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The offices of packer and porter

established;

and that of garbler;

and that of gauger.

The said offices

as it shall seem expedient to them, to have, occupy, and exercise the offices aforesaid, together with the authority and power aforesaid, to the said mayor and commonalty and citizens of the city of Londonderry aforesaid, and to their successors, by themselves, or by their sufficient deputy or deputies for ever, to their proper use and behoof, together with all fees, duties, wages, and profits reasonable for the doing of the same offices and services, without any accompt or other thing to be yielded therefore to us our heirs or successors.

And also for us, our heirs and successors, we do ordain and constitute, that for ever hereafter there be and shall be within our said city of Londonderry, the offices or occupations of packing all woollen cloth, sheeps'- and calves'-skins, vessels of pewter, and all merchandizes whatsoever, to be packed, toned, piped, barrelled or howsoever included, with the survey of numbering, measuring and weighing of the merchandizes aforesaid; and also the oversight of the opening of what merchandizes soever customable arriving to the port of safety and going out of the same port, as well by land as by water, within the liberties and franchises of our said city of Londonderry aforesaid, and the liberties of the same, as well of the goods of strangers as of denizens, wheresoever they have been customed.

And that for ever hereafter there be and shall be within the said city of Londonderry, one office of packing woollen cloths, sheeps'-, lambs'-, and calves'-skins, with kipping and powdering of the same skins, and of vessels of pewter and other merchandizes which in the city of Londonderry aforesaid, liberties and suburbs of the same, shall be to be packed, kipped or powdered, or by land to be carried customed as well the goods of strangers as of denizens; and also of the carriage and portage of all wool, skins, tin, bales, and all other merchandize whatsoever in the city of Londonderry aforesaid, liberties and suburbs of the same, from the river of Loughfoile aforesaid unto the houses of strangers, and contrary wise to the same water of Loughfoile aforesaid to be carried, or other merchandizes being in any house, which ought to be carried.

And that for ever hereafter there be and shall be in the city aforesaid, and in the said county of Londonderry (except within the aforesaid town and liberties of Coleraine), the office of garbling of what spices soever and other merchandizes coming to that city of Londonderry, liberties or suburbs of the same, or within the said county of Londonderry.

And that for ever there be and shall be within the said city and county of Londonderry aforesaid (except within the town and liberties of Coleraine aforesaid) the office of gauger of all and all manner of vessels of all wines whatsoever, and of all other vessels of vinegar, oil, honey, and of all other merchandizes of what nature, kind, or form soever gaugeable, coming to the said city and within the said county of Londonderry (except within the said town and liberties of Coleraine).

And of our more abundant grace, certain knowledge and mere

ration to be

motion, we do for us our heirs and successors, by these presents granted to give, grant and confirm to the said mayor and commonalty and the corpocitizens of the city of Londonderry aforesaid, and their suc- cxecuted by cessors, the offices or occupations of packing of all woollen themselves cloths, sheep-skins, calves'-skins, vessels of pewter, and of all or deputies. merchandizes whatsoever to be packed, delivered, piped, barrelled or otherwise included, with the oversight of measuring, numbering, and weighing of merchandizes, and the oversight of opening whatsoever merchandizes customable arriving at the port of safety, and going out of the said port, as well by land as by water, within the liberties and franchises of our city of Londonderry aforesaid, and the suburbs of the same, as well of the goods of strangers as of denizens, wheresoever they shall be customed, and the said office of packing of all woollen cloths, sheep-skins, lambs-skins and calves'-skins, with the kipping and powdering of the same skins and of vessels of pewter and other merchandizes, which in the city of Londonderry aforesaid, the liberties and suburbs of the same shall be customed, packed, kipped or powdered, or by land carried (as well the goods of strangers as of denizens), and also of the carriage and porterage of all wool, skins, tin, bales, and of all other merchandizes whatsoever which in the city of Londonderry aforesaid, liberties and suburbs of the same, shall be carried from the water of Loughfoile aforesaid to the houses of strangers, and contrary wise to the same water of Loughfoile, and of other merchandizes being in any house which ought to be carried.

And also the aforesaid office of garbler of what'spices soever and of other merchandizes coming to our city of Londonderry aforesaid, liberties and suburbs of the same, or within the said county of Londonderry (except within the said town and liberties of Coleraine aforesaid); and also the office of gauger of all and all manner of vessels of all wine whatsoever, and of all other vessels of vinegar, oil, honey, and all merchandizes of what kind nature or quality soever they shall be coming to the said city, and within the said county of Londonderry (except within the aforesaid town and limits of Coleraine aforesaid).

To have the offices aforesaid, and the said occupations and every of them, and the disposing, ordering, oversight and correction of them and every of them; together with the fees, duties, wages and profits to such offices and every of them incident belonging or appertaining, to the said mayor and commonalty and citizens of our city of Londonderry aforesaid, and to their successors, to their own proper use and behoof for ever.

And also to exercise and occupy those offices and every of

them by themselves or their sufficient deputies.

choose a coroner:

We have also given, granted and confirmed, and by these pre- The corposents of our more ample special grace, and of our certain know- ration to ledge and mere motion, for us our heirs and successors, do give, grant and confirm to the same mayor and commonalty and citizens of the city aforesaid, and to their successors, that they and their successors may have authority from time to time to choose

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whom to

such and so many fit persons' to be coroners of the city of Londonderry aforesaid, and of the said county of Londonderry, and towns, places and limits before mentioned to be granted, (except the office of coroner of the town, liberty and franchises of Coleraine aforesaid,) as it shall please the said mayor, commonalty and citizens and their successors. And that every person and persons so as aforesaid to be named and elected, be and shall be coroner and coroners of us our heirs and successors of the said city of Londonderry, and the liberties of the same, and of the said county of Londonderry respectively (except the aforesaid town and liberties of Coleraine aforesaid), and from thenceforth from time to time may have and exercise, use and enjoy that office or offices of coroners to which they shall be so elected and appointed, during the pleasure of the said mayor and commonalty and citizens of the city aforesaid for the time being, having first taken their corporal oaths before the mayor of the said city of be sworn. Londonderry for the time being, rightly well and faithfully to execute that office; and that the mayor of that city for the time being, by virtue of these presents may have and shall have, by virtue of these presents, full power, faculty and authority, to give and administer such corporal oaths to such person or persons so as aforesaid respectively to be nominated and chosen unto the office of coroner of the said city and of the said county of Londonderry, truly well and faithfully to exercise and execute that office, in and by all things to which he or they shall be so chosen and nominated, without any other commission or warrant to be therefore obtained or procured of us our heirs or successors; so that no other coroner of us our heirs or successors may by any means intermeddle within that city and suburbs of the same, or the said county of Londonderry, and the towns, places and limits before mentioned to be granted (except within the said town and liberties of Coleraine aforesaid).

No other

coroner to interfere.

The corpo

And further, that the said mayor and commonalty and citizens ration to of the city of Londonderry aforesaid, and their successors, may arrest male- take and arrest felons, thieves and other malefactors found in factors. the same city of Londonderry, by themselves or by their suffi cient ministers or deputies constituted in the city aforesaid, and in other the said premises, and to bring them to our goal in the said city of Londonderry, there to be safely kept until by due process of law they be delivered.

The corporation to

And further of our more abundant grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we will and by these presents for us our heirs and successors, do grant and confirm to the said mayor and comto parlia monalty and citizens of the city of Londonderry aforesaid and

send two burgesses

ment.

their successors :

And also by these presents we do ordain and establish for ever, that there be and shall be in the said city of Londonderry, two burgesses of the parliament of us, our heirs and successors; and that the mayor and commonalty, and citizens of the city of Londonderry aforesaid, and their successors, by virtue of any precept, mandate, or process, upon the writ of us

our heirs and successors, for the election of the burgesses of the parliament, in that behalf duly directed, may and shall have power, authority and faculty to choose and nominate two of the most discreet and sufficient citizens and freemen of the said city for the time being, to be burgesses for the parliament of us, our heirs and successors, for the same city, and the same burgesses so elected at the costs and charges of the said mayor and commonalty, and citizens of the city of Londonderry aforesaid, and their successors for the time being, to send to our parliament, and of our heirs and successors, wheresoever it shall be then holden, in the same manner and form as in other places, cities, boroughs, or towns of our realm of Ireland is used and accustomed; which burgesses so elected and nominated we will to be present and to make their stay at the parliament of us our heirs and successors, at the costs and charges of the said mayor and commonalty, and citizens for the time being, during the time that such parliament shall happen to be holden, in the like manner and form as other burgesses for the parliament for any other places, cities, boroughs, or towns within our realm of Ireland do or have accustomed or ought to do; and which burgesses in the parliament of us, our heirs and successors, may as well have their affirmative as negative voices, and the same may make and execute, and all and singular other things do as other burgesses of the parliament of us, and of our heirs and successors, for whatsoever other places, cities, boroughs or towns, or other place, city, borough or town whatsoever, have had, done and executed, or may have, do or execute, or may enjoy, by any reason or means whatsoever.

The sheriffs

And further we have given, granted, and confirmed, and by to issue pre. these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, do give, grant, cepts for and confirm to the said mayor and commonalty and citizens of that purthe city of Londonderry aforesaid, and their successors, and pose. also we do charge, and firmly for us, our heirs and successors, do command all sheriffs' officers and ministers whatsoever, of us, our heirs and successors of our said city of Londonderry for the time being, to whom any writ or writs for the election of burgesses for the parliament within our said city of Londonderry, at any time hereafter shall be directed, that every such sheriffs' officer, or minister to whom any such writ so as aforesaid hereafter shall be directed, do make his precept to the mayor and commonalty and citizens of the city of Londonderry aforesaid for the time being, for the election and return of the same two burgesses of the said citizens and freemen of the said city of Londonderry, according to the form and effect of the same writ or writs; and these our letters-patent, or the inrollment of the same, shall be in that behalf a sufficient warrant and discharge, as well to the said mayor and commonalty, and citizens of the city of Londonderry aforesaid, and to their successors, as to all and singular sheriffs' officers and ministers of us our heirs and successors.

And further, of our abundant especial grace, certain know- The corpoledge, and mere motion, for us, our heirs and successors, we do ration ent

nities;

powered to grant and confirm to the said mayor and commonalty and citierect guilds zens of the city of Londonderry aforesaid, and their successors, and fraterthat for the better increase of all and all manner of arts, mysteries and manual occupations whatsoever within the said city and suburbs thereof, and for reducing the same into better order and perfection, such and so many of the mayor, commonalty and citizens of the city of Londonderry aforesaid, and their successors, as do now use and exercise, or hereafter shall use and exercise any art, mystery, or manual occupation, be from time to time for ever hereafter separated and divided by the mayor and commonalty and citizens of the city of Londonderry aforesaid for the time being, or the greater part of them, into companies, guilds, or fraternities of the same art.

And that by virtue of these presents, the mayor and aldermen of the city of Londonderry aforesaid for the time being, or the major part of them, may from time to time for ever, ordain and constitute of such persons as is aforesaid, such and so many several guilds or fraternities within the city and liberties of Londonderry aforesaid; and the same respectively to call and name by such names as shall seem expedient and necessary to the same mayor and aldermen of the city aforesaid for the time being, or the major part of them; and that from thenceforth every such company, guild, or fraternity so ordained or constituted from time to time, shall and may make and erect respectively for themselves, a common hall, or other convenient place within the said city of Londonderry, and themselves there respectively lawfully to assemble, and may and shall have full power and authority to ordain, constitute, appoint and make laws, orders and ordinances for the good order, government and direction of such company, guild or fraternity, in his proper art, mystery or manual occupation, and in all things touching or concerning the said art, mystery or manual occupation, and for the better correction and reformation of the abuses, defects, deceits or corruptions in such art, mystery or manual occupation; and also power and authority to make, ordain, provide, impose, assess and inflict reasonable and fit pains, punishments and penalties, for the better observation of such laws, orders and ordinances, by imprisonment of body, or by fines or amerciaments, or by either of them, upon the persons offending against any such laws, orders and ordinances, and by the distress of the goods and chattels of such offenders and delinquents for the fines and amerciaments aforesaid, and the same to retain until the fines and amerciaments aforesaid shall be satisfied; all and singular which laws, orders, and ordinances so as aforesaid to be made by every person and persons of such company, guild or fraternity, we will to be observed, under the pains in the same to be contained; so always, and upon condition that such laws, ordinances, orders, pains, penalties, imprisonments, fines and amerciaments be reasonable, and not repugnant nor contrary to the laws and statutes of our kingdom of England or Ireland, and so that such laws, orders and ordinances so made, ordained and constituted,

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