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successors, assigned for holding assizes, and for our jail delivery, for the county of the same town, from time to time, as often as hereafter they shall sit or be appointed, together with all and singular other perquisites, profits, commodities, and emoluments, to the court or any of them, belonging or appertaining, or after any manner growing or arising from thence, without rendering any manner of accounts to us, our heirs or successors, or doing or paying any thing to us, our heirs, or successors for the same, and that they, and their successors for ever, shall have all the fines, issues, forfeitures, and amercements, belong. ing to our justices of the peace, with in the aforesaid town, county, and liberties of the town aforesaid, or the suburbs of the same, or after any sort coming from the same, to be levied by the proper ministers, or officers, to the public good and profit of the town aforesaid.

And furthermore, of our more plentiful special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, for us, our heirs and successors, we grant, and give license to the said mayor, sheriffs, burgesses, and commonalty of the town aforesaid, that the said mayor, sherifis, burgesses, and commonalty of the town aforesaid, and their successors for ever, may have and hold twice a-year, in every half year, for ever, one court-leet or view of frank pledge, within the said town of Carrickfergus, and franchises of the same, before the recorder of the same town for the time being, or his sufficient deputy, within the month next after the feast of Easter, and within the month next after the feast of St. Michael the arch-angel, for ever, according to the laws and customs of our realm of Ireland, or of our realm of England, there to be held, and that they, and their successors, within

the same town and franchises and liberties of the same, and within the county of the same town, may have the assize of buying bread and ale, and of all other victuals vendable whatsoever, as also the correction and punishment of them, or any of them in the same court, and all, and whatever other things which doth appertain, or ought, or may appertain to a court leet or view of frank-pledge, and that the recorder of the town for the time being, or his depnty as aforesaid, may do, order, and execute in the same court leet, all and every thing whatsoever which may, ought, or is accustomed to be done, ordered, or executed in any other court or view of frank-pledge within our realm of Ireland, by the laws and customs of our realm of Ireland, aforesaid, and also that the said mayor, she riffs, burgesses, and commonalty of the town aforesaid, and their successors, may have and retain to their own proper use, and behoof all the issues, profits, perquisites, fines, punishments, redemptions, forfeitures, amercements, hereafter to be forfeited, or set down in all and singular such court-lect or view of frankpledge for the better maintenance and building of the walls of the town aforesaid,

And we also further grant, for us our heirs and successors, unto the said mayor, sheriffs, burgesses and commonalty of the town aforesaid, and to their successors, all goods and chattels waifed, strayed, and escaped, happening and arising within the foresaid town, and in and within the franchiscs, liberties, and county of the same, and the premises, of them, or any of them, and all the goods and chattels of all manner of felons and fugitives, and convicted, attainted, outlawed, and condemned, and felo's de se, deodands, and all wrecks of the sea, as by

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zance of the staple, to hold all pleas of the staple, and to do all other things appertaining or necessary for the office of mayor and constables of the staple within the same town of the franchises of the same, in as ample manner, and form to all intents and purposes as the mayor and constables of the staple of the city of Dublin, notwithstanding the statute of staple, made in a parliament held in the 27th year of the reign of Edward the third, some time king of England, or any other statute, act, ordinance, restraint, cause, provision, or matter whatsoever, to the contrary notwithstanding. And for that, it may very often happen to fall out that the mayor of the town aforesaid, for the time being, to be absent without the said town, or to be feeble or weak, or detained with any sickness within the same town, we, willing to extend a more plen tiful favour upon the said mayor, sheriffs, burgesses, and commonalty of the town of Knockfergus out of our special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we will, and by these presents for us, our heirs and successors, do give and grant unto the said Robert Lyndon, and to his successors, mayors of the town of Knockfergus aforesaid, for the time being, that they, and their successors, or any one of them, may be

And furthermore, of our more ample special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, for us, our heirs and successors, we give and grant unto the said mayor, burgesses, and commonalty of Knockfergus aforesaid, and to their successors, that they, and their successors for ever, may have within the said town of Knockfergus, and the liberties and franchises of the same town, a staple of merchants in as ample manner and form to all intents and purposes as the citizens of our city of Dublin hath, or doth enjoy the same in the said city of Dublin, and that every mayor of the said town of Knockfergus, for and durable and of power, whensoever, and ing the year next following the expiration of his office of mayor of the same town, shall be mayor of the staple of the same town of Knockfergus, and that two others of the burgesses of the same town, whom the mayor, sheriffs, burgesses, and commonalty of the same town shall choose, shall be constables of the staple of the aforesaid town for the same year, and that the said mayor, and constables for the time being, shall have full power and authority during their foresaid offices, to execute, take, and certify all recogni

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as often as it shall seem expedient unto them, or to any or either of them, with the consent and assent of the greater number of the aldermen of the town aforesaid, for the time being, to nominate, make, substitute, and appoint and depute one of the aldermen of the same town for the time being, to be his deputy and undermayor of the town of Knockfergus aforesaid, in the absence of such mayors whatsoever, did make his deputy or under-mayor as aforesaid, to exercise and execute allthings whatsoeverdoth appertain to the officeof mayQ ૧

successors, assigned for holding assizes, and for our jail delivery, for the county of the same town, from time to time, as often as hereafter they shall sit or be appointed, together with all and singular other perquisites, profits, commodities, and emoluments, to the court or any of them, belonging or appertaining, or after any manner growing or arising from thence, without rendering any manner of accounts to us, our heirs or successors, or doing or paying any thing to us, our heirs, or successors for the same, and that they, and their successors for ever, shall have all the fines, issues, forfeitures, and amercements, belong. ing to our justices of the peace, with in the aforesaid town, county, and liberties of the town aforesaid, or the suburbs of the same, or after any sort coming from the same, to be levied by the proper ministers, or officers, to the public good and profit of the town aforesaid.

And furthermore, of our more plentiful special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, for us, our heirs and successors, we grant, and give license to the said mayor, sheriffs, burgesses, and commonalty of the town aforesaid, that the said mayor, sheriffs, burgesses, and commonalty of the town aforesaid, and their successors for ever, may have and hold twice a-year, in every half year, for ever, one court-leet or view of frankpledge, within the said town of Carrickfergus, and franchises of the same, before the recorder of the same town for the time being, or his sufficient deputy, within the month next after the feast of Easter, and within the month next after the feast of St. Michael the arch-angel, for ever, according to the laws and customs of our realm of Ireland, or of our realm of England, there to be held, and that they, and their successors, within

the same town and franchises and liberties of the same, and within the county of the same town, may have the assize of buying bread and ale, and of all other victuals vendable whatsoever, as also the correction and punishment of them, or any of them in the same court, and all, and whatever other things which doth appertain, or ought, or may appertain to a court leet or view of frank-pledge, and that the recorder of the town for the time being, or his deputy as aforesaid, may do, order, and execute in the same court leet, all and every thing whatsoever which may, ought, or is accustomed to be done, ordered, or executed in any other court or view of frank-pledge within our realm of Ireland, by the laws and customs of our realm of Ireland, aforesaid, and also that the said mayor, sheriffs, burgesses, and commonalty of the town aforesaid, and their successors, may have and retain to their own proper use, and behoor all the issues, profits, perquisites, fines, punishments, redemptions, forfeitures, amercements, hereafter to be forfeited, or set down in all and singular such court-lect or view of frankpledge for the better maintenance and building of the walls of the town aforesaid,

And we also further grant, for us our heirs and successors, unto the said mayor, sheriff's, burgesses and commonalty of the town aforesaid, and to their successors, all goods and chattels waifed, strayed, and escaped, happening and arising within the foresaid town, and in and within the franchiscs, liberties, and county of the same, and the premises, of them, or any of them, and ali the goods and chattels of all manner of felons and fugitives, and convicted, attainted, outlawed, and condemued, and felo's de se, deodands, and all wrecks of the sea, as by

land happening, found, or to be found, within the Beer loomes and Fair furlongs, and within the town and county of the town aforesaid, and the franchises and liberties of the same, and the premises of them or any of them for ever, (except within the point or creek within the town of Belfast aforesaid or the liberties of the same), without rendering account or giving any thing to our heirs or successors for the sime, and that without the disturbance, molestation, violence, grievance of us, our heirs, or successors, of our justices, escheators, sheriffs, bailiffs, or other our officers or ministers, or the officers or ministers of our heirs or successors whatsoever.

And furthermore, of our more ample special grace, certain knowJedge, and mere motion, for us, our heirs and successors, we give and grant unto the said mayor, burgesses, and commonalty of Knockfergus aforesaid, and to their successors, that they, and their successors for ever, may have within the said town of Knockfergus, and the liberties and franchises of the same town, a staple of merchants in as ample manner and form to all intents and purposes as the citizens of our city of Dublin hath, or doth enjoy the same in the said city of Dublin, and that every mayor of the said town of Knockfergus, for and during the year next following the expiration of his office of mayor of the same town, shall be mayor of the staple of the same town of Knockfergus, and that two others of the burgesses of the same town, whom the mayor, sheriffs, burgesses, and commonalty of the same town shall choose, shall be constables of the staple of the aforesaid town for the same year, and that the said mayor, and constables for the time being, shall have full power and authority during their foresaid offices, to execute, take, and certify all recogni

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zance of the staple, to hold all pleas of the staple, and to do all other things appertaining or necessary for the office of mayor and constables of the staple within the same town of the franchises of the same, in as ample manner, and form to all intents and purposes as the mayor and constables of the staple of the city of Dublin, notwithstanding the sta tute of staple, made in a parliament held in the 27th year of the reign of Edward the third, some time king of England, or any other statute, act, ordinance, restraint, cause, provision, or matter whatsoever, to the contrary notwithstanding. And for that, it may very often happen to fall out that the mayor of the town aforesaid, for the time being, to be absent without the said town, or to be feeble or weak, or detained with any sickness within the same town, we, willing to extend a more plen tiful favour upon the said mayor, sheriffs, burgesses, and commonalty of the town of Knockfergus out of our special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we will, and by these presents for us, our heirs and successors, do give and grant unto the said Robert Lyndon, and to his successors, mayors of the town of Knockfergus aforesaid, for the time being, that they, and their successors, or any one of them, may be able and of power, whensoever, and as often as it shall seem expedient unto them, or to any or either of them, with the consent and assent of the greater number of the aldermen of the town aforesaid, for the time being, to nominate, make, substitute, and appoint and depute one of the aldermen of the same town for the time being, to be his deputy and undermayor of the town of Knockfergus aforesaid, in the absence of such mayors whatsoever, did make his deputy or under-mayor as aforesaid, to exercise and execute all things whatsoeverdoth appertain to the ofliceof may

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Or of the town aforesaid, and to the of fice of escheator, say-master, and clerk of the market of the town aforesaid, as hereafter shall appertain to be done, exercised, or executed. And furthermore, we give and grant by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, to the said deputies or under-mayors for the time being, so constituted, nominated, and deputed, and to any one of them full and absolute power and authority to do, exercise, and execute, and to every of them so nominated, appointed, and constituted as aforesaid, may be able to do, exercise, and execute in and during the absence of the said mayor all and every thing whatsoever doth or shall appertain or belong to the of fice and place of mayor of the town aforesaid, or to the office of escheator, say-master, and clerk of the market of the town aforesaid, or the county of the town aforesaid, or either of them in as ample manner and form, and as fully and wholly as if the mayor of the town aforesaid, for the time. being, were present, as the mayor of the aforesaid town, or as the escheator, say-master, clerk of the market of the aforesaid town, could do, exercise, and cute, having first taken the oath of such an under-mayor before the mayor of the town aforesaid, and four aldermen of the same town will faithfully and justly to do and execute all things whatsoever doth belong and appertain to the said offices or any of them.

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And furthermore, plentiful special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we have given and granted, and by these presents for us, our heirs and successors, do give and grant unto the said mayor, sheriffs, burgesses, and commonalty of the town of Knockfergus, aforesaid, and to their successors, that they and their successors for ever, may have and hold two markets within the aforesaid town of Knockfergus in every week in the manner and form following, that is to say, that they and their successors may have and hold one of the said two markets on every saturday, there to be held for ever.

sheriffs, burgesses, and commonalty And moreover, that the said mayor, of the said town, and their successor3, two chief markets or fairs, in some may have and hold yearly for ever, convenient place within the said town, or in the county of the town of Knockfergus aforesaid, and the premises of the same, that is to say, one of the chief markets or fairs to be held in some certain convenient place within the said town, or in the county of the said town of Knockfergus, every year on the feast of St. Philip and Jacob the apostles, and for two days next after following the same feast day of Philip and Jacob and the other of the said chief markets or convenient place of the foresaid town fairs to be kept in some certain of Knockfergus, or in the town or county of Knockfergus, every year on the feast of All-saints, and for two days next following the feast of Allsaints, for every year to be held and

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