THE Great and Ancient CHARTER OF THE Cinque-Ports OF Our LORD the KING And of The Members of the same LONDON Printed by T. N. for the Mayor and Jurats of Hasting 1682. The Great and Ancient CHARTER OF THE Cinque-Ports CHARLES the Second Char. 2. By the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. To all those to whom these Our present Letters-Patents shall come Greeting We have look'd over the Letters-Patents of Our famous Predecessor the Lady Elizabeth late Queen of England Eliz. about Confirmation according to these words viz. Elizabeth by the Grace of God of England France and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith c. To all those to whom these present Letters-Patents shall come Greeting We have look'd over the Letters-Patents of the Lady Mary Mar. late Queen of England Our dearly beloved Sister about Confirmation made according to these words Mary by the Grace of God of England France and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith and upon Earth of the Church of England and Ireland Supream Head To all those to whom our present Letters-Patents shall come Greeting We have look'd upon the Letters-Patents of Edward VI. Lord Edw. 6. late King of England Our Brother about Confirmation made according to these words Edward VI. by the Grace of God of England France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and upon Earth of the Church of England and Ireland Supream Head To all those to whom Our present Letters-Patents shall come Greeting We have look'd upon the Letters-Patents of Henry VIII Lord Hen. 8. late King of England Our moâ— dear Father about Confirmation made according to these words Henry by the Grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland To all those to whom these present Letters-Patents shall come Greeting We have look'd upon the Letters-Patents of Henry Lord Hen. 7. late King of England Our Father about Confirmation made according to these words Henry by the Grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland To all those to whom these present Letters shall come Greeting We have look'd upon the Charter of Edward IV. Lord late King of England made since the Conquest according to these words Edward Edw. 4â— by the Grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland To the Arch-Bishops Bishops Abbots Priors Dukes Earls Barons Justices Sheriffs Chief Officers and to all Bailiffs and faithful Subjects Greeting We have look'd upon the Charter of Confirmation of Richard II. Lord late King of England since the Conquest made according to these words Richard Rich. 2. by the Grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland To all those to whom Our present Letters shall come Greeting We have look'd upon the Charter of Confirmation of Edward Lord late King of England Our Grandfather according to these words Edward by the Grace of God King of England Edw. 3. Lord of Ireland and Aquitain To the Arch-Bishops Bishops Abbots Priors Dukes Earls Barons Justices Sheriffs Head-Officers and to all Bailiffs and faithful Subjects Greeting We have look'd upon the Charter of Edward Lord late King of England Our Father according to these words Edward Edw. 2. by the Grace of God King of England Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitain To Arch-Bishops Bishops Abbots Priors Dukes Earls Barons Justices Sheriffs Head-Officers and to all Bailiffs and faithful Subjects Greeting We have look'd upon the Charter which Edward Lord late King of England Our Father granted to the Barons of the Cinque-Ports according to these words Edward Edw. 1. by the Grace of God King of England Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitain To the Arch-Bishops Bishops Abbots Priors Earls Barons Justices Sheriffs Head-Officers and to all Bailiffs and faithful Subjects Greeting Know ye that for the faithful Service which Our Barons of the Cinque-Ports have hitherto paid to Our Predecessors the Kings of England and to Us lately in Our Army in Wales and for their good Service to be continued for the future faithfully to Us and to Our Heirs the Kings of England We have granted and confirmed by this Our Charter for Us and Our Heirs to the same Our Barons and their Heirs all their Liberties and Acquitances The Liberties and Acquitances viz. so that they may be free from all Toll and from all Custom viz. from all Lastage Tallage Passage Carriage Riverage Bridg-toll and all Wreck and from all Sale as their Achat and Reachat through Our whole Land and Dominion with Soc and Sac Thol and Them and that they may have Infangtheff and be Wreckfree and Wittfree Lastage-free and * Lovecopefree and that they may have Den and Strond at Great Yarmouth according to what is contained in an Ordinance by Us thereupon made and for ever to be observed and also that they be quit from Customs to be done to Shires and Hundreds so that if any one brings an Action against them they shall not Answer nor Defend themselves otherwise than they used to do in the time of Henry Lord Our Great Grandfather as also that they may have whatever they find by Sea and Land and that they be quit as to all their Goods and Merchandising as Our Free-men and that they have their due Respects at Our Court and their Liberties through Our Dominions wheresoever they shall come and that in all their Lands which they were possessed of in the time of the Lord Henry Our Father viz. in the Forty fourth year of his Reign they be quit for ever from the General Summons before Our Itinerate Justices at what Pleas soever in whatsoever Counties their said Lands be as also they shall not be bound to appear before Our Justices aforesaid unless any of the Barons sue any Man or be sued by any And that they shall not be Impleaded but where they ought and are wont to be viz. at Shepwey Shepwey And that for the rest of their Liberties and Acquitances they have them as well fully and honorably as they and their Predecessors had them heretofore by their Charters in the times of the Kings of England Edward William the First and the Second King Henry Our Great-Grandfather and of Henry Lord the King Our Father as those Charters which Our said Barons have from thence and which We have look'd upon do reasonably testifie And We forbid any one to disturb them or their Trading upon pain of the forfeiture of Ten pounds to Us provided that if the Barons be defective in doing and taking Justice that the Warden of the Cinque-Ports to Us and Our Heirs for the time being shall enter upon their Ports and Liberties upon default of the said Barons to do full Justice there Provided always that the said Barons and their Heirs shall pay to Us and Our Heirs the Kings of England every year the full Service of Fifty seven Ships at their own Cost
and Successors be for ever free from all manner of Tenths Fifteenths and other such like Tributes and Tallages although they themselves or any of them be Agents in such Grants And We have further granted for Us and Our Heirs to the aforesaid Barons and Honest Men that none of them their Heirs and Successors shall for the future be put in any Assizes Juries Recognizances Attaints or other Inquisitions whatsoever without the Ports and Members aforesaid although they concern Us or Our Heirs And that none of them be made an Assessor Taxer or Collector of Tenths Fifteenths or any parcel of them or other Subsidies Tallages Taxes or small Summs whatsoever which are or shall be granted to Us or Our Heirs Nor be Collector of the reasonable Aid for the creating the Eldest Son of Us or Our Heirs a Knight or for the Marrying the Eldest Son of Us or Our Heirs Nor shall any of them be chosen or appointed Constable Bailiff or other Officer and Servant to Us or Our Heirs without the Ports and Members aforesaid against his Will And in case that any of the aforesaid Barons Honest Men or their Heirs and Successors be for the future chosen ordained or appointed to undergo and perform the trouble of any of the Offices or Employments aforesaid or to undergo perform or take any other Office against the force tenour and efficacy of this our present Grant although he shall refuse to undergo perform or take upon him those Offices or Troubles yet he shall in no wise upon that account incur any Fine Contempt Forfeit loss or damage upon his Body or Goods but that Our present Letters shewed upon Record by him before any Justices and Officers whosoever to Us and Our Heirs in whatsoever place through Our whole Kingdom of England shall upon that declaration remain in their force and virtue and by that shall be allowed to do the same without any Writ or Process to be thence further prosecuted And that whensoever there shall happen any Examinations to be made before Our Constable of Our Castle of Dover or before the Warden of the Cinque-Ports aforesaid or Admiral of the fame such Inquisitions shall be had taken and done within that Port or Member of the Ports and Members aforesaid where they of the respective Ports and Members by whom these Inquisitions shall be taken do live and dwell and no where else And that they who are mentioned and Empannelled in the Inquiries aforesaid shall no way be bound compelled or forced to go out of their respective Port or Member to any other place to take their Charge or deliver their Verdict Nor shall they nor any of them any way upon that account incur any contempt amerciament penalty forfeiture or any loss to Us or Our Heirs Wherefore We Will and strictly Command for Us and Our Heirs Wherefore We Will. that the aforesaid Barons and Honest Men of the Ports aforesaid their Heirs and Successors have all and singular the Liberties and Acquitances aforesaid and all the Premises by Us renewed to them and every of them and that for the future without any impediment of Us or Our Heirs Without impediment or Our Officers whosoever they for ever use and enjoy them Witness hereunto the Reverend Prelate Thomas Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and Primate of all England Our most Dear Brothers George Duke of Clare and Richard Duke of Glocester the Reverend Priors George Bishop of Exon Our Chancellor of England and Thomas Bishop of London Richard Earl of Warwick and John Earl of Northumberland Our most dear Cosins as also Our Trusty and Well-beloved Mr. Robert Stillington Keeper of Our Privy-Seal and Walter Blunt Knt. Our Treasurer of England and others Given under Our Hand at Westminster the Twenty third day of March in the Fifth year of Our Reign But We Ratifying and likeing the Charters and Letters aforesaid and all and singular the things contained in them do accept and approve of them for Us and Our Heirs as much as in Us lieth and by the Tenor of these Presents do Ratifie and Confirm them to Our Well-beloved Barons and Honest Men of the said Cinque-Ports and Members of the same and to their Heirs and Successors as the Charters and Letters aforesaid do reasonably Testifie In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents Witness Our Self at Westminster the Thirteenth day of December in the Third year of Our Reign But We Ratifying and likeing well the Charters and Letters aforesaid and all and singular the things contained in them do accept and approve of them for Us and Our Heirs as much as in Us lieth and by the Tenor of these Presents do Ratifie and Confirm them to Our Well-beloved Barons and Honest Men of the said Cinque-Ports and their Members and to their Heirs and Successors as the Charters and Letters aforesaid do reasonably Testifie In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents Witness Our Self at Westminster the Fifth day of March in the first year of Our Reign But We Ratifying and likeing well the Charters and Letters aforesaid and all and singular the things contained in them do accept and approve of them for Us and Our Heirs as much as in Us lieth and by the Tenor of these Presents do Ratifie and Confirm them to Our Well-beloved Barons and Honest Men of the said Cinque-Ports and their Members and to their Heirs and Successors as the Charters and Letters aforesaid do reasonably Testifie In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents Witness Our Self at Westminster the Twentieth day of November in the Second year of Our Reign But We Ratifying and likeing well the Charters and Letters aforesaid and all and singular the things contained in them do accept and approve of them for Us and Our Heirs as much as in Us lieth and by the Tenor of these Presents do Ratifie and Confirm them to Our Well-beloved Barons and Honest Men of the said Cinque-Ports and their Members and to their Heirs and Successors as the Charters and Letters aforesaid do reasonably Testifie In Witness whereof we have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents Witness Our Self at Westminster the Twenty seventh day of October in the First year of Our Reign But We Ratifying and likeing well the Charters and Letters aforesaid and all and singular the things contained in them do accept and approve of them for Us and Our Heirs as much as in Us lieth and by the Tenor of these Presents do Ratifie and Confirm them to Our Well-beloved Barons and Honest Men of the said Cinque-Ports and their Members and to their Heirs and Successors as the Charters and Letters aforesaid do reasonably Testifie In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents Witness Our Self at Westminster the Eigth day of March in the First year of Our Reign We have also looked upon the Letters Patents of the said Lady Elizabeth
for fifteen days at the Summons of Us or Our Heirs We have likewise granted to them of Our special Grace Utfangtheff that they may have Utfangtheff in their Lands within the Ports aforesaid like as Arch-Bishops Bishops Abbots Earls and Barons have in their respective Mannors in the County of Kent And that they shall not be Impannel'd upon Assizes Not be Impannel'd upon Assizes or Juries or any Recognizances by reason of their Foreign Tenure against their Will And that of their own Wines in which they Traffick they shall be quit from Our Right-Price Right-Price of Wine viz. of one Pipe of Wine before the Mast and another behind the Mast And we have further granted to the said Barons for Us and Our Heirs that they shall have this Liberty for ever viz. that We or Our Heirs shall not have the Guardianship or Giving in Marriage their Heirs upon the account of their Lands which they hold within the Liberties and Ports aforesaid for which they pay their aforesaid Service and for which We or Our Predecessors had not the Guardianship Giving in Mariage and giving in Marriage in times past But the aforesaid Confirmation of the Liberties and Acquaitances aforesaid and other Grants following We of Our special Grace have caus'd to be renew'd to them Provided always in all things there be nothing prejudicial to his Majesties Dignity to Us and to Our Heirs or hurtful to the Priviledges of Our Crown Life and Members Wherefore We Will and firmly Command for Us and Our Heirs that the Barons aforesaid for ever enjoy all their Liberties and Acquitances aforesaid according as the Charters aforesaid do reasonably testifie And that of Our special Grace they may have Utfangtheff in their respective Lands within the Ports aforesaid Utfangtheff after the same manner as Arch-Bishops Bishops Abbots Earls and Barons have in their respective Mannors in the County of Kent And that they shall not put in the Assizes Juries or any Recognizances upon the account of their Forreign Tenure against their Will And that in their own Wines in which they Traffick they shall be quit from Our Right-Price viz. of one Pipe of Wine before the Mast and another behind the Mast And that in like manner they may for ever enjoy the Liberty aforesaid viz. That We or Our Heirs shall not have the Guardianship or Giving in Marriage their Heirs upon the account of their Lands which they hold within the Liberties and Ports aforesaid for which they pay their aforesaid Service and for which We or Our Predecessors had the Guardianship or Giving in Marriage in times past But the aforesaid Confirmation of the Liberties and Acquitances aforesaid and other Our Grants following We of Our special Grace have caus'd to be renew'd to them Provided always in all things there be nothing prejudicial to his Majesties Dignity to US and to Our Heirs or hurtful to the Priviledges of Our Crown Life and Members as aforesaid Witnesses hereunto being the Reverend Father Robert Portunensis Bishop Cardinal of the Holy See of Rome Frier William de South Provincial Prior of the Fryer Preachers in England William de Valentia our Uncle Roger de Mortuo Mari Roger de Clifford Mr. Walter Stamell Dean of Salisbury Mr. Robert Scarborough Arch-Deacon of the East-Ridings Mr. Robert Sexton Bartholomew de Southley Thomas de Wayland Walter de Hopton Thomas de Normannel Stephen de Pencestre Francis de Bonona John de Levetot John de Metingham and others Given under Our Hand at Westminster the Seventeenth day of June in the Sixth Year of Our Reign This Charter before the Signing thereof was by the Kings command openly read in the pâ—esence of the abovenamed Witnesses and others of Our Council then present and was heard examined and agreed upon in the form above-written We have also look'd upon the Letters-Patents which the same Our Father made to the Barons aforesaid after these words Edward by the Grace of God King of England Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitain To all Bailiffs and faithful Subjects to whom these present Letters shall come Greeting Know ye that for the faithful Service which Our Trusty and Well-beloved Barons and other Our Honest Men of the Cinque-Ports have hitherto paid to Us and Our Progenitors the former Kings of England and shall pay for the future We have granted to them for Us and Our Heirs that they and their Heirs the Barons of the said Ports shall for the future be ever free from all Tallages From all Tallages and Subsidies to be paid to Us and Our Heirs out of the whole or any part of their own proper Ships We have also granted to the same Barons and Men for us and Our Heirs That concerning the lawful things and Commodities which they in due manner shall buy within Our Dominion of Ireland Commodities in Ireland no one may be their Partners in those Things and Commodities nor partake with them in any wise against the Will of the same Barons and Men. We have further granted for Us and Our Heirs as much as in Us lyeth to the Barons and Trusty Persons aforesaid That all and every of them born within the aforesaid Cinque-Ports although they have Lands or Tenements without the Liberties of the said Ports which are held by such a Service as the Giving in Marriage upon the account of their being under Age Giving in Marriage which belongs to Us and Our Heirs according to the Law and Custom of Our Realm Nevertheless according to the Liberty of the Ports they may Marry themselves without the let or impediment of Us or Our Heirs for ever any Right to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And therefore we charge you and every of you that ye molest not or disturb the Barons and Persons aforesaid in any thing contrary to these Our Grants In witness whereof we have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents Witness Our Self at St. Albans the Twenty eighth day of April in the Twenty sixth year of Our Reign We have also look'd upon some other Letters-Patents which Our said Father granted to the above-named Barons after these words Edward by the Grace of God King of England Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitain To all those to whom these present Letters shall come Greeting Taking into consideration that the Navy of Our Cinque-Ports cannot be maintained without great Charge and Expences left the said Navy should fail or decay for the future We have granted for Us and Our Heirs That all the Members of the Cinque-Ports aforesaid and all other Advocants whatsoever that are willing to enjoy the Liberties of the same do contribute viz. every one according to his abilities to do Service to Us and Our Heirs with their Navy whensoever they shall be commanded by Us and Our Heirs In witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents Witness Our Self at St. Albans the Twenty eigth day of April
that every of them may and shall be Keeper of the Peace and Justice to Us Our Heirs and Successors to keep the Peace for Us Our Heirs and Successors within each of the Cinque-Ports Antient Towns Members and Places above-named and the Bounds and Precincts of the same and every of them severally and respectively And We do create appoint make ordain and confirm by these Presents the said Mayors Bayliffs and Jurats and every of them and their Successors respectively Keepers of the Peace and Justices to Us Our Heirs and Successors to keep the Peace for Us Our Heirs and Successors within every of the Cinque-Ports Antient Towns Members and Places aforesaid and the Liberties Bounds Limits and Precincts of the same respectively And We appoint them to keep and cause to be kept all Ordinances and Statutes already set forth or hereafter to be set forth for the good of the Peace of Us Our Heirs and Successors and for the preservation of the same and for the quiet rule and government of the People belonging to Us Our Heirs and Successors in all and singular their Articles within every of the Cinque-Ports Antient Towns Members and Places aforesaid and the Liberties Bounds Limits and Precincts of the same severally and respectively according to the force tenor and effect of the same And to Correct and Punish all Offenders against the form of the said Ordinances and Statutes or any of them in that place respectively as according to the form of those Ordinances and Statutes they were enjoyn'd to do And to make to appear before the aforesaid Mayor Bayliff and Jurats respectively all those who have threatned any mischief to the Persons of any of the Subjects of Us Our Heirs or Successors or to Fire their Houses and make them bring sufficient security for their peace and good behaviour toward Us Our Heirs and Successors and toward the Subjects of Us Our Heirs and Successors and if they refuse to find out such Security then to cause them to be kept safe in Prison until they shall find such Security And moreover We Will and for Us Our Heirs and Succcessors by these Presents do grant and confirm to the aforesaid Mayors Jurats and Commons to the Bayliffs Jurats and Commons and to the Bayliffs and Commons of every of the Cinque-Ports Antient Towns and Members aforesaid and to their Successors respectively That any two or more of the aforesaid Mayors and Jurats of any Port of the aforesaid Cinque-Ports and their Successors respectively within the Ports aforesaid and the Liberties Bounds Limits and Precincts of the same as also within any other Place or Places Town or Towns appertaining or belonging to any Port aforesaid or being a Member of any Port aforesaid in which Place or Places Town or Towns Mayor nor Bayliff is chosen by the Commons of the said Place or Places Town or Towns the Mayor of which Places or his Deputy for the time being We Will always have to be but one and that any two or more of the aforesaid Mayors and Jurats of any of the aforesaid Antient Towns of Rye and Winchelsea and of any Member aforesaid of the Cinque-Ports and Antient Towns aforesaid where there shall be a Mayor and their Successors respectively the Mayor of which Places or his Deputy for the time being We Will always have to be but one and that any two or more of the aforesaid Bayliffs and Jurats of any Member of the Ports aforesaid where such Bayliff is chosen by the Commons of the said Member and their Successors respectively the Bayliff of which Place or his Deputy for the time being We will always have to be but one within the Antient Towns and Members aforesaid and the Liberties Bounds Limits and Precincts of the same severally and respectively for the future may and shall be for ever Justices to Us Our Heirs and Successors and henceforward may for ever have full Power and Authority to make enquiry under the Oath of the honest and lawful Inhabitants of the aforesaid Cinque-Ports Antient Towns and Members of the same respectively by whom the truth of the matter may be the better known Felony c. to hear and determine after all and all manner of Felony Murder Manslaughter Witchcrafts Art-magick Trespasses Forestallers Regrators Ingrossers and Extortions whatsoever and of all and singular other Misdemeanors and Offences concerning which the Justices of the Peace to Us Our Heirs or Successors lawfully may or ought to make enquiry within the aforesaid Cinque-Ports Antient Towns and Members of the same or within any of them or within any County of Our Kingdom of England by whomsoever or howsoever they have been done or committed within any of the Cinque-Ports Antient Towns Members and Places aforesaid and the Liberties Bounds Limits and Precincts of the same severally and respectively or which shall hereafter happen to be done or attempted in the same Places respectively As also after all those who within the Antient Towns Members and Places aforesaid of the Cinque-Ports or within the Liberties Bounds Limits and Precincts of the same respectively have assembled together against the Peace of Us Our Heirs and Successors to the disturbance of the Subjects of Us Our Heirs and Successors or by force went or rode about Armed or for the future shall presume so to go or ride And also after all those who have lien in wait to maim or kill any of the Nation of Us Our Heirs or Successors or for the future shall presume to lie in wait as also after all Inn-Keepers and all and singular those Persons who have offended or done any thing against the form of the Ordinances and Statutes or any of them which are or shall be put forth for the common good of Our Kingdom of England or the Subjects of Us Our Heirs and Successors by the abuse of Weights or Measures or in the selling of Victuals or for the time to come shall presume so to offend or attempt any such thing within the Cinque-Ports Antient Towns Members or Places aforesaid or within the Liberties Bounds Limits and Precincts of the same respectively and also after all Constables whatsoever Petty-Constables Keepers of Gaols and other Officers and Ministers who in the Execution of their Offices have carried themselves unseemly concerning the things aforementioned or any of them or for the future shall presume to carry themselves unseemly or have been cold remiss or negligent in the Execution of their Offices or for the future shall be within the Cinque-Ports Antient Towns Members or Places aforesaid or within the Liberties Bounds Limits and Precincts of the same respectively and to make enquiry more fully about the truth of all and singular the Articles Circumstances and other things whatsoever by whomsoever and by what mean soever the things aforementioned or any thing that concerns them are done or committed or which for the future shall happen there respectively to be done or attempted within the Cinque-Ports Antient Towns Members or
Places aforesaid or within the Liberties Bounds Limits and Precincts of the same respectively and for the looking after all Indictments whatsoever which have been or shall be so presented before the aforesaid Mayors and Bayliffs or their Deputies and the Jurats and their Successors respectively or which have been made or exhibited and not yet determined before other of Our late Justices of the Peace within the aforesaid Cinque-Ports Antient Towns and the Members of the same or any of them respectively and for the directing making and continuing Process against all and singular of them so indicted or against those who for the time to come shall happen to be indicted before the aforesaid Mayor or his Deputy and Jurats the Bayliff or his Deputy and Jurats or their Successors respectively or against those who shall render or give up themselves to their own proper Officers and to hear and determine all and singular the Felonies Murders Manslaughters Witchcrafts Inchantments Fortune-telling Art-magick Trespasses Forestallers Regrators Ingrossers Extortions Assemblings Indictments aforesaid and all and singular the rest above-mentioned according to the Laws and Statutes of Our Kingdom of England which are already set forth or shall be set forth and to correct and punish the said Delinquents and every of them for their Offences by Fines Ransoms Amercements Forfeitures or any other way as hath been used or ought or hereafter shall be to be done according to the Law and Custom of Our Kingdom of England or according to the Form of the Ordinances and Statutes aforesaid already set forth or hereafter to be set forth and to do execute and perform all other things within the aforesaid Cinque-Ports Antient Towns and Members of the same and the Liberties Bounds Limits and Precincts of the same respectively as fully freely and perfectly and in as ample manner and form as the Justices of the Peace of Us Our Heirs and Successors in the Counties of Kent Sussex and Essex or in any of them or in any other County within Our Kingdom of England have heretofore done performed and executed or may or shall hereafter have power to do perform or execute by virtue of any Commission Act of Parliament Statute Law or Custom or by other legal way whatsoever and in as ample manner and form as if all those things had been exactly and by special words contained declared repeated and expressed in these Our Letters Patents And that any two or more of the aforesaid Mayors and Jurats of any Port of the aforesaid Cinque-Ports and their Successors respectively within the Ports aforesaid and within the Liberties Bounds Limits and Precincts of the same as also within any other Place or Places Town or Towns whatsoever appertaining or belonging to any Port aforesaid or being a Member of any Port aforesaid in which Place or Places Town or Towns the Mayor or Bayliff is not chosen by the Commons of the said Place or Places Town or Towns the Mayor of which Places and his Deputy for the time being We Will always have to be but one and that any two or more of the aforesaid Mayors and Jurats and their Successors respectively of either of the Antient Towns of Rye and Winchelsea aforesaid and of any Member of the aforesaid Cinque-Ports and Antient Towns aforesaid where there is a Mayor the Mayor of which Places or his Deputy for the time being We Will always have to be but one and any two or more of the aforesaid Bayliffs and Jurats of any Member of the Ports aforesaid where such Bayliff is chosen by the Commons of the same Member and their Successors respectively the Bayliff of which Place or his Deputy for the time being We Will always have to be but one from time to time for ever for the future may and shall be the Justices of Us Justices to deliver Gaols Our Heirs and Successors to deliver Gaols from the Prisons lying and being in the same within the Cinque-Ports Antient Towns Members and other Places aforesaid and within the Liberties Bounds Limits and Precincts of the same respectively from time to time acccording to the Laws and Custom of this Our Kingdom of England And by these Presents we create appoint make ordain and confirm any two or more of the said Mayors Bayliffs and Jurats and their Successors respectively the Mayor and Bayliff of which Places or their Deputy We Will always have to be but one the Justices of Us Our Heirs and Successors to deliver Gaols from the Prisons being in the same within the aforesaid Cinque-Ports Antient Towns Members and Places aforesaid and within the Bounds Limits Liberties and Precincts of the same respectively from time to time according to the Custom of this Kingdom of England and to do execute and perform all other things whatsoever from time to time within the aforesaid Cinque-Ports Antient Towns Members and Places aforesaid and within the Bounds Limits Liberties and Precincts of the same respectively as fully freely and compleatly and in as ample manner and form In as ample manner and form as other Justices as the Justices of Us Our Heirs and Successors in the aforesaid Counties of Kent Sussex and Essex and any one of them or in any other County within the Kingdom of England have heretofore done performed or executed to the delivering Gaols by virtue of any Commission Act of Parliament Statute Law or Custom or any other legal way whatsoever or for the future may or shall have the Power to do perform and execute and in as ample manner and form as if all those things had been exactly and by special words contained declared repeated and expressed in these Our Letters Patents And that no other Justices of Us Our Heirs and Successors that are appointed or are to be appointed for the Peace of Us Our Heirs or Successors within the aforesaid Counties of Kent Sussex and Essex or any of them Nor any Justice of Us Our Heirs and Successors appointed or to be appointed to enquire after hear and determine divers Felonies Trespasses and other Misdemeanors or to deliver Gaols within the aforesaid Counties of Kent Sussex and Essex or any of them Nor any Sheriff Under-Sheriff Coroner Escheator nor any other Officers belonging to Us No other Justices may be suffered to enter in c. Our Heirs or Successors within the aforesaid Counties of Kent Sussex and Essex or any one of them for the future enter or come in any wise to do act or perform any thing or things within the aforesaid Cinque-Ports Antient Towns Members or Places aforesaid or within the Liberties Bounds Limits or Precincts of the same Nor may any of them have or exercise any Authority or Jurisdiction concerning any causes things or matters whatsoever any way appertaining belonging or lying upon or which for the future shall happen to appertain belong or lie upon the Justices of Us Our Heirs and Successors appointed or to be appointed to keep the Peace or to enquire after hear