KD
9150
K61A35
1797
.
THE LIBRARY
OF
THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES
THE
CHARTERS
OF
THE TOIf'N
o f
KINGSTON UPON THAMES,
Translated into English
w n h
OCCASIONAL NOTES
By GEORGE ROOTS,
of Lincoln's inn.
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-Ml T. CADE L L, J I N . A X I) \Y . J) \Y I V.
* l C C E S a O R S TO MR. CADhLf ) IN' Til)- S I P. A N i .> -
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Ex Lib r is
C. K. OGDEN
To
The Right Honourable
LORD ONSLOW,
THE HIGH STEWARD,
THE BAILIFFS AND FREEMEN
of
The Town of Kingfton upon Thames.
THIS TRANSLATION
of
THE CHARTERS OF THE SAME TOWN,
is infcribed
by their obedient
and humble Servant,
The Author.
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
B.
Sir Robert Baker, Bart.
Mr. John Baker
John Beale, Efq.
Mr. Belchier
Mr. Bentley
William Bowles, Efq.
George Bowles, Efq.
Wentworth Brinley, Efq.
Francis Broadhcad, Efq.
William Brodie, Efq.
Mr. William Burcombe
Mr. Byfr
C.
Mr. Richard Carter
Mr. Cawfton
Harry Chambers, Efq.
Edward Collins, Efq.
John Copeland, Efq.
Stephen Allen Cumberlege, Efq.
William
SUBSCRIBERS NAMES,
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Nathaniel Edmonds, Efq.
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Sir John Frederick, Bart. M. P. 2 copies
Mr. William French
Richard Frew in, Efq.
Edward Fuhr, Efq. 5 copies
G.
Right Honourable Lord Grantley 1 copies
Charles Gapper, Efq.
Richard Geldard, Efq.
William Mann Godfchall, Efq.
Abraham Goodwin, Efq.
Mr. Grantham
H.
Anthony Hart, Efq. 6 copies
Mr. Hitchiner
Mr. James
Charles Jemmett, Efq.
Maurice Jones, Efq.
J.
Sir
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K.
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Mr. Knight
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Right Honourable Lord Leflic
Mrs. Legh 5 copies
}ohn Linfield , Efq. 2 copies
Thomas Lintall, Efq. '
Thomas Lintall, jun. Efq.
M.
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Sir Jofcph Mawbey, Bart.
O.
Right Honourable Lord Onflow 2 copier
P.
John Sharp Palmer, Efq.
Thomas Pembroke, Efq.
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William Lee Perkins, M. D.
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Mr. Robert Porter
Right.
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R.
Riglit Honourable Lord William Ruffel, M. P.
Mr. Ranyard
Thomas Raymond, Efq. 2 copies
Mr. Rockwell
Thomas Ryley, Efq.
S.
Honourable General St. John 2 copies
Mr. Thomas Stephens
William Stiel, Efq.
John Sudlow, Efq.
Rich. Jof. Sulivan,Efq.F.R.S.andF. A.S. 5 copies
fchn Sulivan, Efq.
George Holmes Sumner, Efq. 3 copies
Thomas Sutton, Efq. 5 copies.
T.
Right Honourable Earl Tyrconnel, M. P,
Henry Taylor, Efq.
Mr. Thomas Taylor
Chriftopher Terry, Efq.
Wotton Birkinfhaw Thomas, Efq.
Vaughan Thomas, Efq.
Sir Thomas Turton, Bart.
Richard Tvvopeny, Efq.
Charles Kemyfs Tynte, Efq.
V
Mr. Vardcn
Mi
SUBSCRIBERS NAMES.
W.
Mr. George Wad brook.
Mr. Ward
Mr. Wedge
Robert Willan, M. D. and F. A. S.
Reverend Mr. Willbn
Mr. Wind for
William Samuel Wotton, Efq. 5 ropies
PREFACE.
TO the general hiftory of Kingfton, To well
underftood, little or nothing new is to be
faid in addition. I had entertained the hope,
however, that the records of the town might
have afforded fome anecdotes relating to it, wor-
thy of the perufal of the reader ; but in this I
was miftaken, not having been fo fuccefsful as
to meet with any thing there either interefting
or curious. There are feveral old books of
churchwardens and ovcrfeers accounts, where-
in there is little worthy of notice beyond the dif-
ference they exhibit between the price of pro-
vifions and labour at the time they were written
and the prefent. Of this Mr. Lyfons has taken
notice, in his ITiftorical Account of the Environs
within Twelve Miles of London ; wherein he has
comprized mod of the particulars to be met
with in the different authors who have treated
upon Kingfton before.
Accurate
2 PREFACE.
Accurate as he is in his general description^,
this Gentleman feems to have fallen into an
error in one place , where he dates that " King-
il fton ceafed to be a borough, in confeqnence
iC of a petition from the corporation (recorded
" in the Town-Clerk's Office) the prayer of
" which was, that they might be relieved from
" the burden of fending Members to Parlia-
" ment j" — and in fupport of which he refers
the reader to Willis's Notitia Parliamentarian
But this I apprehend is a miftake ; for I have
peril fed this author, without being able to meet
with any fuch paffage ; and I have fearched and
made enquiries, but in vain, for the petition.
It is more than probable, therefore, that this
jJHvilege was loft merely by difcontinuance, as
was the cafe with feveral other places ; and a
fhort examination of the ancient method of
carry in p- into execution the elective franchife
will doubly warrant this fuppofition.
* Neither prefcription nor the ancient char-
ters of any of our Kings, appear to have conflitu-
ted the primary and original right by which
cities and boroughs formerly fent citizens and
burgeffes to parliament. -j~ It was not till con-
fiderably after the union of the houfes of York
■ Prynne's Brev. Pari. Brady's Hiitorical Trcatife.
r Author oi th" Translation of Sully's Memoirs.
and
PREFACE. 3
and Lancafter, that it became a practice to grant
charters to places, empowering them with this
privilege. There is one inftance to the con-
trary noted in Willis's book, as early as King
Edward IV. who, by a charter dated ?.c.th of
November 1448, emprivilegcd Jfenlock Magna,
m the county of Shropfhire, to fend one burgefs
to parliament; which is the firft precedent, ac-
cording to the fame author, that occurs in the
charter of any borough. But it was a thins; bv
no means common at that time, nor became fo
rill the reign of Henry VIII. and Edward VI.
when we meet with many inftances.
* Before that period it was left wholly to the
merit! of each county to name and direcr whicljr
were boroughs, and which not, bv virtue of the
general and indefinite ciaufe contained in -the
King's writs of fummons of parliaments iffued
to the iheriffs of every county, prior to the af-
fembling of every fuch parliament. In that age
of our political iimplicity, when th • fpirit or
party and the rage of faction were -alike un-
known, there was not fuch a general ambition
of being called to the fenate as at prefent ; -f
but the perfons elee^cd, as well as the perfons
electing them, efteemed it rather a burthen and
■ Prynne's Kiev. Pail. Brady's Hiflorical Treatife.
I Prynne's Brcv. Pari. Brady's Hiflorical Treatife,
[olmfton's rixcellencv of Monarchical Government.
r, 2 an
4 PREFACE.
an inconvenience, than an honour and an ad-
vantage ; and therefore, after being chofen, left
they mould neglect to repair to the convention, they
had fureties (called Mann captors) for their ap-
pearance there. The form of the royal mandate
to the flieriffs was in this manner: — " Tibi
" prascipimus firmiter injungentes quod de co-
" mitatu prase 1 icto duos milites, et de quallbet
&c civitate ejufdem comitatus duos cives, et de
" quolibet bur go duos burgenfes de difcretioribus
" et ad laborandum potentioribus, &c. fine di-
" latione eligi et eos ad nos ad dictos diem et
" locum venire facias; ita quod, &c. dicti cives
" et burgenfes pro fe et pro communitate civita-
" turn et burgorum przedictorum divifimab ipfis
* f (militibus comitatus) habeant ad faciendum
" et confentiendum hiis quas tunc de communi
iC confilio contigerit ordinari," &c. — Under the
authority of thefe general words de quallbet civi-
iate, et de quolibet burgo, each fheriff, accord-
ing to his own will and difcretion, fent the writ
directed to him, or the precepts grounded on
it, to whatfoever cities or boroughs he pleafed,
ufing an arbitrary power in the execution of this
office, either as his judgment directed, or favour
and partiality fvvayed him * ; this evidently ap-
pears in the difference we find between their fe-
veral returns; ibme (heriffs returning more bo-
* Prynne's Brev. Pari. Brady's Hiftorical Treatifc.
roughs
PREFACE. 5
roughs and burgefles than their predeceflbrs ;
others fewer ; fome omitting thofe very boroughs
which their predeceiTors had returned ; and
others again cauling elections and returns to be
made for fuch new boroughs as never elected or
fent any members either before or fince the time
of their (hrievaltics.
The firil returns extant of knights, citizens,
and burgefles, are 26 Edward I. ; and in the
return made for Wiltfhire, in that year, annexed
to the writ, there were returned two knights for
the county, two citizens for New Sarum, two
burgefles for Downton, two burgefles for the
Devizes, two for the borough of Chippenham,
and two for iMalmefbury, with their Manucap-
tors ; and the writ was alfo fent to the conftable
of Marlborough, and to the bailiffs of the liber-
ty of Calne and Worthe, who returned no an-
fwer. Thefe were the only places that the fheriff
of this year made his precepts to, and returns for
accordingly.
In the returns of knights, citizens, and bur-
gefles to ferve for the fame county, 12 Ed-
ward III. after the return of the knights, the
fherifT for that year returned only two citizens for
New Sarum, two burgefles for Wilton, and two
for Downton, with Manucaptors ; and then for
two burgefles for Marlborough, the writ was
b 3 returned
6 PREFACE.
returned to the conftable of the caftle of Marl-
borough, becaufe it could not be executed by
the fheriff in that liberty; and the conftable gave
him no anfwer. The fheriff then, it appears,
made his precept and return for thefe two bo-
roughs only 3 one of which was not returned in
the 26 Edward I.; and then after his anfwer
concerning Marlborough, he clofes his return
thus : — " Non furit plures civitates, neque
ic burgi, infra ballivam meam," that is within
the county ; notwithftanding Bedwin, Caine,
Chippenham, Cricklade, Devizes, Ludgerfhall,
Malmefbury, and Marlborough (but efpecially
the two latter) had frequently returned burgeffes
to parliament before.
In the return of the 36th year of the fame
reign, after the knights for the county, and two
citizens for New Sarum, there were by the
fheriff for that \ car returned two burgeffes for
Wilton, two for the borough of Old Sarum,
two for the borough of Downton, two for the
borough of Chippenham, two for the borough
of Calne, two for the borough of Marlborough,
two for the borough of Devizes, two for the
borough of Malmefbury, two for the borough of
Cricklade, and two for Bedwin ; and then after
the names of the burgefTes for thefe ten boroughs,
with their Manucaptors, the lheriff clofes his
return with thefe words, " Et non funt plures
" civitates
PREFACE. /
" civitates nee burgi in comitatu pnediefco, ideo
fC inde ulterius nihil aft u in eit ;" ' and there are
no more cities nor boroughs within the laid
countv, and therefore there is nothing; further
done in this matter,'
In this return, notwith (landing the fheriff re-
turned that there were no more cities nor bo-
roughs within his county, yet he left out Lud-
gcrlhall, which had lent burgeffes to parliament
7 Edward II.; twice in the 8th of Edward II.;
and the 4th, 14th, and 33d of Edward III. ; as
the returns of thofe years Ihew.
In the 43 Edward III. the fheriff returns only
the names of the knights, citizens for New Sa-
rum, and burgeffes for Wilton, Old Sarum,
Marlborough, die Devizes, Malmefbury, Crick-
lade, and no more ; making no return for
Calnc, Chippenham, Bedwin, or Ludgerfhall,
nor any excufe why he did not,
In the 26 Edward I. the fheriff of Bucking-
hamshire made this return on the dors of the
writ, li Nulli funt cives, nee burgenfes in com.
" prceJict. nee civitas nee burgus, propter quod
" cives nee buro;enlcs coram vobis venire iaccrc
£< non polliim." i There are no citizens nor
burgeffes in the county aforefaid, nor city nor
b 4 borough ,
8 PREFACE.
borough; for which caufe I cannot make citizens
or burgefTes to come before you.'
In the 28th of the fame reign, the fheriff re-
turned for Agmondemam, Wy eomb, and Wen-
dover, two burgefTes each, who were ele&ed
by thofe places.
In the 30th year of the fame reign, there were
only two burgefTes returned for Wycomb, and
none for either Agmondeiham or Wendover.
In the 1 ft and 2nd Edward II. the then fhc-
riffs returned two burgeffes for Wycomb, two
for Wendover, two for AgmondeiTiam, and two
for Great Marlow.
And in the 6 Edward II. the fheriff returned
" Null^funt civitates in com. Bucks, nee etiam
'* burgi, piaster in villa de Wycombe." * There
are no cities nor boroughs in the county of Buck-
inghamshire, except in the town of Wycomb.'
In the 1 2th of the fame King, Wycomb alone
is returned in Bucks; and in the clofe of the re-
turn, " Nulla eft civitas, nee plures burgi inbal-
(i liva mea." * There is no city nor more boroughs
in my bailiwick ;' and fo no other boroughs were
returned in this county until after the reign of
Edward IV. or the parliament in 1641* Befides
the&
PREFACE. 9
thcfe few inftances which 1 have felected, there
are divers omiflions of many other inconfiderable
boroughs for 50, 100, 150, and from that to
300 or more years, grounded upon the like re-
returns ; fome of which onlyfent burgelfes once
or twice before the years 1 640 — 1 *. For in-
ftance, Cockermouth, in the county of Cumber-
land, made two returns j one in the reign of
Edward I. and one in Edward III. ; but none
afterwards till 1640, fince which it has regularly
fent two -f. Tregony likewife, in Cornwall, made
two returns to parliament in the reign of Ed-
ward I, but no more till the 5th of Queen Eliza-
beth. Thus it was alfo in Yorkshire, Lincoln-
fhire, Dorfetfhire, Devonshire, Somerfct, South-
ampton, Surrey, Suflex, and moft, if not all the
counties in England, where there were at the
time of making the returns, any fmall, poor, or
inconfiderable boroughs ; and where the Ihenffs
were more or lefs kind to them, they returned or
omitted them at pleafure.
And to fuch a length was this practice of the
fhcriffs carried, that there was a law palled in
the 5 Richard II. that if any merirF ihoiild from
thenceforth be negligent in making his returns
of writs of the parliament, or fliould leave out
of the faid returns any cities or boroughs that
* Prynne's Brev. Pari. Brady's Hiftorical Treatife.
t Curioiities of Great Britain.
were
lO PREFACE.
were bound, and of old time were wont to come
to parliament, he mould be punifhed in the
fame manner as was accultomed to be done in
the faid cafe in time pair. But notwithstanding
this law, the Sheriffs flill continued to act in
many inftances as they had done before.
By this then it is evident, that from the 23
Edward I. when the firft writs were i Slued for
the choice of citizens and burgeffes, and alfo
during the feveral reigns of Edward II. and III.
Richard II. Henry IV. V. and VI. and Ed-
ward IV. it was left folely to the difcretion and
judgment of the fheriffs to determine which bo-
roughs were fit and able to fend burgeifes, and
which not ; and if any borough, once able,
became poor and indigent, and unable to pay
the expences of their burgefTes, or had none fit
to chufe, it was considered as affording juft
grounds for the Sheriff to excufe them from the
trouble and charge of electing and fending mem-
hers, notwithftanding the Statutes q Richard II.
'.4. — 1 Henry V. c. 1. — 8 Henry VI. c, 7.
and 23 Henry VI. c. 1 5,
The charters of ancient boroughs (as Prynne
obferves) contained no clanfe or grant for the
choice or election of burgeifes to ferve in parlia-
ment ; and he (hues further, that he had never
heard of nor fcen any particular directions from
PREFACE. I I
the King and Council, or others, to the iheriffs,
for the lending their precepts to this or that bo-
rough onlv, and not to others.
Nor during the whole of thefe feveral reigns
do we find that the boroughs ever complained
of the fherifTs for not returning them, or ne-
glecting to fend their precepts to them ; nor did
they ever remonfirate as being hardly tiled or
dealt with, not accounting it at that time any ad-
vantage, honour, or privilege to be bound to (end
burgeiles to parliament*; but, on the contrary,
it being reputed a burthen and grievance where
poor and imall boroughs -ere obliged to fend
them, as was the cale with Toriton, in Devon-
shire, that petitioned the King in parliament to
be diicharped from fending burgdfes ; [tanner
that it was a great trouble and charge, and to
their manifed damage and deprethon.
f This borough, as appears by the returns be-
iore the 42 Edward 111. had upon leveral writs
and precepts elected and returned burgefies to
ho lets than thirty-two parliaments, and had at
that time two burgeiles returned lor the parlia-
ment ol 42 Edward ill. which began the 1 it ot
May. No fooner was this parliament aiTembled,
'han the bailiffs, burgefies, and whole common-
• I'lynnc'd Brev. Pari. Brady's Hiiloiical Treatifc.
\ Ibid.
13 PREFACE.
alty of Toriton exhibited their complaint by
petition to the King in parliament, fetting forth
that they ought not to be burthened with the
fending any men out of the town to parliament,
for the reafons expreffed in this memorable pa-
tent of exemption from fending burgeffes to
any parliaments.
Ci Rex ballivis et probis hominibus et toti
*' communitati villse de Toriton in comitatu
*"' Devon, falutcm. Ex parte veftra nobis eft
" monftratum quod cum villa ad mittend. ali-
" quos homines, pro eadem villa ad parliamenta
" noftra, vel progenitorum noftrorum quondam
" regum Anglian non miferit, nee mitteie con-
il fueverit ante annum regni noflri vicefimum
<* primum quo tempore vicecomes nofter comi-
" tatus pradicti qui tunc fuit, diclam villam de
• 4 Toriton burgum et duos homines pro eodem
4C burgo ad veniendum ad parliamentum nof-
* ; trum, dicto anno vicefimo primo tentum fum-
iC monitos fuifTe malitiofe in cancellaria noftra
"' retornavit. Et lie eadem villa de Toriton ab
** eodem anno vicefimo primo ad inveniend.
i<: duos homines pro eadem villa in fingulis annis
li parliamentis noflris tentis pretextu retorni
<f prsdicti onerata extitit : Et vos ea occafione
i{ laborious et expenfis multipliciter gravati
" fuiftis ad veftrum dampnum non modicum
4t et depreffionem manifeftam, fuper quo nobis
fupplicaftis
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u iupplicaftis vobis remedium adhiberi oppor-
" tunum. Et quia fcrutatis rotulis ct memo-
u randis cancellarise noflrae non eft compertum
" nomina aliquorum hominum pro dicta villa
" feu burgo de Toriton ad veniend. ad parlia-
" menta noftra ante dictum vicefimum primum
" retorn. fuifle nos nolentes dictam villam de
" Toriton occafione praedicla indebite onerari,
" vos et villam prsedictam ad inveniend. feu
" mittend. aliquos homines ad parliamenta nof-
" tra de cetero communis fummonitionis parlia-
" mentorum eorundem hah emus et tenemus ex-
" cufatos, et vos inde exoneramus per prsefcntes
" in perpctuum. In cujus rei teftimonium, £cc.
" Tefle rege apud Weiim. 18 die Martii.
Cl per petitionem de Pailiamento."
■'• It is obfervable that, notwithstanding this pa-
tent, exempting the men and borough of Toriton
from being obliged to fend burgefles to any
future parliaments i yet the very next year,
43 Edward III. and likewife an. 46, 47, 50
Edward III. — 5, 6, 7, 8, and 20 Richard II.
and 1 and 5 Henry IV. they conftantly found
and fcnt two burgefles themlelvcs, or had them
returned for them by the iheriff; but fince the
5 Henry IV. till his time, the lame author ob-
ierves that they never had any burgefles returned
* Prynne's Brev. Parliament. Brady** Hiflorical
Treatile.
that
14 PREFACE.
that he could find by record or hiftory. From
which he is induced to believe, that this mifin-
formation was either difproved by the fherifFof
Devon, or others, upon better fearch of the rolls
and memorials of Chancery ; and thereupon this
patent revoked or declared null in law, becaufe
grounded upon a falfe information, or clfc becaufe
Toriton was an ancient borough, not fit to be
exempted from fending burgefies to future par--
liaments, as the ftatute 5 Richard II. declared
the old law of England to be.
Thefe circumftances confidered, will, I con-
ceive, afford fuflicicnt room, for belief, that the
true reafon of * Kinglton having difcontinued
to fend burgeiibs was, not becaufe of any peti-
tion being ever prefented for inch exemption,
but becaufe the fheriiF omitted, either through
favour or from fome other motive, to fend his
* This is not the only difcontinued borough in this
county that formerly feat members. The borough of
Farnham alio has made three returns to parliament, though
it has now loft that privilege.
4 Ed. II. pari, at Weft. Tho. de Tyghelere, Tho. de Sutton
5 Ed. II. pari, at Lon. Tho. deTyghelere, Tho.de Sutton
38 Hen. VI. pari, at Weft. H. Taddenham, Rich. Beaufitz.
This Thomas de Sutton was an anceftor of our late
worthy the riff, Thomas Sutton of Molefy, Efq. whole fa-
mily is of great antiquity, tracing its defcent, as appeals ! y
a pedigree through the barony of Lexington, as high as
the Norman conqueft, and fettled in the county of Surry
icveral centime;, back.
precept
PREFACE. 15
precept to them tor that ourpofe, — as the
grou >n which thev ever elected any, may
reaibnablv be afcribed to the lame arbitrary in-
clination in the meritf, in compelling them to
1 1 1
ma
a return.
With regard to the number of returns ever
made by that place, 1 obferve Mr. Lylbns fol-
lows the author of the Notitia Parliamentaria,
who (lues only four, namely in the 4, 5, and
6 Edward II. and 47 Edward III. whereas
Prj nne, Camden, the Magna Britannia, and the
Hillory of Surry, make them five, by adding to
the above four the 26th Edward III. alio:
though Prynne, it is true, in his account of the
names of the burgelles, omits thole who ferved
in the latter ; which may be owing to die return
having been loft, or net found when the others
were : and the copy ot it is alio wanting in the
archives of the town, whore tkey have copies 01
the four other returns taken from the originals
found in the Tower. The following is a lilt ot
the burgcifes who were return eel by that place,
and the parliaments they ferved in :
4 Ed. II. pari, at Weil. Adam le Temper, ]'.:hn de Crucc
5 Ed. II. pari, at Loud. Roger k Cauieier, John Tuill
6 Ed. II. pari, at Wcam. J )hn Tcly. J ,hn atte Crouch
26 Ed. HI. The names oi thefe buigeiies do not any-
where appear „ A
47 Ed. III. par!, at V, ek H*S» T..;.rner, J hn Havcryng
making but five returns- in all, and none fmce.
Now
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Now had fuch a petition been prefented to
be freed from that burthen, fome trace of it, I
mould think, muft have been met with ; and
if an entire copy had not been prcferved, yet
minutes at leaft would have been recriftered. Be-
fides, fo accurate an oblerver as Prynne gene-
rally was, would hardly have fuffered this cir-
cumftance to have efcaped his notice ; and he
only mentions it as among thofe many places
which were obliged to make returns at one time,
and were excufed at another, merely at the ca-
price of the fheriff. There are feveral other * au-
thors too, and particularly Willis, who take no-
tice of this place having formerly fent members,
but ftate merely that the privilege is now loft,
without faying a word of any petition ; which,
had there really been any fuch, it is more than
likely that fome one of them would have been
acquainted with.
The only grounds upon which fuch a petition
could ever have been prefented, muft have been
on account of their poverty and inability to pay
their burgefles, and becaufe they were unjuftly
compelled to make a return. Now, with regard
to the firft part of the allegation, the truth would
■ See Magna Britannia — Camden's Britannia— Hiflory of
Surry — Cmiofities of Great Britain — A Tour through
Liu Luul.
be
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be at variance with the aflertion, and the plea of
poverty could not be fuflained by the fact ; for
Kingflon was always a place of fufficient wealth
to have afforded the expences of its burgefles
with much more eafe than many other places
which paid them from the hi ft, without the leaft
complaint. Indeed, from even former account,
it appears thai it lias much fallen from its ori-
ginal confequence ; and that its trade has di-
minilhed as well as its markets dwindled away,*
compared with what they formerly were. This
being the cafe then, what room is there to pre-
tend that it was not equally able to have fup-
ported its burgefles expences with Guildford,
Downton, Wilton, the Devizes, Old Sarum,
Calne, Chippenham, and many others, who with
much more propriety might have pleaded their
poverty in excufe ?
Such a report, notwithstanding, has certainly
been credited about Kingfton, that it had ceafed
to lend members, in confequence of a petition,
praying to be exempt from that burthen, which
it was not able to fupport. But how, or from
what fuch a report ever arofe, is more than I
could ever learn. With all the enquiry \ could
make, 1 have never been able to meet with any
one who had fecn fuch a petition, or any written
account or trace of it, though many who pretend
* Magna Britannia — Hiftory of Surry,
c to
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to have heard of it : for which reafon I am the
more ftrongly induced to believe hear/ay evi-
dence to be the only authority that can be ad-
duced in fupport of it.
The following Anecdotes are added, as being
unnoticed by former Writers.
iC Anno Domini milleiimo 445, et anno re-
gis Henry V u . 23, in vigilia puiificacionis,
combufta eft magna pars campanilis de Kyngef-
ton et unus in ecclelia ex timorc vifus fpiritus
mortuus."
' In the year of our Lord 1445, and in the
23d year of King Henry the Fifth, on the eve
of the Purification, a great part of the belfreyof
Kyngefton was burnt; and a perfon died in the
church, through fear of a fpirit which he faw
there/
•' In primo die menfis Oclobris, anno Do-
mini 1467, et anno Regis Edwardi quarti fep-
timo, Rex tenuit magnum confilium cum Do-
minis apud Kyngiftone fuper Thamefiam, ubi
Domina Margareta, foror regis E„ in praefencia
Domi-
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Dominorum agrcavit fe ad condudendum matri-
monium cum Domino Karolo Dace Burgundiae.
Comes Warwici non fuit ibidem, fed in partibus
borialibus."
4 On the firfr. day of the month of October, in
die year of our Lord 1467, and in the feventh
year of King Edward the IVth, the King held
a great council with the Lords at Kingfton upon
Thames, where the Lady Margaret, fitter of
King Edward, agreed to conclude a marriage
with Lord Charles, Duke of Burgundy. The
Earl of Warwick was not there, being; in the
north.'
If ilhelmi JVyrcefker Annul cs rerum Anglicarum.
King/ion upon Thames, 1 696.
Mercurii, 24° die Feb. 9 Gul. 3".
A petition of the bailiffs, lords of the manor,
and tenants of the fame, and other the freemen
and inhabitants of Kingfton upon Thames, in
the county of Surrey, was preferred to the
lioufe and read ; fetting forth. That the poor of
the laid town daily increafe, and are become
very burdenfome to the inhabitants : that there
are large commons belonginii to the laid town,
clear of timber, and of little ufe ; which it im-
proved by lowing fiax, hemp, 8cc. would em-
ploy their poor, and cafe the inhabitants, who
c ?. are
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are willing to build conveniences for teaching
and emplojing the poor, and their children;
which may not only be a comfortable fubftftence
to themfelves, but an advantage to the nation :
and praying leave to bring in a bill, empowering
them to enclofe as much of their commons as
they, from time to time, fhall find caufe to em-
ploy for the ufes of their poor j and that fuch
enclofures may be exempted from all taxes and
tythes.
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a bill
to inclofe the faid commons, tythe free for fome
time, and to fet the poor on work ; and that
Sir Richard Onflow do prepare and bring in
the bill. Journals of the Hou/e of Commons.
But it was never prefented.
A fimilar idea was agitated, as I am informed,
about twenty or thirty years ago, but never
•acted upon.
•MIA RTER
CHARTERS
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KINGSTON UPON THAMES.
CHARTER OF KING JOHN.
Grant of the Town of King/ion to the Freemen
of the Town.
J
OHN, by the grace of God, King of
England, Lord of Ireland, Duke, of"
Normandy and Aquitain, Count of ArrrTfr-
ff jj vm n r . To all Archbithops, Bifliops, Ab-
bots, Earls, Barons, J uftiees, Sheriffs, Pro-
volts, and all Bailiffs and faithful fubje&s,
greeting. Know ye That we have given,
granted, and by this our p relent Charter
confirmed to our Freemen of Kyngeiton,
our town of Kyngetlon, with all its ap-
purtenances in feefarm, to have and to
hold to them and their heirs of us and our
heirs, in their hand for ever entirely,
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with all the liberties and free cuftorns
which the fame town was accuftomed and
ought to have at the time in which it was
in our hand, yielding thence to our Ex-
chequer by their hand yearly fifty pounds
of lilver ; that is to fay, half at the Eaiter
Exchequer, and half at the Michaelmas
Exchequer ; of which fifty pounds they
mall pay twenty-eight pounds and ten
miliing) blank, which was the ancient
rent; and the refldue they mall pay in
tale. And we will not that the fhcrifFor
his bailiffs in any wife intermeddle with
the aforefaid town or its appurtenances,
or with the aforefaid rent, except thofe
things which belong to the royal crown :
wherefore we will and firmly command,
That the aforefaid men of Kingefton, and
their heirs, may have and hold in feefarm
the aforefaid town of Kingefton, with all
its appurtenances, for ever, well and peace-
ably, free and quietly, entirely, fully, and
honourably in all places and things, with
all the liberties and free cufloms belong-
ing to it, as is above mentioned, as long as
they mall well pay the aforefaid rent.
Witnefs Lord P. Bifhop of Winchester,
Lord J. Bifhop of Bath, William Earl of
Devon-
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DevonhYre, William Brivoerr, Hugo de
Neviil. Garin, the ion of Gerola, William
Malt-t, Thomas Ballet, RaifGernun, Geof-
frey Liiterel.
Given under the hand of Hugo de Well,
Archdeacon of Wells, at Tanton, the 23d
day of September, in the tenth year of our
reign.
CHARTER OF HENRY III.
Privilege from Arrejls.
HENRY, by the Grace of God, King,
land
Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and
Aquitain, and Count of
To all Archbimops, Biihops, Abbots,
Priors, Counts, Barons, Jufticcs, Sheriffs,
Provofts, Minifters, and all Bailiffs and
faithful fubjecls, greeting. Know ye
That we have granted, and by this our
charter have confirmed to our freemen of
Kingtton, that they and their heirs for
ever, throughout all our land and power,
may have this liberty ; that is to fay, that
they or their goods found in any places
whatfoever in our power, fliall not be ar-
c 4 refled
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refted for any debt of which they are not
the fureties or principal debtors, unlefs by
chance thofe debtors be of their own com-
munity and power, having wherewith
they are able, in the whole or in part, to
make fatisfaclion, and our laid freemen
are wanting in jultice to the creditors ot
the fame debtors, and this mall reafonably
be made to appear. Wherefore we will
and iirmlj^ command for us and our heirs,
that our aforefaid freemen of Kingeiion,
and their heirs, may have the aforefaid
liberty for es r er throughout all our land
and power as is aforefaid. And we for-
bid, upon the forfeiture to us of ten
pounds, that anv (me of them be in anv~
wife unjuftly vexed, ditlurbed, or dif-
quieted againft the liberty aforefaid.
Witnefs Guy de Leziman, Geoffrey de.
Leziman, and William de Vaientia, our
brothers ; John Maunfell, Provofl of Be-
verley; Archibald de S to . Romano, Walter
de Morton, William de Grey, William de
Hatintot, Barthol. Bygoe, and others.
Given under our hand at Weftmintter,
the joth day of December, in (lie fortieth
year of our reign.
CHARTER
KINGSTON UFON THAMES. 2$
l BARTER Ui- HENRY III.
Grant of an Eight Days Fair.
HENRY, by the grace of God, King of
England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Npr-
mainly and Aqiutam, and Count ot Andc -
|M^n.'iv To all Archbifhops, Bifhops, Ab-
bots, Priors, Earls, Barons, Juiticcs, She-
riffs, Provofts, Minifters, and all Bailiffs
and faithful fubjccts, greeting. Know ye
That we have granted, and by this our
charter have confirmed to our freemen of
Kyngcfton, that they and their heirs for
ever may have a Fair every year, to con-
tinue during eight days, at Kyngell on ;
that is to fay, on the morrow of All Souls,
and during the {even following days, un-
lels that fair mould be to the hurt of the
neighbouring fairs. Wherefore we will
and firmly command for us and our heirs,
that our aforcfaid freemen of Kyngefton,
and their heirs for ever, may have a fair at
Kyngefton every year, to continue during
eight days ; that is to fay, on the morrow
of All Souls, and during the feven follow-
ing days ; with all the liberties and free
cuf-
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cuftoms belonging to fuch like fmr, unkis
that fair flio; Jd ! c to the hurt of the ,
bo tiring fairs, as is aforefaid.
Witnefs Guy de Lerign, Geoffrey de
Lerign, and William de Valentia, our bro-
thers ; John Manfell, Treafuier of York-
{hire; Robert Walerane, Geoffrey de Geyn-
vill, William de Grey, Walter de Merton,
Matter John Manfell, Imbto Pugeys, Wil-
liam de S u . Ermina, and others.
Given under our hand at Weftminfter,
the 1 2th day of September, in the fortieth
year of our reign.
CHARTER OF HENRY ill.
Grant of the Return of Writs, &c.
HENRY, by the grace of God, King of
England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Nor-
mandy and Aquitain, and Count of Anrfcs
ffftymny . To all Archbifhops, Bilhops, Ab-
bots, Priors, Earls, Barons, J unices, She-
riffs, Provofts, Minitlers, and all Bailiffs
and faithful fubjecls, greeting. Know ye
That we have granted, and by this our
charter have confirmed, for us and our
heirs,
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. ZJ
heirs, to our freemen of Kyngeiton, that
they and their heirs for ever may have the
return of our writs from the fummonles of
our Exchequer, and all other our writs
touching their town, fo that no ftieriff,
or other our bailiff or minilter, may enter
the town aforefaid to make diftreiles or
fummonles, or any other things, unlets
through default of the fame men or their
heirs. We have alio granted to the fame
men., that they and their heirs (men of the
fame town) may ehoofe from themielves
and create coroners to make attachment
of the pleas of our crown, arifmg within
our town aforefaid, and anfwer before our
jultices itinerant in thole parts of the at-
tachments made by them, and other things
pertaining to the office of coroner, as other
our coroners ought and are wont, to an-
fwer ; and that the aforefaid men, with-
out our precept, be not impleaded or com-
pelled to plead without their town, of any
their tenements or chattels which they
have within their town, or of any other
pleas except trefparTes, if it mall happen
that any have been committed by them
again It us or our heirs. We have alio
granted to the lame men of K vngcllon,
that
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that they may have their guild-merchant
in their town, as they formerly had it,
and as our men of Guildford had ; and
that they may ufe it together with their
other liberties and jufl laws and cufloms
which they have in their town aforefaid,
as they have ufed it in our time, and in
the times of our predeceilbrs, Kings of
England : And that the tame men, for the
trefpafs or forfeiture of their tenants, fhall
not lofe their chattels or goods found in
their hands, or put to any other place
by thole fervants, as far as thev lhall be
able fufhciently to prove that they are
their own : And alio, if the faid men, or
any of them, fhall die teilate or inteftate
within our land and power, we nor our
h?irs will not oaufe their goods to be con-
fiscated : but. their heirs may have them
entirely, as far as it appears that the faid
chattels belonged to the laid deceafed.
\\ herefore we Vv ill and firmly command
tor us and our heirs, that our aforefaid
freemen of Kyngetlon, and their heirs for
ever, may have all the liberties and free-
doms aforefaid; and that they may uic
them henceforth for ever, freely and with-
out the hindrance of any one, as is afore-
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faid. And we forbid, upon the forfeiture
to us of ten pounds, that no one prefume
to vex, molt It, ordifquiet them againft the
before written grants and liberties.
Witnefs Guy de Lerign, Geoffrey de
Lerign, and William de Valentia, our
brothers ; John Maunfell, Treafurer of
York ; Archibald de S tc \ Romano, Robt.
Walerane, Will, de Grey, Walter de Mer-
ton, Imbto Pugeys, Will. Bonquer, Will.
de S ta . Ermina, and others.
Given under our hand at Weftminfter,
the 13th day of September, in the fortieth
year of our reigri.
This laft charter is confirmed bv an-
other of Edward the Third, dated the 31ft
day of January, in the 16th year of his
reign over England, and third over France.
King Richard II. by a charter dated the
2d of April, in the fir It year of his reign,
alfo confirms the above charter of Kin<r
John, and the charter of King Edward III.
for the return of writs.
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CHARTER OF RICHARD II,
Grant of a Shop and Eight Acres of hand,
hi aid of the Payment of the feefarm
Rent of the Tozvn.
RICHARD, by the grace of God, King
of England and France, and Lord of Ire-
land. To all to whom thefe prefent let-
ters mail come, greeting. Know \e That
we, of our fpecial favour, have granted for
us and our heirs as much as in us is to our
beloved freemen of our town of Kyngcf-
ton upon Thames, which town aforefaid
they hold of us for a certain feefarm of
fifty-four pounds eight millings and fix-
pence, paid yearly to our Exchequer ; as
they fay, a lhop and eight acres of land,
with the appurtenances in the town afore-
faid, which belonged to Robert Hegge-
man, who held them of us (and which
lhop and land came to our hands as our
eicheat, as we have taken it becaufe the
aforeiaid Robert died without an heir) :
to have and to hold to the faid freemen
and their fucceflbrs of us and our heirs,
by the feryiccs therefore due and accuf-
tomed
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tomed in the time of the aforefaid Robert,
in aid of the payment of their aforefaid
rent for ever, without any thing to be
paid to us or our heirs for the mop and
land aforefaid, beyond the faid feefarm
In witnefs whereof we have caufed
thefe our letters to be made patent.
Witnefs mvfelf at Weilminlter, the 50th
day of May, in the fourth year of our
reign. By Writ of Privy Seal.
Henry IV. by a charter dated the 29th
day of May, in the firft year of his reign,
confirms the above charter of King John,
and the charter of King Edward \\\. for
the return of writs.
Exemplification of a Trial in the Exchequer
with the Sheriff of the County, Whether
the Freemen of King/Ion ought to pay
Knights Fees? — Adjudged they ought not*
8 HEN. IV.
HENRY, by the grace of God, King of
England and France, and Lord of Ireland.
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To all to whom thefe prefent letters mall
come, greeting. We have infpecled a
certain plea of the term of St. Michael, in
the fecond year of the reign of King Rich-
ard the Second, after the Conqucft, in thefe
words : fs. Pleas before the Barons of the
Exchequer at Weftminfter, of the term of
St. Michael, in the fecond year of King
Richard the Second, after the Conqueft, fs.
Surry fs. Robert Campe, Bailiff of the li-
berty of the Archbilhop of Canterbury, of
Croydon, and Thomas Carpenter, BailifFof
the liberty of Kyngeiton and Emelbrigg,
\\ ere attached, being here now on the oc-
tave of St. Martin, to anfwer the King and
William Percy, fherifF of the county of
Surry. Wherefore when the Lord King,
by his writ of the Chancery, commanded
the aforefaid William Percy that he mould
cauie to have of the men of the county
aforefaid to Nicholas Carren and John
Kyngcsfold, late Knights elected to the
parliament held at Wcftmintter, in the lirll
year of his reign, for the commonalty of
the county aforefaid, a certain fum of mo-
ney for their expences, to be levied of the
men of the fame town, as well within the
libertlcr a-, uui, the laid William Percy
fays,
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 33
fays, that although he made divers pre-
cepts to the aforefaid Robert Campe
and Thomas Carpenter for the portions
belonging to the feveral men of their bai-
liwick for the expences aforelaid ; that is
to far, to the aforelaid Robert Campe for
twenty-three {hillings for his portion ;
and to the aforelaid Thomas Carpenter,
tor tour marks for his portion, at the
county-court, held on Wednefdav next,
before the feaft of Epiphany in the fame
year of the Lord at Gildeford, he delivered
to be levied ; yet the aforefaid Robert and
Thomas have refuted, and ilill do refute, to
return their precepts aforefaid, or levy the
turns aforefaid to the aforefaid William
Percy, through which the fame William
paid the expences of the fame Knights to
the aforefaid Knights at Gildeford, the
fame year, on account of the default of
the aforelaid bailiffs, in contempt of the
King. Wherefore the aforelaid William
Percy is impoverished, and has a lofs to
the value of twenty pounds, and therefore
he produces fuit, &c. And the aforefaid
Robert Campe and Thomas Carpenter
came at. the octave aforefaid, by Robert
Carpenter their attorney, and defend the
t> lob
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lofs and whatfoever, &c. And they fay
that the expences aforefaid ought not to
be levied in any manner, although the
expences of Knights coming to the par-
liament of the King for the commonalty
of the county aforefaid have been levied,
and before thefe times, have been accuf-
tomed to be levied. And they fay that it
has never been the cuftom to levy any
fums within the liberties aforefaid for the
expences of fuch like Knights coming to
parliament. And this they are ready to
verify ; and they aik judgment if any in-
jury can be affigned againft their perfons
for that reafon. And the aforefaid William
Percy fays, that Knights were lately elect-
ed in the full county-court by all the
commonalty of the county aforefaid, as
well for thofe within the liberties as out ;
by which all men dwelling within the
aforefaid county, as well within the liber-
ties as out, are held by right to contribute
to the payment of their expences ; and
from which the aforefaid late Knights
were elected by the commonalty aforefaid,
a*, &c. And they do not deny but their
bailiwicks were afTeifed feparately in the
full county-court, as is above declared.
And
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And the aforefaid bailiffs allege nothing;
elk for themfWves unlets this, that it has
not been the cuttom before thcle times
for any fums to be levied for the expences
of Knights within the liberties aforefaid.
The faid William Percy afks judgment,
&c. and that the aforefaid bailiffs may
pav their portions aforefaid : and the
aforefaid bai litis lay as before, and afk
judgment like wife. Therefore to judg-
ment. And upon this a day was given to
the parties aforefaid, from the day of St.
Hilary, in forty days to hear their judg-
ment aforefaid : at which day the parties
aforefaid came, and have a day farther
until the fifteenth of Eaiter; at which day
the parties aforefaid came, and have a day
further until the fifteenth of the holy Tri-
nity ; at which day the parties aforefaid
came, and alk their judgment, &c. and
having feen that procefs among the Ba-
rons, becaufe the aforefaid William Percy
by the la(f pleading does not deny this,
that he was not accuflomed before thefe
times to levy any fums for the expences
of Knights coming to the parliaments ot
the King within the liberties aforefaid.
Therefore it was coniidered that the afore-
D 2 faid
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faid William Percy mould take nothing
for his complaint aforefaid ; and that the
aforefaid Rofeert Campc and Thomas Car-
penter, bailiffs of the liberties aforefaid,
mould be in the premifes jfe die. Now
we have caufed the plea aforefaid to be
exemplified by thefe prefents, at the requi-
sition of John Pierg and John Lorthoim,
now bailiffs of the liberties aforefaid.
In witnefs whereof, we have caufed thefe
our letters to be made patent.
Witnefs, I. Cokayn.
At Weftminfler, the ill day of March,,
in the eighth year of our reign. Hunt.
CHARTER OF HENRY V.
Confirmation of former Charters, and a Re-
Jeeife of Twenty-four Pounds annually,
being Part of the Feefarm Rent.
HENRY, by the grace of God, King oi
England and France, and Lord of Ireland.
To all Archbimops, Bifhops, Abbots, Pri-
ors, Dukes, Earls, Barons, Jultices, She-
riffs, Provolts, Miniiiers, and all Bailiffs
and faithful lubjecls, greeting. (It then
recites
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recites the charter of King John, of
King Hem y III. for the return of writs,
&e. f ■ protection of goods and per-
fons, :. u . the eight days fair; all which
it columns, and then proceeds as follows)
Moreover, willing to favour the laid free-
men in this behalf of our bountiful fpecial
favour, we have granted for us and our
heirs, and by this our charter confirm to
the fame freemen of the town of Kyngef-
ton aforelaid, that although they or their
antecelfors or predecellors fhall not hither*
to have fully ufed any one or any of the
gifts, grants, confirmations, liberties, and
acquittances aforelaid, or any others in
the aforelaid charters and letters contained
in any cafe happening, yet the fame
freemen, and their heirs and fucceilbrs,
mall fully enjoy and ufe them, and every
of them, from henceforth for ever, with-
out the hindrance or impediment of us or
our heirs, or of the jutlices, efcheators,
IherirFs, or other bailiffs or fervants of us
or our laid heirs whomfoevcr. And fur-
ther, of our bountiful favour, we have
granted to the aforelaid freemen of the
laid town of Kyngefton, and their heirs
and fucceilbrs, the town aforelaid, with
o 2 aU
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all the liberties and >ms and other
things abovemen tinned i >■: it, yielding
to us and our heirs afore fak., Ly +he year,
at the terms of Ealer and -t. Michael,
twenty andjix pounds only ot the aforefaid
fum of fifty pounds. And moreover we
have pardoned, releafed and quit-claimed
for us and our laid heirs to the afore-
faid freemen, their heirs and fucceflors for
ever, twenty and four pounds yearly reildue
of the aforefaid fum of fifty pounds, and
have held them exonerated for ever by
thefe prefents from the laid twenty-four
pounds yearly. Witnefs the venerable
fathers, Th. Archbiihop of Canterbury,
Primate of All England, our coufin ; H.
Bifhop of Winchester, our very dear uncle ;
our Chancellor, Th. Bifhop of Durham ;
N. Bifhop of Bath and Wells ; and H.
Bifhop of St. David ; our very dear cou-
fins Thos. Earl of Arundell, our Treafurer,
and Ric. Earl of Warwick ; Henry Ffltz-
hugh, our Chamberlain ; and Tho. de Er-
pyngham, Steward of our Houfehold;
Mailer John Prophetes, keeper of our
great fcal, and others.
Given under our hand at Weitminiter,
the
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the 2 1 ft day of November, in the firii year
of our reign,
By the King himfelf, and by writ of
Privy Seal. Gaunltede.
24 HENRY VI.
Exemplification of a Certificate from the Cham-
berlain of the "Exchequer out of the Doomef
day Book, that the Demefne of Kingdon and
Ebnhridge is of the ancient Demefne of the
Crown.
HENRY, by the grace of God, King
of England and France, and Lord of
Ireland. To all to whom thefe prefent
letters fhall come, greeting. We have
mfpecled a certain certificate fent to us in
our Chancery, by our Treafurer and Cham-
berlain, by our command, in thefe words:
Henry, by the grace of God, King of Eng-
land and France, and Lord of Ireland,
to his Treafurer and Chamberlain, greet-
ing. We, willing for certain reafons to
be fure if the demefne of Chingeltune and
Amelcbrige, in the county of Surry, be
d 4 of
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of the ancient demefne of the Crown of
our realm of England, command you that,
having fearched our book of Domefday,
which is in our treafury, under your cuf-
tody, as it is called, ye acquaint us in
our Chancery, under the feal of our Ex-
chequer, diflinclly and openly without
delay, of what ye fhall find therein, and
fend us back this writ. Witnefs myfelf
at Weliminfler, the 8th day of July, in
the 24th year of our reign. Hut what we
find in the book of Doomefday, touching
the demefne of Chingeilune and Amele-
brige in the county of Surry, we fend you
in the fchedule fattened to this writ. In
the book of Domefday, under the title of
the King's Land, in the county of Surry,
among other things, is contained thus :
the King holds Chingeflune in demefne
by the rent that was King Edward's, who
then defended it by thirty-nine hides*;
; * A hide of land, or a ploughland, which is the
fame, in an old manufcript, is laid to he one hundred
and twenty acres. Sir Edward Coke holds, that it
does not define aDy certain number of acres. Ac-
cording to Shcnc, it contains as great a portion of land
3.b may be tilled and laboured by one plough in a year
and day.
now
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 41
now it is accounted as nothing of thirty-
two ploughlands in demefhe ; there are
two ploughlands and a quarter of twenty,
and iix villains and fourteen borderirs -j-,
with twenty-rive ploughlands ; there is a
church there ami two bondmen and five
mills of twenty millings, and two filherics
of ten millings, and a third iifhery ex-
tremely good; but without account there
are forty acres of meadow, woods for fix
pochers in the time of King Edward, and
afterwards ; and now valued at thirty
pounds. Of the villains of this town,,
Humphry the Chamberlain had and Hill
hath one villain in cuftody for combing
the Queen's wool ; of him alfo he accept-
ed twenty millings for a relief when his
father was dead. In Amelebrige, Alda, a
\ Borderers or Bordmen, Bordarii, were a fpecies
of bondmen or fervile tenants, differing in fome decree
from the Servi and Villani, Dicuntur Bordarii vel
quod in tuguriis (quas cottagia vocant) habitabant,
feu villarum Iimitibus, quafi Borderers. S/ielm. They
fecm to have derived their name from the Saxon
word bord, a houfe ; and were of a lels fervile con-
dition than the Servi or Villani, having a lord or
cottage, with a fmall parcel of land allowed them, on
condition of fupplying their lord with certain pro-
viiions for his board or table.
certain
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certain woman, holds of the King one fal-
low ground of the value of three ihillings.
Now we have caufed the tenor of the cer-
tificate aforefaid to be exemplified by
thefe prefents, at the requeft of the men
and tenants of Kyngefton upon Thames
and Amelebrige. In witnefs whereof, we
have caufed thefe our letters to be made
patent.
Witnefs myfelf at Weftminfter, \ the
1 7th day of July, in the twenty-fourth year
of our reign. Brigge.
Henry VI. by a charter dated the 2nd
day of February, in the twenty-feventh
year of his reign, granted to the bailiffs of
Kingfton the cuftody of the bridge and a
toll, for divers goods and merchandizes
coming through or under the lame to the
town of Kingfton, for the fpace of flfty-
une years, towards the repair and mainte-
nance of the laid bridge.
i The original of this is miffing.
There
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 43
There is alfo a protection granted by
one of the Henrys, in a charter dated the
1 4th of January, in the rirft of his reign,
to the freemen of Kingfton, their perfons,
goods, and eftates for one year.
CHARTER OF EDWARD IV.
Cotifirmatton of former Charters, and Grant
of new Privileges.
EDWARD, by the grace of God, King
of England and France, and Lord of Ire-
land. To all Archbimops, Biihops, Abbots,
Priors, Dukes, Earls, Barons, Juftices, She-
riffs, Provofts, Minifters, and all Bailiffs
and faithful fubjecls, greeting.
Whereas John, lately King of England,
our progenitor, by his letters patent, bear-
ing date the 23d day of September, in the
tenth year of his reign, granted to his free-
men of Kyngetton, his town of Kyngeiton,
with all its appurtenances in feefarm, to
have and to hold to them and their heirs,
of him the late King, and his heirs, in their
o \vn
44 CHARTERS OF
own hands for ever entirely, together with
all the liberties and free cuiloms which
the faid town was accuftomed and ought
to have at the time when it was in the
hand of the late King, paying therefore at
his exchequer by their hand, yearly, fifty
pounds of filver ; that is to fay, half at the
Eafter exchequer, and half at the Michael-
mas exchequer ; of which fifty pounds,
they were to pay twenty-eight pounds
and ten {hillings blank, which was the
old rent ; and the rclidue they were to pay
in tale: and the faid late King willed that
neither the fherifF nor his bailiffs fliould
in any wife intermeddle with the aforefaid
town or its appurtenances, or the aforefaid
rent, excepting thofe matters which rela-
ted to the Royal Crown. Wherefore the
laid late King willed and firmly command-
ed, that the faid freemen of Kyngetlon,
and their heirs, fliould have and hold in
feefann the aforefaid town of Kyngetlon,
with all its appurtenances for ever, well,
peaceably, freely, quietly, entirely, fully,
and honourably in all places arid things,
with all their liberties and free cuiloms be-
longing to the lame, as in thofe letters are
more fully contained.
And
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 45
And whereas alio Lord Henry TIL
lately King of England, our progenitor,
by his letters patent, bearing date the 3d
day of September, in the fortieth year of
his reign, granted and eon firmed, for him-
ielf and his heirs, to his freemen of Kynge-
lion aforeiaid, that they and their heirs
lhould for ever have the return of his
writs from the fnmmons of his exchequer,
and all other writs touching their town, lb
that no iheriffor other bailiff, or his ier-
vant, mould enter the aforeiaid town to
dittrain, fummons, or do any thing elfe but
for default of the fame men or their heirs..
And the laid late King granted to (lie laid
men, that they and their heirs, being men
of the faid town, mould chute from them-
felves, and create coroners (o hold pleas
of the crown, ariling and to be within
the faid town, and lhould anfwer before
his juliices itinerant in thofe parts of the
attachments made by them, and of other
matters belonging to the oihYc of coroner,
as his other coroners were a; cuitonied and
of right ou^ht to anfwer. And that the
aforeiaid men, without the command ot
the late King Henry, lhould not implead
or be compelled to plead without their
town,
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town, of any of their tenements or chattels
which they had within their town, or of
any other pleas, except of trefpafs, if any
had been committed by them againft the
late King Henry or his heirs. He alfo
granted to the fame men ofKyngeflon,
that they mould have their gild-merchant
in their town, and in the fame manner as
the late King's freemen of Guildford had ;
and that they ihould enjoy it, together
with all the liberties and juft laws and
curloms which they had in their aforefaid
town, in the fame manner as they had
been accuftomed in the time of the faid
late King Henry, and in the times of his
predeceifors, Kings of England ; and that
the faid freemen, for the trefpaiTes or for-
feitures of their fervants, ihould not lofe
their goods and chattels found in their
hands, or placed by thofe fervants any-
where elfe, fo far as they could make out
fufficient proof of their being their own
property. And alfo, if the faid men, or
any of them, mould die teftate or inteftate
within the dominions and power of the
faid late King Henry, he the faid late
King Henry, nor his heirs, would not con-
iilcate their effecls ; but their kins ihould
have
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 47
have entire poileilion of them, as far as it
mould appear that they were the very
chattels of thofe who were deceafed; yet
fo as there be fufficient knowledge or
furety of the faid heirs. Wherefore the
laid Lord Henry the late King, willed and
firmly commanded, for himfelf and his
heirs, that his laid freemen ofKyngefton,
and their heirs, mould for ever have all
the liberties and freedoms aforefaid, and
that they mould uie them freely and
without the hindrance of any one for
ever thenceforth, as is aforefaid, and in
thofe letters patent is more fully con-
tained.
And whereas Henry V. lately Kino- of
England, in fact, and not by right, by his
letters patent, dated the * i ft day of March,
in the eighth year of his reign, among
other things, granted to the aforeiaid free-
men of the faid town of Kyngerlon, and
their heirs and fuccefTors, the faid town,
together with all the aforefaid liberties
and freedoms for ever, paving to him the
* The date of this charter is incorrectly recited :
it fhould he the 21ft day of November, in the fir ft
y:ar of his reign.
late
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late King and his heirs, at the yearly terms
of Eaiter and Michaelmas, twenty-fix
pounds only of the aforefaid fum of forty
pounds : and moreover he pardoned, re-
leafed, and quit-claimed for himfelf the
late King and his faid heirs to the afore-
faid freemen, their heirs and fucceflbrs for
ever, the annual twenty-four pounds re~
fidue of the aforefaid fum of fifty pounds ;
and held them exonerated from the faid
annual twenty-four pounds, as in thofe
letters is more fully contained.
And whereas, moreover, Henry VI.
lately King of England, in facf; and not of
right, by his * letters patent, dated the
1 8th day of March, in the nineteenth
year of his reign, among other things,
granted to the aforefaid freemen, their
heirs and fuceetfbrs, that the clerk of his
market from thenceforth mould not fol-
low or exercife, or caufe to be purfued,
followed, or cxercifed in any mode, his
office within the faid town of Kyngciton,
or the liberty of the fame town, but that,
the fame freemen of the fame town, and
* This charter, I fuppofe, is loll, as it is not to be
found anions* the others.
their
KINGSTON UTON THAMES. 49
their fucceflbrs mould have the correction
of the ailize of bread and beer to be made
or done within the aforelaid town, and
the liberty of the fa me. And alio that
they fliould have the occupation and cx-
erciie of all other things in anvwiie
touching the oiiice of the clerk of the
market, together with the lines, iilhes,
and amerciaments, as fully as the town
of Wycombe and Wyndelbre, or any
other borough within the kingdom of
England at that time had, as in thofe
letters is more fully contained. Now we
all the gifts, grants, liberties, franchifes,
pardon, remiihon, quit-claim, and dis-
charge aforcfaid, having ratified, and
freely the fame for ourfclves and our heirs
do accept, ratify, approve, and confirm as
far as is in our power, and grant and con-
firm them to the aforcfaid men and their
heirs. And although they or their pro-
genitors or predeceil'ors mould not as yet
have fully enjoyed or abuied any of the
gifts, grants, or continuations of liberties
and freedoms, or anv thing clfe contained
in the laid letters and charters, yet the
laid freemen, and their heirs and fuceel-
f. lor?.
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fors, fhall enjoy and life the fame and
every part thereof, from thenceforth fully
for ever, without the hindrance or impe-
diment of us or our heirs. And further :
Whereas the faid men were accuitomed
and their progenitors and predecefTors, by
virtue of the laid letters or charter of the
faid King John, our progenitor, from the
time of the making the fame letters patent,
had and were accuilomed to have and
enjoy within the faid town, and the liber-
ty of the fame, a certain court on every
Saturday, before the bailiffs and iieward
of the aforefaid town for the time being,
to be held in the faid town, and power of
hearing and determining all picas of debt,
covenant, account, trefpals, and other
contracts and perfonal matters, of what-
foever fort, fupportcd or defended by
plaint in that court in fuch like picas by
their attachment and arreft of their bodies
on account of their infufficiency by the
like determination, procefs, and decrees,
and execution of the judges, by whom ac-
tions of this fort at common law are ac-
cuilomed to be determined and fettled ;
and
KINGSTON" UrON THAMES. 5 I
and alio had within the town and liberty
aforefaid, the demefne of the faid town
and hundred of* Kyngelton and Emel-
brigge, which (from time whereof the
memory of man is not) have been apper-
taining to the laid town all kinds of ef-
cheats and forfeitures of lands and tene-
ments, goods and chattels, treafure, trove,
deodands, goods and chattels called May-
nour, chattels ot felons, felons of them-
felves, condemned, convicted, attainted,
outlawed, or baniihed; waifs, and perfons
put in exigent for felony, year, day, wafte,
and eftrepement ; and alio all i flues, fines,
amerciaments, ranfoms, and punifliments
of all men residing and not reftding with-
in the town and liberty, demefne, and
hundred aforefaid, before the tleward and
marlhal of the houfehold of us, our pro-
genitors, and predecelfors, and before the
* Kingfton Hundred contains Kingfton, Fail
Molcfcy, Long Ditton, Maiden, Peterfham, Rich-
mond, and Tahvorth.
Emelbrigge, or Emlcy Hundred, contains Cob-
ham, Efher, Efhcr Watervillc, Eaft and Weft Mole-
Icy, Oatlands, Stoke, Dalborn, Walton, and Wey-
bridge.
e 1 jultice*
52 CHARTERS OF
juflices of us, our progenitor and preie-
ceflbrs aifigned for the peace 11: jc county
of Surrie; and forfeitures for arr, oh :Kes,
trefpalfes, or any other caufes wharu ver
within the town, liberty, demesne, uid
hundred ariiing or happening untu now
lately, becaufe the fame men, throng]] the
means of ibme of the officers belonging to
us and fomc of our predeceilbrs in the
county aforefaid, Mere hindered and in-
terrupted from fome of the fame, and per-
plexed on account of the obfcurity and
ambiguity of the general words in the laid
grant of the faid King John, our progeni-
tor, ipecihed to the no fmall lofs and
prejudice of thofe men ; we considering
how much the inhabitants of the afore-
faid town of Kyngefton, by the payment
of the feefarm of that town, and by the
great violent inundations and overflow of
the waters, lately Suffered in that town,
and other burthens opprefling the laid
town, are injured, deteriorated, and fo
much impoverished, that they cannot pay
that rent to us and our heirs, and bear
the other burthens which lie heavy on the
laid town ; nor will in future be able,
unlcfs
KINGSTON UPON THAMF.S. 53
unlefs through our favour (hewn them in
tliis matter, as we have it from the infor-
mation of thole men. We, willing that
thole men and their iuceelTors mould fully
and quietly have, ufe, and enjoy all the
premilfes, and that every iuch like ambi-
guity and obfeurity of words and terms in
the aforefaid grants contained mould be
entirely done out and made void, and fur-
ther to act graciouily with thefe men, of
our fpecial favour and certain knowledge,
do give, grant, and confirm for ourfelves
and our heirs, by thefe prcfents, to the
freemen of the town of Kyngeflon afore -
faid, that they be one body in deed and
name, and one perpetual corporation of
two bailiffs of that town, and the free-
men of the fame town ; and that they have
a perpetual fuccefnon, and that they and
their iuceelTors, by the names of the Bai-
liffs and Freemen of thetown ofKyngeiton
upon Thames, in the county of Surry, be
named and called, and by thole names im-
plead and be impleaded, anfwer and be
anfvvered, in all the courts of us and our
heirs, and all others whatsoever. And that
e \ the
54 CHARTERS OF
the faid bailiffs and freemen of that town
and their fucceiTors, be perfons fit and ca-
pable in the law to purchafe lands and te-
nements to themfelves and their fucceiTors,
in fee and perpetuity ; and have a common
feal to ferve for the things and bufmefs
touching and concerning thofe bailiffs and
men.
And from time to time, for the whole-
fome regulation and government of that
town, do make and ordain within that
town ordinances and flatutes. And fur-
ther, we give, grant, and confirm, for us
and our heirs, to the laid bailiffs and men,
their heirs and fucceffors, that they fliall
have, within the town, liberty, de-
mefne, and hundred aforefaid, and all
parts of the fame, all kinds of efcheats
and forfeitures of lands and tenements,
trcafure, trove, deodands, and all and ail
kinds of goods and chattels, called May-
nour, and the goods and chattels of all
men entirely holding and not entirely
holding, reiiding and not redding within
the aforefaid town and demefne of Kynge-
tton and the hundred, and the parts and
appurtenances of the fame, felons, fugi-
tives,
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. $5
thes, felons of themfelves, condemned, or
for any caule convicted, attainted, out-
lawed, banilhed, waived, and put in exigent
for felony ; chattels coniiicated and to
be coniiicated of all fuch like men hold-
ing, redding, and not reiiding ; efcapes of
felons ; alio year, day, wafte, and ellrepe-
ment within the lame town, its parts and
appurtenances, and every thing which per-
tains or can pertain to us or our heirs, of
fuch like year, day, wafte, and eltrepemcnt,
or of any others or other of the premifes.
And alio all and all kinds of iilues, fines,
amerciaments, ranfoms, punilhments, and
forfeitures of all fuch like men holding, re-
ading, and not refuting, or by an}" of them
in the courts of us and our heirs, as well be-
fore the juliices of us and our heirs atTigned
to keen the peace in the county of Surry,
and to hear and determine all felonies
and trefpatfes committed in that county,
as betore the other juliices or commil-
lioners whatlbever, of us and our heirs in
that county, and before the lteward and
marlhal of the houfehold of us and our
heirs, to be forfeited, loft, impofed, made,
undergone, aiFeered,or taxed in any mode ;
K -'. Jo
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fo that if any of the faid men holding,
redding, and not refiding, fliall have com-
mitted any crime, or fled and would not
Hand in judgment, for which he ought to
lofe life or limb, or goods and chattels,
whercibever juftice ought to be done of
him ; or it fhould happen that any one of
fuch like men holding, re fi ding, and not
residing, mould in the aforefaid courts, or
any of them, forfeit, lofe, make, or undergo
irlues, fines, amerciaments, ranfoms, pu-
jiifhmcnts, and forfeitures, all the afore-
faid goods and chattels, efcheats, forfei-
tures, iiTucs, fines, amerciaments, ranfoms,
punimments, and forfeitures, mail belong
to the faid bailiffs and men of the faid
town of Kyngefton, and their fucccfibrs.
And that it be permitted the faid bailiffs
and men and their fuccefibrs, by them-
(elves and their fervants, all fuch like ef-
cheats, forfeitures, treaiure, trove, deo-
dands, goods, and chattels, illiies, fines,
amerciaments, ranfoms, punimments, and
forfeitures, to take, feize, levy, receive,
and have for their own life, and to take
pofTeiTion thereof, although fuch like
goods and chattels ihould have been before
taken,
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 57
taken, feized, or ufed by any of the officers
or Tenants of us or our heirs, to have to
the laid bailiffs and men, and their fuc-
ceifors, in aid of their aforefaid rent with-
out the impeachment, disturbance, molef-
tation, or impediment of us or our heirs,
or the j unices, meriffs, efcheators, coroners,
or any other officers or iervants of us
and our heirs whatfoever. And moreover
we give and grant to the laid bailiffs and
freemen, and their fucceflbrs, that they
may have and hold within the town of
Kyngellon aforefaid, every week ; that is
to fay, on the Saturday of every fucli
week for ever, a court to be held before
thofe bailiffs and their fuccellbrs, and the
lie ward of that town for the time being.
And that in thole courts thofe bailiffs
and their fucceflbrs, and the Steward for
the time being, may hear and determine
by plaint to be levied in that court before
them, all pleas and actions as well of debt,
covenant, account, deceit, detinue, both of
charters, writings, * muniments, goods,
* Muniments or Minimcnts, Scripta authentic,?,
feu charts donationum ct evidential. Alio the evi-
dences or writings, whereby a p:rfon is enabled '..,
and
58 CHARTERS OF
and chattels, as of all other things, treipafs
as well by force and arms as otherwife
done withornam, and other things to the
contempt of us and our heirs ; and all con-
tracts, matters, and perfonal things whatfo-
ever within that town and liberty, and the
members and appurtenances of the fame,
anting or happening, although they fhould
reach or exceed the fum of forty millings,
according to the law and cuitom of our
kingdom of England ; and to be defended
in fuch like pleas and aclions by their own
attachment to be levied, and on account
of the infufHciency of their goods and
chattels, lands, and tenements, through
which they might take their attachment
or diftreis, to bring them by attachment
and arrcft of their bodies for a plea in
that court, and hear all and every of thofe
tilings according to the law and cufiom
of our kingdom aforefaid : and ma v end,
di feu is, and terminate them by the like
procefles, judgments, determinations, and
executions of the judges, by which the
decrees, pleas, and aclions, in our courts
arc fmiihed and determined.
in
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 59
We will alio, and grant for us and our
heirs, to the aibreiaid bailiffs and their
fuccellbrs, that they may have one or two
ferjeants at mace within the town de-
mcihe, hundred, and parts aforefaid, to do
and execute their bulincfs and commands.
And moreover, we will and grant to the
aibreiaid m< n, their heirs and fucccfTors,
that none of the efcheators* of us and our
heirs in the aibreiaid county, nor the
lteward nor marfhal, nor the clerk of the
market, of the houfehold, of us, or of our
heirs, thai! in any wife enter to do, perform*
or exereifc any of their offices within the
town demefne, hundred, and parts afore-
laid, nor lliall intermeddle therein ; normall
any of them intermeddle in any thing con-
cerning or touching their office aforclaid,
in any mode whatfoever, notwithstanding
that exprefs mention of the true annual va-
lue of the premifes, or of any gifts or grants
made from any of oar progenitors or pre-
deceifors to the aforclaid men, their ances-
tors and predeceflbrs, before thefe times, in
* Efchcator was an c fliccr appointed by the Lord
Treafuier, who took cognizance of the efcheats ciuc
to the King in the county whereof he w;;s eft; he. it or,
thefe
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tliefe prefents be not made, or any ftatute,
acT:, ordinance, or reftriction to the con-
trary thereof, made, done, or provided
notwithstanding, and without fine or fee
in this Lehalf, to be taken or paid to our
aid. Witnefles to thefe prefents, the moft
venerable fathers, Th. Cardinal of Can-
terbury, Primate of All England; and Tho.
of York, Primate of England , our Chan-
cellor of England ; Archbilhops, the vene-
rable fathers, John Bifhop of Lincoln^
Keeper of our Privy Seal ; and Edward
Bilhop of Chichefter ; and our very dear
fons and brothers, Richard Duke of
York, Marmal of England ; and Richard
Duke ofGloucefter, great Chamberlain and
Conilable of England ; and our dear cou-
lins, Henry Earl of Eflex, our Treafurer of
England ; and Anthony Earl of Rymer,
Chief Butler of England ; and our be-
loved and faithful Thomas Stanley, of
Stanley, Steward of our Houfehold ; and
Will. Hattyngs of Haltyngs, our Cham-
berlain, knights and others.
Given under our hand at our Palace of
Wellminilcr, the 2,6th. day of February, in
the twentieth year of our reign.
' T. Wheeler.
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 6l
Henry VII. by a charter, dated the ioth
day of July, in the ninth year of his reign,
confirms the charter of Edward IV.
Henry VIII. by a charter, dated the
1 2th day of March, in the firft year of
hjs reign, confirms the above charter of
Henry VII.
34 MEN II Y VII r.
Exemplification of a Warrant to the Treafury,
to deduct out of the Feefarm of the Town of
Kingston, all fuch Sums of Money as were
payable to the Bailiffs andFreemen ofthefaid
Town, out of any Manors, Lands, Tene-
ments, or Hereditaments then come into
the PoJJeffion of the Crown.
HENRY the Eighth, by the grace of
God, of England, France, and Ireland,
King,
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King, Defender of the Faith, and on earth
the Supreme Head of the Church of Eng-
land and Ireland. To all to whom thefe
prefent letters mall come, greeting. We
have infpected the inrolment of a certain
warrant under our lignet, and flgned with
our hand, in our Court of Augmentation
of the revenues of our crown, of the term
of St. Hilary, in the thirty-third year of
our reign, inrolled in thefe words :
Memorandum, That in the term of
St. Hilary, that is to fay, on the fourth
day of February, in the thirty-third year
of the reign of our Lord the King, now
Henry the Eighth, the bailiffs and freemen
of the royal town of Kingfton upon
Thames, in the county of Surry, came
into the Court of Augmentation of the
revenues of the royal crown, and pro-
duced before the Chancellor and Council
there, a certain warrant under the fignet
of our Lord the King, and figned with the
hand of our Lord the King : And they
demand it to be inrolled, and it is inrolled
in thefe words:
" HENRY the Eight, by the grace of
God, King of Englonde and of Franec ?
Defender
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"Defender of the feyth, Lorde of Irelonde,
and in erthe lupine heddc of the churehe of
Englond. To the Chancello', Treafourer,
Attorney, Solycito", Receyvours, and Au-
ditors of oure Courte of Augmentations of
the revenues of oure erowne for the
tyme beyng, and to all other officers and
mynv Iters of the fame courte, and to
every of them, greatyng. Wheare our
noble pgenitoure, King Henry the fyfte,
by his Ires patents bearyng date the fyrft
day of Marche, in the eight yere of his
reign, emongs other thyngs, graunted
unto the freemen of oure towne of
Kyngefton upon Theamys, in our countie
of Surrey, and to their heyres and fuccef-
fours, the faid towne of Kyngtlon upon
Theamys, with all his lybcrties and qui-
tances forever; yeldyng therefore ye rely
unto the fame late Kyng, and to his heires,
twenty-fix powides Jixe Jhyllyngs & eight-
pence * as by the fame Ires patents, emongs
other
* This fix (hillings and eight-pence is clearly a
miftake ; and the charter of King Henry the Fifth is
inccnrectly recited. The original fee farm of the
town was 50I. as appears by the charter of King
John; and this was lowered to 26I. by Henrv the
J ifth ;
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other things therein conteyned more
playnly appeareth. And wheare alfo the
late Kyng of famous memory, Kyng Henry
the fixteth, one other of oure noble pge-
nytours, by his Ires patents, bearyng date
the eightene day of Marche, in the nyne-
tene yere of his reigne, emongs other
thyngs dyd graunte for hym and his
heires, to the freemen of the faid towne
of Kyngeflon, that they fiiulde be one
body in light and. name, and one comy-
naltie corporate for ev' of two baylyffs
of the feid towne, and the men of the
lame towne, and fhulde have ppetuall
fuccefiyon ; and that they and. their fuc-
ceflburs, by the names of baylyfFs and free-
men of the towne of Kyngefton upon
Theamys, in the county e of Surrey afore -
feid, fhulde be callyd and nomynated, and
by the fame name myght impleade and be
impleaded, anfwere and be anfwered in
all man courtes of the laid late Kyng
Fifth ; but there is no mention anywhere made of
any additional charge being impofed upon the town
that I can meet with. And it appears by the exem-
plification of Queen Elizabeth, that 26I. only was
«Lc amount of the fee farm with which the town thea
was juilly charged.
Henry
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 6";
Henry the fixteth, his licires and fuccef-
iours, and of all otlier what fbev. And
that the leid baylyrFes and freemen of tlie
fame towne, and their fueeefTours, fhulde
oe pfons able and of capacyte in the lavve
to purchaie lands and tents to them, and
to their iuccellburs, in fee for ev; and
that they ihuidc have a comen/'feale for
thyngs and bufvnes touchyng and con-
cernynH: the iarne bavlvtfs and rFreemen,
as by the lame Ires patents, emongs other
things therein conteyned, more playnly
is (hewed and may appeare. And wheare
alio the laid bavlyfFs and fTreemen of
Kvngelton, by their 1 eve rail names before -
feid, and their p dicellburs, from and
fvthen the tyme of the feid late Kyng
Henry the fyveih, and longe tyme before
had and have uied to have and enjoye
certeyn rentvs goyng owte verely of
dyvers manos, landvs, tentis, and here-
ditaments in the feid eounte of Surrey,
towarde the verelv pavment of the feid
feeferme of twenty-lixe pounds pxcjhyl-
/; ;gs and e'ight pence, dyvers of whiche
kid manos, lands, tentys, and heredyta*
ments, whereof the leid fevcrale yereiv
\ rent:
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rents were fo goyng owt by the due courie
and order of oure lawes, are no we of late
lawfully come to oure hands and pof-
fefTion of eftate in fee fymple, by rea-
fon whereof the fame feverale rentys
whiche before weare goyng owt of
the feid manors, lendys, tentis, and lie-
redytaments nowe come to oure handys
and poiTeilion as is aforefeid, by the order
of oure lawes be extyncfe and determyned.
We therefore, wyllyng that the feid bay-
iyfFs and freemen of Kyngevlon aforefeid,
their p dicefiburs and fucceflburs, be, nor
hereafter fhalbe in any wyfe dampnyfyed
or hurted by occafyon or meanes of any
of the faid manours, landys, tentys, or
heredytaments beyng come to oure hands
as is aforefeid, or that hereafter ihall come
to oure hands or poileflyon, whearof any
of the faid feverale yerelv rents or other
yerely pflytt nowe be, or before this time
were govng owte or payable to the bay-
lvffs and freemen of the feid towne of
Kyngefton upon Theamys, wyle and
comaunde you, and cvv, of you, by thauc-
torytie and warrant hereof, that ye do
yerelv defawlke, deducle, and allowe
unto
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 6j
unto the bailyffs and freemen/ of the faid
towne of Kyngelton for the tyme beyng,
their p diceflburs and fucceflburs, beyng
accomptaunts, before you, or any of you,
of or for the feid yearly rent or feeferme
of twentye fixe pound ys Jixe Jbyllyngs
and eight pence ; all iuche rents and yerely
pffytts as be or were goyng owte or pay-
able to the baylylFs and freemen of the feid
towne of Kyngelton, for the tyme being,
owt of anv of the feid manors, lands, tents,
or heredytaments, whiche by any man of
meanes be come to oure hands or pof-
feflbn, or that hereafter fhall come to
oure handys or poiTefiYon. And alio that
vou do certvfve under our great feale of
the fume Courte of Augmentations unto
the Chancello 1 ", Treafourer, and Barons of
oure Efcheker at Weilm r , the names and
certentes of all fuehe of the laid manos.
landys, tents, and heredytaments nowe
come to our hands and poiletlyon, whereof
any rents or other yerely ptftts were or
be goyng owt towarde the payment of
the feid yerely feeferme of twentye lixe
l)iK\n<\sJixeJJjyllyngs and eight pence ; and the
i 2 day
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day and yere of the comyng of the fame
manos,landys, tents, and heredytaments to
our hands and poileifron, and the certentes
of the fame rents, for and to the intent that
the pdicefiburs of the faid no we baylyffs
and freemen of Kyngeiton aforefaid,
whiche nowe be and remayn accomp-
taunts in our faid courte of the Elcheker
for and concernyng our ieid ferme, and
have not yet fully fynyfhed their accompts,
and have their quietus eft for the fame,
may be abayted, defalked, deducted, and
alowed upon their feid aceomptes of and
for fuche rentes, and other yerely priitts,
as were before goyng owte of any of the
feid manours, lands, tents, or heredyta-
ments come to our poffeflyon as is afore-
feid, and payable to the p ? dicevTours of
the feid nowe bavlvffs and freemen of
Kyngefton upon Theamys for and to-
warde the payment of the feid feeferme :
And theis oure Ires of warrant dormant
remanyng with, you in youre cuitody
fhalbe verely to you and evy of youe,
and fuche as hereafter fhale fucceede you
or eny of you. in youre office or offices, a
iurficient
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 69
luffrcient warrant and discharge ageynlt
us, oure heires and fucceiiburs for ev in
that behalf.
Yoven under oure iignet at oure mano 1
of Grenewiche, the 58th day of Decem-
ber, in the thirty-third yere of oure reigne.
Now we have /eaufed the tenor of the
inrollment of the warrant afs d . to be
exempli fyed by thefe prefents.
In witnefs whereof we have eaufed
thefe our letters to be made patent.
Witnefs Rieh d . Ryc-he, Knt.
At Wetiminfter, the 29th day of June,
in the 34th year of our reign.* Duke.
* The following arc the Rents contained in the Cer-
tificate alluded to in the above Exemplification,
and claimed by the Town of Kingfton.
A yearly quit-rent, i (Tiling out of the
manor of /w/'fr, other wife Ymuiorth - 3 iS 8
Do. paid out of the manor of E/rvgatr,
belonging to the late monaftery of Weft-
minfter - - -020
Do. going out of tlie manor of Muljcy
Afalham, belonging to Corpus Chrifti col-
lege, in Oxford, and purchafec! by King
Henry of the maftcrs of the lame college 080
Do. paid yearly out of the manor of
B,rift-/l, belonging to the late priory of
Marton - - - 060
Carr. forw. {4 14 8
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Brought forw. £ 4 14 8
Do. paid yearly out of the manors of
Canbury and Hatch , belonging to the faid
priory of Marton - - 0150
Do. paid yearly out of certain lands
lying at the Hoke, belonging to the faid
priory of Marton - - 006
Do. paid yearly out of the manor of EJie
Afulfey, belonging to the faid priory of
Marton, and purchafed by King Henry
the Eighth of the priory and convent of
the fame houfe - - - o 15 o
Do. paid yearly out of a water-mill and
ceitain lands belonging to the fame, lying
in Kingfton, and belonging to the pricry
of Hovvneflowe - - o 16 o
Do. paid yearly out of certaine londes
lying in Kingfton, and belonging to the
Charterhoufe in London - - 1 16 O
Do. paid yearly out of certain londes
lying in Long Dytton, belonging to the late
hofpital of our Ladye Without Byfhopef-
gate, London - - o 13 2
Do. paid yearly out of certain londes,
parcel of the manor of Sondon, belonging
to the late priory of Seynt Thomas's Hof-
pitall in Southewarke - - 0132
Do. paid yearly out of the manor of
Hampton Court - - 060
Do. for certain londe, belonging to the
feefarm of Kingfton, inclofed into the
King's Park at Hampton Court, called the
South Park - - - o 10 o
/io 19 6
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. Jl
Edward VI. by a charter, dated at Green-
wich, the 54th day of April, in the hrft
year of his reign, confirms the charter of
Henry YUL
CHARTER Of FHILIP AND MARY.
Confirmation of former Charters — Grant of
a Fair — and of a F'fh Ware — with
ether Privileges.
PHILIP and MARY, by the grace of
God, King and Queen of England, France,
Naples, Jerufalem, and Ireland, Defenders
ol the Faith, Princes of Spain and Sicily,
Archdukes of Auilria, Dukes of Milan,
Burgundy and Brabant, Counts of Hai-
purg, Flanders, and Tirol. To all to whom
thefe our prefent letters ihall come, greet-
ing. We have infpecled the letters pa-
tent of confirmation of Lord Edward VI.
lately King of England, the brother of
our very dear Queen aforeiaid, made in
theie words: Edward VI. &c. [The char-
ter is here recited at length.] We, willing
that thofe bailiffs and freemen, their heirs
and fuccelfors, may fully and quietly have,
f 4- uie.
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ufe, and enjoy all the premifes of our {\>z-
cial favour, certain knowledge, and mere
motion, have given, granted, and confirm-
ed ; and by thefe our letters patent, for us
and the heirs and fucceifors of our afore-
faid Queen, as much as in us is, do give,
grant, and confirm to the aforefaid bailiffs
and freemen, and their fucceifors for ever,
all and all kinds of the ancient cuitoms,
liberties, privileges, franchifes, jurifdic-
tions, and pardons aforefaid, and all and
every other the premifes aforefaid, what-
foever in any charters or letters patent of
any our progenitors aforefaid, of our
Queen aforefaid, whomfoever formerly
Kings of England before this given, grant-
ed, or confirmed to the aforefaid bailiffs
and freemen, and their predeceifors, by
whatfoever name or names the lame bai-
liffs and freemen, or their predeceifors, or
any one or any of them in the fame letters
patent, or any of them, are eftimated,
named, or called, or ought or have
been uk-d to be eftimated, named, or
railed. And we accept, approve, and
ratify all and fmgular thole premifes
to the aforefful bailiffs and freemen,
and their fucceiTors, by thefe prefents,
ars
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 73
as fully, freely, quietly, and entirely, as
all and lingular contained in the laid char-
ters or letters patent were expreffed, recit-
ed, or declared in the lame charters and
letters patent. And farther: We will and
grant to the aforcfaid bailiffs and freemen,
and their fuecetlbrs, that the aforefaid
gift, grant, and confirmation, name, title,
and all and lingular other the premifes
given arid granted bv the aforefaid
Henry \ 1. late King of England, the pro-
genitor of our laid Queen, aforefaid, to
the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen, be not
any prejudice, lots, or derogation of any
liberties, franehifes, acquittances, privi-
leges, and cultoms, contained or ipeciried in
any charters or letters patents of any our
progenitors of the aforefaid Queen, whom-
foever to the aforefaid bailiffs and free-
men, and their predeceffors, by v\ hatfoever
names the £ud bailiffs and freemen, or
their predeceffors, or any of them, have
been nfed to be called in times part ,
but that the fame bailiffs and freemen,
and their fucceffors, may have and hold
all and lingular the liberties, franehifes,
cuitoms, privileges, and acquittances, and
other things whatfoever, as well con-
tained and fpecified in the charters and
letters
74 CHARTERS OF
letters patent aforefaid, as other liberties,
franchifes, acquittances, privileges, and
euitoms whatfoever, lawfully ufed or ac-
euftomed by the fame bailiffs and freemen,
or their predeceffors, or any of them ;
and may enjoy and ufe the fame in the
fame manner and form as the bailiffs and
freemen of the town aforefaid, or any, or
any one of them before thefe times had,
held, or enjoyed, or ought to have, hold,
ufe, or enjoy them in anv lawful manner,
any thing, caufe, or matter whatfoever to
the contrary thereof in any wife notwith-
standing. And further: We have granted
for us and our heirs and fucceffors of the
aforefaid Queen, to the aforefaid bailiffs
and freemen, and their fucceffors, that the
fame bailiffs and their fucceffors being;
about to go before ju dices of the peace of
* laborers and f artificers, fheriffs, eicheat-
ors, coroners, or before the Iteward and
marihal of our household, or of the houie-
* Jufliccs of laborers, formerly appointed to fu-
perintend the behaviour of labouring men that ei-
ther refufed to work, or demanded unrealbnahle
wages. — Sec flat. 21 Edward III. c. 1. — 2^Edw. III.
c. 8. — and 31 Edward III. c. 6.
4- Jufliccs of artificers, the fame.
hold
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 75
hold of our heirs and fuccelTors of the
aforefaid Queen, the clerk of the market
of the lame household, jultices of oyer and
terminer, juftices of alTize and of gaol de-
livery in the county of Surry, or other
officers and miniiters of us, our heirs and
fuccelTors of the aforefaid Queen whom-
ibever, as well within the town aforelaid
as without the fame town, be not forced,
held, or compelled in any manner againft
their wills ; but that they lhall lend the
ierjeant or feijeants at mace of the laid
town, to do and execute their precepts, or
any other their bufinefs before the afore-
faid jultices and other the aforefaid offi-
cers, from time to time, whenfoever the
cafe and matter (hall lb require, to ferve in
the room of the faid bailiffs and their fuc-
celTors. And becaufe we have heard from
the infinuation of the aforefaid bailiffs
and freemen of the town aforelaid, who
now have two fairs or marts, by the grant
of our progenitors, that it would be more
ufefu] and advantageous to the aforefaid
bailiffs and freemen, and all the inhabit-
ants of the town aforelaid, and of the
confines and parts adjacent to the laid
town, and alfo the public weal of the
fame.
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fame, that the fame bailiffs and freemen
ought yearly to have three fairs within the
town of Kyngeilon; which bailiffs indeed,
and freemen and inhabitants of the laid
town of Kyngffon, have humbly entreat-
ed us, that we would extend them our
favour and munificence in this behalf.
Know ye, therefore, that we, confenting
to the wiih and defire of the aforefaid bai-
liffs and freemen, of our fpecial favour,
certain knowledge, and mere motion, have
given, granted, and confirmed, and by
thefe prefents, for us, and our heirs and
fucceffors of the aforefaid Queen, do give,
srrant, and confirm to the aforefaid bailiffs
and freemen of the town of Kyngeflon
aforefaid, and their fucceflbrs, the laid two
fairs and marts to be held in Kyngeilon
aforefaid, at the days, years, and places there
accuvtemed, with all the profits and ad-
vantages which pertain, or have been ac-
cuflomed, to pertain to the fairs and marts
of the fame. And that the aforefaid bai-
liff? and freemen of the town aforefaid, and
their fucceflbrs, may have and hold, and may
and may be able to have and hold the
fame two marts or fairs in as ample a
manner and form, and with fuch like cuf-
toms, profits, and advantages, as they and
their
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 77
their predeceflbrs have been accuftomed
to have and take, in or by the fairs or
marts formerly held there in the town
aforefaid, or ought to have and take by
force, or reafon ot the letters patent afore-
faid. And alfo, that the aforefaid bailiffs
and freemen of the town aforefaid, and
their fucceifors for ever, may have and
hold yearly in the town aforelaid, one
other fair there, to latt for two days, at the
featt of St. Mary Magdalen ; that is to lay,
on the day of the fame featt, and the day
next after the fame featt ; together with
a court of piepowdat the time of the fame
fair, and alio (tallage *, picage f, fines,
amerciaments, and all other profits and
advantages whatfoever concerning, be-
longing to, happening, ariling in, or touch-
ing fuch like fair and court of piepowd ;
and to he taken and converted with all
the liberties and free culloms pertaining
or belonging to fuch like fair, to the pro-
per aid, ufe, and utility of the laid bailirT-
and freemen, and their fucceilbrs, and the
■■■ Stallage, the liberty or right of pitching or
creeling ftalls or booths, or the money paid for the
fame.
-;- Picage. a payment of money for breaking the
vToi;;v', in order to ered fuch ftal! or booth.
toW'fl
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town aforeiaid, for the time being ; yet
fo that that fair or mart be not to the hurt
of the neighbouring fairs. Wherefore we
will and firmly command, for us, our
heirs, and fuccefTors, that the aforeiaid
bailiffs and freemen, and their fuccefTors,
for ever may have and hold the aforefaid
fairs at the town of kyngeiton aforefaid,
with all the liberties, free cuftoms, advan-
tages, and profits, belonging to or con-
cerning fuch like fairs or marts, without
any thing thenceforth to be yielded, paid,
or done in any manner to us, or our heirs
and fuccefTors of the aforefaid Queen ;
yet to that thole fairs be not to the hurt of
the neighbouring fairs as is aforefaid. And
farther: Know ye that we, upon the hum-
ble petition of the aforefaid bailiffs and
freemen of the town aforeiaid, and for
the maintenance and better fupport of the
fame town, and in consideration of the
irreat burthens which the inhabitants of
[he fame town daily fuftain in and about
the repair and maintenance of the great
bridge of the fame town, called the Greate
Ijy'hige, now being in great ruin and decay,
and tor other reafonable caufes and con-
federations :jt p relent lpecially moving us
of
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 79
of our fpecial favour,, certain knowledge,
and mere motion, do for us, and our heirs
and lucccflbrs of the aforefaid Queen,
grant and give leave to the aforefaid bai-
liffs and freemen, and their fucceifors,
that they and their fucceffbrs may and
may be able to build, let up, and ereel a
certain wear, called a jfiffj ware, in the
water of the Thames, near or next to the
town aforefaid. We have alio granted to
the fame bailitfs and freemen, and their
fucceflbrs, a {pace of eighty poles in the
aforefaid water of the Thames, for the laid
wear, called 'djfijb ware, which the fame
bailitfs and freemen, and their fueceflbrs,
fhall make, or caufe to be made, to catch
nth in the fame ; to have and to hold, as
well the aforefaid wear as the aforefaid
fpace for i\\Q.j}ijh ware, to the fame bai-
liffs and freemen, and (hear fueceifors,
and leave and liberty to catch filh in the
&\\\\Q£fiJb ware, together with all the liber-
ties, profits, and advantages, in any man-
ner belonging to the laid wear for ever,
without any account, or any thing elfe
therefore, in any manner to be yielded,
paid, or done to us, or our heirs and fuc-
celTors of the aforefaid Queen. Alio
granting
80 CHARTERS OF
gfanting to the lame bailiffs and freemen,
and their fucceflbrs, that they and their
'fucceflbrs may, at their pleaiure, raife,
amend, and repair the aforefaid wear as
often as it ihall be needful or neceflary;
and may make a very great profit and
advantage thereof. Willing that neither
the faivd bailiffs or freemen, or their fuc-
ceflbrs or afligns, be therefore charged
with any payment, or molelted or grieved
in any thing.; nor any one of" them be
charged with any payment, or molelted
or grieved in any thing by us, or our fuc-
ceflbrs, or by the officers or minitiers of
us, or of our heirs and fucceflbrs of the
aforefaid Queen, provided always that the
common way there, commonly called the
faire way of the Thames, for boats, called
Barges, and other veflels upon the faid
water of the Thames, palling and failing
through the aforefaid wear, ihall not be
hurt in any manner. We will alio, and
by thele prefents grant to the aforefaid
bailiffs and freemen, and their fucceflbrs.
that they may and ihall have thele our
letters patent, under our great feal of Eng-
land, duly made and fealed, without fine
or fee, great or fmall, to us in our hanaper,
or
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. Si
or elfewhere, to our ufc therefore, in any
man nor to be yielded, paid, or made,
although that exprefs mention of the true
vearlv value or certainty of the premifes,
or any of them, or of any other gifts or
grants bv us, or by any of our progenitors
to the aforcliiid bailiffs and freemen be-
fore thefe times made in thefe, prefents, is
not made, or any ftatute, act, ordinance,
provilion, or reitriction to the contrary
thereof, made, done, ordained, or provid-
ed, or any other thing, caufe, or matter
whatfoevcr in anywife notvvithttanding.
In witnefs whereof, we have eaufed
thefe our letters to be made patent."
Witnefs ourfelves at Greenwich, the
25th day of March, in the lecond and third
years of our reigns.
Bv writ of privy leal, &c. Naylour.
Queen Elizabeth, by a charier, dated at
WcilminitiT, the 7th day of May, in the
iivil year of her reign, confirms the above
chartef of Philip and Mary, and all others
therein contained.
en;, k
8* CHARTERS O?
CHARTER OF QUEEN ELIZABETH.
'Exemption of the Freemen of King/ion ( being
Tenants in ancient Demejhe) from paying
Toll, or being fummoned an Juries.
ELIZABETH, by the grace of God, of
England, France, and Ireland, Queen, De-
fender of the Faith, &c. To all and lin-
gular jultices, fheriffs, mayors, efcheators,
coroners, ftewards, conitables, minifters,
and all other officers and faithful fubjects,
as well within the liberty as out, to whom
thefe prefent letters fhall come, greeting,
Whereas, according to the cuitom of our
kingdom of England, hitherto obtained
and approved of, the men and tenants of
the ancient demefhe of the crown of Eng-
land, are and ought to be quit from the
payment of toll throughout all our realm;
and according to the cuftom aforefaid, the
men and tenants of the ancient demefne
of our crown aforefaid, have always
hitherto, from time whereof the memory
of man is not, been accuvtomed to be quit
from contribution of the expence of
knights
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knights coming to the parliament of us,
or our progenitors, formerly Kings of
England, for the community of the fame
county. And alio, according to the fame
cuttom, the men and tenants of the ma-
nors which are of the ancient demefne of
the crown aforefaid, for their lands and
tenements which they hold of the fame
demefne, ought not to be put upon any
aiiizes, juries, or recognizances, unlets only
in thofe which ought to be made in the
court of fuch manors ; and for that, be-
caufe the demefne of Kyngefton and Em-
ley Bridge, otherwife Chingttune and
Amelebrige, in our county ot Surry, is
of the ancient demefne of our crown of
England, as by a certain certificate there-
of lent to us in our chancer v bv the trea-
furer and chamberlain of our exchequer,
by our command, is found, we enjoin
and command you, and each of you, that
you do permit all and lingular the men
and tenants of the demefne of Kyngefton
and Em/ey bridge, otherwife Chiugejlune
and Amelebrige aforefaid, to be quit from
fuch like Loll to be paid for their good.'? or
tilings, throughout all our realm of Eng-
land, aforefaid; and from the cxpence oi
o 2 knights
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knights aforefaid. And alio, that you do
not put the fame men, and the tenants of
the fame manor, on any alTizes, juries, or
recognizances to be held without the
court of the demefne aforeiaid, unlefs
only in thofe things which ought to be
done in the court of fuch like manors,
againft. the cuftom abovementioned, unlefs
they hold lands and tenements of another
tenure, for which, according to the form
of the ftatute of the common council of
our realm of England therefore provided,
they ought to be put upon affizes, juries,
or recognizances ; and ye fhall, without
delay, releafe to the fame the diftrefs, if
ye have made any, of the beforementioned
men and tenants of Kyngefton and Em-
leybridge, other wife Chingliunc and
Amelehrige aforefaid, on theie occafions,
or any of them.
In witnefs whereof we have caufcd
thefe our letters to be made patent.
Witnefs myfelf at Welbninftcr, the 5th
day of Augirft, in the thirty-fourth year of
our rei £n . P. Gerrard .
nun-
KINGSTON UPON' THAMES. 8£
CHARTER OF QUEE.N ELIZABETH.
Grant of a Free Grammar School to the Toiion
of Kingston.
ELIZABETH, by the grace of God, of
England, France, and Ireland, Queen,
Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom
thefe letters mall come, greeting.
Be it known that we, upon the humble
petition of our beloved lubjects the bai-
liffs and freemen, and inhabitants of our
town of Jvingtton upon Thames, in our
county of Surry, for a grammar feh ool to be
made and eftab'iihed within the pariih of
Kingfton aforelaid, in our laid county of
Surry, for the education and inlrrucfion
of boys and children, do, of our fpecial
favour, certain knowledge, and mere mo-
tion, grant and ordain for us and our heirs,
that from henceforth there be and lhall
be one grammar fchool in the laid town
of fvingtton upon Thames, which lhall
be called the Free Grammar School of Queen
Elizabeth, lor the education, teaching, and
inftrudion of bovs and children in the
a 3 gntm-
rf y^tz t** >*t <x*r~* t*r /ts> s>~/' t-y /£*■-( <-S /& -t », s ***-
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grammar, for ever in future. And we
erect, create, ordain, declare, and found
by thefe prefents, that fchool to confift
of one matter and one under-mafter, or
ufher, to continue for ever. And in order
that our intention mav be the better ef-
fecled, and that the lands, tenements,
rents, revenues, and other profits to be
granted, affigned, and appointed for the
z maintenance of the aforefaid fchool, may
the better governed for their continuation,
we will, grant, and ordain, for us and our
heirs, that the two bailiffs of the town
aforefaid, for the time being, mail be and
be called Governors of the pnfefsions, revenues,
and goods of 'the J aid fchool, commonly called and
to he called the Free Grammar School of Queen
Elizabeth finthetown of Kingston upon Thames,
in the county of Surry. And therefore, know
ye That we have affigned, elected, nomin-
ated, constituted, and declared, and by
thefe prefents affign, elect, nominate, con-
stitute, and declare, that our beloved
Wm. Matfon and George SneHing, the
now bailiffs of the town o£Kiiigfton upon
Thames aforefaid, be and arc the firit and
prefent governors of the poffefMons, re-
venues, and goods of the faid free gram-
mar
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 87
mar fchool of Queen Elizabeth, in the
town of kinglion upon Thames, in the
county of Surry, well and faithfully to
exereiie and fulfil the laid office, from the
date of thefe prefents, as long as they fhall
happen to be in the office of bailiff of the
town of Kingtlon aforeiaid. ; and that the
faid governors, in fact and name, from
henceforth be and fhall be one body incor-
porated and politic for ever, incorporated
and eltablilhed by the name of Governors
of the poffefsions, revenues, and goods of the
Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth,
hi the town of Kingston upon Thames, in the
county of Surry ; and by thefe prefents we
incorporate them^Jj^Lliam Matfon and
George SncllingJ pftp rs °f tne pofTef-
fions, revcndfl^^tno: goods of the Free
Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth, in
the town of Kingtton upon Thames, in
the county of Surry ; and really and fully
create, erecl:, ordain, make, contlitute, and
declare them by thefe prefents a body
corporate and politic, by the fame name
to continue for ever, And we will, and
by thefe prefents grant, for ourielves and
our heirs and fuccellbrs, that the faid
governors of the pofl'eifions, revenues, and
g 4 goods
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goods of the Free Grammar School or
Queen Elizabeth, in the town of Kingtion
upon Thames, in the count v of Surry,
have a perpetual fucceiTIon, and by the
fame name be and mall be perfons tit and-
capable in the law to hold, receive, and
purchafe of us the chapel, houfes, edifices,
chambers, buildings, rents,. reverflons, pof-
feilions, revenues, and hereditaments un-
derwritten and below fpeeified, and other
lands, tenements, polfeffions, revenues,
and hereditaments whatfoever, of us or any
other perfon or perfons whatfoever. And
be it known that we, wifhingto carry our
intention and purpofe in this behalf into
effect, have of our fecial hV < <-•
knowledge, and mere motion, given and
granted, and by thefe prefents do for our-
ielves, our heirs and fnccefsors, give and
grant to the aforementioned prefent go-
vernors of the poileiTions, revenues, and
goods of the faid Free Grammar School,
all that our free chapel with the appur-
tenances, called Mary Magdalen Chapel, in
Norbitou, in Kingston upon Thames aforeiaid,
in our laid county of Surry ; and one
garden belonging to us, lying next the
faid chape!, on the eair tide of the faid
* chapel ;
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chapel ; and one other little chapel,
called 67. Anne Chapel, with the appurte-
nances joining the free chapel aforelaid ;
and one chamber, covered with lead, over
the laid chapel, called St. Anne Chapel; and
one little itudv within the laid chapel; alio
one other inner chamber, with one Hawkes
Mcjcc over the lame ; and a certain little
chapel, in the fame place, called Saint
Loves Chapel, on the fouth fide of the
aforelaid chapel, called Mary Magdalen
Chapel ; and one little place under the
laid chapel ; and one old kitchen; and a
certain chamber adjoining to the faid
kitchen ; and one upper room, called a loft.
over the laid kitchen and chamber ; and
one other chamber under the laid kitchen,
on the welt fide of the aforelaid chapel,
called Mary Magdalen Chapel, and fitnated
over' the footway leading from the town
of Ringiton aforelaid towards London ;
and one dwelling next the kitchen afore-
laid ; alio one yard, on the north fide ot"
the aforelaid chapel, called Mary Magdalen
Chapel; and one other yard, on the weft
fide of the faid chapel : and one place for
walking in, called a gallerv, over the vard
aforelaid, and leading from the chamber
over
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over the aforefaid chapel, called St. Anne
Chapel, to a certain little place ; and two
chambers, called the majlers lodging; and
one cellar and four fmall chambers under the
m afters lodging aforefaid ; and a certain
end of a certain barn, with a partition at
the well end, from an old barn in the fame
place ; and a certain liable, fituated and
being on the weft end of the faid barn ;
and one dove-cote belonging to us ; and
alfo free ingrefs and regrefs as well to the
dove-cote, liable, and barn aforefaid, as alio
to all the other places belonging or ap-
pertaining to the aforefaid chapel, called
Mary Magdalen Chapel ; All and lingular
which premifes are fituated, lying, and
being in Norbiton, in the pariili of King-
fton aforefaid ; and all which premifes
our very dear brother Edward VI. lately
King of England, by his letters patent,
under his great leal, lately made for the
care, augmentation, and revenue of his
crown, dated at Weltmintier, the 26th
day of April, in the firft year of his reign,,
delivered, granted, and demiled to rent,
among other things, to Richard Taberner,
Efq. his executors and afligns, for the
term of twent\ -one years, to commence
at
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at the Feair. of St. Michael the Archangel
then next enluing, paying annually to our
laid brother, his heirs and fuccerTors, for
the fame premifes,and for other mcliuages,
lands, tenements, and hereditaments in
the laid letters patent exprefled and fpe-
eifled, twelve pounds and twelve pence
of legal money of England, at the Featt of
the Annunciation of the Blelfed Virgin
Mary and St. Michael the Archangel ; to
be paid by equal portions, during the term
aforeiaid, as by thole letters patent, among
other things, is more plainly manifeft and
appears. We alio give, and for the con-
fideration aforeiaid, we grant tor us, our
heirs and lliccellbrs, by thefe preterits, to
the aforefaid now governors of the pof-
ieffions, revenues, and goods of the laid
Free Grammar School, the reversion and
reverfions whatfoever of all and lingular
thepremifes, and every parcel thereof, and
all that our annual rent of tvventv-one
(hillings, part of the aforeiaid annual rent
of twelve pounds and twelve millings, by
the aforefaid letters patent of our laid
brother, reierved as aforeiaid ; and alio
the rents, reverfions, and annual proceeds
whatfoever, refer ved upon any demifes or
irran ts
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grants made of the premifes, or any "parcel
thereof, in any manner, as fully, freely,
and entirely, and in as ample a manner
and form as any chaplain, priefi, or in-
cumbent of the faid late free chapel, called
Mary .Magdalen Chapel, or any other or
others hitherto having, pofleffing, or be-
ing feifed of the premifes, or any part
thereof, ever had, held, or enjoyed, or
ought to have, hold, or enjoy the fame, or
any parcel thereof; and as fully, freely,
and entirely, and in as ample a manner
and form as all and lingular thole pre-
mises came or ought to come into our
hands, or into the hands of our very dear
father Henry VIII. lately King of England,
or into the hands of our faid brother Ed-
ward VI. lately King of England, or into
the -hands of our very dear litter Mary,
lately Queen of England, by reafon or
pretext of raiy act of parliament, or any
other mode, right, or title, -dr,d now are
or ought re be in our hands : V.'hieh free
chapel, chamber, barn, liable, and all
others the prcmiics, with their appurte-
nances, arc now valued at the clear annual
value of twenty-one fhillings, to have,
hot ;, an 'J enjoy the aforeiaid free chapel,
and
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and the aforeiaid rent of twenty-one mil-
lings, and alio the aforeiaid chapels, houfes,
edifices,, chambers, barn, liable, rents, rc-
verlions, and fervices, and all and lingular
other the premiies, with the appurte-
nances, to the aforeiaid pretent governors
of the polTeliions, revenues, and goods of
the laid Free Grammar School, and their
lucceilbrs for ever ; to hold of us, our
heirs and lucceilbrs, as of our Honour of
Hampton Court, in our county of Middle -
lex, by fealty only, in free foccage and
not in chief, for all rents, fervices, and de-
mands whatfocver. And farther, of our
abundant grace, we have given and grant-
ed, and by thefe preients do give and
grant to the aforeiaid governors, all the
iilues, rents, revenues, and profits of the
aforeiaid chapel, and the reit of the pre-
miies, from the Fealt of St. Michael the
Archangel lalt pair, to hold to the laid
governors, as our gift, without anv account
or anv thing elfe to be vieldcd, paid, or
done thereout, in any manner, to us, our
heirs or fucceflors. And farther : We will
and grant for ourfelves, our heirs and fuc-
celTors, to the aforeiaid governors and their
fuceeUbrs, that they have tor ever henee-
forth
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forth a common feal to ferve for their bu~
finefs .aforefaid, exprefled and fpecified
in thefe letters patent, or only touching
or concerning anj part thereof ; and that
the fame governors, by the name of the
Governors of the poffeJJio?is , revenues, and good?
of the Free Grammar School of Queen Eliza-
beth, in the town of Kingston, in the county
of Surry, may plead and be impleaded,
defend and be defended, anfwer and be
anfvvered, in any courts and places, and
before any judges and jullices in any
caufes, actions, cafes, fuits, complaints,
pleas, and demands whatfoever, of what-
ibever nature or condition they be. And
farther : Of our abundant favour, we have
given and granted, and by thefe prefents
do give and grant for ourfelves, our heirs
and fucceflbrs, to the aforefaid prefent go-
vernors of the aforefaid fchool, and their
lucceiTors, that they and their fucceflbrs,
with the advice of the Bifhop of Whi-
chever for the time being, mall have full
power and authority of nominating and
appointing the mailer and undermafiier of
the aforefaid fchool, as often as the places
of the laid mailer or undermailer of the
laid ichool fhall become vacant ; and that
the
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the fame governors, with the advice of the
Biiliop of Winchester aforefaid, for the
time being, mall make, and be able and
competent to make, fit and falutary written
ftatutes and ordinances concerning and
touching the ordering, governing, and di-
rection of the mailer and undermafter, and
the fchool aforefaid, for the time being ;
and the ftipend and fhlary of the faid
mailer and undermaiter, and other things
touching and concerning the faid fchool ;
and the ordering, governing, prefervation,
and difpofal of the rents and revenues ap-
pointed, and to be appointed, for the
maintenance of the faid fchool : Which
itatutes and ordinances lb to be made,
we will and grant, and command by thefc
prelents to be inviolably obferved from
time to time for ever. And be it further
known, that, in conilderation that the faid
governors and their fucceffors may be the
better enabled to fuftain and fupport the
♦aforefaid fchool, and matter and under-
maiter thereof, of our abundant favour,
we have given and granted, and bv theie
prelents do give and grant to the aforefaid
governors of the poffellions, revenues, and
goods of theiaid grammar lchool,and their
fuc-
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fucceflbrs, as much as in our power, ipe*-
cial licence, free and lawful means, power
and authority to have, receive, and pur-
chafe to them and their fuccelTors for ever>
as well of us, our heirs and fucceflbrs, as
of any other perfon or perfons whomfo-
ever, any manors, mefluages, lands, te-
nements, rectories, tythes, and other here-
ditaments whatfoever, within the kingdom
of England, or elfewhere within our do-
minions, fo that they do not exceed the
clear annual value of thirty pounds, be-
tides the laid chapel, houfes, edifices, and
Hie reil of the premifes, to the aforefaid
governors and their fucceflbrs, as by us is
already fhewn in the aforefaid form of
grant ; the ftatute of lands and tenements
not to be put in mortmain, or any other
liatutc, act, ordinance, or provition, or
r.ny other caufe or matter whatfoever,
had, made, done, ordered, or provided to
the contrary thereof in any wife notwith-
standing, although exprefs mention of the.
true annual value, or of any other value
■or certainty of the premifes, or any of
them, or of an v gifts or grants by us, or any
of our progenitors to the aforefaid prefent
governors of the fchool aforefaid, made
before thef* times, in iheie prcfents, be
nut
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. ijj
not made, or any itatute, act, ordinance,
provilion, proclamation, or reitriction
made, done, ordained, or provided to the
contrary thereof, or any other thing.,
caule, or matter in anywiie notwith-
ilanding.
In witneis whereof we have cauied
thefe our letters to be made patent.
Witneis mvl'elf at Welt mi niter, the
lit day of March, in the third year of
our reign. P. Condell.
I 8TII JUNE, FIFTH OF ELIZABETH.
'Exemplification of a Releafe to the Bailiffs
and Freemen of King/Ion, from the Pay-
ment of certain Sums with which they
had been improperly charged.
ELIZABETH, by the grace of God, or
England, France, and Ireland, Queen,
Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to
whom thefe prefents ihall come, greeting.
We have inlpected the great roil of the
5th and 6th years of Philip and Mary,
late king and Queen, in the item, Suifex,
where, among other things, is contained
thus ; that is to fay, The men of kinglion
owe four hundred and fixty-lix pounds
lour (hillings and lixpenee, of a certain
H rent
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rent of twenty-leven pounds eight {hil-
lings and iixpence by the year, of the fee-
^flrm of their town ; that is to lay, of the
faid rent of the 30th, 3 itt 33d, 33d, 34th,
5.5th, 36th, 37th, and 38th years of the
late King Henry VII i ; the ill, 2d, 3d, 4th,
5th, and 6th of the late King Edward VI ;
and ill and 2d of King Philip and Queen
Mary, as is contained in the former item,
SufTex. But they do not owe four hun-
dred and forty pounds feven {hillings and
iixpence, which is of the laid feefarm of
the 30th, 3 1 it, 33d, 33d, 34th, 35th, 36th,
37th, and 38th years of the late King
Henry VIII ; and the ill, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th,
and 6th of the late King Edward VI. be-
eaufe it was enacfed in the parliament of
Lord Henry VIII. late King of England,
father of our Lady the now Queen, began
at Weftmintter the 28th day of April, in
the faid thirty-firft year of the reign of
the fame late King, and continued in
the fame place until the 28th day of June
in the lame thirty-firft year, concerning
the Manor and Honour of Hampton Court,
tor certain caufes and considerations in
the tame act declared, among other things,
by the authority of the fame parliament,
ThrU the whole feefarm, annual rent, or
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annuity of the borough or town of King-
iron upon Thames, in the aforefaid county
of Surrv, ihould be from thenceforth for
ever united, annexed to, called, reputed,
and accepted to be parcel and member of
the aforefaid Manor of Hampton Court ;
and that the lame Manor of Hampton
Court, together with the aforeiaid fee-
farm, annua! rent, or annuity of the bo-
rough or town aforefaid, among other
things, fo united and annexed to the
fame Honour of Hampton Court at that
time, mould be named, called, and ac-
cepted the Honour of Hampton Court. And
further, by the aforeiaid act it was enacted,
among other things, by the authority afore-
faid, That the aforefaid Honour of Hamp-
ton Court, and the aforeiaid annual fee-
farm rent or annuity of the borough or
town aforefaid, among other things, at
that time ihould be in the order, furvey,
rule, and governance of the late Court of
Augmentation of the Revenues of the Royal
Crown, and ihould be granted, delivered,
and demited to farm by the officers and
fervants of the fame late court: And that
all rents, iiiues, revenues, and profits - arii-
ing and growing out of the premifes, and
every parcel thereof, Ihould be taken and
H j. received
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received to the ufe of the King, by the
minifters and officers of the fame late
court, an)' ttatute, act, ordinance, cuitom,
or ufe had, made, or ufed to the contrary
thereof notwithstanding, as in the laid
act is more fully contained. And by the
procefs thereof had, and the grant of the
Barons noted in the memorandums on the
part of the Treafurer Remembrancer of the
firft year of our now Queen Elizabeth ;
that is to fay, among the records in the
rolls of Michaelmas term, where it is
granted, that the aforeiaid bailiffs and
freemen lliould be exonerated from the
aforeiaid feefarm, exacted from them in
form aforefaid; and from all and lingular
arrears due, and fums of money exacted
from them, or for the fame rent ; that is
to fay, from the aforefaid time of the
making the act above-mentioned, until
the difTolution of the laid late Court to-
wards our laid Lady the Queen, and be
freed by virtue of the premifes : And they
ought not from henceforth to be bur-
thened with the fum of fiftv-feven fliil-
lings, which are parcel of the laid fee-
farm of t wen ty-feven pounds eightihillings
and fixpenee of the fir ft year of the late
Queen
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Queen Mary, and firffc and lecond of King
Philip and Queen Mary; nor of twenty -
eight lhillings and fixpence, by the vear,
parcel of the laid fee-farm of tvventy-feven
pounds eight Shillings and lixpence, from
the time of the dirlblution of the late
Court of Augmentation of the Revenues
of the Royal Crown, becaufe the bailiffs
and freemen of the town aforefaid are not
jultly burthened with * twenty-eight ihil-
* This ferves in fome degree to elucidate the mif-
take occafioned by the exemplification of a warrant
to the Treafury in the thirty-fourth year of the reign
of Henry VIII. where it ftates the feefarm of the
town to be 261.6s. 8c!.; whereas in fact it was only 26I.
a- appears by the charter of Henry V. who lowered
it to that funi. And by this prelent exemplification
we find, that it was afterwards rai fed to 27I. 8s. 6d.
but by whatmeans, we arc in the dark ; only we know
that it was unji'/?Jv, as this exemplification declares ;
and accordingly it relcafes 28s. 6d. which reduces it
to the original fum of 26I. Mr. Lyfons ftates, in
his account of this place, that Queen Mary remitted
a further part of this 26I.; but as he prefefics to have
derived his information from a cartulary in the Town
Curb's Office, and as I have not been able to trace
cut any fuch charter of Queen Msfy, we may fairly
conclude him to have been deceived in this point,
md particularly as a iuLlcquent charter ftates it to be
r.hcn 26I,
h ->' linos
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lings and fixpence yearly, parcel of the
faid feefarm of twenty-feven pounds eight
{hillings and lixpence by the year, by the
proceedings and grant of the Barons,
noted in the fame place, where it is granted
That the bailiffs and freemen of the town
aforefaid, and their fucceffors, fhould be
exonerated by reafon of the premifes from
the aforefaid twenty-eight millings and
fixpence, parcel of the laid feefarm of
twenty-feven pounds eight lliillings and
lixpence yearly, from the time of the dif-
folution of the faid late Court of Augmen-
tation of the Revenues of the Royal Crown
towards our faid Lady the now Queen :
And they do not owe the mm of fifty-two
pounds, which are parcel of the faid fee-
farm of twenty-ieven pounds eight mil-
lings and lixpence for the firr! year of
Queen Mary, and firll and fecond of King
Philip and Queen Mary, becaule Robert
Hamond, bailiff of the town of Kingfton
upon Thames, accounted for twenty-
feven pounds thereof, beyond a certain
fum of thirty pounds eight millings and
ten pence, as is contained in his account
thereof in the roll of the accounts of the
miniiters, not ingroiTed, of the firft and
fecond
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lecond 5 ear of the laid King Philip and
Queen Mary : And alio, becaufe Walter
Walker, bailiff of the laid town, accounted
for twenty-fix pounds refidue, beyond a
certain fum of thirty pounds eight fliil-
lings and tenpence, as is contained in his
account thereof in the roll of the accounts
of minillers, not ingro'fied, of the iccond
and third years of the faidKing and Queen.
And they are freed, all and lingular, which
we have caufed to be exemplified at the
mltance and requeit of our beloved and
faithful fubjeel William Matt efon, yeoman.
In witnefs whereof we have caufed
thefe our letters to be made patent.
Witnefs our verv dearCouiin andCoun-
fellor William Marquis of Winchester,
our Treafurer of England.
At Werlmintrer, the 1 8th Day of June,
in the fifth year of our reign. Smyth.
And b\ the Barons.
C II A R T EK O [• u_ L E I ■: .\ E 1 . 1 Z \ B E T H .
(Want to the Bailiffs and Vreemen of King/Ion
of divers Lands, Tenements, and Rents,
towards the Maintenance of the Free School.
ELIZABETH, by the grace of God, of
England. France, and Ireland, Queen,
ir a. Dci'cndcr
104 CHARTERS OF
Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to
whom thefe prefent letters ihall come,
greeting. Whereas we, upon the hum-
ble petition of our beloved fubjects the
Bailiffs and Freemen of our town of
Kingiton upon Thames, in our county of
Surry, for a Grammar School to be erected
and fet up, within the parilh of Kingiton
aforefaid, in our faid county of Surry, for
the inftruclion of Boys and Youths, by
letters patent hgned under our great teal
of England, bearing date at Weftmfcifter,
the firtl day of March, in. the third year
of our reign, willed, granted, and ordained,
for us and our heirs, that there lliouid be
thenceforth in future a Grammar School
in the faid town of Kingston upon Thames,
which thai! be called The Free Grammar
School of Queen Elizabeth, for the Edu-
cation, Institution, and Initruction of
Boys and Youths in the Grammar, to con-
tinue in all future times. And we erected^
created, ordained, declared, and founded
by the fame letters patent, that School
of one Pedagogue or Mailer, and one Un-
dcrmaiier or Cfher, to continue for ever;
as by the fame letters patent, among other
things, is more plainly manifell and ap-
pears.
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 10^
pears. And whereas alio, our very dear
Father Ilenrv the Eighth, late kinir of
England, by a certain indenture, bearing
date at Weftminfter, the 5th day of May,
in the twenty-eighth year of his reign,
made between himfelf the late King, on
the one part ; and Richard Tavern er, of
London, Efq. of the other part, delivered,
granted, and to farm demited to the afore-
laid Richard Tavcrner, all thole his mef-
fuages and tenements, with the appur-
tenances folio wing, lituate, lying, and
being in the town of Ringlf on upon
Thames, in the county of Surry ; that is
to fay, One inn, called the George, with
one garden and a barn, lituate and being
in the Back Lane of Kingtton a foresaid,
near an old corn mill : And one clofe or
croft of land, containing bv ellimation
fix acres, lying between Hoggs Mill on
the eaftern tide, and parcel of lands, cal-
led the Bitton, on the wettern fide : And
one acre of arable land, called the Tenter
Aire, lying in the common field of Kin-
gelt on aforelaid, called Tenter Field ; and
eleven tenements, three gardens, and one
barn, whereof one tenement is in Sur-
pleton, with one barn and one pightell,
con-
I06 CHARTERS OF
containing one acre of land; by eftimation
eighty acres of land, with the appurte-
nances belonging to the fame : Another
tenement, called the Berchoufe, with an
orchard and liable belonging to the fame
tenement : Another tenement, in which
John Gage at that time dwelt : Another
tenement, in which John Standon at that
time dwelt: Another tenement, in which
William Trewman at that time dwelt :
Another tenement, in which Alice Beke-
wythe, widow, at (bar time dwelt : Ano-
ther tenement, in which Henry Edington
at time dwelt : Another tenement, in
-which John Onam at that time dwelt,
with ten acres of land belonging to the
fame: Another tenement, in which John
Palmer at that time dwelt, with one Imall
barn and one acre of land belonging to
the fame : Another tenement, in which
Thomas Fyite at that time dwelt: Ano-
ther tenement, in which John Chapman,
barboure, at that time dwelt : One barn,
at that time in the pofTerlion of John
fobfon : Two gardens, or pightells, at
that time in the pollution of Agnes Smith :
One garden, at that time in the tenure of
Robert Webb : And one pightell, at that
time
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. JO^
time in the porTelTion of William Bonde ;
except, however, and always entirely re-
ferred to our laid Father Henry the Eighth,
his heirs and fuccerTois, all great trees and
woods growing and being in and upon
the premiies,to have and to hold the afore-
faid meiiuages, lands, tenements, and all
other and lingular the premifes above ex-
preiled and lpecified, with their appur-
tenances, except as before excepted, to
the before-mentioned Richard Taverner
and his affigns, from the Feall of St. Mi-
chael the Archangel at that time next to
be, to the end and during the term of
twenty-one years from thence next ea-
rning, and fully to be completed ; yield-
ing therefore yearly to our laid late Fa-
ther Henry the Eighth, his heirs and fuc-
cefibrs, fourteen pounds of legal money
oi England, at the Fcail of the An-
nunciation of the Blcfled Virgin and
St. Michael the Archangel, or within one
month after each of thole Fealts, at the
late Court of Augmentation of the Reve-
nues ot the Royal Crown, to be paid b\
equal portions during the term aforefaid,
as by the lame indenture made to the
aforefaid Richard Taverner, as is aforefaid,
is
108 CHARTERS OF
is more plainly manifeft and appears,
And moreover, whereas our very dear
brother Edward VI. late King of England,
by his letters patent, under his great feal
of the late Court of Augmentation of the
revenues of his crown, bearing date at
Wcftrninfter, the i ith day of May, in the
fourth year of his reign, delivered, granted,
and demifed to form at that time to his be-
loved fiibjecr, John Good, one toft belong-
ing to him, at that time lately built, called
Draggers, containing by eltimation half an
acre ; and alfo fix acres of arable land be-
longing to him, and one rood of land be-
longing to the fame toft ; whereof three
acres are lying and being in a certain
field, called Coomhcfeild, and clivers parcels;
and another acre thereof are lying and
being m a held, called the Little Fetid, in,
Brohfurlong ; and another acre thereof is
lying and being in the fame field, at the
Chipbele Style: and another acre thereof is
it - -
lying and being in the fame field, in three
parts ; and the aforefaid rood of land is
lying and being in a certain field, called
Thy filings Clofe : all which, and lingular
lafi. exprefied prcmiies, at that time were
in the tenure or occupation of the lad
John
KINGSTON UPON THAMES IOG
John Good, and are iituated, lying, and
being in Ringfton upon Thames, or elfe-
where, in our laid county of Surry ; and
were lately parcel of the pollcliions of the
late priory of Marton, and at that time
were parcel of his Honour of Hampton
Court, in our county of Middlefex ; ex-
cept however, and always wholly referred
to our laid late brother, his heirs and
iucccilbrs, all large trees and woods in
and upon the premifes, growing and be-
ing ; to have and to hold the aforefaid
lands, and all and lingular other the pre-
miies lalt expreiled and fpecitied, with all
their appurtenances, except as before ex-
cepted, to the aforefaid John Good, his
executors and afiigns, from the Featl of
St. Michael the Archangel, at that time
next to be, to the end, and during the
term of twenty-one years from thence
next eniuing, and lullv to be completed:
Yielding thence yearly to our laid late
brother, his heirs and fucccilbrs, twentx-
fix millings and eight-pence (if lawful
money of England, at the Vc:\U of the An-
nunciation of the jJlelied Virgin Mary
and St. Michael the Archangel, or within
one month after each of thole feaits, to
be
HO CHARTERS OF
be paid to the hands of the bailiffs or re-
ceivers of the premiies for the time being,
by equal portions during the term afore-
faid, as by the fame letters patent made
to the fame John Good, as is aforefaid,
among other things like wife, is more
plainly manifeff, and appears the rcverfion
and reversions of all and lingular the pre-
miles and every parcel thereof lawfully
belonging and pertaining to us. Know
ye that we, of our ipecial favour, certain
knowledge, and mere motion, and alfo
for the augmentation of the iiipend and
living of the pedagogue or matter of the
fchool aforefaid, for the time being, and
on account of the better fupport, mainte-
nance, and continuation of the laid fchool.
to be had for ever, according to the in-
tention and ordinance expreiled and de-
( hired in thefe letters patent, and accord-
ing to the foundation of the fame fchool.
have given and granted, and by thefe
preterits for us, our heirs and fucceflbrs,
do give and grant to the faid bailiffs and
freemen of our laid town of Kingilon
upon Thames, in our faid county of Surry,
the rcverfion and reverfiors of all and
lingular the aforefaid meffuages, lands,
tenements,
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. Ill
tenements, and all and lingular other
the premiies demited to the aforefaid
Richard Taverner as aforefaid, and every
parcel thereof, with the appurtenances ;
and the aforefaid yearly rent of fourteen
pounds, for the fame premifes, referved by
the aforefaid indenture, made to the afore-
faid Richard Taverner, as is beforemen-
tioned. And alio, th^ reversion and re-
verfions of all and lingular the premifes
demifed to farm to the above-mentioned
John Good, as is aforefaid, and every
parcel thereof, with the appurtenances;
and the aforefaid annual rent of twenty-
fix millings and eight-pence, referved by
the aforefaid letters patent, made to the
aforefaid John Good, as is beforemention-
ed. And alio, all that our mefiiiage, te-
nement, and inn, called the George; with
one garden and one barn, fituatod in the
Buck Lune of Kingfton, near an old corn-
mill there: And one dole of land, contain-
ing bv eilimation fix acre*;, Iv'mg be-
tween Hopvs Mill, en the call fde, and
parcel of the land, called the BiU-.x, on
the weft tide : And one acre of arable iand
lying iii the common field, called Tenter-
Veil J : And alio, all thole eleven tenements,
I I 2, CHARTERS OF
three gardens, and one barn, with their
appurtenances ; whereof one tenement
is htuated in Surpleton, with one barn,
and one pightell of land, containing by
eitimation one acre, and eighty acres of
land belonging to the fame: One other
tenement, called the Berehoufe, with an
orchard and liable belonging to the lame
tenement: One tenement, now or lately in,
the tenure of John Gage : One other tene-
ment, now or lately in the tenure or oc-
cupation of John Standon : One other
tenement, now or lately in the tenure or
occupation of William Trewman : One other
tenement, now or lately in the tenure or
occupation of Alice Bekewythe, widow :
One other tenement, now or lately in the te-
nure or occupation ot Henry Ellington :
One other tenement, now or lately in the
tenure or occupation of John Onam, with
ten acres of land belonging to the fame :
One other tenement, now or lately in the te-
nure or occupation of John Palmer, with
one in 1a 11 barn, and one acre of land be-
longing to the lame : One other tenement,
now or lately in the tenure or occupation
f Thomas Fvite: One tenement, now or
at.H v in the tenure; or occupation ot lohn
Chapman,
i i
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 1 ij
Chapman, Barber: On-? lam, in the tenure
of John Joblbn : T'jco gardens, or fight ells,
in the tenure of Agnes Smith : One garden
in the tenure of Robert Webb : And one
fightcll, in the tenure of William Bond:
And alio, all that our annual quit-rent of
thirty-fix (hillings, annually irluing and
to be paid out of divers our lands and te-
nements in Kingfton ; all which and lin-
gular the premifes lalt expreiled, and be-
fore granted and demifed to the aforefaid
Richard Taverner, are lying and being in
the parilh of Kingtton upon Thames, in
our faid county of Surry, and formerly
were belonging and appertaining to the
late dcmelhe or priory of the Carthulian
Monks of London, now diilblved, and
were lately parcel of the poiiellions there-
of: And alio, all that our toft, lately built,
called Draggers, containing by eltimation
half an acre : And alfo, Jlx acres ot our
arable land, and one rood of our land be-
longing to the lame toft, of which three
acres of land thereof are lving and being
in a certain field, called Voomhe-feild, in
divers parcel^: and another acre thereot
: is lvin<r and being in the fame field, in
j three parts ; and the aforefaid rood ot
land is lying and being in a certain field.
i ' called
214 CHARTERS OF
called Thlflings Clofe ; all which and lin-
gular the premiies are now or lately were
in the tenure or occupation of John Good,
and are fituated, lying, and being in King-
ston upon Thames, or elfewhere, in our
faid county of Surry ; and were lately
parcel of the poifefTions of the late priory
of Marton, and now are parcel of our
Honour of Hampton Court, in our faid
county of Middlefex : And alio, all that
our fet rent of four Jbillings ', annually iiTu-
ing from the meifuage or inn in Kingfton
aforefaid, called the Crane, now or lately
in the tenure of Jacob Ware : And all that
our rent of eighteen -pence, yearly iifuing
from a tenement in Kingfton aforefaid,
of a certain George Snellinge, fenior, and
now or lately in the tenure or oecupation
of John Cooke : And all that our rent of
fixpence, yearly iifuing from lands of the
late John Weftbroke, lying in a certain
clofe at Gadbridge next to Berefeld, within
the pariih of Kingfton aforefaid, now or
lately in the tenure or occupation of
George Sneliing, fenior : And all that
our rent of twenty-pence, annually iiTuing
from a tenement of the late William Col-
lins, in Norbiton, within the faid parilb of
Kingfton aforeiaid : Ana n\\ that our rent
oi
KINGSTON UFON THAMES. 115
or eight-pence, yearly iiliiing from a tene-
ment of Henry Grooer, in Kingiton afore-
laid, now or lately in the tenure or occu-
pation of William Whitfield : And all
that our rent of 'jive /hillings, yearly iiluing
from two tenements in Kingiton afore-
laid, of a certain John Amo, of which one
is an inn, and is called the Ojiridge Fethers ;
and the other is called the Vyne : And all
that our rent of eight JhilTings, yearly lim-
ing from a tenement in Kingiton afore -
faid, of a certain William Bayer, now or
lately in the tenure or occupation of Alice
Elliot, widow : And all that our rent of
ffteen-pence, yearly ilfuing from a tenement
of the heirs of William Hawkins, in
kingtton aforefaid, now or lately in the
tenure or occupation of Henry Padbury :
And alio, all that our rent ofjivejhillings,
yearly iiluing from a tenement in Kingiton
aforefaid, of a certain William Stevens,
late of Cecilia Bolton, and now or lately
in the tenure or occupation of the afore-
faid William Stevens : And all that our
rent of tvecnty -pence, yearly iiluing from a
tenement in Kingiton aforefaid, of a cer-
tain Thomas Benjbn, now or lately in the
tenure of Adrian Johnfon : And all that
1 2 our
1 I 6 CHARTERS OF
our rent of feven fallings, yearly hTuing
from a tenement of the heirs of Auguitin
Skerne, in Kingston aforefaid, now or
lately in the tenure or occupation of Ro-
bert Newens : And all that our rent of
three /hillings, yearly ifiuing from a tene-
ment of a certain John Robinfon,
widower, in Kingiton aforefaid, in the
market-place there, now or lately in the
tenure or occupation of George Snelling,
junior : And all that our rent of 'four fal-
lings, yearly ifiuing from a tenement now
or late in the tenure or occupation of Ag-
nes Sterr, widow, iituate and being in Tal-
worth, in the parifh of Long Ditton, in
the faid county of Surry : And alfo, all
that our garden, with the appurtenances
in Kingiton aforefaid, now or lately in
the tenure or occupation of George Snell-
ing, fenior, or his afligns : And alfo, all
that our garden, with the appurtenances
in Kingiton aforefaid, late in the tenure
or occupation of John Sepham : And all
that our garden, with the appurtenances
in Kingiton aforefaid, now or lately in
the tenure or occupation of John Robin-
fon, widower : And all that our cottage or
tenement, with the appurtenances, iituate,
lvin°"
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 11/
lying and being in Kingfton aforefaid, in
ii certain itreet there, called Giggb'ril Strete,
now or lately in the tenure or occupation
of the laid John Sephani, or his affigns ;
all which and lingular lalt exprefTed pre-
mifes were formerly belonging and apper-
taining to the late free chapel of the bleiled
Virgin Mary Magdalen, near Kinglton
upon Thames, in the laid county of Surry,
now diflblved, and were lately parcel of
the pofTelfions thereof: And alfo, all that
our tenement, with the appurtenances,
fituatcd and being in Ham aforefaid, with-
in the laid pariih of Kinglton aforefaid :
And alfo, all that our arable land belong-
ing to the fame tenement, containing by
eftimation two acres, whether more or lefs,
now or lately in the tenure or occupation
of John Sepham or his alligns, tor a long
time belonging and appertaining to the
late monastery of Shenein our laid county
of Surrv, now diilblved, and were lately
parcel of the pofleflions thereof. We alfo
give, and for the coniidcration aforefaid,
grant by thele prefents for us, our heirs
and fuccelfors, to the aforefaid bailiffs and
freemen of our laid town of Kinglton
upon Thames, in the county of Surry, all
i 2 and
Il8 CHARTERS OF
and all manner of woods, underwood-,
and trees whatfoever, belonging to us,
growing and being out of, in, or upon the
premifes, or any parcel thereof : And alio
the reverfion and reverlions whatfoever
of all and lingular the premiies, and every
parcel of the fame ; And alio the rents,
revenues, and annual profits whatfoever,
referved upon any demifes and grants of
the premifes, or any parcel thereof, in
whatfoever manner made, as fully, freely,
and entirely, and in as ample a manner
and form as any former abbots, priors,
chaplains, or other governors of the laid
late priories, chapels, or religious houfes,
or any other or others formerly having,
poUeifmg, or being feifed of the premifes,
or any parcel thereof, ever had, held, or
enjoyed, or ought to have had, held, or
enjoyed the fame, or any parcel thereof;
and as fully, freely, and entirely, and in
as ample a manner and form as all and
lingular thofe premifes came or ought to
have come to our hands, or to the hands
of our faid very dear father, Henry VIII.
late King of England ; or to the hands of
our very dear brother, Edward VL late King
of England ; or to the hands of our very
dear
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. I IQ.
dear fitter Mar v, late Queen of England,
by reafon or pretext of any act of parlia-
ment, or by any other manner, right, or
title, and now are or ought to be in our
hands : all which melliiages, lands, tene-
ments, meadows, feedings, paltures, and
all other the prcmiies with the appurte-
nances, are onlv valued at the clear an-
nual rent of eighteen pounds nine
millings and feven-pence : to have, hold,
and enjoy the aforefaid mefluages, lands,
tenements, houfes, barns, ltables, gardens,
lands, woods, underwoods, rents, revenues,
fervices, hereditaments, and all and other the
prcmiies, with all their appurtenances, to
the aforefaid bai lilts and freemen of our
laid town of Kingfton upon Thames, and
their fucceflbrs for ever, according to the
intention and ordinances by us expreiled,
ipecitied, and declared in thele our letters
patent, to be held of us, our heirs and
fucceflbrs in fecfarm; that is to fay, in free
foccage as of our manor of Eaft Greenwich,
in our county of Kent ; and yielding
therefore to us, our heirs and fuccet.brs,
eighteen pounds nine fliillin<rs and feven-
pence oi legal money of England, to the
hands of the Receiver General of us, oi.r
1 4 heirs
I 23 CHARTERS OF
heirs and fucceflbrs of our faid county of
Surry for t lie time being, at the Feafls of
St. Michael the Archangel, raid the An-
nunciation of the Bleiled Virgin Mary, to
be paid by equal portions every year for
all other fervices, rents, and demands
whatfoever to be yielded, paid, or done
therefore m any manner to us, our heirs
and fucceiTors. And flirt her, we declare
and will and for us, our heirs and fuccef-
fors, by thefe prefents, firmly ordain and
determine, that, in confideration of our
prefent grant, twenty marks * yearly of
good and lawful money of England, do
iifue for ever and from time to time, be-
yond and betides the aforcfaid rent of
eighteen pounds nine millings and feven-
pence referved to us, our heirs and fuc-
ceiTors, as aforcfaid ; and lliall be paid,
converted, and expended by the aforefaid
bailiffs and freemen of our town of King-
* A mark of filver, in the reign of Henry I. was
only fix (hillings and a penny in weight, but is now
thirteen fhillings and four-pence. There was alio a
mark of gold, which, according to S tow's Annals, weighed
eight ounces, and was valued at fix pounds in filver ;
or, as others write, fix pounds thirteen fhillings and
four-pence,
lion
K.I HUSTON UPON THAMES. 121
lion upon Thames aforefaid, and their
fucceifors for the time being, for the fup-
port and maintenance of the ichool afore-
laid, and of the matter of the fame ichool
for the time being;, at the four yearly
terms ; that is to lay, at the Featf of the
Nativity of St. John the Baptift, St. Mi-
chael the Archangel, the Birth -day of
our Lord, and the Annunciation of the
Bleifed Virgin Mary, by equal portions
yearly, from time to time, for ever, al-
though that exprefs mention of the true
yearly value, or of any other value or cer-
tainty of tlit premifes, or any of them, or
of any gilts or grants by us. or any of our
progenitors to the aforefaid bailiffs and
freemen of our town of Kingfton afore-
faid, before thefe times, made in thefe
prclents, is not made, or any ltatute, act,
ordinance, provilion, proclamation, or re-
ft ridion to the contrary thereof hitherto
had, made, done, ordained, or provided,
or any other thing, caufc, or matter w hat-
foever in any wile notwithstanding.
In witnefs whereof, we have caufed
their our letters to be made patent.
Witnef? m\ fell" at We ft mi niter, the 17th
dav
122 CHARTERS OF
day of May, in the fixth year of our
reign *.
By writ of privy feal, and of the date
aforeiaid, by authority of parliament.
P. Cordett.
CHARTER OF KING JAMES I.
Grant of divers Privileges, and a Weekly
Market every Saturday.
JAMES, by the grace of God, of Eng-
land, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King,
Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom
thefe prefent letters mall come, greeting.
Whereas our town of Kingfton upon
Thames, in the county of Surry, is a very
* Much of the premifes granted by this charter
have been conrcrted into private property, and by
tome means or other made away with ; and this is
what the Magna Britannia alludes to in the following
paffage, where it f;-ys u the Free School at Kingfton
** was creeled by Queen Elizabeth, who well endowed
" it with good annual rents ; but they are fo much
" impaired and embezzled, that there is no more re-
iC maining than thirty pounds per annum."
ancient
KING: TON CPON THAMES. I 2J
ancient and populous town : And where-
as alio Lord Edward IV. late King of
England, by his letters patent under the
great leal of England, dated the 26th day
of February, in the twentieth year of his
reign, of his fpecial favour and certain
knowledge, granted and confirmed for
himfelf and his heirs to the freemen of
the town of Kinglton aforefaid, that they
Ihould be one body in deed and name,
and one perpetual community, incorpo-
rated of two bailiffs of that town and the
men of the fame town ; and that they
ihould have a perpetual fucceffion ; and
that they and their fucceiTors Ihould be
called and named by the names of the
BailiiFsand Freemen of the Town of Kin<r-
iton upon Thames, in the County of Surry ;
and by thole names might plead and be
impleaded, anfwer and be anfwered, in
whatsoever courts of him or his heirs, or
any others whomfoever. And that the
aforefaid bailitis and freemen of that town,
and their fuccefibrs, fhould be perfons fit
andx capable in law to purchafe lands and
tenements to thcmlelves and their heirs in
fee and perpetuity, and Ihould have a
common leal to ferve tor the bufinefs and
affairs
154 CHARTERS OF
affairs touching and concerning thofe
bailiffs and men ; and from time to time
may make and ordain ordinances and fta-
tutes within the fame town, for the
wholefome rule and governance of that
town. And moreover he, the late Ring
Edward IV. granted and confirmed by the
fame letters patent, to the fame bailiffs
and men, and their fucccffors, that they
might have and hold within the town of
Kingiton aforcfaid, every week, that is to
fay, on the Saturday of every fuch week
for ever, a court to be h olden before thofe
bailiffs and their fucccffors, and the lie-
ward of that town for the time being ; and
that in the fame courts thole bailiffs and
their fucceffors, and the fleward for the
time being, may hear and determine before
them all manner of pleas and actions,
both of debt, covenant, account, deceit,
detinue, as well of charters, writings,
muniments, goods and chattels, as of
other things whatfoever, trefpaffes both
by force and arms, as otherwife done
withernam, and other things to the con-
tempt of the aforcfaid King and his heirs,
and of the ftatutes ; and of all perfonal
contracts, matters, and things whatfoever
anting
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 1^5
arifing or happening within that town
and the liberties, members, and appurte-
nances of the fame, although they mould
reach or exceed the turn of forty lliil lings,
by plaint, to be brought in that court, ac-
cording to the law and cuftom of the king-
dom of England, and defend in fuch like
pleas and actions, the diitrenes by their
attachment ; and, on account of the infuf-
ficieney of goods and chattels by which
they ma}' be fummoned, attached, or dif-
trained, to bring them by attachment and
arret! of their bodies to plead in that
court ; and may hear all and lingular thofe
thinps according to the law and cuftom
of our realm aforefaid, and difeufs and de-
termine them by the like procefs, conil-
derations, judgments, and executions of
the judges, that the like pleas and actions
are brought to a termination in the courts
of the laid King ; with divers other liber-
ties, grants, immunities, privileges, and
pre-eminences in the fame letters patent
contained, as by the fame letters patent,
among other tilings, is more plainly mani-
fest and appears.
Know ye that we, dehring the improve-
ment of the fume town, and confidering
the
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the good and laudable fervices hitherto
often done to and bellowed upon us and
our progenitors by the bailiffs and free-
men of the town of Kingfton upon Thames
aforefaid, of our fpecial favour, certain
knowledge, and mere motion, do for us,
our heirs and fucceflbrs, give, grant, and
confirm to the aforefaid bailiffs and free-
men of the town aforefaid, and their fuc-
ceflbrs for ever, that it may and mall be
lawful for the fame bailiffs and freemen,
and their fucceflbrs for ever, that they or
the major part of them for the time being,
of whom we will that the bailiffs of the
town of KingUon aforefaid, for the time
being, be two, as often as it mall feem to
them fit and neceffary, may call together
and hold within the Guildhall of the town
aforefaid, and may and may be able to
have and hold there, in all future times,
a certain court or convocation of the fame
bailiffs and freemen, or of the major part of
them, of whom we will that the bailiffs
of the town of Kingfton aforefaid, for the
time being, be two ; and in the fame
court or convocation may and may be
able to confer, treat, decree, and confult
upon iiatutes, laws, article*, and ordi-
nances
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 12/
nances touching and concerning the town
of Kingtfon upon Thames aforefaid, and
the liberties thereof, and the good regu-
lation of the lame, according to their
found difcretions, or according to the
found difcretions of the major part of the
lame, aflembled in the laid Guildhall for
the time being; of whom we will that the
bailiffs of the town of Kingflon aforefaid,
for the time being, be two ; and that the
bailiffs and freemen of the town aforefaid
and their fucceifbrs, for the time being,
or the major part of the fame, of whom
we will that the bailiffs of the town of
Kingtfon aforefaid, for the time being
be two ; being aflembled and gathered to-
gether in the court or convocation afore-
faid, may and mail have from time to time,
and at all future times, full authority,
power, and faculty to form, conlfitute,
ordain, make, ami decree, fuch and fuch
like laws, intfitutions, ordinances, and
conftitutions which to them, or the major
part of the fame, of whom we will that
the bailiffs of the town of Kinglfon afore-
faid, for the time being be two, lhall feem,
according to their llmnd difcretions to be
good, falutary. ufeful, honcll, and necci-
larv
128 Charters of
fary for the keeping of our peace, and for
the good rule and governance of th
faid town of Kingfton upon I'hr.rce?. and
the bailiffs and freemen, and all other
officers, miniflers, artificers, and others
inhabiting or reading within the town
aforefaid, and the liberties of the lame,
for the time being ; and for a declaration
in what manner and order the fame bai-
liffs and freemen, and all and lingular
other the minifters, officers, artificers, in-
habitants, and thole redding in the town
aforefaid, and others being there, fhall
conduct, behave, and employ themfelves
in their offices, functions, fervices, trades,
and bufinefs with id the town aforefaid,
and the liberties of the fame, for the time
being ; and otherwife, for the further good
of the republic, common utility, and good
regulation of the town and liberty afore-
laid, and the victuallers of the fame town
and liberty ; and alio for the better preier-
vation, governance, difpoiition, letting,
and derailing of lands, tenements, poifef-
lions, revenues, and hereditaments, for-
merly or by thefe prcfents given, granted,
1 OCT
or affigned, or hereafter to be given or
afligned to the aforefaid bailifls and free-
men.
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 129
men, and their fucceflbrs, and other
things and caufes whatfoever, touching,
or in any manner concerning the town
aforelaid, or the State, right, and interest
of the fame town, and the liberty of the
lame : And that the bailiffs and freemen
of the town aforelaid for the time being,
and their fuccesTors, or the major part of
them, of whom we will that the bailiffs
of the laid town of Kingston for the time
being be two, as often as they fhall have
formed, made, ordained, or decreed, fuch
like laws, institutions, decrees, ordinances,
or constitutions, in form aforelaid, may
make, ordain, limit, and provide fuels and
fuch like pains, punifhments, and penalties,
by imprifonment of their bodies, or by
fines, and amerciaments, or by both of
them, on the part of and upon all offenders
ngainft fuch like laws, institutions, decrees,
ordinances, and constitutions, or any one,
or any of them, as and which to the fame
bail iris and freemen for the time being,
or the major part of them, of whom we
will that the bailirFs of the laid town of
Kinglton upon Thames for the time being
be two, fhall bell ieem neceliary, iit, and
requisite for the oblerving and preferring
k the
l$Q CHARTERS OF
the aforefaid laws, ordinances, and con-
stitutions : And that the aforefaid bailiffs
and freemen, and their fucceffors for ever,
may and may be able to levy, recover,
take, and have the fame punifhments,
fines, and amerciaments to the proper aid
and ufe of the aforefaid bailiffs and free-
men, and their fucceffors for ever, for the
time being, without the hindrance of us,
our heirs or fucceffors, or any officers or
ministers of us or our heirs or fucceffors,
and without any payment or any account
therefore to be paid, yielded, or made in
any manner to us, our heirs or fucceffors:
All and lingular which laws, ordinances,
institutions, and constitutions fo to be
made as aforefaid, we will be obierved,
under the punifhments in the fame con-
tained, yet fo that the aforefaid laws,
ordinances, constitutions, punifhments,
penalties, fines, and amerciaments, nor
any of them, be not repugnant nor con-
trary to the laws, ftatutes, rights, or cus-
toms of our kingdom of England : And
further we will, and by thefe prefents for
us, our heirs and fucceffors, grant to the
fame bailiffs and freemen of the town
aforefaid. and their fucceffors, thatthcyand
their
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. l^I
their fucceffors from henceforth for ever
may have and hold, aiid may and may be
able to have and hold w iihin the town of
Kingiton upon Thames aforefdd, a cour t ^^^
of record every Saturday in vxecy wee k &<:e*tf/*££*
through the year for ever., before the bai-
liffs of the town afore laid, and the 1 toward
of the court of the town atoreJud for the
time being; and in the abfenceof the afore -
faid fteward of that court, before the bai-
liffs of the town aforefaid, and the re-
corder of the town aforefaid for the time
being, or two ot them ; and that they
may hold in that court, by plaint, to be
levied in the fame court, all and all kinds
of pleas, aclions, huts, and perfonal de-
mands, of whatsoever perfonal trcfpaiies,
by force and arms, and of whatfoever other
trefpanes done, committed, anting, happen-
ing, or perpetrated, or hereafter to be done,
committed, arife, happen, or be perpetrated
within the town aforefaid, the fuburbs,
limits, and precincts of the lame, and the
hundred of Kingfton and Elmebridge : and
of all and all manner of debts, pleas upon
the cafe, deceit, account, covenant, detinue
oi charters, writings and muniments, and
chattels, captions and detinues of cattle
k 2, and
l$2 CHARTERS OF
and chattels, and other contracts whatio-
ever, anhng, or in future happening to
arife, from whatfoever caufes or things
within the town aforefaid, the fuburbs,
limits, and precincts of the fame, and
within t\m hundred of Kingftori, and
Elmebridge aforefaid, or any of them,
although the fame trefpafles, debts, ac-
counts, covenants, deceits, detinues, or
other contracts, mould reach or exceed
the fum or value of forty ih ijhngs ; and
that fuch like pleas, plaints, fuits, and ac-
tions may be heard and determined there,
before the bailiffs of the town afore&id,
and the fteward of that court for the time
being; and in the abfence of the aforefaid
steward of the faid court, before the bai-
liffs of the town aforefaid, and the recorder
of the town aforefaid for the time being,
or two of them, by fuch and the like pro-
cefs, modes, and manners, according to
the law and cullom of our kingdom of
England, as is agreeable to our law, and in
as ample a manner and form as is ufed
and accutlomcd in any other court of re-
cord in an}' city, borough, and town incor-
porated within this our realm of England :
And we will by thefe prefects, and of our
bou :;
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. I33
bountiful fpecial favour, and certain know-
ledge,and mere motion, do for us, our heirs
and fuccelTors, grant to the aforefaid bai-
liffs and freemen of the town aforefaid,
and their fucceffors, that they may for ever
have, enjoy, and take, and may be able to
have, enjov, take, and levy, to the proper
life and profit of the aforefaid bailiffs and
freemen, all and all kinds of fines, iffues,
amerciaments, forfeitures, and profits to
be impofed, proceed, fall, arife, happen,
or be forfeited in the court aforefaid, be-
fore the aforefaid bailiffs and the fteward
of the court aforefaid, or before the bailiffs
of the town aforefaid and the recorder of
the town aforefaid, in the abfence of the
faid fteward of that court, or before two
of them in that court : And that it may
and fhall be lawful for the aforefaid bai-
liffs and freemen of the town aforefaid,
and their fucceffors, for the better having
and enjoying the fame fines, iffues, amer-
ciaments, forfeitures and profits, from time
to time to collect and levy all and lingular
fuch like hues, iffues, amerciaments, for-
feitures, and profits, by the proper minif-
tcrs of the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen
k ^ of
134 CHARTERS OF
of the town of Kingfton upon Thames
aforefaid, according to the law and cuf-
tom of our kingdom of England. And
farther, We, gracioufiy providing for the
good ride and governance of the town
aforefaid in this behalf, of our fpecial fa-
vour, certain knowledge, and mere mo-
tion, have given and granted, and by
thefe prefents do for us, our heirs and
fucceifors, give and grant to the aforefaid
bailiffs and freemen of the town of Kii g-
ilon upon Thames aforefaid, and their
fucceifors for ever, that the aforefaid bai-
liffs of the town aforefaid for the time
being-, and the lie ward of the court of the
town aforefaid, and the recorder of the
town aforefaid for the time, may, and
each of them may, and ihall be a juttice of
the peace for us, our heirs and fnccelfors,
within the aforefaid town of ivingtton
upon Thames, and the precincts and li-
berties of the fame town, and alio with-
in the village or hamlet ofSurpeton, Ham,
and Hatch ; and to keep, and caufe to be
kept, all the ordinances and fratutes made
for the good of our peace, and for the
preferving of the fame, and for the quiet
rule and governance of our people in all
their
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. I35
their articles within the aforefaid town of
Kingllon upon Thames, and the aforefaid
village or hamlet of Surpeton, Ham, and
Hatch aforefaid, and the precincts and
liberties of the fame town of Kingfton
upon Thames, according to the form and
effect of the fame; and to chaftife and
punilTi all offenders againit the form of
thole ordinances or ltatutes, or any one
of them, within the town of Kingfton
upon Thames aforefaid, and the village or
hamlet of Surpeton, Ham, and Hatch
aforefaid, and the precincts and liberties
of the aforefaid town of Kingtton upon
Thames, as according to the form of thofe
ordinances and Ihitutes lliall be to be
done ; and to caufe all thole within the
aforefaid town and the village, hamlet,
precinct, and liberties of the town afore-
faid, who lhall have threatened any one,
or any of our people, cither concerning
their bodies or the burning their houfes,
to come before them, or any of them, to
find fuiricient fecurity for the peace, or for
their good behaviour towards us and our
people. And if they lhall refufe to find
i'uch like fecurity, then they lhall caufe
them to be lately kept in prilun until
k 4 1 he>
I36 CHARTERS OF
they mall have found fuch like fecurity.
And that the aforefaid bailiffs and fteward.
of the court aforefaid, and recorder of the
town of Kingiton aforefaid for the time
being, or any three of them, of whom we
will that the bailiffs of the aforefaid town
of Kingiton upon Thames for the time
being be two, have from henceforth for
ever full power and authority to enquire
of, hear, and determine within the afore-
faid town of Kingiton upon Thames, and
the aforefaid village or hamlet of Surpe-
ton, Ham, and Hatch aforefaid, and the
precinefs and liberties of the fame town,
all and all manner of felonies, murders,
homicides, robberies, maihems, intuits,
riots, routs, forcible entries on lands or
tenements, trefpaifes againit the peace of
us, our heirs and fucceiTors, unlawful af-
femblies, embraceors, confpiracies, con-
tempts, concealments ; and alfo all other
mifpriilon, mifdeeds, defaults, neglecls,
caufes and articles which belong, or from
henceforth can belong, to the authority or
power of a juftice or keeper of the peace ;
and alfo the correction of all and lingular
malefactors or offenders againil the fta-
tutes already made, or in future to be
made.
KINGSTON UPON THAMES I 37
made, concerning laborers, artificers, inn-
keepers, victuallers, foreitallcrs, rcgrators,
and alio all and all kinds of things what-
foever within the town, village, and ham-
let aforefaid, and the bounds and precincts
of the fame, or any one of them, done,
had, made, or ariilng, or to be done, had,
made, or arife againft the form of any
itatute or ftatutes already made or here-
after made, which in any manner belong
or pertain to the office of ajultice of the
peace, in as ample a manner and form as
the juftiees or keepers of the peace of us,
our heirs or fucceflbrs, within the laid
county of Surry, may or can hear or de-
termine offences and faults done or per-
petrated in our laid county of Surry, or in
any parcel thereof, or make correction
thereof, any Itatute a6t, ordinance, or
provillon to the contrary thereof hitherto
made, done, ordained, or provided in any-
wife notwithstanding ; yet lb that they do
not in any manner proceed to the deter-
mination of any murder or felony, or any
other offence touching the lofs of life or
limb, without the fpecial command of us.
our heirs or fucceflbrs : and that the
aforefaid bailiffs, lleward of the court of
the
I38 CHARTERS OF
the town aforefaid, and recorder of die
town of Kingfton upon Thames for the
time being, or any three of them, of whom
we will that the bailiffs of the town of
Kingfton upon Thames aforefaid for the
time being be two, lawfully may and may
be able to attach by their bodies, all and
ftngular perfons who (hall or might be
indicted by the inquefr, by their fervants,
or mini tiers, and deliver them all to the
gaol of the town aforefaid ; to ftay there
until thence delivered, according to the
law and cuftom of our kingdom of Eng-
land. And farther we will, and by thefe
prefents do for us, our heirs and fuccerTors,
grant to the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen
of the town of Kingfton upon Thame*
aforefaid, and their fuccerTors, that the
fame bailiffs and freemen of the town of
Kingfton upon Thames aforefaid, and
their fucceftbrs, may have within the faid
town of Kingfton, or the precincts and
liberties of the fame, one prifon or gaol
for the fate cuftody of all and lingular
perfons attached and to be attached, or to
be font or adjudged to prifon or gaol in
any manner whatfoever, within the town
of Kingfton aforefaid, and the liberties of
the
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 139
the laid town, and the village and hamlet
aforeiaid, or the precincts of the fame, or
anv one of them for whatsoever caufe,
which ihall be to be enquired of, prolecu-
ted, punifhed, or determined in tlie town
aforeiaid, or in the aforeiaid village or
hamlet ; to ltay there until delivered in a
lawful manner : And that the aforeiaid
bailiffs for the time being, or their Suffici-
ent deputies or deputy, may and ihall be
keepers of the gaol or prifon aforeiaid.
And farther we will, and for us, our heirs
and SuccefTors, give and grant to the afore-
iaid bailiffs and freemen of the town of
Kingtton aforeiaid, and their SuccclTors,
that the aforeiaid bailiffs, ire ward of the
court of the town aforeiaid, and recorder of
the town aforeiaid, and their fucceiTors for-
ever, or anv two of them, by warrant in
writing, Signed witli their hands or the
hands of any two of them, may and may
be able to fend to the common jraol of
our county of Surrv, all Such perlons as
ihall in future be taken, arretted, attached,
or found in the aforeiaid town of King-
ston upon Thames, or in the aforeiaid
village or hamlet of Surfr/ou, Ham, and
llaid\ or in anv one of them, or within
the
I4O CHARTERS OF
the precincls and liberties of the town of
Kingiton aforefaid, for any felony done,
or on fufpicion of any felony; to continue
there until delivered in a lawful manner.
And further, we will and grant for us, our
heirs and fuccefibrs, to the aforefaid bai-
liffs and freemen of the town of Kingiton
upon Thames aforefaid, and their fuccef-
ibrs, that they and their fucceiibrs for
ever henceforth may have, hold, and
keep, and may and may be able to have,
hold, and keep within the town of King-
iion aforefaid yearly for ever, a * marke t,
cz/fct ut<eiM . —————
j j>Jh to be held on the Saturday in every
week within the fame town of Kingiton
aforefaid : and that during the time of
that market, all and lingular perfons
coming and reforting to that market, may
and may be able for ever henceforth to
fell, buy, and expofe to tale all and all
kinds of animals and live cattle, as well
* This market was formerly of much more confe-
rence than at prefent, and ufecf to be held in fomc
field (perhaps Little Field) as appears by the follow-
ing extract from the Magna Britannia, and the Hijiory
of Surry : "The market is held here weekly on Satur-
" day; it is kept in a great field, and is fo big, as it
*' may indeed pafs for a fair."
horfes,
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 14!
horfes, marcs, colts, fat oxen, lean oxen,
bullocks, cows, calves, heifers, fheep,
iambs, hogs, as other living animals of
whatsoever kind, nature, or fpecies they
may or Ilia 11 be, at their pleafure, accord-
ing to the laws and Statutes of our kino--
dom of England : and that the fame bai-
liffs and freemen of the town aforefaid,
and their fucccllbrs for ever, may have
and take lb much and iuch like ufual toll,
tollage, pruiits, advantages, and cultoms
as and iuch as, and in as ample a manner
and form as is accuitomed and ufed, or as
lawfully can or ought to be had or taken
in anv other market within this our realm
of England. And further , wc have granted,
and of our bountiful fpecial favour and
certain knowledge, and mere motion, do
for us, our heirs and iucceflors, grant to
the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen of the
town of Kingiton upon Thames aforefaid,
and their fucccllbrs for ever, all and all
manner of iifues, fines, amerciaments,
ranfoms, punilhments, and forfeitures of
all and lingular the tenants whomfocver,
entirely holding and not entirely holding,
reiiding and not reliding within the afore-
faid town and demefne ot Kingiton and
hundred
142 CHARTERS OF
hundred aforefaid, and the precincts and
liberties of the fame, to be loft, impofed,
made, undergone, affeered, or afligned in
any manner by any of them before the
juflices of oyer and terminer of us, our
heirs and fucceflbrs, within the aforefaid
county of Surry; and before the juflices
of affize of us, our heirs and fucceflbrs, in
our fame county of Surry ; and before the
juflices of gaol delivery of us, our heirs
and fucceflbrs in the faid county of Surry ,
afligned or to be afligned ; and before the
jufiiccs of us, our heirs and fucceilbrs,
afligned or to be afligned to keep the
peace in the fame county of Surry ; and
to hear and determine divers felonies,
trefpafles, and other mifdeeds in that
count v ; and before the clerk of the mar-
ker of us, our heirs and fucceilbrs, in the
aforefaid county of Surry ; and before the
juitir.es or commiilioncrs itinerant of us,
our heirs and fucceilbrs, in the lame coun-
ts' of Surry, aiiigned or to be afligned ;
and before the jutlices or eommillioners
of lowers of us, our heirs and fucceilbrs,
within the aforefaid county of Surry,
aiiigned or to be aiiigned ; and before the
bailiffs \)i the town of Kiugfton upon
Thames
KINGSTON CJPON THAMES. I 43
Thames aforeliiid, and their fucceiTors,
and the iteward of the court of that town
for the time being, and the recorder of the
fame town for the time being, or three or
two of them, being jultices of the peace
of us, our heirs and lucceilbrs, within the
town aforcfaid, and within the village
and hamlet of Surpeton, Ham, and Hatch
aforeiaid ; and before the bailiffs of the
town of Kinglicn upon Thames aforeiaid,
and the clerk of the market of us, our
heirs and lucceilbrs, within the fame
town and the hundred of'Kingiton and
Eimebridgc aforeiaid, and the precincts
and liberties of the fame; and before the
iteward and marlhal of our houiehold,
and of the houiehold of our heirs and fuc-
celibrs, within the aforeiaid countv of
Surry ; and before the bailiffs and free-
men of the town of Kingiton upon
Thames aforcfaid ; and before the dedica-
tor of us. our heirs and iucceiTors, of our
aforeiaid countv of Surry ; and alio before
all other jultices, commilTIoners, or mi-
nilters of us, our heirs and lucceilbrs
whomfoever, within the aforcfaid countv
of Surry ; and that it may and ihall bo
lawful lor the lame bailiii's and freemen,
and
144 CHARTERS OF
and their fucceffors, by themfelves or by
their own proper officers and miniiters,
to take, feize, levy, and have all fuch like
iffues, fines, amerciaments, ranlbms, pu-
nifhments, and forfeitures to the proper
ufe, advantage, and profit of the aforefaid
bailiffs and freemen, and their fucceflbrs
for ever, and to take pofTeflion thereof
without account, to be yielded, paid, or
done therefore, or for any part or parcel
thereof to us, our heirs or fucceflbrs ; to
have to the fame bailiffs and freemen, and
their fucceflbrs, without the hindrance,
dilturbance, moleftation, or impediment,
of us, our heirs and fucceflbrs, or of the
juitices, fherifFs, efcheators, coroners, or
any other officers or minifters of us, our
heirs and fucceiTors whom foe ver. And
further, Of our bountiful fpecial favour,
certain knowledge, and mere motion, we
do for us, our heirs and fucceflbrs, grant
and confirm to the aforefaid bailiffs and
freemen of the town of Kingffon upon
Thames aforefaid, and their fucceflbrs, the
aforefaid town of Kingilon upon Thames,
with all its rights, members, and appurte-
nances ; and alio fo many fuch the fame
and the like lands, tenements, and heredi-
taments,
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. I45
laments, ck rks of the market, efcheators,
coroners, macebearers, and other officers
and minifrers whomlbever. And alio, ib
many inch the lame and the like efcheats
and forfeitures of lands and tenements,
goods and chattels, trcafure-trove, deo-
dands, goods and chattels called Mainour,
chattels of felons and fugitives, felons of
themfclves, condemned, convicfed, at-
tainted, outlawed, baniilied, waived and
put in exigent for felony, chattels con-
hfcated, year, day, wade, and eftrepement,
ifiues, lines, amerciaments, ranfoms, li-
berties, franchifes, immunities, exemp-
tions, acquittals, and jurifdiclions what-
foever, which the bai litis and freemen of
the town of Kingiton aforefaid, or any-
one or any of them, by whatsoever name
or names, or by whatsoever incorporation,
or by pretext of whatsoever incorporation
formerly had, held, uted, or enjoyed, or
ought to have, hold, ufe, or enjoy by rea-
fon or pretext of any charters or letters
patents by our progenitor Lord John, for-
merly King of England ; en* by our pro-
genitor Edward the Fourth late King of
England ; or by reafon or pretext of any
charters or letters patents by the Lady
l Elizabeth,
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Elizabeth, late Queen of England ; or by
any one of our progenitors in any man-
ner formerly made, confirmed, or granted,
or formerly lawfully ufed, bad, or accuf-
tomed in any other manner, or by any
other right, cuftom, life, prefcription, or
title wliatfoever, yielding and paying
yearly to us, our heirs and fuccefTors, fo
many and fucli rents, firms of money, and
demands wliatfoever, as they were for-
merly accuftomed to yield or pay us for
the fame. Willing moreover, and by
thefe prefents ordering and commanding
as well the treafurer, chancellor, and ba-
rons of our Exchequer at Weitminiter,
and other the juftices of us, our heirs and
fucceflbrs, as our attorney and folicitor-
generai for the time being, and each of
them, and all other the officers and mini-
sters of us, our heirs and iuocefTors whom-
foevcr, that neither they, nor any one,
nor any of *hem, profecute or continue,
or make or caufe to be profecuted or con-
tinued, any our writ orprocefs whatfoever
againft the bailiffs and freemen of the
town aforcfaid, or the men or inhabitants
of the town of Kingfton aforcfaid, or any
one, or any of them, for any things, mat-
ters,
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tcrs, offences, claims, or ufurpations, or
any of 1 hem, bv them or anv of them due,
w y *
claimed, attempted, uied, had, or ufurped
bch re the day of the making of thefe pre -
ients. Willing alio that the fame bailiffs
and freemen, and inhabitants of the town
aforefaid, or any of them, be not molefled
or troubled by anv, or any one of the jus-
tices, officers, or miniilers aforefaid, in or
for any debt, ufe, claim, or abufe of any
liberties, franehifes, or jurifdidtions within
the town aforefaid, and the liberties and
precincts of the fame, before the day of
the making of thefe our letters patent,
or be compelled to anfvver to them, or any
one of them. JVe alfo will, and by thefe
prefents grant to the aforefaid bailiffs and
freemen of the town of Kinglion upon
Thames aforefaid, that they may and lhall
have thefe our letters patent under our
great leal of England duly made and lealed,
without fine or fee, jrrcat or fmall, there-
fore to be yielded, paid, or done in any
manner to us in our -Ifanaper, or elfe-
* Hanapcr, an office in Chancery, wherein are
paid all monies clue to the King lor the teal oi "charters,
pat' nt*, o.c, and to the officers tor enrolling the lame.
i. 2, where
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where for our ufe, although that exprefs
mention of the true yearly value, or of
any other value or certainty of the pre-
mifes, or of any of them, or of any other
gifts or grants by us, or by an y of our pre-
deceffors or progenitors to the aforefaid
bailiffs and freemen, or any of them, be-
fore thefe times, made inthefe prefents, is
not made, or any ftatute, act, ordinance,
provision, proclamation, or reltriction to
the contrary thereof hitherto had, made,
done, ordained, or provided, or any other
thing, caufe, or matter whatfoever in any-
wife notwithstanding.
In witnefs whereof we have caufed thefe
our letters to be made patent.
Witnefs my felf at Wettm in tier, the 17th
day of November, in the firft year of our
reign over England, France, and Ireland^,
and thirtieth over Scotland,
CHARTER
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. I 49
CHARTER OF KING CHARLES THE FIRST.
Confirmation and Fxplanation of former
Charters,
Grant of a Jurifdid'rni to the Bailiffs and
Freemen of Kinglhn, over the Hundred of
Cs.pthorne and F m, on their releas-
ing the furifdiction of their ancient Court
Led ; and Tlrzv >f Frankpledge over the
Manor f Richmond and Hamlet of Rich-
mond, Fcterfkam, Kew, and Ham ; with
divers other Privileges.
CHARLIE, by the Grace of God, of
England, Scotland, France, and Ireland,
King, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all
to whom thefe prefent letters lhall come,
greeting. Whereas our town of Kingfton
upon Thames, in our county of Surry, is
a very ancient and populous (own, and
fituated on the banks of the celebrated and
navigable river the Thames, from whence
alio it derives it name; from v, hich town,
bv means of that river, diilerent goods and
merchandizes, laden in \\ berries and boats.
are dailv tranfported backwards and for-
wards to our city of London, and the ad-
l -1 iaeent
t$0 CHARTERS dtf
jacent parts : And the men of that town
have had, ufed, and enjoyed different li-
berties, franchifes, immunities, cuitoms,
prefcriptions, and pre-eminences, as well
by virtue and reafon of different charters
and letters patent formerly made and
granted by our very dear late Father, King
James of happy memory ; and by divers
others our progenitors and anceilors, late
Kings and Queens of England, to them
and their heirs, by different names of in-
corporation, as by reaibn or pretext of
different prefcriptions, ufages, and cuitoms
ufed and accullomed in the town afore-
laid. And whereas our beloved fubjects
the bailiffs and freemen of our town of
Kingiton upon Thames aforciaid, have
very humbly entreated us to confirm to
the laid bailiffs and freemen of the town
of Kingiton aforciaid, and their fucceifors,
the former charters and grants of our pro^
genitors and predeceffors, and the afore -
laid liberties, franchifes, immunities, cui-
toms, prefcriptions, and pre-eminences;
and alio to explain the defects, ambiguities,
and doubts ariiing in thole grants, and il-
lustrate the things expreffed therein in
inapt and unfit expreflions, and reduce
them
KINGSTON UPON THAMES, I -I
them into a certainty. And that for the
better ruling, governing, and improve-
ment of the town aforefaid, we would
vouch late to make, reduce, and create by
our letters patent the laid men and in-
habitants of the laid town of Kingfton
upon Thames, by whatsoever name or
names of incorporation they have hitherto
been incorporated, and whether they have
hitherto been incorporated or not into
one body corporate and politic, by the
name of the Bailiffs and Freemen of the
Town of Kingfton upon Thames, as fhall
feem moll expedient to us. We there-
fore, willing that for ever henceforth
there continually be in the laid town of
Kingfton upon Thames one certain and
undoubted method of and for the cuftody,
peace, rule, and government of the people
there; and that the afore laid town for
ever henceforth be and remain a town of
peace and quiet, to the dread and terror
of the bad, and the reward of the good,
and that our peace and other acts uf Juitiee
may be the better kept there ; and hoping
that if 'the faid men and inhabitant:; of
the town aforefaid, and their fuccelibrs,
fliould enjoy fuller liberties and privileges
t. 4 bv
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by our grant, they would think them-
{elves more ipecially and ltrongly bound
to do and perform ail the fervice they are
able to us and our heirs, of our fpeciai
favour, certain knowledge, and mere mo-
tion, have willed, ordained, constituted,
declared, and granted, and by thefe pre-
fents do will, ordain, confhtu'e, declare,
and grant for ourfelves, our heirs and fuc-
celTors, that the men reliding in and iriha -
bitants of the town aforeiaid of King .on,
and their fucceffers, for ever henceforth
be, and mall be by force of thefe preients,
one body corporate and politic, in fact and
name, by the name of the Bailiffs and
Freemen of the Town of Kingston upon
. v . J£hames ; and by thefe preients we erecl",
* ^'"V 'make, ordain, constitute, confirm, and de-
clare them, for ourfelves, our heirs and
rr/.sna/t^ fucceffors, one body corporate and politic,
in fact and name, really and fully by the
name of the Bailiffs and Freemen of the
Town of Kingtion upon Thames ; and
that, they by tlie name of the Bailiffs and
Freemen of the Town of Kingllon upon
Thames be, and mall be in all times to
come, perfons fit and capable in the law
itV/Jl^/^X-V have, purchafe, receive, and pollers
manors,
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 1^3
manors, lands, tenements, liberties, pri-
vileges, jurifdictions, franchifes, and here-
ditaments of what fort, nature, or kind
ibever they be, to them and their fuc-
cellbrs in fee and perpetuity, or for the
term of a year or years, or in any other
manner ; and alio goods and chattels, and
any other things of whatsoever kind, name,
nature, quality, fort, or fpecies they be;
and alio to give, grant, demife, alien, ailign,
and difpofe of manors, lands, tenements,
hereditaments, and to do and perform all
and lingular other acts and things bv the
name aforefaid ; and that they, by the laid
name of the Bailiffs and Freemen of the
Town of Ringlion upon Thames, may
and may have power to plead and be im- &**>*+ &
pleaded, aniwer and be aniwered, defend
and be defended in any courts and places
whatfoever, and before any judges and
jultices whatfoever, and other perfons and
officers of us, our heirs and fuccellbrs, and
any others whomfoever, in all and lingular
actions, pleas, fuits, plaints, caufes, mat-
ters, and demands whatfoever, of what-
foever fort, nature, or kind they may or
ihall be, in the fame manner and form as
a/iy other of our liege fubjects of this our
kin«'do:ii
154 CHARTERS OF
kingdom of England, being perfons fit
and capable in law, or any other body
corporate and politic within our kingdom
of England, can and are able to have, pur-
chafe, receive, pofleft, enjoy, retain, give,
grant, demife, alien, affign, and difpofe
of, plead and be impleaded, anfvver and
be anfw ered, defend and be defended, do
permit and execute ; and that the afore-
faid bailiffs and freemen of the town
aforefaid, and their iucceiibrs, may have
^^ for ever a common leal to ferve for the
caufcs and bulmefs to be done by them
and their iucceiibrs ; and that it be and
mall be lawful lor the laid bailiffs and
freemen of the town aforefaid, from time
to time, to break, change, and new make
that lea!, as ihall feem molt lit to them.
And whereas Lord Henry the Third, late
Ring of England, our progenitor, by his
letters patent bearing date the 13th day
of September, and the fortieth of his reign,
among other things, granted to his free-
men of Kingfton aforefaid, that they and
their heirs, being men of the town, might
elect, and create coronersj'or the attach-
ment of pleas of his crown ariling within
the town aforefaid, and ihould anfvver be-
fore
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 1 55
fore his jultices itinerant in thole parts of
the attachment made by them, and of
other tilings pertaining to the office of
coroner, in the fame manner as other his
coroners ought and were accultomed to
anfvver. And whereas alio Lord Henry
the Sixth, lately King of England, by his
letters patent dated the 1 8th day of March,
and the nineteenth year of his reign, among
other things, granted to the aforefaid free-
men of Kingtton, their heirs and fucceilbrs,
That the clerk of his market lhould not
for ever henceforth follow or exereife, or
eaufe to be purfued, followed, or cxcrcifcd
in any mode his office in their the afore -
laid town ot Kingtton, or the liberty of
the laid town ; but that the laid freemen
of the laid town, their heirs and fuc-
celfors, ihould have the correction of bread,
and the aliize of bread and ale, to be made
or done within the town aforefaid, and
liberty of the laid town : and alio, that
they fhould have the ufe and exereife of
all thefe things in anvwile touching the
office of clerk of the market, with the
lines, ilfues, and amerciaments as entirely
as the town 1 - of \\ yeombe and Windfor,
or any oilier borough within the kingdom
of
1^6 CHARTERS OF
of England then had. And wheres, more*,
over, Lord Edward the Fourth, lately King
of England, by his letters patent done un-
der the great feal of England, dated the
26th day of February, in the twentieth
year of his reign, among other things,
grafted and confirmed, for himfelf and
Lis heirs, to the freemen of the town
of Kingilon aforefaid, that they mould be
one body, m facf and name, and one per-
petual community, incorporated of two*
bailiffs of that town, and men of the faid
town, and mould have a perpetual iuc«
cefhon; and that they mould have within
the town and liberty aforefaid, the de-
melne of the laid town and hundred of
Kingvton and Emelbrigg, and their appur-
tenances, the different efcheats and for-
feitures, iflues, fines, and amerciaments
fpecified in the fame letters patent. And
that they might have and hold within the
town of Ringfton aforefaid every week,
tli at is to fay, on (lie Saturday of every luch
week for ever, a court to be held before the
fame bailitfs and tFcTr fueeeilbrs, and the
lteward of the faid town for the time
being; and that in thole courts they the
faid bailiffs and their fueeeilbrs, and the
fteward
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 1 57
fteward for the time being, mould hear and
determine, according to the lawand cuitom
of the kingdom of England, before them
divers pleas and actions a riling or happen-
ing for perfonal matters and tilings within
that town, and the liberty, parts, and ap-
purtenances of the fame : and that the faid
bailiffs, and their fucceflbrs, mould have
one or two ierjeants at mace within the
town, demefne, hundred, and part afore-
faid, to do and perform their bufinefs and
commands. And whereas alfo our very
dear Father, Lord James, lately King of
England, by his letters patent, dated at
Winchester the irth of November, in the
hrft year of his reign over England, France,
and Ireland, and thirty-feventh over Scot-
land, among other things, willed, and for
him! elf, his heirs and fucceflbrs, granted
to the bailiffs and freemen of the town
aforefaid, and their fucceflbrs, that they
and their fucceflbrs for ever thenceforth
ihouki have and hold, within the town of
Kingfton upon Thames aforefaid, a court
of record on every Saturday in every
week, yrarT\ , for ever, before the bailiffs
of the town aforefaid, and the lleward of
the court of the to'vn aforefaid for the
time
I58 CHARTERS OF
time being; and in the abfehce of the
aforefaid fteward of that court, before the
bailiffs of the town aforefaid and the re-
corder of the town aforefaid for the time
being, or two of them, as by thofe feveral
letters patent aforefaid, among other things,
is more fully manifeil and appears ; in
which feveral letters patent refpective
mention is made of the officers and offi-
ces of coroner, clerk of the market, bai-
liffs, fie ward of the court, fcrjeants at
mace, recorder, and freemen of the town
aforefaid ; but there is not in the fame
letters patent any diftinct declaration or
certain appointment by whom or in what
-manner, of what fort of perfons reiped>
ively, to execute thofe oflices, the election
was to be made, nor before which of
whom any who mould be refpeclively
chofen into thofe offices fho aid take the
\oaths concerning fuch like offices; nor are
any other circumflances neceffary for the
well appointing of the faid oificers laid
down in the fame ; and yet it has been,
and flill is the cuitom, that the lame offi-
cers of the town aforefaid, are and have
been there chofen by continual uie ; and
being io chofen, have refpe&ively exe-
cuted
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 1^9
cuted and exercifed thole oilices, as like
officers in other boroughs or towns of the
lame kind have refpectively been accus-
tomed to perform and exereife. We there-
fore, gracioully willing entirely to remove
all quettions, ambiguities, and doubts con-
cerning the premifes ; and alio to approve
and confirm the cuftom and ufe aforefaid
for and concerning the election of the
officers aforefaid, of our fpecial favour,
certain knowledge, and mere motion, will
and declare, and by thefe prefents for us,
our heirs and fueceilbrs, give and grant to
the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen of King-
lion upon Thames, and their fucceffors,
that the freemen of the town aforefaid 3&*4***e+t
now being, and as many and fuch others
as henceforth, according to the cuitom
and ufage in t lie fame place hitherto ufed
and approved of, mall be elecled from time , jf?^
to timetrom the tree tenants of the manor &?>*a~/r<>
of Ivingiton upon Thames, in our county S& < 6<*x
of Surry, into the freemen of the afore-
faid town, thall be and be called Freemen
of the Town of Ivingflon upon Thames
aforefaid, as hitherto was aneientlv the
ufage of the fame place. And we give
and grant to the aforefaid bailiffs and free-
men
l6o CHARTERS OF
men of the town of Kingfton upon Thames
aforefaid, that it may and ihall be lawful
for them at their pleafure to elecl from
the free tenants of the manor aforefaid,
as many and fuch freemen of the town
aforefaid as mall feem neceifary to them;
i^dtfdSc* and if any, or any one fo chofen at any
^ future time, mall refufe upon fuch election
to become a freeman of the town afore-
faid, that then and fo often the bail iris
and freemen of the town aforefaid, or the
. major part of them, may have power by
r ^^*f~thefe prefents to impofe any reafonable
'* ** fine upon fuch perfon or perfons fo refil-
ling for the public life of the town afore-
faid, and to levy the aforefaid fine fo ini-
pofed in a due manner. And that there
be and ihall be within the town aforefaid,
two of the freemen of that town, accord-
ing: to the form there hitherto ufed to be
chofen and appointed, who mail be and
*±/*/j4 be called Bailiffs of the Town of Kingfton
upon Thames aforeiaid. And that the
bailiffs of the laid town for the time be-
S^^^ing, (hall be clerks of the market within
W<£ - the town of Kingfton aforefaid, and the
liberty of the fame, and within the hun-
dred of Kingfton and Emelbrigg, other-
wiie
KINGSTON CPON THAMES. iGl
wife Elmbridge, and the precinct thereof,
to do and perform in a due manner all
offices incumbent on them, as in pall times
was there ufed and aeeuftomed. And that
there be and ihall be for ever afterwards
within the town aforefaid, two others of
the freemen or other officers of that town
in manner there hitherto ufed to be chofen
and appointed, who fhall be and be called ^y
the Coroners of us, our heirs and fue- <^r^,<^
celTors, within the town, hundred, and
liberties aforefaid, who jointly or fepa-
ratel v, and either of them, may do and per-
form all the offices duly incumbent on a
coroner within the town, hundred, and
liberties aforefaid; and in this behalf we
give and grant them full power by theie
prefents to perform in a due manner the
office of coroner within the town, liberty,
and hundred aforefaid : And that our
attorney-general , and the attorney-general &#/• £**
ot our heirs and fuccevTors for the time
being, be and fhall be, from time to time, Xr~Jt<s
lie ward of the court of the laid town oi «/fev#>u£
Kingiton upon Thames, as hitherto has "^ c '* rcJ1
been there aeeuftomed. And that they
the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen of the
town aforefaid, and their fueceilbrs, may
and fhall always have one other man
m lkilled
I 6" 2 CHARTERS OF
Skilled in the laws of this realm of Eng-
land, to be chofen from time to time, and
at all future times, by the bailiffs and free-
men of the town aforelkid, who fhall be
J^v^^v-* and be called Recorder of the Town of
Kingfton aforefaid; to which recorder for
the time being, we give and grant by
thefe prefents, power to do and perform
all the offices whatfoever appertaining to
the fame. We will alio, and by thefe
prefents give, grant, and confirm for us,
our heirs and fucceflbrs, to the aforefaid
bailiffs and freemen of the aforefaid town
of Kingfton upon Thames, and their fuc-
ceffors, that it be and mall be lawful for
the fame bailiffs and freemen, and their
fucceiibrs for ever, that they, or the major
part of them, for the time being (of whom
we will that the bailiffs of the town of
Kingfton aforefaid for the time being be
two) as often as it fhall feem to them to
be fit: and neceffarv, may and may have
power at all future times to call together
o / -
^, \» .and hold within the Guildhall of the town
:^y^^^^viforefaid, a certain court or con vocation
of the dime bailiffs and freemen, or the
major part of them (of whom we will
that the bailiff- of the town of Kingfton
aforefaid for the tune bciii2"be two) ; and
in
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. } 6 q
in the fame court or convocarion may and
may have power to confer, treat, confult,
and decree upon the ftatutes, laws, arti-
cles, and ordinances of the town of King-
fton upon Thames aforefaid, and the li-
berties of the fame, and of the good go-
vernance touching and concerning the
fame, according to their found difcretions,
or according to the found diferetion of the
major part of them in the laid Guildhall
from time to time aliembled (of whom
we will the bailiffs of the town of King-
lion aforefaid for the time being to be
two); and that the bailirfs and freemen of
the town aforefaid, and their fucceffors
for the lime being, or the major part of
them (of whom we will the bailiffs of
the town of Kingfton aforefaid for the
time being to be two) being affembled
and gathered together in the court or
convocation aforefaid, may and lhall have,
from time to time, and at all future times,
full power, faculty, and authority to in-
ftitute, conftitute, ordain, make, and eita- 7^y^A
bliih fuch and fuch like laws, inftitutions, "*"^
ordinances, and conftitutions as to them,
or the major part of them (of whom we
will the bailiffs of the town of Kingfton
aforefaid for the time being to be two)
m : (hall
1&4 CHARTERS OF
ihall feem to them according to their found
difcretions good, falutary, ufeful, honeit,
and neceffary for the keeping of our peace,
and for the good rule and governing of
the aforefaid town of Kingfton upon
Thames, and the bailiffs and freemen, and
all other officers, fervants, artificers, and
others inhabiting or refiding in the town
aforefaid, and the liberty of the fame,
for the time being, and of others meeting
together there ; and to declare in what
manner and order the lame bailiffs and
freemen, and all and fingular other the
fervants, officers, artificers, and others in-
habiting and refiding in the town afore-
faid, and others being in the fame, fhall
behave, conduct, and employ themfelves
in their offices, functions, employments,
and bufinefs within the town aforefaid,
and the liberty of the fame, for the time
being; and otherwife for the further good
of the commonwealth and common uti-
lity, and for the good ordering of the
town and liberty aforefaid, and the fellers
of provisions of the faid town and liberty ;
and alfo for the better preservation, go-
verning, difpofmg of, letting and demiting
of lands, tenements, pofleffions, revenues,
and hereditaments, either before or by
thefe
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. I 6^
thefe prefents, given, granted, or affigned,
or in future to be given or affigned to the
aforefiud bailiffs and freemen, and their
fucceffors, and other matters and things
whatlbever of the laid town, touching or
in any wife concerning the condition, right,
and interelt of the laid town, and the li-
berties thereof. And that the bailiffs and
freemen of the laid town for the time
being, and their fucceffors, or the major
part of them (of whom we will that the
bailiffs of the laid town of Kingflon for
the time being be two) as often as they
mall have made, ordained, or decreed iucli
like laws, inltitutions, decrees, ordinances,
or conftitutions in manner aforefaid, may
have power to make, ordain, limit, and &*<"^ A~
provide fuch and fuch like pains, punifh-/ "'"
ments, and penalties, either by imprifon-^;^^
incut of their bodies, or by fines and
amerciaments, or both of them, of and
upon the offenders again It fuch like laws,
inltitutions, decrees, ordinances, and con-
stitutions, or any or either of them, as to
them the faid bailiffs and freemen for the
time being, or the major part of them (of
whom we will that the bailiffs of the faid
town of Kingllon upon Thames for the
m -? time
j66" charters of
time being be two) mail feem to be moil
neceffary, fit, and requifite for the ob-
ferving and preferving the aforefaid laws,
ordinances, and conftitutions. And that
the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen, and.
their fucceilbrs for ever, may and may
have power to lew, recover, receive, and
4U,^ have the fame penalties, fines, and amer-
i % ciaments, for the fo'e ufe and help of the
aforefaid bailiffs and freemen, and their
fucceilbrs for the time being for ever,
without the hindrance of us, our heirs or
fucceilbrs, or any of the officers or fervants
of us our heirs and fucceilbrs, and without
any payment or account thereof to be
paid, rendered, or made in any manner to
us, our heirs or fucceilbrs: All and lingular
which laws, ordinances, inititutions, or
conftitutions, fo to be made as aforefaid,
we will to be obferved, under the penalty
in the lame contained ; yet fo as that
the aforefaid laws, ordinances, conftitu-
tions, punitliments, penalties, lines, amer-
ciaments, nor any of them, be not repug-
nant or contrary to the laws, ftatutes,
rights, or cuftoms of our kingdom of Eng-
land. And whereas there already are
m the aforefaid town of Kingflon upcn
Thames,
K IXC ST OX UPON THAMES. ID/
Thames, two bailiffs of the faid town, and
uifu two coroners, one recorder, one com-
mon clerk, and clerk of the peace, who is
called prothonotarv of the court of the
town aforefaid, and two ier jean ts at mace,
and certain other freemen of the town
aforefaid, formed v ejected and chofen into
thole offices according to the life and enf-
tom hitherto ufed and approved of in that
town for the electing llich bailiffs, co-
roner, recorder, common clerk, and clerk
of the peace, freemen, and ferjeants at
mace ; we, graciouflv approving of thofe
elections of the new bail ills, coroners, re-
corder, common clerk and clerk of the
peace, freemen, and ferjeants at mace,
will that they be reflectively continued
in their laid offices, according to the life
and cuilom aforefaid, and by thefe prefents
declare and confirm the fame for us, our
heirs and fucceffors. And whereas by ufe
and cuilom in the aforefaid town of
Kingfton upon Thames, for a long time ,
hitherto continued and approved of a cer- . 4U
tain fixed, conftant, and undoubted mc-Oy/,^
tliod of deeding, continuing, and removing ^ ^ f ^
of the bai litis of the laid town and other ^/^
officers, there has been ufed and obicrved, grr^jnai
M 4 together
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together with all the circum fiances of
time, place, and other formalities and
things accompanying and belonging to
elections of this kind, as well in : hc an-
nual election of officers of this kind re-
newed and to be renewed every year, as
in cafe of removal or death of any or any
one of them whenever they happen ; we
approve, ratify, and confirm, by thofe pre-
terits, for us, our heirs and fuccelfors, to
the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen of the
fame town, and their fuccelfors, fuch like
nfe and cuftom in chootlng, continuing,
and removing the officers of the aforefaid
town of Kingfton upon Thames, in man-
ner and form there continued by ufe afore-
faid. We will, however, and by thefe
prefents for us, our heirs and fuccelfors,
command, appoint, and ordain, that thofe
ai/tjfs two of the freemen of the town afore-
faid, who, as is above fhewn, fhall after
this in future be elected and nominated
according to the cuftom and ufe aforefaid,
before they be admitted to fulfil thofe
offices, fhall, and each of them fhall take
£ */s**r,i- their corporal Oath before the lafl and next
preceding bailiffs of the town aforeiaid,
and the fteward of the court of the laid
town,
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. T 6~Q
town, and the recorder of the town afore-
faid for the time being, or three or two ot
them in the pretence of as many of the
freemen ot the town aforefaid as fhall
then chuie to be prctcnt, to fulfil the office
of the bailitFs of that town rightly, well,
and faithfully, in all other duties touching
the fame: To which foregoine; bailiffs,
and the aforefaid lie ward of the court and
recorder of the town aforefaid for the time
being, or three or two of them, we give
and grant by thefe prefents for us, our
heirs and fucceiTors, full power and autho- n
ritv to admmiiter, in manner aioreiaia, /Ra ^» < ^«
fueh like oath to the bailiffs of the town 0-txStL-
aforefaid, from time to time, fo to be
choien in future ; and that thofe two
others who, as beforementioncd, ihali in
future be elected and nominated for en- ^
roners from time to time, according to the
cutlom and life aforefaid, before they lhali
be admitted to fulfil that office, thall, and
each of them ilia 11 take their corporal oalii /^^ r /^» -&
before the bailiffs of the laid town, fo in <*«s+r*i..
tut ure to be choien, appointed, and fworn,
and before 1 the ircward of the court of the
laid town, and the recorder of the fame
town for the time being, or before three
or
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or two of them in the prefence of as many
of the freemen of the laid town as mall
then chufe to be prefent, jointly and fe-
verally, rightly, well, and faithfully to
fulfil the office of coroner of that town,
and the liberty thereof, in all the duties
touching the fame. To which bailiffs,
ileward of the court, and recorder of the
town aforefaid for the time being, and any
three or two of them, we give and grant
by thefe prefents, for us, our heirs and
fucceflbrs, full power and authority to ad-
minister in manner aforefaid fuch like
nath to the coroner of the town, liberty,
and hundred aforefaid, from time to time
... .^ ■. fo to be chofen in future. And that he
who, as is beforementioned, mail be elected
^(tsre/tr and appointed recorder of the town afore-
faid. before he mall be admitted to fulfil
that office, fhall take his corporal oath be-
fore the bailiffs of the town aforefaid for
the time being, and in the prefence of as
many of the freemen of the town afore-
faid as ihall then chufe to be prefent,
rightly, well, and faithfully to fulfil that
office of recorder of the fame town in all
the duties touching the fame : To winch
bailiffs of the town aforefaid, we give and
grant
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. j;l
grant by thefc prefents, for us our heirs
and fucceilbrs, full power and authority
to adminiller in manner aforefaid fucli
like oath to the recorder of the town
aforefaid, from time to time, fo to be
chofen in future. We will alio, and of
our bountiful fpecial favour, bv thefe pre-
fents grant for us, our heirs and fuccelfors,
to the bail iris and freemen of the town
of Kyngfton upon Thames aforefaid, and
their fuccelfors, that they and their fuc-
celfors at all future times may and {hall
have within the town aforefaid, and the
liberty and precinct of the fame, fucli and
fo many ferjeants at mace, not exceeding jiw* *>/,
together and at the fame time the num- «*/- >Ww
ber of four in the whole, to exercile and
fulfil all the duties touching or concern-
ing the office of ferjeant at mace within,
the town aforefaid, and the liberty and
precinct of the fame, and within the afore-
laid hundred of Kingtton and Emelbrigg,
otherwife Elmebrigg, and alfo within the
hundred of * Copthorne and Effingham,
'■ The hundred of Copthorne and Effingham con-
tains Ev.cl, Afhted, Great and Little Bookham,
Effingham, Epfom, Fetcham, Hedlcy, Leatherhcad,
Mickleham, Sorbury, and Walton on the Hill.
Ill
173 CHARTERS OF
in our faid county of Surry, as {hall feem
molt expedient to the bailiffs of the town
aforefaid for the time being, and at their
will and pleafure, from time to time to
elect, continue, and remove in the fame
manner as any of the ferjeants at mace
of the fame place have hitherto been ac-
cuflomed to be chofen, continued, and re-
moved : And that the faid bailiffs for the
time being may nominate and appoint
'tt/&r- under -bailiffs to execute the royal writs
^ ft* and other commands of the bailiffs of the
town aforefaid. within the town aforefaid,
and the liberty of the fame, and within
the aforefaid hundred of Kingfton and
Emelbrig, other wife Elmebridge, Cop-
thorne, and Effingham, or any or either of
them, as to them mall fecm molt fit. And
y/a+t/r*/) that every one of the aforefaid ferjeants at
*^ mace mall carry and bear, and may and
~r<*>>.-y & may be able to carry and bear a illver mace,
*W yj^ass engraved and marked with the iign of the
arms belonging to us, our heirs and fuc-
eeiTors, and the arms of the town afore-
faid or otherwife, everywhere within the
town aforefaid, and the limits, precincts,
and liberty of the fame, before the bailiffs
of the fame town for the time being, or
cither
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. I 73
either of them, according to the ufage and
culloni there anciently uled. And alio
that the bailiffs and freemen of the town
aforefaid, and their fucceflbrs, may and
fhall like wife have within the town afore-
faid and the limits, precinct, and liberty
of the lame, lb many and fuch officers */>W Jtt
rcipectfully, to execute and perform all
Inch like offices belonging to or concern-
ing the fame, and to elect, continue, and
remove them in fuch manner and form
from time to time, as have been accuf-^< /£&, &
tomed to be elected and appointed, con-^"
tinued and removed, within that town,
and the limits, precinct, and liberty of the
fame. And that thev the fame ferjeants ■
at mace, and other the officers of theAJLo^*
town aforefaid, fo as above mentioned, to^"" y
be elected and nominated, before they or
any of them be admitted to execute thole
offices, fhall, and every one of them fhall
take their corporal oath, right! v, furelv/1
and faithfully to execute their offices \\\ Afer> ftf*
all things, and through all things relpccV^'V"''
tively, touching or concerning thole
offices before the bailiifs of the town
aforefaid for the time being, or inch
other perfons as iliall have been there
hitherto
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hitherto nfed for like offices. To which
"bailiffs and other perfons aforcfaid, we
give and grant by thefe prefents, for
us, our heirs and fuccefTors, full power
and authority to adminitter fuch like oath
to the faid ferjeants at mace and other
officers aforefaid, according to the form
and cutlom hitherto ufed in the town
aforefaid. And further, of our bountiful
favour, certain knowledge, and mere mo-
tion, we will, and by thefe prefents for
us, our heirs and fuccefTors, give and
"bar-AJfci grant to the faid bailiffs and freemen of
the town aforcfaid, and their fuccefTors,
that they and their fuccefTors for ever
henceforth may and may have power to
^r/w^ have and hold within the town of King-
lion upon Thames aforefaid, a court of
"*jj record on every Saturday in every w r eek,
s?yi£/«*2*yyeniiy for ever, before the bailiffs of the
town aforefaid, and the iteward of the
court of the town aforcfaid for the time
being, or any three or two of them ; and
that they may hold in that court, by
plaint to be fet up in the lame court, all
and all kinds of pleas, actions, fuits, and
demands, as well real as perfonal and
mixed, of all perfonal trefualTes by force
and
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and arms whatsoever, and all other tref-
palfes whatibever within the town afore-
faid, and the liberty and precinct of the
fame, and within the aforefaid hundred
of Kin«lton and Emelbrigsr, other wife
Elmbridge, Copthorne, and ErBngham, or
any or either of them, done, committed,
anting, had, or perpetrated, or hereafter
to be done, committed, arife, be or be
perpetrated ; and of all and all kinds of
debts, pleas upon the cafe, deceit, cove-
nant, detinue of charters, writings, and
muniments, and chattels, and the taking
and detaining of eattlc and chattels, and
other contracts whatibever, ariling or in
future to a rile or happen from whatib-
ever raules or things within the town
aforefaid, and the liberty and precinct of
the fame, and within the hundred of
Kingfton and Emclbrigg, othcrwife Elm-
bridge, Copthorne, and Effingham afore-
laid, or anv or either of them, although
the laid trefpalfes, debts, accounts,
covenants, deceits, detinues, or other
contracts mould amount to or exceed
the fum or value of forty millings ;
and that inch like pleas, plaints, fuits, and M~j<i&
i-.ciions may be obtained, profecuted,^ *' ***'
heard
176 CHARTERS OF
/
J^J&o heard and determined there before the
*llcffj t<-> bailiffs of the town aforefaid, and the
«>*»w y fteward of the court of that town for the
time being, ana the recorder or the town
«« aforefaid for the time being;, or before
/A*+~- • an y three or two of them by iiich and
fuch like procefTes, methods, and modes,
according to the law and cuftom of our
kingdom of England, as and to which
our liege fubjects have been accuitomed,
and in as ample a manner and form as
hitherto has been ufed in the court of the
town aforefaid, or as in any other court
of record in any city, borough, or town
incorporate within this our kingdom of
England, has been ufed and accuftomed ;
and that the laid bailiffs and freemen of
the town aforefaid, and their fucceifors,
may have cognizance of the laid pleas, as
well real as pcrfonal and mixed, and of
all other pleas whatfoever, of all things
a riling or happening within the town
aforelaid, and the liberty of the lame,
and within the precinct of the fame,
and within the aforelaid hundred ol
Kingfton and Emelbrigg, other wile Emcl-
bridge, Copthorne, and Eifingham, or any
or cither of them. We alio will, and by
fhcfe w r:ri\ nfs for u--, our heirs and fuccei-
fors,
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. IJJ
fbrs, grant to the aforciaid bailiffs and
freemen of tlie town aforefaid, and their
fuccelfors, that the ferjeants at mace and
under-bailifFs aforefaid, or any or either
of them, may and may have power to
execute their offices, and all the buiinefs
and commands touching the court afore-
faid, within the town and liberty afore-
faid, and within the hundred of Kinglton
and Emelbrigg, other wife Elmebridge,
Copthorne, and Effingham aforefaid, or
any or either of them, and within the
limits or precincts of them, or any of them,
as is agreeable to our law, and in fuch
and the like manner, and by fuch and
the like proceffes, methods, and modes
as and by which the ferjeants at mace of
the town aforefaid have hitherto been
ufed and accultomed to execute fuch and
the like offices, buiinefs, and commands
within the town of Kinglton aforefaid,
and the liberty of the fame, or within the
aforefaid hundred of Kinglton and Emel-
brigg, otherwife Elmebridge, according
to the cuttom of the fame town there
ufed and approved of. And further we
will, and by thole prefents, of our boun-
tiful fpecial favour, and of our certain
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knowledge and mere motion, for our-
i^ctrfc^Mv felves, our heirs and fucccilors, grant tc
>^^^r the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen of the
town aforeiaid, that they may have, en-
joy, and take for ever, and may be able
to have, enjoy, take, and levy to the pro-
per ufe and profit of the aforefaid bailiffs
and freemen, all and all maimer of fines,
iiTues, amerciaments, and profits to be
impofed, proceed, fall, ariie, happen, or be
forfeited in the aforefaid court before the
above-mentioned bailiffs and fieward or
the court, and recorder of the town afore-
faid, or any three or two of them in the
court aforefaid. And that it may and
mall be lawful for the laid bailiffs and
freemen of the town aforeiaid, and their
fuccefibrs, for the better having and en-
joying the lame fines, iifucs, amerciaments
forfeit ares, and profits, to collect and Icvy
in a due manner all and fuch like fines.
iifucs and amerciaments, forfeitures and
profits, from time to time, by the hand-;
of the proper tenants of the aforeiaid
bailiffs and freemen of the town of Kino-
it 0:1 upon Thames aforefaid, as well-
within the town aforeiaid and the liberty
oi the fame, as within the aforefaid hun-
dred
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KINGSTON UFON THAMES. I JQ
drcd of Kingfton and Elmebrigg, other-
wife Eimb ridge, Copthorne, and Elring-
ham, and any of them. And farther, we
in this behalf gracioufly providing for the
good rule and government of the town
aforefaid, and of the men living there and
within the hundred of Ringfton, or re-
forting to the fame, of our fpecial favour,
lure knowledge, and mere motion, have
given and granted, and by thefe p relents
tor us, our heirs and fuecellbrs, do give
and grant to the aforefaid bailiffs of the
town of Ringlton upon Thames aforefaid,
and their fuecellbrs, that as well John
Goldwyer and John Thome, \\ ho were
the la.lt" and next foregoing bailiiis of the
town aforefaid, for the relidue of tills
prcfcnt unfinilhcd year, when lirlt they
lately quitted that orfice, as Thomas duel-
ling and Read Cordrey, the prelcnt bailiiis
of the town aforefaid, and the bailiiis of
the laid town to be in future as well
during the whole time of their baililhip
as alio for one whole year next after
they have relpectivelv quitted their of ice ;
xwA alio the lie ward oi our tow n alore-
faid, and the recorder oi the lliid town lor
the time being, at all future time- may
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l8o CHARTERS OF
and lhall be our ji if! ices, and every of
them mav and mail be the iuftice of us.
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our heirs and fitcceffors, to prcferve and
keep, and caufe to be preferred and kept
the peace of us, our heirs and fucccffors,
within the town of Kingiton upon
Thames aforefaid, and the precinct of the
lame town, an<i within the village or
hamlet of Surpeton, ptherwife Surpeton,
Ham, and Hatch, and alio within all our
hundred ot Kingiton aforefaid (except
only our village of Richmond, in which
our royal palace is iituated) ; and to keep
and caufe to be kept, all ordinances and
lfatutes for the good of our peace, and for
the maintenance of the fame, and for the
quiet rule and government of our people
in all their articles within the aforefaid
towm of Kingiton upon Thames, and the
aforefaid village or hamlet of Surpeton,
Ham, and Hatch, and the aforefaid hun-
dred of Kingfion, and within the precinct
of the fame (except as before excepted)
according; to the form and effect of the
fame; and to chaftife and punim all who
offend againft the form, ordinance, and
rlatutes of then"!, or any of them, within
the aforefaid town of Kingfion upon
Thames,
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. I 8 I
Thames, and the village or hamlet of
Surpeton, Ham, and Hatch aforelaid, and
the aforcfaid hundred of Kinglton and the
precinct of the fame (except as before ex-
cepted) as according to the form, ordi-
nance, and ftatutes of them ihall be to be
done ; and to caufe all thole within the
aforelaid town, village, hamlet, precinct,
liberty, and hundred (except as before ex-
cepted) who have threatened any one or
any of our people concerning their bodies,
or the burning of their houfes, to come
before them, or any one of them, to find
fufneient fecurity of the peace, or for their
good behaviour towards us and our peo-
ple ; and if they lhall refufe to rind fucli
like fecurity, then to caufe them to be
kept fafely in prifon until they ihall have
found fucli fecurity. And that the afore-
faid John Goldwyer and John Thome,
the late bai lilts of the town aforelaid, for,
the aforcfaid reildue of the prefent year;
and Thomas Snelling and Read Cordrey,
the prefent bailiffs of the town aforcfaid,
and the future bailiffs of the laid town,
henceforth to be during all the time of l i^V ^
their baililhin, and during one entire vear
. \ C- f ;iC - yet
next after their reipective departure from ^ w^
7
jSz charters of
^^fcw^that office, and the a fore fa id lie ward of
a ~ tl ie court aforefaid, and the recorde r of
the faid town for the time being, or an y
a+*y/£t*& three or more of them (of whom we will
*&»+*- that the bailiffs of the town aforefaid of
Kingfton upon Thames for the time be-
ing, or either of them, be one) have for
ever henceforth full power and authority
^^ to enquire of, hear, and determine within
'db?mc*<.> the aforefaid town of Kingfron upon
Thames, and the aforefaid village or ham-
let of Surpeton, Ham, and Hatch, and the
aforefaid hundred of Kingfton, and with-
in the precinct of the fame (except as be-
•frttcttf fore excepted) all and all kinds of felonies,
-' murders, homicides, robberies, mayhems,
intuits, riots, routs, forcible entries on
lands or tenements, trelpafl.es againit the
peace of us, our heirs and fuccellors, un-
lawful afTemblies, embraceors, confpira-
" cies, contempts, concealments ; and alio
of all other mifprifions, mifdeeds, defaults,
neglects, caufes and articles pertaining, or
rfaoi^tjh which henceforth may pertain to the au-
* /? ^^^5t.hority or power of jullices or keepers of
the peace ; and alfo the correction of all
' and lingular malefactors and delinquents
againft the tfututes already made, or in
future
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 10^
future to be made concerning labourers,
artificers, landlords, victuallers, foreltallers,
regrators and ingroifeus ; and alio all and
all kinds of things whatfoeveu within the
town, village, hamlet, precinct, and hun-
dred of Kingtton aforefaid (except as be-
fore excepted) done, had, committed, or
ariling, or to he dime, had, committed, or
arile agair.lt the form of any itatute or
itatutes already made or hereafter to be
made, or againft the common law which.
belong or pertain to the offices of any
j uft ices of the peace whatsoever, in as
ample a manner and form as the jultices
or keepers of the peace of us, our heirs
and fuccelibrs in our count v of Surry, can
and are able to hear, determine, and pu-
nifli tor offences and crimes done or
committed in our county of Surry, or any
part thereof; any Itatute, act, ordinance,
or provillon to the contrary thereof
hitherto made, ordained, or provided in
anywife, notwithstanding lb however that /^/-/W/
they do not in anywife proceed to the ***/*'*"""
determination ot any murder or rolony, /, ,
or any other oltcnce touching the lofs of/^^/f &.
life or limbs, without the fpeeial com- rf t$jk ^ r
jnand of us, our heirs and luceefTors. &■***£*
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384 CHARTERS OF
Moreover, we will, and by thefe prcfents,
for us, our heirs and iiicceflbrs, grant to
the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen of the
town of Kingfton upon Thames aforefaid,
and their fuccelTors, that the laid bailiffs
and freemen of the town of Kin<riton
aforefaid, and their fucccifors, may have
within the laid town of Kingfton, or
within the precinct and liberty of the
fame, a prifon or gaol for the fafe cuitody
of all and lingular pcrfons attached or to
be attached, or to be lent or adjudged to
prifon or gaol, within the town of King-
Hon aforefaid, and the village, hamlet,
precinct, liberty, and hundred of King-
fton, Emelbrigg, otberwife Elmebridge,
Copthorne, and Effingham, or any of
them aforefaid, or within the jurifdiction
of the court aforefaid, for any caufe
whatfoever which can be enquired of,
profecuted, puniihed, and determined in
the town aforefaid, or in the aforefaid
village, hamlet, precinct, liberty, and hun-
dred aforefaid, or within the jurifdietion
of the court aforefaid, and detain thrift
there until they are delivered in a lawful
-6fts *r* manner ; and that the bailiffs of the town
"^ aforefaid for the time being, or their Suf-
ficient
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 1 8^
ficient deputies or deputy, may and fliall fab A**
be keepers or keeper of the prifon or gaol ^^ jr a
aforefaid. And further we will, and by
theie preients for us, our lieirs and fuccef-
fors, give and grant to the aforelaid bailiffs
and freemen of the town of Kinglton
aforefaid, and their liicceflbrs, that the
lait aforelaid late bailiffs of the town fi>a ( &*
aforelaid, for the aforelaid reiidue of the
prefent year, and the above-mentioned
prefent bailiffs of the town aforefaid, and
the bailiffs of the laid town to be in fu-
ture henceforth, during the whole time of
their bailiffihip, and during one whole
year next after their reipective departure
from that office, and the aforelaid lie ward/ «/W<*
of the court of the town aforelaid, and^^ ^
the recorder of the fame town for the/J&w<
time being, or any of them, lawfully may
and may have power by themfelves, thcirfr /?<*<*<: A
terrains, or officers to arreft the bodies of ^ r <*^« r <
all and lingular fuch perlbns as fliall or
may be taken by the inqueff before them
as above mentioned, to be judged for anv
of the offences aforefaid, and deliver and
commit them to the gaol of the town *c+*<~+
aforelaid, to flay there until thence de-^'/^
Jivered according to the law and cuftom
of
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of our kingdom of England. And that:
**£^v the laid late bailiffs of the town aforeiaid,
during the remainder of the prefent year,
and the above-mentioned prefent bailiffs of
the town aforeiaid, and the baiiirfs of the :
laid town henceforth, to be, during the
whole time of their bailifhip, and 'during
one whole year next after their respective
departure from that office, and the afore-
^^/^ faid fteward of the court of the town
*%**** aforeiaid, and the recorder of the faid
town i or tlie time being, or any two ot
them, by warrant given under their Ii&nd,
t*<4>/&* <)r figned with the hand of any two of
them, may and may have power to fend
y«/u**</io the common gaol of our faid county
jUU&u*fo£ Surry , all fuch peribns as mall in fu-
ture be taken, arretted, attached, judged,
or found in the aforefaid town of King-
lion upon Thames, or within the pre-
cinct and liberty of the fame, or in the
aforefaid village or hamlet of Surpeton,
Ham, and Hatch, or any of them, or
within the aforefaid hundred of King-
ston aforeiaid (except as before excepted)
for any felony committed, or on fuipicion
of any felony; to continue there until
thence delivered in a lawful manner..
And
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And that the keeper and keepers of thai
<-aol for the time being may receive and
fate keep thole who are thus put into
their cutiody until they are delivered ac-
cording to law, and the cultom of our
kingdom of England, we will, and firmly
enjoining, command by thefe prefents, that
they, or any one, or any of them, by a
like written warrant, llgned with the hand . /La &
or hands of any one, or any of them, may <***<*'*'
fa
/
and mav have power to fend to the public ,
houfe of correction (in Englifh the Houfe '
of Correction) of our laid county of Surry. r 1?
' - -j ' • /<* rut n*
all fuch perfons taken or found, or to be ^ JW^e*
taken or found within the aforelaid vil-
lage, hamlet, precinct., liberty, and hun-
dred of Kingtton aforcfaid (except as be-
fore excepted) as ought to be imnritbned
there or punilhcd for any crime, fault, or
offence committed by them, according to
the laws and itatutes of this oar kingdom
of England, in as ample a manner and
form as any Jul! ices of the peaee of us,
our heirs and fueeeliors, in the aforelaid
county of Surry, or an} 7 one of them, can
or has power lo fend fuch or fuch like
perfons to the fame houfe of correction.
} w\ that the keepers, mailers, and go-
vernors
1 88 CHARTERS OF
vernors of the laid houfe of correction,
and every and any of them, may receive,
keep, and detain thofe thus fent to them,
according to the law of our kingdom of
England ; now we will, and by thefe
prefents for us, our heirs and fucceflbrs,
command, appoint, and ordain, that the
before-mentioned John Goldwyer and
: /bcuZ/f/John Thome, the late bailiffs of the afore-
U<*d/r f^j town of Kingfton ; and Thomas Snel-
ling and Read Cordrey, the prefent bailiffs
of the fame town ; and Robert Hatton, efq.
the prefent recorder of the laid town, be-
fore they or any of them be admitted to
(<r*< &v execute the office of juftices of the peace
within the town, village, hamlet, precinct,
, / liberty, and hundred aforefaid, (except
fa*** as before excepted) fhall, and every of
L-€k<fffx- *h em fliall take their corporal oath upon,
the holy Gofpel of God, well and faith-
fully to execute the office of juftice of the
peace within the town, village, hamlet,
precinct, liberty, and hundred of King-
fton aforefaid (except as before excepted)
in and by all things and duties touching
the fame ; and alfo the oaths in this behalf
provided by the laws and flatutcs of this
realm of England, and required to be taken
by
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. I So
by justices of the peace before our beloved
and very faithful coufin, Charles Earl of JJv^^,
Nottingham, the prefent fleward of the
town aforefaid ; and our beloved and faith-
ful Robert Heath, Knight, our attorney-^ ^ ^
general, the ftevvard of the court of the
arorciaid town of Kingfton, or before either
of them: to which Charles Earl of Notting-
ham, and Robert Heath, Knight, and each
of them, we give and grant by thefe pre-
ients, full power and authority to admi-
niltcr llich like oath to the aforefaid John
Goldwyer, John Thorne, Thomas Sncl-
ling, Read Cordrey, and Robert Hatton,
without any other warrant or commifTion
in that behalf to be procured or obtained
from us, our heirs or fucceflbrs. AVc alio
v\ ill that thofe two of the freemen of the
town aforefaid, who as above mentioned
lhall in future henceforth be chofen, pre- vy y
ferred, and fworn as bailiffs of the fame /^^/^L
town, according to the cultom and uie
aforefaid, before they or any of them be
admitted to execute the office of juttice
of the peace within the town, village,
hamlet, precinct, liberty, and hundred
aforefaid (except as before excepted) fliall,
and each of them mall take their corporal /a /*/t*
oath upon the holy Gofpel of God, well
ig'O CHARTERS OF
and faithfully to execute the office of ju£-
tice of the peace within the town, village,
hamlet, precincl;, liberty, and hundred
aforeiaid (except as before excepted) in
all things, and by all the duties touching
the fame ; and alio the oaths in that be-
half provided by the laws and ftatutes of
this our realm of England, and required
to be taken by juitices of the peace be-
/rx* ^ fore the lair, and next preceding bailiffs
/' of the town aforeiaid, and before the ti^»
d/6&a*> ward of the court of the faid town, and
, z the recorder of the fame town for the time
being, or before any three or two of them ;
JS**//^t° which lait and next preceding bailiffs
of the town aforeiaid, and the Iteward of
the court, and recorder of the lame town
for the time being, or three or two of
them, we give and grant by theie prefents
lull power to adminiiier fuch like oath to
the laid bailiffs lb from time to time to
be chofen and preferred, without any
other commidion or warrant to be pro-
cured or obtained from us, our heirs or
fuceeiibrs. Moreover, we will whenfo-
ever in future it mall happen that the lie- 5
ward of the court of the town aforeiaid,
or the recorder of the lame town for the
time being, mail die. or refpeclivcly de-
part
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. igl
part or be removed from thole offices, fo
that others lhall be elected and appointed
to thole offices reflectively, according to
the ufe and cuftom aforefaid, that then
they who lhall be thus reflectively anew
elected and appointed lie ward of the court
of the faid town, and recorder of the
aforefaid town of Kingfton upon Thames,
before the;, bo reflectively admitted to ex-
ecute the office of jullices of the peace
within the town, village, hamlet, pre-
cinct, liberty, and hundred aforefaid (ex-
cept as before excepted) fliall, and each of
them respectively lhall take their corpora!
oath upon the holy Gofpel of God, well
and faithfully to fulfil the office ofjuftice
of the peace within the town, village,
hamlet, precind, liberty, and hundred
uforelaid, in and bv all things touching
that office; and alio the oaths in that be-
half provided by the laws and ftatutes of
this our realm of England, and required
to be taken by jultiees of the peace; to
which bailiffs indeed of the town afore -
faicTror the time being, or either of them,
we give and grant by thefe p relents full
power and authority to ad minilter l'u ch
li ke oa th to tlic faid fteward of the court
ut the to v. u aforefaid. and recorder of the
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fame town, or either of them, fo to be re*
ipectively elecTed or appointed anew to
thofe offices, without any other commii-
fion or warrant for that purpoie to be
procured or obtained from us, our heirs
or fucceiTors. We have alio granted, and
by thefe prefents for us, our heirs and fuc-
ceiTors, grant to the aforefaid bailiffs and
freemen of the town of Kingiton upon
Thames, and their fucceiTors, that the
bailiffs of the fame town for the time be-
ing, fhall not be forced, held, or com-
pelled, nor mall either of them be forced,
held, or compelled in any manner againll
their wulls to go and appear before any
juiticcs or commiilioners of the peace, or
of labourers and artificers, iheriffs, efcheat-
ors, coroners, or before the lie ward or
marfhal of our houfehold, or that of our
heirs or fucceiTors, or before the clerks or
clerk of the market of the fame houfehold,
or before any of the jufticcs of us, our
heirs or fucceiTors, affigned or to be af-
iigned, of oyer and terminer, or jufticcs
of affize, or for the delivery of the gaol
or gaols belonging to us, our heirs and
fucceiTors, in the county aforefaid, or be- .
fore any other officers and fervants what-
foever of us, our heirs and fi,ieceftbrs, as
well
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. I 93
well within the town aforelaid as with-
out the fame town ; but that they the
lame bailiffs for the time being, from time
to time, lliall fend, or either of them mall
fend the ferjeant or ferjeants at mace of
the faid town for the time being, to do or
execute their commands, or anv other
their bullnels whatfocver, for or in refpecl
or, or in any way touching or concerning
the aforelaid town of Kingfton upon
Thames, or the liberty of the fame, or the
aforelaid hundred of Kingfton, Emelbrigg,
other wife Elmebridgc, Copthorne, and Ef-
fingham, or the fame town or liberty of
the fame, or the' hundred aforelaid, or any
of them, before the afore laid jullices or
commifTioners, fheriffs, coroners, and other
officers aforelaid, or any or any one of
them, whenfoever chance and circum-
ftances mall ib require, to ferve in the
room and place of the fame bailiiis, and
each of them. And whereas, within the
town aforelaid, a market is held every
week often enough for the common ad-
vantage as well of the men of the afore -
laid town as of the neighbouring people,
of our fpecial favour, lure knowledge, and
mere motion, we do for ourfelvcs, our
o heirs
?94 CHARTERS OP
heirs and fucceflbrs, grant to the fan***
bailiffs and freemen of the laid, town of
Kingfion, and their fucceflbrs, that no
<rM,,^ other market ihall from henceforth in
jg^ a, tuture be created anew, or in any man-*
l£*f ^ ner appointed, or any way held in any
place whatsoever within the diftance of
ieven miles from the aforefaid town
of Kingfion upon Thames, either through
us, or any one, or any of our heir*
or fucceflbrs. And further we have
granted, and of our bountiful fpecial fa-
vour, and of our certain know ledge and
mere motion, do for ourfelves, our heirs
ra^A & . and fucceflbrs, grant to the aforefaid
u. &< ffl' k a ;ijfp s anc [ freemen of the town of King-
/ flon upon Thames aforefaid, and their
fucceflbrs for ever, all and all manner of
'*'//*"** iflues, fines, amerciaments, ranfoms, pu*-
"^ " nifhments, and forfeitures, as well of thofe
bailiffs and freemen, and their fucceflbrs.
as of all and lingular the tenants, entire
tenants and not entire tenants whomfo-
ever, redding and not reliding within i\w
laid town and demefhc ofKingfton, and
hundred of Kinsrllon and £melbrip;<r, other-
wife Elmebridge aforefaid, and the pre-
cinct, and liberty of the fame, by them or
a 1 1 v
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 10^
any one of them, before the juilices of
over and terminer of us, our heirs and luc-
ceflbrs, aliigned or to be aliigned within
the aforefaid county of Surry, and before
thejufliccs of ailize of us, our heirs and
iucccflbrs, in our faid county of Surry;
and before the juftices of gaol delivery
of us, our heirs and iucccflbrs, in the faid
countv of Surry ; and before the juftices
of us, our heirs and fucceilbrs, aliigned
or to be aliigned to keep the peace in
the laid count)' of Surry, and to hear
and determine divers felonies, treipafles,
and other offences in that county; and be-
fore the clerk of the market of us, our
heirs and fucceilbrs, in the laid county of
Surry ; and before the juftices or com-
miiiioncrs itinerant of us, our heirs or
fucceilbrs, aliigned or to be aliigned, in
the (aid countv ; and before the juftices
or commillioners of us, our heirs and fuc-
ceilbrs, according to the itatutes of fewers
aliigned or to be aliigned, within the afore-
faid countv of Surrv ; and before the
bailiffs of the town of Kingiton upon
Thames, and their fucceilbrs, and the itc-
ward of that court for the time bcrn°:, and
the recorder of the fame town for the
o 2 time
I96 CHARTERS OF
time being, or before three or two of the
juftices of the peace of us, our heirs and
fucceflbrs, within the town aforefaid, and
within the village of Surpeton, Ham, and
Hatch aforefaid, and the hundred of King-
iron aforefaid, and the precincf of the fame
f except as before excepted) ; and before the
bailiffs of the town of Kingfton aforefaid,
and the clerk of the market of us, our
heirs and fucceflbrs, within the fame vil-
lage and hundred of Kingfton and Emel-
brigg, otherwife Emelbrige aforefaid, and
the precincf and liberty of the fame ; and
before the fleward and marfhal of our
houfehold, and the honiehold of our heirs
and fucceflbrs, within the aforefaid county
of Surry; and before the bailiffs and free-
men of the town of Kingfton upon Thames
aforefaid ; and before the efcheator of us,
our heirs and fuccefTors, belonging to our
county of Surry aforefaid ; and alio be-
fore all other juilices, commifTioners, or
fcrvants whomfoever belonging - to us, our
heirs and fuccefTors, within the aforefaid
county of Surry, to be loft, iinpofed, done-
paid, affeered, or anywiie afligned; and
that it may and fhall be lawful for the
tame bailiffs and freemen, and their fuc-
ceflbrs,
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. IO*
ceilbrs, cither by themfelves or by their
own officers or fervants, to feize, levy,
take, and have all inch like fines, iiiiies,
amerciaments, ranfoms, punithments, and
forfeitures to the proper ufe and profit of
the aforcfaid bailiffs and freemen, and
their iucceilbrs, for ever; and take poi-
fellion thereof, without any account to be
rendered, paid, or made thereof, or of
any part or parcel thereof, to us, our heirs
or fuccclfors, to have to the laid bailiffs
and freemen, and their fuccelfors, with-
out the impeachment, dilturbance, or im-
pediment of us, our heirs or fuccelfors, or
of the jultiees, fherirls, efcheators, coro-
ners, or any other the officers or fervants
of us, our heirs and fueccflbrs whomfoever.
And whereas alio the abovementioned
late Ring Henry the Third, by his letters
patent aforcfaid, granted and confirmed
for himfelf and his heirs to his freemen
of Kingtton aforcfaid, that they and their
heirs lhould have for ever the return of $ ?/#*>*
his writs from the luminous of his Ex- "'"*'* -'
chequer, and all other his writs touching
their laid town ; and from the time of the
completion of that charter, the freemen
of the town aforcfaid, and the bailiffs and
o 3 freemen
I98 CHARTERS OF
freemen of the fame town have bad the
returns as well of fummonfes from the Ex-
chequer as of all the other writs, precepts,
and commands of the laid late King Henry
the Third, and his fuccelibrs ; and the ex-
ecutions of the fame, as well within the
town aforefaid as within the hundred of
Kingtlon and Emelbrigg, other wife Elme-
b ridge, which are and, from time whereof
the memory of man is not to the contrary,
w r ere members and parcels of the demefne
of the town aforefaid, and belonging to
the faid town from the time above-men-
tioned, by virtue of the general words:
Know ye that we, in order to take away
all ambiguity in this behalf, and alfo in
order to manifeil our ample and royal
munificence towards the bailiffs and free-
men of our town of Kingilon upon
Thames aforefaid, do of our bountiful
favour, certain knowledge, and mere mo-
tion for ourfelves, our heirs and fucceffors,
give, grant, and confirm to the aforefaid
bailiffs and freemen, and their fuccelibrs,
and according to the tenor of thefe pre-
terits, we will that the faid bailiffs and
freemen, and their fucceffors, for ever
henceforth have the returns and execu-
tion s
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. IQO.
tions of all writs, precepts, and com-
mands of us, our heirs and fueceilbrs,
and the linn monies from the Exchequer
of us, our heirs and fuccetfors, as well of
the green wax as the iummonfes of the
pipe and other fummonies of the Exche-
quer and of aflize and attaint, and of
juris utrum, writs of elegit, extent, and li-
bertate, and of all other writs, fummonies,
warrants, and precepts, although touch-
ing us or our people, as well within the
town aforefaid of Kingfton upon Thames
and the aforefaid hundred of Kinglton
and Emelbrigg, otherwife Emelhridge,
and moreover within the aforefaid hun-
dred of Copthorne and Effingham, in our
laid county of Surry, and every part and
parcel thereof, lb that no fheriif, bailiff,
or tenant of us, our heirs or fucceffors,
may enter the town or hundred of King-
(ton and Emelbrigg, otherwife Elmebridge,
Copthorne, and Effingham aforefaid, or
any or cither of them, or anv way in-
(rude in the fame, or any or either of
them, to do or execute any thing touch-
ing or concerning fuel) like writs, fum-
monies, precepts, warrants, or mandates,
unlefs through the default of the faid
o 4 bailiris
'ZOO CHARTERS OF
bailiffs and freemen. And whereas alio,
the abovementioned late King Henry the
Fourth, by his aforelaid letters patent,
willed and granted to the aforefaid free-
men and their fucceffors, that no efcheator
of the laid King or his heirs, nor iteward
nor marfhai, nor clerk of the market, of
his houfehold or the houfehold of his heirs,
mould in any wife enter to do or execute
any of their duties within the town, dc-
mefne, hundred, and parts aforefaid, nor
mould they or any of them in any way
intrude in any things concerning or
touching their duties aforefaid.
And whereas, moreover, Philip and
Mary, late King and Queen of England,
by their letters patent, dated at Green-
wich, the 5th day of March, in the and
and 3d year of their reign, for the conside-
ration mentioned in the fame letters pa-
tent for themfelves, and the heirs and fuc-
celfors of the laid late Queen, among other
tilings, gave, granted, and confirmed to
the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen of the
tow n of Kingtton aforefaid, and their fuc-
eeifors, thole two fairs and marts, which
the fame bailiffs and freemen of the town
aforelaid, by the grant of fome of the pro-
genitors
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. oqI
genitors of the iliid late Queen then hud,
to hold the fame at the days, years, and
places there accuftomed, with all the pro-
fits and advantages which belong to or
have been accuftomed to belong to the
fame fairs and marts. And that the afore -
laid bailiffs and freemen of the town afore-
faid, and^ their iucceilbrs, might have and
hold, and might be able to have and hold
the fame two fairs or marts, in as ample
a manner and form with inch like cuf-
toms, profits, commodities, and advantages
as they and their prcdccelfors were accul-
tomed, or ought to have and take in the
tow n aforefaid, in or by the fairs or marts
before that time held there, by force or rea-
fon of the letters patent aforefaid. And
alio that the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen
of the town aforefaid, and their fucceflbrs
for ever, ihould have and hold yearly in
the town aforefaid, one other fair there
to continue two days, at i\\c FeairofSt.
\farv Magdalen: that is to lay, on the day
of the lame feaft, and vn the day next
after the fame feaft, together with a court
<> ; piepowd at the time ot the fame
iair, and alio ttailage and pioagc, fines,
amerciaments, and all other profits, com-
modities,
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modities, and emoluments whatfocver,
concerning, pertaining to, happening, arif-
ing in, or belonging to fuch like fairs and
the court of piepowd ; and together
with all the liberties and free cutloms' be-
longing or appertaining to fairs of this
kind, to be taken and converted to the pro-
per aid, ufe, and aniitance of the laid bai-
liffs and freemen of the town aforefaid,
and their fuceefTors for the time being ;
but neverthelefs, fo as that thofe fairs or
marts be. not to the hurt of the neigh-
bouring fairs. We, willing that thole
bailiffs and freemen of the town aforefaid,
and their fuceefTors, fhould have, hold, en-
joy, and life the aforefaid three fairs, or
marts, and the reft of the premifes, freely,
well, and quietly, according to the tenor
of the aforefaid feveral letters patent, have
of our fpecial favour, hire knowledge, and
mere motion, given, granted, and con-
firmed, and by -thefe p relents, do for our-
(clves, our heirs and fuceefTors, give, grant,
'tanh and confirm to the aforefaid bailiffs and
*/ '**ireeinen of the aforefaid town of Kingf-
ton upon Thames, and their fuceeffors, as
3/**/v well the aforefaid three fairs or marts, to-
gether with all the profits and emolu-
ments
ments belonging to the fame, and all and
lingular the profits of the lame, as all
other privileges, jurifdiclions, executions,
immunities, and grants aforeiaid, in as
ample a manner and form as they are all
contained or fpecilied in the aforeiaid fe-
veral letters patent, or as the aforeiaid
bai litis and freemen of the town aforefaid
of Kingllon upon Thames hitherto had,
held, ufed, or enjoyed all and lingular the
fame, and every or any of them. And
further : Of our bountiful fpecial favour,
(lire knowledge, and mere motion, we
have granted, and by thefe prefents
do for ourfelvcs, our heirs and fuccef-
lbrs, grant ipecial and free licence, and
give lawful means, power, and authority
to the aforefaid bail iris and freemen of the
town aforeiaid, and their fucceflbrs, to
have, take, and purchafe to them and
their fucceflbrs for ever, manors, meiiiia-
ges, lands, tenements, meadows, paitures,
feedings, woods, underwoods, rectories,
tithes, rents, revenues, and other heredi-
taments whatfoever, within our kingdom
of England, which are not immediately
'\\c}'\ . ; us, our heirs and fucceflbrs in
chief,
£04 CHARTERS OF
chief, nor by military fervice, fo that the
fame manors, meifuages, lands, tenements,
meadows, partures, feedings, woods, un-
derwoods, rectories, tithes, rents, revenues,
fervices, and other hereditaments fo to
be held, received, and purchafed by them,
do not exceed in the whole clear annual
value one hundred pounds a year, beyond
all charges and deductions, the ltatute of
mortmain, or any other itatute, act, ordi-
nance, or provision hitherto had, made,
ordained, or provided, or any other caufe
or matter whatfoever to the contrary there-
of in any wife notwithflanding. We alio
give, and by thele prefents for ourfeives,
our heirs, and fuccedbrs, grant to every
one of our fubjecls, and the fubjecls of our
heirs and fucceiTors,fpecial and free licence,
and lawful power, means, and authority
for them, or any or any one of them, to
<r : ve, grant, fell, bequeath, or alienate to
the above-mentioned bailiffs and freemen
of the aforelaid town of Kingfton upon
Thames, and their fucceflbrs, manors.
mefTuagcs, lands, tenements, meadows,
paltures, feedings, woods, underwoods,
rectories, tithes, rents, revenues, fervices,
and
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 2Q$
and other hereditaments whatsoever,
which are not immediately held of us, our
heirs or iuccellbrs in chief, or otherwife, by
military Service ; lb that all the aforclaid
manors, melSuagcs, lands, tenements,
meadows, pastures, feedings, woods, un-
derwoods, rectories, tithes, rents, revenues,
tervices, and other hereditaments fo to
be given, granted, bequeathed, or alien-
ated to the fame bailiffs and freemen of
the town aforefaid, and their Succeilbrs, do
not exceed in the whole the clear annual
value, of an hundred pounds a year, be-
yond all charges and deductions, the Sta-
tute of mortmain, or any other Statute,
act, ordinance, or proviiion hitherto had,
made, ordained, or provided, or any other
thing, cauie, or matter whatibever to the
contrary thereof in any wife notwithstand-
ing. And further, of our bountiful favour.
Sure know ledge, and mere motion, we do
tor ourfelves, our heirs and iuccellbrs,
grant and confirm to the aforefaid bailiits
and freemen of the town of KingSton upon
Thames aforefaid, and their fucceilbrs. the
aforefaid town of Kingtton upon Thames,
with all its rights, members, and appur-
tenances,
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tenances, and all the premifcs, and alio a%
many fuch the fame and fuch like lands,
tenements, and hereditaments, clerks of
the market, coroners, and other officers
and lervants whatfoever, and alfo as many
fuch the fame and fuch like efchcats and
forfeitures, lands and tenements, goods
and chattels, treafure - trove, deodands,
goods, and chattels, called Maynour, chat-
tels of felons and fugitives, felons of them-
felves, condemned, convicted, attainted,
outlawed, banifhed, waived, and put in
exigent for felony, chattels confifeated,
year, day, watte, and eftrepement, ifmes,
fines, amerciaments, rantbms, liberties,
franchifes, immunities, exemptions, ac-
quittances and jurifdiclions whatfoever,
which the bailiffs- and freemen of the town
of Kingfton aforefaid, or any one, or any
of them hitherto had held, ufed, or en-
joyed, or ought to have had, held, ufed,
or enjoyed, or ought to have, hold, uie,
or enjoy, by whatfoever name or names,
or by whatfoever incorporation, or by pre-
text of whatfoever incorporation, or re-
ceived the iillics or profits thereof by rea-
fon or pretext of any charters or letters
patent,
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patent in any manner hitherto made, eon-
firmed, or granted, by our progenitor,
John, formerly King of England ; or by
our progenitor, Edward the Fourth, late
King of England; or by reafon or pretext
of the charter or letters patent of Philip
and Mary, late King and Queen of Eng-
land ; or by any one or any of our pro-
genitors or ancestors; or by any other per-
fon or perfons whomsoever; or by any
other manner, right, cultom, ufe, pre-
scription, or title hitherto lawfully ufed,
had, and accullomed, yielding and pay-
ing yearly to us, our heirs and fuccef-
fors, inch and lo many fums of money
::nd demands whatsoever as they now
yield or pay to us, and for the ifpace of
twenty years lait el'apfed have been accuS-
tome.d to \ ield or pav in any one rear :
\\ iliing. moreover, and by thefe prefents
commanding and ordering as well the
treaSurer, chancellor, and barons of our
exchequer at \\ tliminiier, and other the
p. Slices oi us, our heirs and Suceeli'ors, as
our attorney and Solicitor-general for th<:
time
208 CHARTERS OF
time being, and every one of them, and
all other the officers and fervants of us,
our heirs and fucceflbrs, that neither they
nor any one, nor any of them, mail profe-
cute or continue, or make or caufe to be
profecuted or continued, any writ or pro-
cess belonging to us whatfoever, again ft
the bailiffs and freemen of the town
aforefaid, or the men or inhabitants of
the town of Kinglton aforefaid, or any
or any one of them, for any things, mat-
ters, offences, claims, or ufurpation,
or any of them, by them, or any of them
due, claimed, attempted, ufed, had, or
ufurped before the day of the comple-
tion of thefe prefents. Willing alio that
the fame bailiffs and freemen and inhabit-
ants of the town aforefaid, or any of
them, be not molelted or hindered by any
one or any of the juftic.es officers or fer-
vants aforefaid, or be compelled to anfwer
to them, or any of them, in or for any
debt, uie, claim, orabufe of any of the li-
berties, franchifes, or jurifdidtions within
the town aforefaid, and the liberty or pre-
rinrt of the fame, before the day of the
com-*
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 200.
completion of thefe letters patent. A?id
whereas we, of our royal munifieence to-
wards the bailiffs and freemen of the town
of King-lion upon Thames, and their luc-
ceffors, have by thefe our letters patent,
not only graciouily vouchfafed to con-
firm to the fame bailiffs and freemen, and
their fucceffors, their ancient privileges,
jurifdicfions, cultoms, immunities and li-
berties, and to explain and reduce to a
certainty all thp doubts in the former
grants and charters thereof to them made,
but alfo, of our abundant ipecial favour,
have caufed and granted that the juris-
diction of their court of record and libertv
for the return and execution of the writs
of us, our heirs and fucceflbrs, and the
precepts and commands thereupon, be
enlarged and extended into the hundred
of Copthorne and Effingham ; and have
given and confirmed other privileges,
jurifdicf ions, and liberties to the lame bai-
liffs and freemen, and their fucceflbrs, as
by thefe prefents is more plainly manifeft
and appears. And whereas we require
and expect, as a compenfation and due
retribution for all thefe things, nothing
p elfe
2IO CHARTERS OF
elfe of the laid bailiffs and freemen of our
town aforefaid, than that the faid bailiffs
and freemen mould quit and releafe to us,
our heirs and fucceffors, only that part of
the jurifdi&ion of their ancient court leet
and view of franckpledge, which now
extends within our manor of Richmond,
and hamlet of Richmond and Kew,
and Peterfliam, and within the manor
of Ham, part of or belonging to the
manor of Richmond aforelaid ; therefore
the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen of our
faid town of Kingflon upon Thames,
as a fatisfaclion of our faid royal expec-
tation, and in token of their duty towards
us, and. as a monument of their due gra-
titude, and in order that our will and de-
fire in that behalf mav be the better ef-
feeled, mall for themfelves and their fuc-
ceffors, covenant and grant to and with
our heirs and fucceffors, that the bailiffs
and freemen of our faid town of Kingfton
upon Thames for the time being, will
treely appear upon any writ of iummons
of a quo warranto to be obtained againfl
them at any time, within the fpace of
teven years next to come, on behalf of us,
our heirs or fucceffors, or to be profecuted
in
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 311
in the name of the attorney -general of us,
our heirs or fuccefTors, for or concerning
only that part of the jurifdiction of the
court leet and view of frankpledge afore-
laid, which extends within our manor
of Richmond, and Hamlet of Richmond,
Peterfham, and Kew, and Ham aforefaid,
and will willingly releale and yield up to
us, our heirs and fucceflbrs, by their plea
to be levied and made in due form of law,
that part of the jurifdiction of that court,
being within the precinct and liberty of
the manor and hundred aforefaid; and will
agree that judgment thereof be duly given
and entered for us, our heirs and fuccef-
lbrs, fo that it may and mall be lawful for
us, our heirs and lucccilbrs, to have, hold,
ufe, and enjoy thenceforth for ever,
againll the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen
of the town of Kingiton upon Thames,
and their lucccilbrs, the court leet and
view of frankpledge, and all things be-
longing or pertaining to Inch like view of
frankpledge within the limits and pre-
cinct of our laid manor of Richmond, and
Hamlet of Richmond and Kew, Peterfham,
and Ham only ; and that the aforefaid
p 2 baililfs
212 CHARTERS OF
bailiffs and freemen, and their fucceflbrs,
after fuch judgment to be obtained againft
them, mall be entirely excluded from all
jurifdiction of the court or leet and view
of frankpledge within the precincl: and
limits of the aforefaid manor of Richmond,
and Hamlet of Richmond and Kew, and
within Peterfham and Ham only, thefe
letters patent, or any thing contained or
fpecified in the fame, or any ufe, cuftom,
or prescription to the contrary thereof
notwithstanding. We will, however, and
by thefe prefents for ourielves, our heirs
and fucceflbrs, grant to the aforefaid bai-
liffs and freemen of the aforefaid town
of Kingfton upon Thames, and their fuc-
ceflbrs, that the bailiffs and freemen of the
fame town, and their fucceflbrs, may and
may be able for ever to have, hold, and
enjoy a court and courts leet and view of
frankpledge, and all other things belong-
ing to fuch view of frankpledge ; and alio
may have, exercife, and ufe all and all
kinds of jurifdictions, courts leet, and
view of frankpledge, as well within the
aforefaid town, liberty, and precinct of
the fame, as within the hundred of King-
fton
KINGSTON tfPON THAMES. 2Jj
itori and Elmebridge, other wile EJmebrigg,
and within all the villages, hamlets, and
places within the precinct of the lame
hundreds aforefaid, the manor of Rich-
mond, and hamlet of Richmond and Kew,
Pcterfham, and Ham only excepted, as
fully, freely, and entirely, and in as ample
a manner and form as any bailiffs and
freemen of the town aforefaid, in any of
their courts leet or view of frankpledge
at any time before the completion of thefe
our letters patent were accuitomed to
have, hold, enjoy, ufe, or exercife the afore-
faid judgment to be given upon the afore-
faid writ of quo warrranto in form afore-
faid, or any other thing above fpecified
in thefe preients, or any other thing, caule,
or matter whatsoever notwithstanding.
We will alio, and by thefe prefents grant
to the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen of the
aforefaid town of Kinglton upon Thames,
that they may and iliall have thefe our
letters patent, duly done and fcaled under
our great leal of England, without fine or
fee, great or iinall therefore, in any man-
ner to be rendered, paid, of made to us in
our hanaper, or elfewhere, for our ufe,
p 3 although
214 CHARTERS OF
although exprefs mention of the true an-
nual value, or of the certainty of the pre-
mifes, or any of them, or of the other gifts
or grants by us or any of our progenitors
or predeceflbrs, to the aforefaid bailiffs
and freemen of the aforefaid town of
Kingfton upon Thames before thefe times,
made in thefe prefents, be not made, or
any itatute, act, ordinance, proviiion, pro-
clamation or reftriction to the contrary
thereof hitherto had, made, fct forth, or-
dained, or provided, or any other caufe
or matter whatfoever in any wife notwith-
standing.
In witnefs whereof we have caufed
thefe our letters to be made patent.
Witnefs my felf at Weft mi niter, the 13th
day of December, in the fourth year of our
reign.
By writ of privy leal.
Worlefev.
CHARTER
KINGSTON UPON THAMES. 2I£
CHARTER OF KING CHARLES THE SECOND.
Grant of a Wcdncfdays Market.
CHARLES the Second, by the grace
of God, of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c.
To all to whom thefe prefent letters lliall
come, greeting. Whereas by a certain
inquifition by our order taken at South-
warke, in the county of Surry, certified
into our chancery, and remaining there
by the oath of good and lawful men of
the county aforefaid, it is found that it
will not be to the lots or prejudice of us
or others, nor to the hurt of the neigh-
bouring markets, if we grant to the bailiffs
and freemen of our town of Kingltone
upon Thames, and their fuccelfors, that
rhev and their fucceflbrs may have and
hold a market in and upon Wedneiday in
every week, by the year, at the town of
Kingtlon upon Thames aforefaid ; and to
take to them and their fuccerlbrs the toll,
profits, and advantages proceeding and
ariling therefrom, as by the inquifition
aforeiaid is more plainly manifell and ap-
pears. jSow know ye, that we, of our
fbecial
3l6 CHARTERS OF
fpecial favour, fure knowledge, and mere
motion, have given and granted, and by
theie prefents for us, our heirs and fuc-
ceilbrs, do give and grant to the afore-
faid bailiffs and freemen of our town of
Kingfton upon Thames aforefaid, and their
fuccefTors, that they and their fucceflbrs,
from henceforth for ever, may have, hold,
and keep, and may and may be able to
have, hold, and keep a market in and
upon Wcdnefday in every week, by the
year, at the town of Kingiion upon
Thames aforefaid, in our county of Surry
aforefaid, for ever to be held, together
with all the liberties and free cuftoms,
toll, tollagc, tallage, picagc, fines, amer-
ciaments, and all other profits, advantages;
and emoluments whatsoever in anywife
concerning, belonging to, ariling, or pro-
ceeding from fuch like market, or which
the fame ufually had or enjoyed, to have,
hold, and enjoy the aforefaid market, li-
berty, free cuftoms, toll, tollagc, itallage,
picagc, fines, amerciaments, and all and
lingular the premifes by thefe prefents
above granted, or mentioned to be granted
to the aforefaid bailiffs and freemen of
our town of Kingtton upon Thames afore-
faid,
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fuid, and their fucccflbrs for ever, to the
on! v and proper aid and ufe of them the
bailiffs and freemen of our town aforefaid,
and their fucceifors for ever, and this with-
out account, or anv thin"; elfe to be
vielded, paid, or done therefore to us,
our heirs or fucceifors ; wherefore we will
and by thefe prefents for us, our heirs and
fucceifors, iirmly enjoining, command and
order, that the aforefaid bailiffs and free-
men of our town aforefaid, and their fuc-
ceifors, by force of thefe prefents, may
well, freely, lawfully, and quietly have>
hold, and keep, and may and may be able
to have, hold, and keep for ever, at our
town of Ringlton upon Thames afore-
laid, the market aforefaid, in and upon
the day aforefaid, together with all and
all kinds of liberties, cultoms, toll, and
profits proceeding therefrom, or in the
fame ufed or enjoyed, according to the
tenor and true intention of thefe our
letters patent, without the molcllation,
difturbanee, grievance, or contradiction
of us, our heirs or fuecetlbrs, or anv fhe-
rifls, efcheators, bailiffs, officers, or mi-
nilters of us, our heirs or fucceifors whom-
foever; and this without any warrant,
writ
218
writ, or procefs from us, our heirs or fue-
ceffbrs in future, in that behalf to be pro-
cured or obtained, although exprefs men-
tion of the true yearly value, or of the cer-
tainty of the premiies, or any of them^
or of any gifts or grants by us, or any of
our progenitors or predeceifors to the
aforefaid bailiffs and freemen of the town
of Kingfton upon Thames aforefaid, be-
fore thefe times, made in thefe prefents, be
not made, or any ftatutc, act, ordinance,
provision, proclamation, or reitrietion to
the contrary thereof hitherto had, made,
let forth, ordained, or provided, or any
other thing, caufe, or matter whatfoever
in any wife notwithstanding.
In witnefs whereof we have caufed
thefe our letters to be made patent.
Witnefs myfelf at Weitminiler, the
13th day of May, in the fourteenth year
of our reign.
By writ of privy feal.
Howard.
Ah The above powers, franchifes, liber-
ties, privileges, and authorities, were by
; deed of furrender, under the common
feal of the bailiffs and freemen of King-
ilon.
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