A.D. 1619

James by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the faith &c. To our beloved and right trusty Sir Humphrey May Knt Chancellor of our Duchy of Lancaster Greeting We command you that under the seal of our said Duchy of Lancaster you cause our letters to he made patent in form following — The King to all to whom &c. Greeting Whereas our Borough of Kidwellie in our County of Carmarthen is a very ancient and populous Borough & the Mayor Bailiffs & commonalty of the sd Borough by divers sevl names have had used and enjoyed divers liberties franchises immunities customes preheminences and heredits as well by divers charters and letters patent of divers our Predecessors & Ancestors late Kings of England Dukes of Lancaster & others as by reason of divers prescriptions usuages & customs in the same Boro of old time used had and accustomed And whereas our beloved subjects the now Mayor Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Borough afd have humbly entreated us that as far as in us lies we would for the better rule & improvement of the said Boro’ graciously extend our royal Grace and munificence to them the sd Mayor Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Borough afd in this behalf And that we would vouchsafe to reduce constitute or Create anew the sd Mayor Bailiffs and Commonalty of the sd Borough by which name or names they have soever they have been heretofore incorporated into one body corporate & politic by the name of the Mayor Aldermen & Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro of Kidwelly in the County of Carmarthen with the addition of certain liberties privileges immunities & franchises as shall to us seem most expedient We therefore willing that for ever hereafter one certain & undoubted method be had in the same Boro the liberties & precincts of the same of in & upon the keeping of our peace & the rule & Government of the same Boro & our people there dwelling and others thereto resorting And that the same Boro be hereafter perpetual & remain a Boro’ of peace & quietness to the fear & terror of evil doers & to the encouragement of the good and that our peace & other acts of Justice & good government may be the better there kept & done And hoping that if the Mayor Bailiffs & Commonalty of the Boro afsd do of our Grant enjoy greater & more ample liberties dignities & priviledges they will then think themselves more especially & cogently bound to do to us our heirs & successors what services they are able of our special Grace certain knowledge & mere mocon Have willed ordained constituted & granted & Do by these presents for us our heirs and successors will ordain constitute grant and declare That our afsd Boro of Kidwelli in our coy of Carmn be and remain at all times for ever hereafter a free Boro of itself And that the Mayor Bailiffs & commonalty of the Boro of Kidy as afsd their successors & also the Burgesses & inhabitants of the same Boro by whatsoever name or names they were theretofore incorporated & whether they have been incorporated or not from henceforth for ever be & by virtue of these presents shall be one body corporate & politic in Deed fact & name by the name of the Mayor Alderman Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Boro of Kidwelly in the Coy of Carmarthen & these & their successors by the name of Mayor Alderman Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro of Kidy in the County of Carmarthen We do by these presents for us our heirs & successors really & fully erect make ordain constitute confirm declare & create one Body corporate & politic in deed fact & name & that by the sd name they have perpetual succession And that they & their successors be & at all times hereafter shall be by the name of Mayor Aldermen Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro of Kidwelly in the County of Carmarthen persons fit & capable in Law to have purchase receive and possess lands tenements meadows feedings pastures liberties priviledges franchises Jurisdictions and Heredits to them & their successors in fee & perpetuity or for the term of life or lives or of years or any otherwise howsoever & also goods & chattels & all other things whatsr of what kind nature sort or quality soever. And to give grant demise & assign the same lands tenements heredits goods chattels & to do & execute all other acts and things by the name afsd And that by the name of Mayor Alderman Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro of Kidwellie in the County of Carmarthen they may plead be impleaded answer & be answered defend & be defended in whatsr courts & places & before whatsr Judges & Justices & other persons & officers of us our heirs & successors in all & singr Actions Pleas Suits Causes Matters & demands whatsr or what kind nature or sort soever they may or shall be in the same manner & form as any other our liege subjects within this our Kingdom of England being persons fit & capable in Law or any body Corporate within this our kingdom of England may & can have purchase receive possess give grant & plead & be impleaded answer & be answered defend & be defended And that the afsd Mayor Alderman Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their successors may have for ever a common seal to be kept for the doing of all Business whatsoever of them & their successors And that it shall & may he lawful for them the said Mayor Alderman Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their successors for the time being to break change & make anew the ad seal from time to time as shall to them seem most expedient And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & successors grant to the afsd Mayor alderman Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their successors that there shall & may he from henceforth for ever in the Boro afsd one of the Burgesses of the Boro afsd to he elected in manner & form in these presents hereafter specified who shall he & be named the Mayor of the Boro afsd And that there may & shall be in like manner withen the Boro afsd two of the Burgesses of the sd Boro to be elected in manner in these presents hereafter mentd who shall be & be named & called the Bailiffs of the Boro afsd And that there may & shall be within the Boro afsd twelve of the better & more responsible burgesses & inhabitants of the Boro afsd to be elected & appointed in manner in these presents hereafter mentd who shall he named & called Alderman of the Boro afsd And that in like manner there may & shall be within the sd Boro other twelve of the more responsible & discreet burgesses of the Boro afsd to be elected in mnner in these presents also hereafter mentd who may & shall be called the principal Burgesses of the Boro afsd which sd princl Burgesses & Bailiffs to be so from time to time nominated & elected may & shall be from time to time aiding & assisting to the Mayor & Alderman of the sd Boro for the time being in all causes Businesses & things in any wise touching or concerning the Boro afsd And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & successors grant to the afsd Mayor alderman Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their successors that the Mayor Alderman Bailiffs & principal Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or the Mayor part of them (of whom we will that the Mayor for the time being shall be one) shall & may have full power & ability of founding constituting ordaining making & establishing from time to time such Laws statutes rights ordinances & constitutions as to them or the Major part of them (of whom we will that the Mayor for the time being shall be one) shall accordg to their sound discretion seem good wholesome profitable honest & necessary for the good rule & Government of the Boro afsd & of all the Officers Ministers Artificers Burgesses inhabitants & residents of the sd Boro & for the declg in what manner & order they the sd Mayor Aldern Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd & all & singr other the officers ministers artificers Burgesses & Inhabitants of the sd Boro for the time being shall use carry & demean themselves in their offices duties ministries & Businesses within the afsd Boro the liberties & precincts thereof And also for the better preservation Government Disposition letting & demising of the Lands tents possons & hereditaments & of the Goods & chattels of the afsd Mayor Aldermen Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afd & other matters & things whatsr touching or in anywise concerning the Boro afd or the estate right & intt thereof And that the Mayor Alderman Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the Boro afd for the time being (of whom we will that the Mayor for the time being shall he one) so often as they shall found make & establish such laws rights ordinances & constitutions in form afsd may make ordain limit & provide such pains punishments & penalties by imprisonment of the Body or by fines amerciaments or by either of them towards & upon the offenders against such statutes laws rights ordinances and constitutions or any or either of them as to them the sd Mayor Aldermen Bailiffs & principal Burgesses of the Boro afd for the time being or the major part of them (of whom We will the Mayor shall be one) shall appear to be meet necessary fitting & requisite for the observation of the sd laws statutes ordinances & constitutions And shall & may levy take & have the same fines & amerciaments without the hindrance of us our heirs or successors or of any the officers & ministers of us our heirs or successors whomsr All & singr which laws statutes rights ordinances & customs so as afsd to be made We Will shall be observed under the punishments to be therein contd So nevertheless as that the afsd Laws rights ordinances statutes constitutions pains punishments and imprisonments be reasonable & not repugant nor contrary to the Laws statutes liberties rights & customs of our Kingdom of England And for the better exeon of our will & Grant in this behalf we have assigned nominated constituted & made & do by these presents for us our heirs & successors assign nominate constitute & make our beloved Thomas Babington Esqr one of the Burgesses of the Boro afsd to be the first & now Mayor of the Boro afsd to continue in the same office from the date of these presents until the Monday next after the feast of St Michael the Archangel next ensuing & from thence until one or of the Aldn of the Boro afsd shall be in due manner elected preferred & sworn to the office of Mayor of the Boro afsd accdg to the ordinances & provisions hereafter in these presents expressed & decld if he the sd Thos Babington shall so long live We have also assigned nominated constituted & made & by these presents for us our heirs & successors assign nominate & make our beloved Jno Howel, Maurice Dyer, Henry Fisher Master of Arts, Hugh Dyer, David Dyer, Jno Aylwarde, Wm Gardner, Griffithe Bowen, Jno Fisher, Dd Williams ,Griffith Rowe, David King Burgesses of the Boro afsd to be the first & now aldermen of the Boro afsd to continue in the sd office of Aldermen of the Boro afsd during their natural lives unless for misgovernment or for misbehaviour in that behalf or for any other reasble cause they or any of them shall in the mean time be amoved from that office We have also assigned nominated constituted & made & do by these presents for us our heirs & successors assign nominate constitute & make our beloved Wm Gardner & Owen Bowen Gentn Burgesses of the Boro afsd to be the first & now Bailiffs of the Boro afsd to continue in that office from the date of these presents until the Monday next after the feast of St Michael the Archangel now next ensuing & from thence until two others to the office of Bailiffs of the Boro afsd shall in due mnner be elected preferred & sworn accdg to the Ordinances & provisions in these presents expressed & decld if they the sd Wm Gardner & Owen Bowen shall so long live We have also assigned nominated constituted & made & do by these presents for us (our heirs & successors assign nominate constitute & make our beloved Owen Bowen, Jno Dyer, Daud Dyer, Jno Phillips, Maurice Fisher, David Mansell, Walter Rice, Wm Collin, Heny John, Thos Walter, David Merton & Maurice Rice to be the first & now princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd to continue in that office during their natural lives unless for misgovernment or for misbehaviour in that behalf or for any or reasble cause they or any of them shall in the mean time be amoved therefrom And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & successors grant to the before named Mayor aldermen Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their Successors that the Mayor Aldermen Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or the Major part of them (of whom we will that the mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being shall be One) shall & may from time to time & at all times hereafter have the power faculty & authy yrly for ever in & upon the Monday next after the feast of St Michael the Archgel of naming & electing & that they shall & may name & elect one of the Aldermen of the Boro afsd to be Mayor of the same Boro for & during one whole year then next follg And that he after he shall as afsd be nominated the Mayor of the Boro afsd before he shall be admitted to execute that office shall take his corporal oath in the Guildhall of Kidwelly before the last mayor his predecessor well & faithfully to execute that office And that after he shall have so taken such oath he shall & may execute the office of Mayor of the Boro afsd until Mondy next after the feast of St Michael the Archgl then next follg & from thence until one or of the Aldn of the sd Boro shall be in due mnner elected preferred & sworn into that office accdg to the ordinances & provisions in these presents expd & decld And moreover we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldermen Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that the Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or the Major part of them (of whom we will that the Mayor shall always he one) shall & may at all times hereafter have power faculty & authority yearly for ever in & upon the Mondy next after the feast of St Michl the Archgl of electg & nominatg & that they shall & may elect & nominate two of the princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd to be the Bailiffs of the sd Boro for & during one whole year then next follg And that they after they shall be so as afsd elected & nominated the Bailiffs of the Boro afsd befe they shall be admitted to execute that office shall each of them take his CorpI Oath in the Guildhall of Kidwelly afsd befe the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being well & faithlly to execute the sd Office of Bailiffs of the Boro afsd And that after they shall have so taken such oath they shall & may execute the office of Bailiffs of the Boro afsd until the Mondy next after the feast of St Michael the Archgl then next follg & from thence until two others of the princl Burgs of the Boro afsd shall in due mnner be elected preferred & sworn into the office of Bailiffs of the Boro afsd accdg to the ordinances & provisions in these presents expressed & decld And moreover we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & successors grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgss of the Boro afsd & their succrs that if it shall happen that the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being shall at any time die within one year after he shall be preferred & sworn into the office of Mayor of the Boro afsd That then it may & shall be lawful for the Aldn Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or the major part of them to elect & prefer one other of the Aldermen of the Boro afsd into the office of Mayor of the Boro afsd And that he to be so as afsd from time to tme elected & preferred shall have & exercise that office during the remr of the same yr havg first taken his Corpl oath in the Guildhall of Kidwy afsd befe two or more of the Aldn of the sd Boro for the time being well faithfully & rightfully to execute the sd Office & so as often as the case shall happen to which sd Aldn or any two or more of them for the time being (as the case happens) we do by these presents for us our heirs & successors give & grant full power & authority to administer such seasble oath to the pson to be so nominated & elected Mayor of the Boro afsd well & faithfully to exte the sd Office & that witht any other or fur writ want or grant to be from us our heirs or succrs in this behf. procured and obtd And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that if it shall happen that the Bailiffs of the Boro afsd for the time being or eir of them shall at any time die within one year after they shall be preferred & sworn into the Office of Bailiffs of the Boro afsd or be removed from that Office (which sd Bailiffs or any of them for misbehaviour in the sd office or for any or reasble cause) by the Mayor Aldn & princl Burgs of the Boro afsd for the time being or the major part of them (of whom we will the Mayor shall always be one) we will shall be removable that then & so often as it shall & may be lful for the Mayor Aldn & princl Burgs of the Boro afsd for the time being or the major part of them (of whom we will the Mayor shall be one) to elect & prefer one other or two others of the princl Burgs of the Boro afsd into the office or offices of Bailiff or Bailiffs of the Boro afsd And that he or they so as afsd elected & preferred may have & exercise the office of Bailiff or Bailiffs of the Boro afsd during the remr of the same year havg first taken their Corpl Oaths in the Guildhall afsd before the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being & so on as often as the case shall so happen We also will & do by these presents for us our heirs & successors grant to the afsd Mayor Aldermen Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that so often as it shall happen that any of the Aldermen of the Boro afsd for the time being shall die or be amoved from their office wch sd Alderman or any of them for misbehaviour in their office or for any other reasble cause by the Mayor & the Major part of the rest of the Aldermen Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being we will shall he answerable that then & so often it shall & may he lawful for the Mayor Aldemen Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd or the major part of them (of whom we will the Mayor shall be one) to elect & nominate one or more other or ors of the Bailiffs or princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being within a convenient time after such death or amoval in the place or places of him or them the ad Alderman or Aldermen so happg to die or be amoved And that he or they after he or they shall be so as afsd elected & preferred into the office of Aldn or Alden of the Boro afsd may have & exercise the sd office during his or their natural life or lives unless he or they shall in the mean time be amoved in form afsd for misbehaviour or any other reasble cause havg first taken their Corporal oaths in the Guildhall of Kidwelly afsd befe the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being well & faithlly in & by all things to execute the sd office & so on as often as the case shall so happen And if it shall happen that any or either of the princl burgs of the Boro afsd for the time being shall die or be amoved from that office (which sd princl Burgesses and any of them for misbehaviour or any other reasble cause by the Mayor & major part of the Aldn & Bailiffs & the rest of the princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being we will shall be amovable) that then & so often it shall & may be lful for the Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd or the major part of them (of whom we will the Mayor shall always be one) to nominate elect & prefer one or more other or others of the Burgesses or inhabitants of the Boro of Kidwelly afsd within a convenient time after such death or amoval in the place or places of him or them the sd princl Burgess or Burgesses so happg to die or be amoved to continue in office during his or their natural life or lives unless he or they shall in the mean time be amoved in form afsd for misbehaviour or other reasble cause havg first taken their corpl oaths at the Guildhall afsd before the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being well & faithfully to execute the sd office & so on as often as the case shall so happen And further we will that from henceforth there shall be for ever within the Boro afsd one sufficient & discreet man of the Burgesses of the sd Boro who shall be called the Chamberlain of the Boro of Kidwelly afsd And for the better execution of our will in this behalf we have assigned nominated constituted & made & by these presents for us our Ineirs & successors assign nominate constitute & make our beloved Robert Jollife to be the first & now Chamberlain of the Boro afsd to continue in the sd office during the pleasure of the Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or the major part of them (of whom we will the Mayor of the sd Boro shall always be one) first taking his Corporal Oath before the Mayor of the Boro afsd well & faithlly to exte the sd office And if it shall at any time happen that the Chamberlain of the Boro afsd for the time being shall die or be amoved from the sd Office (which sd Chamberlain we will shall be amovable for any reasble cause at the pleasure of the Mayor & the major part of the Aldn Bailiffs & princl Burgesses afsd for the time being) that then it shall & may be lawful for the Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd or the major part of them (of whom we will the Mayor shall be one) to nominate elect & prefer one other of the Burgesses or Inhabitants of the Boro afsd within a convenient time after such death or anmoval to be Chamberlain of the Boro afsd to continue in the sd office during the pleasure of the Mayor & major part of the Aldn Bailiffs & principal Burgesses as afsd first takg his corpl oath in form afsd in the Guildhall afsd And so on as often as the case shall so happen But we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs ordain constitute & declare that no person shall at any time hereafter be admitted to the office of Mayor Aldn Bailiff Princl Burgess or Chamberlain of the Boro afsd unless he be an inhabitant & resident within the Boro afsd the liberties or precincts thof nor shall execute any of those offices longer than he is inhabg & residing within the same Boro the liberties or precincts thof any thing in these presents contd to the conty notwithstg Also we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their Successors And we do likewise ordain constitute & declare that all lands tents & hdts as well in the Boro afsd as in the outparts within the four ancient crosses by the circuit of the same Boro be from henceforth for ever within the liberties limits circuits precincts & bounds of the sd Boro And that the sd Boro with such liberties limits circuit & precinct shall be a free Boro of itself distinct & separate from any or Ldship City Boro or Town in the afsd Coy of Carmarthen And fur we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & successors grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that whensr & as often as any of the Burgesses free men as Inhabitants of the Boro afsd shall be resply elected & preferred in due manner & accdg to the true Interest of these presents to the office or offices of Mayor Aldn Bailiffs principal Burgesses or Chambn of the sd Boro havg notice by the Mayor of the sd Boro for the time being to him or them respecty given to have & exercise the sd offices or any of them to which he or they shall be so elected & preferred & shall deny & refuse to take upon themselves the same that then & so often it shall & may be lawful for them the sd Mayor Aldn & princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or the major part of them (of whom we will that the Mayor shall be one) to tax & impose upon all & singr such person & persons or as afsd denying or refusing the offices afsd the sums follg (i.e.) Upon such persons denying or refusing to take upon himself the office of Mayor of the Boro afsd to which he shall be so elected & preferred as afsd the sum of £6 of lful money of England & upon every such person or persons denying or refusing to take upon thselves the office of Aldn of the Boro afsd £4 of lawful money of England & upon every person denying & refusing to take upon himself the office of Bailiff of the Boro afsd £3 of lawful money of England & upon every person denying & refusing to take upon himself the office of Principal Burgess of the Boro afsd £2 of like moy & upon every person denying & refusing to take upon himself the office of Chamberlain of the Boro afsd £2 of lawful money of England and shall & may levy have & rece the Fines so taxed & imposed from tine to time by distress of the Goods & chattels of such persons so denying & refusing & of every of them or orwise by action suit or plaint to the use of the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Buresses & their succrs & the Comonalty of the Boro afsd witht acct or any other thing to be therefore to us our heirs or succrs in any wise rendered pd or done And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs and succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Alderman Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that the Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or the major part of them (of whom we will the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being shall be one) shall & may have power of nominating & electing & that they shall & may from time to time for ever nominate & elect one upright & discreet man to be chief steward of the Boro afsd to continue in the said office during the pleasure of the Mayor & the Major part of the Aldn Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd for time time being first takg his Corpl Oath before the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the faithful execn of the said office Also we have assigmed ordained made & constituted & do by these presents for us our heirs & successors assign make ordain & constitute our beloved Henery Fleetwood Esqre to be the first & now recorder of the Boro afsd to have & exercise the sd Office during his natural life by himself or his sufficient Deputy which sd Deputy of the afs Hy Fleetwood shall take his corpl Oath before the Mayor for the time being well & faithfully to execute his office And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or the major part of them (of whom we will that the Mayor shall be one) shall & may have power & authority of nominating & electing & that they shall & may from time to time nominate & elect one upright & discreet man learned in the Laws of England who shall be & be called the Recorder of the Boro afsd which sd Recorder so nominated & elected shall take his corporal oath before the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being to execute his sd office of recorder of the Boro afsd in all things relating thereto And we do hy these presents for us our heirs & successors assign ordain make & constitute our beloved Henry Fleetwood Esqre to be the first & now Recorder of the Boro afd to have & exercise the sd office during his natural life hy himself or by his sufficient Deputy the afsd Henry Fleetwood first taking this Corpl Oath befe the Mayor for the time being well & faithfully to execute the sd Office And that after such Oath so taken he shall exercise & execute the sd Office hy himself or by his sufficient Deputy learned in the laws of England such Deputy havg taken the like oath in mnner afsd durg the pleasure of the Mayor & the Major part of the Aldermen Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of tIme Boro afsd for the time being And that the Recorder of the Boro afd or his sufft Depy to be from time to time nominated & elected shall be from time to time aiding & assisting to the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being in all matters & things which in the Court of Record of the Boro afsd shall be from time to time pleadable & determinable & shall do & execute all things which to the office of Recorder do belong or appertain in as ample manner & form as any other recorder in any Boro or Town incorporate within this Kingdom of England doth & may execute hy virtue of the office of Recorder We have granted moreover & by these presents for us our heirs & successors grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that the Mayor & Recorder of the Boro afsd the Depy of the sd Recorder in his absence for the time being & also one of the Aldn of the Boro afsd to be yearly & from time to time nominated & elected by the Mayor Aldermen & Bailiffs & Princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or by the Major part of them may & shall be & each of them may & shall be for ever hereafter Justices of us our heirs & succrs to preserve & keep & shall cause to be preserved and kept the peace of us our heirs & succrs in the Boro afsd & the circuit & precincts thereof which sd Recorder & his depy & the afsd Alderman to be elected as afsd & each of them shall take his Corpl Oath befe the Mayor for the time being & two aldermen of the Boro afsd for the time being well & faithfully to execute the Office of Justices of the peace And that the sd Mayor & Recorder in his absence togr with the afsd Alderman to be nominated & elected a Justice of the peace as afsd or any two of them (of whom we will the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being shall be one) shall have full power & authority to enquire concg all trespasses misprisons & other misdemeanors & inferior offences defaults & articles whatsr done moved or committed or hereafter to be had done or committed within the Boro afsd the liberties or precincts thereof which befe the Keepers & Justices of the peace in any County of our Kingdom of England may & ought to be enquired into So Nevertheless that they any or either of them shall not in anywise hereafter proceed in the determinon of any treason misprison of treason murder or felony or of any other matter touching the loss of life or limb within the Boro afsd the liberties & precincts thereof witht the special mandate of us our heirs or succrs And that no Justice of the peace of us our heirs or succrs shall in anywise enter to do or execute any thing within the afsd Boro the liberties or precincts thereof which to the Office of Justice of the peace belongeth to be then done Also we will & do by these presents ordain & appoint that the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being before he be admitted to execute the sd office of Justice of the Boro afsd shall take his Corpl Oath rightfully & faithfully to execute the sd office & the oath in that behalf provided & required to be taken by Justices of the peace by the laws & statutes of this our Kingdoms of England befe his predecessor the last Mayor of the Boro afsd who shall be then living And that every person after he shall go out of the office of Mayor of the Boro afsd by virtue of these our letters patent shall & may have full power & authority of giving & administering such oaths as afsd to the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being his sucer without any other warrant or commission to be obtained or procured from us our heirs or succrs And that the recorder & last predecessor of every Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being & each of them shall take his Corpl Oath rightfully & faithfully to execute the office of Justice of the Peace & the oath in that behf provided & required to be taken by Justices of the peace by the Laws & statutes of this Kingdom of England before the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being & that the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being having first taken his oath in form afsd shall & may by virtue of these presents have full power & authority of giving & administering such oaths as afsd to such Justices of the peace or any of them without any other warrant & commission to be obtained or procured from us our heirs or succrs We have also given & granted & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs give & grant to the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being full power & authority of giving & administering reasonable oaths as well to the Aldermen Bailiffs Princl Burgesses Chief steward recorder & his Depy Chambn Town Clerk Serjeants at Mace as to all others the officers appted or to be appted by virtue of these presents for the true & faithful exeon of their officies resply & that witht any other writ or warrant to be hereafter in any wise procured & obtained from us or our succrs And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that they & their succrs from henceforth for ever shall have within the Boro afsd the liberties & precincts thereof one prison or Goal for the detaining incarcerating & safe custy of all & singr person or psons attached or to be attached & to be adjudged in the sd Goal or prison to be in anywise found within the Boro afsd the liberties or precincts thof there to continue until they shall be thence delivered by due course of law. And that the Bailiffs of the Boro afsd for the time being be & shall be Keepers of the same Goal And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiff & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that the Mayor or recorder or his Depy in his absence & the Aldn afsd being as is afsd Justices of the peace within the Boro afsd or two of them (of whom we will that the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being shall be one) shall & may by their warrant in writg signed & subscribed with their proper hands send such psons who shall be hafter taken annested attached or found in the Borough afsd the liberties or precincts thereof for treason murder felony manslaughter or robbery done or to be done or for suspicion of felony to the Common Goal of our Coy of Carmn there to remain & to be tried & answer for their offences before the Justices of us our heirs or succrs assigned or to be assigned to hear & determine such misdemeanors committed in the sd Coy or the Justices assd or to be assd to deliver the Goals of the ad Coy of Carmn Willing & by these presents for us our heirs & succrs commanding as well the sheriff of the Coy of Carmn as the keeper of the Common Goal of the sd Coy for the time being that they & each of them upon such warrant by the afsd Justices of the peace within the Boro of Kidwelly for the time being or by any two of them (of which we will that the Mayor shall be one) to be made & directed to them or either of them to rece & safely keep all such pson & psons so as afsd by the afsd Justices of the peace within the Boro afsd to be hereafter taken arrested attached or found in the afd Boro of Kidwelli the liberties or precincts thof for the afsd murder manslaughter or other robbery or felony done or to be done or for suspicion of felony & so as afsd sent to the afsd common Goal of the Coy of Carmn afsd there to continue to be tried & answer before the Justices of us our heirs & succrs for the time being assd or to he assd to hear & determine such misdemeanor committed in the sd Coy or the Justices for the time being assd or to be assd to deliver the Goal afsd & these our letters patent or the enrollment thof shall in this behalf be to the afsd Sheriff & Keeper of the Common Goal of the County of Carmn for the time being a sufficient warrt & discharge Also we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afs Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that it shall & may be lful for the Mayor & Recorder of the Boro afsd for the time being & the Deputy of the sd Recorder in his absence & of the afsd Aldn elected & to be elected as afd a Justice of the Peace within the Boro afsd or any two of them (of whom we will the Mayor for the time being shall be one) from time to time for ever hereafter to have hold & keep in some convenient place within the Boro afsd General Sessions of the Peace & in the same sessions to do execute handle hear & determine all & singr acts matters Businesses causes & things whatsr in as ample mnner & form as any other our Justices within any County City Boro or Town Incorporate within this Kingdom of England may & can do execute handle hear & determine the same without any other warrt or grant to be from us our heirs or succrs in any wise obtained prosecuted or sought. So Nevertheless that they do not proceed to the determinon of any treason misprison of treason murder or felony or of any other matter touching the loss of life or limb within the Boro afsd the liberties or precincts thereof. And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that they & their succrs shall & may from henceforth for ever have within the Boro afsd a discreet & fit person who shall be & be called the Steward of the Boro afsd & for the better execn of our will & grant in this behalf we have afsd nominated constituted & made & do by these presents for us our heirs & successors assign nominate make & constitute our beloved John Howell to be the first & now steward of the Boro afsd to continue in the sd office during the pleasure of the Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or the major part of them (of whom we will the Mayor shall be one) which sd Jno Howell & every other pson hereafter to be elected & nominated to the office of Steward of the Boro afsd befe he shall be admitted to execute the sd office shall take his corpl oath before the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being well faithfully & rightfully in & by all things to do & execute all & singr those things which belong to the office of Steward of the Boro afsd & that from time to time & at all times after the death or amotion of the afsd Jno Howell it shall & may be lful for the Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or the Major part of them (of whom we will the Mayor shall be one) to elect & prefer one other uright & discreet man to be steward of the Boro afsd to continue in the sd office during pleasure as afd first takg his corpl Oath in form afsd & so on as often as the case shall so happen And that the afd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs shall & may from henceforth for ever have in the Boro afsd one upright & discreet man to be elected in manner hafter mentd who shall be called the Town Clerk of the Boro afsd And for the better execn of our will & grant in this behalf we have assigned nominated constituted & made & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs assign nominate constitute & make our beloved Michl Cubbydge to be the first and now Town Clerk of the Boro afsd to continue in the sd office during the pleasure of the Mayor Aldermen Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or the major part of them (of whom we will the Mayor of the Boro afsd shall be one) which sd Michl Cubbydge & every other pson hafter to be nominated & elected to the office of Town Clerk of the Boro afsd before he shall be admitteth to execute the sd office shall first take his corpl oath before the Mayor afsd for the time being well & faithfully to execute the sd office of Town Clerk of the Boro afsd & that he shall & will do & execute all & singr those things which belong to the office of Town Clerk of the Boro afsd And that from time to time & at all times after the death or amotion of the afsd Michl Cubbydge it shall & may be lful for the Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or the Major part of them (of whom we will the Mayor for the time being shall be one) to elect & prefer one other upright & discreet man learned in the laws of England to be Town Clerk of the Boro afsd to continue in the sd office during the pleasure of the Mayor Aldermen Bailiffs & Chief Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being or the Major part of them (of whom we will the Mayor shall be one) first takg his Corpl oath in form afsd & so on as often as the case shall so happen And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses & their succrs that there shall & may be from henceforth for ever in the Boro afsd two Officers who shall be & be called Serjeants at Mace which sd Serjeants at Mace shall be attending from time to time upon the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being & shall be from time to time nominated & elected by the Mayor of the sd Boro for the time being And that they so elected & nominated to the offices of Serjts at Mace shall be in due manner sworn well & faithfully to execute the sd office before the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being & we do depute that they the sd Serjeants at Mace shall bear & carry gilt or silver Maces engraven & wrought with our arms in all places within the Boro afsd the liberties & precincts thereof before the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being & that the afsd Serjeants at Mace be Ministers at the Hundred Court & of our Court of Record within the Boro afsd to execute the processes distresses mandates & precepts of the sd Courts in due mnner & accdg to the exigency of right & law & shall do & execute all & singr other things within the Boro afsd the liberties & precincts thereof which are customarily and lawfully done & executed hy Serjts at Mace in any other Boro or Town incorporate within this Kingdom of England And further of our more ample special grace certain knowledge & mere mocon We will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that they may have the court or hundred of Kidwelly & that they may have hold & keep the Hundred Court of Kidwy from time to time once every Tuesday three weeks yearly for ever to he holden before the Mayor & Steward of the Boro afsd for the time being or one of them & that he and they shall & may in the same Court have hold handle hear & determine all & singr such & the like plaints pleas suits actions matters & things whatsoever as in the same court by any other pson or psons or before any other pson or psons htofore have been had holden handled heard & determined by any lful means usuage or custom whatsr & by such & the like process & means as within the sd Hundd of Kidwelly have been htofore used as in any lful mnner ought to be used & that witht the hindrance molestation or disturbance of us our heirs or succrs whatsr And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs and Burgs of the Boro afsd & their succrs that they & their succors shall & may have hold within the Boro afsd a Court of Record before the Mayor & recorder of the sd Boro for the time being or eir of them or their sufft Depys in some convenient place within the Boro afsd the liberties & precincts thereof on Monday in every 15 days & so on from 15 days to 15 days for ever & that they the sd Mayor & Recorder of the sd Boro for the time being or one of them by themselves or by his or their sufft depy or depys shall have full power & authy from time to time of hearg & determing in the sd Court by Plaint in the same Court to be levied on all & all manner of Debts accts covts contracts trespasses vie & armiss or orwise done or to be done in compt of us our heir or succrs covts detainers contempts frauds & other actions & things real psonal & mixed wherear within the sd Boro of Kidwy & the limits bounds & liberties thereof in any wise arising or to arise happg or to happen provided such debts accts contracts covts trespasses & other actions & pleas do not exceed the sum or value of £200 & that the sd Mayor & recorder of the Boro afsd or eir of them or his or their depty for the time being upon such contempta pleas plants & actions shall & may have power faculty & authority to implead the Defts agst whom such plaints pleas or actions shall happen to be moved or levied in the afsd Court by summons attacmt or distring as to be directed to the serjeants at Mace of the sd Boro for the time being & for want of chattels & lands of such Defendts within the Boro afsd or the liberties thereof where or by wch they cannot be summoned attached or distrained to attach or take their bodies accdg to the customs used in any other Boro or Town within this Kingdom of England & separately to hear & determine all & singr the actions pleas & plants afsd & to bring into Court & determine by the same processes judgments & exeons of Jdgmts whby the like pleas are in the sd Boro or in any other Boro or Town incorporate brought into Court & determined & may hope & do exeons of the sd processes & Judgments by the serjeants at Mace afsd And further we will & firmly enjoining do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs order & commd the Steward & under Steward of us our heirs & succrs of our Ldship of Kidwy for the time being that they & each of them do from time to time hold & keep & cause to be holden & kept all & singr the Courts leet of the afsd Lordsp of Kidwy that is to say of the Commotes of Iskennen Cornewallan & Kidwelly & all the Courts called the Month courts of the Commote of Kidwy within the Boro afsd & not elsewhere any statute act usage custom or prescription or any other matter cause or thing to the conty thof notwithstg And Whereas the Lord Henry the 6th late King of Engd hy his letters patent sealed with his seal of the Duchy of Lancaster bearing date . . . . . did grant that the burgesses of the Boro afsd their heirs & succrs & their servants also the tents of the sd Burgesses their heirs & succrs residing within the Boro afsd or any of them shod not at any time thafter for ever be convicted or tryed within the Ldshps of Kidwy Cornwallon & Iskennen by any Foreigners but by entire Englishmen of the sd Boro & not by Welshmen as by the sd letters patent among other things more fully & manifestly appears And Whereas we are informed that part of the now Burgesses & inhabitants of the Boro afsd are Welshmen by reason whereof many strifes & inconveniences do arise in the Boro afsd by means of the afsd Grant we therefore willing that such strifes & inconveniences within the Boro afsd may from henceforth be for ever taken away of our more abundant special grace certain knowledge & mere mocon do will & by these presents grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgs of the Boro afsd & their succrs & their servants & also their tenants within the Boro afsd residing shall not nor shall any of them from henceforth he convicted or tried within the Ldships of Kidwy Cornwallon & Iskennen hut by the Burgesses of the Boro afsd as well entire Welshmen as Englishmen the afsd letters patent or any or matter cause or thing whatsr to the conty thof in any wise notwithstg Also we have grtd & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs of our special grace certain knowledge & mere mocon grant to the afsd Mayor Aldermen Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being be and shall he the Escheator Coroner & Clerk of the Market of us our heirs & succrs within the Boro afsd the liberties & precincts thereof & that the afsd Thos Babington the now Mayor of the Boro afsd be the first & now Escheator Coroner & Clerk to the Market of us our heirs & succrs within the Boro afsd the liberties & precincts thereof to continue in the sd offices until he shall cease to be Mayor of the Boro afsd And that the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being shall & may have full power & authy to do execute within the Boro afsd the limits & precincts thof all & singr those things which to the offices of Coroner Escheator & Clerk of the Market or any or either of them resply do belong or ought to he done & exted hy the laws stats & customs of our Kingdom of Engd havg first taken the sevl oaths before the last Mayor for the time being well & faithfully to exte the sd sevl offices And that no other Coroner escheator or Clerk of the Market of us our heirs or succrs shall presume to enter or in anywise howsr to interfere to do any thing that to the offices of Coroner Escheator & Clerk of the Market resply or any or eir of them belongeth in the Boro afsd the liberties & precincts thof unless for want of a Mayor of the Boro afsd or his Deputy or Minister for the time being And further of our more abundant special grace certain knowlge & mere mocon we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldim Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their Succrs that they & their succrs from henceforth for ever may have hold & enjoy all & all inner of goods & chattels waived & strayed & all & all mnner of goods & chattels of all & singr felons fugitives felons of themselves & those put in exigent & Deodands & all forfeitures of all & singr the tents Burgesses inhabits & residents of the Boro afsd the liberties & precincts thereof & all other Goods & chattels forfeited & to be forfeited in the Boro afsd the liberties & precincts thof from time to time happg Coming increasing or arising & that it shall & may be lful for them the sd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgss of the Boro afsd & their succrs by themselves or their ministers witht the hindrance of us our heirs or succrs or of any the officers or ministers of our said heirs & succrs to be seized & possed of the Goods & chattels of other the psons afsd & to rece & retain the same to the use of them the said Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgss of the Boro afsd & their succrs We have also given & grtd & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs give & grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiff & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that they & their succrs may from henceforth for ever have all & all mnner of fines issues & amerciaments for trespasses contempts defaults & or offences whatsr from time to time happening coming or arising within the Boro afsd the liberties and precincts thereof from the Exchr of us our heirs & succrs within the Boro afsd the liberties & precincts thof happg or arisg to be levied by the Bailiffs of the Boro afsd for the time being So that no Sheriff under Sheriff Bailiff or any or Minister of us our heirs or succrs may enter into the Boro afsd the liberties or precincts thof for anything to their offices resply belonging to be in that behalf done unless for want of Bailiffs of the Boro afsd for the time being And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that the Mayor Aldn Bailiffs princl Burgesses & other the Burgesses & free men of the Boro afsd the liberties or precincts thof & their succrs or any or either of them shall not be put or impanled to appear in any Juries of Assize recognizances or Inquisitions whatsr befe ye Justices of us our heirs & succrs assigned or to be assd to take the Assizes or writs of Nisi Prius in the Coy of Carmn or befe any other Justices of us our heirs or succrs whomsr assigned or to be assigned to take the assizes or writs of Nisi Prius in the Coy of Carmn or befe any other Justices of us our heirs or succrs whomsr assigned or to be assigned to hear & determine treasons felonies & other misdemeanors or before any Eschr Coroner or Clk of the Market of us our heirs or succrs out of the Boro afsd the liberties or precincts thereof nor shall they or any of them in anywise forfeit any issues or amerciaments on that acct to us our heirs or succrs unless they or any of them have lands & tents out of the sd Boro the limits & precincts thereof for which he or they ought to he chged & that the Mayor of the Boro afsd for the time being & his succrs as long as they shall continue in the office of Mayor & also the Aldn Bailiffs & princl Burgesses of the sd Boro for the time being so long as they shall continue in the offices of Aldn Bailiffs & princl Burgs of the sd Boro shall not nor shall eir of them be put or empannelled to appear befe us our heirs or succrs or any of the Judges or Justices of us our heirs or succrs at Westminster in any Juries of Assize or Inquisition whatsr nor shall they or any of them forfeit any Issues or amerciaments on that acct to us our heirs or succrs in anywise but they & every of them shall from time to time for ever be thof quit & dischgd & also all fines & amerciaments for trespasses defaults contempts & other Debts whatsr as well of all men as of all the Burgs & Inhabits of the afsd Boro the limits liberties or precincts thof as well before us our heirs & succrs & befe any the Judges & Justices of us our heirs & succrs in any court of us our heirs & succrs at Westmr as befe the Justices assd & to be assd to take the Assizes & delr the Goal or the Justices assd or to be assd to hear & determine trespasses & other misdemrs & other the Justices of us our heirs & succrs whomsr And that it shall be lful for them the sd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd for the time being & their succrs by thselves or their Ministers to levy perceive & have the sd fines issues & amerciaments witht the obstruction or hindrance of us our heirs or succrs whomsr And further of our more ample special Grace certain knowledge & mere mocon we have given & grtd & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs give & grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgs of the Boro afsd & their succrs that they & their succrs from henceforth for ever shall & may have the return of all writs precepts bills & warrants of us our heirs & succrs & the exeon thof & also of summonses estreats & precepts And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgs of the Boro afsd & their succrs that no Stranger or Foreigner (unless he be a freeman of the Boro afsd) shall from henceforth for ever sell or expose to sale any Goods wares or merchandizes within the Boro afsd the Liberties & Precincts thof orwise than by wholesale & other than all necessaries for the Victualling of the Borough afsd unless it be at the time of fairs & market to he holden within the Boro afsd nor shall hold any shop nor use any mystery occupon or manual act within the Boro afsd the liberties or precincts thof without the special licence of the Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd or the major part of them (of whom we will the Mayor shall be one) in writing under their seal upon pain of the displeasure of us our heirs & succrs & under such other pains penalties & forfeitures as by the Laws & statutes of our Kingdom of Engd may be inflicted or imposed upon such offenders for their disobedience & contempt in that behalf And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs give & grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro of Kidwy afsd & their succrs the special licence & free & lawful power faculty & authority of havg purchsg receivg & possessing to them & their succrs for ever Manors Messes Lands tents Meadows feedings & Pastures Woods rectories tithes rents revenues & other hdts whatsr as well of us our heirs & succrs as of any other pson or psons whomsr which are not held immedly of us our heirs or succrs in Capite nor hy Knights service nor of any other pson or psons by Knights service provided such manors messes lands tents & other hdts do not exceed in the whole the clear yrly value of £200 above all chges & reprises The statute of Mortmain or any other stats act ordinance or proviso htofore had made ordained or provided or any other matter cause or thing whatsr to the conty thof in any wise notwithstg We also give & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to each & every the subject & subjects whomsr of us our heirs & succrs special licence & lful & free power faculty & authy that they or any or eir of them may lfully give grant sell demise or alien to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiff and Burgs of the Boro of Kidwy afsd & their succrs any manors messes rectories tithes woods lands tents or other Hdts whatsr which are not holden of us our heirs & succrs immedly in capite nor by Knights service nor any other pson or psons by Knights service not exceedg in the whole the clear yearly value of £20 above all taxes & reprises The statute of Mortmain or any other statute act ordinances or proviso htfore had made Published ordained or provided or other matter cause or thing whatsr to the conty thof in any wise notwithstg And Whereas we are informed that within the Boro afsd the liberties & precincts thof 3 fairs are now holden & kept from time to time whof the memy of man is not to the contry are accustd to have been holden & kept yrly in divers sevl places (i.e.) one within the walls of the sd Boro on the feast of St. Magdalen another at Llangendeirne within 3 miles of the sd Boro & within the circuits & liberties thof upon the Feasts of St James the Apostle & the 3rd within the walls of the sd Boro upon the feast of St Luke the Evangelist & the Mayor & Commonalty of the Boro afsd have been accustd to take & rece & do now take & rece all profits commodities Stallage Piccage tolls Tollage Customs & profits whatsr thence cong And that many inconveniences do arise because the sd fair now accustomd to be held at Llangendeirne afsd is not held & kept within the Boro afsd We desiring that the afsd Boro may he bettered of our special grace certain knowldge & mere mocon do will & by these prests for us our heirs & succrs do grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that they & their succrs may from henceforth for ever have hold & keep within the Boro afsd as well the afs 3 fairs yearly for ever upon the same days & times on which the same have heretofore of old been accustd to he holden & kept as two other fairs to be hafter yrly holden the 1st of the sd fairs to begin on the 13th day of May & to be kept & contd durg that whole day & the end fair to begin on the 14th day of Octr & to be kept & continued durg that whole day togr with a court of Pie powder to be there holden at the time of all the afsd fairs & with all the liberties & free customs tolls stallage piccage fines amerciaments & all other profits commodities advantges & emoluments whatsr to such fairs & court of Pie powder afsd belg appertgg happg or arisg And further of our more abundant spec grace certain knowlge & mere mocon we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succors grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs that they & their succrs shall & may henceforth for ever hove hold & keep within the Boro afsd the liberties & precincts thof two markets in every week yearly for ever one of them to be holden & kept on Friday & the other on Tuesday within the Boro afsd for ever provided & upon condon that the sevl markets now there holden & accustd to be holden on Wedy & Satdy be hafter altogr taken away & discontinued & that at the time of the afsd Markets to be holden on Tuesday and Friday all & singr psons comg & resorting to the sd Markets may from henceforth for ever buy sell & expose to sale as well all & singr Goods wares merchandizes Grain & things whatsr as all & all manner of Cattle Hogs Sheep horses mares geldings & poultry & all & all mnner of other animals & chattels whatsr live or dead at their pleasure accdg to the laws customs & stats of this our Kingdm of Engd payg the tolls & customs thof due to them the sd Mayor aldn Bailiffs & Burgs of the Boro afs for the time being to the pper use & behoof of them the sd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs for the relief of the poor inhabits of the sd Boro & other charges & exps of the sd Boro togr with the afsd Court of Piepowder to be there holden at the time of the sd Markets & with all & all manner of liberties & free customs tolls stallage Fines Amercts & all other pfits commodities advantges & emoluments whatsr to such Markets and Court of Piepowder belg happg or arising Wherefore we will & firmly injoining do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs order & command that the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgss of the Boro afsd & their succrs may have hold & enjoy the sd fairs & Markets by these presents above grtd with all their profits accdg to the true intent of these presents witht the molestation disturbance or Grievance of us our heirs or succrs or any of the officers or Ministers of us our heirs or succrs whomsr So nevthless that the afsd Fairs & Markets or any or eir of them be not to the annoyance or prejudice of other fairs or markets there near adjoining And further of our more ample special grace & of our certain knowledge & mere mocon we have given granted pardoned remised & reled & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs give grant pardon remise & rel to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgs of the Boro afsd & their succrs All & singr rents issues revenues fee farms arrears rents & yearly profits whatsr due arising coming pyble & to be paid to us or any of our predecessors or ancestors Kings or Queens of England or Dukes of Lancaster & to us not yet pd for or in respect of any lands tents or hdts or any liberties or priviledges given or grtd to them the sd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgs of the Boro afsd or any of their predecessors by whatsr name or names or by whatsr incorporation they have been heretofore called or incorpe To hold to them the sd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgessea of the Boro afsd & their succrs for ever as of our Gift witht acct or any other things to be thfore to us our heirs & succrs in any wise rendered pd or done And further we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant & confirm unto the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgs of the Boro afsd & their succrs all & all mmner of liberties Franchises Immunities exemptions priviledges acquittances jurisdictions mills lands Tents meadows feedings void ground commons free fishing free warren Buildgs Ruinous places toll Country Rents & hdts whatsr by any letters patent or deeds of any or eir our Predecessors or Ancestors htofore grtd or confirmed which the Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgs of the Boro afsd now have hold use & enjoy or which any of them or their predecessors by whatsr name or names or by whatsr Incorporation or by pretence of any Incorpn whatsr htofore have held used or enjoyed or ought to have use hold or enjoy of Este of Inhance by reason or pretence of any charter or letters patent by any of our predecessors or Ancestors late Kings or Queens of Engd or dukes of Lancaster in any wise htofore made grtd or confirmed or by any other lful means Right title custom usage or prescription htofore lfully used had or accustd altho the same or any or eir of them have not been htofore used or have been abused or discontinued & altho they any or eir of them are or have been forfeited or lost To be had holden & enjoyed by the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs for ever Yielding thfore yearly to us our heir & succrs hy the hands of the recr of Kidwy for the time being £13. 14. 0½. of lful moy of Engd to be pd at the feasts of Easter & St Michael the Archg by equal portions in lieu of all customs services & demands Wherefore we will & firmly injoining do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs order & commd that the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgs afsd & their succrs shall & may fully & wholly for ever have use hold & enjoy all the liberties free customs priviledges authorities jurisdictions & acquittees accdg to the tenor & effect of these our letters patent witht the obstruction or hindrance of us our heirs & succrs whomsr Willg that they the sd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgs of the Boro afsd & their succrs or any or eir of them by reason of the premises or any part thof be not therein hindered molested vexed aggrieved or in any wise disturbed by us our heirs or succrs the Justices Sheriffs Escheators or ors the Bailiff or Ministers of us our heirs & succrs whomsr Willing & by these presents ordering & commdg as well the treasurer Chancellor & Barons of the Exchr at Westmr as ors the Justices & officers of us our heirs & succrs as also our Atty Genl for the time being & every of them & all other our Officers & Ministers whomsr that neir they nor any or eir of them do prosecute or continue or make or cause to be prosecuted or contd any writ or summons whereupon a warrant or any other our writ or writs or process whatsr do issue agst the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgss of the Boro afsd or any or either of them for any matters causes things offences claims or usurpations or any of them by them or any of them due claimed sued taken had or usurped before the makg of these presents Willing also that the Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs or any of them be not by any Justice Officer or Minister afsd in or for the due use claim or abuse of other liberties franchises & Jurisdictions within the Boro afsd the limits or precincts thereof before the makg of these our letters patent in any wise molested or hindered or compelled to render for them or any of them Also we will & do by these presents for us our heirs & succrs grant to the afsd Mayor Aldn Bailiffs & Burgesses of the Boro afsd & their succrs thhat they shall & may have these our letters patent as well under our great seal of England as under our seal of the Duchy of Lancaster in due manner made & sealed without fine or fee great or small in our Hanaper altho Mencon &c In Witness &c Given under our private seal at our palace at Westminster the 51st

Edward Anthony, 1771, May 8.

Translated from an office copy of the record said to be remaining in the Duchy Court of Lancaster

John Turman, Inner Temple Lane.

Attested as a Copy of the Translation of this Charter this 4th day of April, 1792, by us, Amos Clerk, John Brown, Clerks to Mr. Foulkes Hart St., Bloomsbury.

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