The Charters, Granted By Different Sovereigns, To The Burgesses Of Preston, In The County Palatine Of Lancaster

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1821. Excerpt: ... officers whomsoever. Witnesses. The reverend fathers T. H. archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England; and our cousin H. of Winton, our most dear uncle, and our chancellor; T. H. of Durham, N. of Bath and Well3, and H. of St David's; our most dear brother Thomas, duke of Clarence; our most dear cousin Edward, duke of York; our cousins Thomas, earl of Arundel, our treasurer; Henry Fitzhugh, our chamberlain; Thomas Erpingham, the steward of our household; and Master John Prophet, keeper of our privy seal, and others. Given under our hand at Westminster, the seventeenth day of February, in the first year of our reign. Now We, allowing and approving the aforesaid char-Confirmaters and letters, and all and every the things contained Philip and therein, accept and approve them, as far as in us lies, for ourselves and our heirs, and by the tenor of these presents ratify and confirm them to our beloved Thomas Walle, and the burgesses of the same town, and their heirs and successors, accordingly as the charters and letters aforesaid reasonably testify. In TestiMony of which we have ordered these letters patent to be made. Witnesses ourselves, at Westminster the thirtieth day of June, in the fourth and fifth years of our reigns.f And Whereas our said borough of Preston is an an-Additional cient borough, and the inhabitants of the said borough from time, of which the contrary does not exist in the memory of man, have peaceably had, held and enjoyed rights, jurisdictions, franchises, liberties, acquittances, and privileges, and certain other customs, liberties, im Anno 1414. f Anno 1557. r munities, and jurisdictions, as well by prescription, as by reason and pretence of the aforesaid charters, grants, and confirmations, made in ancient times by our progenito...