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RECORDS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Borou^l? of Q}cskx\klb: 
 
 A SERIES OF EXTRACTS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF 
 
 THE CORPORATION OF CHESTERFIELD, 
 
 And of other Repositories ; 
 
 COLLECTED BY 
 
 PYM YEATMAN, ESQ., 
 
 Of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister at Law. 
 
 ^nblisl^cit ttttJiEr tire aatlioritf of jWr. ^Itrermatt (See, 
 ^Bjor of Ctresierfielir. 
 
 Chesterfield: WilfRED EDMUNDS. 
 Sheffield: MESSRS. LEADER AND SONS, 
 
 1884. 
 
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 SHEFFIELD : 
 
 LEADER AND SONS, PRINTERS, 
 
 BANK STREET. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 As I have long taken an interest in everything that 
 relates to the Borough -of Chesterfield, it appeared to 
 me that if the Charters belonging to the Corporation 
 were published, the Burgesses would then see how 
 their Corporate rights have from time to^. time been 
 acquired, and how their predecessors have staunchly 
 endeavoured to uphold the same. 
 
 I have fortunately been able to obtain some of the 
 most important Charters relating to the Borough which 
 had not been in the possession of the Corporation for 
 a considerable number of years, and these I have 
 restored to the Town Clerk, who is by Statute the 
 keeper of the Corporate Records, subject to the diredtion 
 of the Council. 
 
 In the volume now before you much information will 
 be found relating to the early history of the town, 
 which T believe has never before been published. 
 
 I consider myself fortunate in having secured the 
 services of- that eminent antiquary, Mr. Pym Yeatman, 
 who has carefully gone through the Charters and trans- 
 lated the same. 
 
 Geo. Edwd. Gee, Mayor. 
 
 Chesterfield, 
 
 i2th July, 1884. 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 T^HE Letters Patent, under the Great Seal oi the Crown of 
 ■ England, here printed, give a complete history of the Charter 
 rights of the Borough of Chesterfield, but it must be noted that this 
 class of rights forms the least important portion of the privileges of 
 the Town, since the most valuable depend upon the Law of Pre- 
 scription ; this is expressly recited in the third Charter of Queen 
 Elizabeth, page 70, and, indeed, these prescriptive rights are directly 
 preserved in all the three Charters of King John, printed at pages 2, 
 21, and 25, where he uses the same words, excepting from the power 
 of the Lords William and Richard Brewer, all those who had 
 liberties in the Borough, " illi qui prius ibi libertates habuerunt," 
 and all succeeding Kings, with Queen Elizabeth herself, expressly 
 confirm all the rights and liberties (of course including this exemp- 
 tion) granted by King John. What the prescriptive rights were 
 may be learnt from two Charters, or rather Certificates, printed 
 at pages 47 and 71, those of King Edward IV. and Queen 
 Elizabeth, which prove that the prescriptive rights of Chesterfield 
 are those of a Borough of the ancient demesne of the Crown of 
 England. It is to be noted that King Edward IV. is the only 
 King who had granted a Charter to the Borough of Chesterfield 
 from the time of King Henry III. to that of King Henry VII., a 
 period of more than 250 years, and the Certificate and Charter of 
 Confirmation of Queen Elizabeth are both sealed the same day, prov- 
 ing how highly the Burgesses of Chesterfield valued their prescriptive 
 privileges, and, perhaps, also they are indicative of the slight value 
 they placed -upon the Royal Charters, 
 
vi. Introduction. 
 
 Mr. John Cutts, the Town Clerk of Chesterfield, has given every 
 possible facility, within the limits of safety, to inspedl and examine 
 the Records still remaining in his charge. As Town Clerk, Mr. 
 Cutts himself in the year 1857, shortly after his appointment, took 
 the wise precaution of causing to be printed a list of "all charters, 
 deeds, books, books of account, and all documents and effects belong- 
 ing to the Corporation of Chesterfield" at that date, an abstra(5l of 
 which will be found printed in this book. Every one of these 
 charters and documents are now in his custody and possession. All 
 those — the great majority of them — which appeared to be of value 
 either to the Corporation and Burgesses, or of interest to historical 
 students, will be found here printed. 
 
 That this list is far, very far, short of what the Corporation 
 possessed about a hundred years ago is evident from the list here- 
 after printed, entitled "A Schedule of Papers in the Corporation 
 chest, 1789," which, through the kindness of Mr. G. S. Cockayne, 
 Lancaster Herald, was found amongst the late Dr. Pegge's papers, 
 now deposited in the Heralds' College. This list is printed, not 
 only to supply all the evidence at present -available of the contents 
 of the lost charters, but in the hope that if they should by any 
 means be discovered they should be restored to the Borough. 
 Considering the high reputation of Dr. Pegge as a careful and skilful 
 genealogist, the town of Chesterfield is fortunate in possessing such 
 good secondary evidence of the contents of the lost charters, and 
 although the notices are but too frequently only scant and frag- 
 mentary, still, they incidentally convey information of the highest 
 value and interest, which is not now to be obtained from any 
 other source. This list also furnishes evidence of a great loss 
 of especial significance. From a note of Dr. Pegge's to No. 45, "The 
 old transcript of King John's Charter to Wm. Brewer, Ac. 17," it 
 appears that at that period the Black Book of Chesterfield was in 
 existence, for a comparison of the transcript with the copy entered in 
 the Black Book is made, and it is declared to be " fuller." Few Cor- 
 
Introduction. vii, 
 
 porations are so fortunate as to have possession of these Black or 
 Red Books, as they were sometimes called, and it is remarkable to 
 find that the Chesterfield book was existing within so short a period, 
 and, indeed, it affords a hope that it yet may be discovered and 
 restored. 
 
 The great Red Book of the town of Nottingham existed till the 
 year 1724, when a calamitous fire occured in the Town Clerk's office 
 and consumed it with many other precious Records. Fortunately, 
 however, valuable abstracts had been made by several of the Town 
 Clerks, and it is from these sources that the town of Chesterfield 
 depends for much of the evidence of the earlier Charters and customs 
 affecting it ; in this respect Chesterfield has a great advantage, since 
 it now possesses a perfect and remarkable series of Original Royal 
 Charters. No abstract or account of the Chesterfield Black Book 
 could be found amongst Dr. Pegge's papers, or the very valuable 
 collection of the late Mr. Swift, but from the note before mentioned 
 by Dr. Pegge it is evident that it contained information of the highest 
 value ; possibly an abstract by him or by some other antiquary may 
 be existing elsewhere, and if it should be discovered it is hoped that 
 a copy may be communicated to the Borough. This book would, 
 no doubt, contain many Charters, the originals of which are now lost, 
 including, perhaps, the Charter of William Brewer, the elder, which 
 is referred to in subsequent documents, and possibly it would con- 
 tain the only existing evidence of their contents ; many facts of 
 interest relating to the laws and customs of the Borough, which, 
 owing to the fatft that it had no Court of Record, are now forgotten, 
 might he obtained from this book. 
 
 This loss, however, can in some measure be supplied by the aid 
 of " The Nottingham Records," recently published. Nottingham 
 having had a Court of Record at least as early as 1303, and probably 
 much earlier, has preserved in a durable form a great corpus of Miini- 
 cipal law of great value and interest. This directly concerns the 
 
viii. Introduction. 
 
 town of Chesterfield, because by a singular circumstance we are with- 
 out any information in the Royal Charters of what nature were 
 the Chesterfield customs, each and all of them referring to the 
 Nottingham customs and declaring them to be similar. This omis- 
 sion- is, however, in a great measure supplied by the curious series 
 of Charters hereafter printed, commencing with Wake's Charter and 
 followed by Gryssop's composition, and that of the date of Queen 
 Elizabeth, terminating with the award of the Earl of Shrewsbury, 
 which specify many of the customs. It is, however, very curious 
 that so little is expressed in the Royal Charters since the county 
 in which Chesterfield is situated is not Nottingham, although at 
 the time of the Conquest, and for long after, both Nottingham and 
 Derby were under the control of the same Earl (Tofti), and the same 
 Sheriff (Hugh fil_ Baldric, a member of the great family of Toesni, 
 or Todini, whose connections, the Albinis, held feudal sway over the 
 neighbouring counties of Lincoln, Leicester, and Rutland). Wake's 
 Charter, however, whilst it recites several special customs, but only 
 some of those affecting the Borough, like the Royal Charters 
 expressly includes the Nottingham customs. 
 
 It is said by Glover that the Manor of Chesterfield had a Court 
 of Record for acftions under ;^2o, but no trace of its records can be 
 discovered, and certainly no Courts are now held, nor does the Public 
 Record Office contain any Court Rolls of the Manor whilst it was 
 in the hands of the Crown, with one exception, of the 2nd and 3rd 
 Philip and Mary, when a great Court of the King and Queen was 
 held there (Portfolio No. 6., No. 63); it is, however, very meagre in 
 detail, and does not disclose the form of the business — it only con- 
 tains 6 entries— Sir James Foljambe was fined four shillings for 
 default of doing the service that he owed, that is for absenting 
 himself from the Court. Ralf Leake and John Rhodes were fined 
 the same amount, and John Bullock was fined twopence, whilst 
 Thomas Gyles and Edward .Bannall were each fined sixpence with 
 
Introduction. ix 
 
 respect to a dealing with a moiety of a messuage, toft, &c., in 
 Bagthorpe. 
 
 It has been doubted whether the Chesterfield of Domesday was the 
 Chesterfield of to-day, and whether the latter was not excluded from 
 Domesday. It seems incredible that it could have been really 
 described as a hamlet of Newbold — a place never probably of any 
 Consequence. The history of the two places, their geographical 
 position, and the undoubted fact that Chesterfield was the Roman 
 city, the capital of this district, the great emporium of the metal 
 merchants for centuries previously, whilst Newbold had nothing 
 whatever to commend it — lying as it does in a comparatively sub- 
 ordinate position — has naturally raised doubts in the minds of 
 those who have interested themselves upon this question, but a 
 little reflection must satisfy the enquirer that_ Chesterfield, as 
 described amongst the King's demesnes, was that place which had 
 superiority over the district in the time of the Romans, and 
 ever since the memory of man. Newbold, though an inferior 
 place in many respects, may have been the centre of a large 
 population outside the camp (castra), where possibly it was not 
 permitted to erect houses for the poorer sort, or perhaps any dwell- 
 ings, in the time of the pre- Roman Britons, and the Bailiff of the 
 district may have resided there. At the time of the Domesday 
 Survey the history ,of the place would have small attractions for 
 him — doubtless a Norman — and for his own convenience he may 
 have classified the district in the manner in which we find it in 
 Domesday, but it is far more probable that it is so described because 
 the older Domesdays described it in the same manner; and it is 
 singularly corroborative of this idea that in after days, down even 
 so late as the reign of Queen Elizabeth, when Newbold, if it ever 
 had any importance in the district had lost it entirely, that the 
 order in which they are mentioned (curiously omitting Newbold 
 altogether) is precisely that of the order of Domesday — Wittinton, 
 Brimington, Tapton, Chesterfield, Buttorp, and Echintune ; nay, the 
 
X. Introduction. 
 
 very spelling of the names, which by that time had considerably 
 varied, is copied from Domesday, shewing that the writ is copied 
 from the Book of Domesday itself. We learn the true meaning of 
 these charters from Fitzherbert (p. 221 Natura Brevium). He 
 states : " Tenants in ancient demesne, by the custom of the realm, 
 ought to be quit of toll, &c., in every market, fair, town, or 
 city throughout the realm, and upon that every one of them may 
 sue to have letters patent under the King's seal to all the King's 
 officers, and to mayors, bailiffs, &c." This writ is granted when 
 the citizens or burgesses of any city or borough have been quit of 
 toll throughout the realm by grants of the King's progenitors, or 
 by prescription. Where charters are the source of the exemption 
 they are set out in the writs. The letters granted to Chesterfield 
 mention no grant, and therefore show that the right was by prescrip- 
 tion. The separate certificates relating to Chesterfield, coming as 
 they do at periods when and after changes had been made in the 
 exact tenure of the Manor, are of the greatest value in proof of 
 the preservation of the rights of the tenants of this Manor, which 
 otherwise possibly might have been in dispute in consequence of the 
 various Royal charters which appear to afi'ect them, but it may be 
 taken positively that notwithstanding the very curious and interesting 
 series of Royal charters afFecfling the borough, it was never intended 
 by the Crown, even if it had the power to do so, and consequently it 
 may be affirmed that the Crown never did, disturb these ancient 
 rights, and that they exist intadt to this day. 
 
 It may be asked, of what use is it that it should be proved that 
 Chesterfield is a place of ancient demesne of the Crown? and if it 
 is so proved, do any privileges worth possession now remain? 
 Certainly it is of great value to prove it, and certainly, if so proved, 
 all the privileges still remain ; it matters not that they have been 
 lost or encroached upon, for there is an old maxim of the law 
 applicable, " Null us tempus occurrit Regi," there is no statute of 
 limitations against the Crown. The Crown can at any moment 
 
Introduction. xi. 
 
 resume its rights which for any length of time have been lost or 
 laid aside or unused, and as a corollary the tenants of the Crown 
 can at any time reclaim their rights, because they are a privilege 
 of the Crown itself, and any tenant of ancient demesne of the 
 Crown can even now avail himself of these ancient privileges, 
 he can refuse to serve on juries at Assizes or Sessions, or to pay 
 County rates for certain purposes, as road making, bridge making, 
 and so forth, which in old days were called the "Trinoda necessitas." 
 Fitzherbert has preserved the ancient forms of writs for preserving 
 and claiming these privileges, and modern legislation ' has not 
 destroyed but only changed them ; it is open at the present day 
 for any Burgess to assert his individual claims, and, apparently, any 
 Burgess on his own behalf or for the Corporation might apply for 
 similar letters patent, to those granted by Edward IV. and Queen 
 Elizabeth declaratory of their rights and privileges. 
 
 The Charters of Queen Elizabeth (the 3rd of her reign) and King 
 Charles II. are printed from the excellent translation made for Mr. 
 Ford's " History of Chesterfield." It was thought unnecessary to 
 print the original Latin of these lengthy documents. 
 
 Thanks are due to His Grace the Duke of Devonshire and to 
 Mr. F. J. S. Foljambe, of Osberton, Notts., for very kindly giving 
 access to their invaluable collections of ancient Muniments, some of 
 which throw an important light upon the History of the Borough ; 
 also to Mr. Benjamin Bagshawe, Mr. J. D. Leader, F.R.S., Mr. 
 Sidney O. Addy, to the Rev. J. F. Fowler, and to Mr. Sam Geo. 
 Johnson, the Town Clerk of Nottingham, for their aid in determin- 
 ing difficult points in the construction and elucidation of these 
 documents, 
 
 PYM YEATMAN. 
 
 Springfield House, . . 
 
 Sheffield, i6tk July, 1884. 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Introduction '• 
 
 I.— Charter of King • * * to William Brewer - - . - i 
 
 II.— Charter of King Henry II. to the Burgesses of Nottingham - - 7 
 
 III._Charter of John Earl of Mortain to the Burgesses of Nottingham - 9 
 
 IV.— Charter of King John to the Burgesses of Nottingham . - - 13 
 
 v.— Charter of King John to the Burgesses of Derby - - - - 17 
 
 VI. — Charter of King John to Richard, son of William Brewer - - zi 
 
 VII.— Charter of King John to Wm. Brewer, the younger - - - 24 
 
 VIII. — Concord between Wm. Brewer the younger, and the Burgesses of 
 
 Chesterfield 28 
 
 IX.— Charter of King Henry III. to the Borough of Chesterfield - - 31 
 
 X.— Charter of John Lord Wake to the Borough of Chesterfield - - 33 
 
 XI.— Charter of King Edward IV. to the Borough of Chesterfield - - 44 
 XII.— Certificate of King Edward IV. that Chesterfield was a Borough 
 
 of Ancient Demesne of the Crown 47 
 
 XIII.— Charter of King Henry VII. to the Borough of Chesterfield - - 50 
 
 XIV.— Charter of King Henry VIII. to the Borough of Chesterfield- - 54 
 
 XV.— Charter of King Edward VI. to the Borough of Chesterfield - - 58 
 
 XVI. — ist Charter of Queen Elizabeth to the Borough of Chesterfield - 64 
 
 XVII.— 2jid Charter of Queen Elizabeth — Certificate that Chesterfield 
 
 was a Borough of Ancient Demesne of the Crown - - - 71 
 
 XVIII.— 3rd Charter of Queen Elizabeth to the Borough of Chesterfield - 73 
 
 XIX.— Charter of King Charles II. to the Borough of Chesterfield - - 93 
 
 XX. — Gryssop's Composition respecting the Customs of Chesterfield - 102 
 
 XXI.— The Composition of the 6th Oct., 8th Elizabeth respecting the 
 
 Customs of Chesterfield 105 
 
 XXII.— The 4th Charter of Queen Elizabeth inspecting the Compositions- 113 
 XXIII. — The Composition with the Earl of Shrewsbury of the 4th January, 
 
 loth Elizabeth 
 
 113 
 
Contents.- xiil., 
 
 PAGE 
 
 XXIIIa.— 25 Nov., Henry VI. Pardon under the Great Seal to the Guild of 
 
 the Holy Cross 117 
 
 XXIV.— 3 Hy. IV. Lease of the Manor of Chesterfield from Joan, 
 
 Countess of Kent - - - - - - - --118 
 
 XXV.— Wm, II. The King's Charter to St. Mary's, Lincoln, respecting 
 
 the Church of Chesterfield- - - - - - - - 123 
 
 XXVI.— s. d. Charter of Wm. fil Ranulf of Chesterfield to Robert fil 
 
 Edward de Chesterfield - - - - - - - - 123 
 
 XXVII.— Charter of Robert fil Susannah de Rousely to Walter Clark of 
 
 Chesterfield -- - - - 123 
 
 XXVIII.— Charter of Robert de Peck, of Chesterfield, to Peter fil Hugh, of 
 
 Brimington 124 
 
 XXIX. — Charter of John Fitz Isaac, of Chesterfield, to Beauchief Abbey - 124 
 XXX. — Charter of Alan fil Gunild, of Chesterfield, to Beauchief Abbey - 124 
 
 XXXI.— Will of William Fitz Norman, of Taddington 124 
 
 XXXII. — Commemoration at Beauchief Abbey of Chesterfield worthies - 124 
 XXXIII. — Charter of Wm. Briges, of Chesterfield, to Beauchief Abbey - - 124 
 XXXrv. — Charter of Peter del Hirst, and Maud, his .wife, to Beauchief 
 
 Abbey - -- - - - -- - - - 124 
 
 XXXV. — Charter of Richard Bonus, of Chesterfield, to Beauchief Abbey - 123 
 XXXVI. — Charter of Robert Wiggley to Sir John Ryggeway, of Chesterfield- 123 
 XXXVII,— Charter of Hugo fil Hugo, of Dochmanton, to John Bond, of 
 
 Chesterfield - - - -- -- - -- 125 
 
 XXXVIII.— Charter of Hugo Brito, of Walton, to the Dean of Lincoln - - 125 
 XXXIX.— Charter of Henry fil Roger Bate, of Newbold, to Roger fil Henry 
 
 de Newbold - -- -.- 125 
 
 XL.— Charter of Robert Hayston, of Chesterfield, to Richard fil Bond, of 
 
 Chesterfield - - - - - lij 
 
 XLI. — Charter of Ralf Brito del Hertwyc to Jocelyn de Haremere - - 123 
 XLII. — 23 Hy. III. Gljiarter of Sarra, widow of Ralf, the Clerk, to Adam 
 
 Venell, of Chesterfield - - - 126 
 
 XLIII. — s. d. Charter of John de Sutton, of Nottingham, and Matilda 
 
 Bond to Richard de Aston r - 126 
 
 XLIV.— s. d. Charter of Peter Tindlor, of Chesterfield, to Peter fil Hugh 
 
 de Dockmanton - - - - - - - - - - 126 
 
 XLV.-^s. d. Charter of John Arcwryt, of Chesterfield, to the Guild of the 
 
 Blessed Mary of Chesterfield 127 
 
 XLVI.— s. d. Charter of John fil John Bond de Chesterfield to Margerie, 
 
 his sister ......••-'- i2f 
 
xiv. Contents. 
 
 . PACE 
 
 XLVII.— 21 Ed. I. Charter of John de Calale to Roger de Mannesdeld - 127 
 
 XLVIII.— s. d. Charter of Adam fil Hugo de Lincoln - - - - - 127 
 XLIX.— s. d. Charter of Hugh fil Hugh de Dockmanton to John Bond, of 
 
 Chesterfield 127 
 
 L. — 26 Ed. I. Charter of Emma, widow of Adam de Beat, of Chester- 
 field, to Stephen, her brother - - - - - - -127 
 
 LI.— 30 Ed. I. Charter of William fil William Pistor, of Chesterfield, 
 
 to Roger fil Galfred de Walton - . - - - - 127 
 
 LII. — II Ed. II. Charter of Roger de Mablethorpe to Gilbert, his brother 128 
 
 LIIL— 14 Ed. II. Charter of Isabella, fil John fil Roger fil Hore, to John 
 
 fil Ranulf fil Reginald de Holywelgate 128 
 
 LIV.— 16 Ed. II. Charter of John fil William fil Edde de Chesterfield to 
 
 Richard le Archer 128 
 
 LV.— 16 Ed. II. Charter of John fil Richard Bond, of Chesterfield, to 
 
 Roger de Mannesfield -- 128 
 
 LVI.— 14 Ed. III. Charter of Richard Albeyne, of Chesterfield - - 128 
 LVII. — 15 Ed. III. Charter of Nicolas Fox to Adam Horn - . - 128 
 
 LVIII.— 18 Ed. III. Charter of William Hyas, of Chesterfield, to John fil 
 
 Roger fil Ranulf de Halywell ---.... 129 
 
 LIX. — 20 Ed. III. Charter of Richard Foljambe to Henry de Hampton, 
 
 of Chesterfield -.-- 129 
 
 LX. — 34 Ed. III. Charter of John de Wytington to William Aleyn, of 
 
 Chesterfield - 129 
 
 LXI.— 46 Ed. III. Charter of John Bond .-.--- 129 
 
 LXII.— 46 Ed. III. The King's Charter to Richard de Chesterfield - - 129 
 
 LXIIa. — 49 Ed. III. Charter of John Foljambe to William Hackholder .- 130 
 
 LXIII.— 4 Ric. III. The King's Charter to Richard de Chesterfield - - 130 
 
 LXIV.— 16 Ric. II. The King's Charter to William de Horbur>- - - 130 
 
 LXV. — 14 Rich. II. Charter of William del Lowe to Roger del Hardwyk 
 
 and Johanna, his wife 131 
 
 LXVI.— 17 Ric. II. Charter of Thomas de Nevil to John de Mannesfield 
 
 de Chesterfield 131 
 
 LXVII.— 19 Rich. II. Charter of John fil John de Horsley to John Rankell 131 
 LXVIII.— 10 Apl., 1481. Charter of William de Calale, of Normanton, to 
 
 John de Barley 131 
 
 LXIX.— Hy. VI. Charter of Henry Gothe to Richard Cook de Chesterfield 131 
 LXX.— 23 Hy. VI. Charter of Ralf, Lord Cromwel, and others, to John 
 
 Wilson J J 
 
Contents. xv. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 LXXI. — 31 Hy. V. Charter of Thomas, son of John Foljambe, to Henry, 
 
 his brother -- 132 
 
 LXXII.— 3 Ed. IV. Charter of William fil John Shaw to Richard Asche - 132 
 
 LXXIII.— 16 Ed IV. Charter of John Hethcote, of Chesterfield, to William 
 
 Whithel 132 
 
 LXXIV.— Hy. VII. Receipt Robert Barley to Henry Foljambe - - - 132 
 LXXV.— 6 Hy. VII. Charter of John Asche de Chesterfield to Henry 
 
 Foljambe - 132 
 
 LXXVI.— 19 Hy. VII. Charter of Thomas Hervey, of Chesterfield, to Gilbert 
 
 Foljambe 132 
 
 LXXVII.— 3 Hy. IV. Charter of Alice, widow of Ralf Papplewick to William 
 
 Frenyngham - - - 133 
 
 LXXVIII.— 32 Hy.VIII. TheKing'sChartertotheGuildof the Blessed Mary 133 
 LXXIX.^23 Sept., 1562. Power of Attorney from George, Earl of Shrews- 
 bury 135 
 
 LXXX, — I Aug., 1621. Faculty for Seats in the Church for the Mayor and 
 
 Aldermen and their wives - 136 
 
 LXXXI.— 3 Nov., 1658. Lease of the Town Hall from Lord Mansfield 
 
 (Commonwealth) - - -i37 
 
 LXXXII. — 14 Chas. II. Expulsion of the Mayor and Aldermen (Restoration) 138 
 LXXXIII. — 3 May, 1675. Licence from the Duke of Newcastle to build a 
 
 Market House - 137 
 
 Dr. Pegge's List of Corporation Records, 1789 - - - - 139 
 
 Mr. Cutts' List of Corporation Records, 1857 .... i^g 
 
 List of Mayors, Bailiffs, Aldermen, &c. - - -_ - - - 148 
 
 List of Town Clerks .--...... 154 
 
 Burgess Roll, No. i 154 
 
 Burgess Roll, No. 2 i57 
 
 1 Ed. III. List of Inhabitants Assessed to the Subsidy - - 159 
 43 Eliz. List of Inhabitants Assessed to the Subsidy - - - 159 
 
 2 Hy. IV. to 2 Hy. V. Hundred Roll of Scarsdale of this date - 160 
 Papers relating to the Appointments to the office of Town Clerk - 163 
 
3^opal Ci)arttrs 
 
 6rantetr to tije iLortsi of tf)t ilanor ot ClbesiUrfielli 
 antr to tfte Btirgtssfesf of tljt same 3Sorougl^* 
 
 I. — Charter of King * * * to William Brewer, 
 
 CONFIRMING THE GrANT OF THE BoROUGH OF CHES- 
 TERFIELD, WITH OTHER MANORS, &C., AT FEE FARM. 
 
 E Rot. Cart. Antiq., (A. A. 20) now deposited at the Public 
 
 Record Oifice. 
 
 N.B. — The outside edge of this roll has been damaged, and the name of the 
 Grantor is gone, as well as the beginning of each line. These parts are 
 indicated by brackets [ ] There is a transcript of this roll in the 
 Record Office, written by Mr. Edward Bond, some thirty years since, 
 shewing that this damage is of old date. For presumed date of this 
 Record see Preface. 
 
 [* * * ] Di gra Rex Angl, &c., Sciatis nos dedisse 
 cocensisse t psenti Carta nra cofirmasse Willo Briwerr 
 t hedibus suis maniu nrm de Cestrefeld in Derbysyr cu 
 Briweton t Witenton t soca t toto wapeltac de Scarvedel 
 [ ] cu omibus integritatibus' t pertinenciis suis tened ad 
 feodi firma ei et heredibus suis de nobis et heredibus nrs 
 reddedo annuati de predico Cestrefeld t Brumint t 
 Witenton t soca — sexaginta t nove libr nuo t de pdicto 
 
 1 " Integritatibus " — It is difficult to give this word a correct raeaning. Ducange 
 gives a user of the word, Carta Caroli C Regis Francie ann 84s in Tabulario sc 
 Mauri ad Ligerim " Has denique res cum omni integritate, id est, cum colonis et ser- 
 vis ibi commanentibus cum domibus et suprapositis cum terris cultis et incultis." 
 None of these meanings would suit a mercantile town where all men were free at 
 this date, and where there were no fields to cultivate, the generic term "members" 
 is therefore given. 
 
wapentac [ ] de Scarnedale dece libr nuo ad Scaccr nra 
 Westm. p manu suo vel hered suor sciliz medietate ad 
 scarr pasc et mediatate ad scarr Sci Michael Volum etia 
 q pdcum Maniu de Cestrefeld cu oibus pertinenciis suis 
 [ ] hat easde libtates et libas consuetudines qus burgus 
 nra de Nottingha ht i oibus locis t oibus rebs ita tarn qd 
 Burgi nris Notingh t Derbi libtates suas qs hnt t hre 
 debent no amittnt Volum t qd eade [ ] Chestrefeld sit 
 liber burgs ita tarn qd nuUus burgens vel mercator in ea vel 
 int pdic M^apentac vel in socca hat libtates t libas con- 
 suetudines ni p ipsu Will Briwerr vel p heredes suis 
 [ ] ni illi qui priq ibi libertates habuerunt Concedimus 
 t eide Willo Briwerr t hedibus suis [ ] q hant apud 
 Cestrefeld una feria singlis annis i exaltacoe Sci Crucis 
 p octo dies duratim et ptrea unu mercatu ibidem sin- 
 gulis sept p duos dies scil die Martis et die Sabbati cu 
 omnibus libertatibus t librs consuetudinibs ad feria et 
 mercatu pertinentibus et qd Theloneu capiatr in prdict 
 feria t mercato ab oibus illi qui libtates no habuerit t 
 dedimus t concessimus eid Willo t heredibus suis maniu 
 nrm de Snodington in Notinghaschyre t maniu nrm de 
 Axeminster in Devon cu oibus itegrtatibus t ptinenciis eor 
 excepto hundr de Axeminstr Tenenda ad feodi firma ei et 
 hdibus suis de nob t hedibus nris redd annuati de Snod- 
 ington octo libr nuo t [ ] Axemenistr xxx t quatuor lib 
 nuo ad predict Scaccr p manu suo vel heredu suor ad 
 pdict trminos et qd hant ap Axemenistr unu mercatu 
 sing sept die donica sic ibi ee consuevit t pteria piscaria 
 nram de Kingeswere in Sumsat cu oibus ptinenciis suis 
 tenend ad feodi firma ei t hedibus suis de nobis t hedibus 
 nris redd in annuati xx sol nuo ad pdict Scaccr p manu 
 suu vel heredu suoru ad pdicos trminos ita qd pdict 
 Wills Briwerr t heredes sui post eu hat t teneat prdic 
 maniu de Cestrefeld cu Brumint t Witenton t soca t toto 
 
wapeltac de Scarvedal cu oibus ptinenciis suis t pdm 
 maniu de Snodington cu oibus ptinenciis suis t pdm 
 maniu de Axemenistr cu oibus ptinenciis suis exceptis 
 hundredo de Axemenistre t pdcam [ ] piscaria de 
 Kingeswere ad feod firma reddo ind annuati cetu t duo- 
 deci libr nuo ad scaccr nrm Westm p manu suo vel hered 
 suor pdicis trminos sic pdictu est ptra Dedimus t con- 
 cessimus eide Willo Briwerr reditu Pet de Sandiacre qd 
 nob debuit de terr quam ht de nob i excambiu p terr de 
 Horseleg Quare Volumus t firmit pcipimus qd pdic Wills 
 Briwerr t heredes sui post eu hant t teneant cu oibus 
 libertatibus t itegrtatibus t oibus ptinenciis suis ad feodi 
 firma p pdicam firma t p servitiu p ] feodi uni milit p oi 
 servitis t omi demanda adeo ben t i pace libe t quiete 
 honorifice sic nos vel ancessoris nri ilia unqm meli liberi 
 et integri habuimus solita et quieta de Syris t hundr t 
 wapentac t sectis eor t de oibus placitis querelis [exatio- 
 nibus exceptis hiis] q ad Corona nra ptinet T Dno J 
 Norwic Datu p manu Hug de Well Archied Welles 
 apud Clarendon vicesimo septimo die Septemr anno regni 
 nri Sexto. 
 
 (Translation of the above.) 
 
 [ * * * ] by the Grace of God — King of England, 
 &c. Know ye that we have given, granted, and by 
 this our present charter have confirmed to William 
 Brewer and his heirs our Manor of Chesterfield, in 
 Derbyshire, with Briweton and Witenton, and the 
 soke and whole wapentake of Scarsdale [ ] with all 
 its members and appurtenances to hold at fee farm to 
 him and to his heirs of us and of our heirs, paying 
 annually for the said Chesterfield and Brumenton, and 
 
 1 It will be seen by reference to the Charter granted to Richard, son of this 
 William Brewer, that the service was only of "two parts" of a Knight's fee, but his 
 grant only included part of the premises, the subject of this grant, 
 
4 
 
 Witenton and Soke, 69 pounds of money, and for the 
 said wapentake [ ] of Scarsdale, ;^io of money into 
 our exchequer of Westminster by his own hand or by 
 the hands of his heirs, that is to say half at the 
 term of Easter and half at the term of St. Michael; 
 we will also that the said Manor of Chesterfield, with 
 all its appurtenances [ ] shall have the same liberties 
 and free customs which our boroughs of Nottingham 
 possess in all places and in all things, so nevertheless 
 that our boroughs of Nottingham and Derby shall not 
 lose the liberties which they possess and should have ; 
 and we will that the said Chesterfield shall be a free 
 Borough, so that no Burgess or Merchant within it, or 
 within the said wapentake or in the soke, shall have 
 liberties and free customs unless by him the said William 
 Brewer or thro' his heirs, except those who before this time 
 there had liberties.^ We grant also that the same William 
 Brewer and his heirs shall have a fair at Chesterfield in 
 each year, at the exaltation of the Holy Cross, for eight 
 days' duration, and besides a market there of two days 
 in each week, that is to say on Tuesday and Saturday, 
 with all the liberties and free customs pertaining to fairs 
 and markets, and that Toll shall be taken in the said 
 fair and markets from all those who do not possess 
 privileges of exemption. Besides we have given and 
 granted to the same William Brewer and his heirs our 
 Manor of Snodington, in Nottinghamshire, and our 
 Manor of Axminster, in Devonshire, with all its mem- 
 bers and appurtenances, except the hundred of Axmin- 
 ster, to hold to fee farm to him and to his heirs of 
 us and of our heirs, paying annually for Snodington 
 ;^8 of money, and for Axminster £2,^ of money into 
 
 1 The words printed in italics are omitted from all the Charters of Confirmation 
 after that which King John granted to Wm. Brewer, the younger, but Henry III. 
 especially preserves the liberties granted by King John. 
 
our said exchequer by his hands or by the hands 
 of his heirs at the said terms, and that he shall 
 have at Axminster one market each week, upon Sunday, 
 as they are there accustomed, and besides, our fishery of 
 Kingswere, in Somersetshire, with all its appurtenances, 
 to hold to fee farm to him and to his heirs of us and of 
 our heirs, paying annually for it twenty shillings of money 
 to our said exchequer by his hands or by the hands of his 
 heirs at the said terms, so that the said William Brewer 
 and his heirs after him shall have and hold the said 
 Manor of Chesterfield, with Brumenton and Witenton, 
 and the soke and the whole wapentake of Scarsdale, with 
 all its appurtenances, and the said Manor of Snodington 
 with all its appurtenances, and the said Manor of Axmin- 
 ster with all its appurtenances, except the hundred of 
 Axminster and the said Fishery of Kingswere, to fee 
 farm, paying annually 112 pounds' of money into our ex- 
 chequer at Westminster, by his hands or by the hands of 
 his heirs at the said terms as is aforesaid. Besides we 
 have given and granted to the same William Brewer the 
 rent of Peter of Sandiacre, which he owes to us for the 
 land which he holds of us in exchange for the land of 
 Horsley. Wherefore we will and especially command 
 that the said William Brewer and his heirs after him 
 shall have and hold, with all liberties and members and 
 all appurtenances, to fee farm for the said farm and by 
 the service of [ ] one Knight's fee for all services and 
 all demands, and that well and peacefully, freely and 
 quietly and honourably as we or our ancestors ever better 
 more freely completely held them free and quit of shires 
 
 1 The correct computation counting Kingswere fishery at one pound is £122, 
 Glover in his history of Derbyshire, Vol, II., pt. i, p. 298 states that the payment for 
 Axminster was £2^, and for Kingswere /20. The probability is that his copy was 
 correct as to Axminster but wrong as to Kingswere, Glover gives the date of the 
 Charter as 1204. 
 
and hundreds and wapentakes, and of their suits and of 
 all pleas, complaints [exactions, except those] which to 
 our crown belong. As Witness The Lord J. Norwich. 
 Given by the hand of Hugo de Well, Archdeacon of 
 Wells, at Clarendon, the 2gth day of September, in the 
 6th year of our Reign. 
 
 II. — Charter of King Henry II. to the Burgesses of 
 Nottingham, referred to in the Charters grant- 
 ed TO the Burgesses of Chesterfield. 
 
 (Printed from the Records of the Borough of Nottingham, 1882.) 
 
 [1155— 1165.] 
 
 'H[enricus] Rex Angliae, et Dux Normanniae et Aqui- 
 tanniae, et Comes Andegaviae, archiepiscopis, episcopis, 
 comitibus, baronibus, justitiariis, vicecomitibus, ministris, 
 et omnibus fidelibus suis Francis et Anglis totius Angliae, 
 salutem. Sciatis me concessisse, et hac mea carta con- 
 firmasse, Burgensibus de Noting[ham] omnes illas libe- 
 ras consuetudines quas habuerunt tempore Regis Henrici 
 avi mei ; scilicet, Tol et Theam, et Infangenetheof, et 
 Thelonea, a Thurmotestona usque ad Newerc', et de 
 omnibus Trentam transeuntibus, ita plenarie ut in burgo 
 de Noting[ham] ; et ex alia parte a duito ultra Rempes- 
 tunam usque ad aquam de Radeford in Nort. Homines 
 etiam de Noting[ham]scir' et de Derbisir' venire debent 
 ad burgum de Noting[ham] die Veneris et Sabbati, cum 
 quadrigis et summagiis suis : nee aliquis infra decern 
 leucas in circuitu de Noting[ham] tinctos pannos operari 
 debet, nisi in burgo de Notingh[am]. Et si aliquis, 
 undecunque sit, in burgo de Noting[ham] manserit anno 
 uno et die uno, tempore pacis, absque calumpnia, nullus 
 
 ' This charter has been printed from a duplicate among the Government records, 
 in Rymer's Foedcra, ed. 1816, i. 41, and from thence in Prof. Stubbs' Select CharUrs, 
 p, 166, 
 
postea nisi rex in eum jus habebit. Et quicunque bur- 
 
 gensium terram vicini sui emerit, et possederit per annum 
 
 integrum et diem unum, absque calumpnia parentum 
 
 vendentis, si in Anglia fuerint, postea eam quiete possi- 
 
 debit; neque praeposito burgi de Notingh[am] aliquem 
 
 burgensium calumpnianti respondeatur, nisi alius fuerit 
 
 accusator in causa. Et quicunque in burgo manserit, 
 
 cujuscunque feodi sit, reddere debet simul cum burgen- 
 
 sibus taillagia, et defectus burgi adimplere. Omnes 
 
 etiam qui ad forum de Notingh[am] venerint a vespere 
 
 diei Veneris usque ad vesperam Sabbati, non namientur, 
 
 nisi pro firma regis. Et iter de Trenta liberum esse 
 
 debet navigantibus quantum pertica una optinebit ex 
 
 utraque parte fili aquae. Quare volo et firmiter prae- 
 
 cipio quod praedicti Burgenses praedictas consuetudines 
 
 habeant et teneant bene et in pace, et libere, et quiete, 
 
 et honorifice, et plenarie, et integre, sicut habuerunt 
 
 tempore Regis H[enrici] avi mei. Testibus : Ricardo de 
 
 Hum[et] Conest[abulario], Willelmo de Braosio, Will- 
 
 elmo de Caisneto, Willelmo de Lanvalei, Rann[ulfo] 
 
 Vic[ecomite] de Noting[ham].' Apud Eborac[um]. 
 
 4151- 
 (Translation.) 
 
 Henry, King of England, and Duke of Normandy and 
 Aquitaine, and Earl of Anjou, to his archbishops, bishops, 
 earls, barons, justiciaries, sheriffs, ministers, and all his 
 faithful subjects, French and English of all England, 
 greeting. Know ye that I have granted, and by this my 
 charter have confirmed, to the Burgesses of Nottingham 
 all those free customs which they had in the time of 
 King Henry my grandfather ; to wit, Tol and Theam, 
 and Infangenetheof, and Thelonea from Thrumpton to 
 
 1 Ranulf Fitz-Ingleram was sheriff of Notts and Derby from 2 Hen. II. to 11 
 Hen. II. • This charter was most probably granted early in 1155, when Henry visited 
 York and Nottingham. See Prof Stubbs' Outline Iiin;yary of Hen. II. in Chron. of 
 Benedict Abbas, ii. p, cxxix.— Note from " The Nottingham Records," 
 
Newark, and of all things crossing the Trent, as fully as 
 in the borough of Nottingham ; and on the other side 
 from the brook beyond Rempston to the water of Retford 
 in the north. Moreover, the men of Nottinghamshire 
 and Derbyshire ought to come to the borough of Not- 
 tingham on Friday and Saturday, with their wains and 
 packhorses : nor ought any one within a radius of ten 
 leucae of Nottingham to work dyed cloth, except in the 
 borough of Nottingham. And if any one, whencesoever 
 he may be, shall dwell in the borough of Nottingham a 
 year and a day, in time of peace, without claim, no one 
 afterwards except the king shall have any right in him. 
 And whosoever of the burgesses shall buy the land of his 
 neighbour, and shall possess it for a whole year and a 
 day, without claim on the part of the kindred of the ven- 
 dor, if they be in England, he shall afterwards quietly 
 possess it : nor shall it be answered to the reeve of the 
 borough of Nottingham claiming any burgess, unless 
 another shall be the plaintiff in the cause. And whoso- 
 ever shall dwell in the borough, of whatsoever fee he may 
 be, he ought to pay tallages together with the burgesses, 
 and make up the defaults of the borough. Also all who 
 come to the market of Nottingham from the eve of Friday 
 to the eve of Saturday, shall not be distrained, except for 
 the King's ferm. And the passage of the Trent ought to 
 be free to navigators as far as one perch extends on either 
 side of the mid-stream. Wherefore I will and firmly en- 
 join that the aforesaid Burgesses shall have and hold the 
 said customs in good manner and in peace, and freely 
 and quietly, and honourably and fully, and wholly, as 
 they had in the time of King Henry my grandfather. 
 Witnesses: Richard de Humet Constable, William de 
 Braosio, William de Caisneto, William de Lanvalei, 
 Ranulf Sheriff of Nottingham. At York. 4151. 
 
9 
 
 III. — Charter of John Earl of Mortain, confirming 
 THE Charter of his father, King Henry II., to 
 THE Burgesses of Nottingham. 
 
 (Printed from the Records of the Borough of Nottingham, 1882.) 
 
 J[ohannes, Comes] Moret[oniae], omnibus hominibus 
 et amicis suis, Francis et Anglis, praesentibus et futuris, 
 salutem. Sciatis me concessisse, et hac praesenti carta 
 mea confirmasse, Burgensibus meis Notingeham', omnes 
 illas liberas consuetudines quas habuerunt tempore 
 Henrici Regis proavi mei, et tempore Henrici Regis 
 patris mei, sicut carta ejusdem Henrici patris mei 
 testatur ; scilicet, Thol et Theam, et Infangenetheof, et 
 Tholonea, a Thurmodeston' usque ad Niwerch', et de 
 omnibus Trentam transeuntibus, ita plenarie ut in burgo 
 de Notingeham ; et ex alia parte a duitto ultra Rempes- 
 ton' usque ad aquam de Radeford in Nord', et de Bikeres- 
 dic. Homines etiam de Notingehamsir' et de Derbisir' 
 venire debent ad burgum de Notingeham die Veneris et 
 Sabbati, cum quadrigis et summagiis suis ; nee aliquis 
 infra decem leucas in circuitu de Notingeham tinctos 
 pannos operari debet, nisi in burgo de Notingeham. Et 
 si aliquis, undecunque sit, in burgo de Notingeham 
 manserit uno anno et die uno, tempore pacis et absque 
 calumpnia, nullus postea, nisi ego, in eum jus habebit. 
 Et quicumque burgensium terram vicini sui emerit, et 
 possederit per annum integrum et diem unum absque 
 calumpnia parentum vendentis, si in Anglia fuerint, 
 postea eam quiete possidebit. Neque praeposito burgi 
 de Notingeham aliquem burgensium calumpnianti re- 
 spondeatur, nisi alius fuerit accusator in causa. Et 
 quicunque [in burgo majnserit, cujuscunque feodi sit, 
 reddere debet simul cum burgensibus tailagia, et defectus 
 burgi adimplere. Omnes etiam qui [ad forum] de Not- 
 
lO 
 
 ingeham venerint a vespere die[i] Veneris usque ad 
 vesperam Sabbati, non namientur nisi pro firma mea, 
 Et iter de Trente [liberum] esse debet navigantibus quan- 
 tum pertica una optinebit ex utraque parte fili aquae. 
 
 Praeterea concessi etiam, de proprio dono meo, et hac 
 mea [carta] confirmavi eisdem liberis Burgensibus meis, 
 Gildam Mercatorum, cum omnibus libertatibus et liberis 
 consuetudinibus quae ad Gildam Mercatorum debent 
 [vel solejnt pertinere ; et quod ipsi sint quieti de Tholo- 
 nea per totam terram meam, infra nundinas et extra. 
 Et licet illis quem voluerint ex suis in fine anni praepo- 
 situm suum facere, qui de firma mea pro ipsis respon- 
 deat ; ita quod si idem praepositus mihi displiceat, ilium 
 ad voluntatem meam removebo, et ipsi alium ad libitum 
 meum substituent. Concessi etiam eisdem Burgensibus 
 ut quicunque ab eis constitutus fuerit praepositus ejus- 
 dem burgi, solvat firmam ejusdem burgi ad dominicum 
 scaccarium meum, ubicunque fuerit in Anglia, ad duos 
 terminos, medietatem, scilicet, ad clausum Paschae, et 
 medietatem in octavis Sancti Michaelis. Quare volo et 
 firmiter praecipio quod praedicti Burgenses habeant et 
 teneant praedictas consuetudines bene et in pace, libere 
 et quiete, honorifice et pacifice, plenarie et integre, sicut 
 habuerunt tempore Henrici Regis proavi mei et tempore 
 Henrici Regis patris mei, cum praedictis augmentis quae 
 eis concessi. Et prohibeo ne quis contra banc cartam 
 meam praedictos Burgenses vexare praesumat in aliquo, 
 super decem libras forisfacti mei. Hiis testibus : Hugone 
 Coventrensi Episcopo, Ada Abbate de Wellebec, Alex- 
 andro Priore de Lenton,' Aldr[edo] Priore de Novo 
 Loco, Rogero de Play,' Girardo de Canvill, Henrico de 
 Ver, Radulfo Murdac, Galfrido de Jorz, Samsone de 
 Stretlee, Simone filio Ricardi, Roberto de Fornellis, 
 Willelmo de Furnellis, Willelmo de Craumunt, Rogero 
 
II 
 
 de Karkeny,' Galfrido Luterell,' Magistro Benedicto, 
 Serlone clerico, et multis aliis. 4152. 
 
 (Translation.) 
 
 John, Earl of Mortain, to all his men and friends, 
 French and English, present and to come, greeting. 
 Know ye that I have granted, and by this my present 
 charter have confirmed, to my Burgesses of Nottingham 
 all those free customs which they had in the time of 
 King Henry my great-grandfather, and in the time of 
 King Henry my father, as the charter of the same Henry 
 my father witnesses ; to wit, Thol and Theam, and 
 Infangenetheof, and Tholonea, from Thrumpton to New- 
 ark, and of everything crossing the Trent, as fully as in 
 the borough of Nottingham ; and on the other side from 
 the brook beyond Rempston to the water of Retford in 
 the north, and from Bycardyke. Also the men of 
 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire ought to come to the 
 borough of Nottingham on Friday and Saturday, with 
 their wains and pack-horses ; nor ought any one to work 
 dyed cloth within a radius of ten leucae of Nottingham, 
 except in the borough of Nottingham. And if any one, 
 whencesoever he may be, shall remain in the borough of 
 Nottingham a year and a day, in time of peace, and 
 without claim, no one afterwards, but I, shall have any 
 right in him. And whosoever of the burgesses shall buy 
 the land of his neighbour, and shall possess it for a whole 
 year and a day without claim by the kindred of the ven- 
 dor, if they be in England, he shall afterwards quietly 
 possess it. Nor shall it be answered to the reeve of 
 Nottingham claiming any of the burgesses, unless another 
 shall be the plaintiff in the case. And whosoever shall 
 dwell in [the borough], of whatsoeiver fee he may be, 
 ought to pay tallages, together with the burgesses, and 
 
12 
 
 make good the defaults of the borough. Also all who 
 shall come [to the market] of Nottingham, from the eve 
 of Friday to the evening of Saturday shall not be dis- 
 trained except for my ferm. And the passage of Trent 
 ought to be free to navigators as far as one perch extends 
 on either side of the mid-stream. 
 
 Moreover I have also granted, of my own gift, and by 
 this my [charter] have confirmed to the same my free 
 Burgesses, a Merchants' Gild, with all the liberties and 
 free customs which should, or usually belong to a Mer- 
 chants' Gild. And that they shall be quit of Tholonea 
 throughout the whole of my land, within and without 
 fairs. And they may make, at the end of the year, whom 
 they will from amongst themselves their reeve, who shall 
 answer on their behalf for my ferm ; provided that if the 
 same reeve shall displease me, I shall remove him at my 
 will, and they shall substitute another at my pleasure. 
 Also I have granted to the same Burgesses that whoso- 
 ever shall be constituted reeve of the same borough, shall 
 pay the ferm of the same borough to my demesne exche- 
 quer, wherever it may be in England, at two terms, to 
 wit, a moiety at the close of Easter, and a moiety in the 
 octave of Saint Michael. Wherefore I will and firmly 
 enjoin that the aforesaid Burgesses shall have and hold 
 the aforesaid customs well and in peace, freely and 
 quietly, honourably and peacefully, fully and wholly, as 
 they had them in the time of King Henry my great- 
 grandfather, and in the time of King Henry my father, 
 with the aforesaid augmentations which I have granted 
 them. And I forbid that any one presume to vex the 
 said Burgesses in aught against this my charter, upon 
 pain of ten pounds to be forfeited to me. These being 
 witnesses : Hugh Bishop of Coventry, Adam Abbot of 
 Welbeck, Alexander Prior of Lenton, Aldred Prior of 
 
13 
 
 Newstead, Roger de Play,' Gerard de Camville, Henry 
 de Vera, Ralph Murdac, Geoffrey de Jorz, Sampson 
 de Strelley, Simon Fitz-Richard, Robert de B'urneux, 
 William de Furneux, William de Craumunt, Roger de 
 Karkeny, Geoffrey Luterel, Master Benedict, Serlo the 
 clerk, and many others. 4152. 
 
 IV. — Charter of King John, confirming grants made 
 
 BY HIMSELF WHILST EaRL OF MoRTAIN, TO THE BuR- 
 
 GESSES OF Nottingham, dated March ig, 1200. 
 (Printed from the Records of the Borough of Nottingham, 1882.) 
 
 Johannes, Dei Gratia Rex Angliae, Dominus Hyber- 
 niae. Dux Normanniae, Aquitanniae, et Comes Ande- 
 gaviae, archiepiscopis, episcopis, abbatibus, comitibus, 
 baronibus, justitiariis, vicecomitibus, et omnibus ballivis 
 et fidelibus suis totius Angliae, salutem. Sciatis nos 
 concessisse, et praesenti carta nostra confirmasse, Bur- 
 gensibus nostris de Notingeham omnes illas liberas con- 
 suetudines quas habuerunt tempore Henrici Regis proavi 
 nostri, et tempore Henrici Regis patris nostri, sicut carta 
 ejusdem Henrici patris nostri testatur ; scilicet, Thol et 
 Theam, et Infangenetheof, et Tholonea a Thurmodeston' 
 usque ad Niwerk', et de omnibus Trentam transeuntibus, 
 ita plenarie ut in burgo de Notingham ; et ex alia parte 
 a duitto ultra Rempeston' usque ad aquam de Radeford 
 in Nord', et de Bikeresdik. Homines etiam de Noting- 
 hamsir' et de Derebisir' venire debent ad burgum de 
 Notingham die Veneris et Sabbati, cum quadrigis et 
 summagiis suis ; nee aliquis infra decem leucas in cir- 
 cuitu de Notingham tinctos pannos operari debet, nisi in 
 burgo de Notingham. Et si aliquis, undecunque sit, in 
 burgo de Notingham manserit uno anno et die uno, tem- 
 pore pacis et absque calumpnia, nullus postea nisi Rex 
 
14 
 
 in eum jus habebit. Et quicumque burgensium terram 
 vicini sui emerit, et possederit per annum integrum et 
 diem unum, absque calumpnia parentum vendentis, si in 
 Anglia fuerint, postea earn quiete possidebit. Neque 
 praeposito burgi de Notingham aliquem burgensium 
 calumpnianti respondeatur, nisi alius fuerit accusator in 
 causa. Et quicunque in burgo manserit, cujuscunque 
 feodi sit, reddere debet simul cum burgensibus taillagia, 
 et defectus burgi adimplere. Omnes etiam qui ad forum 
 de Notingham venerint a vespere die[i] Veneris usque ad 
 vesperam Sabbati, non namientur, nisi pro firma nostra. 
 Et iter de Trente liberum esse debet navigantibus, quan- 
 tum pertica una optinebit ex utraque parte fili aquae. 
 Praeterea concessimus etiam de proprio dono nostro, et 
 hac carta nostra confirmavimus, eisdem liberis Burgensi- 
 bus nostris Gildam Mercatorum, cum omnibus libertati- 
 bus et liberis consuetudinibus quae ad Gildam Mercato- 
 rum debent vel solent pertinere ; et quod ipsi sint quieti 
 de Tholonea per totam terram nostram, infra nundinas 
 et extra. Et licet illis quem voluerint ex suis in fine 
 anni praepositum suum facere, qui de firma nostra pro 
 ipsis respondeat ; ita quod si idem praepositus nobis dis- 
 pliceat, ilium ad voluntatem nostram removebimus, et 
 ipsi alium ad libitum nostrum substituent. Concessimus 
 etiam eisdem Burgensibus ut quicumque ab eis constitu- 
 tus fuerit praepositus ejusdem burgi, solvat firmam ejus- 
 dem burgi ad dominicum scaccarium nostrum, ubicunque 
 fuerit in Anglia, ad duos terminos, medietatem, scilicet, 
 ad clausum Paschae, et medietatem in octabis Sancti 
 Michaelis. Quare volumus et firmiter pracipimus quod 
 praedicti Burgenses habeant et teneant praedictas con- 
 suetudines, bene et in pace, libere et quiete, honorifice 
 et pacifice, plenarie et integre, sicut habuerunt tempore 
 Henrici Regis proavi nostri, et tempore Henrici Regis 
 
15 
 
 patris nostri, cum praedictis augmentis quae eis conces- 
 simus. Et prohibemus ne quis contra hanc cartam nos- 
 tram praedictos Burgenses vexare praesuniat in aliquo, 
 super decern libras forisfacti nostri, sicut eis concessimus 
 et rationabili carta nostra confirmavimus dum essemus 
 Comes Moretoniae. Hiis testibus : Gaufrido filio Petri 
 Comite Essexiae, Willelmo Briwere, Hugone Bard[ulfi], 
 Roberto filio Rogeri, Willelmo de Stotevill', Hugone de 
 Neviir, Simone de Pateshull', Gilleberto de Norfolk. 
 Datum per manus Simonis Archidiaconi Wellensis, et 
 Johannis de Gray, Archidiaconi Clivelandiae, apud Clip- 
 ston, xix die Martii, regni mostri anno primo. 4153- 
 
 (Translation.) 
 
 John, by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of 
 Ireland, Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, and Earl of 
 Anjou, to his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, 
 justiciaries, sheriffs, and bailiffs and faithful subjects of 
 all England, greeting. Know ye that we have granted, 
 and by our present charter have confirmed, to our Bur- 
 gesses of Nottingham, all those free customs which they 
 had in the time of King Henry, our great-grandfa,ther, 
 and in the time of Henry our father, as the charter 
 of the same Henry our father witnesses ; to wit, Thol 
 and Theam, and Infangenetheof, and Tholonea, from 
 Thrumpton to Newark, and of all things passing the 
 Trent, as fully as in the borough of Nottingham ; and on 
 the other side from the brook beyond Rempston to the 
 water of Retford in the north, and from Bycardyke. 
 Also the men of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire ought 
 to come to the borough of Nottingham on Friday and 
 Saturday with their wains and pack-horses ; nor ought 
 any one to work dyed cloth within a radius of ten leucae 
 of Nottingham, except in the borough of Nottingham. 
 
i6 
 
 And if any one, whencesoever he may be, shall remain 
 in Nottingham a year and a day in time of peace, and 
 without claim, no one afterwards except the king shall 
 have any right over him. And whosoever of the burgesses 
 shall buy the land of his neighbour, and shall possess it 
 for a whole year and a day, without claim by the kindred 
 of the vendor, if they be in England, he shall afterwards 
 quietly possess it. Nor shall it be answered to the reeve 
 of Nottingham claiming any of the burgesses, unless 
 another shall be the plaintiff in the case. And whoso- 
 ever shall dwell in the borough, of whatsoever fee he may 
 be, ought to pay tallages, and make good the deficiencies 
 of the borough. Also all who shall come to the market 
 of Nottingham from the eve of Friday to the evening of 
 Saturday shall not be distrained except for our ferm. 
 And the passage of Trent ought to be free to navigators 
 as far as one perch extends on either side of the mid- 
 stream. Moreover, we have granted, of our own gift, 
 and by this our present charter have confirmed, to the 
 same our free Burgesses a Merchants' Gild, with all the 
 liberties and free customs which ought, or are used to 
 pertain to a Merchants' Gild ; and that they shall be quit 
 of Tholonea throughout the whole of our land, within 
 and without fairs. And they may make, at the end of 
 the year, whom they will from amongst themselves their 
 reeve, who shall answer for our ferm on their behalf; 
 provided that if the same reeve shall displease us, we 
 shall remove him at our will, and they shall substitute 
 another at our pleasure. Also we have granted to the 
 same Burgesses that whosoever shall be constituted 
 reeve of the same borough, shall pay the ferm of the same 
 town at our demesne exchequer, wheresoever it may be 
 in England, at two terms, to wit, a moiety at the close of 
 Easter, and a moiety in the octave of Saint Michael. 
 
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 Wherefore we will and firmly enjoin, that the aforesaid 
 Burgesses shall have and hold the aforesaid customs, 
 well and in peace, freely and quietly, honourably and 
 peacefully, fully and wholly, as they had in the time of 
 King Henry our great-grandfather, and in the time of 
 King Henry our father, with the aforesaid augmenta- 
 tions which we have granted them. And we forbid that 
 any one presume to vex the aforesaid Burgesses in aught 
 against this our charter, under pain of ten pounds to be 
 forfeited to us, as we granted and by our reasonable 
 charter confirmed when we were Earl of Mortain. These 
 being witnesses : Geoffrey Fitz-Peter Earl of Essex, 
 William Briwere, Hugh Bardolf, Robert Fitz-Roger, 
 William de Stuteville, Hugh de Neville, Simon de Pate- 
 shull, Gilbert de Norfolk. Given by the hands of Simon, 
 Archdeacon of Wells, and John de Gray, Archdeacon of 
 Cleveland, at Clipston, the 19 day of March, in the first 
 year of our reign. 41 53' 
 
 V. — Charter of King John to the Burgesses oe 
 Derby, dated the Sixth Year of his reign. 
 
 (E Rot. Cart. Antiq., (Z. 5.) Public Record Office.) 
 
 Carta ^Burgettsfium Ire ©eitlju 
 
 John, Di Gra rex Angl, &c. Sciatis nos concessisse t 
 psenti carta nra confirmasse burgensibus nris de Derebi 
 omes illas libas consuetudines qus burgenses nri de 
 Notingha hnt t huert temp H Reg pavi nri t tempe H 
 Reg pris nri scil thol t theam t infangenetheof et Thelo- 
 nia a Dunebrig usq ad ponte de Cordi et a ponte Cordi 
 usq ad ponte de Estweit sicut hre solent et de omibz 
 Derewent tnseuntibs ita plenarie ut i burgo de Derebi 
 Holes t de Derbisir t de Notinghasir venire debent ad 
 
 B 
 
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 burgu de Derebi die Jovis t die Vens in qudrigis et 
 sumagiis suis Nee aliq's infra dece leucas i circuitu de 
 Derebi tinctos pannos opari debr ni in Burgo de Derebi 
 salva libtate burgi de Notingha et si aliqs undecuqs sit 
 manserit i Burgo de Derebi uno anno t uno die tempe 
 pacis sn calumpnia nulls ptea ni Rex i eu jus habebit. 
 Et qcuqs burgensiu tra vicini sui emit t possedit p annu 
 itegru et unu die absq calumpnia parentii vendentis si 
 in Angl fuerit pea ea qeta possidebit Neq ppoito burgi 
 de Derebi aliq burgensiu caluniati respondeatr n aliqs 
 fuerit accusator i causa et qcuqs i burgo manserit ciscuq 
 feodi sit redde deb siml cu burgsibus taill t defect burgi 
 adimplere omes t qi ad foru de Derebi venint a vespe 
 diei Jovis usq ad vespa diei veneris no namientr ni p 
 firma nra et iter de Derwent libu ee deb navigantibus 
 qntu ptica una optinebit ex utq parte fili aque Pretea 
 concessimus t confirmavim eisdem burgensibus libis 
 nstris de Derebi gildam mercator ac omnibus libertatibus 
 et libis consuetudinis q ad roba mcator debut vl solut 
 pertine et qd ipi sint quieti de telonio p tota tra nfam 
 infra nundinas t extra concessimus et confirmavimus 
 eidem burgensibus de Derebi Burgu de Derebi cu oibus 
 ptinciis suis ad feodi firma tenend de nob et heredibus 
 nris sibi et heredibus suis i ppetua p antiqu firma et de 
 cremto X librarp annu p omni servicio et demanda et liceat 
 illis q voluint ex suis i fine anni ppositu suu facere qi de 
 firma nra p ipis respondeat ita qd si id ppoits nob dis- 
 pliceat illu ad voluntate nram removebim t ipi aliu ad 
 libitu nrm substituent concessim t eide burgensibs ut 
 qicunq ab eis constitutr fuit ppoits ejs de burgi solvat 
 firma ejusde burgi ad dnica scaccm nrm ubicuqe fuit in 
 Angl ad duos trminos scil medietate ad clausu Pasch t 
 medietate i octav sci Mich Quare volumus t firmit 
 pcipims qd pdci burgnses & eor hedes t oia pdca hant t 
 
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 teneant de nob et hedibs nris bn et i pace libe t quiete 
 honorifice pacifice plenarie t integre et phibems ne qs 
 contr banc carta nram pdcos burgenses vexare psumat 
 sup forisfactam nram X libror ut pdcm est T. Dat p 
 man H. Well Archied anno regni nri VI. 
 
 (Translation.) 
 
 John, by the Grace of God, England, &c. Know ye 
 that we have granted, and by this our present charter 
 have confirmed, to the Burgesses of Derby all those free 
 customs which our Burgesses of Nottingham had and 
 held in the time of Henry, the King, our great-grand- 
 father, and in the time of Henry, the King, our father, 
 that is to say, Thol and Theam, and Infangenethef, and 
 Tolls from Dunsbrig to the Bridge of Cordi, and from 
 the Bridge of Cordi to the Bridge of Eastweit, as they 
 were accustomed to have from all crossing the Der- 
 went as fully as in the Borough of Derby. The men 
 both of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire ought to come 
 to the Borough of Derby on Wednesday and Friday with 
 their wains and pack-horses ; nor within a radius of ten 
 leucae of Derby should anyone work dyed cloth except in 
 the Borough of Derby, saving the liberties of the Borough 
 of Nottingham, And if anyone, whencesoever he may 
 be, shall dwell in the Borough of Derby for a year and a 
 day in the time of peace without complaint, no one after- 
 wards, except the King, shall have any right in him. 
 And whosoever of the Burgesses shall buy the land of 
 his neighbour, and shall possess it for a whole year 
 and a day, without claim by the kindred of the. vendor, 
 if they be in England, he shall afterwards quietly possess 
 it. Nor shall it be answered to the reeve of Nottingham 
 claiming any of the Burgesses, unless another shall be 
 the plaintiff in the case. And whosoever shall dwell 
 
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 in the Borough, of whatsoever fee he may be, ought to 
 pay tallages, together with the Burgesses, and make good 
 the defaults of the Borough. Also all who shall come 
 to the market of Derby from the eve of Wednesday to 
 the evening of Friday shall not be distrained except for 
 our ferm. And the passage of the Derwent ought to be 
 free to navigators as far as one perch extends on either 
 side of the mid-stream. Moreover, I have also granted 
 and [by this my charter] have confirmed to the same my 
 free Burgesses of Derby a Merchants' Gild, with all the 
 liberties and free customs which should, or usually 
 belong to a Merchants' Gild. And that they shall be quit 
 of Tholonea throughout the whole of my land, within 
 and without fairs. We concede and grant to the same 
 Burgesses of Derby the Borough of Derby, with all its 
 appurtenances at fee farm. To hold of us and our 
 heirs, to them, and to their heirs for ever, by ancient 
 ferm, and for the salary of ^lo per annum for all services 
 and demands. And they may make, at the end of the 
 year, whom they will from amongst themselves their 
 reeve, who shall answer on their behalf for my ferm ; 
 provided that if the same reeve shall displease me, I 
 shall remove him at my will, and they shall substitute 
 another at my pleasure. Also I have granted to the 
 same Burgesses that whosoever shall be constituted 
 reeve of the same Borough, shall pay the ferm of the same 
 Borough to my demesne exchequer, wherever it may be 
 in England, at two terms, to wit, a moiety at the close of 
 Easter, and a moiety in the octave of Saint Michael. 
 Wherefore I will and firmly enjoin that the aforesaid 
 Burgesses and their heirs shall have and hold the afore- 
 said customs well and in peace, freely and quietly, 
 honourably and peacefully, fully and wholly. And I 
 forbid that anyone presume to vex the said Burgesses 
 
in aught against this my charter, upon pain of ;^io, to be 
 forfeited to me as aforesaid. T. Given by the hand of 
 H. Well, Archdeacon, in the 6th year of our reign. 
 
 VI. — Charter of King John to Richard, son of 
 William Brewerr, granting the Manor of 
 Chesterfield, &c., in fee farm, dated in the 
 i6th year of his Reign. 
 
 (E. Rot. Cart. Antiq. Y. 3. Public Record Office.) 
 
 J di gra Rex Angl etc omnibs fidelibs suis salt Sciatis 
 nos dedisse t concississe t carta nra confirmasse Ric 
 Briwere filio Willi Briwere t heredibus suis maneriu nrm 
 de Cestrefeud i Derbyschyre cu Brumiton t Wittinton t 
 soka t tota wapentak de Scarnedale t c omnibus integr 
 tatibus et pertin suis tenend ad feod firma ei t hedibus 
 suis de nobis t hedibus nris redd annuatm de pdict 
 Cestrefeld t Brumiton t Wittinton t soka lxix Lib 
 numo et de pred wapentac de Scharndal x lib nuo ad 
 5acc nrm apd Westm p manu suu vel heredu suor Sclt 
 medietate ad seem pasce et medietate ad seem Sci Mich 
 volum t qd pdcam manerum de Cestrefeld t omnibus 
 ptin suis habeat easd lib t lib consuetudines qs burg nr 
 de Notingh ht in omibs locis t rebus Ita tn qd Burgi nri 
 Noting t Derbi libs suas quas habent t habre debuint 
 non amittant Volum t qd ead Cestrefeld sit lib burg ita 
 tam qd nuUus burgens vl mcator i ea vel in prdco wapen- 
 tac vl in soka hat lib vel libas consuetudines ni p ipm 
 Ric Briwere vl p hedes suos ni illi q' priuq ibi libertates 
 huerunt Concedim t eidem Ric Briwere t hedibs suis qd 
 bnt apud Cestrefeld unam feriam singulis annis in ex- 
 altoe Sci Crucis p VIII dies duraturam t pterea unu 
 mercatu ibi de singulis septim p duos dies scil die Mart 
 
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 t die sabbi c omnibus lib t libas consuetudinibus ad feriam 
 et mercatum ptin et qd Theloniu capiatr in prdictis feria 
 & mercato ab omnibus illis q' libtates non habuerint 
 Dedim et concessim eidem Ric t hered suis manerium 
 nostrum de Snodington in Nottinghamsir tenend ad 
 feod firma ei et heredibus suis de nob t heredibs nris 
 reddendo inde anuatim VIII libr numo ad prdcum 
 scaccm p manu suor vel heredum suor ad prdictos ter- 
 minos. Hec an subscripta dedimus et concessimus & he 
 carta nostra confirmavimus prdi Ric hedibus suis de 
 voluntate t assensu ad petitione Willi Briwere patris 
 sui cui t hedibus suis prius dedimus t concessiramus & 
 carta nra confirmaverim. Qre volumus prcipim qd prdic 
 Ric Briwere t hedes sui pt eum hant t teneant omnia 
 prdic tenement t omnibs libtatibus t integretat t omnibus 
 ptin suis ad feod firmam p pdictam firmam et p serviciu 
 duarum partim feod un militis p omni svicio t oi demanda 
 adeo bene t in pace libe t quiete t integre plenarie t 
 honorifice sic nos vel ancessores nri ilia unqua melius 
 librius t integris hubuim soluta t quieta de siris t hundr 
 wapentac t sectis eor t de omibs placitis & querelis t 
 exactionibs exceptis hiis que ad corona pertinebit. [Dat 
 apud Anno regni nri XVI ] 
 
 (Translation.) 
 
 ] by the Grace of God, King of England, to all his 
 faithful Health. Know ye that we have given and granted 
 and by our charter have confirmed to Richard Brewer, 
 son of William Brewer, and his heirs, our Manor of 
 Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, with Brumington and 
 Wittington, and the soke and all the wapentake of 
 Scarnedale, and with all its members and appurtenances 
 to hold at fee farm to him and his heirs of us and of our 
 heirs, paying annually for the said Chesterfield and 
 
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 Brumington, and Wittington and Soke, sixty-nine pounds 
 of money, and for the said wapentake of Scarnedale ^lo 
 of money into our exchequer of Westminster by his 
 hands or by the hands of his heirs, that is to say half at 
 the term of Easter and half at the term of St. Michael ; we 
 will also that the said Manor of Chesterfield and all its 
 appurtenances shall have the same liberties and free cus- 
 toms which our Borough of Nottingham has in all places 
 and in all things, so that nevertheless our Boroughs of 
 Nottingham and Derby shall not loose the liberties which 
 they have or ought to have ; we will that the said Ches- 
 terfield shall be a free Borough, so nevertheless that no 
 Burgess or Merchant within it, or in the said wapentake 
 or in the soke, shall have liberties or free customs except 
 through the same Richard Brewer and his heirs, unless 
 those who before this time there held liberties ; we grant 
 also to the same Richard Brewer and his heirs that they 
 should have a fair at Chesterfield every year, at the ex- 
 altation of the holy cross, of 8 days' duration, and besides 
 a market there each week of two days, that is to say on 
 Tuesday and Saturday, with all liberties and free 
 customs pertaining to fairs and markets, and that tolls 
 should be taken in the said fair, and markets from all 
 those who have no privileges ; we have given and granted 
 to the same Richard and his heirs our Manor of Snod- 
 ington, in Nottinghamshire, to hold to fee farm to him 
 and to his heirs of us and of our heirs, paying therefore 
 annually 8 pounds of money into the said exchequer by 
 his hands or by the hands of his heirs at the aforesaid 
 terms. This before subscribed we have given and 
 granted and by this our charter have confirmed to the 
 said Richard and his heirs, by the will and assent and at 
 the petition "of William Brewer, his father, to whom 
 and to his heirs we have formerly given and granted and 
 
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 by our charter confirmed it ; wherefore we will and com- 
 mand that the said Richard Brewer and his heirs after 
 him shall have and hold all the said tenements with all 
 their liberties and boundaries and appurtenances to fee 
 farm by the said farm and by the service of two parts of 
 one Knight's fee for all services and all demands, so well 
 and in peace, freely and quietly, wholly and fully, and 
 honourably as we or our ancestor ever better more freely 
 and completely were accustomed to hold it, and quit of 
 all shires and hundreds, wapentakes and of their suits, 
 and of all pleas and complaints and exactions, except 
 those which belong to our crown. 
 
 VII. — Charter of King John Granting the Manor 
 OF Chesterfield, &c., to William Brewer the 
 Younger, to be held in Capite by Knight Service, 
 Dated the i6th day of August, in the 17TH year 
 OF his Reign. 
 
 (Copied from the MSS. of Dr. Pegge, deposited at Heralds' College, in his 
 handwriting, with this note: "E Rot. Cart, de anno, decimo septimo 
 regni Regis Johannis." — N.B. This roll is not now to be found at the 
 Record Office, the few rolls of Ancient Charters there have been enrolled 
 irregularly as to date, and at no known periods. In Dr. Pegge's "schedule 
 of papers in the Corporation of Chesterfield chest, 1789," Dure is om. 
 No. 45, from which this is probably a copy. It is called "An old 
 transcript of King J's. Charter to Wm. Brewere, Ao. 17: this is fuller 
 than that copy in the Black Book. N.B. ye original is supposed to be 
 lost." This old copy of the Charter, as well as the Black Book has now 
 disappeared, and is not to be found amongst the Corporation muniments.) 
 
 Johannis Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hibernie 
 Dux Normainie Aquitaine et Comes Andegavie Archiepis 
 Episcopis Comitibus Baronibus Justiciariis Vicecomiti- 
 bus et oibus Ballivis et fidelibus suis Saltem Sciatis nos 
 dedisse et concencisse Willmo Briwerr et heredibus suis 
 
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 pro homagio et servitio suo maneriu nostrum de Cestre- 
 feld cu BTuminton et Witenton et soca et toto wapen- 
 take de.Scarnedale et cum omibus integritatibus et 
 pertinenciis suis Ita qd pdictum manerium de Chestrefeld 
 cum oibus pertinenciis suis habeat easdem libtates et 
 liberis consuetudines quas Burgus noster Notingham 
 habeat in oibus locis et oibus rebus Ita tamen qd Burg: 
 nostri de Notingham et Derbi libtates suas quas habent 
 et habere debent non amittant Volumus etiam qd eadem 
 Chestrefeld sit liber Burgus ita tamen qd nullus Burgens 
 vel mercator in ea vel in pdicto wapentake vel in soca 
 habeat libtes vel liberas consuetudines nisi per ipsum. 
 Willimum Briwerr vel per heredes suis nisi illi qui prius 
 ibi libertates habuerunt concedimus etiam eidem Willo 
 Briwerr et heredis suis qd habeant apud Chestrefeld 
 unam feriam singulis annis in exaltacoe Sci Crucis per 
 octo dies duraturum et preteria unu mercatu ibidem sin- 
 gulis septimanis per duas dies scilt die Martis et die 
 Sabbati cu oibus libertates et liberis consuetudinibus 
 qd ad feria et mercatu pertinent Theloneum capiatur in 
 predictis feria et mercatum ab oibus illi qui libtates non 
 habuerunt. Dedimus etiam ac concessimus eidem 
 Willo et heredibus suis maner nostra de Snodinct in 
 Notinghamschire, et maneriu de Axeminister in Devon, 
 cu oibus integritatibus et pertinenciis eorum cu hundred 
 de Axeminister et quod habeant apud Axeminister unu 
 mercatu singulis septimanis die dominica sicut ibi esse 
 consuevit et preteria piscarium nostra de Kingswere in 
 Sumset, cu oibus pertinenciis suis ita soil qd predictus 
 Willmo Briwerr et heredes sui habeant et teneant prdictu 
 maneriu de Chestrefeld cu Brumenton et Witenton et 
 soca et tota Wapentac de Scarnedale cu oibus ptinen 
 suis et Manerium de Snodington cu oibus ptinen suis 
 et predict maner de Axeminster cu oibus ptinen suis cum 
 
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 hundred de Axeminster et pdictu piscaria de Kingswere 
 cu oibus pertinenciis suis faciend nobis et heredibus 
 nostris de oibus pdic servit feod triu milit pro oibus ser- 
 vitiis et demand. Quare Volumus et firmiter precepimus 
 qd pdict Willus et heredes suis post eum habeant et 
 teneant oia predicta maneria et tenta cu oibus liberta- 
 tibus et integritatibus et oibus pertinenciis suis per 
 servicium feod triu milit pro omni servici et demanda. 
 Adeo bene, &c., sicut nos et antecessoris nostri ilia 
 unquam melius et liberius habuimus soluta et quieta de 
 sires et hunds et wapentac et sec eor et de omnibus 
 placitis et querelis et exicoebus exceptis hiis que ad 
 Coronam nostrum pertinet. 
 
 Testi : W Com Saru fratre E Majestro Milicie tem- 
 pi! in Anglia, H. de Nevill, H. de Mortuomari, Waltero 
 de Lascy, Johan de Munenz, Thoma de Sandford, Willo 
 de Cantelupo, Fulcon de Cantelupo, Rado Corini. Dat 
 apud marleberge decimo sexto die Augusto Anno regni 
 nri decimo sexto. 
 
 (Translation.) 
 
 John by the Grace of God, King of England, Lord of 
 Ireland, Duke of Normandy Aquitaine, and Count of 
 Anjou, to his Archbishops, Bishops, Earls, Barons, 
 Justiciars, Viscounts, and to all Bailiffs and faithful 
 Health. Know ye that we have given and granted to 
 William Brewer and his heirs, for his homage and service, 
 our Manor of Chesterfield, with Brumington and Wit- 
 tington, and the Soke and whole Wapentake of Scarne- 
 dale and with all its members and appurtenances, so 
 that the said Manor of Chesterfield, with all its appurte- 
 nances, should have the same liberties and free customs 
 which our Borough of Nottingham has in all places and 
 in all things, so nevertheless that our Boroughs of Not- 
 
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 tingham and Derby should not loose the liberties which 
 they have and should have. We will also that the said 
 Chesterfield shall be a free Borough, so nevertheless that 
 no one of the Burgesses or Merchants within it or within 
 the said Wapentake, or within the Soke, shall have liber- 
 ties or free customs, unless through him the said William 
 Brewer or through his heirs, excepting those who before 
 this there had liberties ; we concede also to the same 
 William Brewer and his heirs that they should have at 
 Chesterfield one fair every year, at the exaltation of the 
 Holy Cross, of eight days' duration, and besides a mar- 
 ket there each week of two days, that is to say on 
 Tuesday and on Saturday, with all the liberties and free 
 customs pertaining to fairs and markets. Toll shall be 
 taken in the said fair and market from all those who have 
 not liberties ; we have also given and granted to the same 
 William Brewer and his heirs our Manor of Snodinct, in 
 Nottinghamshire, and the Manor of Axminster, in Devon- 
 shire, with all its members and appurtenances, with the 
 hundred of Axminster, and that they should have a 
 market at Axminster every week, upon Sunday, as they 
 are there accustomed, and besides our fishery of Kings- 
 were, in Somersetshire, with all its appurts, so that the 
 said William Brewer and his heirs should have and hold 
 the said Manor of Chesterfield, with Brumenton and 
 Wittenton, and the soke and whole wapentake of Scarne- 
 dale with all their appurtenances, and the Manor of 
 Snodington with all its appurts, and the said Manor of 
 Axminster with all its appurtenances, with the said 
 hundred of Axminster and the said fishery of Kingswere 
 with all its appurtenances, doing to us and to our heirs 
 for all the said services for three Knights' fees for all 
 services and demands ; wherfore we will and firmly com- 
 mand that the said William and his heirs after him shall 
 
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 have and hold all the said Manors and tenements" with 
 all liberties and members and all its appurtenances, by 
 the service of three Knights' fees for all services and de- 
 mands; therefore well, etc., as we and our Ancestors ever 
 better freer held them free and quit of Shires and hun- 
 dreds, and wapentakes and their suits, and of all pleas 
 and complaints and exactions, except those which belong 
 to our crown. 
 
 Witness — W. Earl of Salisbury, Brother E. Master of 
 the Knights Templars in England, H. de Neville, H. de 
 Mortimer, Walter de Lacey, John de Munens, Thomas 
 de Sandford, William de Cantelupe, Falcon de Cante- 
 lupe, Ralf Corini. 
 
 Given at Merlbergh the i6th day of August in the 
 17th year of our reign. 
 
 VIII. — Concord made between the above-mentioned 
 William Brewer the Younger and the Free 
 Burgesses of Chesterfield, in vindication of 
 
 THEIR liberties AGAINST THE SAID WiLLIAM 
 
 Brewer. 
 
 (From the original Fine now amongst the muniments of the 
 Corporation of Chesterfield.) 
 
 Hec est concordia facta int Dnm Willm Briwerr 
 Juniorem et Burgenses de Cestfeld silicet qd ipi et hedes 
 sui habebunt et tenebunt de dicto W. Brewerr et de 
 hedebs suis omes illas libtates et omes libas consuetu- 
 dines in villa de Cestfeld qs Bgus de Notingham habet 
 et tenet et habere debet salvis tn si firmis suis assisis in 
 toftis in villa de Cestfeld eo die qo ista concordia facta 
 fuit et salvis si illis toftis qos diet W. Brewerr et hedes 
 sui pea assedebunt ptea diet W Brewerr et hedes sui 
 concessit qd pdici Burgenses et heredes sui habeant 
 
v^vp 
 
 ^mMm 
 
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 et teneant celdas in foro qi de ceto teiiere voluint Reddo 
 
 p annu p qolibet celda sex denar p excepto tm qd diet W 
 
 Briwerr et heredes sui habunt omes celdas in tempe 
 
 nundinaru ad op suum singlis annis Ptea diet W Briwerr 
 
 p se et p hedibus suis coneessit qd pdieti Burgenses et 
 
 hedes sui habeant et teneant pmes acr tre in eampis qs 
 
 habuert et tenuerunt die qo ista concordia fca fuit Reddo 
 
 p annu pro qlibet ac qtuor denar exeeptis deee aes de 
 
 Dnico sue qor qlib aer reddit p annu Vllldenar ptea Dicti 
 
 W Briwerr concessit eadm Burgensibus qd .nullu eoru 
 
 fiat ppoit in villa de Gestfeld ni p libam voluntatem eoru 
 
 *et si aliqs serviens p pdietu W Briwerr in pdeo Burgo 
 
 poit contra jura et libtates Bgi age et venire volant em 
 
 dabit. Has no relaxacoes et libertates pseptas coneessit 
 
 diet W Briwerr pdictis Bgensibus in ppetuu p icta q ipi 
 
 Burgensis de ceto jura et libertates qs sepedict W 
 
 Briwerr de jure hare tenetr manuteneant et qd contr illas 
 
 libertates nuq venire psumant Hiis testibus Dno H. 
 
 Lincol, Epo Stepho, de Segrave Willo f War, Rt de 
 
 Lexington, Willo Basset, Rad f Nicol, tc, Justic Dni 
 
 Reg et aliis fidelibs Dni Reg tc tp Notingh. psntibs. 
 
 (Translation.) 
 
 This is the concord made between Lord William 
 Brewer the Younger and the Burgesses of Chesterfield. 
 That is to say, that they and their heirs shall have and 
 hold of the said William Brewer and of his heirs all 
 those liberties and all free customs within the Town of 
 Chesterfield, such as the Burgesses of Notingham have 
 and hold or ought to have, saving to him nevertheless all 
 his farms assessed in the tofts in the town of Chesterfield, 
 upon that day on which this concord was made, and sav- 
 I'^g also to him those tofts which the said William Brewer 
 and his heirs aforesaid enjoyed. Besides the saidW. 
 
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 Brewer and his heirs granted that the said Burgesaea 
 and their heirs should have and hold Stalls in the market, 
 which they wished to hold of others, paying annually for 
 each stall sixpence, except only that the said William 
 Brewer and his heirs should have all the stalls in the time 
 of the fair to his own use each year. Besides the said 
 W. Brewer for himself and his heirs acknowledged that 
 the said Burgesses and their heirs should have and hold 
 the chief acres of land in the plain, which they had and 
 held the day when that concord was made, paying yearly 
 for each acre four pence, excepting ten acres of their own 
 dominion, for each of which acre they should pay per 
 annum eight pence. Besides the said William Brewer 
 conceded to the same Burgesses that no one of them 
 should be made Reeve in the Town of Chesterfield un- 
 less by their free consent, and if any of the servants of 
 the said William Brewer should act or do anything 
 contrary to the rights and liberties of the Burgesses they 
 will be corrected. These new relaxations and prescrip- 
 tive liberties the said William Brewer allowed to the said 
 Burgesses in perpetuity for ever, so that these Burgesses 
 would hold and maintain those rights and liberties 
 which the said William Brewer should enjoy by law, and 
 that none should ever presume against those liberties. 
 These witnesses : Lord H. Lincoln Bishop, Stephen de 
 Segrave, William fil War, Rt. de Lessington, Willo 
 Basset, Ralf fil Nicol, then Justices of our Lord the King, 
 and other faithful of the Lord the King, at that time being 
 present at Nottingham. 
 
 Note. — This very important fine, for such it is in effect, though perhaps not in 
 form, can only be dated approximately. No record of it remains at the Public 
 Record Office, in no Assize Roll or Roll of the King's Court is there any mention of 
 it, nor is there any record of it on the fine Rolls, but a close Roll of lo Henry III. 
 shews that the Bishop of Lincoln and the four following judges were appointed to 
 take pleas at Nottingham in that and the following year, 
 
3.1 
 
 IX. — Charter of King Henry III. confirming to 
 THE Burgesses of Chesterfield, the liberties 
 WHICH William de Brewer acknowledged to 
 
 BE THEIR RIGHTS BY THE CHARTER OF JOHN, KiNG 
 
 OF England (with the great seal attached). 
 Dated the 28 December, the 17TH year of his 
 Reign. 
 
 C6f jTi'rsit (great €t)nvUv to tf)t ^Sorouglb of Cl^esterflVIlii 
 
 (From the original Charter now in the Muniment room of 
 THE Corporation of Chesterfield recovered and restored to 
 THE Borough by Mr. Alderman Gee, Mayor of Chesterfield, 
 on the 8th day of April, 1884.) 
 
 Henricus Dei Gra Rex Angl Dns Hybn Dux Norm et 
 Aquit Com Andeg Archiepis Epis Abbibus Prioribus 
 Comitibus Baronibus Justic Vicecomitibs Prepositis 
 Ministris et omnibus BalliVis et Fidelibus suis Salutem 
 Sciatis nos concessisse et hac carta nostra confirmasse 
 pro nobis et heredibus nostris hoibs Willi Briwerr qui de 
 eo tenent et tenebunt in Villa de Cestrefeld libertatem 
 qm eidem Wills eis concessit scilicet qd sint liberi Bur- 
 genses et qd ipi et heredes sui heant et teneant de eodem 
 Willo et hedebs suis easdem libtates et libas consuetudines 
 inf villam et extra villam et in omnibus locis quas Dns J 
 Rex Angl Pat nr eidem Willo concessit et carta sua con- 
 firmavit in eadem villa et secdm qd carta ejusdem Dni J 
 Regis ptris nri quam idm Wills de eo habet et sicut carta 
 pdci Willi qua pdci homines de eo habent ronabilr 
 testatur Quare Volumus et firmit precipimus pro nobis 
 et heredibus nris qd pdci homines de Cestrefeld qui de 
 pdco Willo tenent et tenebunt in eadem villa de Cestre- 
 feld sint liberi Burgenses et qd ipi et heredes sui heant 
 et teneant de eodem Willo et heredibs suis easdem liber-. 
 
32. 
 
 tates et libas consuetudines quas pdcs Dns J Rex pr nr 
 eidem Willo concessit et carta sua confirmavit in ead 
 villa sicut predcm est. Hiis testibus : R mar Com Penbr, 
 Petro de Ryvall, Capicer Pict, Rado fil Nichol, Godefrido. 
 de Craucumb, Galfrido Dispens, Galfrido de Cauz, 
 Ricardo filio Hugo, Henrico de Capella et Aliis. Data 
 per manum venabilis ptrs Radi Cicestr Epi Cancellar nri 
 apud Theokesbirvicesimo octavo die Decembr anno regni 
 nostri septimo decimo. 
 
 per Radulfam filium Nicolai. 
 
 (See Photograph of this Charter, with the fragments of the Great 
 Seal attached, opposite Frontispiece.) 
 
 (Translation.) 
 
 Henry by the Grace of God, King of England, Lord 
 of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of 
 Anjou, to his Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots, Priors, 
 Counts, Barons, Justices, Viscounts, Reeves, Ministers, 
 and to all his bailiffs and his faithful Health. Know ye 
 that we have granted and by this our Charter have con- 
 firmed for us and our heirs to the men of Williarn Brewer 
 who now hold of him or who will hold in the Town of 
 Chesterfield the freedom which the same William Brewer 
 granted them, that is to say, that they should be free 
 Burgesses and that they and their heirs should have and 
 hold of the same William and his heirs the liberties and 
 free customs within the Town and without the Town, and 
 in all places, which the Lord John King of England 
 our father to the same William granted, and by his 
 Charter confirmed in the same Town, and according to 
 which Charter of the same Lord John the King, our 
 father, which the same William had of him, and as the 
 Charter of the said William which the said men had of 
 him reasonably witnesses. Wherefore we will and firmly 
 
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 command for us and for our heirs that the said men of 
 Chesterfield who now hold and who will hold of the said 
 William in the said Town of Chesterfield are free Bur- 
 gesses, and that they and their heirs shall have and hold 
 of the same William and his heirs the same liberties and 
 free customs which the said Lord John the- King our 
 father to the same William granted and by his Charter 
 confirmed in the same town as is aforesaid. These wit- 
 nesses R. Mar (shall) Count of Pembroke, Peter de 
 Ryval, Capicer Pict, Ralf fil Nicol, Godefrido de Crau- 
 cumb Galfred Dispens, Galfred de Cauz, Richard fil 
 Hugo, Henry de Capella and others. Given by the hand 
 of the Venerable father Ralf Bishop of Chester, our 
 Chancellor at Tewksbury, the 28th day of -December, in 
 the 17th year of our Reign. 
 
 X. — Charter of John Lord Wake to the Burgesses 
 OF THE Borough of Chesterfield. 
 
 (From the Original amongst the Muniments of the Borough.) 
 
 Omnibus xpi fidelibs presens scptu visur vel auditur 
 Johes Wak Dns de Lidel et de Cestrefeud Saltm in Dno 
 sempitnam novit universitas nra me concessisse et hac 
 psenti carta mea confirmasse p me et hedibus meis 
 in ppetuu hoibs meis de Cestrefeud qui de me et hedibs 
 meis vl assignatis tenent et tenebunt burgagia in villa de 
 Cestrefeud qd heant et teneant de me et hedibus meis vl 
 assignat ipi et eor hedes vl assignati easdem libtates et 
 libas consuetudines infra villa de Cestrefeud et extra et 
 in omibs locis et p omia qs habuerunt de dono et con- 
 cessione Willi le Brewer Senioris pdecessoris mei et p 
 confirmacoem Dni Reg Henrici pats Dni Reg Edwardi 
 et ptea p quandum finale Concordia sigillo Willi le 
 Brewer Junior sigillata ita scils qd ipi Burgenses et eor 
 
 c 
 
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 hedes vl assignati heant omnes easdem libtates et libas 
 consuetudines in ombs locis et p omia quas Burgus 
 Notigham habet et qd sint libi Burgenses in ppetuu et 
 qeti de tollonio et releivis in ppetuu et de sectis cur 
 (here is an erasure). Wappentack et de misis scotage 
 (custage) oimod et talliag : Hoc tn excepto qd tallia- 
 buntr qndo Dns Rex talliat Burgos suos et tunc racion- 
 abilit talliabuntr hoc p precepti Dni Reg Similr et 
 seniores filii eorum habebunt easdem libertates et libas 
 consuetudines Hcet no heant burgag viventibus ancessori- 
 bus et pribus eordm et tenentibus burgag unde erunt 
 hedes et ceti aut fihi et filie burgens habebunt hbertates 
 et libas consuetudines si mcandiare voluunt et dabunt m 
 et hedibus meis annuatim tres denar p libertatibs hndis 
 donee sibi burgag adquisierint et tunc dabunt _^m et 
 hedibus meis ad ingressu qtuor denar et Bedello unu denar 
 et clico unu denar ad ponend nomen eor in rotulo et tuc 
 no dabunt ampli tres denar p annum et omnes tenentes 
 in villa residentes venient bis p annu ad cur meam et 
 hedu meor et psentabnt et respondet de articul pacem 
 Dni Reg tangentibus except braccatoribus' et effusione 
 sanguinis ac huches q no presentabunter et ibi venient 
 n alibi sint ad pacem Dni Reg et habnt raconales 
 simonicoes et venient ad curia qn bre Dni Reg est in 
 curia et ad indicand latrones si necesse sint p rationabil 
 simonicoes qndeci diem et unqsq burgenses essoinabit 
 aliu ad curia sine calupnia qndo fuint absent et null q ht 
 libertates vl sit Burgens no amcietr ad pi vl alci nulla 
 decausa n ad tres denar hiis tantu except bracia- 
 coribus bis p annu si se adquietare no possunt qd non 
 vendiderunt contra assisam Dni Reg et Pistoribs si furma 
 nint et vendiderunt pane contr assissam Dni Reg et 
 ecia hiis q effudint sangne et sup hoc covicti fiunt p 
 
 * This word is either " braccatoribus " or " braciacoribus." ■ 
 
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 querella et no aliter et eciam hiis q desptu fecint m et 
 hedibus meis vel assignatis seu ballis nostris si super hoc 
 covicti fiunt et si aliis burgens de istaru aliq quatuor 
 reru covict sint scundem qntitatem delicti p pares 
 suos amercietr nuUus extraneus mtbit burgag nc habet 
 seisina anqm m et hedibus meis vel ballivis nostris 
 satifFecitr et burgens modo suo antique ptito et si filii 
 vel filie burgen dantes libertate p annum scil tres denar 
 sibi burgag adquisierint vl de dono legato empcoe aut de 
 jure aut aliquo alio modo tuc no dabnt ampli tres denar 
 ad libertate p annu et si filie burgag tenentes se maritare 
 voluint tunc mariti filiar venient ad pxm cur et dabnt m 
 et heredibs meis quatuor denar et bedello unu denar et 
 clico unu denar ut prius dictum est et filii eorum erunt 
 burgenses et mariti filiarum burgag tenentes p legem 
 Anglie pt morte uxor suar erunt burgenses in tota vita 
 sua et heredes de dca muliere pcati et filii et filie hebnt 
 libertates predictas in ppetuu et si maritus adqsierit sibi 
 burgag vivente uxore sua ipe et hered sui erunt burgenses 
 in ppetuam null alius prtrquam burgens vluabit se- 
 cabit aut emdet pannos lineos vel laneos nc coreas vel 
 pelles virid crud recent aut salicas emat in mcato vl inft-a 
 villa de Cestrefeud et si fecint pannor secator rempteres 
 corea vl pellui amittant pannos secatos et coreas et pelles 
 emptr et statim capiantr ad opus mcatis ville p aliquo de 
 mcato ville sine ballo put a tempo ptico fecerunt et pt qm 
 feofati fuunt except octo diebus tempo Nundum de 
 Cestrefeud et burgenses hebunt Gilda sua mercatoria 
 cu omnibus rebus dcam gilda tangentibus et nullo for- 
 stallari vl reglatari emat in foro p dies sabbi aliquid 
 gen victual vl pvandi anqm pma pulsetr ne mangnates 
 et pbi hoies de Patra et burgenses impediantr ad emend 
 sua necessar in foro an hoia p me et si qs hoc fecit tunc 
 amittet oia empta rea de quibs covenit emendi et oia 
 
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 sit emp et de quibs covenit atachiant ad opus mcatis 
 ville et nichilomin faciet bonas emendas m et hedibus 
 meis sicut consuetudo est et Vidue dotate reorum scdi 
 viri in tota vita viduar tenant burgag in dotem erint bur- 
 genses ut prius dictum est de maritis filiarum. Sz viri 
 talm viduarum no hbnt libertates pt morte uxorum 
 suarum ni medio tempe sibi burgag adqsierint et hebnt 
 pastura sua et communia sua et molas suas manuales in 
 burgag suis et electoem sua ppria de coburgensibus suis 
 ut in iqsicoibus et assisis sine impedimento alicui put ab 
 antique et ptqm feofati sunt here cosuevert et ecia furna 
 ad furniand pane suu ppum nisi pane braiaco qoimodo 
 debet furniri ad furnu meu et heredu meor. Et null 
 erit tinctor vel tanator aut cutis tannati secator ni fuit 
 burgens aut velit satisface m et heredibus meis et Bur- 
 gensibus et null ho ptqm burgens amputabit carnes vl 
 pistes infr villa de Cestrefeld et pistori ementes bladn infra 
 villa vel hntes bladu ad furniand pane ad vendendum 
 cuicuqs sint non exptabntr ad molend bladu suu ad 
 molendinu meu et heredu meorum n p unu diem et 
 p una noctem tm p munico molendinar et si cunc molere 
 no possint ducent bladu suu ad molendu ubi voluunt Et 
 furmabunt pane ad vendendum ubi voluunt et cu vendet 
 qn et ubi voluunt excepto pane braiato ut pdcm est Et 
 ego Johes Wake et hed mei vel balli nostri no ponem 
 burgens ad sacmentu nisi per eorum voluntatem sine 
 prcepto Dni Reg nisi bis per annum. Nullus ho heat lot 
 neq scot cu burgenses de mercand emp p ipsos vl p . 
 aliquos suoru infra villa de Cestrefeud nisi Burgenses 
 sed ipi Burgens vl sui servientes loco suo hebent lot et 
 scot cu omnibus aliis more suo consueto et antiquo. Et 
 burgenses assidebunt et fige facient seldas suas ubi volu- 
 unt in feria sine licentia mei et hered meorum vel balliv 
 nrtrum sicut ab antiquo face consueverint sine aliquo 
 
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 dono. Et Ego Johes et hered mei hebum omnes seldas 
 
 eorum quas tenet de me et hedibus meis tempe Nundm 
 
 si voluimus et omnes q tenet in capite de me et hedibs 
 
 meis-ab antique et modo tenet et ptea tenebunt habebunt 
 
 libertates prdictas. Et si vendidunt burgag vel reddit que 
 
 p Burgag m et heredibus p annum reddnt aut redde soleb 
 
 ant aut debet tunc si voluunt et reddant m et hedibus 
 
 meis tres denar p annu p libtatibus hndis. Et si aliqs 
 
 capt fint p suspicoe latrocinii vel p latricinio p ballos 
 
 meos seu hedu medr sine assensu burgens tunc de custibs 
 
 et in piculo bailor et non mei seu heredu meor salvo 
 
 custodiatr done debito modo delibetur vl ad Gayola Dni 
 
 reg mittetr et si p cocessu ballov et burgens capiantur tunc 
 
 de custibus burgenses et in piculo eordm custodiant in 
 
 prsona mea et hered meor done delibentr ut prius dictum 
 
 est et deducent ad Gayola Dni Reg de custibus Burgens 
 
 et Burgensis nichil dabnt p allocac prsone mee vel ferroru 
 
 meor et burgens heant et teneant omnes alias libtates et 
 
 libas consuetudines in ombs rebus et locis qs Burgus 
 
 Notingh habet et si aliquis balls positus sint in pdca 
 
 villa q contra eorum libertates et consuetudines face p 
 
 supscrit emendabit et pdti burges et eorum hed vel assig- 
 
 nati hbnt et tenebunt de me t hedibus meis vel assignatis 
 
 nostris omnes libertates et libas consuetudines pdcas libe 
 
 quiete bn in pace jure in feodo t hereditate in ppetuu sine 
 
 aliquo impedimento seu recevemento. In cujus rei 
 
 testimonium Ego Joh Wake pro me et hered meis psenti 
 
 scpto dentato in modo cirographi cosecto penes pdcos 
 
 burgenses et heres suos remaneti sigillu meu est 
 
 appensum. Hiis testibus Dno Johe le Bigot fre Count 
 
 Marescall, Dnis Radulpho fil Willi Bald Picot, Thomas 
 
 de Cadurs, Walto de Gousel, Rogo le Bret militibus, 
 
 Willo le Bret, John de Eyncourt, Roger le Breton, Willo 
 
 de Somville, Willo Funces et multis aliis Dat apud 
 
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 Kirkebi Moreshieved Tercio Kalend Junii Anno Regni 
 Reg Edwardi fil Reg Henrici Vicesimo secundo. 
 
 (Translaiion.) 
 To all Faithful Christians by whom this present 
 writing shall be seen or heard. John Wake, Lord of 
 Lidel and of Chesterfield, Health Eternal in the Lord. 
 Be it known to .all men that I have granted and 
 by this my present Charter have confirmed for myself 
 and my heirs for ever to my men of Chesterfield, who of 
 myself or of my heirs or assigns hold or will hold burgage 
 (tenures) in the Town of Chesterfield that they their heirs 
 or assigns shall have and hold of myself and my heirs or 
 assigns the same liberties and free customs within and 
 without the Town of Chesterfield, and in all places and 
 for all things, which they had by the gift and concession 
 of William the Brewer the elder, my predecessor,' and 
 by the confirmation of the Lord King Henry, father of 
 our Lord Edward the King, and besides by a cer- 
 tain final concord, sealed with the seal of William 
 Brewer the younger, that is to say, that they the said 
 Burgesses and their heirs or assigns shall have all the 
 same liberties and free customs in all places and for all 
 things which the Borough of Nottingham has, and that 
 they are free burgesses for ever and quit of taxations* and 
 reliefs for ever, and of suit of court [an erasure here]. 
 Wapentakes, and of costs, charges, and expenses of all 
 kinds and taxations, this only excepted, that they shall be 
 taxed as the Lord King shall tax his Boroughs, and 
 then reasonably taxed, and this likewise by the pre- 
 cept of the Lord the King, , and their eldest sons shall 
 
 1 No trace of this Grant can be found. 
 • Perhaps tolls, but the context shpwSi that these tolls were other than Taxation, 
 levied by the King on his Boroughs of Ancient demesne, -to which alone Boroughs 
 of Ancient demesne were liable. 
 
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 have the same liberties and free customs, but they 
 shall not, whilst their ancestors and fathers, tenants 
 of the same burgage, are living, hold the burgage 
 tenures of which they are the heirs ; and the- other 
 children, whether sons or daughters of Burgesses, shall 
 have liberties and free customs if they wish to become 
 merchants, and shall give me and my heirs annually 
 three pence for having the privileges until each one shall 
 acquire to himself a Burgess part, and then shall, upon 
 entering upon it, give me and my heirs four pennies, and 
 to the Bedel one penny, and to the (Town) Clerk one 
 penny for placing their names on the Roll, and afterwards 
 shall not give more than three pence per annum. And 
 all tenants residing in the town shall come twice a year 
 to my Court and to the court of my heirs, and shall 
 present and answer concerning articles touching the 
 peace of our Lord the King, except money coiners (?) 
 and spillers of blood (assaults) and hue and cry 
 which are not to be presented. And shall come there 
 nor go elsewhere for the peace of the Lord the King, 
 and shall have recognizance (raconales) summons (simi- 
 nocoes) and shall come to the Court whenever the Brief 
 of the Lord the King is in Court, and for discovering 
 robbers, if there should be necessity, by reasonable sum- 
 mons of 15 days, and any one of the Burgesses shall 
 essoin another to the Court without censure whenever 
 they should be absent, and no one having liberties or who 
 is a Burgess shall be amerced in any cause for more than 
 three pence, these cases only excepted: — Brewers (?) 
 twice per annum if they are not able to acquit 
 themselves that they have not sold . contrary to the 
 Assize of the Lord. the King, and Bakers if they bake 
 and sell bread contrary to the Assize of the Lord the 
 King, and also those who spill blood, and for this are 
 
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 convicted upon complaint and not otherwise; and 
 also those who are guilty of a contempt against me 
 or to my heirs or assigns or our bailiffs, if upon this 
 they are convicted. Also if other Burgesses are con- 
 victed of other offences besides these four according to 
 the gravity of the wrong by their fellows they are to be 
 fined. No stranger shall purchase a Burgess part or have 
 seizin before that they satisfy myself or my heirs or 
 my bailiffs and the Burgesses set out in their ancient 
 manner, and if the sons or daughters of Burgesses giving 
 3 pence annually for their liberties shall acquire a bur- 
 gage part to themselves, either by gift, legacy, by purchase 
 or by right or by any other manner, they shall not give 
 more than three pence per annum for their liberties. 
 And if the daughters holding Burgess parts wish to marry 
 then the husbands of the daughters shall come at the next 
 Court and pay to me or to my heirs four pence, and one 
 penny to the Bedel, and one penny to the (Town) Clerk 
 as aforesaid, and their children will be Burgesses, and 
 the husbands of the daughters Burgage tenants will be 
 Burgesses by the law (curtesy) of England after the 
 death of their wives for the whole of their lives, and the 
 heirs of the said women and their sons and daughters 
 shall have the said liberties for ever. And if the husband 
 acquires a Burgess part during the life of his wife he 
 and his heirs will be Burgesses for ever. No others 
 besides burgesses shall value,' cut up' or sell cloth, 
 linen or woollen, wax, or skins fresh, raw, cooled, or 
 salted, bought in the market or within the Town of 
 Chesterfield, and if they do the cloth, cut off or rem- 
 nants, wax, or skins, they shall lose, and the cloth, 
 remnants, and wax and skins so purchased, and forth- 
 with they are to be taken for the use of the market of 
 
 I Bargain — decide upon the price. ' Perhaps decide. 
 
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 the town by any one of the market in the town, without 
 the bailiffs as they did from the time aforesaid and after 
 they were enfeoffed, except during 8 days at the time of 
 the Fair of Chesterfield, and the Burgesses shall have their 
 own Merchant Guild with all things to the said Guild per- 
 taining, and no forestallers or regulators shall buy in the 
 market on the Saturday any thing of the kind of victual 
 or provender before that it is first stamped, lest the 
 Magnates and Honest men of the Country and the Bur- 
 gesses are hindered in buying these necessaries in the 
 market, or men for me. And if anyone should do this 
 then he shall lose all the purchases of things of which 
 he covined in buying, and all things bought and which he 
 covined shall be attached for the benefit of the market 
 of the Town, and notwithstanding (besides) they shall do 
 good amends to me and to my heirs as the custom is. And 
 widows being endowered of goods, their 2nd husbands 
 during the whole life of the widow holding the Burgage 
 in dower, shall be Burgesses as before is said of the 
 husbands of daughters ; but the husbands of such widows 
 shall not retain such liberties after the death of their 
 wives, unless in the meantime they acquire for themselves 
 burgess rights, and have their own pasture, their own 
 Common rights, and their own hand-mills (?) in their 
 own burgess part, and the choice in their own right 
 with their co-burgesses as in inquisitions and assizes 
 without any impediment as from ancient days and as 
 they are accustomed to have after they are enfeoffeed. 
 And also (they shall have) ovens for baking their 
 own proper bread except malted (?) bread which of 
 all kinds ought to be baked at my oven and the 
 oven of my heirs. And no . one shall be (tinctor) 
 painter or tanner, or skin tanner, or cutter who is not a 
 Burgess or who is not willing to make satisfaction to me 
 
4.2 
 
 and my heirs and the Burgesses, And no one, except he 
 be a burgess shall cut up meat or loaves within the 
 town of Chesterfield, and Bakers selling corn within the 
 town or having corn for baking bread for selling to 
 any one are not expected to grind their corn at my mill 
 and at the mill of my heirs, except for one day and one 
 night unless by the free will of the miller, and if it happens 
 that the miller cannot work they shall carry their corn to 
 what mill they please and bake bread for selling where 
 they will and when sold how and where they please, ex- 
 cept malted bread as aforesaid. And I John Wake and 
 my heirs or my bailiffs will not put any burgess to the oath 
 unless by their free will but by the precept of the King, 
 except twice a year. No one shall have lot or scot with the 
 Burgesses in buying merchandise for himself or for any 
 other within the Town of Chesterfield unless they are 
 Burgesses. But these Burgesses or their servants shall 
 have lot and scot in their own places with all others as 
 they are allowed by custom and antiquity. And the 
 Burgesses shall set down and affix their stalls where they 
 will in the market without the license of myself my heirs 
 or my Bailiff's as they are accustomed to do from ancient 
 days without any gift. And I John and my heirs shall 
 have all their stalls which they hold of me and of 
 my heirs during the Fair if I desire, and all who hold 
 in capite of myself or my heirs from ancient days and 
 now hold, and besides shall hold in future shall have 
 the aforesaid liberties. And if they shall sell a Burgage 
 part or rent which for a Burgage part to me and my 
 heirs is paid each year or is accustomed to be paid or 
 should be paid then if they desire they shall pay rent to 
 me and to my heirs three pennies per year for having 
 liberties. And if any are taken upon suspicion of rob- 
 bing or for robbery by my bailiffs or those of my heirs 
 
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 without the assent of the Burgesses then they are in 
 custody and at the peril of the bailiffs and not of 
 myself or my heirs saving the Custody until in due 
 course they are tried or sent to the Gaol of the Lord 
 the King, and if they are taken with the consent of the 
 Bailiff and the Burgesses then are they in the custody of 
 the Burgesses and at their peril they shall keep them in 
 my prison and that of my heirs until they are tried as 
 before said and takea to the Gaol of the Lord King out 
 of the custody of the Burgesses and the Burgesses shall 
 give nothing for allowance for my prison or my stocks 
 (chains) . And the Burgesses shall have and hold all other 
 liberties and free customs in all things and places which 
 the Burgesses of Nottingham have, and if any bailiffs are 
 placed in the said Town who act contrary to these liber- 
 ties and customs as before written they shall be corrected 
 and the said Burgesses and their heirs or assigns shall 
 have and hold of me and' my heirs or my assigns all the 
 said liberties and free customs aforesaid, freely, quietly, 
 fully, in peace, in right, in fee and inheritance for ever, 
 without any impediment or reservation. In testimony 
 whereof I John Wake for myself and my heirs this present 
 writing indented after the manner of Chierographs and 
 in the power of the said Burgesses and their heirs to 
 remain, have appended my seal before these witnesses, 
 Lord John Bigot, brother of the Earl Marshall Lord 
 Ralf fitz William Baldwin Picot, Thomas de Chaworth, 
 Walter de Gousel, Roger le Bret, Kts., Willo le Bret, 
 John de Eyncourt, Roger le Breton, William de Somer- 
 ville, William Fraunces and many others. Given at 
 Kirkeby Moorhead, the third kalend. of June, in the 
 year of the Reign of the King Edward, son of King 
 Henry, the 22nd. 
 
 NoTE.-The Chartulary of Beauchief Abbey fol. :oo gives a Charter by Hufth 
 Wake, giving freedom to the Canons to buy and sell in bis Town of Chesterfield. 
 
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 both in shop (domo) and in market, and without the whole wapentake of Scarsdale 
 without paying toll or custom. Dr. Pegge (Beauchief Abbey) thinks this was that 
 Hugh who died 26 Hy. III., but probabilities rather point to his successor, who was 
 living 4 Ed. II. Amongst the schedule of papers in the Chesterfield Corporation 
 Chest in 1789, (but most of which, and this amongst them, disappeared be- 
 fore the accession to office of Mr. Cutts the present Town Clerk), was a French 
 Lease, dated 5 Henry IV., by Dame Johanna Countess of Kent, and . . . de 
 Wake to Thomas de Annersley, William Kalale, Roger Herdwyck, John Calale, and 
 Roger Wormhill, of the Manor of Chesterfield, except the advowson of the free 
 chapel called The Leyht of St. Leonard, they paying to her at the Manor of Brua 
 8s marks per annum, 9 marks to be paid to the Chapel of St. Leonard. This Chapel 
 was no doubt the Hospital of Lepers, at Old Spital, near Chesterfield. 
 
 XL— Charter of King Edward IV., dated the 17TH 
 DAY OF August, in the 4TH Year of his Reign, 
 TO THE Burgesses of Chesterfield, confirming 
 THE Charter of King Henry III, 
 
 Wi)t ^ttonti (great Charter to tt)t MvouQi) of 
 
 Cfttsterftcni* 
 
 (From the Original Charter now in the Muniment Room of 
 THE Corporation of Chesterfield, recovered and restored to 
 THE Borough by Mr. Alderman Gee, Mayor of Chesterfield, 
 ON the 8th day of April, 1884). 
 
 Edwardus Dei Gra Rex Anglie et Francie at Dns 
 Hiberne. Omnibus ad quos presentes Ire pervenerint 
 Salutem Inspexims Cartam Domini H nupef Regis 
 Anglie tercii post conquestum pmogenitoris nostri fcam 
 in hec verba : — Henricus Dei Gra Rex Angl Dns Hybn 
 Dux Norm et Aquit Com Andeg Archiepis Epis Abbi- 
 bus Prioribus Comitibus Baronibus Justic Vicecomitibs 
 Prepositis Ministris et omnibus Ballivis et Fidelibus suis 
 Salutem Sciatis nos concessisse et hac carta nostra con- 
 firmasse pro nobis et heredibus nostris hoibs Willi 
 Briwerr qui de eo tenent et tenebunt in Villa de Cestre- 
 
45 
 
 feld libertatem qm eidem Wills eis concessit scilicet qd 
 sint liberi Burgenses et qd ipi et heredes sui heant et 
 teneant de eodem Willo et heredes suis easdem libtates 
 et libas consuetudines inf villain et extra villana et in 
 omnibus locis quas Dns J Rex Angl Pat nr eidem WiHo 
 concessit et carta sua confirmavit in eadem villa et secdm 
 qd carta ejusdem Dni J Regis ptris nri quam idm Wills 
 de eo habet et sicut carta pdci Willi qua pdci homines de 
 eo habent ronabilr testatur Quare Volumus et firmit pre- 
 cipimus pro nobis et heredibus nris qd pdci homines de 
 Cestrefeld qui de pdco Willo tenent et tenebunt in eadem 
 villa de Cestrefeld sint liberi Burgenses et qd ipi et here- 
 des sui heant et teneant de eodem Willo et heredibs suis 
 easdem libertates et libas consuetudines quas pdcs Dns 
 J Rex pr nr eidem Willo concessit et carta sua confir- 
 mavit in ead villa sicut predcm est. Hiis testibus : R 
 mar Com Penbr, Petro de Ryvall, Capicer Pict, Rado fil 
 Nichol, Godefrido de Craucumb, Galfrido Dispens, Gal- 
 frido de Cauz, Ricardo filio Hugo, Henrico de Capella et 
 Aliis. Data p manum venabilis ptrs Radi Cicestr Epi 
 Cancellar nri apud Theokesbir vicesimo octavo die De- 
 cembr anno regni nostri septimo decimo. Nos autem 
 cartam pdcam ac omnia et singula contenta in eadem 
 rata hentes et gra ea p nob et heres nrs quantum in nobis 
 est acceptamus et approbamus ac dilcis nobis nunc 
 hoibus ville de Cestrefeld et eorum successoribus ratifi- 
 camus et confirmavimus put carta predict ranobiliter 
 testat. In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras 
 fieri fecimus patentes. Teste me ipso apud Westmr 
 Decimo septimo die Augusti Anno regni nri quarto. 
 
 p sexdecem solidis et octo denariis solictis in hanapeo 
 Upton. 
 
 Ex p WiLLM MORLAND 
 
 Henricum Upton 
 
 Clicos. 
 
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 (Translation.) 
 
 Edward by the Grace of God, King of England and 
 France, and Lord of Ireland. To all to whom these 
 presents shall come Health. We have inspected the 
 Charter of the Lord Henry, formerly King of England, 
 the third after the Conquest our Progenitor made 
 in these words : — Henry by the Grace of God, King 
 of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and 
 Aquitaine, Count of Anjou, to his Archbishops, Bishops, 
 Abbots, Priors, Counts, Barons, Justices, Sheriffs, 
 Reeves, Ministers, and to all his bailiffs and his faith- 
 ful Health. Know ye that we have granted and by 
 this our Charter have confirmed for us and our heirs to 
 the men of William Brewer who now hold of him or who 
 will hold in the Town of Chesterfield the freedom which 
 the same William Brewer granted them, that is to say, 
 that they should be free burgesses and that they and 
 their heirs should have and hold of the same William 
 and his heirs the liberties and free customs within the 
 Town and without the Town, and in all places, which the 
 Lord John King of England our father to the same 
 William granted, and by his Charter confirmed in the 
 same Town, and according to which Charter of the same 
 Lord John the King, our father, which the same William 
 had of him, and as the Charter of the said WiUiam 
 which the said men had of him reasonably witnesses. 
 Wherefore we will and firmly command for us and for 
 our heirs that the said men of Chesterfield who now hold 
 and who will hold of the said William in the said Town 
 of Chesterfield are free burgesses, and that they and 
 their heirs shall have and hold of the same William and 
 his heirs the same liberties and free customs which the 
 said Lord John the King our father to the same William 
 granted and by his Charter confirmed in the same town 
 
47 
 
 as is aforesaid. These witnesses R. Mar (shall) Count' 
 of Pembroke, Peter de Ryval, Capicer Pict, Half fil 
 Nieol, Godefrido de Craucumb, Galfred Dispens, Galfred 
 de Cauz, Richard fil Hugo, Henry de Capella and others. 
 Given by the hand of the Venerable father Ralf Bishop 
 of Chester, our Chancellor at Tewksbury, the 28th 
 day of December, in the 17th year of our Reign. We 
 therefore holding and maintaining the said Charter and 
 all and singular that which is recited in it and approv- 
 ing thereof for ourselves and our heirs as much as 
 we are able, do accept and approve and to our chosen 
 men of the Town of Chesterfield and to their succes- 
 sors do ratify and confirm in so far as the said Char- 
 ter reasonably testifies. In testimony whereof we make 
 these letters patent. As witness ourselves at Westmin- 
 ster the 17th day of August, in the 4th year of our 
 Reign, for 6 shillings and 8 pence paid into the hanaper. 
 
 Upton. 
 Examined by William Morland 1 rUyho 
 Henry Upton J 
 
 Xn. — Charter by Letters Patent of King Edward 
 IV. TO THE Burgesses of Chesterfield, dated 
 
 the I2TH DAY OF MaY, IN THE 20TH YEAR OF HIS 
 REIGN, confirming TO THEM THE PRIVILEGES WHICH 
 THEY POSSESSED AS TeNANTS OF THE AnCIENT DE- 
 MESNE OF THE Crown of England, from the time 
 
 WHEN THE memory OF MAN RUNNETH NOT TO THE 
 
 contrary, 
 
 (From the Original Letters Patent in the Muniment Room of 
 THE Corporation of Chesterfield.) 
 
 Edwardus, Dei gratia Rex Anglie, Francie, Dominus 
 Hiberne, omnibus et singulis Vicecomitibus, Maoribus, 
 Bullivis, Constabularius et aliis fidelibus suis tam infra 
 
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 libertates quam extra ad quos presentes Ire pervenerint 
 saltern cum secundem consuetudinem in regno nro Anglie 
 hactenus optentam et approbatam hoies at tenentes de 
 Antique Dominio Corone Anglie de theloneo stallagio 
 chiminagio pontagio panagio picagio muragio lastagio et - 
 passagio p totum regnum nostrum pdcum quieti esse 
 debeant ac secundum consuetudinem pdictum hoies 
 tenentes de Antique Dominio Corone Anglie a contri- 
 bucoe expensarum militum ad Parliamenta nra et pro- 
 genitorum nostrorum quondam Regnum Anglie p civitate 
 comm veniend semp hactenus a tempore quo non extat 
 memoria quieti esse consueverint nee non seen consue- 
 tudinem superdictum homines et tenentes de maniorum 
 que sunt de antiquo dominico ejusdem corone p tris et 
 tenement suis que tenent de eodem dominio in assissis in 
 juratis seu recognicoibus aliquibs ponetr non debeant nisi 
 tarn de hiis que in cur hujusmodi mainor debent fieri de 
 Mania Witintune BrimintuneTaptune Cestrefeld Buttorp 
 et Echingtun in com Derb de Antiquo Dominio Corone 
 Anglie existant siclit per quandam etificacoem nob in 
 Cancellar nostrum p Theo C Camararii nostris de man- 
 date nostro inde missam et comptam vobis cuibs vrm 
 mumgimus et includimus qii omes et singulos homines et 
 tenentes de manerios predictis de Theloneo stallagio 
 chiminagio pontagio panagio picagio muragio lastagio et 
 passagio et expensis miletum quietos esse pro'mittatis 
 necnon eosdem homines et tenentes eorum maniorum in 
 assisis in juratis seu recognicoibus aliquibus non ponetis 
 nisi tantum hiis que in curia hujusmodi maniorum debent 
 fieri contra consuetudinem supradictum et disquicocoem 
 si quam eis vel eorum alieni hiis vicecombus fecitis sine 
 dolone relaxistis eisdem In cujus rei testimonium has 
 literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste me ipso apud 
 Westm duo decimo die Mai Anno regni nostro vicesimo. 
 
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 (Translation.) 
 Edward, by the grace of God, King of England and 
 France, Lord of Ireland, to all and singular his Sheriffs, 
 Mayors, Bailiffs, Constables, and others his faithful as 
 well within the liberties as without, to whom these pre- 
 sent letters shall come, health. Whereas, according to 
 custom in our kingdom of England hitherto obtaining 
 and being approved, the men and tenants of ancient 
 demesne of the Crown of England ought to be free from 
 tolls, stallage,' chiminage,^ pontage,^ pannage,* picage,' 
 lastage,^ and passage,^ through the whole of our aforesaid 
 kingdom, and according to the aforesaid custom the said 
 men tenants of ancient demesne of the Crown of England 
 from the time in which memory does not exist (from the 
 time when the memory of man runneth not to the contrary) 
 have always hitherto been accustomed to be free from 
 contribution to the expenses of knights coming from their 
 common town to our Parliament, and that of our progeni- 
 tors formerly Kings of England. And also according to the 
 custom aforesaid the men and tenants of manors of ancient 
 dernesne of the same Crown for the lands and tenements 
 which they hold of the same dominion should not be put 
 upon assizes on juries or in any recognizances, except only 
 for those which ought to be done in the court of these 
 same manors. And Witington, Brimington, Tapton, 
 Chesterfield, Boythorp, and Eckington, in the county 
 of Derby, of the ancient demesne of the Crown of 
 England now remain, as appears by a certain notifi- 
 cation to us in our chancellerie by our treasurer and 
 chamberlain by our command therein sent and reckoned 
 to you and each of you, we charge and prohibit that all 
 
 ^ The expenses of erecting stalls, " of maintenance of ways, ' of repair of 
 bridges, * of the cost of feeding cattle in forest ways, '^ of the cost of breaking the 
 lord's ground for stalls, ° the tax on selling goods (such as herrings) by the last, 
 ' the passing over the sea. 
 
 D 
 
50 
 
 and singular the men and tenants of the manors aforesaid 
 shall be free from tolls, stallage, chiminage, pontage, 
 pannage, picage, lastage, and passage, and expenses of 
 knights ; and also that you engage that you shall not put 
 these same men and tenants of these manors upon assizes 
 upon juries or upon any recognizance (except only those 
 which ought to be done in the courts of these same 
 manors) against the aforesaid custom and notification. If 
 any thing to them or any of their men these sheriffs shall 
 do without delay, ye shall release the same. In witness 
 whereof we have made these letters patent. As witness 
 ourselves at Westminster, the 12th day of May, in the 
 20th year of our reign. 
 
 XIII . — Charter of King Henry VI I . confirming to the 
 Burgesses of Chesterfield the great Charters 
 OF Kings Henry III. and Edward IV., dated the 
 28th day of October, in the Tenth Year of his 
 reign. 
 
 €f)t €l)ivXi (great Charter tii tKje BorousI) of 
 
 (From the Original in the Muniment Room of the Corporation 
 OF Chesterfield.) 
 
 Henricus, Dei Gra RexAnglie at Francie et Dominus 
 Hibernie Omnibus ad quos presentes Ire pervenerint 
 Saltern Inspeximus Iras patentes Dni E nup Regis Anglie 
 quarti de confirmacoe fcas in hec verba : — Edwardus 
 Dei Gra Rex Anglie et Francie et Dns Hiberne. 
 Omnibus ad quos presentes Ire pervenerint Salutem 
 Inspexims Cartam Domini H nuper Regis Anglie tercii 
 post conquestum pmogenitoris nostri fcam in hec verba : 
 Henricus Dei Gra Rex Angl Dns Hybn Dux Norm et 
 
51 
 
 Aquit Com Andeg Archiepis Epis Abbibus Prioribus 
 Comitibus Baronibus Justic Vicecomitibs Prepositis 
 Ministris et omnibus Ballivis et Fidelibus suis Salutem 
 Sciatis nos concessisse et hac carta nostra confir- 
 masse pro nobis et heredibus nostris hoibs Willi Bri- 
 werr qui de eo tenent et tenebunt in Villa de Cestrefeld 
 libertatem qm eidem Wills eis concessit scilicet qd sint 
 liberi Burgenses et qd ipi et heredes sui heant et 
 teneant de eodem Willo et heredes suis easdem libtates 
 et libas consuetudines inf villam et extra villam et in 
 omnibus locis quas Dns J Rex Angl Pat nr eidem Willo 
 concessit et carta sua confirmavit in eadem villa et secdm 
 qd carta ejusdem Dni J Regis ptris nri quam idm Wills 
 de eo habet et sicut carta pdci Willi qua pdci homines de 
 eo habent ronabilr testatur Quare Volumus et firmit pre- 
 cipimus pro nobis et heredibus nris qd pdci homines de' 
 Cestrefeld qui de pdco, Willo tenent et tenebunt in eadem 
 villa de Cestrefeld sint liberi Burgenses et qd ipi et here- 
 des sui heant et teneant de eodem Willo et heredibs suis 
 easdem libertates et libas consuetudines quas pdcs Dns 
 J Rex pr nr eidem Willo concessit et carta sua confir- 
 mavit in ead villa sicut predcm est. Hiis testibus : R 
 mar Com Penbr, Petro de Ryvall., Capicer Pict, Rado fil 
 Nichol, Godefrido de Craucumb, Galfrido Dispens, Gal- 
 frido de Cauz, Ricardo filio Hugo, Henrico de Capella et 
 Aliis. Data p manum venabilis ptrs Radi Cicestr Epi 
 Cancellar nri apud Theokesbir vicesimo octavo die De- 
 cembr anno regni nostri septimo decimo. Nos autem 
 cartam pdcam ac omnia et singula contenta in eadem 
 rata hentes et gra ea p nob et heres nrs quantum in nobis 
 est acceptamus et approbamus ac dilcis nobis nunc 
 hoibus ville de Cestrefeld et eorum successoribus ratifi- 
 camus et confirmavimus put carta predict ranobihter 
 testat. In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras 
 
52 
 
 fieri fecimus patentes. Teste me ipso apud Westmr 
 Decimo septimo die Augusti Anno regni nri quarto. 
 Nos autem Iras pdictas ac omnia in eisdem contenta 
 rata hentes et grata ea p nob et heredibus nris quantum in 
 nob est acceptamus et approbamus ac dulcis nuc hoibus 
 ville de Cestrefeld et eorum successoribus ratificamus et 
 confirmavimus put Itre pdic ronabiliter testant In cujus 
 rei testimonium has literas nostris fieri fecimus patentes 
 Teste me ipso apud Westm vicesimo octavo die Octobr 
 Anno Regni nri decimo. 
 
 (Translation.) 
 
 Henry, by the Grace of God, King of England, 
 Prance, Lord of Ireland, To all to whom these letters 
 patent shall come, Health. We have inspected the let- 
 ters patent of the Lord Edward, lately King of England, 
 the fourth, being a confirmation made in these words : — 
 Edward, by the Grace of God, King of England and 
 France, and Lord of Ireland. To all to whom these 
 presents shall come Health. We have inspected the 
 Charter of the Lord Henry, formerly King of England, 
 the third after the Conquest our Progenitor made 
 in these words: — Henry by the Grace of God, King 
 of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and 
 Aquitaine, Count of Anjou, to his Archbishops, Bishops, 
 Abbots, Priors, Counts, Barons, Justices, Sheriffs, 
 Reeves, Ministers, and to all his bailiffs and his faith- 
 ful Health. Know ye that we have granted and by 
 this our Charter have confirmed for us and our heirs to 
 the men of William Brewer who now hold of him or who 
 will hold in the Town of Chesterfield the freedom which 
 the same William Brewer granted them, that is to say, 
 that they should be free burgesses and that they and 
 their heirs should have and hold of the same William 
 
53 
 
 and his heirs the liberties and free, customs within the 
 Town and without the Town, and in all places, which the 
 Lord John King of England our father to the same 
 William granted, and by his Charter confirmed in the 
 same Town, and according to which Charter of the same 
 Lord John the King, our Father, which the same William 
 had of him, and as the Charter of the said William 
 which the said men had of him reasonably witnesses. 
 Wherefore we will and firmly command for us and for 
 our heirs that the said men of Chesterfield who now hold 
 and who will hold of the said William in the said Town 
 of Chesterfield are free burgesses, and that they and 
 their heirs shall have and hold of the same William and 
 his heirs the same liberties and free customs which the 
 said Lord John the King our father to the same William 
 granted and by his Charter confirmed in the same town 
 as is aforesaid. These witnesses R. Mar (shall) Count 
 of Pembroke, Peter de Ryval, Capicer Pict, Ralf fil 
 Nicol, Godefrido de Craucumb, Galfred Dispens, Galfred 
 de Cauz, Richard fil Hugo, Henry de Capella and others. 
 Given by the hand of the Venerable father Ralf Bishop 
 of Chester, our Chancellor at Tewksbury, the 28th 
 day of December, in the 17th year of our Reign. We 
 therefore holding and maintaining the said Charter and 
 all and singular that which is recited in it and approving 
 thereof for ourselves and our heirs as much as we are 
 . able, do accept and approve, and to our chosen men 
 of the Town of Chesterfield and to their successors 
 do ratify and confirm in so far as the said Charter 
 reasonably testifies. In testimony whereof we make 
 these letters patent. As witness ourselves at Westmin- 
 ster the 17th day of August, in the 4th year of our Reign. 
 We therefore, the said letters patent and all things 
 therein contained, confirming, holding, and approving of 
 
54 
 
 the same for ourselves and for our heirs as much as lieth 
 in us do accept and approve, and to our chosen, the present 
 men of the town of Chesterfield, and to their successors, 
 do ratify and confirm according as the said letters rea- 
 sonably testify. In testimony of which we have made 
 these letters patent. As witness ourselves at Westmin- 
 ster, the 28th day of Odlober, in the loth year of our 
 reign. 
 
 XIV. — Charter of King Henry VIII., confirming 
 TO THE Burgesses of Chesterfield the great 
 Charters of Kings Henry III., Edward IV., and 
 Henry VII., dated the 24TH day of May, in the 
 Third Year of his reign. 
 
 €f}t jTourti) <Brtnt €\)uvtn of tl)e 3BorougI; of 
 
 (From the original Charter now in the Muniment Room of 
 The Corporation of Chesterfield, recovered and restored to 
 THE Borough by Mr. Alderman Gee, Mayor of Chesterfield, on 
 the 8th day of April, 1884.) 
 
 Henricus, Dei Gra Rex Anglie et Francie et Dominus 
 Hibernie omnibus ad quos presentes Ire pervenerint Salu- 
 tem Inspeximus literas patentes Dni H nuper Regis 
 Anglie pr nostri de confirmacoe fcas in hec verba : — 
 Henricus, Dei Gra Rex Anglie et Francie et Dominus 
 Hibernie Omnibus ad quos presentes Ire pervenerint 
 Saltem Inspeximus Iras patentes Dni E nup Regis 
 Anglie quarti de confirmacoe fcas in hec verba: — 
 Edwardus Dei Gra Rex Anglie et Francie et Dns 
 Hiberne. Omnibus ad quos presentes Ire pervenerint 
 Salutem Inspexims Cartam Domini H nuper Regis 
 Anglie tercii post conquestum pmogenitoris nostri fcam 
 
55 
 
 in hec verba : — Henricus Dei Gra Rex Angl Dns Hybn 
 Dux Norm et Aquit Com Andeg Archiepis Epis Abbi- 
 bus Prioribus Comitibus Baronibus Justic Vicecomitibs 
 Prepositis Ministris et omnibus Ballivis et Fidelibus suis 
 Salutem Sciatis nos concessisse et hac carta nostra con- 
 firmasse pro nobis et heredibus nostris hoibs Willi 
 Briwerr qui de eo tenent et tenebunt in Villa de Cester- 
 feld libertatem qm eidem Wills eis concessit scilicet qd 
 sint liberi Burgenses et qd ipi et heredes sui heant et 
 teneant de eodem Willo et heredes suis easdem libtates 
 et libas consuetudines inf villam et extra villam et in 
 omnibus locis quas Dns J Rex Angl Pat nr eidem Willo 
 concessit et carta sua confirmavit in eadem villa et secdm 
 qd carta ejusdem Dni J Regis ptris nri quam idm Wills 
 de eo habet et sicut carta pdci Willi qua pdci homines de 
 eo habent fonabilr testatur Quare Volumus et firmit pre- 
 cipimus pro nobis et heredibus nris qd pdci homines de 
 Cestrefeld qui de pdco Willo tenent et tenebunt in eadem 
 villa de Cestrefeld sint liberi Burgenses et qd ipi et here- 
 des sui heant et teneant de eodem Willo et heredibs suis 
 easdem libertates et libas consuetudines quas pdcs Dns 
 J Rex pr nr eidem Willo concessit et carta sua confir- 
 mavit in ead villa sicut predcm est. Hiis testibus : R 
 mar Com Penbr, Petro de Rjrvall, Capicer Pict, Rado fil 
 Nichol, Godefrido de Craucumb, Galfrido Dispens, Gal- 
 frido de Cauz, Ricardo filio Hugo, Henrico de Capella et 
 Aliis. Data p manum venabilis ptrs Radi Cicestr Epi 
 Cancellar nri apud Theokesbir vicesimo octavo die De- 
 cembr anno regni nostri septimo decimo. Nos autem 
 cartam pdcam ac omnia et singula contenta in eadem 
 rata hentes et gra ea p nob et heres nrs quantum in nobis 
 est acceptamus et approbamus ac dilcis nobis nunc 
 hoibus ville de Cestrefeld et eorum successoribus ratifi- 
 camus et confirmavimus put carta predict ranobilitef 
 
56 
 
 testat. In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras 
 fieri fecimus patentes. Teste me ipso apud Westmr 
 Decimo septimo die Augusti Anno regni nri quarto. 
 Nos autem literas pdictas ac omnia et singula in eisdem 
 contenta rata hentes et grata ea p nob et heredibus nostris 
 quantum in nob est acceptamus et approbamus ac dulcis 
 nob nunc hoibus ville de Cestrefeld predict et eorum 
 successoribus ratificamus et confirmavimus put Ire pdic 
 ranobiliter testantur In cujus rei testimonium has literas 
 nostris fieri fecimus patentes Teste me ipso apud Westm 
 vicessimo quarto die Maii Anno regni nri tercio 
 
 Porter. 
 Exd p John Young, 
 
 William Porter, 
 
 Clicos. 
 
 (Translation.) 
 
 Henry, by the Grace of God, King of England and 
 France, Lord of Ireland. To all to whom these letters 
 patent shall come. Greeting. We have inspected the 
 letters patent of the Lord Henry, formerly King of Eng- 
 land, our father, being a confirmation made in these 
 words : — Henry, by the Grace of God, King of England, 
 France, Lord of Ireland, To all to whom these letters 
 patent shall come. Health. We have inspected the let- 
 ters patent of the Lord Edward, lately King of England, 
 the fourth, being a confirmation made in these words :— 
 Edward, by the Grace of God, King of England and 
 France, and Lord of Ireland. To all to whom these 
 presents shall come. Health. We have inspected the 
 Charter of the Lord Henry, formerly King of England, 
 the third after the Conquest our Progenitor made in 
 these words : — Henry, by the Grace of God, King 
 of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and 
 Aquitaine, Count of Anjou, to his Archbishops, Bishops, 
 
57 
 
 Abbots, Priors, Counts, Barons, Justices, Sheriffs, 
 Reeves, Ministers, and to all his bailiffs and his faith- 
 ful, Health. Know ye that we have granted and by 
 this our Charter have confirmed for us and our heirs to 
 the men of William Brewer who now hold of him or who 
 will hold in the Town of Chesterfield the freedom which 
 the same William Brewer granted them, that is to say, 
 that they should be free burgesses and that they and 
 their heirs should have and hold of the same William 
 and his heirs the liberties and free customs within the 
 Town and without the Town, and in all places, which the 
 Lord John King of England our father to the same 
 William granted, and by his Charter confirmed in the 
 same Town, and according to which Charter of the same 
 Lord John the King, otir father, which the same William 
 had of him, and as the Charter of the said William 
 which the same men had of him reasonably witnesses. 
 Wherefore we will and firmly command for us and for 
 our heirs that the said men of Chesterfield who now hold 
 and who will hold of the said William in the said Town 
 of Chesterfield are free burgesses, and that they and 
 -their heirs shall have and hold of the same William and 
 his heirs the same liberties and free customs which the 
 said Lord John the King our father to the same William 
 granted and by his Charter confirmed in the same town 
 as is aforesaid. These witnesses R. Mar [shall] Count 
 of Pembroke, Peter de Ryval, Capicer Pict, Ralf fil 
 Nicol, Godefrido de Craucumb, Galfred Dispens, Galfred 
 de Cauz, Richard fil Hugo, Henry de Capella and others. 
 Given by the hand of the Venerable father Ralf Bishop 
 of Chester, our Chancellor at Tewkesbury, the 28th 
 day of December, in the 17th year of our Reign. • We 
 therefore, holding and maintaining the said Charter and 
 all and singular that which is recited in it and approv- 
 
58 
 
 ing thereof for ourselves and our heirs as much as we 
 are able, do accept and approve and to our chosen men 
 of the Town of Chesterfield and to their successors do 
 ratify and confirm in so far as the said Charter reason- 
 ably testifies. In testimony whereof we make these 
 letters patent. As witness ourselves at Westminster, 
 the 17th day of August, in the 4th year of our Reign. 
 We, therefore, the said letters, and all that which is 
 contained therein, confirming, holding, and being content 
 therewith for ourselves, and our heirs, as much as lieth in 
 us, do accept and approve, and to our chosen men of the 
 same town of Chesterfield, and to their successors, we do 
 ratify and confirm, according as the said letters reason- 
 ably testify. In testimony whereof we have made these 
 letters patent. As witness ourselves at Westminster the 
 24th day of May in the third year of our reign. 
 
 Porter. 
 Examined by John Young, 
 
 William Porter, 
 
 ■ Clerks. 
 
 XV. — Charter of King Edward VI. confirming 
 TO THE Burgesses of Chesterfield the great 
 Charters of Kings Henry III., Edward IV., 
 Henry VII., and Henry VIII., dated the 28th 
 November, in the Second Year of his reign. 
 
 Clbe jTi'ftl) (great Charter Df tl)t <Boroujj]& of 
 ClKsitfrfielti, 
 
 (From the original in the Muniment Room of the Corporation 
 OF Chesterfield.) 
 
 Edwardus Sextus Dei Gracia Anglie Francie et 
 Hibernie Rex fidei Defensor et in terra ecclesie Angli- 
 cane et Hibernie Supremum Caput omnibus ad quos 
 
59 
 
 psentes literas pervenerint salutem Inspeximus literas 
 patentes Dni H nup regis Anglie pr noster de con- 
 firmacoe fcas in hec verba : — Henricus, Dei Gra Rex 
 Anglie et Francie et Dominus Hibernie omnibus ad quos 
 presentes ire pervenerint Salutem Inspeximus literas 
 patentes Dni H nuper Regis Anglie pr nostri de confir- 
 macoe fcas in hec verba : — Henricus, Dei Gra Rex Anglie 
 et Francie et Dominus Hibernie Omnibus ad quos pre- 
 sentes Ire pervenerint Saltern Inspeximus Iras patentes 
 Dni E nup Regis Anglie quarti de confirmacoe fcas in 
 hec verba : — Edwardus Dei Gra Rex Anglie et Francie 
 et Dns Hiberne. Omnibus ad quos presentes Ire perve- 
 nerint Salutem Inspexims Cartam Domini H nuper Regis 
 Anglie tercii post conquestum pmogenitoris nostri fcam 
 in hec verba : — Henricus Dei Gra Rex Angl Dns Hybn 
 Dux Norm et Aquit Com Andeg Archiepis Epis Abbi- 
 bus Prioribus Comitibus Baronibus Justic Vicecomitibs 
 Prepositis Ministris et omnibus Ballivis et Fidelibus suis 
 Salutem Sciatis nos concessisse et hac carta nostra con- 
 firmasse pro nobis et heredibus nostris hoibs Willi 
 Briwerr qui de eo tenent et tenebunt in Villa de Cestre- 
 feld libertatem qm eidem Wills eis concessit scilicet qd 
 sint liberi Burgenses et qd ipi et heredes sui heant et 
 teneant de eodem Willo et heredes suis easdem libtates 
 et libas consuetudines inf villam et extra villam et in 
 omnibus locis quas Dns J Rex Angl Pat nr eidem Willo 
 concessit et carta sua confirmavit in eadem villa et secdm 
 qd carta ejusdem Dni J Regis ptris nri quam idm Wills 
 de eo habet et sicut carta pdci Willi qua pdci homines de 
 eo habent ronabilr testatur Quare Volumus et firmit pre- 
 cipimus pro nobis et heredibus nris qd pdci homines de 
 Cestrefeld qui de pdco Willo tenent et tenebunt in eadem 
 villa de Cestrefeld sint liberi Burgenses et qd ipi et here- 
 des sui heant et teneant de eodem Willo et heredibs suig 
 
6o 
 
 easdem libertates et libas consuetudines quas pdcs Dns 
 J Rex pr nr eidem Willo concessit et carta sua confir- 
 mavit in ead villa sicut predcm est. Hiis testibus : R 
 mar Com Penbr, Petro de Ryvall, Capicer Pict, Rado fil 
 Nichol, Godefrido de Craucumb, Galfrido Dispens, Gal- 
 frido de Cauz, Ricardo filio Hugo, Henrico de Capella et 
 Aliis, Data p manum venabilis ptrs Radi Cicestr Epi 
 Cancellar nri apud Theokesbir vicesimo octavo die De- 
 cembr anno regni nostri septimo decimo. Nos autem 
 cartam pdcam ac omnia et singula contenta in eadem 
 rata hentes et gra ea p nob et heres nrs quantum in nobis 
 est acceptamus et approbamus ac dilcis nobis nunc 
 hoibus ville de Cestrefeld et eorum successoribus ratifi- 
 camus et confirmavimus put carta predict ranobiliter 
 testat. In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras 
 fieri fecimus patentes. Teste me ipso apud Westmr 
 Decimo septimo die Augusti Anno regni nri quarto, Nos 
 autem Iras pdictas ac omnia in eisdem contenta rata 
 hentes et grata ea p. nob et heredibus nris quantum in 
 nob est acceptamus et approbamus ac dulcis nuc hoibus 
 ville de Cestrefeld et eorum successoribus ratificamus et 
 confirmavimus put Itre pdic ronabiliter testant in cujus 
 rei testimonium has literas nostris fieri fecimus patentes 
 Teste me ipso apud Westm vicesimo octavo die Octobr 
 Anno Regni nri decimo. Nos autem literas pdictas ac 
 omnia et singula in eisdem contenta rata hentes et 
 grata ea p nob et heredibus nostris quantum in nob 
 est acceptamus et approbamus ac dulcis nob nunc 
 hoibns ville de Cestrefeld predict et eorum successo- 
 ribus ratificamus et confirmavimus put Ire pdic rano- 
 biliter testantur In cujus rei testimonium has literas 
 nostris fieri fecimus patentes Teste me ipso apud 
 Westm vicessimo quarto die Maii Anno regni nri tercio. 
 Nos autem literas predic ac omnia et singula in eisdem 
 
6i 
 
 contenta rata habentes et grata ea pro nobis et heredi- 
 bus nostris quantum in nobis est acceptamus et ap- 
 probamus ac dilectis nobis nunc hominbs villa de 
 Cestrefeld predict et eorum successoribus ratificamus et 
 confirmamus prout litere predicte ranobiliter testantur 
 In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus 
 patentes Teste me ipso apud Westm vicesimo octavo die 
 Novembris Anno regni nri secundo. 
 
 (Translation.) 
 
 Edward the VI., by the Grace of God, of England, 
 France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and 
 upon earth supreme Head of the Churches of England 
 and Ireland. To all to whom these presents shall come, 
 Health, We have inspected the letters patent of the 
 Lord Henry, lately King of England, our Father in con- 
 firmation, made in these words : — Henry, by the Grace 
 of God, King of England and France, Lord of Ireland. 
 To all to whom these letters patent shall come. Greet- 
 ing. We have inspected the letters patent of the 
 Lord Henry, formerly King of England, our father, 
 being a confirmation made in these words :— Henry, 
 by the Grace of God, King of England, France, 
 Lord of Ireland, To all to whom these letters patent 
 shall come. Health. We have inspected the letters 
 patent of the Lord Edward, lately King of England, the 
 fourth, being a confirmation made in these words : — 
 Edward by the Grace of God, King of England and 
 France, and Lord of Ireland. To all to whom these 
 presents shall come, Health. We have inspected the 
 Charter of the Lord Henry, formerly King of England, 
 the third after the Conquest our Progenitor made 
 in these words : — Henry by the Grace of God, King 
 
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 of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and 
 Aquitaine, Count of Anjou, to his Archbishops, Bishops, 
 Abbots, Priors, Counts, Barons, Justices, Sheriffs, 
 Reeves, Ministers, and to all his bailiffs and his faith- 
 ful Health. Know ye that we have granted and by 
 this our Charter have confirmed for us and our heirs to 
 the men of William Brewer who now hold of him or who 
 will hold in the Town of Chesterfield the freedom which 
 the same William Brewer granted them, that is to say, 
 that they should be free burgesses and that they and 
 their heirs should have and hold of the same William 
 and his heirs the liberties and free customs within the 
 Town and without the Town, and in all places, which the 
 Lord John King of England our father to the same 
 William granted, and by his Charter confirmed in the 
 same Town, and according to which Charter of the same 
 Lord John the King, our father, which the same William 
 had of him, and as the Charter of the said William 
 which the said men had of him reasonably witnesses. 
 Wherefore we will and firmly command for us and for 
 our heirs that the said men of Chesterfield who now hold 
 and who will hold of the said William in the said Town 
 of Chesterfield are free burgesses, and that they and 
 their heirs shall have and hold of the same William and 
 his heirs the same liberties and free customs which the 
 said Lord John the King our father to the same William 
 granted and by his Charter confirmed in the same town 
 as is aforesaid. These witnesses R. Mar (shall) Count 
 of Pembroke, Peter de Ryval, Capicer Pict, Ralf fil 
 Nicol, Godefrido de Craucumb, Galfred Dispens, Galfred 
 de Cauz, Richard fil Hugo, Henry de Capella and others. 
 Given by the hand of the Venerable father Ralf Bishop 
 of Chester, our Chancellor at Tewksbury, the 28th 
 day of December, in the 17th year of our Reign. We 
 
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 therefore' holding and maintaining the said Charter and 
 all and singular that which is recited in it and approv- 
 ing thereof for ourselves and our heirs as much as 
 we are able, do accept and approve and to our chosen 
 men of the Town of Chesterfield and to their succes- 
 sors do ratify and confirm in so far as the said Char- 
 ter reasonably testifies. In testimony whereof we make 
 these letters patent. As witness ourselves at Westmin- 
 ster the 17th day of August, in the 4th year of our 
 Reign. "We, therefore, the said letters patent and all things 
 therein contained, confirming, holding, and approving of 
 the same for ourselves and for our heirs as much as lieth 
 in us do accept and approve, and to our chosen, the present 
 men of the town of Chesterfield, and to their successors, 
 do ratify and confirm according. as the said letters rea- 
 sonably testify. In testimony of which we have made 
 these letters patent. As witness ourselves at Westmin- 
 ster, the 28th day of Odlober, in the loth year of our 
 reign. We, therefore, the said letters, and all that which is 
 contained therein, confirming, holding, and being content 
 therewith for ourselves, and our heirs, as much as lieth in 
 us, do accept and approve, and to our chosen men of the 
 same town of Chesterfield, and to their successors, we do 
 ratify and confirm, according to the said letters reason- 
 ably testify. In testimony whereof we have made these 
 letters patent. As witness ourselves at Westminster 
 the 24th day of May in the third year of our reign. 
 We, therefore, the aforesaid letters, and all and singular 
 the things therein contained, ratifying, holding, and being 
 content therewith for ourselves and our heirs, as much as 
 we are able, do accept and approve, and to our chosen 
 the present men of the town of Chesterfield aforesaid, 
 and their successors, do ratify and confirm, according as 
 the letters aforesaid reasonably testify. In testimony of 
 
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 which we have made these our letters patent. As witness 
 ourselves at Westminster the 28th day of November, in 
 the second year of our reign. 
 
 Amongst the minor records of the Corporation is a Power of Attorney, dated 
 the 6th October, in the eighth year of Queen Elizabeth, given by Richard 
 Stephenson, then Alderman of the Borough of Chesterfield; Ralfe Clarke, 
 Thomas Bolsover, Ralfe Johnson, Ralfe Asshe, Ralfe Heathcote, Richard Asshe, 
 William Boler, John Alaston, Robert Cade, John Claworth, John Asshe, Thomas 
 Lenne, John Wilson, William Webster, John Cade, Ralf Wadward, John Wadward, 
 Thomas Mewton, William Mymote, Stephen Roger, Robert Worthe, Henry Dycens, 
 and George Hethcote, with the consent of the whole Burgesses, to their wel-beloved 
 bretheren Richard Assch, Thomas Loune, John Wilson, and Robert Worthe, to sue 
 for a confirmation of the Charter. There was possibly some flaw in this document, 
 possibly it was held that the makers being themselves only Delegates could not 
 delegate their trust to others, it being a violation of the old maxim — Deligatus non 
 potest deligare. However that may be, there is a Petition by the whole of the same 
 twenty-four persons, dated the ist day of December, ninth Elizabeth (possibly there 
 is a mistake in the date of this or the previous document), by which these twenty-four 
 Petitioners prayed Her Gracious Majesty to confirm the said Charters. 
 
 XVI. — The first Charter of Queen Elizabeth 
 
 CONFIRMING TO THE BuRGESSES OF ChESTERFIELD 
 THE GREAT CHARTERS OF KiNGS HenRY III., 
 
 Edward IV., Henry VII., Henry VIII., is^ND 
 Edward VI., dated the 13TH day of December, 
 IN THE ninth Year of her Reign. 
 
 €\)t ^I'ptft (Bvmt €f)ntUr ot ti)t Borougft of 
 
 (From the original, now in the Muniment Room of the 
 Corporation of Chesterfield, recovered and restored by Mr. 
 Alderman Gee, Mayor of Chesterfield, the 8th day of April, 
 
 1884.) 
 
 Elizabeth Dei Gracia Anglie Francie et Hibemie 
 Reg fidei Defensor omnibus ad quos psentes literas 
 pervenerint salutem Inspeximus literas patentes Dni E 
 
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 nup regis Anglie fr noster fama preclarissimi de confir- 
 macoe fcas in hec verba: — Edwardus Sextus Dei Gracia 
 Anglie !Francie et Hibernie Rex fidei Defensor et in terra 
 ecclesie Anglicane et Hibernie Supremum Caput omnibus 
 ad quos psentes literas pervenerint salutem Inspeximus 
 literas patentes Dni H nup regis Anglie pr noster de 
 confirmacoe fcas in hec verba : — Henricus, Dei Gra Rex 
 Anglie et Francie et Dominus Hibernie omnibus ad quos 
 presentes Ire pervenerint Salutem Inspeximus literas 
 patentes Dni H nuper Regis Anglie pr nostri de confir- 
 macoe fcas in hec verba : — Henricus, Dei Gra Rex Anglie 
 et Francie et Dominus Hibernie Omnibus ad quos pre- 
 sentes Ire pervenerint Saltem Inspeximus Iras patentes 
 Dni E nup Regis Anglie quarti de confirmacoe fcas in 
 hec verba : — Edwardus Dei Gra Rex Anglie et Francie 
 et Dns Hiberne. Omnibus ad quos presentes Ire perve- 
 nerint Salutem Inspexims Cartam Domini H nuper Regis 
 Anglie tercii post conquestum pmogenitoris nostri fcam 
 in hec verba : — Henricus Dei Gra Rex Angl Dns Hybn 
 Dux Norm et Aquit Com Andeg Archiepis Epis Abbi- 
 bus Prioribus Comitibus Baronibus Justic Vicecomitibs 
 Prepositis Ministris et omnibus BaHivis et Fidelibus suis 
 Salutem Sciatis nos concessisse et hac carta nostra con- 
 firmasse pro nobis et heredibus nostris hoibs Willi 
 Briwerr qui de eo tenent et tenebunt in Villa de Cestre- 
 feld libertatem qm eidem Wills eis concessit scilicet qd 
 sint liberi Burgenses et qd ipi et heredes sui heant et 
 teneant de eodem Willo et heredes suis easdem libtates 
 et libas consuetudines inf villam et extra villam et in 
 omnibus locis quas Dns J Rex Angl Pat nr eidem Willo 
 concessit et carta sua confirmavit in eadem villa et secdm 
 qd carta ejusdem Dni J Regis ptris nri quam idm Wills 
 de eo habet et sicut carta pdci Willi qua pdci homines de 
 eo habent ronabilr testatur Quare Volumus et firmit pre- 
 
 E 
 
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 cipimus pro nobis et heredibus nris qd pdci homines de 
 Cestrefeld qui de pdco Willo tenent et tenebunt in eadem 
 villa de Cestrefeld sint liberi Burgenses et qd ipi et here- 
 des sui heant et teneant de eodem Willo et heredibs suis 
 easdem libertates et libas consuetudines quas pdcs Dns 
 J Rex pr nr eidem Willo concessit et carta sua confir- 
 mavit in ead villa sicut predcm est. Hiis testibus : R 
 mar Com Penbr, Petro de Ryvall, Capicer Pict, Rado fil 
 Nichol, Godefrido de Craucumb, Galfrido Dispens, Gal- 
 frido de Cauz, Ricardo filio Hugo, Henrico de Capella et 
 Aliis. Data p manum venabilis ptrs Radi Cicestr Epi 
 Cancellar nri apud Theokesbir vicesimo octavo die De- 
 cembr anno regni nostri septimo decimo. Nos autem 
 cartam pdcam ac omnia et singula contenta in eadem 
 rata hentes et gra ea p nob et heres nrs quantum in nobis 
 est acceptamus et approbamus ac dilcis nobis nunc 
 hoibus ville de Cestrefeld et eorum successoribus ratifi- 
 camus et confirmavimus put carta predict ranobiliter 
 testat. In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras 
 fieri fecimus patentes. Teste me ipso apud Westmr 
 Decimo septimo die Augusti Anno regni nri quarto, Nos 
 autem Iras pdictas ac omnia in eisdem contenta rata 
 hentes et grata ea p nob et heredibus nris quantum in 
 nob est acceptamus et approbamus ac dulcis nuc hoibus 
 ville de Cestrefeld et eorum successoribus ratificamus et 
 confirmavimus put Itre pdic ronabiliter testant in cujus 
 rei testimonium has literas nostris fieri fecimus patentes 
 Teste me ipso apud Westm vicesimo octavo die Octobr 
 Anno Regni nri decimo. Nos autem literas pdictas ac 
 omnia et singula in eisdem contenta rata hentes et 
 grata ea p nob et heredibus nostris quantum in nob 
 est acceptamus et approbamus ac dulcis nob nunc 
 hoibns ville de Cestrefeld predict et eorum successo- 
 ribus ratificamus et confirmavimus put Ire pdic rano- 
 
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 biliter testantur In cujus rei testimonium has literas 
 nostris fieri fecimus patentes Teste me ipso apud 
 Westm vicessimo quarto die Maii Anno regni nri tercio. 
 Nos autem literas predic ac omnia et singula in eisdem 
 contenta rata habentes et grata ea pro nobis et heredi- 
 bus nostris quantum in nobis est acceptamus et ap- 
 probamus ac dilectis nobis nunc hominbs ville de 
 Cestrefeld predict et eorum successoribus ratificamus et 
 confirmamus prout litere predicte ranobiliter testantur 
 In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri 
 fecimus patentes Teste me ipso apud Westm vice- 
 simo octavo die Novembris Anno regni nri secundo. 
 Nos autem literas predictas patentes ac omnia et sin- 
 gula in eisdem contenta rata habentes et grata ea pro 
 nobis et heredibus nostris quantum in nobis est accep- 
 tamus et approbamus ac dilectis nobis nunc Liberi 
 Burgenses ville de Cestrefeld predict et eorum successo- 
 ribus ratificamus et confirmamus prout litere predicte 
 ranobiliter testantur In cujus rei testimonium has literas 
 nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste me ipso apud Westm 
 decimo tercio die Decembris Anno regni nri nono. 
 
 (Translation.) 
 
 Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, of England, France, 
 and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith. To all to 
 whom these present letters shall come. Health, We 
 have inspected the letters patent of the Lord Edward 
 the Sixth, lately King of England, our brother, of 
 brightest fame, being a confirmation in these words : — 
 Edward the VI., by the Grace of God, of England, 
 France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and 
 upon earth supreme Head of the Churches of England 
 and Ireland. To all to whom these presents shall con^e. 
 Health. We have inspected the letters patent of the 
 
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 Lord Henry, lately King of England, our Father in con- 
 firmation, made in these words : — Henry, by the Grace 
 of God, King of England and France, Lord of Ireland. 
 To all to whom these letters patent shall come, Greet- 
 ing. We have inspected the letters patent of the 
 Lord Henry, formerly King of England, our father, 
 being a confirmation made in these words : — Henry, 
 by the Grace of God, King of England, France, 
 Lord of Ireland, To all to whom these letters patent 
 shall come. Health. We have inspected the letters 
 patent of the Lord Edward, lately King of England, the 
 fourth, being a confirmation made in these words : — 
 Edward, by the Grace of God, King of England and 
 France, and Lord of Ireland. To all to whom these 
 presents shall come. Health. We have inspected the 
 Charter of the Lord Henry, formerly King of England, 
 the third after the Conquest our Progenitor made 
 in these words: — Henry by the Grace of God, King 
 of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and 
 Aquitaine, Count of Anjou, to his Archbishops, Bishops, 
 Abbots, Priors, Counts, Barons, Justices, Sheriffs, 
 Reeves, Ministers, and to all his bailiffs and his faith- 
 ful. Health. Know ye that we have granted and by 
 this our Charter have confirmed for us and our heirs to 
 the men of William Brewer who now hold of him or who 
 will hold in the Town of Chesterfield the freedom which 
 the same William Brewer granted them, that is to say, 
 that they should be free burgesses and that they and 
 their heirs should have and hold of the same William 
 and his heirs the liberties and free customs within the 
 Town and without the Town, and in all places, which the 
 Lord John King of England our father to the same 
 William granted, and by his Charter confirmed in the 
 same Town, and according to which Charter of the same 
 
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 Lord John the King, our father, which the same William 
 had of him, and as the Charter of the said William 
 which the said men had of him reasonably witnesses. 
 Wherefore we will and firmly command for us and for 
 our heirs that the said men of Chesterfield who now hold 
 and who will hold of the said William in the said Town 
 of Chesterfield are free burgesses, and that they and 
 their heirs shall have and hold of the same William and 
 his heirs the same liberties and free customs which the 
 said Lord John the King our father to the same William 
 granted and by his Charter confirmed in the same town 
 as is aforesaid. These witnesses R. Mar (shall) Count 
 of Pembroke, Peter de Ryval, Capicer Pict, Ralf fil 
 Nicol, Godefrido de Craucumb, Galfred Dispens, Galfred 
 de Cauz, Richard fil Hugo, Henry de Capella and others. 
 Given by the hand of the Venerable father Ralf Bishop 
 of Chester, our Chancellor at Tewksbury, the 28th 
 day of December, in the 17th year of our Reign. We 
 therefore holding and maintaining the said Charter and 
 all and singular that which is recited in it and approv- 
 ing thereof for ourselves and our heirs as much as 
 we are able, do accept and approve and to our chosen 
 men of the Town of Chesterfield and to their succes- 
 sors do ratify and confirm in so far as the said Char- 
 ter reasonably testifies. In testimony whereof we make 
 these letters patent. As witness ourselves at Westmin- 
 ster the 17th day of August, in the 4th year of our 
 Reign. We, therefore, the said letters patent and all things 
 therein contained, confirming, holding, and approving of 
 the same for ourselves and for our heirs as much as lieth 
 in us do accept and approve, and to our chosen, the present 
 men of the town of Chesterfield, and to their successors, 
 do ratify and confirm according as the said letters rea- 
 sonably testify. In testimony of which we have made 
 
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 these letters patent. As witness ourselves at Westmin- 
 ster, the 28th day of Odlober, in the loth year of our 
 reign. We, therefore, the said letters, and all that which is 
 contained therein, confirming, holding, and being content 
 therewith for ourselves, and our heirs, as much as lieth in 
 us, do accept and approve, and to our chosen men of the 
 same town of Chesterfield, and to their successors, we do 
 ratify and confirm, according to the said letters reason- 
 ably testify. In testimony whereof we have made these 
 letters patent. As witness ourselves at Westminster 
 the 24th day of May in the third year of our reign. 
 We, therefore, the aforesaid letters, and all and singular 
 the things therein contained, ratifying, holding, and being 
 content therewith for ourselves and our heirs, as much as 
 we are able, do accept and approve, and to our chosen 
 the present men of the town of Chesterfield aforesaid, 
 and their successors, do ratify and confirm, according as 
 the letters aforesaid reasonably testify. In testimony 
 of which we have made these our letters patent. As 
 witness ourselves at Westminster the 28th day of No- 
 vember, in the second year of our reign. We, there- 
 fore, the aforesaid letters patent, and all things in 
 the same contained, approving, holding, and confirm- 
 ing for us, and for our heirs, as much as is possible 
 in us, do accept and approve, and to our beloved men, 
 now free Burgesses of the town of Chesterfield, do ratify 
 and confirm, according as the said letters themselves 
 reasonably testify. In witness whereof we have made 
 these our letters patent. As witness ourselves at West- 
 minster, the 13th day of December, in the ninth year of 
 our reign. 
 
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 XVII. — The Second Charter by Letters Patent of 
 Queen Elizabeth to the Burgesses of Chester- 
 field, DATED THE I3TH DAY OF DeCEM'BER, IN THE 
 QTH YEAR OF HER REIGN, CONFIRMING TO THEM THE 
 PRIVILEGES WHICH THEY POSSESSED AS TENANTS OF 
 
 THE Ancient Demesne of the Crown of England, 
 
 FROM THE TIME WHEN THE MEMORY OF MAN RUNNETH 
 
 NOT TO THE CONTRARY. (With the great seal attached.) 
 
 (From the Original Letters Patent in the Muniment Room of 
 THE Corporation of Chesterfield.) 
 
 Elizabeth, Dei gratia Anglie, Francie, et Hiberne, 
 Regina, omnibus et singulis Vicecomitibus, Maoribus, 
 BuUivis, Constabularius et aliis fidelibus suis tarn infra 
 libertates quam extra ad quos presentes Ire pervenerint 
 saltern Cum secundem consuetudinem in regno nro Anglie 
 hactenus optentam et approbatam hoies et tenentes de 
 Antique Dominico Corone Anglie de theoloneo stallagio 
 chiminagio pontagio panagio picagio muragio lastagio et 
 passagio p totum regnum nostrum pdcum quieti esse 
 debeant ac secundum consuetudinem pdictum hoies 
 tenentes de Antique Dominico Corone Anglie a contri- 
 bucoe expensarum militum ad Parliamenta nra et pro- 
 genitorum nostrorum quondam Regum Anglie p civitate 
 com veniend semp hactenus a tempore quo non extat 
 memoria quieti esse consueverint necnon seen consue- 
 tudinem superdictum homines et tenentes de maniores 
 que sunt de antique dominico ejusdem corone p tris et 
 tenement suis que tenent de eodem dominico in assissis in 
 juratis seu recognicoibus aliquibs ponetr non debeant nisi 
 tam de hiis que in cur hujusmodi mainor debent fieri ac 
 Mania Witintune BrimintuneTaptune Cestrefeld Buttorp 
 et-Echingtun in com Derb de Antique Dominico Corone 
 
7.2 
 
 Anglie existant sicut per quandam etificacoem nob in 
 Cancellar nostrum p Thes et Camararii nostris de man- 
 dato nostro inde missam et comptum vobis et cuibt vrm 
 mumgimus et mandamus qu omes et singulos homines et 
 tenentes de maneriis predictis de Theoloneo stallagio 
 chiminagio pontagio panagio picagio muragio lastagio et 
 passagio et expensis miletum quietos esse promittatis 
 necnon eosdem homines et tenentes eorum maniorum in 
 assisis juratis seu recognicoibus aliquibus non ponatur nisi 
 tantum in hiis que in curia hujusmodi maniorum debent 
 fieri contra consuetudinem supradictum et disquicicoem 
 si quam eis vel eorum alieni hiis vicecombus fecitis sine 
 dilone relaxetis eisdem In cujus rei testimonium has 
 literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste me ipsa apud 
 Westm tcio decimo die Decembris Anno regni nostri 
 nono. 
 
 (Translation.) 
 
 Elizabeth, by the grace of God, Queen of England, 
 France, and Ireland, to all and singular her Sheriffs, 
 Mayors, Bailiffs, Constables, and others her faithful as 
 well within the liberties as without, to whom these pre- 
 sent letters shall come. Health. Whereas, according to 
 custom in our kingdom of England hitherto obtaining 
 and being approved, the men and tenants of ancient 
 demesne of the Crown of England ought to be free from 
 tolls, stallage, chiminage, pontage, pannage, picage, 
 lastage, and passage, through the whole of our aforesaid 
 kingdom, and according to the aforesaid custom the said 
 men tenants of ancient demesne of the Crown of England 
 from the time in which memory does not exist (from the 
 time when the memory of man runneth not to the contrary) 
 have always hitherto been accustomed to be free from 
 contribution to the expenses of knights coming from their 
 
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 common town to our Parliament, and that of our progeni- 
 tors formerly Kings of England. And also according to the 
 custom aforesaid the men and tenants of manors of ancient 
 demesne of the same Crown for the lands and tenements 
 which they hold of the same dominion should not be put 
 upon assizes on juries or in any recognizances, except only 
 for those which ought to be done in the court of these 
 same manors. And Witington, Brimington, Tapton, 
 Chesterfield, Boythorp, and Eckington, in the county 
 of Derby, of the ancient demesne of the Crown of 
 England now remain, as appears by a certain notifi- 
 cation to us in our chancellerie by our treasurer and 
 chamberlain by our command therein sent and reckoned 
 to you and each of you, we charge and command that all 
 and singular the men and tenants of the manors aforesaid 
 shall be free from tolls, stallage, chiminage, pontage, 
 pannage, picage, lastage, and passage, and expenses of 
 knights ; and also that you engage that you shall not put 
 these same men and tenants of these manors upon assizes, 
 upon juries, or upon any recognizance (except only those 
 which ought to be done in the courts of these same 
 manors) against the aforesaid custom and notification. If 
 any thing to them or any of their men these sheriff's shall 
 do without delay, ye shall release them. In witness 
 whereof we have made these letters patent. As witness 
 ourselves at Westminster, the 13th day of December, in 
 the gth year of our reign. 
 
 XVIII. — Third Charter of Queen Elizabeth to the 
 Borough of Chesterfield. 
 
 (This important Charter, confirming the rights of the prescriptive Borough in 
 the clearest manner, commences a new series of Charters. Shortly after the 
 date of the last Charter, apparently not content with their position (which 
 was the highest a corporate town could hold), the Corporation unwisely sued 
 
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 the Quern (it must he so presumed, though no proof except a recital in the deed 
 of the Act remains) for a Charter of Incorporation, which the Queen 
 Elizabeth granted them, and in so doing stated truly that she thereby reduced 
 them into a body corporate. This Charter is dated 21st day of April, in 
 the fortieth year of the Queen.) 
 
 (From the original Charter in the Muniment Room of the 
 Corporation OF Chesterfield.) 
 
 Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, of England, France, 
 and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith. To all to 
 whom these presents shall come. Greeting. "Whereas, 
 Lord John, formerly King of England, our Progenitor, 
 by his letters patent under his great seal of England 
 hath given, granted, and confirmed to William Brewer 
 and his heirs, for his homage and service, the Manor of 
 Chesterfield in Derbyshire, with Brimington and Whit- 
 tington, and the socage and whole hundred of Scarsdale, 
 with all its entire appurtenances, and that they should 
 have the same liberties and free customs as his Borough 
 of Nottingham, in all places and all things, yet so that 
 his Boroughs of Nottingham and Derby might not loose 
 their liberties which they then had, and ought to have, 
 and also by the same letters patent hath willed that the 
 same Chesterfield should be a free Borough, yet so that 
 no Burgess and Merchant in it, or in the aforesaid 
 hundred, or in the socage, should have liberty or free 
 customs but through William Brewer himself, or his 
 heirs. And, moreover, hath granted by the same his 
 letters patent to the same William Brewer and his heirs 
 to have at Chesterfield one fair every year on the Feast 
 of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, to continue for the 
 space of eight days, and besides a market at the same 
 place every week, to continue for the space of two days, 
 that is to say, on Tuesday and Saturday, with, all liberties 
 and free customs to a fair and market appertaining, and 
 
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 that toll should be taken in the aforesaid fair and 
 markets of all those who were not free, and further 
 hath willed and strictly commanded that they should 
 have and hold all things aforesaid so well and peace- 
 ably, freely, quietly, and entirely, fully and honestly, as 
 the same formerly, King of England and his predeces- 
 sors, as by the same letters patent now fully appears. 
 And whereas, also. Lord Henry the third, formerly King 
 of England, our Progenitor, by his letters patent under 
 his great seal of England, bearing date at Thores- 
 bury, the twenty-eighth day of December, in the seven- 
 teenth year of his reign, hath granted and confirmed for 
 himself and his heirs to the men of William Brewer, 
 who of him then held, or from that time should hold, in 
 the town of Chesterfield the liberty which the same 
 William hath granted to them, to wit, that they should 
 be free Burgesses, and that they and their heirs should 
 have and hold of the same William and his heirs the 
 same liberties and free customs within the town and 
 without the town, in all places as Lord John, formerly 
 King of England, father of the said Henry, formerly 
 King, granted to the same William, and confirmed by 
 his charter in the same town, and according to what the 
 charter of the same Lord John which the same William 
 had of him, and as the charter of the aforesaid William 
 which the aforesaid men had of him reasonably testify. 
 And also the same Henry, formerly King, hath willed 
 and strictly commanded for himself and his heirs that 
 the aforesaid men of Chesterfield, who of the aforesaid 
 William then held, and from that time should hold, in 
 the same town of Chesterfield, should be free Burgesses, 
 and that -they and their heirs should have and hold of the 
 same William and his heirs the same liberties and free 
 customs as the aforesaid Lord John 'to the said William 
 
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 granted, and by his charter confirmed, in the same town 
 as aforesaid, as by the same letters patent more fully 
 appears. And, whereas, the Burgesses and inhabitants 
 of the said Borough of Chesterfield /row time immemorial 
 have peaceably held, had, and enjoyed, as well the afore- 
 said rights, jurisdictions, liberties, franchises, acquit- 
 tances, and privileges, as divers other customs, liberties, 
 immunities, exemptions, and jurisdictions, as well by pre- 
 scription as by reason and pretext of the said charters, 
 grants, and confirmations, and of divers other charters and 
 grants by our progenitors and predecessors. Kings of Eng- 
 land, and by other Burgesses or inhabitants of the Borough 
 of Chesterfield aforesaid, and their successors heretofore 
 appointed. And, whereas, also, by the insinuations of 
 divers Burgesses and inhabitants of the said Borough, 
 we have been informed that divers ambiguities and alter- 
 ations have long since arisen, and are likely to arise 
 every day, more and more on account of the uncertain and 
 various names and appellations by which the Burgesses 
 and inhabitants of the aforesaid Borough are incorpo- 
 rated, named, and called, without a certainty of which 
 name they cannot defend their lands, tenements, liberties, 
 and purchases ; and, moreover, the said Burgesses and 
 inhabitants have most humbly besought us, for the sake 
 of avoiding disputes and controversies that might arise 
 hereafter upon that occasion, that we would vouchsafe to 
 make, reduce, and create those Burgesses and inhabitants 
 into one certain, definite, and undoubted body corporate and 
 politic. We, therefore, considering that the Borough of 
 Chesterfield aforesaid is an ancient and populous Borough 
 (est Burgus antiquus et populosus) , and being desirous 
 that for the future a certain and undoubted method 
 may be continually held in the said Borough for the 
 keeping of the peace and the ruling and governing the 
 
people there, and that the Borough from hereafter may 
 be, and continue to be, a Borough of peace and quietness, 
 to the terror of evil doers, and to the reward of them 
 that do well, and also that our peace and other acts 
 of justice may be kept and done there without further 
 delay of our special grace, and from our certain know- 
 ledge and mere motion we will ordain, constitute, and 
 grant for us, our heirs and successors, by these presents 
 that as well the Borough as the town of Chesterfield may 
 be, and continue to be for ever hereafter a free Borough 
 of itself, and that the Burgesses of that Borough and the 
 inhabitants of the aforesaid town for ever hereafter may 
 be, and shall be, one body corporate and politic in fact, 
 and named by the appellation of Mayor, Aldermen, 
 and Burgesses of the Borough of Chesterfield, and by 
 these presents we make, ordain, and create them really 
 and fully for us, our heirs and successors one body cor- 
 porate and politic by the name of Mayor, Aldermen, 
 and Burgesses of the Borough of Chesterfield, and that 
 by the same name they may have a perpetual succession, 
 and that they by the name of Mayor, Aldermen, and 
 Burgesses of the Borough of Chesterfield may be, and 
 and shall be for ever hereafter, persons proper and capable 
 in law to have, require, receive, and possess lands, tene- 
 ments, liberties, privileges, jurisdictions, franchises, and 
 hereditaments of what sort, nature, or kind soever they 
 may be to themselves and their successors in fee and 
 perpetuity, and also to give, grant, demise, and assign the 
 same lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and to do and 
 execute all and singular other acts and things by the 
 aforesaid name, and that by the name of Mayor, Alder- 
 men, and Burgesses of the Borough of Chesterfield they 
 may plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, 
 defend and be defended in all courts and places and 
 
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 before any Judges and Justices and other persons and 
 officers of us, our heirs and successors, in all and singular 
 actions, suits, complaints, causes, matters and demands 
 whatsoever of what sort, nature, condition or kind soever 
 An the same manner and form as other our subjects of 
 this our Kingdom of England, being persons proper and 
 capable in law can plead and be impleaded, defend and 
 be defended, and have, require, receive, possess, give, 
 grant and demise, and that the aforesaid Mayor, Alder- 
 men, and Burgesses of the aforesaid Borough and their 
 successors for ever hereafter may have their seal to serve 
 forall the causes and businesses of them and their suc- 
 cessors, and that it be lawful and shall be lawful for the 
 same Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the aforesaid 
 Borough and their successors to break, change, and make 
 anew that seal according to their pleasure from time to 
 time as shall seem to them more expedient. And we 
 further will and for us our heirs and successors by these 
 presents grant to the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen, and 
 Burgesses of the aforesaid Borough and their successors 
 that for ever hereafter there may be and shall be in the 
 aforesaid Borough one Mayor, six Aldermen, and six 
 Brothers, to be chosen and appointed out of the Capital 
 Burgesses of the aforesaid Borough, in the form below 
 specified in these our letters patent, and for the better, 
 execution of the same, our wills and grants, in this re- 
 spect we have assigned, nominated, appointed, and made, 
 and for us our heirs and successors do assign, nominate, 
 appoint and make our beloved Ralph Gierke, Burgess of 
 the aforesaid Borough, that he shall be and is the first 
 and modern Mayor of the aforesaid Borough, willing that 
 the same Ralfe Gierke shall be and shall continue in the 
 office of Mayor of the same borough from the date of 
 these presents to the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch- 
 
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 angel next ensuing, and from the same feast till another 
 Burgess of the aforesaid Borough shall be appointed and 
 sworn to that office according to the ordinances and 
 provisions in these respects below expressed and speci- 
 fied, if the same Ralf Gierke shall so long live. Also we 
 assign, nominate and appoint by these presents for us, 
 our heirs and successors, our beloved John Woodward, 
 Godfrey Heathcott, Thomas Heathcott, Thomas 
 Raynshaw, Hugh Wheldon, and Thomas Ingman, Bur- 
 gesses of the. said Borough of Chesterfield, and they 
 shall be and are the first and modern Aldermen of the 
 said Borough, and that they shall be and continue in 
 the office of Aldermen of the same Borough from the 
 date of these presents so long as they shall behave them- 
 selves well in the same. And moreover we nominate 
 and appoint by these presents our beloved Thomas 
 Rawlinson, Martin Bretland, James Bretland, John 
 Dobb, John Knott, and John Ash, Burgesses of the said 
 Borough, that they shall be and are the first and modern 
 Bretheren of the said Borough, to be and continue in 
 that office from the date of these presents so long as 
 they shall behave themselves well in the same ; we also 
 will and by these presents for us, our heirs and succes- 
 sors, ordain and grant to the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen, 
 and Burgesses of the aforesaid Borough, and their suc- 
 cessors, that for ever hereafter there be and shall be in 
 the aforesaid Borough twelve men of the better and more 
 reputable Burgesses of the aforesaid Borough who 
 shall be called and named Capital Burgesses of the 
 aforesaid Borough, and together with the Mayor, Alder- 
 men, and Bretheren of the said Borough for the time 
 being, shall be made and for ever hereafter shall be 
 called the Common Council of the aforesaid Borough 
 for all things, matters, and causes touching or concern- 
 
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 ing the aforesaid Borough and the good state, regimen, 
 and government thereof, and they are and shall be, from 
 time to time, aids and assistants to the said Mayor, 
 Aldermen, and Bretheren for the time being, in all causes 
 and matters touching the said Borough ; and we have 
 assigned, nominated -and appointed, and for us, our heirs 
 and successors, do assign, nominate and appoint our 
 beloved William Webster, Richard Fletcher, Ralf Ashe 
 the younger, Richard Woodward, Godfrey Platts, Ralf 
 Penyston, William Heathcott, Peter Dowker, Thomas 
 Fore, Ralph Heathcott, John Hemmersley, and George 
 Ingman, that they shall be and are the first and modern 
 Capital Burgesses of the aforesaid Borough, so to con- 
 tinue in those offices so long as they shall behave them- 
 selves well in the same. And we will and by these 
 presents, for us our heirs and successors, do ordain and 
 grant to the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses 
 of the aforesaid Borough and their successors for ever, 
 that it may be lawful for the same Mayor, Aldermen, 
 Bretheren, and Capital Burgesses of the said Borough 
 for the time being, or for the greater part of them, of 
 whom we will that the aforesaid Mayor be one to have, 
 keep, require, provide, or appoint a certain Council 
 House or Guildhall within the aforesaid Borough, and 
 that the same Mayor, Aldermen, Bretheren, and Capital 
 Burgesses for the time being, or the greater part of them 
 who shall be assembled together, of whom we will 
 that the aforesaid Mayor be one as often as it shall 
 appear to them necessary and convenient, may for ever 
 hereafter call together and hold in the same house a 
 certain Court or Convocation of the same Mayor, Alder- 
 men, Bretheren, and Capital Burgesses, or the greater 
 part of them, of whom we will that the aforesaid Mayor 
 be one, and in the same Court or Convocation treat, 
 
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 refer, consult, advise, and determine, concerning the 
 statutes, laws, articles and ordinances of the aforesaid 
 Borough, and the good regimen, state and government 
 thereof, according to their sound discretion, and accord- 
 ing to the sound discretion of the greater part of the 
 same who shall be assembled for the time being, of whom 
 we will that the Mayor be one. And that the Mayor, 
 Aldermen, Bretheren, and Capital Burgesses for the time 
 being, or the greater part of the same who shall be so 
 assembled, of whom we will that the aforesaid Mayor be 
 one, in the Court or Convocation aforesaid gathered 
 together and assembled, may have, and by these presents 
 for ever hereafter shall have full power, authority and 
 faculty, of composing, constituting, ordaining and making, 
 establishing and publishing, from time to time, such laws, 
 institutes, rights, ordinances and constitutions, which to 
 them, or to the greater part of them so assembled, of 
 whom we will that the aforesaid Mayor be one, shall 
 appear according to their sound discretion to be good, 
 wholesome, useful, honest, and necessary for the good 
 regimen and government of the Mayor, Aldermen, 
 Bretheren, and Capital Burgesses of the aforesaid 
 Borough, and of all and singular other Burgesses of the 
 same Borough, and the merchants, officers, ministers, 
 artificers, inhabitants, and residents of that Borough or 
 within that Borough for the time being. And also for 
 the government of a Grammar School hereafter to be 
 erected, founded and established within the same 
 Borough, and of a master and usher of the same, and 
 of boys in the same school hereafter to be educated, and 
 for a declaration in what manner and order the aforesaid 
 Mayor, Aldermen, Bretheren, Capital Burgesses, and all 
 other and singular ministers, officers. Burgesses, artificers, 
 inhabitants and residents of that Borough or within the 
 
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 aforesaid Borough, and their factors, children, servants, 
 and apprentices in their offices, functions, services, trades, 
 educations, exercises, and businesses within the aforesaid 
 Borough, the liberty and precincts of the same for the 
 time being, and from time to time shall behave and 
 demean themselves and otherwise for the further public 
 good, common utility, and good regimen of the aforesaid 
 Borough, and also for the better preservation, govern- 
 ment, disposal, letting, and demising of the lands, 
 tenements, possessions, revenues and hereditaments of 
 the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the aforesaid 
 Borough or their successors, and of all other things and 
 causes whatsoever touching or in any way concerning the 
 aforesaid borough, or the statutes, rights, and interests 
 of the same ; and that the Mayor, Aldermen, Brothers 
 and Capital Burgesses of the same borough, for the time 
 being, or the greater part of them, who for the time being 
 shall be gathered together or assembled, of whom we will 
 that the aforesaid Mayor be one, as often as they shall 
 compose, make, ordain, or establish in the aforesaid form 
 such laws, institutes, rights, ordinances and constitutions, 
 may for ever hereafter make, ordain, limit, and provide 
 such pains, punishments, penalties, and bodily imprison- 
 ments, either by fines and amerciaments, or by disfran- 
 chisements, and removing from the liberties, privileges, 
 and immunities of the same borough, or by any one of 
 these towards and upon all offenders against such laws, 
 institutes, rights, ordinances and constitutions, or any of 
 them, as to the same Mayor, Aldermen, Bretheren and 
 Capital Burgesses of the aforesaid borough, or the greater 
 part of them assembled as aforesaid, of whom we will 
 that the aforesaid Mayor be one, shall seem necessary 
 and requisite for the observation of the aforesaid laws, 
 ordinances and constitutions, and that they may levy and 
 
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 have the same fines and amerciaments, without impedi- 
 ment of us or our heirs or successors, or any officers or 
 ministers of us or our heirs or successors, all and singu- 
 lar which laws, ordinances, and constitutions that shall 
 be made as aforesaid, we for us, our heirs and successors, 
 by these presents will, ordain and command, to be ob- 
 served under the penalties to be therein contained, yet 
 so that the laws, ordinances, institutes and constitutions 
 of this sort be not repugnant nor contrary to the laws 
 and statutes of our Kingdom of England ; and moreover 
 we will, and for us our heirs and successors, by these 
 presents grant to the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen, and 
 Burgesses of the aforesaid borough, and their successors, 
 that the Mayor, Aldermen, Brothers and Capital Bur- 
 gesses of the aforesaid borough for the time being, or the 
 .greater part of them, of whom we will that the aforesaid 
 Mayor be one, from time to time for ever hereafter, may 
 have and shall have power and authority every year, on 
 the Sunday next after the Feast of Saint Michael the 
 Archangel, to chuse and nominate one out of the number 
 of the aforesaid six Aldermen, who shall be Mayor of the 
 said borough for one whole year then next ensuing ; and 
 that he, after he shall be chosen and nominated as afore- 
 said to be Mayor of the aforesaid borough, before he be 
 admitted to execute that office, shall make his corporal 
 oath on the Monday next following his nomination and 
 election aforesaid, before the last Mayor his predecessor, 
 if he be living, otherwise before the aforesaid Aldermen 
 of the aforesaid borough for the time being or the greater 
 part of them, in the aforesaid Court or Council House, 
 well and faithfully to perform the office, and that after 
 such oaths so made, he may execute the office of Mayor 
 of the aforesaid borough for one whole year then next 
 ensuing ; And if it shall happen that any Mayor of the 
 
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 aforesaid borough, at any time within one year after he 
 hath been chosen, appointed and sworn as aforesaid, die 
 or be removed from his office, that then and so often it 
 be lawful and shall be lawful for the aforesaid Aldermen, 
 Bretheren, and Capital Burgesses of the said borough for 
 the time being, or for the greater part of them, to chuse 
 and appoint another Mayor of the aforesaid borough, out 
 of the number of the aforesaid Aldermen, and that he 
 thus newly elected and appointed, may have and exercise 
 that office during the remainder of the same year, having 
 first made his corporal oath in the aforesaid form, and 
 this as often as that case shall happen. We will, more- 
 over, and for us, our heirs and successors, by these pre- 
 sents grant to the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur- 
 gesses of the aforesaid borough and their successors, that 
 if it shall happen that any one or more of the aforesaid 
 Aldermen of the aforesaid borough for the time being 
 shall die, or be removed from his or their places, that 
 then and so often it may and shall be lawful for the 
 Mayor and other Aldermen, and Bretheren and Capital 
 Burgesses of the aforesaid borough, or the greater part 
 of them, of whom we will that the aforesaid Mayor be 
 one, to chuse, nominate and appoint one or more others 
 out of the number of the Bretheren of the same borough 
 for the time being, into the place or places of that or 
 those Aldermen who happened so to die or be removed ; 
 and that he or they so elected and appointed, having first 
 before the Mayor of the aforesaid borough for the time 
 being, made his or their corporal oath, shall be of the 
 number of the aforesaid Aldermen of the aforesaid 
 borough, and this as often as that case shall so happen ; 
 and if it shall happen that any one or more of the afore- 
 said Bretheren of the aforesaid borough for the time being, 
 at any time hereafter die or be removed from his or their 
 
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 places, that then and so often it may be and shall be 
 lawful for the Mayor and Aldermen and other Bretheren 
 and Capital Burgesses of the aforesaid borough, or the 
 greater part of them who shall be assembled, of whom 
 we will the aforesaid Mayor shall be one, to chuse, 
 nominate and appoint one or more others of the Capital 
 Burgesses of the aforesaid borough, into the place or 
 places of the said Brother or Bretheren who happened to 
 die or be removed ; and that he or they so elected and 
 appointed, having first before the Mayor of the aforesaid 
 borough for the time being, made his or their corporal 
 oath, shall be from that time of the number of the afore- 
 said Bretheren of the aforesaid borough, and this as often 
 as that case shall so happen ; and if it shall happen that 
 any one or more of the aforesaid Capital Burgesses of 
 the aforesaid borough for the time being die or be re- 
 moved from his or their places, that then and so often 
 it may and shall be lawful for the Mayor, Aldermen, 
 Bretheren and other Capital Burgesses of the aforesaid 
 borough, still surviving or remaining, or for the greater 
 part of them who for the time being shall be assembled, 
 of whom we will that the Mayor of the aforesaid borough 
 be one, to chuse, nominate, and appoint one or more 
 others of the Burgesses of the aforesaid borough, into the 
 place or places of the Capital Burgess or Burgesses who 
 happened so to die or be removed ; and that he or they 
 so elected and appointed, having first made before the 
 Mayor of the aforesaid borough for the time being, his or 
 their corporal oath, shall be of the number of the Capital 
 Burgesses aforesaid, and this as often as that case shall 
 so happen ; and if any person or persons who shall have 
 been elected and nominated to the offices of Mayor, 
 Aldermen, Bretheren, or Capital Burgesses of the afore- 
 said borough, or to any one or other of these, and having 
 
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 knowledge and intelligence of that election and nomi- 
 nation, shall refuse or deny the office or offices to which 
 he or they so refusing and denying, have been elected 
 and nominated, then and so often it may and shall be 
 lawful for the Mayor and Aldermen of the aforesaid 
 borough for the time being, or the greater part of the 
 same, of whom we will that the aforesaid Mayor be one, 
 to commit to prison within the aforesaid borough, the 
 person or persons so refusing and denying to exercise the 
 office or offices to which he or they have been elected 
 and nominated ; moreover, that the aforesaid Mayor and 
 Aldermen, or the greater part of them, of whom we will 
 that the aforesaid Mayor be one, may appoint him or 
 them to continue there in some convenient place, until 
 he or they are willing to exercise the office or offices, and 
 tax and impose fines and amerciaments upon such re- 
 fusing person or persons, as to the said Mayor and 
 Aldermen for the time being, or to the greater part of 
 them, of whom we will the aforesaid Mayor be one, shall 
 seem reasonable ; and commit to prison within the 
 aforesaid borough, and keep in the same him or them so 
 refusing, until he or they pay or cause to be paid, those 
 fines and amerciaments for the use of the said borough. 
 And farther we will, and for us, our heirs and successors 
 by these presents grant, to the aforesaid Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Burgesses of the aforesaid borough, that they 
 and their successors for ever, may have in the aforesaid 
 borough one honest and discreet man, who shall be and 
 shall be called, the Common Clerk of that borough ; and 
 that the Mayor, Aldermen, Bretheren and Capital Bur- 
 gesses of that borough for the time being, or the greater 
 part of the same who for the time shall be assembled, of 
 whom we will that the aforesaid Mayor be one, may 
 chuse, nominate and appoint from time to time, one 
 
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 honest and discreet man to be the Common Clerk of the 
 said borough ; and that he who shall be chosen, nomi- 
 nated and appointed the Common Clerk of the same 
 borough as aforesaid, may have, exercise, and enjoy the 
 office of the Common Clerk of that borough, so long as 
 he shall behave himself well in the same. And as often 
 as, and whensoever it shall happen, that the said Com- 
 mon Clerk for the time being shall die, or be removed 
 from his office, that then, and so often, it may and shall 
 be lawful for the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen, Bretheren 
 and Capital Burgesses of the aforesaid borough for the 
 time being, or for the greater part of them who shall be 
 assembled, of whom we will the aforesaid Mayor be one, 
 to nominate, chuse and appoint another in the place of 
 him dying, or being removed, and this as often as that 
 case shall so happen. We have granted, moreover, and 
 for us, our heirs and successors by these presents do 
 grant to the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
 of the aforesaid borough, and to their successors, that 
 the Mayor of the same borough for the time being, for 
 ever hereafter may and shall have power and authority 
 of taking recognizances, according to the form of the 
 statute of Acton Burnell, and according to the form of 
 the statute of Merchants, set forth in the parliament of 
 Lord Edward the First, our progenitor, in the thirteenth 
 year of his reign ; and that the Common Clerk of the 
 same borough for the time being, for ever hereafter may 
 and shall be the Clerk of us, our heirs and successors, to 
 receive, make and inroll due recognizances, according to 
 the form of the aforesaid statutes ; And for us, our heirs 
 and successors, the said Common Clerk of the aforesaid 
 borough for the time being, we make, ordain and appoint 
 by these presents, the Clerk of us, our heirs and suc- 
 cessors, to receive, make and inroll due recognizances, 
 
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 according to the form of the aforesaid statute within the 
 borough aforesaid ; so that, if any merchant or other 
 person hereafter, shall cause his debtor or debtors to 
 come before the aforesaid Mayor of the borough afore- 
 said, for the time being, and the Common Clerk of the 
 same borough for the time being, and before them to 
 recognise his or their debts and the day of payment, then 
 the same recognizance may be inroUed by the Common 
 Clerk aforesaid, according to the form of the aforesaid 
 statute. And that the aforesaid Mayor of the borough 
 aforesaid for the time being, and the Common Clerk of 
 the same borough for the time being, may have for ever 
 hereafter a Seal of two pieces, of which the larger piece 
 shall remain in the power of the Mayor of the aforesaid 
 borough for the time being, and the less piece from thence 
 shall remain in the power of the aforesaid Common Clerk 
 of the same borough for the time being, for the sealing of 
 such recognizances ; and that the said Mayor and 
 Common Clerk, and any of them for ever hereafter may 
 do and transact all and singular other things which are 
 appointed and required by the aforesaid statutes, or any 
 of them, in and about the aforesaid recognizances. We 
 have granted moreover, and for us, our heirs and succes- 
 sors by these presents do grant to the aforesaid Mayor, 
 Aldermen, and Burgesses of the borough aforesaid, and 
 their successors, that the Mayor of the same borough for 
 the time being, for ever hereafter during the time in 
 which he shall happen to be in the office of Mayor of the 
 same borough, be a Justice of us, our heirs and success- 
 ors, to preserve and cause to be preserved the peace and 
 the statutes concerning labourers and artificers, weights 
 and measures, in the same borough, the liberty and pre- 
 cincts of the same, and all and singular the things which 
 to the office of one Justice of the peace within the same 
 
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 borough, the liberty and precincts of the same appertain 
 to be done : the same Mayor of the same borough for the 
 time being, may do and perform from time to time. And 
 all and singular things which to more Justices within the 
 borough aforesaid, appertain to be done, the same Mayor 
 for the time being, together with other Justices of the 
 peace of the said county of Derby, may do and perform 
 for ever hereafter, as fully and intirely, and in as ample 
 manner and form as any other Justices of our peace of 
 our heirs and successors, in our county of Derby, by the 
 laws and statutes of this our kingdom of England is 
 enabled to do and perform ; So that no Justices of our 
 peace of our heirs or successors in the said county of 
 Derby, or his ministers, may introduce themselves within 
 the aforesaid borough, the liberty or precincts of the 
 same, to do any thing which to our Justice of the peace 
 appertains to be done ; nor yet enter by himself or his 
 ministers for ever hereafter, within the same borough, to 
 the liberties and'precincts of the same, without the afore- 
 said Mayor of the same borough, to do any thing which 
 to the office of two or more Justices of the peace apper- 
 tains to be done. And farther, we will, and for us, our 
 heirs and successors grant by these presents to the afore- 
 said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the aforesaid 
 borough, and to their successors, that they and their 
 successors for ever hereafter, may have, hold, use, and 
 enjoy, as well within the borough aforesaid, the liberty 
 and precincts of the same, as elsewhere, all and singular 
 the customs, liberties, privileges, franchises, immunities, 
 acquittances, exemptions, jurisdictions, lands, tenements, 
 revenues, reversions, services, annuities, demises and 
 hereditaments, whatsoever, which the Mayor, Aldermen, 
 and burgesses of the said borough, or the Aldermen and 
 Burgesses of the same borough, or the Burgesses of the 
 
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 same borough, or a Comptroller and Burgess of that 
 borough, or inhabitants of the same borough, or men of 
 Chesterfield, or any one or more of them, or any other 
 person or persons, to their use or the use of any of them, 
 by what name or names soever, or by what incorporation, 
 or by pretext of what incorporation soever, have hereto- 
 fore had, held, exercised, used, or enjoyed, or ought to 
 have, hold, exercise, use, or enjoy, by reason or pretext 
 of any charters or letters patent, by us, or by any of our 
 predecessors or progenitors, or by any other person or 
 persons in any wise heretofore made, confirmed, or 
 granted, or by what other legal manner, right, custom, 
 use, prescription or title heretofore commonly had and 
 used, any abuse and non-use, or evil use thereof, hereto- 
 fore made or committed, to the contrary notwithstanding; 
 all and singular which customs, liberties, privileges, 
 franchises, immunities, acquittances, exemptions, juris- 
 dictions, lands, tenements, revenues, reversions, services, 
 annuities, demises, and hereditaments, having ratified 
 and approved of, for us, our heirs and successors, to the 
 aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the afore- 
 said borough, and to their successors for ever, of our 
 special grace, by the tenor of these presents we grant, 
 approve, ratify and confirm by these presents. 
 
 And whereas Godfrey Foljambe, Esquire, deceased, by 
 his testament and last will in writing, bearing date the 
 twenty-fourth day of February, in the thirty-seventh year 
 of our reign, amongst other things, hath willed and 
 appointed that Isabella his wife, her heirs or assigns, after 
 a certain time in the said testament specified, should 
 every year give and pay an annual salary of forty pounds 
 of lawful money of England for and towards the per- 
 petual maintenance of one preacher, who shall sincerely 
 and diligently preach the Word of God in Chesterfield 
 
aforesaid : And also, should every year give and pay one 
 other annual salary of thirteen pounds six shillings and 
 eightpence of like lawful money of England, for and 
 towards the perpetual maintenance of one Schoolmaster, 
 for the education and instruction of boys in Chesterfield 
 aforesaid. And whereas the Burgesses and Inhabitants 
 of the same borough, being desirous to keep with them 
 from time to time, as well one venerable honest man, and 
 learned in the sacred Scriptures, who may continually, 
 diligently, and sincerely exercise himself in preaching 
 and explaining the Word of God at Chesterfield afore- 
 said, in the parochial Church there, according to the true 
 intention of the said Godfrey Foljambe, as also to build, 
 found, and erect one Grammar School within the said 
 borough, for the pious education of boys in the same ; 
 We being earnest as far as in us lies, to promote such 
 pious works, that the said Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
 gesses of the said borough might be more enabled to per- 
 form such and other works useful to the same borough, of 
 our special grace and from our certain knowledge and mere 
 motion, have granted and given licence, and for us, our 
 heirs and successors do grant and give by these presents 
 special licence and free and lawful faculty, power and 
 authority to the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur- 
 gesses of the aforesaid borough, and their successors, to 
 erect, build, found and estabhsh one Grammar School 
 within the borough aforesaid, to be governed according 
 to appointment by the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen, 
 Bretheren, and Capital Burgesses of the borough afore- 
 said, for the time being, or the greater part of the same, 
 of whom we will that the aforesaid Mayor be one ; which 
 School shall be and shall be called the Free Grammar 
 School of Chesterfield ; and also to have, receive, and 
 require to them and their successors for ever, as well of 
 
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 us, our heirs and successors, as of William Bower, Knight, 
 who hath now married the aforesaid Isabella, or of others 
 our subjects and liege men, or of any other person or 
 persons whatsoever, the manor, messuages, lands, tene- 
 ments, rectories, tythes, revenues, annuities, reversions, 
 services and other possessions, preventions and heredita- 
 ments whatsoever, which are not held of us, our heirs or 
 successors in chief, nor by military service, without the 
 special licence of us, our heirs or successors, and without 
 the licence of the lord or lords of whom the aforesaid 
 manor, lands, tenements, revenues, possessions, reversions, 
 or hereditaments are held, or shall happen to be held, at 
 the time of the said requisition therefrom ; Provided that 
 the said manor, messuages, lands, tenements, rectories, 
 tythes, revenues, annuities, preventions and heredita- 
 ments, do not exceed the yearly value of eighty pounds 
 per annum, over and above all burthens and reprises, the 
 statute of mortmain, or any statute, act, ordinance, 
 provision or restriction to the contrary, heretofore had, 
 made, published, ordained or provided, or any other 
 thing, cause, or matter whatsoever, in any wise notwith- 
 standing. We will also, and by these presents grant for 
 us, our heirs and successors, to the aforesaid Mayor, 
 Aldermen, and Burgesses of the borough aforesaid, that 
 they may have and shall have these our letters patent, 
 under our great seal of England, duly made and signed, 
 without fine or fee, great or small, to us in our Hanaper 
 or elsewhere, for our use to be returned, paid or made 
 from thence in any wise, there having not been made in 
 these presents, express mention of the true yearly value, 
 or of the certainty of the premises, or of any of them, or 
 of other gifts or concessions by us, or by any of our pro- 
 genitors made to the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of 
 the borough of Chesterfield aforesaid, or any statute, 
 
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 act, ordnance, proclamation, provision, or restriction, to 
 the contrary heretofore had, made, published, ordained, 
 or provided, or any other thing, cause or matter what- 
 soever in any wise notwithstanding. In testimony 
 whereof, we have caused to be made these our letters 
 patent. Witness ourself at Westminster, the twenty- 
 fourth day of April, in the fortieth year of our reign. 
 
 XIX. — The Charter of Confirmation by King Charles 
 II. OF Queen Elizabeth's Charter, to the 
 Borough of Chesterfield, dated the 2Ist day 
 OF July, in the 14TH year of his Reign. 
 
 (From the Original, amongst the Chesterfield Archives.) 
 
 Charles the Second, by the Grace of God, of Eng- 
 land, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of 
 the Faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shall 
 come, greeting ; We have inspected the Charter of Lady 
 Elizabeth, late Queen of England, &c., in the words 
 following. (Here follows Queen Elizabeth's Third Charter, 
 dated the 21st day of April, in the Fortieth year of her reign.) 
 
 And whereas our borough of Chesterfield is an ancient 
 and populous borough, and for many ages already past 
 hath been a corporation or body corporate and politic. 
 And whereas the Burgesses and Inhabitants of our 
 borough of Chesterfield aforesaid, to this time, by the 
 name of Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses, of the borough 
 of Chesterfield, and from the whole time aforesaid, have 
 had, held, exercised, used and enjoyed, and now have, 
 hold, use and enjoy, divers liberties, privileges, franchises, 
 customs, powers, immunities, pre-eminences, lands, 
 tenements, possessions and other hereditaments. And 
 whereas, as well by power and virtue of divers charters, 
 
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 letters patent, grants and confirmations, by divers our 
 progenitors, Kings and Queens of this our kingdom of 
 England, heretofore made, granted, ratified and con- 
 firmed, as by reason and pretext of divers laudable 
 antient prescriptions in the same borough for the whole 
 time aforesaid, used and approved of, they have been, 
 and are endowed with the same. And whereas our be- 
 loved subjects, the present Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
 gesses, of the borough of Chesterfield aforesaid, have 
 most humbly besought us, for the improvement and 
 better government of that borough, that we would gra- 
 ciously exhibit and extend our royal favour and munifi- 
 cence to the same Mayor and Burgesses, as well in the 
 ratification and confirmation of the body Corporate 
 aforesaid, and of the antient liberties and privileges 
 of the same borough, as in the concession of such other 
 liberties and privileges as for the public good, and the 
 better government of that borough and of our people, 
 there shall seem to us most expedient. 
 
 Know ye, that we graciously affecting the improvement 
 of the borough aforesaid, and the prosperous condition 
 of our people there, and willing that the Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Burgesses of that borough may be armed and 
 endowed with convenient powers and privileges, as well 
 for the due correction and amendment of evils and in- 
 conveniences, as for the good regimen and government 
 of the same borough, of our special grace and from our 
 certain knowledge and mere motion, we have willed, 
 ordained, granted and confirmed, and by these presents, 
 for us, our heirs and successors, do will, ordain, and 
 grant, and confirm, to the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen 
 and Burgesses of the borough of Chesterfield aforesaid, 
 the incorporation and body corporate aforesaid, and all 
 and singular, the liberties, privileges, free customs, fran- 
 
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 chises, immunities, exemptions, acquittances, and juris- 
 dictions of the borough aforesaid whatsoever ; and also, 
 all and singular the same, and such lands, tenements, 
 customs, liberties, privileges, franchises, immunities, 
 acquittances, jurisdictions and hereditaments whatsoever, 
 which the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough 
 of Chesterfield aforesaid, or which the Burgesses or 
 Inhabitants of that borough, and their predecessors who- 
 soever, or any of them, by whatsoever names they were 
 noted or called, or by whatsoever name, or by what- 
 soever incorporation, or by pretext of whatsoever incor- 
 poration they have heretofore been incorporated, have 
 lawfully had, held, used, or enjoyed, or ought to have, 
 hold, use, or enjoy, by reason or pretext of any charters 
 or letters patent, by any of our progenitors, late Kings or 
 Queens of England, or of any other person or persons 
 whatsoever, howsoever, heretofore made, granted, ratified, 
 or confirmed ; or by whatsoever other legal manner, 
 right, or custom, use, prescription or title heretofore 
 used or enjoyed, had, or practiced by these presents, not 
 in the least annihilated, changed, or diminished : And 
 that it be, and shall be lawful for the aforesaid Mayor, 
 Aldermen, and Burgesses of the borough aforesaid, and 
 their successors, to have, hold, and exercise and enjoy 
 all, and all manner of such liberties, privileges, free 
 customs, franchises, immunities, exemptions, jurisdic- 
 tions, and other premises above mentioned by these 
 presents, in the form aforesaid, confirmed in so ample a 
 manner and form, to all intents and purposes, as in times 
 past they lawfully had, held, used, or enjoyed, or ought 
 to have, hold, use, or enjoy. 
 
 And farther, We will, and by these presents for us, our 
 heirs and successors, appoint, grant and confirm, that 
 our beloved Richard Coope, Esquire, now Mayor of the 
 
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 borough aforesaid, shall be and continue in the same 
 office of Mayor of the same borough, from the date of 
 these presents to the Sunday next before the feast of 
 Saint Michael the Archangel, next ensuing, and until, 
 another Burgess of the borough aforesaid shall be 
 appointed and sworn in due form to that office, if the 
 same Richard Coope shall so long live. 
 
 We also will, and by these presents for us, our heirs 
 and successors, appoint, grant, and confirm, that our 
 beloved Richard Marchant, John Woodward, Peter 
 Dowker, Richard Youle, Thomas Dowker, and Robert 
 Stringfellow, now Aldermen of the borough aforesaid, 
 respectively shall be and continue to be in the offices of 
 Aldermen of the same borough, from the date of these 
 presents, so long as they shall behave themselves well in 
 the same. 
 
 And also, we will, appoint, grant, and confirm by these 
 presents, that our beloved George Ash, Francis Holdes- 
 worth, Samuel Inman, Abel Tilley, Samuel Bright, and 
 Jonathan Slater, now Brothers of the borough aforesaid, 
 shall respectively be and continue to be in those offices, 
 from the date of these presents, so long as they shall 
 behave themselves well in the same. 
 
 And also, we will, appoint, grant and confirm, by these 
 presents, that our beloved John Ash, Humphrey Lowe, 
 John Esland, Thomas Dutton, Robert Dowker, William 
 Inman, Francis Brown, William Thorpe, Henry Boothe, 
 John Allen, Ralph Naylor, and Anthony Beastall, now 
 capital Burgesses of the borough aforesaid, shall respec- 
 tively be and continue in those offices, so long as they 
 shall behave themselves well in the same. 
 
 And farther, we will, and by these presents for us, our 
 heirs and successors, grant and confirm to the aforesaid 
 Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough afore- 
 
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 said, and their successors, that they and their successors 
 for ever hereafter may have, and shall have within the 
 borough aforesaid, one honest and discreet man, who 
 shall be, and shall be called the Common Clerk of that 
 borough, as heretofore they have had, and now have, who 
 for ever hereafter shall aid, advise, and assist the Mayor 
 of the same borough ; and may and shall be our Clerk, 
 and of our heirs and successors, to receive, make and 
 inroU within the borough aforesaid, recognizances accord- 
 ing to the form of the Statute of Acton Burnell, and 
 according to the form of the Statute of Merchants, made 
 in the Parliament of Lord Edward the first, our progeni- 
 tor, in the thirteenth year of his reign ; And for the better 
 execution of our will and grant in this part, we have 
 assigned, nominated, appointed and confirmed, and by 
 these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, do assign, 
 nominate, appoint and confirm our beloved William 
 Champemoone, Gentleman, that he shall be, and is the 
 modern Common Clerk of the borough aforesaid, and the 
 Clerk of us, our heirs and successors, to receive, make, 
 and inroll due recognizances, according to the form of 
 the Statute aforesaid, for us, our heirs and successors, to 
 be continued in that office, so long as he shall behave 
 himself well in the same. 
 
 And farther, we will, and by these presents for us, our 
 heirs and successors, grant and confirm to the aforesaid 
 Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses, of the borough afore- 
 said, and their successors, that from time to time after 
 the death or removal of the aforesaid William Champer- 
 noone, from the office aforesaid, it may and shall be lawful 
 for the Mayor, Aldermen, Brothers and capital Burgesses 
 of the borough aforesaid, for the time being, or for the 
 greater part of them, of which greater part we will, that 
 the Mayor of the borough aforesaid for the time being, 
 
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 be one, to chuse and appoint one other honest, sufficient 
 and discreet man, to be the Common Clerk of the borough 
 aforesaid, to be continued in that office so long as he 
 shall behave himself well in the same ; and this as often 
 as that case shall so happen : which Common Clerk, so 
 from time to time elected or to be elected, in and by all 
 things in the borough aforesaid, shall supply and execute, 
 according to the tenor of these our letters patent, the 
 business of their and our Clerk, to receive, make and 
 inroU due recognizances, according to the form of the 
 Statute aforesaid. 
 
 And farther, we will and ordain, that any person 50 
 elected and nominated, or to be elected and nominated 
 to the office of Common Clerk of the borough aforesaid, 
 and of our Clerk to receive, make and inroU, within the 
 borough aforesaid, the due recognizances aforesaid of 
 that borough, before he be admitted to execute that office 
 and offices, shall make his corporal oath upon the Holy 
 Gospels of God, before the Mayor of that borough for 
 the time being, in the presence of such Aldermen, Brothers 
 and capital Burgesses of the same borough, as shall chuse 
 to be present, to do and perform in and by all things 
 rightly, well, and faithfully, all and singular, the things 
 appertaining to the office and offices of the Common 
 Clerk of the borough aforesaid, and of our Clerk to 
 receive, make and inroll the recognizances aforesaid. To 
 which Mayor of the borough aforesaid, for the time being, 
 we give and grant, by these presents for us, our heirs and 
 successors, full power and authority from time to time to 
 administer the same oath : And whereas, the same Lady 
 Queen Elizabeth, by her aforesaid charter, for herself and 
 her successors, hath granted to the aforesaid Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough aforesaid, and 
 their successors, that the Mayor, Aldermen, Brothers-arid 
 
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 capital Burgesses of the Borough aforesaid, for the time 
 being, or the greater part of the same, of whom she willed 
 that the aforesaid Mayor be one, from time to time for 
 ever thereafter, should have power and authority to chuse 
 and nominate every year, on the Sunday next after the 
 feast of Saint Michael the Archangel, one out of the 
 number of the aforesaid six Aldermen, who should be 
 Mayor of the borough aforesaid, for one whole year then 
 next ensuing, and that he, after he was so as aforesaid 
 elected and nominated Mayor of the borough aforesaid,, 
 before he was admitted to execute that office, should 
 make his corporal oath, on the Monday next following 
 the nomination and election aforesaid, before the last 
 Mayor, his predecessor, if he should be living ; or other- 
 wise before the aforesaid Aldermen of the borough afore- 
 said for the time being, or the greater part of the same, 
 in the Court or Council House, in the charter aforesaid 
 before mentioned, well and faithfully to execute these 
 offices. 
 
 Now, we will, and by these presents for us, our heirs 
 and successors, grant to the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen 
 and Burgesses of the borough aforesaid, and their succes- 
 sors, that the Mayor, Aldermen, Brothers and capital 
 Burgesses of the borough aforesaid, for the time being, 
 or the greater part of the same, of whom we will that the 
 aforesaid Mayor be one, from time to time for ever here- 
 after, may and shall have power and authority every year, 
 on the Sunday next before the feast of Saint Michael the 
 Archangel, to chuse and nominate one out of the number 
 of the aforesaid six Aldermen, who shall be Mayor of the 
 borough aforesaid for one whole year, then next ensuing ; 
 and that he, after he hath been so as aforesaid, elected 
 and nominated Mayor of the borough aforesaid, before he 
 be admitted to execute that office, shall make his corporal 
 
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 oath, on Monday next following the nomination and elec- 
 tion aforesaid, before the last Mayor, his predecessor, if 
 he be living ; or otherwise before the aforesaid Aldermen 
 of the borough aforesaid, for the time being, or the greater 
 part of the same, in the aforesaid Court or Council 
 House, well and faithfully to execute those offices ; and ' 
 that after such oath so made, he be impowered to execute 
 the office of Mayor of the borough aforesaid, for one 
 whole year then next ensuing. And if it shall happen 
 that any Mayor of the borough aforesaid, at any time 
 within one year, after he hath been elected, appointed, 
 and sworn to the office of Mayor of the same borough, 
 shall die, or be removed from his office, that then, and so 
 often it may be lawful for the aforesaid Aldermen, Brothers 
 and capital Burgesses of the borough aforesaid, for the 
 time being, or the greater part of the same, to elect and 
 appoint another out of the number of the aforesaid Alder- 
 men, to be Mayor of the borough aforesaid, and that he 
 so newly elected and appointed, may have and exercise 
 that office during the remainder of the same year, his 
 corporal oath being first to be made in the form aforesaid, 
 and this as often as that case shall so happen. 
 
 And farther, we will, and by these presents for us, our 
 heirs and successors, grant to the aforesaid Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Burgesses of the borough aforesaid, and their 
 successors, that he, who from time to time shall be 
 Mayor of the borough aforesaid, during the time in which 
 he shall happen to be in that office, and also the last pre- 
 decessor of any Mayor from time to time, for the time 
 being, for and during one whole year next ensuing, after 
 he hath executed the office of Mayor of the borough 
 aforesaid, for ever hereafter, be and shall be, and each of 
 them be and shall be, our Justices, and of our heirs and 
 successors, to keep the peace in the same borough, and 
 
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 the liberties and precincts of the' same, and there to do 
 and execute all and singular the things which to the office 
 of a justice of the Peace, by the laws and statutes of this 
 our kingdom of England appertain ; so that the Mayor 
 of the borough aforesaid, and also the last predecessor of 
 any Mayor of the borough aforesaid, for the time being, 
 shall make, and each of them shall make their corporal 
 oath, rightly, well and faithfully to execute the office of 
 Justice of the Peace, and the oaths in that respect 
 required to be made by Justices of the Peace, by the laws 
 and statutes of this our kingdom of England. So also 
 that our Justices of the Peace in the County may not be 
 excluded from exercising the office of Justice of the Peace 
 within Chesterfield aforesaid, but that any of them may 
 freely and peaceably enter into Chesterfield aforesaid, 
 and there exercise the office of Justice of the Peace, in 
 as ample a manner as in other places of the county of 
 Derby. 
 
 We give also, and grant by these presents to the Mayor 
 and Aldermen of the borough aforesaid, now, and for the 
 time being, or to any one or more of them, full authority 
 and power, to give and administer the oaths aforesaid, 
 without any other warrant or commission from us, our 
 heirs or successors, by any means hereafter to be obtained 
 or sought ; provided always, and it is our will, that the 
 Justices aforesaid, or any one of them, may not by any 
 means proceed to the determination of any felony with- 
 out our special mandate, or of our heirs or successors : 
 provided also, and it is our will, that no Common Clerk 
 of the borough aforesaid hereafter to be chosen or 
 appointed, be admitted to such office, before he be 
 approved of by us, our heirs or successors : any thing 
 in these presents contained, or any other thing, cause, or 
 matter whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding, there 
 
having not been made in these presents express mention 
 of the true annual value, or of the certainty of the 
 premises, or any of them, or of other gifts or concessions, 
 by us, or by any of our progenitors, to the aforesaid 
 Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough of Ches- 
 terfield aforesaid heretofore made, or any statutes. Act, 
 ordinance, proclamation, provision, or restriction to the 
 contrary, heretofore had, made, published, ordained, or 
 provided, or any other thing, cause, or matter whatsoever 
 in any wise notwithstanding. 
 
 In testimony whereof, we have caused to be made, 
 these our letters patent, witness ourself at Westminster, 
 the twenty-first day of July, in the thirty-second year of 
 our reign. 
 
 By Brief of the Privy Seal.— Pigott. 
 For Fine in the Hanaper, for granting and confirming 
 the liberties aforesaid, l^. 13s. 3d. 
 
 H. FINCH, Chancellor. 
 
 XX. — A Composition made by the Burgesses of 
 Chesterfield respecting their Customs, dated 
 
 the 3RD DAY OF MaRCH, IQ EdWARD IV. 
 
 The composicion made atte Chestrefield, the 3rd day 
 of March, the 19th yere of the reigne of Edward IV., be 
 the avyse of Robert Gryssopp, then beyng Alderman of 
 the Burgh of Chestrefeld, with all the hole commynylty 
 of Burgess in the foresaid Burgh, inhabitante, for the 
 benevolence gud rewle, guydyng, and govnance in the 
 said Burgh to be hade, and also in supporting, keping, 
 and assistyng of the liberties, franchies, fredom, and 
 frecustom granted to the foresaid burgess of the for- 
 said Burgh, be oure said soivrigne Lord and his pre- 
 
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 decessurs forivmore, First the foresaid Alderman with 
 all the hole commynyalty of the con-burgess in the fore- 
 said Burgh inhabitante are fully condestended, appoynted, 
 and agreede for grett inconvenyences and mysguydyng 
 have moved and done aforetyme in the said Burgh be 
 ctein mony and yvell dysposed persons to elect and chose 
 yerely in the said burgh an Alderman in the fest of 
 Saynt Mighaell tharchanngell, and also xii of the moste 
 honest persons and inhabitannce Burgess of the foresaid 
 Burgh, to be of counsell with the said Alderman for the 
 tyme beying, in aydyng and supportyng of the liberties, 
 franchies, fredom, and frecustom of the foresaid burgh, 
 and also for the benevolence gud rewle, guydyng, and 
 govnannces in the said Burgh to be hade uppon the 
 premiss aforesaid, the foresaid hole commynyalte of Bur- 
 gess in the said Burgh inhabitante be one hole and comen 
 assentt have elect and chosen John Owerde ( ? Ewerde), 
 John Tomson, William Attkynson, John Tapyl, Thomas 
 Herby, John Heithcawte, John Ochentowe, Richard 
 Turner, Ric Asch, Thomas Hewgate, James Fox, and 
 Raulf Cary, Burgess of the said burgh, to guyde, rewle, 
 and counsel with the foresaid Alderman for the tyme 
 beying of the premiss, they taking uppon theym the grett 
 labur and chargess in the premiss, are sworne uppon the 
 Holy Evangelists, in the presence of the most parte of the 
 Burgess of the said burgh, to be attendaunte, expectaunte, 
 and at all tymes redy to comen for labo and putt theym in 
 devo° in all man poynts concernyng the weyle of the 
 forsaid Burgh and burgess, Als ofte as nede is upon 
 resonable warnyng be the chambrleyne withoute any 
 deley except a resonable cause hade, and if it happen yt 
 any of ye said xii be obstinate and wyll not com at all 
 such tyme or tymes as is nedeful to comen for the weyll 
 of the said burgh and burgess, and no resonable cause 
 
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 have uppon warning to a certeyne plase assigned be the 
 said Alderman for the tyme beyng, then it is ordiyned als 
 weld be the assent of the foresaid Alderman and xii as 
 be the hole commynyalty of the foresaid Burgess in the 
 said burgh inhabitante, yt enyth of theym that so cum 
 not schall forfayt and pey to the use of ye comyn box xiid. 
 Item, it is ordiyned that the foresaid xii nor none of them 
 shall not utter then dyscover their counsel to no man, gen- 
 tlemon, ffende, nor other person or persons, but yf he be 
 a Burgess bot ther as it or schuld be for the weyle and 
 pfett of the foresaid Burgh and Burgess be all their 
 assent. And also if they then none of them shall take 
 no part with no gentlemon, gentlemon's men, kynnesmon, 
 frende, servant, nor other person contiy to the peasse and 
 rewle, and govnannce of the said Burgh and Burgess in 
 payn of forfayte iiis. iiiiii., to the be hold and use of the 
 comen box. Item, it is ordigned yt yf happen any of the 
 said xii to dissess or fall in debilyte of sekeness, age or 
 povtie. Yt yen aney schall be chosen be the avyse and 
 counsell of the Alderman for the tyme being and the ren- 
 sion of the said xii, and if it happen any of the said xii 
 wyll not kepe pfforme and fulfyll all and synguler poynts 
 afore rehersed, and also pey not the peyns afore sest yf yei 
 forfayt theym or any of theym, and thereupon be detect 
 or commyt be his peres, then it is ordiyned and statute 
 be all the hole comen assent aforesaid that he yt is so 
 detect or commyt, schall forfayt and pey to the Kyrke of 
 Chesterfeld, and also to be depved of the liberties and 
 franchises for evmore to ye tyme that he make newe fyne 
 with the said Alderman and xii for the tyme being att 
 their wyll. Item, all the hole commynyalty of all other 
 Burgess in the said burgh inhabitante, byndyng theym- 
 self and their heirs for evrmore be yise psents to ayd, 
 assist, and support the aforesaid Alderman and xii for 
 
flo. 1. — The Old Corporation Seal attached to the composition of Queen 
 Elizabeth, of the 0th day of Od., S Elizabeth, printed at page 105. 
 A roufih draft of this seal, with the legend, " sigelvm comune evrgi 
 ri-sTKEFELD," is given in Harl. WSS., 14S6, fol. 22, taken from the 
 HtraUI's Visitation of Derbyshire, of the 27th August, 1611. 
 
 flo. '2. — A fragment of the Old Corporation Seal, found amongst the 
 Cor|Kir,i(ion Muniments. 
 
 i\ci. Ti. — Tile ]iresent Corporntiim Seal. 
 
 .Ho. 4. — An old Silver Seal in the possession of the Town Clerk, which was in 
 use up to the year iSiS. 
 
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 the tyme being alswell in all things afore rehersed, 
 and all other concerning the weyll, guydyng, gud rewle, 
 and govnannce of the said burgh, so yt it be not to no 
 mans dysheritance of hys lyvelod, and yuppon are swornes 
 sevally eny man be hymself upon ye Holy Evangelists to 
 kepe and fulfyl on their partie all and singular poynts afore 
 rehersed, and also to hold ferme and stable whatever the 
 foresaid Alderman and xii for the tyme being done or 
 sayn or done according to the premiss for the weyll peess 
 and gud govnannce of the said Burgh and burgess, and yt 
 they nor none of them schall take no quarell nor parte in 
 no manrof cause wt no gentlemon, hys man, kynnesman, 
 frende, nor svent, contry to the weyll, peess, and rewle, 
 and govnannce in manr and form aforesaid, in peyn of 
 forfayte as is afore rehersed of the xii. And all thies and 
 singular poynts afoesaid wele and trewly to be keped, 
 pformed, and fulfylled for evermore, alswell the foresaid 
 Alderman and the xii as all the hole comonyalty of Bur- 
 gess in the said Burgh inhabitante, to this composicion 
 indented have set their comen seall togeyder with the 
 severall seales of the forsaid Alderman and the xii afore- 
 named yeven, the day, yere, and plase abufwrytten and 
 pvyded alewey, yt no manr person yt hold any house of 
 any Burgess of Chesterfield schall forfayt no peyn, nor 
 take no hurte, nor prudice for no thing yt he dose concern- 
 ing the weyll and gud guydyng of his Londlorde, so yt ye 
 said Burgess take no synguler opynyens yt schall be 
 contry to the franchyses and fredom of the said Burgh. 
 
 XXI. — Composition made by the Burgesses of the 
 Borough of Chesterfield respecting' their 
 customs, dated the VI. Oct., VIII. Elizabeth. 
 
 The composition, order, and agreement of the Alder- 
 man, xii bretheren and comon counsell, together with 
 
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 the burgesses of the borough of Chesterfield, in the 
 County of Derbye, made the vi. day of October, in the 
 viii. year of the reign of our Sovereign Ladye EHza- 
 beth, by the grace of God, of England, France, and 
 Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c., of and for 
 certain artycles very needful to be had and put in writing 
 for the better remembrance of the same, to be and con- 
 tinue for ever. And for as much as the Burgesses of the 
 aforesaid borough are not only compelled to pay Tolles 
 in other Towns and places of liberties where of right 
 they ought to be free, but also now of late have been 
 dysturbed of their auncient comons of pasture which 
 they had been accustomed to have and enjoy tyme 
 without memory, and most chiefflye they are anoyed and 
 suffer great wrong by the Farrenners or such inhabitants 
 within the said Borough of Chesterfield not being Bur- 
 gesses there, which deny to be contributory or to here or 
 to be cessed to be contributory with the Burgesses, to 
 such charges as the borough and Burgesses are charged 
 with all. In consideration whereof, and that a comon 
 quyetness may increase and grow to the help and sus- 
 tentation of this Borough and Burgesses. The said 
 Alderman, xii Bretheren, Common Council, and Bur- 
 gesses of the said Town of Chesterfield, by their comon 
 consent and full agreement for themselves, their heirs and 
 successors, and the heirs of every of them for ever, have 
 constituted, ordeyned and are agreed upon, and have made 
 these orders, articles and compositions to be and remain 
 fyrme and stable for ever, to be observed and kept in 
 manner and form following, that is to say, First, where 
 there hath been used of long time within the said 
 Borough to have one of their said Burgesses to be chief 
 and chosen yearly, and commonly called Alderman, it is 
 now ordeyned and agreed that the same custom shall be 
 
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 continued, and at the end of the year of every such 
 Alderman the said Alderman shall be presented at the 
 accustomed place, and upon the accustomed day, that is 
 to say, upon the Sonday next after the feast of St. , 
 Michael the Archangel, and there reseigne upp his office, 
 and with the assent and common consent of the most 
 parte of the Burgesses there assembled elect and cheeose 
 a new Alderman, and every such Alderman so elect and 
 chosen shall take his oath in manner and form as hath 
 been accustomed, that he shall be trewe to our Sovereign 
 Lady, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors. Kings 
 aud Queens of this Realm, and to the Lord of the 
 Borough, and his heirs beying Lords of this Borough, 
 and also not only shall maintain the liberties of the said 
 Lord and of his heirs within the said Borough, but also 
 all good orders, liberties, and free customs of the said 
 Borough and Burgesses, according to the customs of the 
 said Borough and of the laws and statutes of this Realm 
 of England. Item, if any Burgess hereafter being elect 
 and appointed, either to be Alderman or any of the xii 
 bretheren, or to be any of the xii commonly called the 
 Comon Council and assistanns of the said Alderman and 
 his xii bretheren, and do reffuse and will not take upon 
 him or them to be Alderman, Brother, or Comon 
 Counseler, after the order of the old customs of the said 
 borough and of this composition, or else do absent him- 
 self from the accustomed place as is aforesaid, he and 
 every one hereafter so reffusing or abstaining himself 
 shall forfeit and pay to the use of the Burgesses of the 
 said Town of Chesterfield, to be and remain in the com- 
 mon box of the said burgesses, for every time ^xx. 
 Item, it is agreed that every of the xii bretheren and 
 every of the common council now for the time being, and 
 every other new brother or common counsailour that here- 
 
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 after shal be, shal be sworne at his or their election to 
 pform and keep with their Aldermen for the time being 
 not only all the liberties of the Lord of the said Borough, 
 but also all good orders, customs, and liberties of the 
 said Town and Borough, according to their knowledge 
 and ability, or else to forfeit l^ for every default. Item, 
 all other Burgesses that now be and eveiy other bur^ 
 gess that hereafter shall be appointed, shal be sworn at 
 his or their election to ayde and assist the Alderman and 
 bretherfen for the time being in al their lawful doying, or 
 else to forfeit for every time X5. Item, it is further 
 ordered that the xii bretheren and common council and 
 every of them now for the time being, and their succes- 
 sors for ever shall, from time to time, at all times here- 
 after, upon reasonable warning and monytion given by 
 the Chamberlayns of the said Town, or one of them, 
 attend upon the Alderman at his summons or com- 
 mandment to consult for the common weale and good 
 order of the said borough and burgesses, upon payne 
 of every of them that shall be found defectjrve herein 
 without lawful and reasonable cause or excuse to forfeit 
 for every default \\s. Item, all other Burgesses shall 
 come lykewise at the commandment of the Alderman 
 having warning by the Chamberlaynes or Chamberlayne 
 as is aforesaid, or else to forfeit for every tyme xii^. 
 Item, it is ordeyned that neither the forsayd Alderman, 
 xii bretheren, comon counsel, and other burgesses of 
 the said borough, nor any of them, their heirs or suc- 
 cessors, shall utter or discover their secrets and counsel 
 to any manner of person or persons, friend or other, but 
 their as it should be for the weale and profitt of the 
 aforesaid borough and burgesses, and by all their assents 
 in payne of forfeiture every tyme so proved X5. Item, it 
 is agreed yt neyther the Alderman, bretheren, comon 
 
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 counsell aforesaid, nor no other burgesses, nor theirs 
 nor successors of them, nor any of them, shall at 
 any time hereafter do pcure, consent, or agree, or cause 
 to be done, proved, consented, or agreed unto any act or 
 actes, things or thing whatsoever to or with any person 
 or persons whereby eyther the liberties of the Lord of 
 the said Borough or the customs, liberties, orders, and 
 rules of the said borough and burgesses shall be broken, 
 impaired, altered, or hyndered, otherwise to forfeit for 
 every tyme ^lo. Item, it is agreed that neyther the 
 foresaid Alderman, xii. bretheren, common counsell, nor 
 any other burgess or burgesses, their heirs or successors, 
 shall take part with any farren pson or psons not beynge 
 burgesses contrary to the libertyes, peace, and good ordre 
 of the said borough and burgessses, or against any article 
 or poynt in this composition agreed uppon, in payne of 
 forfeiture for every tyme 40s. Item, it is agreed that no 
 burgesses within this Borough shall implead or sue any 
 other burgess out of the same borough whiles he may 
 have righte and lawe within the same borough, otherways 
 to forfeit for every tyme offending 40s., the moiety thereof 
 to the Lord of the said libertye and his heirs. Item, it 
 is agreed that every Alderman for the tyme being here- 
 after shall make his account within one month next after 
 Michaelmas before the most part of the burgesses as 
 they have accustomed to do, or else to forfeit to the 
 comon box of the burgesses ^5. Item, it is agreed evrey 
 other officer being put in trust for the borough and bur- 
 gesses shall make their account at the same tyme, or else 
 forfeit as aforesaid for each time xls. Item, it is agreed 
 that the Alderman for the time being, with the consent 
 of his xii. brethren and comon counsill, shall and may at 
 all times hereafter make and devise all such good and 
 laudable order as shall be thought needful for the weale 
 
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 and good government of the said borough and burgesses, 
 so that the said orders be not against the laws and statues 
 of the realm nor prejudicial to the Lord of the Borough 
 as touching his rights, services, and inheritances, and 
 also that the said Alderman for the time being shall at 
 all times hereafter keep a register book, wherein shall 
 not only be registered the names of the Burgesses and 
 all accomptes, but also all other decent orders now used 
 or hereafter may be devysed, otherways to forfeit for 
 every default xx5. Item, it is agreed that the Alderman 
 and his successors shall make or cause to be made search 
 1 1 1 1 times in every year for forreyn persons that come 
 into this borough to enhabyte, and that they shall suffer 
 no mysdemeanered psons to dwell nor tarye within the 
 borough in payne of x\s. Item, it is agreed at such time 
 and times as the Burgesses shall have any occasion or 
 need to make or defend any sute or sutes for any matter 
 or cause touching the Borough and Burgesses, and the 
 liberties and customs of the same being agreed of by the 
 said Alderman, bretheren, and common counselle for 
 the time being or the most part of the same, that 
 these as well the Burgesses of the said Borough, as also 
 the Alderman, xii. brethren, and comen counsele thereof, 
 shall chewse and appoint by the most voices one or as 
 many psons, being either Alderman, one of the xii. 
 bretheren, comen counsell, or Burgesses of the same 
 Borough as shal be thought needfull for the same, to 
 psecute, sue, impleade, maintayne, or deffend for the 
 burgesses aforesaid, and under the name of their corpo- 
 ration of for and concerning all manner of matters 
 arising or growing betwixt the said Burgesses and any 
 other person or persons touching the possessions,. estate 
 right, title liberties, customs, or other hereditaments 
 belonging to the said borough. And yt all and every 
 
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 person and persons so elected and chosen shall take upon 
 him or them the same, and justlye labour, prosecute, and 
 follow the same tyll soche tyme or tymes as the said 
 matter or sutes be fully ended and determined by the 
 lawe, excepting a reasonable cause had or ells to be 
 released by the assente of the whole burgesses. And if 
 any burgess or burgesses so chosen and appointed do 
 refuse and will not take upon him or them such traveyll 
 in the premises as shall be to him or them appointed as is 
 aforesaid, having authoritye by the said burgesses and 
 money to bear his charges, then he or they evry tyme 
 so refusing shall forfeit and paye ^^5. Item, it is further 
 agreed that the payment of all such sutes or any other 
 useful things hereafter to the said Borough and Bur- 
 gesses shall be levied upon the common Boxe as far as it 
 will extend, and the rest to be levied by cessments from 
 tyme to tyme as oft as need shall require, to the which 
 cessment the whole company of burgesses of the foresaid 
 borough do bind themselves and their successors for ever 
 to be cessed by viii. persons, that is to say, by the 
 Alderman and iii. of his bretheren to be chosen by the 
 Alderman for the time being and the eomen burgesses 
 and 1 1 II other burgesses to be chosen by the Alderman 
 and bretheren, otherways to forfeit for evry default 
 £iv. Item, it is further agreed that if any burgess 
 sustain any grevous loss through any matter of the 
 Borough or for the liberties of the same otherwise than 
 by his own default or negligence, that then the said 
 burgesses do bynd themselves and their successors by 
 these presents to recompense him or them according to 
 the quantity of his or their loss or hinderence, to be 
 taxed by viii. persons as aforesaid upon payne of every 
 such Burgess that shall refuse to be contributory and 
 pky the same taxe to forfeit for every time xxs. Item, it 
 
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 is farther agreed tha.t as well all payments, forfeitures, 
 cessments, or contributories in these presents lymited 
 and appointed, as also all other dewtyes which the said 
 Burgesses have been accustomed to have or ought to have, 
 the chamberlaines of the said borough for the time being 
 or one of them shall gather, collecte, and receave, and 
 for lacke of payment thereof shall dystreyne the goods 
 and chattels of all soche person or persons as withhold or 
 will not pay any of the said payments, paynes, forfeitaxes, 
 cessments, or any other dewtye belonging to the said 
 Borough, and the distress so taken shall impound or 
 with him or them detayne by ye space of xv. days, and 
 if no payment be made within the said tyme that then 
 it shall be lawful for the said chamberlains or one of them 
 to sell the said distresse, so that a lawful praysing be 
 made thereof by mi of the said burgesses to be 
 appointed by the said Alderman and 12 bretheren or the 
 more part thereof. Item, it is further agreed that as well 
 the burgesses at this present as also all other burgesses 
 hereafter to be elected and chosen shall at his or their 
 election be sworn truly to observe and keep all and 
 every the compositions, agreements and articles, concord 
 and covenants, and payments and assessments herein 
 conteyned for so moche as shall apptayne to him or them, 
 and that also the said forteitures, assessments, and dew- 
 tyes shall hereafter be employed and bestowed for the 
 commoditye and common profitt of the said Borough 
 from tyme to tyme by the dyscretion of the Alderman 
 and xii. bretheren of the said Borough for the time being, 
 in witness whereof and for the more suerty yt the same 
 orders, articles and agreements, and composytions may 
 be and remain of force and effect for ever the said bur- 
 gesses for themselves, their heirs and successors, to this 
 present composition have not only set their several hands 
 
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 and seals but also the common scale of the said Borough. 
 Dated the day and year above written. 
 
 XXII. — The Fourth Charter of Queen Elizabeth 
 TO the Burgesses by Letters patent, dated the 
 i6th day ot December, in the qth year of her 
 REIGN. (In the Town Clerk^s custody.) 
 
 This Charted is not addressed to any one especially 
 but "to all to whom those letters shall come" — it simply 
 recites that the Queen had inspected a certain Indenture 
 bearing date the 3 Calend of June, in the 22nd year of 
 King Edward, son of King Henry, made by a certain 
 John Wake, being the Charter previously printed at page 
 33 and therein fully set out, and also the composition 
 indented of the 3rd March, ig Edward IV., and that of 
 the 6 October, in the 8th year of her reign (the last two 
 charters), and the operative part of the Deed is com- 
 prised in one line, "Et hoc omnibus quorum intest inno- 
 tescimus per presentes," not one word of approbation, 
 commendation, approval, or confirmation, as if the Queen, 
 although she permitted them to be enrolled and would 
 even certify to the world that she had inspected them, 
 declined in any way to express her approval, but, like 
 Captain Cuttle, " having found she made a note of them." 
 
 The date is significant, it is three days after that upon 
 which she confirmed her brother's Charter. 
 
 XXIII. — Composition made by the Burgesses of 
 Chesterfield with the Earl of Shrewsbury 
 respecting their customs, dated the 4th 
 January, io Elizabeth. 
 
 Memorandum, that whereas certain matters in contro- 
 versie and question between the Right Honble. George 
 
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 Erie of Shrewsbury on th one partie and the Burgesses 
 and Inhabitants of his Lordeship's Towne of Chester- 
 field in th other partie were referred to th order and 
 judgement of suche two or more worshipful of the 
 country, and such other two learned men as by the said 
 Erie should be called thereto and appointed. It is 
 therefore ordered and agreed upon, the fourth daie of 
 January, in the loth yeare of the reign of our sovereign 
 Ladie Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, Queen of Eng- 
 land, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, by Sir 
 Thomas Gargrave, knight, Nicolas Powtrell, seargeant- 
 at-the-law, Henry Saivyle, Frances Rode, Richard 
 Wendysley, Rauf Leek, esquires, Henry Nedeham and 
 Richard Cook, gentlemen, appointed by the said Erie for 
 the ordering of the said matters as folowth ; — 
 
 1. Imprimus, where it is evident and without question 
 that the said Burgesses have not any authoritie or war- 
 rant from the Prynce to have, electe, or chuse any 
 Aldermen or Chamberlens within the said Town of 
 Chesterfield. It is therefore ordered that from hence- 
 forth they shall not take upon them to have, elect, or 
 chuse any such officer or officers, and that the Bailiff 
 shall rule there as Bailiff for the Lorde. 
 
 2. Item touching the nomber of burgesses. It is 
 ordered that there shall not be at any tyme within the 
 said Town above the nombre of twenty Burgesses over 
 and besides suche burgesses as are and shall be presented, 
 admitted, and sworne burgesses by reason of their bur- 
 gage. And those twenty burgesses to be admitted from 
 tyme to tyme by the said Erie and his heirs. And fur- 
 ther, that all manner of burgesses hereafter to be ad- 
 mitted shall, before his or their admittance, be sworn in 
 the Lord's court amongst other lawful things truly to 
 maintain to their best powers all the Lordes liberties, 
 
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 without deteigning or withdrawing from the said Erie or 
 his heirs any their lawful suyte, service, customs, dueties, 
 or profetts within the liberties of the said Town, and 
 without procuring or consenting to any other person or 
 persons to the same, and none to be made burgesses 
 hereafter that shall be a Retayner or shall weare any 
 other liverie then the Lord's. 
 
 3. Item, that from henceforth no manner of person or 
 persons shall demande, levie, or exact of any the Inhabi- 
 tants of the said Town, or of others coming or resorting 
 to any the faires or markets of the said Erie within the 
 said Town any manner some or somes of money by the 
 name of cutting money or by any other name whatsoever 
 to the use of the said Town, but that all manner of per- 
 sons shall have free liberty according to the laws to oc- 
 cupy, bye and sell, at all times, there paying onelie unto 
 the said Erie his heirs and assigns their toll duties and 
 rights of ancient tyme used and . by the laws of this 
 realme to them due and payable. And shall have places 
 in the market at the appointment of the Lord's officers, 
 
 4. Item, that all such as have been admitted Burgesses 
 since such tyme as the said Erie did send commandment 
 to the contrary shall be discharged of their burgessshipp 
 and shall not occupy but as forreynors until such tyme 
 as they shall be by the said Erie allowed. 
 
 5. Item, that all such Burgesses as upon good con- 
 sideration shall be found unable men and not meete for 
 that purpose shall be discharged and shall occupye as 
 forreynors, which consideration is to be referred onlie to 
 the said Erie and to his heirs such as clayme to be bur- 
 gesses by an inheritance only excepted. 
 
 6. Item, that all suche as shall be hereafter made 
 Burgesses and so admitted, and not having the inheri- 
 tance of a burgess, shall paye to the Lord his heirs and 
 
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 assigns for the fine of his or their freedom the sum of ten 
 shillings, whereof one third pte of the said fyne, that is 
 to saie, three shilling and furepence shall be received in 
 a box for the repair of Bridge and pavement in the said 
 Town and such like uses, and having thereto thadvise 
 and assent of the Lord or of his officer for the appoint- 
 ment of the bestowing of the same. And thother part 
 thereof, that is to say vis. viiid., to be answered to the 
 Lord. 
 
 7. Item, that whereas the Burgesses do claim that 
 they ought not to be amerced for any one cause or fault 
 above the sum of threepence (fower causes only excepted). 
 It is now considered and thought lawful that if any Bur- 
 gesses shall be presented and so found to have offended 
 and broken any statute, lawe, or causes inquerable in the 
 Lord's Leet, or to have broken any paynes or ordinance 
 heretofore lawfully sett at the Leete, then or hereafter 
 to be sett, that then all or every such person and persons, 
 as well burgesses as others, ought to be amerced ac- 
 cording to the statute and paynes aforesaid, the said 
 former clayme notwithstanding. 
 
 8. Item, that as well the verdict of the Enquest of 
 Burgesses as also the verdict of th enquest of the For- 
 reynors or Dosynares there be generally taken at everie 
 Leete by the steward there, and if any person or persons 
 shall chaunce to be amercyed by both Juries for one 
 offence that then the better of them to be taken for the 
 Lord and thother to be put forth and so void. 
 
 9. Item, that the sum of six pounds thirteen shillings 
 and fourpence paid yearly by the said Erie to the hands 
 of certain the said inhabitants towards the repair and 
 maintenance of the Bridge and pavement there, be em- 
 ployed and bestowed accordingly as long as the bridge 
 and pavement shall stand nedeful thereof, and after upon 
 
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 such necessary uses as shall be "expedient for the behefyte. 
 of the said -Town. - 
 
 In witness whereof the above said Sir Thomas Gar- 
 grave, Kt., Nich Powtrell, Sergeant-at-the-Lawe, Henry 
 Savile, France Rodes, Richard Wendisly, and Rauf 
 Leek, Esquires, Henry Nedeham and Richard Cook, 
 gentlemen, hereunto have put their several seals the day 
 and year first above written. 
 
 N.B. — It is curious to note the proximity of the date of 
 this extraordinary document with that of the 2nd Charter 
 of Queen Elizabeth, by which she recognized that the 
 Borough of Chesterfield was of the ancient demesne of 
 the Crown of England. The Earl of Shrewsbury arro- 
 gantly called this Free Town his property, and actually 
 questions and indeed denies the existence of the liberties 
 and customs which the Queen herself had granted only a 
 few days previously. It would seem that the spirit of the 
 Freemen had been crushed by the weight of the Refor- 
 mation. No wonder when nobles trampled so ruthlessly 
 upon the people's rights that the Great Reformation of 
 the State, called the Great Revolution, so quickly 
 followed that affecting the Church and Religion — the one 
 was the progenitor of the other. 
 
 XXIIIa. — 4. Nov. 25, Henry 6th, General Pardoit 
 under the great seal to the Brethern of the Guild of 
 our Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Cross in the Church 
 of All Saints, Chesterfield, for lands purchased in mort- 
 main. 
 
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 XXIV. — Lease of the Manor of Chesterfield, with 
 THE Underwoods, from Joan, Countess of Kent 
 AND Lady of Wake, to Thomas de Annersley and 
 
 OTHERS, DATED AT BrUNE, IN THE CoUNTY OF 
 
 Lincoln, at the Feast of the Nativity of our 
 Lady, 5, Henry IV. 
 
 Ceste endenture fait p'entre Dame Johanne, Countess 
 de Kent et Dame de Wake d'une part et Thomas de 
 Anneslee, William Calale, Rogier Herdewyk, Johan 
 Calale, and Roger Wormehill d'autre pt. Tesmoine q 
 la dite Dame ad gunte et a ferme lesse a les ditz Thomas 
 William Rogier Johan et Rogier son Manoir de Chestre- 
 fild ove les appurtenances en le countee de Derby 
 salvant le avoweson et le patronage al dite Dame Johanne 
 d'une frank chapell appelle le Spytell de seint Leonarde 
 a avoir et tenir le dit Manoir ove les appurtenances 
 (forsps le avoweson et le patronage del dit spytell al dite 
 dame Johanne) as ditz Thomas, William, Rogier, Johan et 
 Rogier a eux et a lores executores pr term de vint ans le 
 terme comensant al fest de seint michel postheme (prox- 
 eme) veignant apres la date dycestes paiant al dite dame 
 Johanne annuelment ou a son certein attorne a son manoir 
 de Brune en le countee de Nicholl quartre vints et cynk 
 marcs as deux termes del an cestassavoir al fest de pask 
 et seint Michel p oweles porcions et sil aveigne q le dit 
 rent soit aderierement pevez en ptie ou en tout p un 
 moys aprs astunes des termes avantditz q adonges (done) 
 les ditz Thomas, William, Rogier, Johan et Rogier, sey 
 obligent lors heirs et lors executors en quatre vintz et cynk 
 marcs et chestun de eux en lientier a paier al dite dame 
 Johanne et a sez executors a quele heure q le dit rent 
 soit aderiere p un moys aprs astunes des trmes suisditz 
 et issint de tme en tme durant les vint ans suisditz et la 
 
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 dite dame Johanne grnnte a les ditz Thomas, William, 
 Rogier, Johan, et Rogier, toutz les subboys deviz le dit 
 fire de Chestrefeld a avoir et tenir a eux et a lors execu- 
 tors durant le trme avantdit touts les keignes et freisnes 
 deviz le dit ferme et boys tant soulement exceptes Et fei- 
 sant suffisant closure del dit boys en salvacion del sprynge 
 del dit boys Et les ditz Thomas, William, Rogier, Johan, 
 et Rogier, voillent et grantont p ycestes qils ne ferront 
 null demise ne lese n grante de lor estat del dit manoir 
 ne de nul parcelle de ycell a nully durant le terme 
 avantdit. Et les ditz Thomas, William, Rogier, Johan 
 et Rogier grauntont p eux et p lors heirs et lors executors 
 a paier et supporter toutz maners des charges et paie- 
 ments issants del dit manoir durant le terme suisdit 
 et nomement noef marcs dues al franc chapell Seint 
 Leonarde illeoqs d auxint touts maners taxes et subsides 
 grantez et a grantiers en parlement q charront en charge 
 del dit Manoir. Et le dit manoir ove les appurtenances 
 les measons molyns et autres demenes del dit manoir 
 sustendront repaleront et maintendront durant le terme 
 suisdit et al fine del term lesseront en bon estat a lors 
 propres costages. Et sil aveigne q le dit rent soit ad 
 eriere en ptie ou en tout as astunes des termes suisdit 
 p un dimy an apres le dit moys (ou sil aveigne qils 
 facent dimise del dit manoir ou dastune pcell dycelle ou 
 sil aveigne qils ne paient les pevements dues al chapell 
 de Seint Leonarde et touts autres charges duez del dit 
 manoir et sil aveigne qils facent waste ou destruccion de 
 les measons molyns boys ou autre demenes de dit 
 manoir q adonqs bien lise al dite dame Johanne Coun- 
 tesse de Kent en le dit manoir dentrer et le dit manoir 
 tenir come en son prmer estat et sil aveigne q astun 
 persone qi tient del dit manoir p fee de chivaler deme 
 durant le terme avantdit et son heir devis age ou si 
 
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 ascun tenant del dit Manoir forsfate ou soit atteint de 
 felonie ou moerge (mort) sauns heir a causs de quell 
 la tre soit forsfetable adonqs (done) les ditz Thomas, 
 William, Rogier, Johan, et Rogier, grauntqnt p ycestes 
 q la dite dame avera la moite des pfitz silvien (salvant) 
 des gardes et manages come des tres et tenements issint 
 forsfaits et de releves si astuns deveignent durant le 
 dit terme. En tesmoignance de quell chose a cestes 
 endentures psents les pties avantditz entrechaungeable- 
 ment ovnt mys lors seals Don a Brune en le fest de la 
 Nativetate nre Dame L'an du regne nre le Roy Henry 
 quart puis le conquest quint. 
 Endorsed, Manor de Chesterfield, 26. 
 
 (Translation.) 
 
 This Indenture made between Dame Joan, Countess 
 of Kent and Lady of Wake, of the one part, and Thomas 
 de Annesley, William Calow, Roger Hardwick, John 
 Calow, and Roger (Foljambe) de Wormhill, of the other 
 part : Witnesseth that the said Dame grants and to farm 
 lets to the said Thomas, William, Roger, John, and 
 Roger her Manor of Chesterfield, with the appurtenances 
 in the county of Derby, saving the advowson and the 
 patronage to the said Dame Joan of a free chapel called 
 the Spital of St. Leonard, to have and to hold the said 
 Manor with the appurtenances (saving the advowson and 
 the patronage of the said Spital to the said Dame Joan) 
 to the said Thomas, William, Roger, John, and Roger, 
 to them and to their executors for the term of twenty 
 years, the term commencing at the feast of Saint Michael 
 next coming after the date of these (presents) paying to 
 the said Dame Joan annually, or to her certain attorney, 
 at her Manor of Brune, in the county of Lincoln, 85 marks 
 at two terms in the year, that is to say, at the feast of 
 
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 Easter and St. Michael by equal portions, and if it 
 happens that the said rent be in arrear either in part or 
 in the whole for one month after any of the terms afore- 
 said, that then the said Thonias, William, Roger, John, 
 and Roger, their heirs and executors, shall be compelled 
 to pay the 85 marks, and each of them to pay the whole 
 to the said Dame Joan and her executors at such hour as 
 the said rent shall be in arrear for a month after any of 
 the terms aforesaid, and also from time to time during 
 the twenty years aforesaid. And the said Dame Joan 
 grants to the said Thomas, William, Roger, John, and 
 Roger all the underwoods in the said Farm of Chester- 
 field, to have and to hold to them and to their executors 
 during the term aforesaid all the keignes and Freisnes 
 (qy., Ash canes, Fraxinetum, a Domesday word for 
 an Ashwood) on the said F'arm and woods only ex- 
 cepted, making sufficient enclosure of the said woods 
 for the saving of the growth (sprynge) of the said woods. 
 And the said Thomas, William, Roger, John, and Roger 
 will and grant by these presents that they will not demise 
 nor lease nor grant anything out of their estate in the 
 said manor nor of any parcel thereof to any one during 
 the term aforesaid, and the said Thomas, William, 
 Roger, John, and Roger grant for themselves and for 
 their heirs and their executors to pay and satisfy all 
 manner of charges and payments issuing out of the said 
 manor during the above term, namely, nine marks due to 
 the free chapel of Saint Leonard, and that they will also 
 pay all manner of taxes and subsidies granted and to be 
 granted by parliament and made a charge upon the said 
 manor. And the said Manor, with the appurtenances, 
 the houses, the mills, and other demesnes of the said 
 manor, they will sustain, repair, and maintain during the 
 term aforesaid, and at the end of the term will leave [the 
 
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 same] in good state at their own expense, and if it shall 
 happen that the said rent shall be in arrear in part or in 
 the whole at either of the terms aforesaid for one half-year 
 after the said month (or if it should happen that they 
 make lease of the said manor or of any part of it, or if 
 they make not the due payments to the chapel of Saint 
 Leonard and all other charges of the said manor, and if it 
 happens that they make waste or destruction of the 
 houses, mills, woods, or other demesnes of the said manor, 
 that then it shall be lawful for the said Dame Joan, 
 Countess of Kent, in the said manor, to enter and the 
 said manor to hold as of her first estate, and if it happens 
 that any person who holds the said manor by knight's fee 
 shall die during the term aforesaid, and his heir be within 
 age, or if any tenant of the said manor commits a for- 
 feiture, or is attainted of felony, or shall die without heir, 
 on account of which the land shall be forfeitable, then the 
 said Thomas, William, Roger, John, and Roger do grant 
 by these presents that the said Dame shall have a moiety 
 of the profits saving wards and marriages as the lands and 
 tenements are forfeited and the reliefs of anyone happen- 
 ing to be due during the said term. In witness whereof 
 to these present indentures the parties aforesaid have 
 interchangeably put their seals. Given at Brune in the 
 Feast of the Nativity of our Blessed Lady. In the fifth 
 year of the reign of our Lord the King Henry the 4th 
 after the Conquest. 
 
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 ^ sJdwtiOtt frcm faarwug 3^gal nvia pribate Cftarttrsi 
 relating to CJjesiterfleUr. 
 
 (Chiefly from a large number of Chesterfield Charters in the possession of His Grace the 
 
 Duke of Devonshire, at Hardwick Hall, andof F.J.S.Foljambe, Esq., M.P., 
 
 at Osberton, Notts.) 
 
 XXV. — Charter of William Rufus (by Inspeximus of King Henry 
 VI., (Patent Rolls 8 Henry VI., ?• 2, m. lo) addressed to Thomas, 
 Archbishop R., Bishop of Chester, and Roger Earl, and E. 
 Vicecomitis, and H. de Ferrars, and W. Peverel, declaring that 
 he had given to the Church of St. Mary, of Lincoln, and to 
 Robert, the Bishop, and his successors for ever, the Churches 
 of Oschinton, Chestrefeld, Eseburne, and Mannesfeld, and the 
 Chapels which are in the Berewicks adjacent to the said four 
 Manors, so that he should hold the same, with all lands and 
 tithes, and all things which to the said churches belonged in 
 the time of King Edward. Witnesses : — Walch, Bishop of Win- 
 chester ; William, Bishop of Durham ; Ralf, the Chaplain ; 
 Eudo Dapifer, William Peverel, and Hamon Dapifer, Urso 
 de Abetot, and Rudolf fil Ilger. 
 
 XXVI. — s. d. (circ King John.) Grant from William fil Ranulf de 
 Walton to Robert fil Edward de Chesterfield of land in Walton, 
 lying near the land of John Pistor and the land which Roger 
 Gris held. 
 
 Witnesses : — Hugh de Dockmanton, Rad de Sidenhall, Robert 
 (Brito) de Oggeston, Willo de Oggeston, Thomas de Walton, 
 Walter del Mai, Thomas fil Richard de Chesterfield. 
 (From the Foljambe Charters at Osberton.) 
 
 XXVII. — s. d. (tempe. Henry III.) Grant from Robert fil Susannah 
 de Rousely to Walter Clark, of Chesterfield. 
 Witnesses : — Hugo de Large, Peter de Brimington, John Pecco, 
 Richard de Ulnal, Hugo de Pecco, Ad. Blund, Reginald fil 
 Galfred, Herbert de Colinge, Willo Cannel. 
 (From the Foljambe Charters.) 
 
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 XXVIII.— s. d. (tempe. Henry III.) Grant from Robert de Peck, 
 of Chesterfield, to Peter fil Hugh, of Brimington, of land in 
 Hordthorpe. 
 
 Witnesses : — Nicholas de Thorpe, Roger de Blie, William 
 Cleric, Peter de Tappeton, John de Handcotes. 
 (From the Foljambe Charters.) 
 
 XXIX. — s. d. John Fitz Isaac, of Chesterfield, gave a toft in Ches- 
 terfield in his land called Colleshalfacre to Beauchief Abbey. 
 (From the Beauchief Chartulary.) 
 
 XXX. — s. d. Alan fil Gunild, of Chesterfield, gave a rent of three- 
 pence yearly to Beauchief Abbey to be paid on St. Thomas's 
 
 Day. 
 
 (From the Beauchief Chartulary.) 
 
 XXXI. — s. d. William fitz Norman, of Tadington, appointed his 
 brother John heir of a toft in Chesterfield, saving the service of 
 twelvepence, payable to his Lord William Brewer. 
 (From the Beauchief Chartulary.) 
 
 XXXII. — s. d. Commemorations at Beauchief Abbey of William 
 Bungay, of Chesterfield, of Helemunda, wife of Osbert de Ches- 
 terfield, of William fitz Thomas, of Chesterfield, who gave £10 
 to the Abbey ; of Brother Thomas, of Chesterfield, of John le 
 Mason, of Chesterfield, of Cecelia, his wife, and of their children 
 of William Selioke, of Chesterfield, of Sir Roger de Chester- 
 field, who gave a new vestment of green colour, embroidered 
 with gold, and a hundred silver shillings ; of Sir Richard 
 Oxley, formerly priest of the Guild of the Holy Cross at Ches- 
 terfield. 
 
 (From Sidney Oldall Addy's History of Beauchief Abbey.) 
 
 XXXIII. — s. d. William Briges, a Burgess of Chesterfield, gave to 
 Beauchief Abbey for the health of his soul and the soul of his 
 wife, Alice, a toft in the new market on the south side, between 
 the toft of Richard de Tapton and that of Wm. de Normantonp 
 the Canons of Beauchief paying three shillings rent to Maud, 
 daughter of Gilbert de Herselant. 
 
 XXXIV.— 47 Henry III. Peter del Hirst, and Maud, hia wife, 
 surrendered the above rent to the Abbey. 
 
 (From Pegge's History of Beauchief Abbey f, 99 b.) 
 
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 XXXV.— s. d. Richard Bonus (Faber) de Chesterfield gave all his 
 land in the new market of Chesterfield which Roger, RufFus, 
 and Gilbert held of him to Beauchief, paying two shillings 
 yearly to him and to his heirs. 
 
 (From Pegge's Hist, of Beauchief Abbey, f. 102.) 
 
 XXXVI.— s. d. Robert Wiggley, the elder, enfeoffeed Sir John 
 Ryggeway, Chaplain of Chesterfield, and William, his brother, 
 of all his land in Wigley and Brampton, which he had of John, 
 his father ; Roger, his brother, and John Ryggeway, enfeoffeed 
 Ralf Barker, of Dore, and William del Backhouse, of Norton, 
 of the same, who conveyed it to the Canons of Beauchief. 
 
 XXXVII. — s. d. Hugo fil Hugo de Dochmanton Grant to John 
 Bond, of Chesterfield, land in Walton Calow, &c. 
 Witnesses : — Henry, cleric de Chesterfield, William fil Robert 
 de Pillesley, Rico de Wint, of Chesterfield. 
 (From Mr. Frank's Muniments.) 
 
 XXXVIII. — 1234. — Hugh (Brito) of Walton acknowledged to have 
 received from William de Thornaco, Dean of Lincoln, six acres 
 of land in Newbold which Matthew de Hathersage (qy. Brito) 
 gave to the Church of Chesterfield. 
 
 Witnesses : — Hugh de Linacre, Peter de Brumington, William 
 de Heavyheaton Jordan de. 
 
 (From Hallett's History of Chesterfield.) 
 
 XXXIX.— s. d. Grant of Henry fil Roger Bate, of Newbold, to 
 Roger fil Henry de Newbold, of land at Chesterfield. 
 
 (From the Muniment Room of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, 
 Hardwick Hall.) 
 
 XL. — s. d. Grant from Robert Hayston, of Chesterfield, to Richard 
 
 fil Bond, of Chesterfield, of a Meadow in Nebelbarow, in 
 
 Walton, which Robert, his father, formerly held of Lawrence, 
 
 of Newbygging. Witnesses: — Galfred, Vicar of Chesterfield, 
 
 Walter Cleric, Adam Bland, Thomas Geld, Karmon Ada fil 
 
 . Bond. 
 
 (From Hardwick Hall.) 
 
 XLI.— s. d. Ralf Brito del Hertwyc to Jocelyn de Haremere, Grant 
 of land at Hertwyc called Hympcroft, and land near Walter 
 Seldene's land at Ravenscroft, land near Dalhec, and other 
 land of Robert (Brito of Walton) brother of the said Ralf. 
 
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 Witnesses: — Dno Willo de Heriz (Harcourt), Dno Robert de 
 
 Harest, Robert de Wincon, Hugo (Brito) de Walton, Peter fil 
 
 Simon de Brumington, Robert (Brito) de Oggeston, Robert de 
 
 Heriz, in Sutton-on-Dale, Rado de Sydenhall, Willo fil Willi 
 
 fil Thomae, in Sutton, Willo de Plesslie, in Sutton, Roger 
 
 de Summerville, Ralf Cleric de Walton. (Seal, a Fkur de Lis.) 
 
 (From the Muniment Room of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, 
 Hardwick Hall.) 
 
 This important Charter gives the foundation of the history of the family of Hardwicke, 
 and shews that they were descended from a younger branch of the Britos, of 
 Walton. It may be dated approximately by a Charter of William fitz Walkelin, 
 Lord of Steinsby, of which Manor Hardwick was held. The genealogists have 
 been greatly at fault with regard to all these families. Walkelin, the father of 
 William, of Steinsby, was a younger son of William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, 
 and his sister Cecilia married Robert Brito, of Walton, who was father of Robert, 
 of Walton, and Ralf, of Hardwick, both of whom attested WiUiam fitz Walkelin's 
 Charter to Arnold de Hertstoft. To this Charter also were witnesses : — Michael 
 de Derby, Stephen Parson, of Chesterfield, Magister, Roger de Glapwell, Alan 
 de Ausedel, and Simon de Glapwell. William fil Walkelin obtained a Grant of 
 Steinsby from Henry II., and his daughter and co-heiress married Robert the 
 Savage, in 3 John. Derbyshire historians have erroneously supposed that the 
 Savages were of this family, but this is an error. Mr. Coxe in his Derbyshire 
 Churches repeats the statement.) 
 
 XLH. — 25 Henry HI. Sarra, widow of Ralf the Clerk, to Adam de 
 Venell, of Chesterfield, of half an acre of land in the field of 
 Behill. 
 
 Witnesses :— Robert Durant, Adam de Newbolt, Hugh de New- 
 bolt, Thomas de Stardith, John Picard. 
 
 (From Mr. Foljambe's Charters.) 
 
 XLHI.— s. d. Grant of John de Sutton de Nottingham, Textor, and 
 Matilda Bond, his wife, Richard de Aston, and John Frances 
 de Herttoft, land of the John Bonde her brother, in Chester- 
 field, Newbold, and Boythorpe. 
 
 Witnesses: — John de Ryggeway, Cap de Chesterfield, Roger 
 (Gernon) de Bankwell, Robt. de Flintham, Hugo Chose. 
 
 XLIV.— s. d. Peter Tinflor (dyer) of Chesterfield, grants to Peter 
 fil Hugh de Dockmanton a rent which he received from William 
 fil Hugh de Chesterfield, for a tenement which Peter Faber 
 held of him, paying annually to the capital Lord of the Fee one 
 pound cimini at Pentecost, and to the said Peter Tindor one 
 clave gylofrii. 
 
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 Witnesses: — Peter de Brimington, Kt., Hugo de Docmanton, 
 Walter de Linacre, Thomas de Leys, Willo fil Hugonis, Richeo 
 fil Wlnac, and Robert fil Edwin (de Chesterfield). 
 
 XLV. — s. d. John Arcwryt de Chesterfield released to the Guild of 
 the Blessed Mary of Chesterfield and to the Alderman and 
 others of the guild, his rights in certain rents which Thomas 
 Garard paid for land lying in Newfield between the stall (celda) 
 of Galfred de Bohn and that of Roger de Mannesfield, and also 
 an acre of land in the field of Boythorpe, between the lands of 
 Henry Clere, of Chesterfield, and Richard Marescall, of Boy- 
 thorpe. 
 
 Witnesses : — John de Brimington, William fil Thomas, Philip 
 de Lem, Hugo de Newbolt, Richard fil Haris, Henry Cler, jun. 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 XLVI. — s. d. John fil John Bond de Chesterfield released to Mar- 
 
 gerie his sister the land which she had of John his father. 
 
 Witnesses : Richard Bond Galfrey Durant, Robert le Len. 
 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 XLVn.— 21 Ed. I. John de Calale grants to Roger de Mannesfield, 
 of Chesterfield land in Boythorpe. 
 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 XLVni. — s. d. Adam fil Hugo de Lincoln in Chesterfield, 
 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 XLIX. — s. d. (c. Edward I.) Hugo fil Hugonis de Docmanton, 
 grants to John Bond, of Chesterfield, land in Walton, called 
 Hastenbuccer. 
 
 Witnesses : — Henry Cleric, of Chesterfield, William fil Robert 
 de Pillesley, Richard de Wint de Chesterfield. 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 L. — 26 Edward I. Emma, widow of Adam de Beat, of Chesterfield, 
 to Stephen her brother. 
 Witness : — Wm. le Brett. 
 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LL— 30 Edward I. William fil Willam Pistor (Baker), of Chester- 
 field, grants to Roger fil Galfred de Walton (Brito) a certain 
 rent which Robert de Walton received out of Chesterfield for 
 a tenement, lying in Glemus lane, which Robert had of the 
 grant of Hugo de Suete. 
 
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 Witnesses : — Roger Lanok, John Durant, Stephen le Eyr, 
 Hugo de Newbold, Henry Clico. 
 
 LH. — II Edward H. Roger de Mablethorpe gave to Gilbert, his 
 
 brother, land at Whittington. 
 
 Witnesses: — John de Deincourt, William Brito, Peter de 
 
 Brumington, Roger Docmanton, Robert Durant de Chesterfield. 
 
 (From the Muniment Room of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, at 
 Hardwick Hall). 
 
 Lin. — 14 Edward H. Isabella, ux John fil Roger fil Hore, grants 
 
 land in Whittington, Brimington, Staveley, and Donstone, to 
 
 John fil Ranulf fil Reginald de Hulywelgate de Chesterfield. 
 
 Witnesses : — William de Brett, Lord of Brimington, Galfred 
 
 de Skeck, Lord of Whittington, John le Savage, Ad de Norton 
 
 de Staveley, Gilbert de Malbrethorpe de Brimington, Roger 
 
 Bate de Newbold, Philip de Newbold de Chesterfield, Robert 
 
 Cleric. 
 
 (From the Muniment Room at Hardwick Hall). 
 
 LI v.— 16 Edward II. John fil Wilham fil Edde (Edward) de Ches- 
 terfield to Richard le Archer de magna Hokelawe de Pecco, 
 grant of certain goods in a messuage in the Saltgate of Chesr 
 
 terfield. 
 
 (From the Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LV.— 16 Edward II. Grant from John fil Richard Bond, of Ches- 
 terfield, to Roger de Mannesfield, dweUing in Chesterfield, of 
 land in Boythorpe, near the lands of Robert Barclay, Robert 
 Nott, and John fil Bond. 
 
 Witnesses :— Robert Lacok, John de Warsop, Roger de Glap- 
 well, Adam de Newbold, William Lound (Heath), Roger Cleric. 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LVI.— 14 Edward III. Charter of Richard Albeyne, of Chesterfield. 
 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LVI I. —Saturday, in the Vigil of the feast of Pasc, 15 Ed. III. 
 Nicolas Fox, of Chesterfield, to Adam Horn, of the same 
 place. Chaplain, a stall and messuage lying in the new market 
 in the Pocker Row, next John Bond's stall, and the stall of 
 John le Barker, and a messuage lying in Soutergate, between 
 a place of Adam, son of Robert de Barley, and one of Robert 
 de Hampton. 
 
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 LVIIL— 18 Edward III. William Hyas de Chesterfield grants to 
 John fil Roger fil Ranulf de Halywell land in Donston, Langley, 
 Newbold, and Wytington. 
 
 (From the Muniment Room of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, at 
 Hardwick Hall.) 
 
 LIX. — 20 Edward III. Release from Richard Foljambe to Henry 
 de Hampton, of Chesterfield. 
 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LX. — ^34 Edward III. John de Wytington, Alderman of the Guild 
 of Mary, of Chesterfield, and Confrere of the same guild, grant 
 of lease of a messuage to William Aleyn de Chesterfield, 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LXI. — 46 Edward III. John Bonde was perpetual Vicar of Ches- 
 terfield. 
 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LXII. — ^Translation of Letters Patent by King Edward III., 
 
 UNDER THE GrEAT SeAL, GRANTING LICENCE TO RiCHARD DE 
 
 Chesterfield and Thomas Durant, to alienate in Mort- 
 main TO the Chaplain of All Saints', Chesterfield, a 
 certain Messuage, in Chesterfield, for the purpose of 
 SAYING Masses for the good of certain Souls, 
 
 (From the Muniments of Chesterfield.) 
 
 Edward, by the Grace of God, King of England and France, and 
 Lord of Ireland, To all to whom these present letters shall come, 
 Health. It is ordained by the Common Council for our kingdom of 
 England, duly appointed, that it is not lawful for Religious men or 
 others to dispose of any fee to any one so that they become in 
 mortmain without our licence and that of the Capital Lord of whom 
 that fee is immediately held. Nevertheless, of our special favour, 
 and because of ten shillings which our chosen cleric, Richard de 
 Chesterfield, has paid to us, we grant and give license for us and for 
 our heirs as far as lieth in us, and to the same Richard and to 
 Thomas Durant, that they shall give and assign one messuage, with 
 its appurtenances, in Chesterfield, which is not held of us, to a cer- 
 tain Holy Chaplain in the Church of All Saints, of Chesterfield, for 
 the healthy status of the same Richard and Thomas whilst they live, 
 and for their souls' health, and for the souls of their fathers, mothers, 
 of their Ancestors, and of their heirs when they are withdrawn from 
 
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 this light, as well as for the souls' health of all faithful defunct, so 
 that each day Mass shall be celebrated. To have and to hold tp the 
 same Chaplain, and his successors' holy Chaplains, in the church 
 aforesaid, for the status of the souls aforesaid, each day that it is 
 celebrated, in aid of his maintenance for ever. And the same chap- 
 lain shall receive the messuage and appurtenances aforesaid from 
 the aforesaid Richard and Thomas, and shall hold them to himself 
 and his successors the same holy persons, saying Mass each day in 
 the church aforesaid for the status of souls aforesaid, in form afore- 
 said, in aid of his sustentation for ever as is aforesaid, according to 
 the tenor of the same license specially given, notwithstanding the 
 Statute being unwilling that the said Richard and Thomas, or their 
 heirs, or the aforesaid Chaplain or his successors, by reason of the 
 Statute aforesaid, by us, or our heirs, or our successors whatsoever, 
 should be hindered or opposed in anything, saving nevertheless to 
 the Capital Lord of the fee those services then due and accustomed. 
 In witness of which we have made these letters patent. Witness 
 ourselves at Westminster, the 22 day of June, in the year of our reign 
 of- England 46, and in our reign of France 33. 
 
 LXIIa. — 49 Edward III, John Folcombe (Foljambe), of Tideswell, 
 to William de Hackholder. 
 Witnesses : — Robert de Hethcote, John Pime. 
 (Foljambe MS.) 
 
 LXIII. — ist May, 4 Rich. II. Letters Patent. Licence of Mort- 
 main to Richard de Chesterfield and Robt. de Derby, Clics., to 
 hold 5 acr. of land in Chesterfield and Newbold, worth 2s. 8d., 
 to assign to Roger de Lesbes, cap cantarie ad Altare St. 
 Michaeles Archi in ecclie parochali. One Scar de Chestrefeld 
 et Henry de Foston cap Cantiare ad Altare be Marie Magdalene 
 in ead ecclie. (Corporation Muniments.) 
 
 LXIV. — 25 Sep., 16 R. 2. Letters Patent, with great Seal attached, 
 granting to Wni. de Horbury, Clic, Ricardo Porter, Vicario 
 Ecclie de Chestrefeld, Robto Cause, Henrico de Mannsfred, 
 Hugoni Draper de Chestrefeld, Willo de Lowe, et John del Assh 
 de Chesterfeld, that they should be a fraternity and guild in 
 the Church of All Saints, in Chesterfield, in honour of our 
 Lord Jesus Christ, and of His Holy Cross. (Corporation 
 Muniments.) 
 
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 LXV. — 14 Richard II. Grant from William del Lowe, de Chester- 
 field, to Roger del Hardwyk and Johanna, his wife, of the 
 Manor of Hardwick, which he had of the feoffment of the 
 said Roger de Hardwyk. 
 
 Witnesses: — ^ Roger de Glapwell, John Franceys, John de 
 Hanley, Philip de Barley, Thomas Barley de Sutton. 
 
 (From the Muniment Room of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, 
 at Hardwick Hall.) 
 
 LXVI. — 17 Richard II. Thomas de Nevil, Lord of Furnival, 
 Thomas Gaumfrey, rector of Dronfield, Rico Gaumfrey, lately 
 rector of Hengham, John de Marples of Sheffield, sen., and 
 Robert Mandesder, release to John de Mannesfield of Chester- 
 field. 
 
 Witnesses: — Nicolas de Caushill, Ralf Freschville, Earth* 
 Montgomery, John de Bate of Thaathwaite, sen., William de 
 Lynacre, William Lawe de Chesterfield. 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LXVII. — 19 Rich. II. John son and heir of John de Horsley, of 
 Chesterfield, grants to John Rankell and John de Spondon, 
 chaplains, a messuage in Chesterfield in vico called the Neye 
 market, Sted lane, between the tenure of John de Chaveney 
 towards the east, the tenement of the Guild of the Blessed 
 Virgin towards the west, and the water called Hypre. 
 Witnesses : — ^John de Stafford de Eyum, Nicolas de Leyhes, 
 Nicolas de Wardlowe, William de Lauke, Thomas Lanok. 
 
 LXVIIL— 10 ApL, 1481. William de Calale de Normanton by 
 
 Chesterfield, grants to John de Barley of the same place, of 
 
 certain land there. 
 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LXIX.— Henry VI. Release from Henry Gothe and Henry Perton, 
 Esq., to Rich. Cook de Chesterfield, and William Webster, of 
 land belonging to John Mawegei, of Chesterfield. 
 Witnesses :— Henry Pierpoint, chevalier, Thurston del Bours, 
 Thomas Scales, John Brygge, John Tailor. 
 (From the Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LXX.^23 Henry VI. Lease from Ralf, Lord of Crowmbwell- (Crom- 
 wel) and Henry Pierpoint, Esq., Alderman of the Guild of the 
 Holy Cross, in the church of All Saints, Chesterfield, Richard 
 
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 Calcraft, Wm. Outram, and Rich. Carr, to John Wilson, of 
 Chesterfield, of land at Tapton, and of the fee of Dronfield, 
 which they had of the grant of John del Wode, of Brumington. 
 Witnesses : — Thomas Bate, Senescallus de Chestrefeld, WilUam 
 Bate de ead, William Lynacre de Donston, Rich. Carr de 
 Chesterfield, junr., John Sword de ead, 
 (From the Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LXXL— 31 Hy. V. Thomas, son of Thomas Foljambe, grants to 
 Henry his brother land in Chesterfield. 
 (From the Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LXXII.— 17 July, 3 Edward IV. William fil John Shawe to Richard 
 Asche, of Chesterfield. 
 
 Witnesses :— Thomas Foljambe, Esq., Peter Freschville de 
 Stanlegh, Esq., John Lynacre de Brampton, Henry Foljambe. 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LXXIII. — 16 Edward IV. John Hethcote, of Chesterfield, Mercer, 
 to William Whithel, of Brampton, Smith. 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LXXIV. — Henry VII. Acknowledgment by Robert Barley, of Barley 
 Lees, jun., son and heir of Robert Barley, sen., that he 
 had received from Henry Foljambe, Esq., by the hands of 
 Thomas Foljambe £^, in the parish church of Chesterfield, 
 before Richard Ash, Alderman of the said town, Thomas 
 Hervey, and John Hethcott, bretheren, part of a sum of ;^2o, 
 owing through the arbitrament of Sir John Savage, jun. 
 (From the Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LXXV. — 6 Henry VII. John Asche de Chesterfield, son and heir of 
 Richard Asche, confirms to Henry Foljambe, Lord of Walton, 
 his tenement, extra barros de Chesterfield, between the lands 
 of Thomas Lowestodes and Thomas Brampton. 
 Witnesses: — Henry Vernon, Kt., John Leek, Thomas Herve 
 de Chesterfield, Stephen Herve, Robert Hollingsworth. 
 (Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 LXXVL— 19 Henry VII. Grant from Thomas Hervey, of Chester- 
 field, lately Alderman, to Gilbert Foljambe. 
 (Foljambe MSS,) 
 
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 LXXVII. — Charter of Alice, widow of Ralf de Papplewick, of 
 Chesterfield, daughter of Alice Milner, of the same 
 
 PLACE. 
 
 (From the Hist. MS. Commission. Ninth Report, p. 36. Papers of the Dean and 
 Chapter of St. Paul's.) 
 
 No. 871. Release by Alice, relict of Ralph de Papylwyk, of 
 Chesterfield, dau. of Alice Milner of the same, sister also of Adam 
 Innocent, father of John Innocent, clerk, and cousin and coheiress of 
 the said John Innocent, to William Frenyngham, citizen of London, 
 and Roger Westwode, clerk, of all her right in the manors of Bowes 
 and Derneford, &c. Witnesses : — Richard Porter, vicar of the church 
 of Chesterfield and others. March 10, 3 Henry IV. 
 
 LXXVIII. — Translation of the Letters Patent of King Henry 
 VIII. (under the Great Seal) confirming the Charter of 
 King Richard II., creating a Guild in the Church of All 
 Saints, Chesterfield, upon inspection of the Chancery 
 Rolls, the original Letters Patent having been acci- 
 dentally lost. 
 
 {From the Original now in the Muniment Room of the Corporation of Chesterfield, 
 recovered and restored by Mr. Alderman Gee in April, 1884.) 
 
 Henry the Eighth, by the Grace of God, King of England and 
 France, Defender of the Faith, Lord of Ireland, and upon Earth 
 Supreme Head of the English Church (Anglicane Ecclesia). To all 
 to whom these letters shall come, Greeting. It appears to us by 
 inspection of our Rolls of Chancery that the Lord Richard, formerly 
 King of England, etc, our Progenitor, caused to be made his Special 
 Letters Patent in these words : Richard, by the Grace of God, King 
 of England and France, and Lord of Ireland. To all to whom these 
 present letters shall come, Greeting. Know ye that of our special 
 favour we have granted and given licence for us and our heirs as far 
 as lieth in us to our chosen Thomas Durant, John de Mannfield de 
 Chesterfield, Richard de Chesterfield, cleric, and John Innocent, 
 cleric, that they shall be a certain fraternity and guild perpetual of 
 themselves and others who are of the same fraternity and guild in the 
 Church of All Saints, in Chesterfield, in honour of the glorious Virgin 
 the Blessed Mary there to be created and established, and one of the 
 aldermen of the fraternity and guild aforesaid of the said brethren, 
 and by the same brethren of the same fraternity and guild to super- 
 
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 intend, rule, and justly govern the same fraternity and guild of the 
 glorious Virgin the blessed Mary in the Church of All Saints afore-' 
 said, and that they shall in each year choose and make succession 
 and appoint in perpetuity, being unwilling that the said Aldermen, 
 Brothers and Sisters, or their successors, by reason of the premises by 
 ourselves or by our heirs, our Justices, Escheators, Sheriffs, or other 
 Bailiffs, or our Ministers, or our heirs, whosoever therein shall be dis- 
 turbed or be molested in any thing or manner whatsoever. In witness 
 whereof we have made these our letters patent : As witness ourselves 
 at Woodstock, the 25th day of September, in the i6th year of our 
 reign. Richard, by the Grace of God, King of England and France, 
 and Lord of Ireland. To all to whom these present letters shall 
 come, Greeting. It is ordained by our Common Council of our 
 Kingdom of England, duly appointed, that it is not lawful for 
 religious men or others to dispose of any fees to any one so that they 
 may become in Mortmain without our License and that of the Chief 
 Lord, of whom that fee is immediately held, nevertheless of our special 
 will and for ;^28. 6s. 8d., which our chosen Aldermen, Bretheren, and 
 Sisters of the fraternity and Guild of the Glorious Virgin the Blessed 
 Mary, in the Church of All Saints of Chesterfield, have paid to us 
 we concede and give license for ourselves and our heirs as much as 
 is possible to our chosen Thomas Durant, John de Mannefield de 
 Chesterfield, Richard de Chesterfield, Clerk, and John Innocent, 
 Clerk, that they shall give and assign Fifteen Messuages, half of one 
 Messuage, and Six parts of One Messuage, and 22 acres of Land, 
 and 14 acres of Meadow, and 23 shillings and 11 pence rent, with 
 the appurtenances in Chesterfield, Dunston, Brampton, and New- 
 bold, which are not held of ourselves, to the said Alderman, 
 Bretheren, and Sisters, To have and to hold to the said Alder- 
 man, Bretheren, and Sisters, for maintaining a certain holy chaplain 
 each day to celebrate mass at the altar of the Blessed Mary in 
 the aforesaid Church for the souls of ourselves and of our dearest 
 Brother, Thomas, Earl of Kent, and Alicia, his wife, and of their 
 Children , and for the souls health of the said Thomas, John, Richard, 
 and John whilst they live, and for all our souls, when from this light 
 we depart ; as well as for the Souls health of the Alderman, Bretheren, 
 and Sisters of the fraternity and Guild aforesaid during their lives, 
 and for their souls health when they depart from this light, and for 
 the souls of all benefactors of the fraternity and Guild aforesaid, 
 ^nd of all the faithful departed, and for such other pious works to be 
 
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 maintained and sustained, according to the ordinances of the afore- 
 said Alderman, Bretheren and Sisters in this mariner to be done 
 for ever. And the same Alderman, Bretheren, and Sisters shall 
 receive and hold the said Messuages, land, Meadow, and Rent 
 aforesaid, with the appurtenances, for the aforesaid Thomas, John, 
 Richard, and John, to them, and to their successors, the Alderman, 
 Bretheren, and Sisters of the fraternity and Guild aforesaid, in form 
 aforesaid for ever, as is aforesaid, according to the tenor of the same 
 license specially given, the statute aforesaid to the contrary notwith- 
 standing, being unwilling that the aforesaid Thomas, John, Richard, 
 and John, or their heirs, or the said Alderman, Bretheren, and Sisters, 
 or their Successors, by reason of the statute aforesaid by us, and by 
 our heirs. Justices, Escheators, Sheriffs, or other Bailiffs, or other our 
 Ministers, or their heirs whatsoever, shall be hindered or molested in 
 any manner or form whatsoever ; saving, nevertheless, to the Capital 
 Lord of the fee whatever services are due, and of right accustomed. 
 -In testimony whereof we have caused these letters patent to be made. 
 As witness ourselves at Oxford the 27th day of September, in the i6th 
 year of our reign. We, therefore, because the aforesaid letters are 
 accidentally lost, as Richard Newbold, Chaplain of the Guild of the 
 Holy Cross, in the Church of All Saints, of Chesterfield aforesaid, 
 before us, in our Chancery aforesaid, has stated upon his corporal 
 oath, and upon the undertaking to bring back these letters, if they 
 should be found, into our Chancery, there to be cancelled. Accord- 
 ingly the said letters patent are enrolled at the request of the said 
 George Ash, now Alderman of the fraternity or Guild of Chesterfield 
 aforesaid, as we do declare and exemplify by these presents. In 
 testimony of which we have caused these letters patent to be made. 
 As witness ourself at Westminster the 26th day of November, in the 
 32nd year of our reign. HALES. 
 
 LXXIX.— 23 Sept., 1562. Power of Attorney from George, Earl 
 of Shrewsbury, to Robert Shakerley, Robert Blunt, and John Long, 
 to receive from the Burgesses of Chesterfield as well, one Lease 
 ,of the guild and guild lands of Chesterfield aforesaid, granted to 
 .them by the late sovereign Lord and Lady, King Philip and 
 Queen Mary, with the counterpaines as well of one deed or 
 feoffment of one annuity of £(3. 13s. 4d. to them by me the 
 said. Earl granted, as of. one Indenture of lease to them, also 
 by me granted of my Halle, Shoppes, Sellers, and Sellers iu 
 
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 Chesterfield aforesaid, as by the said Lease appeareth ; as also to 
 deliver for me, in my name and as my deed, unto the said Burgesses, 
 my Deed and grant of the said annuity, and also the said Lease, 
 signed, &c. (From the Chesterfield Muniments.) 
 With autograph of the Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 LXXX. — Translation of a Faculty granted by Thomas, Lord 
 Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield to the Mayor, Chap- 
 lain, AND fraternity, AND THEIR SUCCESSORS, TO HAVE 
 
 CERTAIN Seats in the Parish Church of Chesterfield 
 
 FOR THEMSELVES AND THE WIVES OF THE SAID MaYOR AND 
 
 Aldermen, dated the ist day of August, 1621. 
 (From the Muniments of the Corporation of Chesterfield.) 
 
 (Note. — Although so soon after the Reformation, learning amongst the Clergy 
 of the Church of England was already upon the decline, this document is scarcely 
 legible ; although written in the court-hand of the period, the letters are scrawled 
 over the page like those of a boarding-school Miss of the last century, in what was 
 formerly called a running hand — a kind of hand writing that would disgrace a board 
 school of these days. For the translation of this document the author is much 
 indebted to the good services of the Rev. J. Fowler, of Bishop Hadley's Hall, 
 Durham.) 
 
 To all and singular the faithful in Christ to whom our present 
 letters, testimonial, may come. We, Thomas, by divine permission. 
 Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, wish health in the author of 
 Salvation, being desirous of affording undoubted authority for these 
 presents, we bring to the knowledge of you all and desire it to be 
 brought by these presents, that since lately it has been shown to us 
 upon the part of Godfrey Webster, Mayor of Chesterfield, and the 
 Aldermen and the other worshipful of the same town, that twenty 
 years from this time (or thereabouts). Four decent Benches (Scamua) 
 or Long Seats, in length fifteen feet and nine thumbs breadth 
 (inches), and in breadth 9 feet and nine thumbs breadth, in a fit and 
 convenient place in the Parish Church of Chesterfield, for the 
 especial need and uses of the Mayor and six Aldermen, the Common 
 Chaplain (the Mayor's Chaplain ?), and six Bretheren of the same 
 Town, and the wives of the said Mayor and Aldermen, and of 
 their successors in those offices, for sitting, standing, kneeling, and 
 assisting in the time of the celebration of public prayers and of 
 other divine offices in the Church aforesaid, by the unanimous con- 
 sent and assent were together constructed and built, whereupon the 
 
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 said Mayor and Aldermen, Chaplain, Bretheren, and the wives of the 
 same Mayor and Aldermen, and their successors successively in their 
 times, the said four Scamua or seats peacefully and quietly for all the 
 said time, or thereabout, to the said uses, held and possessed them, 
 even as they do hold and possess them in the present without anyone 
 on their part claiming or contradicting. Since also on the part of 
 the said Godfrey Webster, the Mayor and Aldermen, and others of 
 the said Town of Chesterfield, it has been to us humbly prayed That 
 we the said four Benches or, seats so as aforesaid, together con- 
 structed and built to the uses and need beforementioned, would 
 vouchsafe to approve, concede, and confirm by our ordinance, we to 
 their petitions which are just, lawful, and honest to be held, and con- 
 sidering that it is necessary that the said four Benches or seats 
 should be had and possessed for the use and need of the said 
 Godfrey Webster, the Mayor and Aldermen, the Chaplain and 
 Bretheren of the Town of Chesterfield aforesaid, and for the wives 
 of the aforesaid Mayor and Aldermen for the said uses and for the 
 use of their successors in ofiice or titles aforesaid for ever, each in 
 in their own times to have and to hold, and to enjoy. As much as is 
 in us and according to the laws of the Kingdom of England, we 
 yield, concede, approve, appropriate, and confirm, according as we 
 concede, approve, appropriate, and confirm by these presents. In 
 witness whereof we have firmly affixed to these presents the official 
 seal of our Vicar general in spiritualities. Given at Lichfield the ist 
 day of August, in the year of our Lord, 162 1. 
 (With part of the official seal attached.) 
 
 LXXXI. — 3 Novr., 1658. Indenture made the third day of Novr,, 
 in the year of our Lord God (according to the account now used 
 in England), 1658, between the Rt. Honble. Charles, Lord Viscount 
 Mansfield, the Rt. Honble. Henry Cavendish, Esq., John Rolleston, 
 of Welbeck, in the county of Nottingham, gent., and William 
 Cla3?ton, of Roumley, in the county of Derby, of the one part, 
 and the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough of Ches- 
 terfield of the other part, being a demise of the mote hall or 
 town hall, in the market place of the town, together with the shops, 
 sellers, solers, and other several roomthes, buildings, and places to 
 the same belonging, except and reserving to the said Lord Mansfield 
 and his heirs the roomth of the said haU, when the Court of the said 
 Lord Mansfield for his said town and the hundred of Scarsdale shall 
 
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 be kept in the said town for the Steward thereof and all other officers 
 of the said Lord Mansfield and sutors and commissioners to the said 
 Court, and excepting and reserving the prison house or roomth 
 under the said hall appointed and ordained for the Lord's prison for 
 21 years at 6/8 each. Sealed by the said Lord Mansfield in the 
 presence of Wm. Rose, Thomas Goodwin Peter, and Rd. Medhara. 
 (From the Chesterfield Muniments.) 
 
 LXXXII. — The Expulsion of the Mayor, Aldermen, and 
 Bretheren, and Common Council of the Borough of 
 Chesterfield, from their Offices, and the Appointment 
 of others in their places, by reason of the Refusal to 
 Take the Oaths. Dated the 14, Charles IL (1663.) 
 (From the Original Document now at Chesterfield.) 
 Whereas we John Freshville, Esq., George Vernon, Esq., 
 Richard Coke, Esq., Charles Cotton, Esq., John Schalcrose, 
 Esq., Charles Agard, Esq, and Simon Degge, Esq. (Commis- 
 sioners under the Act for regulating Corporations) command that 
 Hercules Clay for that he hath this present day refused before 
 us to subscribe the declaration and to take the oaths directed 
 ty the said Act, &c., be displaced and removed from the office 
 of Mayor and one of the Aldermen of the Town and Burrow of 
 Chesterfield, and we do order that John Allwood, one of the Aldermen 
 who has taken the oaths and subscribed the declaration, be present 
 Mayor, and we order, &c., that Wm. Newton, Thomas Needham, 
 Thomas Forth, and Gilbert Heathcote for the same cause be also 
 removed from being Aldermen, and that Ralf Ash, Richard Marchant, 
 Thomas Large, Thomas Pinder, and Richard Cadwell, who have 
 taken the oaths, &c., be Aldermen, and we further remove Roger 
 Coates, Richard Youle, Robert Stringfellow, and Thomas Bretland 
 from the brotherhood, and that James Milnes, grocer, Edward 
 Needham, Anthony Legate, James Button, and William Macksonbe 
 bretheren in their places, and we also remove Edward Revell, 
 Humphrey Pettie, Adam Gill, John Stones, George White, and 
 Michael Watton, who have refused to take the oaths, and James 
 Milnes, Ironmonger, who has absented himself, be removed from 
 being Capital Burgesses and Common Counsellors of this town, and 
 that John Marsden, Francis Marples, Thomas Slatier, Godfrey Shaw, 
 John Hosland, Thomas Needham, Francis Gilberthorpe, John Shaw, 
 and Hewyn Leatherland be appointed in their stead. '' 
 
 With heraldic seals of all the Commissioners. 
 
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 LXXXIII. — Licence by William, Duke of Newcastle, to build a 
 Market House in the Market place of Chesterfield, dated 
 THE 3RD May, 1675. (From the Chesterfield Muniments.) 
 
 To all Christian people to whom this present writing shall come. 
 Know ye that I, William, Duke of Newcastle, have for myself, my 
 heirs and assigns, given and granted, and by these presents doe, for 
 mee, my heirs and assigns, give and grant unto the Mayor, Aldermen, 
 and Burgesses of the Town and Corporation of Chesterfield, in the 
 County of Derby, and their successors, and to Samuel Taylor, of 
 Walden Wells, in the County of Nottingham, gent., his heirs, execu- 
 tors, Administers and Assigns, free and full libertye to build and erect 
 in and upon the Market place in the said Town of Chesterfield a 
 decent and convenient market house for the better ornament of the 
 said town. And for the shelter and safeguard of the market people, 
 and also free leave and liberty for them, their servants and worken, 
 to break so much of my waste on the said Market place as is neces- 
 sary or convenient for the setting of pillars and making a good 
 foundation for the same, which said market house for ever hereafter 
 shall be, and enure to the sole use and behoof of the said Mayor, 
 Aldermen, and Burgesses of the said Corporation and their successors. 
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 3rd 
 day of May, in the 27 year of the reign of our sovereign, Lord King 
 Charles the Second, 1675. 
 
 With seal and autograph of the Duke of Newcastle. 
 
 ^ tiat of tlie (Corporation Jt^^., ^t., irS9. 
 
 From Dr. Pegge's Manuscripts deposited at the Herald's 
 College, entitled, "A Schedule of Papers in the Corpora- 
 tion Chest, 1789." 
 
 - (The numbers to which some of these items are referred are the numbers in 
 Mr. Cutt's List of Records next following.) 
 
 r.— 28 Hy. 8th. Pardon for the Guild of All Saints. (This is 
 probably a mistake for No. 6, the 28th Henry VL, now in the 
 Muniment Room.) 
 
 3. — Deed of William Home to his son Adam. 
 
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 3.^38 Henry VIII. Benedicita Davis, widow of John Davis, of 
 Chesterfield, Tornes, and formerly wife of Wm. Dawson, of 
 Chesterfield, Torniser, and John Davis, her son, grant to 
 Raufe Heathcott, bellfounder, then Alderman of Chesterfield, 
 Richard Asch, Richard Hethcott, potter, John Hethcott, 
 mercer, Richard Turner, yeoman, Ralf Heathcott, bocher, and 
 Alan Lache, bocher, all of Chesterfield, a tenement in Tapton 
 lane to be held of the Alderman and Bretheren for maintaining 
 the Parish Church. 
 
 4.— 18 R. II. RentaloftheGuildofthe Blessed Mary of Chesterfield. 
 
 5. — 4 Rich. II. License in Mortmain. (No. 4 now in the Muni- 
 ment Room.) 
 
 6. — 23 Ed. III. Grant of John Proudface, of Chesterfield, to 
 Roger, son of Adam de Newbold, of land there. 
 
 7. — 33 Ed. I. Quit claim (Release) from William, son of William 
 Riche to Robert Cissor, of Chesterfield, and Agnes, his wife. 
 
 8. — 45 Ed. HI. Grant by Hugh de Sheffield, and Roger Beet, of 
 Chesterfield, to Roger Rachel de Chesterfield, and Mary, his wife. 
 
 9. — 1 62 1. The Mayor and Alderman's seats. (No. 29, the faculty 
 of the Bishop of Lichfield, &c., printed at page 136, No. LXXX.) 
 
 10. — 1328. Grant from Adam fil John Pistor to Richard his son. 
 
 II. — 25 Sep., 16 Rich. II. License to found Guild. (This is 
 evidently a mistake for No. 5, the License in Mortmain, that 
 was supposed to be lost, now in the Muniment Room.) 
 
 12. — 10 July, 31 Ed. III. License in Mortmain to Roger de Chester- 
 field. (Evidently intended for No. 3, now in the Muniment 
 Room.) 
 
 13. — s. d. William Brewerr grants to John, son of William Leek, 
 ■ two tofts in the new market of Chesterfield, which he had 
 from William Brewerr in the time of King Richard, before the 
 Vill of Chesterfield came into his hands. Witnesses :— John 
 Roger, chaplain, Galfred de Monasteriis, Yvo de Heriz, 
 Robert de Briton, Robert de Brumington, Simon his brother, 
 Robert de Durham, Hugh Cleric de Walton, Richard de Inglq- 
 ram, Cleric de Bronden, Roger de Brewell, Wm. de Normanton. 
 Seal, a Mermaid. 
 
 It is greatly to be regretted that this very interesting Charter is lost; the seal 
 especially is of great interest, see Introduiftion. 
 
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 14.— s. d. Peter Tin(5lor, of Chesterfield, to Peter fil Hugh de 
 Normanton, release (printed at page 126, No. XLIV.) 
 
 15. — William Brewerr's Charter (printed at page 28, No, VIII.) 
 
 16. — Henry IV. Charter (qy. Charter of Henry VII., printed at 
 page 50, No. XIII.) 
 
 17. — 26 Ed. III. License in Mortmain to Richard de Chesterfield, 
 
 18.— Declaration that the Manors of Wittenton, Brimington, Tapton, 
 Cestrefeld, Buttorp, and Echendene were of ancient demesne, 
 (qy. Edward I Vs. Charter printed at page 47, No. XII.) 
 
 ig, — The original Confirmation Charter of Henry III., see page 31, 
 No. IX. 
 
 20.— 16 Rich. II. Grant by Thomas Durant, John de Mannesfield 
 de Chesterfield, Richard de Chesterfield, Cleric, John Innocent, 
 Cleric, to the Alderman, Bretheren, and Sisters, of the confra- 
 ternity of the Blessed Virgin in the church of Chesterfield, of 15- 
 messuages. 
 
 Witnesses: — Sir Ralf Freschvelle, Sir Wm, de Dethic, Roger 
 de Langford, Roger Harcourt, Robert Caus, Wm. de Linacre, 
 Hy. de Mannesfield, Wm. de Law. 
 
 31. — Confirmation of Charters by Edward IV. (see page 44, No. XI.) 
 
 22. — Confirmation of Charters by Edward VI. (see page 58, No. XV.) 
 
 23. — 32 Henry VIII. Charter reciting loss of Charter of Guild 
 (printed at page 183, No. LXXVIII.) 
 
 24. — 3 Hy. V. — Richard de Killington, and Margeria, his wife, grant 
 to Sir John Talbot Dno de Furnival, Sir Roger Leeke, and Hy. 
 Serge of a messuage lying in the new place of Chesterfield. 
 Witnesses : — Rad Durant, Wm. de Brampton, John Leukter, 
 Rich. Cok, Wm. Brower. 
 
 25. — 8 Henry V. Two Court Rolls of the Dean of Lincoln. 
 
 26. — 5 Henry IV. The lease of Dame Joan, Countess of Kent 
 (printed at page 118, No. XXIV.) 
 
 27.-6 Ric, II. John de Hynkespall and John de Ryggeway, of 
 Chesterfield, chaplains, grant to Robert del Peck, Robt. de- 
 Norton, Wm. de Calale, ye yr., Henry de Manesfield, Wm. 
 Brown, de Chesterfield, Wm. Bever, of the same, Robert, son 
 of Elias de Newbold, Wm. de Calowe, of Chesterfield, a 
 messuage in the new market which they held of the feoffment 
 of Joan, the wife of John Goldsmith. 
 
 Witnesses :' John de Manesfield, John del Asch, Alderman, 
 Hugh Drapier, Ric. Beverig, John Thyne, &c. . 
 
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 28.-43 Ed. III. Margota Roger fil Mich, de Tapton, de Chester- 
 field, grants to Lord Robert de Birchover, Redtor of the Church 
 of Riseholm, Dno John de Hunkswell, cap, Wm. Beveridgede 
 ead, and Hugh Choy, de ead, half the bakehouse formerly 
 Robert fil Gilbert in Halywellgate, in the wykeday market. 
 Witnesses : — John Lawcock, John de Mannesfield, John Gold- 
 smith, Hy. de Mannesfield, Wm. Tornworle, &c. 
 
 29, — 9 Ric. II. John del Loft, de Chesterfield, grants to Wm. de 
 Calale, Hy. de Mannesfield, Ad. Brown, Wm. del Lowe, de 
 ead, Robert, son of Elias de Newbold, a tenement in Hally- 
 welgate. 
 
 Witnesses : — John de Mannesfield, John del Ash, Rich. 
 Beveridge, Hugh Drapier, Robt. de Whittlewell. 
 
 30. — 23 Edward III. Grant from Alic, dau. of Robt. Wayfer, of 
 Chesterfield, to Wm. Lorimer, Chaplain of Chesterfield, ten. 
 in H., and a curtiledge in Tapton Lane. 
 
 Witnesses : — Roger fitz Ranulf, Rich, de Tollingworth, Roger 
 de Whittyton, John Clerk, Job Leuker. 
 
 31. — 17 Henry VII. Richard Ash, of Chesterfield, Barber, grants 
 to Jos. Bereford, a tenement in Veyder Market, Steyde Lane, 
 otherwise Betwil Lane. 
 
 Witnesses : — Richard Hethcote, Alderman ViU de Chesterfield, 
 Ralf de Hethcote, de ead Potter, John Hethcote, de ead Mercer, 
 Robt. and Rich. Flint, Barbers. 
 
 32. — 8 Hy. VIII. Richard Hethcote, late of Chesterfield, Brazier, 
 states that whereas John Viver, of the same place, deceased, 
 did by his Deed, date 2 Hy. VII., enfeoff him and one John 
 Tomson of two tenements in H, he the said Richard grants 
 them to Thomas Ash, Alderman of Chesterfield. 
 Witnesses : Rad. Hethcote, Bocher, Rad. Hethcote, Brazier. 
 
 33. — 33 Hy. VIII. Thomas Leighe, the elder, constituted Thos. 
 Shaw, de Leeds, his attorney to surrender to the Lord of the 
 Court of St. John of Jerusalem, in England, of Chesterfield, 
 two stalls within the Butchay of Chesterfield, to the use of 
 John Waward, Alderman of Chesterfield. 
 
 24. — 5 Rich. II. General Release from the beginning of the world 
 from Matilde, widow of Adam del Grene, de Staveley, to John 
 Fog, de Chesterfield. 
 
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 35-— 5 Henry VIII. Grant from John Davis to Richard Coote and 
 Robert Brodhed, both of Chesterfield, of a tenement there. 
 Witness : — Richard Donne, Chaplain ; Robert Parcur, Chap- 
 lain ; Dionisus Brodhed, Chaplain ; Henry Rengham, William 
 Walkinson. 
 
 36. — 1337. Roger de Hulme, Chaplain, grant to Lord Henry de 
 Sutton, Magister de Scolum, de Chesterfield, and Agneta, his 
 wife, a tenement in Boythorpe and Bramfield which he had of 
 the gift of the said Henry. 
 
 Witnesses : — Robert de Hampton, John de Mannesfield, Henry 
 de ead, Robert fitz Fellee, Wm. Lawrence. 
 
 37. — 24 Richard II. Grant from John Pog, of Chesterfield, to Roger 
 del Legh, of Chesterfield, Chaplain, and John Youle, of Ches- 
 terfield, of a messuage lying in Southgate (? Soutergate). 
 Witnesses: — Nicolas de Ranwell, Robert de Tyneham, Robt. 
 de Haynton, John Beveridge, John del Fryth. 
 
 38. — II. Hy. VIII. Release from Nicolas Lumm to James Beresford, 
 LL.B. (?), Vicar of Chesterfield and Canon of Lichfield, to 
 Rad Bate, Alderman of Chesterfield, and Robert Barker, of 
 Chesterfield, of a messuage at Wigsthorpe, and land at Carlton, 
 in Lindriken and Wigsthorpe. 
 
 39. — 3 Elizabeth, Confirmation of Charter (probably a mistake for 
 the Charter of 9 Elizabeth, printed at page 64, No. XVI.). 
 
 40. — 15 Edward III. Grant from Nicolas Fox, of Chesterfield, to 
 
 Adam Home, chaplain, of the same place, of a _ stall in the 
 
 Potters' Rowe, in Southgate. 
 
 Witnesses: — John le Barker, Henry de Mannesfield, Robert 
 
 Telloson, and others. 
 41, — 9 Elizabeth. Confirmation of Charter of John Wake (probably 
 
 the 4th Charter of Elizabeth, inspecting (not confirming) Wake's 
 
 Charter, with the two compositions (printed Nos. 20 and 21). 
 42. — 21 April, 40 Elizabeth. Charter of Confirmation (printed at 
 
 page 74). 
 43. — Grant of a house in Tapton lane for maintaining the church. 
 44. — 2 Henry VII. Two tenements, &c. James Busthorpe, Vicar. 
 45.— An old transcript of King John's Charter to William Brewere, 
 
 Ao. 17, This is fuller than that copy in ye Black Book. N.B. 
 
 ye original is supposed to be lost. 
 
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 46. — A small bundle relating to a house in Betewell lane, 
 
 47. — 1479. Will of John Williams. 
 
 48. — 1337. Roger de Hulme Charter to Henry de Sutton, and wife 
 Agnes, all goods, &c. in Boythorpe and Dronfield. 
 
 49. — 9 Ric. II, William de Calale, Henry de Mansfield, Adam Bron 
 de Chesterfield, William del Lowede (Lounde) de ead, and 
 Robert fil Elie de Newbold, demise to John del Loft and Maud 
 of a messuage in Halywelgate, for founding an obit, 
 
 50. — 14 Ed, II, Alan fil Galfred Hulme de Chesterfield grant to 
 Henry de Sutton, Majister Scholarum de Chesterfield of a 
 messuage. 
 
 Witnesses : — Adam de Newbold, Roger de Mannfield, Wm. de 
 Ryggway, Roger de Glapwell, Robert de Barley, Walter 
 Nevel. 
 
 51, — 3 Henry VIII, Bond from Thomas Bland of Bonsai, to Thomas 
 Meller to indemnify him against the Dean of Lincoln for chief 
 rent, 
 
 52, — 23 Henry VII. An acquettance, 
 
 53, — 19 Rich, II, John de Horsely Charter to John Snowden, chap- 
 lain (printed No, LXVIL, page 131), 
 
 54.-5 Edward IV. A surrender in the Court of Richard, Earl of- 
 Warwick and Leicester, by Nicholas Staflforth, to the use of 
 Richard Hall, of a burg lying near the chapel of St. Thomas 
 Martyr. 
 
 55. — 9 Henry VI, Bond from Robert Richel, of Chesterfield, to 
 Thomas Woodward, mustard maker; Robert Chaloner, barber; 
 and William atte Stone, concerning a croft in Tapton lane, 
 
 56, — 1545. Thomas Ash, chaplain, release to George Hethcote, 
 Alderman of Chesterfield, and his successors from all actions. 
 
 57. — 12 Edward IV. Bond from Jo. Woodruf, of Staveley, son and 
 heir of John Woodruf, of the same place, to John Williamson, 
 Burgess and Freeman of Chesterfield, of a house in Betwel 
 lane. 
 
 58. — 16 Hy. VI. John, son and heir of John Marescal, of Carlton, 
 in Lyndece (Lincoln) to Robert Cudwell, Prior of Novoloco, in 
 Sherwood, John William Goldington, and Hugo Hart- 
 
 ington (qy. Horsington), of a toft in Carlton. 
 
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 .J9'~37 Henry VI. Hugo Horsington de Wygthorpe, in Carlton, 
 to John Gaytford and Magister John Brigg, Rector of Carlton, 
 concerning land there, 
 
 60. — 2 Henry VIH. Grant from Benedictus Ashton to Nicolas 
 
 Davitt of his rights in Wigthorpe. 
 61. — 1350. William de Kydceas, of Chesterfield, Grant to John 
 
 Helyngham, of Chesterfield, land in Southgate, near land of 
 
 Ralf Ketel and Galf King. 
 
 Witnesses — ^John Bate de Chesterfield, Thomas de Bilbock,John 
 
 de Betworth, Henry de Hampton, Roger Lanark. 
 62. — 31 Henry VI. William, son of John Marescal, of Carlton, to 
 
 J. Catesby, Prior of Newstead, Willia.m Goldington, in Leth- 
 
 ington, Hugo Horsington, of Carlton, of land there. 
 63. — 27 Henry VIII. Bond from John Cade, late of Chesterfield, 
 
 tanner, John Woodward and Ralf Pillesley to George Ashe, 
 
 Alderman of the Guild of St. Cross. 
 64. — A bundle relating to a house in Southgate. 
 
 34 Ed. III. A place called Goleyard 
 
 •20 Ed. III. Henry de Sutton, Majister Scolarum; 
 
 11 Rich. II. Walter Whiting, chaplin. 
 
 4 Henry IV. Roger Dethic, Thos. Bolsover, chaplains. 
 
 12 Henry VII. Thomas Beresforth, Vicar of Chesterfield. 
 65. — 22 Ed. I. Wake's Charter (No. 2, printed at page 33). 
 
 66. — 19 Ed. IV. Robert Gryssope, Alderman (Gryssoppes compo- 
 sition No. II, printed at page 102). 
 67.-6 Oct., Elizabeth. Ralf Heathcote. 
 
 Rolls. — Chartularies of lands in various places : — 
 
 21 Rich. II. Rental of the Guild of the Blessed Mary of 
 Chesterfield : 
 
 de Fratribus St. Helene, i. 
 Robert de Whittington, 5. 
 de Fratribus de St. Crucis, 6d. 
 de John de Hunkeshell. 
 Thomas Durant, gd. 
 Abbas de Welbec, 6d. 
 
 Richard Porter, Vicar, 2S. 6d. 
 
 Total, ;^4. 8s. 2d. 
 Tenentes, &c. : 
 
 John Tannesley, Chaplain, i2d. 
 
 Total, ;^ 15. i6s. 7id. 
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146 
 
 Average Reddit Guilde B.M.V., a 24 Ed. III., to 7th Henry 
 IV. Manucap Dno Will Dethic, John Foljambe, Rich. Porter, 
 Vicar ; John de Calcroft, Alderman. 
 
 Another Rent Roll 6 Edward III. : 
 
 Richard de Chesterfield, Robert de Whittington, Frateres; 
 
 Aldermanes et pater, Henry de Mannesfield, Dno. Wilham 
 
 Lorimer, Chaplain ; Thomas Durand, Richard Porter, Robert, 
 
 son of Elias de Newbold. 
 Roll I.— The Guild of Dronfield : 
 
 John Hethcote, Nicolas Durant. 
 Roll II.— The Guild of Dronfield : 
 
 James Heathcote, John Kineford, Guild of St. Trinity. 
 
 Several others are signed by Henry Foljambe and Ralf Heathcote. 
 
 N.B, — Owing to pressure of time only a short note of these Rolls was taken by the 
 
 author. 
 
 Inventory of Charters, Deeds, Books, Books of Account, and 
 ALL Documents and Effects belonging to the Corporatio-n 
 of Chesterfield, made by John Cutts, Esq., the present 
 Town Clerk, upon his appointment in 1857. 
 
 I . — No date . . . William Brewer's grant of freedom. (Fine 
 
 printed at page 28, and see Photograph.) 
 2. — 22 Edward I. . Wake's Charter. (Printed at page 33.) 
 3. — 31 Edward I, . Letters patent. (? Mistake of Edward III., 
 
 printed at page 129, as to Guild of the Holy 
 
 Cross.) 
 4. — 4 Richard II... Letters patent. 
 5.- 16 Richard II. Letters patent. (This is evidently the Charter 
 
 which, according to that of Henry VIII., 
 
 printed at page 130, was lost. No doubt it 
 
 came to light subsequently.) 
 6. — 14 Henry IV. . Letters patent. (No doubt the Charter of the 
 
 10 Henry VII., printed at page 50.) 
 7. — 2 Edward VI.. Letters patent. (Printed at page 58.) 
 8. — 40 Elizabeth... Charter of incorporation. (Printed at page 73.) 
 9. — 32 Charles II.. Extension of the powers of Elizabeth's Charter. 
 
 (Printed at page 93.) 
 10. — 20 Edward IV. Grant of freedom from tolls. (Certificate that 
 
 Borough is of ancient demesne, printed at 
 
 page 47.) 
 
147 
 
 II.— 19 Edward IV. An agreement concerning the election of an 
 Alderman. (Gryssop's composition, printed at 
 page 102.) 
 12.-25 Henry VI... A grant of pardon to the Aldermen, Brethren, 
 Sisters, &c., for all offences against the sta- 
 tutes previous to the date. (As to Guild of 
 Holy Cross.) 
 13. — 23dSept.,i562. Power of attorney. (Letter of attorney from 
 George, Earl of Shrewsbury, to receive Lease 
 of the Guild and Guild land granted by Philip 
 and Mary, printed at page 135.) 
 14. — 8 Elizabeth ... An agreement made by the Aldernien and Bur- 
 gesses for ruling the tpwn. (Composition 
 printed at page 105.) 
 15. — 8 Eliz.,Dec. ... Power of attorney. 
 
 r6. — 9 Eliz.,i3Dec. Grant of freedom from tolls. (Certificate that 
 the Borough is of Ancient Demesne of the 
 Crown of England, printed at page 71.) 
 17. — 9 Eliz., 16 Dec. Confirmation of William Brewer's grant by John 
 
 Wake, referred to at page 113. 
 18. — 10 Elizabeth... An award. 
 
 19. — 3rd Nov., 1658. Lease of Town Hall. (Printed at page 137.) 
 20. — 14 Charles II. Instrument for regulating Corporation. 
 21. — 3rd May, 1675. Grant by the Duke of Newcastle for erecting a 
 Market House in Chesterfield Market Place. 
 (Printed at page 139.) 
 22. — Ten Charters between Sir Thomas Foljambe, Godfrey Webster, 
 Lord William Cavendish, John Lord Darcy, and the Dame 
 Isabella, his wife, Roger Nott, Ralf Clark, and others, relating 
 to the Cockpit property, in the occupation of Messrs. Lingard, 
 Moore, Haslam, and the Corporation, dated from the 7th Oct., 
 10 James I., to the 17th August, 1655. 
 23. — Two Deeds relating to the Workhouse property (part of Cock- 
 pit), dated 1791. 
 24. — A bundle of papers relating to the Workhouse. 
 25.— Feoffment from Gilbert Heathcote and wife to the Corporation, 
 relating to two closes of land in Derby Lane, dated i8th March, 
 1652. 
 26.— Three Deeds relating to the tithes of land at Unstone. 
 27._A short abstract of title of Joseph Cecil to tithes in the Parish 
 of Dronfield. 
 
148 
 
 28. — Three Indentures between Thomas Fothergill, Francis Tenant, 
 
 John Hudson, John Hussey, and Richard Dixon, Anthony Lax 
 
 Maynard, and the Corporation, dated from 1776 to 1802. 
 29. — A Faculty for seats in the Parish Church. (Printed at page 136,) 
 30. — Statement of property, and summary of estates and rentals 
 
 applicable to the Borough Fund, dated May gth, 1836. 
 31. — Bond from James Robinson, Esquire, Borough Treasurer, to 
 
 Corporation ; file of Municipal Accounts ; Lodging House 
 
 Regulations ; published copy of Borough Bye-Laws, dated 
 
 March 21st, 1836. 
 32. — A Corporation Record Book, commencing in 1836. 
 33, — An old book, in possession of Mr. Robert Waller, and claimed 
 
 to be retained by him as Solicitor of the Charity Trustees ; an 
 
 abstract of which is hereafter printed. 
 34. — The new Corporation Seal. 
 35. — Bundle of Corporation Vouchers, of Nuisance Removal Books 
 
 and Forms, three Burgess Rolls from 1836 to 1856 inclusive, 
 
 and an old Declaration Book. (See pages 154 to 156.) 
 36. — Thirty-eight files of old Voting Papers, two files of revised 
 
 Burgess Lists, and depositions on revision of Lists, and one file 
 
 of Borough Bye-Laws. 
 37. — Silver gilt mace, silver tankard, and silver race stand ticket, in 
 
 possession of William Drabble, Esquire, as the Mayor. 
 38. — Burgess Lists for 1856, and old Burgess Lists, together with 
 
 certain books, &c. 
 
 List of Mayors of the Borough of Chestekfield. 
 
 In the earliest times the Chief of the Borough was called the 
 Prepositus, just as were the Chief Magistrates of Nottingham and 
 Derby, and other great cities. The first notice that Chesterfield 
 possessed such an officer is from the fine of William Brewer, 
 printed at page 29. That he had an existence prior to that fine is 
 obvious, from the fadt that the mention is made, not for the sake of 
 investing a member of the Borough with a new duty or office, but to 
 prevent that office being abused, "no one should be the Prepositus 
 (or Reeve as he is sometimes called) without his own consent." 
 
149 
 
 Wake's Charter ha? no mention of the Prepositus or Reeve, but he 
 distinctly refers to the Bailiff, and, as the preamble of the 3rd 
 Charter of Queen Elizabeth shews, and the Earl of Shrewsbury's 
 usurpation proves, there was a great confusion of names and offices, 
 and probably this is the difficulty referred to. In later times we find 
 the chief officer styled an Alderman. This is a very old title and 
 bespeaks a pre-Norman origin for the Borough, and it is probably 
 the oldest title. The Bailiff would appear to be appointed by the 
 Lord of the Manor, and in early times he was probably a distindt 
 officer, though sometimes possibly the same person, but the Earl of 
 Shrewsbury was probably the first to make this a necessity. Very 
 few of the names of the earliest chief officers have been preserved ; 
 occasionally, in some early Charter, we meet with a witness who 
 describes himself Prepositus, Senescal, Alderman, or Bailiff, and a 
 few instances are here given. No doubt the list could be greatly 
 improved, and the author would be grateful if any of his readers 
 would send him additional names. This list has, in the early por- 
 tion, been compiled from Charters; for the later part the author is 
 chiefly indebted to Dr. Pegge, and to Mr. Blockley, of Chesterfield, 
 to the latter entirely for the last portion. 
 
 Perhaps one of the oldest officers known was Alberic, Bailiff of 
 Chesterfield, who attested an undated Charter of Robert de Glamor- 
 gan, the original of which is in the possession of the sons of the late Mr. 
 Swift, of Sheffield. This Robert de Glamorgan describes himself as^ 
 
 Rector of the Church of Bonay, and he granted land to St. James', 
 Welbec, for the repose of the souls of Philip, his father ; Amabell, 
 his mother; Brian de Insula; Sarra, his sister; Robert Passilewe; 
 William de St. Marie, Ecclesie ; Ralf de Frescheville ; Wille uxore 
 sue and Filicie de Sidenhall. 
 
 To this Charter besides Alberic, Ancherus de Freschville, Peter 
 de Harstaines Galfredo de Berry, Jocelyn de Steynesby, Hugo de 
 Docmanton, William de Frentenay, Robert de Pinent de Whitewell, 
 and Rich. Harden were witnesses, so that the date is probably, as the 
 handwriting indicates, of the reign of Henry III., but it is by no 
 means clear what is the precise date. Brian de Insula died 18 Henry 
 III., and Ralf Freschville was living in 1243. 
 
 From 24 Edward III to 7 Henry IV. John de Calcraft was Alder- 
 man of the Guild of St. Mary's, He may or may not have also been 
 Alderman of the Borough. 
 
150 
 
 34 Edward III. 
 23 Henry VI. 
 
 28 Henry VI. 
 
 19 Edward IV. 
 
 2 Henry VII. 
 
 17 Henry VII. 
 19 Henry VII. 
 II Henry VIII. 
 
 27 
 
 32 ,, 
 
 John de Whittington, Alderman of the Guild. 
 Thomas Bate was Senescal of Chesterfield, (See 
 
 Charter of Ralf, Lord Cromwell, to- Richard 
 
 Calcroft and others, page 132.) 
 Robert Gryssop, then Bailiff of Chesterfield, 
 
 Richard Calcroft, and Thos. Swale, of the 
 
 same place. (See Charter in possession of 
 
 Mr. Swift.) 
 Robert Gryssop, Alderman. (See Composition, 
 
 page 102.) At the same date the following 
 
 were Burgesses : — 
 
 John Ochinston, 
 Richard Turner, 
 Richard Asche, 
 Thomas Hewgate, 
 James Fox, 
 Ralph Carey. 
 
 (See Robt. Barley's 
 
 36 ., 
 
 38 
 9 Elizabeth 
 40 Elizabeth 
 1599 Godfrey Heathcote. I. 
 
 1607 Do. 
 
 1608 Thomas Woodward. 
 
 1609 Martin Bretland. 
 
 1610 Richard Webster. 
 
 161 1 Godfrey Heathcote. II. 
 
 1612 Ralf Wheeldon. I. 
 1615 William Boote. I. 
 
 1618 Godfrey Heathcotei III, 
 
 John Owerde, 
 
 John Thomason, 
 
 William Atkinson, 
 
 John Sapyl, 
 
 Thomas Hervey, 
 
 John Hethcote, 
 
 Richard Asche, Alderman. 
 
 Charter, p 132,) 
 
 Thomas Hervev,! 
 
 J TT \Bnmnn. 
 
 John Hethcote,] 
 
 Richard Hethcote, Alderman. 
 
 Thomas Hervey, nuper Alderman. 
 
 Ralf Bate, Alderman. 
 
 George Asche, Alderman of Guild of Holy Cross. 
 
 George Asche, Alderman of the Borough. (See 
 
 Royal Charter of that date.) 
 George Heathcote, Alderman, 
 Ralf Hethcote, belfounder, Alderman. 
 Richard Stephenson, Alderman. 
 Ralf Clark, ist Mayor under the Queen's Charter. 
 
 1619 Ralf Wheeldon. II. 
 
 1 62 1 Godfrey Webster. 
 
 1622 William Boote. II. 
 
 1623 Ralf Clark. II. 
 
 1624 Godfrey Heathcote. 
 
 1625 Richard Milnes. 
 1628 George Dickons 
 
 1634 Wm, Clark, 
 
 1635 Ralf Clark. Ill, 
 
 IV, 
 
151 
 
 1645 Reginald Bretland. I. 
 
 1681 Richard Marchant. IV. 
 
 1646 Thomas Forth. I, 
 
 1682 John Woodward. III. 
 
 1647 Thomas Bretland. I. 
 
 1683 Thomas Dowker. I. 
 
 1648 Ralf Clark. IV. 
 
 1684 Robert Stringfellow. 
 
 1649 Richard Wood. I. 
 
 1685 Robert Dowker, 
 
 1650 William Newton. I. 
 
 1686 Richard Coupe. II. 
 
 165 1 Samuel Taylor. 
 
 1687 Richard Youle. III. 
 
 1652 Reginald Bretland. II. 
 
 1688 Fra. Houldsworth. 
 
 1652 Ralf Clark. V. 
 
 1689 John Woodward. IV. 
 
 1653 Thomas Forth. II. 
 
 1690 Thomas Dowker. II. 
 
 1654 Hercules Clay. I. 
 
 1691 Francis Moore. I. 
 
 1655 Ralf Clark. VI. 
 
 1692 John Ashe. I. 
 
 1656 Richard Wood. II. 
 
 1693 Rich. Coates. 
 
 1657 Gabriel Wain, Captain. 
 
 1694 John Milnes. 
 
 1657 Thomas Forth. III. 
 
 1695 David Scale. 
 
 1658 Wm. Newton. II. 
 
 1696 Richard Youle. IV. 
 
 1659 Thomas Forth. IV. 
 
 1697 Thomas Webster. 
 
 1660. Thomas Needham. 
 
 1698 Francis Moore. II. 
 
 1661 Hercules Clay. II. 
 
 1699 John Revell. 
 
 1 662 Hercules Clay (removed) III. 
 
 1700 John Ash. II.- 
 
 1662 John Allwood. 
 
 1701 Jacob Brailsford. I. 
 
 1663 Richard Marchant. I. 
 
 1702 Thomas Bower. I. 
 
 1664 James Milnes. I. 
 
 1703 Richard Wood. I. 
 
 1665 Thomas Finder. 
 
 1704 David Scale. I. 
 
 1666 Anthony Legate. 
 
 1705 Francis Moore. III. 
 
 1667 Richard Marchant. II. 
 
 1706 John Rowell (? Revell) III 
 
 1668 John Woodward. I. 
 
 1707 John Bright. I. 
 
 1669 James Milnes. II. 
 
 1708 Jacob Brailsford. II. 
 
 1670 Richard Clark. I. 
 
 1709 Thomas Bower. II. 
 
 1671 Thomas Bretland. II. 
 
 1710 Richard Wood. II. 
 
 1672 Peter Dowker. I. 
 
 1711 David Seale. II. 
 
 1673 Richard Youle. I. 
 
 1712 William Woodhouse. 
 
 1674 Richard Marchant. III. 
 
 1713 John Revell. IV. 
 
 1675 John Woodward. II. 
 
 1714 John Bright. II. 
 
 1676 James Milnes. III. 
 
 1 71 5 Wm. Clark, I. 
 
 1677 Richard Clark. II. 
 
 1 71 6 Christopher Pegge. I. 
 
 1678 Peter Dowker. II. 
 
 1717 Jacob Brailsford. III. 
 
 1679 Richard Coupe. I. 
 
 1718 Wm. Sharshaw. 
 
 1680 Richard Youle. II. 
 
 1 719 Job Bradley. I. 
 
 1680 Ralf R. Nayler. 
 
 1720 John Revell. V, 
 
152 
 
 1721 John Bright. III. 
 
 1722 Wm. Clark. II. 
 
 1723 Christopher Pegge. II. 
 John Revell. VI, 
 
 1724 Samuel Inman. I. 
 
 1725 Job Bradley. II. 
 
 1726 John Bright. IV. 
 
 1727 Thos. Bower. III. 
 
 1728 John Revell. VII. 
 
 1729 Wm. Clark. III. 
 
 1730 Samuel Inman. II. 
 
 1 73 1 Job Bradley. III. 
 
 1732 John Bright. V. 
 
 1733 Francis Bagshaw. I. 
 
 1734 Richard Milnes. 
 
 1735 Wm. Clark. IV. 
 
 1736 Samuel Inman. III. 
 
 1737 John Burton. 
 
 1738 Job Bradley. IV. 
 
 1739 Francis Bagshaw. II. 
 
 1740 Joshua Jebb. I. 
 
 1 741 Bernard Lucas. 
 
 1742 Job Bradley. V. 
 
 1743 WiUiam Clark. V, 
 
 1744 Job Bradley. VI. 
 
 1745 Francis Bagshaw. III. 
 
 1746 John Fidler. I. 
 
 1747 Robert Walls. I. 
 
 1748 Joshua Jebb. II. 
 
 1749 Wm. Saunders. I. 
 
 1750 Henry Thornhill. I. 
 
 1751 John Fidler. II. 
 
 1752 Robt. Watts. II. 
 
 1753 Joshua Jebb. III. 
 
 1754 Wm. Saunders. II. 
 
 1755 Henry Thornhill. II. 
 
 1756 John Fidler. III. 
 
 1757 Joshua Jebb. IV. 
 
 1758 Wm. Saunders. III. 
 
 1759 Henry Thornhill. III. 
 
 1760 Joshua Jebb. V. 
 
 1761 Nicolas Twigg. I. 
 
 1762 Thos. Clark. I. 
 
 1763 Godfrey Webster. 
 
 1764 Joshua Jebb. VI. 
 
 1765 Nicolas Twigg. II. 
 
 1766 Thomas Clark. II. 
 
 1767 Samuel Towndrow. I. 
 
 1768 Charles Staniforth. 
 
 1769 Samuel Jebb. I. 
 
 1770 Joshua Jebb. VII. 
 
 1771 No Mayor elected. 
 
 1772 July 8. Mandamus to com- 
 
 pel election of Mayor. 
 1772 July 15. Nicolas Twigg. III. 
 
 1772 Robert Jennings. I. 
 
 1773 Wm. Barker. 
 
 1774 Samuel Towndrow. II. 
 
 1775 John Willot. I. 
 
 1776 Thomas Shirt. 
 
 1777 Robt. Jennings. 
 
 1778 Samuel Towndrow. III. 
 
 1778 John Woollat. II. 
 
 1779 John Elam. I. 
 
 1780 John Willot. III. 
 
 1 781 Robert Marsden. 
 
 1782 John Elam. II. 
 
 1783 John Bate. I. 
 
 1784 John Elam. III. 
 
 1785 Thomas Dutton. I. 
 
 1786 John Bate. II. 
 
 1787 Thomas Dutton. II. 
 
 1788 Mark Hewitt. 
 
 1789 John Bate. III. 
 
 1790 Thomas Dutton. III. 
 
 1 79 1 Job Bradley. I. 
 
 1792 Thos. Dutton. IV. 
 
 1793 John Elam. IV._ 
 
 1794 Job Bradley. II. 
 
 1795 John Elam. V. 
 
153 
 
 1796 John Bower. I. 
 
 1797 Thomas Dutton. V. 
 
 1798 John Bower. II. 
 
 1799 John Saxton. 
 
 1800 Thos. Dutton. VI. 
 
 1801 John Bower. III. 
 
 1802 Thos. Dutton. VII. 
 
 1803 John Bower. IV. 
 
 1804 John Elam. VI. 
 
 1805 Thos. Dutton. VIII. 
 
 1806 John Bower. V. 
 
 1807 John Elam. VII. 
 
 1808 Thos. Dutton. IX. 
 
 1809 John Bower. VI. 
 
 1810 George Fletcher. I. 
 
 181 1 John Elam. VIII. 
 i8i2 Thos. Dutton. X. 
 
 1813 John Bower. VII. 
 
 1814 John Elam. IX. 
 
 1815 Joseph Graham. I. 
 
 1816 John Muggleston. I. 
 
 1817 John Elam. X. 
 
 1818 Samuel Dutton. I. 
 
 1819 Joseph Graham. II. 
 
 1820 Samuel Dutton. II. 
 
 1 82 1 John Elam. XI. 
 
 1822 John Muggleston. 11. 
 
 1823 Gilbert Crompton. I. 
 
 1824 Samuel Dutton. III. 
 
 1825 John Elam. XII. 
 
 1826 George Fletcher. II. 
 
 1827 John Muggleston. III. 
 
 1828 Thomas Wilcockson. I. 
 
 1829 Wm. Battison. I. 
 
 1830 Samuel Dutton. IV. 
 
 183 1 John Muggleston. IV. 
 
 1832 Wm. Battison. II. 
 
 1833 Samuel Dutton. V. 
 
 1834 Thos. Wilcockson. II. 
 
 1835 to Dec. Thos. Wilcockson. 
 
 1836 Reform Bill, Jan., Gilbert 
 
 Crompton. II. 
 1836-7 John Charge. 
 1837-8 Gilbert Crompton. III. 
 
 1838 Samuel Dutton. VI. 
 
 1839 Edmund Gilling Maynard. I. 
 
 1840 Robert Daniel. 
 
 1841 Gilbert Crompton. IV. 
 
 1842 Samuel Dutton. VII. 
 
 1843 Thomas Clajrk. 
 
 1844 John Gregory Cottingham. I. 
 
 1845 Samuel Dutton. VIII. 
 
 1846 Edmund Gilling Mayward. 
 
 II. 
 
 1847 John Gilbert Crompton. I. 
 
 1848 John Gregory Cottingham. 
 
 II. 
 
 1849 John Walker. I. 
 
 1850 Godfrey Heathcote. 
 
 1 85 1 Edmund Gilling Maynard. 
 
 III. 
 
 1852 John Walker. II. 
 
 1853 Wm. Drabble. I. 
 
 1854 Wm. Drabble. II. 
 
 1855 Wm. Hewitt. I. 
 
 1856 Wm. Drabble. III. 
 
 1857 Wm. Hewitt. II. 
 
 1858 Charles Stanhope Burke- 
 
 Busby. I. 
 
 1859 Joseph Shipton. I. 
 i860 Joseph Shipton. II. 
 
 1 86 1 Wm. Drabble. IV. 
 
 1862 Thomas Jones. 
 
 1863 Cornelius Black. 
 
 1864 James Ball White. I. 
 
 1865 James Wright. I. 
 
 1866 C. S. B. Busby. II. 
 
 1867 C. S. B. Busby III. 
 
 1868 James Ball White. II. 
 
 1869 Jarties Wright, II, 
 
154 
 
 1870 James Wright. III. 
 
 1871 John Marsden. I, 
 
 1872 John Marsden. II. 
 
 1873 Thos. Philpot Wood. 
 
 1874 George Albert Rooth. 
 
 1875 James Wright. IV. 
 
 1876 G. A. Rooth. 
 
 1876 John Marsden. III. 
 
 1877 John Drabble. 
 
 1878 Theophilus Pearson. 
 
 1879 John Brown. I. 
 
 1880 John Brown. II. 
 
 1881 John Brown. III. 
 John Higginbottom. I. 
 
 1882 John Higginbottom. II. 
 
 1883 George Edward Gee, now 
 
 Mayor of Chesterfield. 
 
 List of Town Clerks of the Borough of Chester- 
 field SINCE THE Charter of Queen Elizabeth, 
 
 OF the 4OTH YEAR OF HER REIGN. 
 
 Thomas Clark. 
 1609 Godfrey Boiler. 
 1634-7 Nicolas Clark. 
 1677 Peter Needham (died). 
 1688 William Champernoun 
 
 (died). 
 1705 Ralf Adderley (died). 
 
 Richard Sneyd. 
 
 Marmaduke Carver. 
 
 Gervase Gardner. 
 
 Godfrey Heathcote, jun. 
 
 Elias Needham. 
 1 78 1 Richard Slater. 
 
 Robert Waller. 
 1 818 WilUam Waller. 
 1857 John Cutts, now Town 
 Clerk of Chesterfield. 
 
 Burgess Roll, No. i, with Oath. 
 
 We, whose names are subscribed, have voluntarily, freely, 
 heartily, and cordially, without any mental reservation, according to 
 the true and common intendment taken the oath ensuing: — 
 
 We do declare and believe that it is not lawful, upon any pretence 
 whatsoever, to take arms against the King, and that we doe abhor 
 that traitorous position of taking arms by his authority against his 
 person, or against those that are commissionated by him, Soe help 
 us God I And we, whose names are subscribed, do in like manner 
 freely, heartily, and cordially give our free assent to, and without any 
 mentall reservation, and according to the true, genuine, and 
 common sense and intendment subscribe the ensuing declaration : — 
 Wee do declare that we hold that therebye no obligation upon us 
 
155 
 
 or any other person from' the oath commonly called the solemn 
 league and covenant, and that the same was in itself an unlawful oath, 
 and imposed upon the subjects of this Realm against the known 
 laws and hberties of the Kingdom. 
 
 28 May, 1680. 
 Thomas Dowker. 
 Sam. Bright. 
 Fran. Browne. 
 Hen. Booth. 
 William Thorpe. 
 4 June, 1680. 
 
 Robt. Stringfellowe. 
 14 June, 1680. 
 Ralf. R. Naylor. 
 John Allan. 
 Anthony Restall. 
 27 Sept., 1680. 
 Richard Youle, mayor. 
 Richard Coope. 
 26 Sept., 1681. 
 
 Richard Marchant, mayor. 
 Richard Youle. 
 25 Sept., 1682. 
 John Woodward, mayor. 
 Will. Mardaunt. 
 6 June, 1683. 
 John Bright. 
 Thomas Webster. 
 John Revell. 
 24 Sept., 1683. 
 
 Thomas Dowker, mayor. 
 J. Woodward. 
 29 Sept., 1684. 
 
 Robert Stringfellow, mayor. 
 5 Feb., 1685. 
 
 Thomas Dowker. 
 George Ashe, alderman. 
 28 Sept., 1685. 
 Rd. Dowker, mayor. 
 Robert Stringfellow. 
 Gilbert Hall, ■ 
 
 27 Sept., 1686. 
 
 Richard Coope, mayor. 
 Rt. Dowker. 
 26 Sept., 1687. 
 
 Richd. Youle, mayor. 
 Richard Coope. 
 30 March, 1688. 
 
 John Bagshaw. 
 20 Sept., 1688. 
 
 Ralph Adderley. 
 29 Sept., 1688. 
 
 Fra. Houldsworth, mayor. 
 Richard Youle. 
 23 Sept., 1689. 
 John Woodward, mayor. 
 Fran. Holdsworth. 
 20 Aug., 1690. 
 Fran. Moore. 
 Wm. Dowker. 
 29 Sept., 1690. 
 
 Thos. Dowker, mayor. 
 J. Woodward. 
 20 Sept., 1 69 1. 
 
 Francis Moore, mayor. 
 Thomas Dowker. 
 John Ashe. 
 20 Jan., 1692. 
 Rd. Coates. 
 John Milnes. 
 24 June, 1692. 
 Thos. Webster. 
 George Porter. 
 26 Sept., 1692. 
 Johd Ashe, mayor- 
 Fran. Moore. 
 George Porter. 
 John Milnes, 
 
156 
 
 25 Sept., 1693. 
 
 Rd. (? Roger) Coates, mayor. 
 
 John Ashe. 
 
 Wm. Dowker. 
 
 David Geale. 
 24 Sept., 1694. 
 
 John Milnes, mayor. 
 
 Rd. Coates. 
 
 David Geale. 
 28 Feb., 1694. 
 
 Robert Stones. 
 
 Charles Pearse. 
 24 June, 1695. 
 
 David Geale. 
 
 John Rewell. 
 
 23 Sept., 1695. 
 David Seale, mayor. 
 John Milnes. 
 
 24 June, 1696. 
 Tho. Webster. 
 Jacob Breilsford. 
 Will Woodhouse. 
 Jonathan Slater. 
 
 28 Sept., 1696. 
 
 Richard Youle, mayor. 
 
 David Geale. 
 10 Sept., 1697. 
 
 John Bagshaw. 
 
 Tho. Bower. 
 27 Sept., 1697. 
 
 Thomas Webster, mayor. 
 
 Richard Youle. 
 24 June, 1698. 
 
 Thomas Bower. 
 
 Jacob Breilsford. 
 7 July, 1698. 
 
 John Rewell. 
 
 26 Sept., 1598. 
 Francis Moore, mayor. 
 Tho. Webster. 
 
 25 Sept., 1699. 
 
 John Rewell, mayor. 
 
 Francis Moore. 
 9 Aug., 1700. 
 
 John Pearse. 
 
 John Lowe. 
 30 Aug., . 
 
 Jacob Breilsford. 
 
 Thos. Bower. 
 
 Richard Wood. 
 
 Wm. Clark". 
 
 Wm. Woodhouse. 
 
 22 Sept., 1700. 
 Tho. Millnes. 
 John Ashe, mayor. 
 John Rewell. 
 Jonathan Slater. 
 
 8 Aug., 1701. 
 
 Richard Wood. 
 
 W. Godfrey. 
 
 John Bourier. 
 29 Sept., 1 701. 
 
 Jacob Breilsford, mayor. 
 
 John Ashe. 
 25 Sept., 1702. 
 
 Thomas Bower, mayor. 
 
 Jacob Brailsford. 
 
 27 Sept., 1703. 
 Richard Wood, mayor. 
 John Bower. 
 
 25 Sept., 1704. 
 
 David Seale, mayor. 
 
 Richard Wood. 
 24 Sept., 170J. 
 
 Francis Moore, mayor. 
 
 David Seale. 
 
 23 Sept., 1706. 
 
 John Rowell (Revell), mayor. 
 
 28 July, 1707. 
 John Bright, 
 
157 
 
 8 Aug., 1707. 
 Chris. Pegge. 
 Thos. Oldham. 
 Samuel Inman. 
 
 29 Sept., 1707. 
 John Bright, mayor. 
 John Rewell. 
 
 27 Sept., 1708. 
 Jacob Breilsford, mayor. 
 John Bright. 
 Wm. Sharshaw. 
 Richard Wheldon, 
 Tho. Smith. 
 
 26 Sept., 1709. 
 
 Thos. Bower, mayor. 
 
 Jacob Brailsford. 
 28 Sept., i7io._ 
 
 Richard Wood, mayor. 
 
 Thos. Bower. 
 
 Wm. Sharshaw. 
 
 Job Bradley. 
 
 Samuel Hill. 
 24 June, 1711. 
 
 Marm. Carver, jun. 
 24 Sept., 171 1. 
 
 David Geale or Seale. 
 
 Ralph Wood. 
 
 Burgess Roll No. II., afterwards Elected and 
 Sworn Capital Burgess. 
 
 24 Sept., 1 78 1. 
 
 Adam Barber. 
 8 Oct., 1781. 
 
 William Wilson. 
 19 Sept., 1782. 
 
 Samuel Mottam. 
 
 Joseph Hinde. 
 22 Sept., 1782. 
 
 Thos. Dutton. 
 
 John Bate, gent. 
 29 Sept., 1783. 
 
 Francis Moore. 
 27 Sept., 1784. 
 
 Thos. Rodgers. 
 
 John Booth. 
 8 Feb., 1785. 
 
 George Gosling, gent. 
 26 Sept., 1785. 
 
 Gylbert Bluett. 
 
 John Cartledge. 
 
 Wm. Creswick. 
 
 Mark Hewitt. 
 
 4 April, 1787. 
 Wm. Wingiield. 
 
 8 Oct., 1787. 
 Thos. Brown. 
 Anthony Johnson. 
 
 9 Nov., 1787. 
 Thos. Inman. 
 
 31 Oct., 1788. 
 
 Job Bradley. 
 16 Jan., 1789. 
 
 Thos. Ottliffe. 
 
 Robt. Marvengale. 
 24 June, 1789. 
 
 John Fidler. 
 II Aug., 1789. 
 
 Robert Waller, gent. 
 24 June, 1790. 
 
 Timothy Mason. 
 14 March, 1792. 
 
 Jarvis Prince. 
 I Oct., 1793. 
 
 John Richardson. 
 
158 
 
 24 June, 1794. 
 
 Wm. Lovett. 
 20 Aug., 1794. 
 
 John Saxton. 
 
 I Sept., 1794. 
 John Bower. 
 Sam Winchester. 
 
 29 Sept., 1794. 
 George Chapman. 
 
 II Oct., 1796. 
 Alex. Button. 
 
 24 Sept., 1798. 
 
 Adam Mitchel. 
 24 June, 1799. 
 
 Wm. Cooper. 
 
 Joseph Cooper. 
 
 Read Denham. 
 
 Thos. Bower. 
 
 Hy. Bradley. 
 22 Sept., 1799. 
 
 Thos. Trussel. 
 
 Wm. Bainbridge. 
 24 June, 1800. 
 
 Hy, Fletcher. 
 Sept., 1804. 
 
 John Brown. 
 22 June, 1809. 
 
 George Fletcher. 
 
 Robert Bainbridge. 
 29 March, 1812. 
 
 Sam. Dutton. 
 
 Wm. Batteson. 
 
 Joseph BoWer. 
 
 Richard Roberts. 
 
 Adam Hardy, 
 
 6 Oct., 1812, 
 
 Thomas Wilcockson. ' 
 
 Jonathan Aslington. 
 
 John Muggleston, 
 21 Nov., 1815. 
 
 Jas, Lingard. 
 24 June, 1817. 
 
 John Walker. 
 29 Sept., 1817. 
 
 David Batteson. 
 19 June, 1817. 
 
 Richard Snibson. 
 
 24 June, 1823. 
 
 Gilbert Crompton, Esq. 
 
 25 Sept., 1826. 
 John Roberts, 
 
 29 Sept., 1826. 
 Joseph Bee. 
 
 2 Nov., 1827. 
 Robert Daniel. 
 John Belsey. 
 
 3 June, 1828. 
 
 Rich. Alsop, the yr, 
 
 John Wright. 
 12 Oct., 1831. 
 
 Wm. Nicholson. 
 
 Joseph Betteson. 
 8 Feb., 1832. 
 
 George Shepley. 
 1834, 
 
 Thos. Wilcockson, 
 
 1835- 
 Gilbert Crompton, 
 
 1801. Inspected— R. Atkinson. 
 
159 
 
 List of the chief inhabitants of the Borough of 
 Chesterfield IN THE ist year of King Ed. III., 1327. 
 
 Taken from the Subsidy Roll y Public Record Office, 
 Brimington : 
 Robt. le Breton habet in bonis, 
 
 I2S. 
 
 Cestrefeld : 
 Rogs. de Glapwell ht. in bonis, 
 
 A- 
 
 Robts. Durant, c.s. 
 Wills, de Hulme, Ixs. 
 Reginaldus de Halliwell, /^^. 
 Johes Bonde, xls. 
 Johes le Barker, 30s. 
 Robts. Fox, los. 
 Wills, le Lorimr. 20s. 
 Robtus. Proudfoot, 40s. 
 Johes de Mannesfeld, £^. 
 Johes. le Mason, 60s. 
 
 Ad. fil Hugh, £^. 
 Henr. de Mannesfeld, 40s. 
 Thorns, de Skeggebi, 60s. 
 Henr. le Eyr, 40s. 
 Henr. de Sutton, 20s. 
 Ad. Alkoc, £"4. 
 Robts. fil Gilbti, 40s. 
 Wills. Blome, los. 
 Rog. Maugr, 30s. 
 Johes. Blome, 20s. 
 Rics. de Tommeworth, 40s. 
 Galfre. Wegge, los. 
 Robts. fil Felic, 30s. 
 Walts. Ketell, 40s. 
 Robts. le Cornil, 60s. 
 
 Sm. honor, ;^6o. 60s. 
 
 List of the Chief Inhabitants of the Borough of 
 
 Chesterfield, 
 
 Who were taxed to the ist Subsidy granted in the 43rd year of Queen Elizabeth, 
 from the original Roll now in the Muniment Room of F. Savile Foljambe, Esq., 
 M.P., of Osberton, in the County of Nottingham. This Roll is signed by John 
 Manners, the ancestor of the Dukes of Rutland, and by John Bentley (1601). 
 
 Scarsdale Hundred. 
 Chesterfield : 
 
 John Long, gentleman, £10. 
 
 Martyn Bretland, £3. 
 
 Thomas Heathcote, £^. 
 
 Rauf. Clark, £^. 
 
 Godfrey Heathcote, in land, £2 
 
 Hugh Wheldon, £3. 
 
 Thomas Reynshaw, £3. 
 . Thomas Ingram, £i- 
 
 Thomas Clark, £1. 
 
 Davyd Allen, £3. 
 Richard Somersal, £3. 
 Thomas Wells, £3. 
 Thomas RoUersink, £1. 
 Anthony Tupman, £3. 
 George Dickons, £3. 
 Thomas Woodward, £3. 
 Peter Needham, £3. 
 Richard Fletcher, £3. 
 John Reynshaw, £3. 
 John Dobbs, £3. 
 
i6o 
 
 Godfrey Cade, £^, 
 
 Robert Fourth, jT^. 
 
 John Ash, £i. 
 
 Leonard Matthews, £i, 
 Sutton and Duckmanton : 
 
 Sir Francis Leake, Kt., £^o. 
 Brymington, Whittington, and 
 Dunstone : 
 
 Miss Jane Eyre, in goods, £6. 
 
 Walter Calow, of Brampton. 
 
 Sir Wm. Bower, Kt., £,^0. 
 
 Gilbert Lynacre, £$. 
 Thos. Foljambe, gent., £2. 
 George Heathcote, in land, ;^2. 
 John Duckmanton. 
 Thos. Freake. 
 
 George Foljambe, in goods, £"3. 
 Steynesby and Heath : 
 Wm. Cavendish, Esq., in land, 
 
 Renald Hardwick, in goods, £2. 
 
 Extract from the Rolls of the Great Courts held 
 
 AT Walton, 
 
 From the Monday next after the Feast of St. Barnabas, Anno. 11. Henry IV., to the 
 Feast of the Purification, in the 2nd year of the reign of King Henry V., after 
 the Conquest. Thomas Foljambe, Lord of the Manor. (Query, for the 
 Hundred of Scarsdale.) 
 
 (From the Foljambe MSS.) 
 
 The Prior of the Hospital, i6d. 
 
 Per Hosp. St. John Baptist, 23s. 
 
 John Causse, 2s. gd. 
 
 John Pker. 
 
 Robt. Innocent. 
 
 Johes de Somersal. 
 
 Robert de Wygley. 
 
 Thos. 
 
 Thos. de Brigge. 
 
 Roger de Asche. 
 
 Rio. de Ash. 
 
 John Herve. 
 
 Wills Brown. 
 
 John Parker de Chesterfield. 
 
 Wills Dychsmyth de ead. 
 
 Richard Fletcher. 
 
 Robt. Fyrsote. 
 
 Rio. Shawe. 
 
 Alicia Turner. 
 
 John de Hyll. 
 
 Wills at ye Well. 
 
 John Chapman de Walton. 
 
 Rob. Wydeson. 
 
 Roger de Hylom. 
 
 John Ball de Wingerworth. 
 
 John de Hay. 
 
 John Fryth de Thwathwaet. 
 
 Walts Tayleure de Wynnesworth. 
 
 Robt. Spencer. 
 
 Roger Albo. 
 
 Walter Base. 
 
 Gervasius de Haselland. 
 
 Thomas Warkman, de ead. 
 
 Thomas Sadbur. 
 
 Robt. Hare de Docmanton. 
 
 Ric. Dickinson. 
 
 Johes Skire. 
 
 fil Alicie de Calal de Normanton. 
 
 Will Bellasyse, 6s. 8d, 
 
 Henry Hostingshall. 
 
i6i 
 
 Johes Hodechall. 
 Robt. Innocent. 
 Johes Cahal. 
 Wills Watson. 
 Henry Heme. 
 Ric. de Ker. 
 John de Ker. 
 Will Bagbur. 
 Roger Jones. 
 Roger de Hylles. 
 Ric. Berg., 4s. 4d. 
 Eylingen. 
 
 Johes Webster de Chester- 
 field. 
 Wills Coke. 
 Thomas Barton. 
 Katerina de Ley. 
 Robt. de Feyr. 
 Thomas Barton. 
 Wills Bower. 
 Johes Blome. 
 John Blacklow. 
 John de Lodes. 
 John de Doyles. 
 Wills de Standley, i8d. 
 Ric. Roslyn. 
 
 Johes Stabury de Wingerworth. 
 John Halaughton. 
 Wells Porter. 
 Robt. de Tapton. 
 Johes Barbar. 
 Ric. Steple. 
 Will de Alwode. 
 Robt. de Dawkinson. 
 Johes fil Rad Spence. 
 Wills Hert. 
 Wills Bradsher. 
 Robt. de Lygway. 
 Johes Dyneley. 
 Johes Warton de Normanton. 
 
 Thos. Sawington. 
 
 Johes Molyngton. 
 
 Wills. Bole. 
 
 Thos. Fcheperde. 
 
 Johes Heme. 
 
 Johes Holbroke. 
 
 Margota de Selston. 
 
 Ric. Smithson. 
 
 Johes Power. 
 
 Wills. Baxter de Chesterfield. 
 
 Johes Derley. 
 
 Thos. de Warwyk. 
 
 Wills, de Shaw. 
 
 John de Wells. 
 
 Ric. Johnson. 
 
 Jacobs, Robert. 
 
 Johes May. 
 
 Johes de Schaw de Somersal. 
 
 Robt. de Hall. 
 
 Johes Hornby. 
 
 Thos. Morwoda^ 
 
 Rogers Chapman. 
 
 Johes Hogeson. 
 
 Thos. de Callal de Sutton. 
 
 Vicarius de Dogmanton, xiid. 
 
 Johes Arosmith de Chesterfield, 
 
 Robt. Humbloe. 
 
 Robt. Myleres. 
 
 filia Johes Calcroft. 
 
 filia Willi Greenlas. 
 
 Thos. Mylne de Chesterfield. 
 
 heredi Ade Chene. 
 
 Sissota AlJann. 
 
 Baskeville's women, 2d. 
 
 Isabella Rau. 
 
 Augnes'Serviens Johi Marischall. 
 
 Katina Walchwoman, 4d. 
 
 Alicia Qhwyte. 
 
 Henricus Bugge. 
 
 Katernia Skyry. 
 
 L 
 
l62 
 
 Gilbert de Carleton. 
 Rich. Beatte de Chesterfield. 
 Will. Workeman. 
 Johes Edhoke. 
 Rogerus de Wyngerworth. 
 Helena de Lynister. 
 Thomas Day. 
 
 Dorso Richard by the Brok. 
 Henry de Clay. 
 John de Buchan. 
 Walter Mower. 
 John Carter. 
 Hugo, de Segrave. 
 Roger de Pokelington. 
 Johes de Hanlay. 
 Ric. Hawkes. 
 Johes de Marre. 
 Johes Ley. 
 Ric. BoUeshover. 
 Adam Somer. 
 Johes Paver. 
 Adam Schethe. 
 Ric. Koke. 
 Johes Calcraft. 
 Adam Fisher. 
 Willo. de Fryth. 
 Willo.. de Pilleston. 
 Johes Shaw de Wadshelf. 
 Johes Shaw de Brampton. 
 John de Wyglay. 
 Dawkin Hawker. 
 Wills. Elys. 
 
 Johes Stabeth, 30s. per amerce- 
 ment. 
 Johes Selkok. 
 Johes Shawe. 
 Ricardus Gareston. 
 Wills. Boterer. 
 Haddelay. 
 Johes Harker, 
 
 Willo. de Hyll. 
 
 Johes Baister de Cowgate. 
 
 Johes Chaworth, 4s. 
 
 Thomas de Bradshaw, id. 
 
 Johes Spence de Chesterfield, ^d. 
 
 Johes Spence de Wyngerwath, 
 
 2s. 3d. 
 Robt. Gyleson. 
 Will Mowling. 
 Wills Verege. 
 Wills de Ryggeway. 
 Hawys, id. 
 Thos. Roe, 3d. 
 Thos. de Lens, 6d. 
 Wills Haccrow. 
 Uxore John Webster. 
 Robt. Knyfesmith. 
 Rich. Tuxford. 
 Margerita Bartrons. 
 Johes Jose. 
 Walter Spence. 
 Heredes Johi Breton, 2d. 
 Robt. Bocher de Chesterfield, 
 
 2s. 4d. 
 Rich, de Hadshaw. 
 John de Leke de Sutton, 2S. jd. 
 Agnes Heme. 
 Robt. Sergeant. 
 Johes Bodenyht. 
 Roger Beler. 
 Johes Hyckinson de Brimington, 
 
 4d. 
 John in ye Dale. 
 Robt. 
 
 Johes Soskweger. 
 Johes de Hatherne. 
 Wills Hawke. 
 Willo de Stubbing. 
 Johes de Wyggeley. 
 Johes de Penistone, 
 
163 
 
 Johes de Clifton. Laurencius de Brigg. 
 
 Johes de Ball de Chesterfield. Philip de Stapelford. 
 
 Sissoter Sanderson. Willo Dyckenson. 
 
 Wills Hyblyn Capellan, 4d. Robert 
 
 Six other names illegible. 
 
 The following Documents relate to the appointment 
 
 OF Mr. Richard Slater, as Town Clerk of 
 
 Chesterfield. 
 
 ^noto all people bg tljcsc presents, that we, the Mayor, Aldermen, 
 and Capital Burgesses of the Borough of Chesterfield, in the County 
 of Derby, upon the resignation of Elias Needham, Gentleman, late 
 Town Clerk of the said Borough, have elecfled, nominated and ap- 
 pointed Richard Slater, of Chesterfield aforesaid. Gentleman, to be 
 Common Clerk of the said Borough, in the place and stead of the 
 said Elias Needham, To have, exercise, and enjoy the said office of 
 Common Clerk of the said Borough and Clerk of the Statutes, so 
 long as he shall well behave himself in the same, and to take and 
 receive such usual and accustomed fees and salary as the former 
 ■Town Clerks have had and received. In witness whereof we the 
 said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses have hereunto subscribed our 
 names and put our Common Seal the Twenty-sixth day of June, in 
 the Twenty-first year of the reigij of our Sovereign Lord George the 
 Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, 
 King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, and in the year of our 
 Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-one. 
 
 Stamp, 5s. Seal. 
 
 THOS. shirt, Mayor, 
 J NO. ELAM, 
 ROBT. MARSDEN, 
 ROB. JENNINGS, 
 STEPHEN GAMBLE, 
 JOHN DEAKIN, 
 JOHN SAXTON, 
 BRAILSFORD HILL, \ 
 
 JOSEPH GRAHAM, 
 RICHARD PARKER, 
 SAMUEL WINCHESTER, 
 JAMES TUPMAN, ,. 
 
 RICHD. ALLSOP, 
 JOHN BARBER, 
 DANIEL HILL, 
 THOS. SYKES, 
 
 A Idermen, 
 
 Brothers. 
 
 Capital 
 Burgesses, 
 
164 
 
 To the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 
 
 The Humble Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, Brothers, and 
 Capital Burgesses of your Majesty's antient Borough of Chester- 
 field, in the County of Derby, 
 Sheweth, 
 
 That whereas the Office of Town Clerk of the said Borough 
 did lately become vacant by the resignation of Elias Needham, 
 late Town Clerk of the said Borough, We, therefore, in his room 
 and stead have unanimously elected Richard Slater, of the said 
 Borough, Gentleman, Town Clerk thereof, a person every way 
 well qualified for the said Office, and well affected to your 
 Majesty and your Government, both in Church and State as by 
 law established ; and we humbly recommend him as such to 
 your Majesty, and do most humbly beseech your Majesty to 
 approve of such our election and of the said Richard Slater to 
 be Town Clerk as abovesaid ; and we, as in duty bound, will 
 ever pray for your Majesty's long and happy reign over us. In 
 testimony whereof we have caused the Common Seal of the said 
 Borough to be hereunto affixed this i8th day of Septr., in the 
 Twenty-first year of your Majesty's reign. 
 
 Thos. Shirt, Mayor, (ls) 
 
 George R. 
 
 (Seal. Stamp, 7s. 6d.) 
 
 George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Great 
 Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all 
 to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Whereas, the 
 Mayor, Aldermen, Brothers, and Capital Burgesses of our 
 Borough of Chesterfield, in our County of Derby, have by an 
 Instrument under their Common Seal, bearing date the Eigh- 
 teenth day of September last past, humbly represented unto us 
 that the Office of Town Clerk of our said Borough did lately 
 become vacant by the resignation of Elias Needham, Gentleman, 
 late Town Clerk of our said Borough, They have therefore in 
 his room and stead unanimously elected Richard Slater, Gentle- 
 man, Town Clerk thereof, a person every way qualified for the 
 said Office and well affected to us and our Government, both in 
 Church and State as by law established, and have humbly 
 recommended him to us as such, and do most humbly beseech 
 
i65 
 
 us to approve of such their eledtion of the said Richard Slater 
 to be Town Clerk as aforesaid. We having received a good 
 chara(5ter of the loyalty ^nd ability of the said Richard Slater, 
 have thought fit to gratify them in their request, and do hereby 
 (according to the power reserved to us in their Charter) ap- 
 ■ prove, allow, and confirm the election of him, the said Richard 
 Slater, into the Office of Town Clerk of our said Borough 
 of Chesterfield. Given at our Court at St. James, the Twenty- 
 ninth day of November, 1781, in the Twenty-second year of our 
 reign. 
 
 By His Majesty's command. 
 
 Stormont. 
 
 Richard Slater, Gent., 
 
 Town Clerk of Chesterfield. 
 Approbation. 
 
 The following relate to the appointment of 
 Mr. Robt. Waller, as Town Clerk of Chesterfield. 
 
 Chesterfield, 12th May, 1791. 
 
 I do hereby resign and give up the Office of Common Clerk of the 
 Borough of Chesterfield and Clerk of the Statutes, in case you will 
 be pleased to appoint Mr. Robt. Waller in my stead. 
 
 RicHD. Slater. 
 
 To the Mayor and Corporation of Chesterfield. 
 
 Chesterfield, 12th May, 1791. 
 I do hereby resign the Offices of Brother and Chamberlain of this 
 Corporation. 
 
 Robt. Waller. 
 
 To the Mayor and Corporation of Chesterfield, 
 
i68 
 
 Brito, Britt, Bright, Britton le Bret, 
 
 Breton, Hugo, 126; Ralf, 125; Robert, 
 
 121, 125, 140; Roger (22 Ed. I.), 37; 
 
 William (22 Ed. I.), 37 ; (26 and 30 Ed. 
 
 I.), 128 ; of Brimington (14 Ed. II.), 
 
 128. 
 Briweton, Brimington, i. 
 Brodhead, Dionisius (5 Hy. VIII.), 143 ; 
 
 Robert (5 Hy. VIII.), 143. 
 Bron, Adam (9 Rich. II.), 144. 
 Brown, Adam (9 Rich. II.), 142 ; Francis 
 
 (1661), 96; William, the younger, 24, 28. 
 Bungay, William, 124. 
 
 Cade John (27 Hy. VIII.), 145 ; (1566), 
 
 64; Robert (1566), 64. 
 Cadurs, Thos. de (22 Ed. I.), 37. 
 Caisneto, William de (1155), 7. 
 Calale, John (21 Ed. I.), 127 ; (5 Hy. IV.), 
 
 118; WiUiam (6 Rich. II.), 141 ; (1481), 
 
 131 ; (9 Rich. II.), 142, 144 ; (5 Hy. 
 
 IV.), 118. 
 Calcroft, John de (34 Ed. III.), 146; 
 
 Richard (23 Hy. VI.), 132. 
 Cantelupe, Falcon (1216), 26; William 
 
 de (i2i6), 26. 
 Canville, Gerard (1189), 10. 
 Cannell, William de, 123. 
 Capella, Henry de (1233), 32. 
 Carey, Ralf (19 Ed. IV.), 103. 
 Carr, Richard (23 Hy. VI,), 132 ; jun., 
 
 132; (3 Hy. VIII.) 141. 
 Catesby, I. (31 Hy. VI.), 145. 
 Cans, Galfred de (1233), 32 ; Robert (16 
 
 Rich. II.), 141; (4 Rich. II.), 130; 
 
 Roger (31 Ed. III.), 140. 
 Causehill, Nie. (17 Rich. II.), 131. 
 Chesterfield, John fil, William fil Edwd. 
 
 (16 Ed. II.), 128 ; Osbert and Helemund, 
 
 124; Robert fil Edward, 123; Roger, 
 
 Sir, 124 ; Richard (6 Ed. III.), 146 ; 
 
 (26 Ed. III.), 141 ; (46 Ed. III.), 129; 
 
 (4 Rich. II.), 130, 133 ; Thomas fil 
 
 Richard, 123 ; William fil Hugh, 126 ; 
 
 William fil Thomas, 124. 
 Charles II., King of England, 93. 
 Chaveney, John (19 Rich. II.), 131. 
 Chaloner, Robert (9 Hy. VI.), 144. 
 Chichester, Ralf, Bishop of (1233), 32. 
 Chose, Hugo, 126. 
 Choy, Hugo (43 Ed. III.), 142. 
 Cissor, Agnes (33 Ed. I.), 140; Robert 
 
 (33 Ed. I.), 140. 
 Clark, Ralf (1566), 64, 78 ; Walter, 123. 
 Clay, Hercules (1663), 138. 
 Claworth, John (1566), 64. 
 Clere, Henry, jun., 127. 
 Cleric, William le, 124. 
 Clerk, Jo., (33 Ed. III.), 142. 
 Coates, Roger (1663), 138. 
 Coke Richard (3 Hy. V.), 131 ; (1663), 138. 
 Cooke, Richard (Hy. VI.), 131. 
 Coote, Richard (5 Hy. VIII.), 143 ; (1661), 
 
 96. 
 
 Corini, Ralf (1216), 26. 
 Cotton, Charles (1663), 138. 
 Coxe's Derbyshire Churches, 126. 
 Craucombe Godfrey (1233), 32. 
 Craumont, William de (1189), 10. 
 Cromwell, Ralf Ixrd (23 Hy.VI.), 138. 
 Cudwell, Richard (1663), 138; Robert 
 (16 Hy. VI.), 144. 
 
 Dalhec, Roger (11 Ed. II.), 128. 
 
 Davis, Benedicta, widow of John (38 Hy. 
 
 VIII.), 141; John (5 Hy. VIII.), 143. 
 Davitt, Nicolas (2 Hy. VIII.), 145. 
 Degge, Simon (1663), 138. 
 Deincourt, John (22 Ed. I.), 37 ; (11 Ed. 
 
 II.), 128. 
 Derby, Robert de (4 Rich. II.), 130. 
 Derewent, 17. 
 
 Dethic, Roger (4 Hy. IV.), 145; Sir Wil- 
 liam (24 Ed. III.), 145 ; (16 Rich. II.), 
 
 141- 
 Devonshire, The Duke of, 126. 
 Dispenser, Galf (1232), 32, 
 Dobb, John (1598), 79. 
 Docmanton, Hugo, 123, 127 ; Hugo fil 
 
 Hugo, 125, 127 ; Peter fil Hugo, 126. 
 Donne, Richard (5 Hy. VIII.), 143. 
 Dowker, Peter (1598), 80 j (1661), 96; 
 
 Robert, 96 ; Thomas (1661), 96. 
 Draper, Hugo (4 Rich. II.), 130 ; (6 Rich. 
 
 II.), 131 ; (9 Rich. II.), 142. 
 Dunbridge, 17. 
 Durham, Robert de, 140. 
 Durant, Galfrey, 127 ; John (3 Ed. I.), 
 
 128; Robert (1241), 126; (ii Ed. V.), 
 
 128; Thomas (6 Ed. III.), 146; (21 
 
 Rich. II.), 145. 
 Dutton, James (1663), 138 ; Thomas (1661), 
 
 96. 
 Dycens, Henry (1566J. 64. 
 
 Edward IV., King, 44, 47. 
 
 Edward VI., King, 58. 
 
 Elizabeth, Queen, 64, 71, 73, 113. 
 
 E. Viscount of Nottg. (1087, iioo), 123. 
 
 Esebume, 123. 
 
 Esland, John, 1661, 96. 
 
 Estweit, 17. 
 
 Eudo Dapifer, 1087 — iioo, 123. 
 
 Eyncourt-Deincourt. 
 
 Eyr, Stephen le (30 Ed. I.), 128. 
 
 Faber, Peter, 126 ; Richard Bonus, 125. 
 Fellee, Robt. fil (1337) 143. 
 Ferrars, H. de (1087 — iioo), 123. 
 Ferrers, W., Earl of Derby, 126. 
 Fitz, Hugo Ric. (1233), 32. 
 
 Ingram Ralf (1156), 7. 
 
 Isaac John, 124. 
 
 Nicol, Ralf (1226), 29, 32. 
 
 Peter Galfred, Earl of Essex, 15. 
 
 Roger Robert (1199), 15. 
 
169 
 
 Fitz, Simon Rich. (1189), 10. 
 
 Wm. Ralf (22 Ed. i), 37. 
 Fletcher, Richard (1598), 80. 
 Flint, Robt. (17 Hy.), 142 ; Rich. (»6.) 
 Flintham, Rob., 126. 
 Fog, John (5 Rd. II.), 142. 
 Fo^ambe, Gilbert, (9 Hy.), 132 ; Godfrey, 
 
 (1598), 90 ; Henry, 146: (31 Hy. V.) 132 ; 
 
 (3 Ed. IV.) 132 ; (6 Hy. VII.) 132 ; John 
 
 (24, 49 Ed. III.), 130, 145; Richard (20 
 
 Ed. III.), 129; Roger (5 Hy. IV.), 118; 
 
 Thomas fil Thomas (31 Hy. V.), 132 ; 
 
 (3 Ed. IV.), 132; (Hy. VII.), 132. 
 Fomellis, Robt. de {1189), 10 ; Wm. de 
 
 (11 89), 10. 
 Forth, Thomas (1663), 138. 
 Foster, Hy. (4 Rd. II.), 130. 
 Fox, James (19 Ed. IV.), 103. ; Nicolas 
 
 (15 Ed. III.) 128, 143 ; Thomas (1598), 80. 
 Firainncis, Wm., (22 Ed. I.), 37. 
 Francis, John, 126; (14 Rich. II.) 131. 
 Frenyingham, Wm. (3 Hy. IV.), 133. 
 Freshville, John (1663), 138; Peter, (3 
 
 Ed. rv.), 132 ; Ralf (17 Rd. JI.), 131, 
 
 141. 
 Fryth, John del {24 Rd. II.), 148. 
 
 Galfred, Vicar of Chesterfield, 135. 
 
 Galfred, Reginald fil, 123. 
 
 Garard, Thos., 127. 
 
 Gargrave, Sir Thos. (1568), 114. 
 
 Gaumfirey, Rico (17 Rd. II.), 131 ; Thos. 
 
 Gaytford, John (37 Hy. VI.), 145. 
 
 Geld, Thos., 125. 
 
 Gemon, Roger, 124. 
 
 GiU, Adam (1663), 138. 
 
 Gilberthorpe, Fras. (1663), 138. 
 
 Gilbert. Robert fitz (43 Ed. III.), 124, 126, 
 
 142 ; ri4 Ed. II.), 144 ; (16 Ed. II.), 128. 
 Glapwell, Roger de (14 Rd. II.), 131 ; 
 
 Simon de, 126. 
 Goldington, John (16 Hy. VI.), 144; 
 
 Wm. {31 Ed. VI.), 145. 
 Goldsmith, Joan ux John (6 Rich. II.), 
 
 141 ; John (43 Ed. III.), 142. 
 Gousel, Walter de (22 Ed. I.), 37. 
 Gothe, Henry (Hy. V.), 131. 
 Grey, John, Archdeacon of Cleveland 
 
 (1199), 15. 
 Grene, Matilda, widow of Adam (5 Rich. 
 
 II.), 142. 
 Gris, Roger, 123. 
 
 Gryssope, Robert (19 Ed. IV.), 103, 145. 
 Gunild, Alan fil, 124. 
 
 Henry I., King, 6. 
 
 Henry II., King, 6. 
 
 Henry III., King, 31. 
 
 Henry VII., King, 5°- 
 
 Henry VIIL, King, 54. i33- 
 
 Hackholder, Wm. (49 Ed. III.), 130. 
 
 Hall, Richard (3 Ed. IV.), 144- 
 
 Hulywelgate, John fil Ran. fil Reg. (14 
 
 Ed. II.), 128 ; (18 Ed. III.), 129. 
 Hemmersley, John (1598), 80. 
 Hamon, Dapifer, 100, 123, 
 Hampton, Henry de (1350), 145, 129; 
 
 Robt. (14 Ed. Ill,), 128, 143. 
 Handcotes, John de, 124. 
 Harcourt, Roger (16 Rich. II.), 141. 
 Hardwyc = Hertwyc, Ralf Brito del, 
 
 125 ; Roger (14 Rich. II.), 131 ; 
 
 (5 Hy. IV.), 118 ; Johanna (ib.J. 
 Haremere, Jocelyn, 125. 
 Harest, Robt. de, 126. 
 Hartington, see Horsington. 
 Hastenbuccer, 127. 
 Hathersage, Matthew de (1234), 125. 
 Haynton, Robt., 125; {24 Rich, II.), 143. 
 Heathcote = Hethcote, George (1545), 
 
 144 ; (1566) 64 ; Gilbert (1662), 138 ; 
 
 Godfery (1598), 79; James, 146; John 
 
 (14 Ed. IV.), 132; (19 Ed. IV.) 163; 
 
 (17 Hy. VII.) 132, 142, 146 ; (38 Hy. 
 
 VIII.) 140 ; Ralph (17 Hy. VII.), 142 ; 
 
 (38 Hy. VIII.) 140, 142; (1566) 64; 
 
 (1598) 80 ; Richard (17 Hy. VII.), 142 ; 
 
 (38 Hy, VIII.) 140, 142; Robert (49 
 
 Ed. III.), 130; Thomas (1598), 79; 
 
 William (1598), 80. 
 Heavyheaton, Wm. de (1234), 125. 
 Helyngham, John (1350;, 145. 
 Henry, cleric of Chesterfield (30 Ed. I.), 
 
 125, 127, 128. 
 Heriz, Robt. 126 ; Willo, 126, 128 ; Yvo, 
 
 140. 
 Herselant, Gilbert, 124. 
 Heriby, Thomas (19 Ed. IV.), 103. 
 Hertstoft, Arnold, 126. 
 Hervey, Thos. (19 Hy. VII.) 132 ; Stephen 
 
 (6 Hy. VII.), 132. 
 Hewgate, Thos. (19 Ed. IV.), 103. 
 Hirst, Peter, 124 ; Maud, (ib.) 
 Holdsworth, Fras. (1661), 96. 
 HoUingsworth, Robt. (6 Hy. VII.), 132. 
 Hore, Isabella ux John fil Roger (14 Ed. 
 
 11.), 128. 
 Horbury, Wm. (16 Rd. II.), 130, 
 Home, Adam fil William, 128, 139 (15 
 
 Ed. III.), 143. 
 Horsley, John fil John (19 Rd. II.), 131, 
 
 144. 
 Horsington, Hugh (9, 31, 37Hy.VI.), 144, 
 
 145- 
 Hoyland, Thos. (1663), 138. 
 Hugo, fil William, 127. 
 Hugo, Bishop of Coventry (1189), 10. 
 Hugh, Cleric of Walton, 140. 
 Hulme, Alan fil Galfred (14 Ed. II.), 144 ; 
 
 Roger (1331), 143, 144. 
 Hamel, Ric. (1155), 7. 
 Hanley, John (14 Rd. II.), 131. 
 Hyas, Wm. (18 Ed. III.), 129, 
 Hynkeshall (Hunkswell), (43 Ed. III.), 
 
 143 — 5 ; John (6 Rd. II.) 141. 
 Hypre (river), 131. 
 Hympcroft, 125. 
 
 M 
 
lyo 
 
 Ilger, Ralf fil (iioo), 123. 
 
 Ingelram, Ralf fils (11 56), 7; Richard, 
 
 140. 
 Ingman, George (1598), 79; Thomas 
 
 (1598), 79 L William (1598}, 79. 
 Innocent, Adam (3 Hy. IV.), 133; John 
 
 (Rich. II.), 133 ; (16 Rich. II.) 141 ; 
 
 (3 Hy. IV.) 133, 
 
 John, King, i, 9, 13, 21. 
 ohnson, Ralfe (1566), 64. 
 
 Kent, Dame Joan, Countess, 118, 141. 
 
 Karkney,' Roger (1189), 10. 
 
 Ketel, Ralf (1356), 145. 
 
 Kellington (Rich. II., 3 Hy. V.), 141.; 
 
 Margeria (ib.) ' 
 
 Kineford, John, 146. 
 King, Galf (1350), 145, 
 Kingeswere, 2. 
 Knott, John (1598), 79. 
 Kydceas, Wm. (1350), 145. 
 
 Lacock, Robt. (16 Ed. II.), 128; John (43 
 
 Ed. III.), 142. 
 Lache, Alan (3 Hy. VIII.), 140, 
 Langford, Roger de (16 Rich. II.), 141. 
 Lanok, Thos. (ig Rich. II.), 131 ; Richd. 
 
 (30 Ed. I.), 128 ; Roger (1350), 145. 
 Large, Hugo, 123 ; Thos. (1663), 138. 
 Lanvalei, Wm" (1155), 7. 
 Lascy, Walter (1216), 26. 
 Lawrence, Wm. (1337), 143. 
 Law, Wm. de (16 Rich. II.), 131, 141. 
 Lauke, Wm. de (19 Rich. II.), 131. 
 Leek, John (6 Hy. VII.), 132 ; (1663) 138 ; 
 
 John, filWm,, 140; Ralf (1568),- 114; 
 
 Roger (3 Hy. V.), 141. 
 Leigh, Thomas (23 Hy. VIII.), 142. 
 Leukter, John 3 Hy. V.), 141. 
 Leuker, Job (28 Ed. II.), 142. 
 Len, Robt. de, 127. 
 Lenn, Philip, 127. 
 Lexington, Robt. de (1226), 29. 
 Leys, Thos. de, 127. 
 Linacre, John, of Brampton (3 Ed. IV.), 
 
 132 ; Hugh (1234), 125; Walter, 127. 
 Lincoln, Alan fiUHugo, 127; H., Bishop 
 
 of (1226), 29. 
 Loft, John del (9 Rich. II.), 142, 144. 
 Lorimer, Wm. (6 Ed. III.), 146 ; (23 Ed. 
 
 III.) 142. >' 'i • Ki 
 
 Lounde, Thomas (1556), 64 ; Wm. del (16 
 Ed. II.), 128; (9 Rich. IL) 143. 
 
 Lowe, Humphrey (1661), 96; Wm. del (g 
 Rich. II.), 142. 
 
 Lowestodes, Thos. (6 Hy. VII.), 132. 
 
 Luterell, Galfrido (1189), 10. 
 
 Mablesthorpe, Gilbert (ii Ed. II.), 128 ; 
 Roger (II Ed. II.), 128. 
 
 Mandesder, Robert (17 Rich. II.), 131. 
 Mannesfield, Hy. de (6, 15, 43 Ed. III.), 
 
 142-3-6; (4, 9 Rich. II.) 30,44; John 
 
 de (10, 43 Ed. III.), 142-3 ; (9 Rich. II.), 
 
 142 ; Roger (9 Ed. V.), 144. 
 Mar, Walter de, 123. 
 Marchant, Richard <i66i), 96 ; (1663) 128. 
 Marescal, John (16 Rich. II.), 141 ; (17 
 
 Rich. II.)-i3i, 133; (16 Hy. VI.)i44; 
 
 Richard, of Boythorpe, 127 ; Wm. fil 
 
 John (31 Hy. VI.), 145. 
 Marples, Francis (1663), 138; John, senr. 
 
 of Sheffield (17 Rich. II.), 131. 
 Marsden, John (1663), 138 ; (6 Rich. II.), 
 
 141. 
 Mason, John le, 124J Cecelia, 124. 
 Maweger, John (Hy. VI.), 131. 
 .Meller, Thos. (3 Hy. VII.), 144. 
 Milner, Alice (3 Hy. IV.), 133. 
 Milnes, James (1663), 128, 126. 
 Michel, Roger fil (43 Ed. III.), 142. 
 Monasteriis, Galfred de, 140. 
 Montgomery, Barthw. (17 Rich. II.), 131. 
 Mortimer,, H. (1216), 26. ' 
 Munez, John de (1216), 26. 
 Murdac, Ralf (1189), 10. 
 Mymote, Wm. (1561), 64. 
 
 Naylor, Ralf (1661), 96. 
 
 Needham, Thomas (1663), 138 ; Edmund 
 
 (ib.) ; Thomas, (17 Rd. II.), 131. 
 Nevel, Walter (9 Ed. II.), 144; Hugo 
 
 (iigg), 15; (1216), 26. 
 Newbiggin, Laurence, 125, 124, 126 (i6 
 
 Ed. XL), 128. 
 Newbold, Adam (9 Ed. II.), 144 ; Hugh 
 
 (1241), 126, 127 ; (30 Ed. I.), 128 ; Philip 
 
 (14 Ed. II.), 128 ; Robt. fil Elias, (6 Ed. 
 
 III.), J46 ; (6 and 9 Rd. II.) 144 ; Roger 
 
 fil Adam. (23 Ed. III.), 140; Rogers 
 
 Henry. 
 Newcastle, Wm. Duke of. 139. 
 Newton, William (1663), 138; Thomas 
 
 (1566), 64. 
 Norfolk, Gilbert (iigg), 15. 
 Norman, Wm. fil de Tedington, 124. 
 Normanton, Wm. de, 124, 140 ; Peter fil 
 
 Hugh, 141. 
 Norton, Adam de, 128; Robert, (6 Rd. 
 
 n.), 141. 
 Nott, Robt. (16 Ed. II.), 128. 
 
 Oschinton, 123. 
 
 Ochinstowe John (ig Ed. IV.), 103. 
 Oggeston, Robert, 123, 126; John (ib.) 
 Outram, Wm. (23 Hy. VI.), 132. 
 Owerde, John (19 Ed. IV.), 103. 
 Oxley, Sir Richard, 124. 
 
 Papplewick, Alice, wid. of Ralf, 133. 
 Parcur, Robt. (5 Hy. VIII.), 143. 
 Patesall, Simon (1199), 15. 
 
171 
 
 Pecco, John, 123 ; Hugo (ib.) ; Robert 
 
 123 ; (6 Rd. II.), 141. 
 Pegge, Dr., 24.. 
 Pelley, Humphrey (1663), 138. 
 Pembroke, R., Earl of (1233), 32. 
 Penystone, Ralf (1598), 80. 
 Perton, Hy. (Hy. VI.), 131. 
 Peverel, Wm. (1087, iioo), 123. 
 Picard, John (1241), 126. 
 Picot, Bald, (22 Ed. I.), 37. 
 Pict, Capicer (1233), 32. 
 Pierpoint, Sir Hy. (23 Hy. VI.), 131. 
 Pillesley, Wm. fil Robert, 125 — 7 ; Ralf 
 
 (27 Hy. VIII.), 145. 
 Pime, John (49 Ed. III.), 130. 
 Pinder, Thomas, (1663), 138. 
 Pistor, Adam fil John (1328), 140. ; Richd. 
 - (1328), 140. 
 Pl^tts, Godfirey (1598), 80. 
 Play, Roger de (1189), 10. 
 Plesslie, Wm., 126. 
 .Pog, John (qy. Fog) John, (24 Rd. II.), 
 
 ■ 143- 
 
 Porter, Richard (i Ed. III.), 146.; (4 and 
 21 Rd. II.), 130, 145 ; (3 Hy. IV.), 133. 
 Powtrell, Nic. (1576), 114. 
 Proudface, John (20 Ed. III.), 140. 
 
 R., Bishop of Chester, (1187, iioo), 123. 
 
 Rachel, Roger (45 Ed. III.), 140; Mary 
 (ib.) ; Robert (9 Hy. VI.), 144. 
 
 Rswiford, 6, 9. 
 
 Ralf Cleric de Walton (1241), 126 ; Sarra 
 his wife {ib.) 
 
 Ranulf, Roger fil (23 Ed. III.), 142. 
 
 Ranulf, Vice. Com., Nottm. (1155), 7. 
 
 Ranwell, Nicolas (24 Rd. II.), 143. 
 
 Rankell, John, (19 Rd. II.), 131. 
 
 Ravenscroft, 125. 
 
 Rawlinsoa, Thos. (1598), 79. . 
 
 Raynshaw, Thos. [1598), 79. 
 
 Reginald, John fil Ranulf fil (14 Ed. II,), 
 128. 
 
 Rempsham, 6. 
 
 Rengham, Henry {5 Hy. VIII.), 143. 
 
 Revill, Ed. (1663), 138. 
 
 Riche, Wm. fil Wm. (33 Ed. I.), 140. 
 
 Richard, fitz Simon (1189), 10. 
 
 Robert, Bishop of Lincoln, 123. 
 
 Robert, Cleric of Chesterfield, 128. 
 
 Rodes Frances (1566), 114. 
 
 Roger, Earl, 123. 
 
 Roger, Cleric of Chesterfield (16 Ed. II.), 
 128. 
 
 Roger, Stephen (1566), 64 ; John Chap- 
 lain," 140. 
 
 Rousely, Robt. fil Susannah, 123. 
 
 Rufius, Roger, 125; John, 125-6 (6 Rd. 
 II.), 141 ; Wm., 12s; (14 Ed. II.), 144. 
 
 Ryggeway, John, sen., 125 ; Roger, 125. 
 
 Ryvall, Peter de (1233), 32. 
 
 Sandford (1116), 26. 
 
 Sandiacre, Peter of (6 John), 3. 
 
 Sarra ux Ralf the Clerk (1241), 126. 
 
 Sarum, Wm., Com. of, 26. 
 
 Savage, Sir John, 128 ; (Hy; VII,) 132; 
 
 Robt,, 126. 
 Savile, Henry, 114. 
 Scales, Thos. (Hy. VI.), 131. 
 Shalcross, John (1663), 136. 
 Scarsdale, 2. 
 Skeck, Galfred de Whittington (14 Ed,. 
 
 II.), 128. 
 Segrave, Stephen de (1226), 29. 
 Seldene, Walter, 125. 
 Selioke, William, 125. 
 Serge, Hy. (3 Hy. V,), 141. 
 Serlone, clerico (11 89), 11. 
 Shakerley, Robt. (1562), 135. 
 Shaw. Godfrey (1663), 138; Thomas (38 
 
 Hy. VIII.), 142. 
 Sheffield, Hugh (45 Ed. III.), 140 ; John 
 
 (1663), 138. 
 Shrewsbury, George, Earl of (1562), 113. 
 
 135- 
 Sidenhall, Ralf, 123, 126. 
 Slater, Jonathan (i66i),96; Thos. (1663), 
 
 138. 
 Snodington, 2. 
 
 Snowden, John (19 Rich. II,), 144. 
 Somerville, Wm. (22 Ed. I.), 37; Roger. 
 
 126. 
 Sponden, John (19 Rich. II.), 131. 
 Stafford, John (19 Rich. 11.), 131. 
 Stardeth, Thomas (1241), 126. 
 Stephen Parson, of Chesterfield, 126. 
 Stephenson, Richard (1566), 64. 
 Strelley, Sampson (1189), 10. 
 Stone, Wm. atte (9 Hy. VI.), 144. 
 Stones, John (1663), 138. 
 Stuteville, Wm. (1199), 15. 
 Shawe, John (3 Ed. IV.),, 132. 
 Stringfellow, Robt.(i66i),96; (1663) 138. 
 Suete, Hugo de (30 Ed. I.), 127. 
 Susannah, Robt. fil, 123. 
 Sutton, Hy. of (1337), 143, 144 ; (20 Ed. 
 
 III.) 145 ; Agnes (ib.) ; John, 126. 
 Sword, John (23 Hy. VI.), 132. 
 
 Tadington, Wm. fitz Norman, 124; John, 
 
 122, 127. 
 Talbot, Sir John (3 Hy. V.), 141. 
 Taimesley, John (21 Rich. II.), 145. 
 Tapton, Margota, ux. Roger fil Michael (43 
 
 Ed. III.), 142; Peter, 124; Rich. (ib. J 
 Tapyl, John (19 Ed. IV.), 103. 
 Tailor John (Hy. VI.), 131 ; Samuel 
 
 (1675), 139.. 
 Tellowson, Robt. (16 Ed. III.), 143; 
 
 Nicolas de, 123. 
 Thorpe, Wm. (1661), 96. 
 Thomas, William fitz, 124; Willo fil 
 
 Willi fil, 126. 
 Thrumpton, 6. 
 Thomaco, Wm., Dean of Lincoln (1234), 
 
 125. 
 
172 
 
 Thyne, John (6 Rich. II.), 141. 
 Tilley, Abel (i66f^ 96. 
 Tinftor, Peter, 526, 141. 
 Tollingworth, Rd. (23 Ed. III.), 142. 
 Tomson, John (19 Ed. IV.), 103; (8 Hy. 
 
 VIII.), 142. 
 Tomville, Wm. (43 Ed. III.), 142. 
 Turner, Richard (19 Ed. IV.), 103; (38 
 
 Hy. VIII.), 140. 
 T)meham, Robt>(24 Rich. II.), 143. 
 
 Ulnae, Richard de, 127. 
 Ulnal, Richard de, 123. 
 
 Ver, Henry de (1189), 10. 
 
 yemon, George (1163), 138; Sir Henry, 
 
 (6 Hy. VII.), 132. 
 Viver John, (2 Hy. VII.), 142. 
 
 Wadworth, John (1566), 64; (1598), 74; 
 
 (1661), 96; Ralf (1566), 64; Rich. 
 
 (1598), 80. 
 "Wake, John, 33, 143. 
 Walkinson, Wm. (5 Hy. VIII.), 142. 
 Wardlowe, Nicolas de (19 Rd. II.), 131. 
 Warwyc, Richard Earl of, 144. 
 Waryn, Willo fil (X226), 29. 
 "Wayfer, AUce (Hy. VI.), 131. 
 
 Waward, John^ (23 Hy, VIII.), 142. 
 Webster, Godfrey, (1621), 136; William,. 
 
 (1566), 64; (15981,81. 
 Wells, Hugo, Archdeacon of (6 John) 3,. 
 
 17 ; Simon do. (1199). i5- 
 
 Wendysley, Richard (1568), 114. 
 Westwode, Roger (3 Hy. IV.), 133. 
 Watton, Michael (1663), 138. 
 Wheldon, Hugh (1598), 79. 
 Whithel, Wm. (16 Ed. IV.), 132. 
 White, George (1663), 138. 
 Whiting, Walter {2 Rd. II;), 145. 
 WhittleweU, Robt. (9 Rd. II.), 142. 
 Williams, John, 143. 
 Williamson, John (12 Ed. IV.), 144. 
 Wilson, John (23 Hy. VI.), 132; (1566),. 
 
 64. 
 Witenton, i. 
 
 Wode, John (23 Hy. VI.), 132. 
 .Woodruff, John fil John (12 Ed. IV.), 144. 
 Woodward, John {27 Hy. VIII.), 145 • 
 
 Thomas (9 Hy. VI.), 144. 
 Wormehill, Roger (5 Hy. IV.), 118. 
 Worth, Robt. (1566), 64. 
 Wytenton, John {34 Ed. III.); Robert 
 
 (6 Ed. III.), 146; (21 Rd. II.), 145- 
 
 Roger (23 Ed. III.), 142. 
 
 Youle, John, 143 ; Rich. (x66i), 96 ; (i663> 
 138. 
 
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