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Wokingham Secunda Patentium de anno Regni
Charter Elizabethe Regine Vicesimo quinto

De Con pro __________________
Inhitan
Ville de ELIZABETH by the Grace of God, &c. To All to whom &c. Sendeth

Wokingham Greetinge. Where within our Town of Woking alias Wokingham in the
Countye of Berkes parcell of our Mannor or Lordshyippe of Sonnynge in the

same Countye by all the tyme whereof no memory of man is to the contrary
there have bene had and enjoyed by Us and the Inhabitants thereof beinge
our good and faithfull subjects and by all those whose estate Wee have

within the said Towne of Wokinge alias Wokingham amongst other things
certen libertyes priviledges customes jurisdictions & prehemynencies

hereafter particularlye expressed and specified as Wee are credibly enformed
(that is to say one Leete to be holden yerely about the feast of Easter and a
Courte Baron from three weekes to three weekes to be holden by our

Steward of our said Mannor of Sonnynge in the presence of the Alderman of
the said Towne of Wokingham for the tyme being or his sufficiente deputye
which before had bene Alderman of the saide Towne of Wokingham at

which Leete there hath been yerely chosen to exersise their several Offices
for the yere nexte followinge the said Election one Alderman two Constables
two Bayliffs and two Aletasters by the said Steward with the devyse and

assent of the said Alderman out of certen persons to them named by the
Jurye there for the tyme which Constables Bailyffs and Aletasters have

alwayes bene under the correction onely of the said Alderman and that the
said Alderman hath had the governmente orderyng and direction of the said
Towne and of the Inhabitants thereof and of causes and matters happenyng

within the said Towne and that the office of the said Bayliffs is and hath
been under the said Alderman to see to all manner of Vyttalynge &
Measures within the said Towne excepte the assistinge of drynke which is

the Aletasters office to performe and for the better performance of the dutyes
of the said Bailyffs and Aletasters in their offices the same Baylyffs and
Aletasters are at every three weekes Court examyned by the said Alderman

and Stewards touching their Offices And that they have holden plea in the
said Courts of all actions of dette trespasse and other causes whereof the

same dette or damage hath bene under fortye shillings and that all
amerciaments profitts and perquysittes of the said Courts do appertaine unto

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