Richard, by the grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland, to all to whom the present letters shall come, Greeting. We have inspected the charter of confirmation of the Lord Edward our Grandfather late King of England in these words:
[Here follows a recital of the Inspeximus charter of King Edward III, reciting those of King John and Earl Richard.]
Moreover we, considering the aforesaid grants and confirmations to be valid and agreeable, do accept approve and rati& them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and do now grant and confirm them to our beloved Burgesses of the said Borough and their heirs an successors for ever as the said charters reasonably bear witness and whereas 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. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster on the twelfth day of February in the first year of our reigns. Pynyngton. For forty shillings... Examined by Hugo dc Gandeby and Ralph de Pynyngton, clerks.