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The manner of being or to the greater part of them from time to time so often as shall be
chooseing him needfull & requisite to choose nominate & authourize an honest & discreet

man skillfull in the laws of England to be Recorder or Under Steward to
The Office during continue in the said Office during the pleasure of the Alderman & Head
pleasure only Burgesses of the Town for the time being & the Head Burgesses of the

Town for the time being or the greater part of them And Wee will that
every person from time to time thus to be nominated elected & authorised

Recorder or Understeward of the aforesaid Town may & shall have full
power & authority to do & execute all & singular the things belonging to
His Oath the Office of Recorder or Understeward a Corporall Oath first taken before

the Alderman of the said Town for the time being or before the head
Burgesses of the said Town for the time being or as many of them as will

there be present to execute & exercise well & faithfully the Office of
Recorder or Understeward of the aforesaid Town in & through all things
And further Wee will & by these presents for us our heirs & successors

wee grant to the aforesaid Alderman & Burgesses of the aforesaid Town &
their successors that the aforesaid Alderman of the said Town for the time
Who to be Justice being & also Chiefe Steward of that Town & the Recorder or Under

of the Peace of the Steward of the same Town being expert in the Law for the time being &
Corporation the last predecessor of every Alderman of that Town for the time being by
the space of one yeare immediately after that he shall go forth of that office

of Alderman that they may & shall be perpetually our Justices & of our
heirs & successors & every of them may & shall be our Justices & of our

heirs & successors for our peace & our heirs & successors in the same
The Justices Town the suburbs Libertys & precincts thereof & also to preserve correct
authority & keep the statutes concerning artificers labourers weights & measures

within the aforesaid Town & the suburbs Libertys & precincts thereof & to
cause them to be amended & kept And that they have full power &
authority to enquire of whatsoever defaults defects & articles within the

said Town the libertys & precincts thereof made moved or committed or
hereafter to be made moved or committed which the Justices Keepers of
the peace in any County of our Kingdom of England by the Laws &

Statutes of the same our Kingdom of England as Justices of peace only
ought & may enquire yett so that they or any of them do not by any means

proceed to try all or determination of any Treason Murther or Felony or
any other thing or matter touching the loseing of life or limb within the

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