Bakers and Wine-fellers to put a Seal or Mark on.... Commodities. mixed or corrupted he mulated. n this to imas, Ex quo imbrachiata fuerint, temptatio panis fiat bis anno, v. The 41ft of Henry III. is an enlarging of their Liberties, as by the following Cart. in Summons, unless on their H. D. gr. R. Salut. fciatis nos confirmaffe, et hac Carta noftra confirmasse 1257. Burgenf. noftris Oxon. quod ipfi et eor. hæred. in perpet. ht. retornum omnium brevium in fummonitionib. fcac. noftro et omn. alior. noftrorum in villa Oxon. et libertat. ejusd. tangent. ita quod nullus Vice-comes, nec alius Ballivus, ve Minister nofter, de cætero intromittat fe in aliquib. fummonitionib. attachiament. diftri&tionib. aut aliquib. aliis in præd. villa faciend. nifi per defect. eorund. Burgenf. per manum fuam propriam fing. annis refpond. ad fcac. noftrum de firmis debit. et auxiliis præd. vill. Oxon. tangent.-Et quod placitare poffint in ead. vill. omn. placita at vill. illam et libertat. ejufd. pertin. quæ placitare et terminari poffint aut confueverunt five juftitiariis noftris itinerant. tam de vetito namio in vill. præd. emerg. quam de aliis placitis ad vill. illam et fuburb. ejufd. pertin.-Et quod pro debitis fuis diftringere poffint infra vill. Oxon. et fuburb. ejufd. capital. debitores et plegios eorund. pro claris To bold Courts in the City. A Stranger or Traveller from Devillare to travel about.-Du Cange. Gloss. debitis for the better Regulation the Court of Huftings, Cou But the Name of a M Script in Lib. Affiz, wri Claufe, out of an ancien Nos aut Commitem illius being under the Jurifdic Library fuppofes him to Nic. de Stowel was May H. de Ciceftre was Chai are at least before Torald. But there is positive Reign. See the Cart of The Name of Mayor Translation of the Body the Records of Ofney. ง was born here, and to do Honour and Service to his ecially as he was going Abroad into foreign Parts, thinking ance the Strength of his Dominion at Home, confirms a with the Addition of two Aldermen, that the Oxford Citizens and Privileges fhould be the fame, and in as ample a Manner, as City of London-That the Mayor fhould be Butler at his Coronation Feaft, with other Privileges before given. In Return for which Tokens of his Favour conferred on them, to redeem him out of the Imperial Hands, where he was Prifoner in Germany, they cheerfully raised a large Sum of Money.-I mention this Circumftance as a juft Commendation due to the Oxonians for fuch loyal Gratitude." King John, 12 Jan. first of his Reign, gives them a Cart, confirming that of Henry I. King Henry III. by a Cart, dated 13th of his Reign, confirms alfo the above of Henry I. The 29th of his Reign, he extends their Power and Privileges. * F. 28. p. 9. in Muf. Oxon. Twyne, p. 41. Ex Lib. Ofn. penes Æd, Chrifti. h Wood Hift. Univ. Anno 1198. H. R. Angl. 2031 39 H. III. for Peace,. and the Utility of the Univ. 4 Aldermen were inftituted. 2 Men to be elected out of the Parishes, and fworn to take up fufpicious Perfons. No Regrator to be fuffered. The Punishment of fuch. as fhould wound or burtothers willfully. H. R. Angl. &c. falut.-Sciatis quod ad pacem et tranquillitat. nec non utilitat. Univ. fcholar. Oxon. providimus et conceffimus quod 4 Aldermanni fiant in Oxon. et 8 de difcretiorib, et legaliorib. Burgenf. ejud, villa affocientur ipfis Aldermannis, qui omn. jurent. nobis fidelitat. et fint assistent. et confulentes Maior. et Balliv. nris. Oxon. ad pacem nram. confervand. ad affiz. dict. vill. cuftodiend. et ad vestigand. malefactores et perturbatores pacis noftræ et vagabundos de nocte, et receptores latronum et malefactor. et‹ corporale præftent facram quod omn. prædict. fideliter obfervabunt. in qualibet autem paroch. vill. Oxon. fint duo homines electi de legalioribus parochian. et jurati quod in qualibet quindena inquirent diligenter, ne quis fufpectus hofpitetur in parochia, et fi aliq. receptaverit aliquem per 3 not. in domo fua refpondeat pro eo.Nullus etiam Regratarius emat victualia in villa Oxon. vel extra verfus villam venientia, nec aliquid emat nec iterum vendat ante horam 9. et fi fecerit, amercietur et rem emptam amittat.Si laicus inferat clerico gravem vel enormem læfionem, ftatim capiatur, et fi magna fit læfio, incarceretur in caftro Oxon. et ibi detineatur, quoufque clerico fatisfiat, et hoc arbitrio Cancellar. Univ. Oxon. fi clericus protervus fuerit, fi minor vel levis fit injuria, incarceretur in villa; fi clericus inferat gravem vel enormen læfionem laico, incarceretur in præd. caftro quoufque Cancellar. præd. Univ. ipfum poftulaverit. fi minor vel levis fit injuria, incarceretur in carcere villæ quoufque liberetur per Cancellar.. Piftores et Braciatores, Oxon. in primo tranfgreffu fuo non punian. tur fed in zdo amittant panem, et in 3tio habeant judicium de pillori. Quilibet piftor habeat figillum fuum et fignet panem fuum per quod poffit cognofci, cujus panis fit. Quicunque Devilla Oxon. braciavit ad vendend. exponat figill. fuum, alioquin amittat cervifiam. vina Oxon. communiter vendantur et indifferentur tam cler. quam laicis.. Ex quo imbrachiata fuerint, temptatio panis fiat bis anno, viz. in quindena poft feft. S. Micl. et circ. feft. St. Mar. et affiz. cervifiæ fiat eifd. terminis fecund. valor. bladei, et quotiefcunque debeat fieri temptatio panis et cerevifiæ, interfit Cancellar. præd. Univ. vel aliqui ex part. fua ad hoc deputat. fi fuper hoc requifiti intereffe voluerint. quod fi non interfint nec fuper hoc requifiti fuerint, nichil valeat temptatio præd.-In cuj. rei teft. has lit. noftras eid. Univ fieri fecimus pat. teft. me ipfo apud Wodestoke, 8 die Jun. Anno Reg. noftri 39, Bakers and Wine-fellers to put a Seal or Mark on their Commodities. Who mixed or corrupted Wine should be mulated. A Searching into this to be made after Michaelmas, and about Lady-Day. The Chancellor of the Univ. and his Vice-Chancellor, to be prefent on this Occafion; without whose Prefence it should ftand for nothing. The 41ft of Henry III. is an enlarging of their Liberties, as by the following Cart. in Summons, unless on their A Return of all Briefs in Summons, unless on their Farm at the Treasury. Refufal to pay the Fee H. D. gr. R. Salut. fciatis nos confirmaffe, et hac Carta noftra confirmasse 1257. Burgenf. noftris Oxon. quod ipfi et eor. hæred. in perpet. ht. retornum omnium brevium in fummonitionib. fcac. noftro et omn. alior. noftrorum in villa Oxon. et libertat. ejusd. tangent. ita quod nullus Vice-comes, nec alius Ballivus, ve Minister nofter, de cætero intromittat fe in aliquib. fummonitionib. attachiament. diftrictionib. aut aliquib. aliis in præd. villa faciend. nifi per defect. eorund. Burgenf. per manum fuam propriam fing. annis refpond. ad fcac. noftrum de firmis debit, et auxiliis præd. vill. Oxon. tangent.-Et quod placitare poffint in ead. vill. omn. placita at vill. illam et libertat. ejufd. pertin. quæ placitare et terminari poffint aut confueverunt five juftitiariis noftris itinerant. tam de vetito namio in vill. præd. emerg. quam de aliis placitis ad vill. illam et fuburb. ejufd. pertin.-Et quod pro debitis fuis diftringere poffint infra vill. Oxon. et fuburb. ejufd. capital. debitores et plegios eorund. pro claris. To bold Courts in the City. * A.Stranger or Traveller from Devillare to travel about.-Du Cange. Gloss. Y.Y: debitis The Mayor to be preJented to the Barons of the Exchequer as the London Mayor. Should have Quit Rents for Houfes and Tenements within their City. debitis quæ fibi a dict. debitorib. feu plegiis recognofcantur.---Et fi in creatione Maioris contingat nos vel hæred. noftros in ptib. agere longinguis, per quod ad nos commode accedere non poffint, ad præfentand. nobis Maior. fuum concedimus eis, quod ipfi Maior. fuum præfentare poffint coram Baron. noftris de fcac, ficut cives noftri London præfent Maior. fuum.---Concedimus etiam quod omnia burgagia fuæ talliabilia in vill. & fuburb. Oxon. de cet. tallientur, quando villa Oxon. talliata fuerit, prout hucufque fieri confuevit.---Et quod noftrum & hæred. noftrorum, et etiam totius communit. ejufd. vill.-poffint turrellas circ. vill. fuam fuftentare & ædificare ad commod. Et quod idem Burgenf. non refpondeant de aliquo placito, vel affizis in aliquib. tenuris infra illam, & de tranfgreffionib. fact. in eadem vill. vel in fuburb. ejufd. coram juftitiari. vel balliv. feu miniftris noftris, extra 4 portas Oxon. nifi tranfgreffion. illæ tangant nos vel familiar. noftros. Et quod non placitent, nec implacitentur extra vill. Oxon. coram jufticiar. de foreft. fup. aliquib. reb. vel fact. infra vill. præd. emergentib.-Concedimus etiam quod fi præd. Burgenf. aliquib. libertat. fibi a nobis vel progenitorib. noftris. regib. Angl. præconceffis minus plene ufi fuerint, eis de cæt. liberè & plenè uti valeant. His teft. Guido de Lefigne & W. de Valentia, fratribus noftris. Dat. per man. noftram apud Westm. 26 die Martii, anno reg. 4ti. Et Cart. Burgenf. Oxon. et rotule confirm. de an. R. Eliz. ut prius. Might creat Turrets on their Walls round the City. Should not anfwer at the Affizes, or any other Plea for Tenures within their Liberty, unless it burt the King's Intereft. King Edward I. (1 Regn.) confirms to the City the above. Grants, &c. adding to the foregoing the following: Breve de Reco, a Writ f Right, by which a PerJon ejected fues for the PofJeffion and Fee Simple of an Eftate detained from bim. A BREVE DE RECTO. (thus expreffed) Et quod ex nunc fcribatur in cancellaria noftra, & hæred. noftror. per Brevia noftra de Recto, patent. Maiori & Balliv. Burgi prædict. prout fcribitur Maiori Vice-comitib. London. And the Clerkship of the Market. Et quod Clericus Mercati fe in præfent. noftra vel hæred. noftror. The Clerkship of the de cæt. non. intromittat infra burgum illum, aut fuburb. ejufd. de Market. officio fuo exercendo de aliq. re eund. burg. vel fuburb. ejufd. tangente. falvo tamen, quod fi in præfentia noftra vel hæred. noftror. aliquis conqueretur quod dict. Maior & Ballivi in exequendo offici. mercati negligentes fint aut remiffi, tunc Cancellarius nofter vel hæred. noftror. qui pro temp. fuerit per fe vel per alium Cleric. in Cancellar. quem ad hoc deputaverit, id. de quo querela illa fic fiet, fupervideat, & defectus, fi qui inventi fuerint, corrigat ac emendet, ac ipfos Maior. & Ballivos modo debito puniat. finib. & amerciam. ipfor. Maior. & Balliv. in hac parte nobis & hæredib. femper salvis. But that nothing of thefe should be used to hurt the Liberties and Privileges of the University. Ita tamen quod Cancellar. Mris. & Scholarib. Univ. Oxon. fup. libertat. & priv. eis per nos & progenitor. noftros conceffis, prejudicium aliquod prætextu conceffionis noftræ præd. nullatenus generetur. Teft. J. Eli. Ep. Cancellar. noftro. R. Coventri & Lichfield, Ep. Rog. de Mortuo Mari, &c. Dat. per man. noftrum apud Nothingham, 1. die Maii, anno regni noftri. Ex Rot. R. Eliz. 7. ut prius. By Virtue of the above Grant is the Sequel, Et Camera Guildhall, London, lib. E. fol. CC LXXXIII. Cart. R. Ed. 3ti de libertatib. Burgenf. Oxon. dat. apud Nottingham, 1°. Maii, ann. reg. 1°. irrotulatur, deinde fequitur ejufdem allocatio in hæc verba. Fol. ccxi. The Citizens claim at London the fame Privileges with the Londoners, and their Claim is allowed. Virtute hujus chartæ & fimiliter virtute quorund. brevium quæ Dus. Rex alias mandavit Maiori & Vicecom. London; quæ quidem brevia funt in filacio inter brevia de communib. placitis de anno regis nunc i°. concordat. fuit per Simonem de Swandlond, Maiorem, Nic. de Farudon, &c. Aldermanos, ac per quofdam cives in Camera Guildhall, London, congregatos die Martis, prox. poft fest. S. Mic. anno regn. noftri Reg. 4°. quod Burgenf. Oxon: habeant omnes libertat. fuas quas petunt. per chart. prædict. ficut alias conceffum fuit iis temp. Ric. de Bologne, Maioris, & Aldermanorum, anno regis nunc 1. in huft. de communib. tento die lunæ in feft. S. Margar. virginis, prout in dorf. et in uno brevium prædictor. de manu Andr. Horne, tunc Camerarii Guildhall; eo tamen excepto, fc. quod folvant cuftumas fuas debituras de Teonagio per Coketam, fc. de lanis, pellibus, tanitis & coriis ducendis a portu London, ufque ptes, tranfmarinas; & fimiliter quod folvant tromagium vinorum de vinis fuis a ptib. tranfmarinis eis venientib. et quod non poffint vendere ad detallium in civit. & fimiliter quod non emant aliqua vina in groffo. in London de mercatorib. extraneis ad revertendum, ficut alias concordatum fuit temp.. Rad. de Sandwyco, cuftodis London & Aldermanorum, anno Reg. Edw. fil. Reg. Hen. vicefimo.. -Poftea ad huft. tent. de communib. placitis die lunæ prox. poft feft. Converfion, S. Paul,. an. Reg. Edw. 3ti. poft conq. 5to. concordatum fuit per Joh. de Pultenye Maior. & alios Aldermanos quod Burgenf. Oxon. habeant, libertat. fuas quas habere confueverunt, & quod fint quieti de teloniis & cuftumis in civit. London. prout alias concordatum eft fuit temp. Simon.. de Swandiond Maior. ficut continetur in libro albo ubi eor. charta irrotulatur.- -Eo tamen. excepto, quod folvant cuftumas, &c. ut prius. Ibid. in libro H. fol. CCLXXXIII.-Memorandum quod 4to. die Sept. anno regn. Reg. Ric.. 2di. 17. venerunt hic coram W. Staunden Maior. & Aldermanis, London Tho. Somerset, Maior, et Burgenf. villæ Oxon. monftrantes dictis Maior. et Aldermannis, quand. chartam dictæ villæ factam irrotulatam hic in Camera libro cui litera E. fo. cc. & perdict. noftrum Reg. modo eis confirmatam, ipfis Maior. & Aldermanis cum inftantia fupplicantes quatenus libertates in dict. chart. contentas eis allocare dignarentur. Qui quidem Maior & Aldermani inspectis allocationib. dict. Burgenf. temp. elapfis factis, prout patet in dicto lib. fol. ccx1. allocatione prædi&t. Chart. prout. temp. retroactis facta fuit, concefferunt. Hæc omnia e libris E. & H. pnotatis in Guildhall, London, excerpfi 26 Jun. 1649, Gerardus Langbain, Cuftos Archiv. Univ. Oxon, Soluto. feodo. White, Clerico Aulæ prædict. qui mihi copiam tranfcribendi fecit, 2 s.a 1355.-The Twenty-ninth Ed. III. May 19, Quarrels fubfifting and running very high between the University and City, brought on the following. Noverint Univerfi quod nos, Maior, Baylivi, & Aldermani, & tota Communitas Oxon. attendentes contentionum, contumeliorum, turbationum & conflictuum materias, inter nos ex part. una & Cancellar. Mri. & Scholar. Univ. Oxon. ex altera, nuper in feft. viz. S. Scholafticæ, Virg. proxime præterito & dieb. immediate feq. proh! dolor, exortos, fub dubiis litium eventib. contra quam plures perfonas communitat. nræ, ad fectam Dni. Reg. motarum & pendentium hucufque & diu manfiffe indecifas, confiderantefque ex negotii arduitate, & aliis caufis nos moventib. huj-modi lites atque brigas, fi aliâ viâ, juris & folemniter perdatur; ad major. confufion, & difpendium gravius etiam, totius communitat. Y y 2 noftra a Ex MSS. Jof. Smith, LL.D. London. The Mayor and Burgeffes, for Peace Sake, refign into the King's Hands all their Privileges. |