XIII.
Charter in the custody of the Town Clerk. 25 March, 1452.
Henricus dei gracia Rex Anglie & Francie & Dominus Hibernie
Omnibus ad quos presentes litere peruenerint salutem Inspeximus
literas patentes henrici nuper Regis Anglie post conquestum quarti
Aui nostri factas in hec verba [Hic sequitur prout in carta originali.]
Nos autem literas predictas dicti Aui nostri quantum in nobis est
acceptamus approbamus ratificamus necnon omnia et quecumque in
eisdem literis contentis carissimis consanguineis nostris Ricardo
Neuyll Comiti Warrwici & Anne uxori eius & heredibus de corpore eiusdem Anne procreatis necnon quibuscumque Burgensibus
hominibus & tenentibus residentibus villarum de Kerdyf Coubrugge
Neeth & Kenefegge ac eorum successoribus & eorum cuilibet tenore
presencium concedimus & confirmamus Eo quod de vero annuo valore
omnium premissorum seu alicuius inde parcelle seu de aliis donis
siue concessionibus per nos prefato Ricardo Neuyll & Anne ante hec
tempora factis expressa mencio in presentibus facta non existit aut
aliquo statuto actu ordinacione vel promisione facta siue edita non
obstantibus. In cuius rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus
patentes Teste me ipso apud Redyng vicesimo quinto die Marcij
Anno regni nostri tricesimo primo.
p. bre. de priuato sigillo & de dat. pdca. auctoritate p'liamenti &
pro duabs marcis solut. in hanap'io. Loy.
Endorsed:—"Confirmac'o Henrici sexti ut apparet."
Note.—Seal missing ; green and red cords. A small oblong skin, badly
perforated by some chemical dropped on it.
[Translation.]
Henry, by the grace of God King of England and France, and
Lord of Ireland, unto all to whom the present letters shall come,
greeting. We have inspected the Letters Patent of Henry, formerly
King of England, the fourth after the Conquest, Our grandfather,
made in these words: [Here follows as in the original Charter.] Now
We, so far as in Us lies, do accept, approve and ratify the aforesaid
letters of Our said grandfather, and also by the tenour of these
Presents grant and confirm all and whatsoever things in the same
letters are contained unto Our very dear cousins Richard Nevyll, Earl
of Warwick, and Ann his wife, and to the heirs begotten of the body
of the said Ann, as also to all the Burgesses, men and tenants resiant
whatsoever of the Vills of Kerdyf, Coubrugge, Neeth and Kenefegge,
and their successors, and each of them ; even though express mention
be not made, in these Presents, of the true yearly value of all the
premises or of any parcel thereof, or of other gifts or grants by us
heretofore made unto the beforementioned Richard Nevyll and Ann ;
or any statute, act, ordinance or promise made or published
notwithstanding. In witness whereof these Our Letters We have
caused to be made Patent. Witness Myself at Redyng, on the
twenty fifth day of March in the thirty first year of Our reign [1452.]