Page 9 - WS The Wokingham Charters

Us our Heires and Successors as Owner of the said Mannor And where also
there hath bene by the lyketyme weekelye holden in the said Towne of

Wokingham one Markett on the Tuesdaye and two faires yearly whereof one
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Fairs is holden yerelye upon the daye of S Barnaby the Apostle and the other is
holden upon the second day of November called Alsowles daye And where

lykewise there is and hath been from tyme to tyme appoynted by the said
Alderman one sufficiente person for the gatheringe of the Toll cleane

keepinge of the Markett and other necessarye matters there whiche most
commonlye is such one as hath deserved well of the Commonwealth and is
fallen into decaye whiche person hath alwayes had the keepinge of one

house in the Markett place of the said Towne called the Clockhouse the
benefit of which Toll and Clockhouse have bene alwayes employed by the

Alderman in reparations of the said Clockhouse and in other necessarye uses
of the said Towne And that the freeholders of the said Towne are and have
bene suters alwayes to the said three weekes Court there to assiste the said

Alderman and Steward in matters appertayning to the Towne and also
accordinge to the Lawe to judge in matter of plea dependinge there in the
said Courts And that the Bayliffs of the said Towne have alwayes levyed and

gathered the profittes and perquysittes of the Courts there holden and have
bene and are accomptable therfore to Us and to those whose estate Wee have
in the same Towne And that the said Alderman for the tyme being hath used

to be and hath bene reputed and taken to be Clerke of the Markett within the
said Towne Now Know Ye that Wee at the humble petition of the

Inhabitants of the said Towne myndinge Grace and favour to the said Towne
and Inhabitants thereof and for the better orderinge and good governmente
of the said Towne and for the betteringe of the said Towne and for divers

other good and resonable causes and considerations Us in this behalfe
specially movinge have approved allowed ratyfyed and confirmed and by
these presents do approve allowe ratyfy and confyrme unto the Alderman

men Inhabitants and Our tenants of the said Towne of Wokingham that that
now be and hereafter for the tyme shall be all and singular the said libertyes
priviledges customes jurisdictions and prehemynences whatsoever before

expressed and mentioned and every of them as fully amplye and
beneficiallye and in suche manner and forme as the same at any tyme

heretofore have bene had used or enjoyed within the said Towne And Wee
will and by these presents do declare that the said Alderman men inhabitants

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