said work-house of Brid-well and the Hospital of St. Thomas in Southwark Stow. Priviledge 27. King John gave the City of London Authority Sheriffs to chuse and deprive their Sheriffs at their pleasure Stow. Priviledge 28. The Citizens of London are by a Charter of King Ed. 3. excepted from paying of prisage Prisage Touching this Franchise or Liberty of Prisage I shall present to the Reader these resolutions shewing who shall be a reputed Citizen and who not as to the being exempted of paying Prisage A Question was in the Court of Exchequer 44. Eliz. If a Citizen of London that had not a family and did not pay Scot and Lot but sojourne in another house shall have the benefit of the Kings Charter In the argument of the case Coke then Atturney General put this difference of Citizens viz. That there was A Citizen Nomine Re. Re nomine It was said that a Citizen Re nomine He that is a Freeman of London and an Inhabitant and one that paid Scot and Lot there shall be discharged of prisage by the said Charter c. Davys Reports le Case de Customs f. 10. b. He that is to have benefit and advantage of this Charter ought to be integre Civis and an intire Citizen as it was adjudged in 4. H. 6. in one Knowls case a Citizen and Free-Grocer of London removed his house-hold cum pannis and did dwell at Bristol but yet kept his shop at London and he having a ship laden with wines which was unladen in the port of London would have had the benefit of this Charter of discharge of prisage But it was ruled against him for that he was not such a Citizen as was capable of this discharge for that he ought to be Civis Incola Commorans 4. H. 6. Knowls Case 14. H. 6. c. A private Act of Parliament Complaint was made that the Lord Mayor would make strangers Citizens it was there declared that this benefit to be discharged from payment of prisage did not extend unto such Citizens as were Dotati made free but unto those Citizens only which are Commorant Incolant and Resiant within the City A person disfranchised before the arrival of his ship shall lose the benefit of prisage he was intitled to at the lading and a person made free after the lading shall have the benefit of discharge Bulstrodes Reports 3. part The King and Sir Thomas Waller vers Francis Hanger A Woman cannot be capable of this Immunity though a Citizen to what end say I She cannot bear Civilia or publicae onera of the City she cannot doe any thing for the benefit of the City she cannot perform Watch and Ward she can bear no office in the City neither can she be of any of the Companies she cannot be an Attorney she may be a Free-Woman but this is only to have her will as many so have but to no other purpose Thus much of the Franchises granted to the Londoners by Charters Royal and such as are allowed to be good agreable to the Laws of England I shall now put a Case or two of such singularities or Priviledges as have been adjudged to be contrary to the freedom of the subject and consequentially the Kings grants are deemed void in Law King H. 6. granted to the Corporation of Dyers within London power to search c. and if they found any Cloth died with Logge wood that the Cloth should be forfeit and it was adjudged this Charter concerning the forfeiture was against the Law of the Land For no forfeiture can grow by Letters Patent Co. lib. 8. Trin. 41. Eliz. f. 125. le Case de Londres So the Company of Merchant Taylots of England having power by their Charter to make Ordinances made an Ordinance Co. 2. Inst 47. Tr. 41. Eliz. coram Rege ●ot 92. in Tr. inter Davent Hurdes that every Brother of the same Society should put the one half of his Clothes to be dressed by some Cloth-worker free of the same Company upon pain to forfeit 10 s. c. and it was adjudged that this Ordinance was against Law because it was against the Liberty of the Subject for every subject hath freedom to put his Clothes to be dressed by whom he will sic de similibus And so it is if such or the like grant had been made by his Letters Patents So if a grant should be made to a Londoner to have the sole making of Cards Trin. 44. Eliz. Coram Rege Co. lib. 11 fol. 84. 85 c. Edward Darries Case or the sole dealing with any other Trade that grant is against the Liberty and freedom of the Subject that before did or lawfully might have used that trade and consequently is against the Great Charter of England Hitherto of franchises granted by the Charters of the Kings of England we proceed to those that have been given to the Citizens of London by our Kings in their several Parliaments 2. Of the Franchises Liberties or Singularities which the Londoners have obtained from the favor of our

Kings in the high Court of Parliament Singularity 1. King Athelstan in his Laws or Constitutions appointing Mint-Masters how many Mint-Masters should be in each City alloweth 8. to London and not so many to any other City Singularity 2. King H. 1. in his Laws Amerciament commandeth that no Citizen of London shall be amerced above 100 s. for any pecuniary pain Singularity 3. It is granted to the Citizens of London Gavelet that the Lords of Rents in London may recover them by a writ of Gavelet 10. E. 2. Singularity 4. The Kng granted that the Citizens of London should not be constrained to go out of the City to any War Warr. and that the Liberties of this City should not for any cause whatsoever be taken into the Kings hands Rot. Parl. 1. E. 3. Authoritate Parliamenti Singularity 5. Erroneous Judgment It is enacted that the Statute of 28. E. 3. c. 10. shall not extend to any erroneous judgment given or to be given in the City of London Parl. 7. R. 2. nu 26. Singularity 6. Aldermen The Aldermen of London shall not be hereafter elected yearly but remain until they be put out for reasonable cause 17. R. 2. c. 11. Singularity 7. Mault The Lord Mayor and Aldermen may reform the defaults of Victuallers Victuallers 7. R. 2. c. 11. vide 31. E. 3. c. 10. Singularity 8. Mault sold to London shall be cleansed from Dust 17. R. 2. c. 3. Mault Singularity 9. It is Enacted in the Reign of R. 2. That the Mayor Guardian-ship of Orphans and Chamberlain of London shall have the keeping of all the Lands and goods of such Orphans as happen within the City Singularity 10. The Mayor of London shall redress such Errors Defaults Redressing of Errours and Misprisons notoriously used in the same City 1. H. 4. c. 15. Singularity 11. The Stat. of Ed. 4. c. 2. doth not extend to the Sheriffs of London Sheriffs of London as touching Indictments and Presentments Singularity 12. Citizens and Freemen of London may carry their wares to any Fairs Wares or Markets throughout England 3. H. 7. c. 9. Singularity 13. Butchers shall kill no beasts in London Butchers 11. H. 7. c. 21. Singularity 14. By the Stat. of 9. H. 7. c. 8. no scavage Scavage or Shewage or shewage shall be paid in any place but it shall be taken by the Mayor and Sheriffs of London Singularity 15. The Mayor of London and his Successors have like Authority in all issues Breaches Sewars ground over flown as far as the water ebbeth and floweth grown out of the River of Thames as touching the punishment for using unlawful nets and engines as his Lordship hath within this said River 4. H. 7. c. 15. Singularity 16. For all issues forfeited by Jurors in the Mayors Court Issue forfeited it is lawful for his Lord-ship and his Successors to distrein and the same distress detain until he or they be satisfied of the said issues 4. H. 8. c. 3. Singularity 17. All Strangers within two miles of London shall be under the Reformation of the Wardens of Handy Crafts within the City of London Warden of Handy-Crafts 15. and 16. H. 8. c. 2. Singularity 18. Wardens of Cowpers shall search Wardens of Cowpers c. and gage all manner of Barrells c. For Ale Soap to be put to sale within 2. miles compass without the Suburbs of the City of London 23. H. 8. c. 4. Singularity 19. A Londoner returned upon a Jury to the Courts at Westminster having goods to the value of 40. marks shall be sworn Jurors and do in all such Juries in every thing as other persons may do having Lands or Tenements of the yearly value of forty shillings 4. H. 8. c 3. 5. H. 8. c. 5. Singularity 20. By the Stat. of 4. H. 8. c. 14. It is Enacted that the Mayor of the City of London may search oyle Oyles in the City of London and punish all such as sell false oyle Singularity 21. The Lord Mayor of London may set fines upon those Paving which do not pave or repair any street or Land 32. H. 8. c. 17. Singularity 22. Woods growing within the compass of 22. miles from and about London Woods or the Suburbs of the same shall not be felled to be converted to Coals for making of Iron works 23. Eliz. c. 5. Singularity 23. The Mayor in the Reign of Edward 3. procured an Act of Parliament Whores Vide Daniels History f. 243. that no known Whore should wear any hood or attire on her head except reyed and striped Cloth of divers Colours If this Law should now be put in force I am affraid there would be very few black hoods worne Note the Athenian Law was Floridas Meretrices vestres indutae sunto Singularity 24. By the Stat. of 1. Jac. c. 19. Garbler of London the ancient officer of London called the Garbler of Spices hath authority at all and every time and times in the day time to enter into shops ware-houses or Cellar to view and search Drugges and Spices c. and to garble and make them clean Singularity 25. All wares from hence forth shall be utterly Wares put down by Thames and Medway 9. E. 3. c. 22. Singularity 26. Damages King E. 1. Of his grace granted unto the Citizens of London that whereas before times they that were disseized of freehold in the same City could not recover their damages before the coming of the Justices to the Tower that from hence forth the Disseizees shall have damages by Recognizance of the same Assize whereby they recovered their Lands 6. E. 1. c. 14. Singularity 27. Salmons By the Stat. of 20. R. 2. c. 9. it is enacted that the Mayor or Warden of London shall have the Conservation of the Stat. touching Salmons viz. 13. E. 1. c. 47.13 R. 2. c. 19. in the waters of Thames from the Bridge of Stane to London and from thence over the same water and in the water of Medway Singularity 28. In 12. R. 2. c. 13. There is a punishment ordained for him Corruption which shall cast corruption into any place near the City of London Singularity 29. In the 13. 14. year of the Reign of the King our most Gracious and Serene Soveraign that now is Higwayes and streets there was an Act made for Repairing of High wayes and for paving and keeping clean streets c. in and about the City of London and by that Act it is ordained that the Lord Mayor Recorder and Aldermen shall be joynt Commissioners in exercising all the powers of this said Act within the City and Liberties thereof Singularity 30. Curriers In the Stat. of 14. of this Kings Reign which was enacted for the restraining the exportation of Leather and Raw Hides out of the Realm it is ordered