Gillingwater's History of Lowestoft: a reprint: with a chapter of more recent eventsGillingwater, Edmund
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Gillingwater's History of Lowestoft: a reprint: with a chapter of more recent events
Gillingwater, Edmund
Lothingland (England); Lowestoft (England)
And, forasmuch, as upon the deliberate hearing of the allegations of
both parties, concerning the said controversy, there hath not been
shewn before us any sufficient matter to make void the said
liberties, challenged by the said town of Great Yarmouth, by virtue
of their charters: We do therefore order and decree that the said
town of Great Yarmouth, and the bailiffs, burgesses, and commonalty
thereof, shall stand possessed of, and quietly hold and enjoy, the
said liberties, by them claimed according to their said charters; and
that no delivering, buying, or selling of herrings, or any other
fish, or any merchandizes, coming into the said haven be made, kept,
or holden, but only at the said town of Great Yarmouth, or where the
bailiffs, burgesses, and commonalty of the said town will appoint the
same to be done, and not elsewhere: excepting only to the said towns
of Little Yarmouth and Gorleston, and the inhabitants thereof,
liberty to land and receive, at the said towns, all such herrings,
and other fish, and merchandizes, as shall be their own, and taken
and brought into that haven in their own boats and vessels, without
any colouring, fraud, or covyn (saving those ships belonging to the
said towns of Little Yarmouth and Gorleston, as are laden with wool,
leather, wool-skins, and other things, whereof great customs ought to
be paid, which shall be discharged in the port of Great Yarmouth, and
at the same place where the Queen’s Majesty’s trone and seal, called
the Coquet) do remain, and not elsewhere.
And, for the better publication and observation of this our order and
decree, we do not only will and require the said complainants to
publish the tenor thereof, in the said coast towns, but, also, have
ordered, that the justices of assizes of the said county, shall be by
us required to give in charge to the Justices of the Peace there, to
have good regard, that the same may be performed, and put in the
execution, without any manner of disturbance; and, that if any person
or persons shall wilfully disobey this order, that then the next
justice of the peace of the said county, shall take sufficient bond
of the said party to appear before us, and to answer his contempt in
that behalf. And this our order and decree shall stand and remain in
full force, until such time as the said complainants, or any other
persons, in behalf of the said towns, shall justly shew, and prove
before us, such good matter as may move us to revoke this our present
or derand decree.
Given at Westminster, the day and year above written,
(Signed,)
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