soever they may be found within our kingdom of England and Ireland, and the same goods and chattels so distrained shall and may retain in their hands, until the same Society of the governor and assistants of London of the new plantation in Ulster aforesaid, shall be fully satisfied for all such fines and sums of money so taxed or imposed; and if such person or persons upon whom such fines, pains, penalties, or sums of money, shall have been taxed and imposed, shall not pay, discharge or satisfy to the same Society of the governor and assistants of London of the new plantation in Ulster aforesaid, the same fines and sums of money upon him or them to be assessed or imposed, within two months next after such goods and chattels shall have been taken and distrained, that then afterwards it shall and may be lawful for the said Society of the governor and assistants of London of the new plantation in Ulster aforesaid, and their successors, to sell such goods and chattels so taken and distrained at their pleasure, and that the same Society of the governor and assistants of London of the new plantation in Ulster aforesaid, and their successors, out of the money arising therefrom shall and may satisfy and discharge the fines and sums of money, and pay, give and restore the residue or surplus of such money arising from such goods and chattels so taken and distrained, if any there shall be, to such person or persons as shall be the owner or owners of the same goods and chattels so taken and distrained, so that the said Society of the governor and assistants of London of the new plantation in Ulster aforesaid, and their successors, shall and may have and use any other lawful remedy, by imprisonment or otherwise, for the recovery of such fines and sums of money so taxed and imposed, or to be taxed and imposed, as to them shall seem meet.

to be cho

sen.

And further we will, and by these presents for us our heirs and Swordsuccessors do grant to the aforesaid mayor, aldermen and bur- bearer; and gesses of the aforesaid town of Coleraine, and their successors, by whom that they and their successors from henceforth for ever shall and may have within the town aforesaid one sword-bearer, who shall be and shall be named the sword bearer of the town aforesaid, which said officer called the sword-bearer of the town aforesaid shall be named, elected and appointed by the mayor and aldermen of the town aforesaid for the time being, and from time to time shall be attendant upon the mayor of the town aforesaid for the time being; and which said officer called the swordbearer shall and may carry and bear, every where within the town aforesaid, and the limits, liberty and precincts of the same, one sword sheathed before the mayor of the said town.

whom to be

And that in like manner there be and shall be in the town Serjeantsaforesaid, two officers at the least, and so many and such other at-mace, officers as from time to time shall seem necessary and expedient and by to the mayor and aldermen of the aforesaid town of Coleraine, chosen ; who shall be and be called the serjeants-at-mace within the town aforesaid, and the liberty of the same, and shall serve in the courts in the town aforesaid, and for proclamation, arrest, and execution of process, mandate and other business belonging to the office of ser

to be at

tendant on the mayor;

to be

fore the

mayor;

and may carry maces.

jeants-at-mace, in the town aforesaid, to be executedand performed from time to time at the will and pleasure of the mayor and aldermen of the town aforesaid; which said serjeants-at-mace shall be appointed, nominated and chosen by the mayor and aldermen of the town aforesaid, when and as often as it shall seem to the aforesaid mayor convenient and necessary; and shall be attendant from time to time upon the mayor of the town aforesaid for the time being.

And that the aforesaid serjeants-at-mace so as aforesaid to be sworn be chosen and nominated to their office, be and shall be in due manner sworn before the mayor of the town aforesaid for the time being, well and faithfully to execute their office aforesaid, and that after such oath so taken they may and ought to execute and perform that office so long as he or they shall well behave therein; which said serjeants-at-mace in the town aforesaid shall be deputed to carry maces, gilded or of silver, and ornamented with the sign of our arms or otherwise, every where within the . town aforesaid, and the liberty of the same, and other places within the liberty of the town aforesaid, in meeting us our heirs or successors, or the lieutenant deputy general, or other governor of our realm of Ireland, when we or they shall approach the same town of Coleraine; and also to proceed with us or any of us, or with the aforesaid lieutenant deputy general, or other governor of Ireland, when we or they shall return from the same town, and also in the presence of us our heirs and successors, and of the said lieutenant deputy general or other governor of Ireland, when the said mayor and aldermen of the same town, or any of then, shall come to us our heirs or successors, or to the said lieutenant deputy general, or other governor of Ireland, upon or without command or premonition of us or any of us. And as often as any of the said serjeants-at-mace shall happen to be sent to foreign places out of the same town, to execute their offices by command of us our heirs and successors, or of the mayor of the town aforesaid, going and returning publicly as our proper serjeants-at-arms attending our person, may attheir pleasure lawfully and with impunity carry their maces, any ordinance or command made to the contrary notwithstanding.

ordinances

of their charter;

Mayor and And further for us our heirs and successors we do firmly charge burgesses to and command the aforesaid mayor, aldermen and burgesses of observe the the town of Coleraine aforesaid, and their successors, that he and of them shall from time to time for ever well, firmly every and inviolably observe and fulfil these our grants and ordinances, according to the true intention of the same. And that all persons offending and misdoing against the form and effect of the same ordinances and grants, shall incur and undergo such pains, penalties, forfeitures and imprisonments, as by any laws or statutes of our kingdom of England, or Ireland, or by our royal prerogative, may be inflicted and imposed against the contemners and neglecters of our royal commandment in that behalf.

to have a court of record.

And further being willing to exhibit our favour more fully to the aforesaid mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the town of Cole

raine aforesaid, of our certain knowledge and mere motion, we have granted, and by the tenor of these presents for us our heirs and successors do grant to the aforesaid mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the town of Coleraine aforesaid, and their successors, that they the same mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the town aforesaid, and their successors, for ever shall and may have and hold one court of record in any convenient place within the town of Coleraine aforesaid, before the mayor of the same town for the time being, or the recorder of the said town for the time being learned in the laws of England and Ireland, every day in every week yearly, the Lord's day only excepted, and except the several weeks in which the feast of the Nativity of our Lord, the feast of Easter, the feast of Pentecost, with their festivals to them respectively annexed, shall happen, and except on the feasts or days of the Purification of the Virgin Mary, the Ascension of our Lord, All Saints' and All Souls'; and also to hear and determine all and all manner of actions real personal and mixed, and other actions and suits whatsoever, and of what nature, kind or species soever they shall be, within the town aforesaid and the liberty and precincts of the same, in any manner whatsoever arising or happening in the court aforesaid to be levied, affirmed, obtained, commenced and prosecuted, and execution to be duly demanded for the same; in such like and in as ample manner and form, and as fully, freely and wholly, and by such and the like process as are respectively used in our court before the mayor and aldermen of our city of London in our kingdom of England, in our court before the sheriffs of the same city or either of them, or in our court in our hustings in the same city, and in any or either of our courts.

And that the men and inhabitants within the town of Coleraine to plead aforesaid, the liberty and precincts of the same, may plead and and be imbe impleaded in the town of Coleraine aforesaid in the court pleaded in aforesaid, of and for whatsoever causes, matters and pleas arising of record; or happening within the said town of Coleraine and the precincts

of the same.

their court

&c.

And that the same mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the town to have aforesaid, may from henceforth for ever have cognizance of all cognizance pleas as well real as personal and mixed, and other pleas whatso- of all suits, ever of lands and tenements being within the town of Coleraine, the liberty and precincts of the same, arising, or to arise, or to be brought, in whatsoever of our courts within our realm of Ireland, whether it be before us our heirs or successors, or before the justices of us our heirs or successors of the bench, or before the itinerant justices of us our heirs and successors, assigned and to be assigned to take any assizes, juries, and certificates, or before the barons of the exchequer of us our heirs and successors, or before other justices or other officers of us our heirs and successors whatsoever, to be moved in the court aforesaid, before the said mayor for the time being, or the aforesaid recorder within the aforesaid town of Coleraine as aforesaid, to be holden upon the sole showing of these our present letters patent or the inrolment

Fines for

&c.

of the same, without any writ or writs of allowance thereupon to be prosecuted.

And further, by these presents for us our heirs and successors, contempts, we do grant and give license to the aforesaid mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the town of Coleraine aforesaid, that the mayor of the same town of Coleraine for the time being and his successors, and the recorder of the same town, in the court aforesaid to be holden before the said mayor or recorder, may have power to punish and correct all and singular officers and ministers of that court, and also all other persons whatsoever offending in or towards our court aforesaid, for their contempt, default, neglect or other offences whatsoever to be committed in our said court, by reasonable fine, or imprisonment of his or their body or bodies, or by any other lawful ways and means whatsoever.

Juries.

Clerk and

prothono

tary to be appointed;

and a

who shall be

And if the men impanelled and summoned for juries for the trial of issues shall not appear before the aforesaid mayor of the aforesaid town of Coleraine, or the recorder, in the court aforesaid, that then such men impanelled and summoned, and making default, shall forfeit such issues upon them returned or to be returned, in the same and the like manner and form as those impanelled and summoned in the city of London aforesaid in our kingdom of England for the trial of the like issues in the courts of that city heretofore have forfeited and have been accustomed or ought to forfeit ; and also such issues so forfeited and to be forfeited, may be levied by the minister of the town of Coleraine aforesaid, to the use of the mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the same town and their successors.

And further of our especial favour, certain knowledge and mere motion, for us our heirs and successors, we do ordain and constitute, that there be and for ever in future times shall be a clerk and prothonotary of the court aforesaid within the town of Coleraine aforesaid, to write, make, enter and inrol all and singular pleas, plaints, writs, and returns of writs, arrests or bails, bills, declarations, answers, replications, rejoinders, surrejoinders, issues, warrants of attorney, verdicts, judgements, and copies of the same and other records, processes and businesses of the same court, and for keeping the writs, rolls and records of the same court; and that for this the same clerk may and shall for ever in future times have and receive for his labour, industry and attendance in the exercise and execution of the premises, all and singular such wages, fees, rewards and profits, as by such clerk or officers in our city of Dublin in our realm of Ireland, for and in respect of such businesses, offices or services there executed are taken and received.

And also of our especial grace, certain knowledge and mere town clerk; motion, for us our heirs and successors, we do ordain and constitute clerk of the that there be and for ever shall be in future times a common clerk called a town-clerk for the aforesaid town of Coleraine, the town of and that the same common clerk may and shall exercise and exeColeraine. cute the same office in as ample manner and form, and shall and may have and receive such, so many, the same, and like privi

peace for

leges, rights, pre-eminences, wages, rewards, fees, profits, emoluments and advantages, as the common clerk called the townclerk for our city of London in our kingdom of England doth exercise his office in the same city, and for or in respect or by reason of the same office, doth have, receive and enjoy, or ought to have, exercise, receive and enjoy.

And further, for us our heirs and successors, we do ordain and constitute, that the common clerk of the town of Coleraine aforesaid for the time being, be and always shall be from time to time the clerk of the peace and of our crown, in the aforesaid town of Coleraine and the liberty of the same, and may and shall have and receive so many, the same, and the like fees, rewards, profits and advantages as other clerks of the peace of our crown in our counties in our kingdom of England do receive, or ought to have, receive or enjoy; which said office of the clerk and prothonotary of the court aforesaid, together with the fees, wages, profits and emoluments above appointed thereto, to the aforesaid office of common clerk of the town of Coleraine aforesaid, by this our present charter, for us our heirs and successors we do annex, allot, join and unite to the same office of common clerk of the aforesaid town of Coleraine for ever to remain; so that the said office of clerk and prothonotary of the court aforesaid be not by any means withdrawn, divided, or separated from the same office of common clerk of the said town of Coleraine.

And further we will, and by these presents for us our heirs and successors do ordain and constitute the common clerk of the town aforesaid for the time being, and none other, from time to time to be the aforesaid clerk and prothonotary of the court aforesaid, and the same office of clerk and prothonotary of the court aforesaid; and the wages, fees and profits thereof to have, receive, perceive and enjoy by himself or by his deputy.

pro

named.

And of our more abundant grace, and mere motion, we do by The first these presents nominate, ordain, appoint and constitute our be- town-clerk loved Thomas Casey, gentleman, to be the present clerk and thonotary of the court aforesaid, and the present common clerk for the aforesaid town of Coleraine, and also the present clerk Clerk of the of the peace and of our crown in the aforesaid town of Coleraine, peace. and the liberty of the same, to hold, occupy and exercise the office or place aforesaid, to the aforesaid Thomas Casey by himself or his sufficient deputy or deputies, during the pleasure of the aforesaid Society of the governor and assistants of London of the new plantation in Ulster aforesaid and their successors; and to have, receive, and take of, in and for executing the said office or places aforesaid, the wages, fees, rewards, emoluments, profits and advantages herein before mentioned and appointed.

And further of our especial grace, certain knowledge and Death or mere motion, for us our heirs and successors, we do grant to the removal of aforesaid mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the town of Coleraine town-clerk, aforesaid, and their successors, that the mayor and aldermen of the same town for the time being, or the major part of them (whereof we will the mayor of the same town for the time being to be always one), shall and may immediately after the death or

&c. another to be appointed.