Witness myself at Westminster, the eleventh day of January, in the eighteenth year of our reign. GRIMSTON and PINDAR. King Charles the First's promise of restitution recited. ib. . ib. The city of Derry, and other granted premises, to be the county of Londonderry The City to be called Londonderry Extent of the Liberties thereof Extent of the Liberties of Coleraine Inhabitants of Londonderry incorporated And made capable to purchase, grant, and demise Lands, &c. xvi ib. ib. The Mayor and Common Council empowered to make ib. xviii By-Laws ib. With Penalties To their own use . ib. xix Ireland . Their Ordinances not to be repugnant to the Laws of ib. And to be certified to the Society within four months. ib. And to be approved or disapproved by them within six ib. months. And to be in force if approved. The first Mayor named, and how long to continue Or else void. . XX The two first Sheriffs named, and how long to continue Of whom the same shall consist The Society incorporated, and by what name And to sue and be sued To have a Common Seal ib. . ib. ib. xxii . ib. ib. To be yearly elected, when, by whom, and in what manner ib. The first Governor, Deputy Governor, and twenty-four Assistants named xxiii When the first Election shall be xxiv The Governor and Assistants removeable, and how to be supplied in case of death or removal ib. The Assistants to take the Oath of Office, and before whom ib. The Society, or any Nine (the Governor or his Deputy being one), to hold Courts The Society to appoint their Officers The Governor or Deputy to appoint times of meeting By whom the Mayor shall be chosen, and when ib. And how to be supplied in case of death or removal Aldermen and Burgesses to be sworn, and before whom In case of death or removal, how to be supplied The Common Council to fine such as refuse the office of How those Fines shall be recovered Sheriffs refusing to serve to be fined, and to what extent All the said Fines granted to the Corporation Chamberlain removeable, and by whom That there shall be a Recorder But to be removeable, and by whom The King to nominate future Recorders Six Serjeants at Mace, and by whom to be chosen And may carry Maces Corporation to observe their Charter Habendum Tenendum The Reddendum The Society's Covenant to maintain a Garrison in the lxv lxix . ib. And to employ all the timber towards the Plantation The King's Covenant to indemnify the Society against all arrears to the Crown Lease of the Customs of Londonderry Londonderry made a Port of Entry Grant of the Office of Vice-Admiralty lxx lxxi lxxii lxxiii Exclusive liberty granted to the Society and their Tenants Grant of Fishing, Fowling, Hawking, and Hunting No raw flax, hemp, wool, yarn, or hides to be exported The King's Covenant to indemnify the Society against all other Titles under the Crown And that the premises shall not be taxed by the Governors ib. The King's Covenant for further Privileges ib. And to assent to any Acts of Parliament for that purpose lxxvii Grant of Waifs, Strays, Deodands, and Goods confiscated lxxx Londonderry to have a Court of Record, and before whom and for what purposes The said Court empowered to punish for Contempts. lxxxi Jurors making default to forfeit, as in London, to the use of the Corporation. A Prothonotary to the said Court to be appointed. And a Town Clerk; who shall be Clerk of the Peace for the city and county, and Prothonotary ib. ib.: .:lxxxii Citizens of Derry to be Toll-free all over Ireland. Acquittal of murder within the said City and Liberties granted to the Corporation. ib. . lxxxiv . ib. Grant of the Sheriffwick of the City and County to the Sheriffs of the City to be Sheriffs of the County Colourers of Foreign Goods to be disfranchised Who to have the Custody of the Common Seal And not to sell by Retail Or use any Mystery or Manual Occupation ib. ib. ib. lxxxv All Forfeitures granted to the Corporation, and how to be recovered Abrocers to be chosen and sworn Common Hosts (though not free) to partake of certain charges Aldermen to be taxed as other Citizens The Mayor to be first in the Commission of Gaol Delivery Infangthef, Outfangthef, and Felons' Goods, granted to the Corporation No Clerk of the Market, or other Officer of the Crown to interfere The Mayor to be sole Escheator, except in Coleraine. ib. No Purveyor to take Goods from the Inhabitants against their will No Market to be within seven miles of the City ib. The Custody of the Gates granted to the Corporation. ib. Oaths to be taken by the Mayor, and before whom . ib. хс xci ib. xcii And by the Recorder and other Justices,and before whom ib. хсіі ib. The Sessions and Assizes to be held in the City ib. ib. And the Execution of Writs except Coleraine A Market granted to the Corporation, and when to be held ib. And a yearly Fair. And View of Frankpledge And the offices of Keepers of the Great Beam and Great The offices of Packer and Porter established The said offices granted to the Corporation to be executed by themselves or deputies The Corporation to choose a Coroner Before whom to be sworn No other Coroner to interfere The Corporation to arrest Malefactors ib. The Corporation to send two Burgesses to Parliament ib. And to have a Common Goal for the City and County ci The King's Covenant to explain and amend this Charter ib. And for further Assurance The Members of the Society to take the oath of office, and before whom The Aldermen, Burgesses, Sheriffs, &c. to take certain oaths, and before whom . cii ciii . ib. The Members of the Society to take the like oaths. . ib. These Letters Patent, or the Inrollment thereof, to be The King releases all Sums received since the death of |