Edward, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Irelan and Duke of Aquitaine, to the Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots, Priors, Earls, Barons, Justiciars, Sheriffs, Reeves, Ministers, and to all Bailiffs and to his faithful subjects, Greeting. We have inspected the charter of Lord John, of renowned memory, formerly King of England, our progenitor, in these words:
[Here follows a recital of the first charter of King John]
We have also inspected the charter of Lord Richard, formerly King of the Romans, perpetually Augustus, in these words:
[Here follows a recital of the second charter of Earl Richard]
Now we, considering the aforesaid grants and confirmations to be
valid and agreeable, do now grant and confirm them for us and our
heirs as far as in us lies to our beloved burgesses of the said borough and
their heirs and successors for ever, as the said charters reasonably bear
witness, and according as the same burgesses and their ancestors have reasonably
hitherto held the town, mills, lands, and tenements aforesaid, and have reasonably
used and enjoyed the said liberties and exemptions. These are the witnesses:
The venerable Fathers J. Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England,
our Chancellor, H. Bishop of Lincoln, our Treasurer, Richard Bishop of Durham,
Richard Earl of Arundel, Henry Beaumont, Earl of Buchan, Henry de Percy, William
de Montacute, Robert de Ufford, steward of our household, and others.Given
by our hand at Bothwell, on the sixth day of December, in the tenth year of
our reign.