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[1] Charles the Second, by the grace of God king of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith &c. To all to whom these present letters come, greeting. We have inspected certain letters patent of the Lord Charles formerly king of England our most dearly beloved father, of blessed memory, made in these words. Charles, by the grace of God king of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith &c. To all to whom the present letters come, greeting. Whereas our beloved and faithful lieges and subjects, the bailiff and the jurats of our Island of Jersey, and the other sojourners in and inhabitants of the same island within our duchy of Normandy, and their predecessors, have from time beyond what the memory of men can reach, by virtue of several charters, grants, confirmations, and most ample writs, of our illustrious progenitors and ancestors, both kingsand queens of England and dukes of Normandy, and others, used, enjoyed, and been in possession of very many rights, jurisdictions, privileges, immunities, liberties, and franchises, freely and quietly, and without any infringement of the same, both within the kingdom of England, and elsewhere within our dominions, and other places under our subjection on this side of, or beyond, the seas; by the aid and benefit of which grants, the aforenamed island and maritime places have stood out and continued constantly, faithfully, and unblameably in our faith, obedience, and service, and that of our progenitors and predecessors, and have enjoyed and gone on in their commerce and trade with merchants, both natives and aliens, as well in time of peace, as in time of war, and exercised and executed their duties in giving their decrees, and taking cognisance of all and every cause, quarrel, action, both civil and criminal, and capital and judicial pleas; and the right of jurisdiction they were vested with, to take into their consideration, decide, discuss, hear, and determine, and to proceed in the premises, and keep records of their proceedings according to the laws and customs practised of old, and approved in the said island and other places aforesaid; except in certain cases reserved from time to time to our royal cognisance:

[2] And we considering of how great advantage and moment all and singular the premises are, and have been, toward the safe-keeping and conservation of the aforesaid island and maritime places in their fidelity and allegiance to our crown of England; and being always mindful, as is just, how courageously and loyally the said islanders and inhabitants have behaved themselves in our own and in our progenitors’ service, and considering what great detriments, losses and dangers they have sustained and do daily sustain, both for the constant safeguarding and defence of our Castle of Mont Orgueil, in our aforesaid island of Jersey; to the end, not only to show some distinguished testimony and certain marks of our favour, affection, and royal beneficence towards the inhabitants aforesaid, but also to encourage them, and their posterity for ever, to persevere and continue inviolably in their accustomed and due obedience towards us, and our heirs and successors; we have thought proper to grant to them these our royal letters patent, confirmed under our great seal of England, in form following.

[3] Know ye, that we, of our special favour, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have given and granted, and for ourselves, our heirs and successors, we do by these present letters give and grant, to the said bailiff and jurats of our island of Jersey aforesaid, and to the other sojourners and inhabitants of the same island; that they themselves and every one of them (though not herein stated or declared by their particular names) were and shall, for the time to come, be for ever free, exempted, and acquitted, in all our cities, boroughs, markets, and trading towns, fairs, mart-towns, and other places and ports, within our kingdom of England, and within all our provinces, dominions, territories, and other places under our subjection, this side of, or beyond, the seas, from and of all tributes, tolls, customs, subsidies, hidage, taylage, pontage, panage, murage, fossage, works, and warlike expeditions (except in case our body, or that of heirs and successors, should be held in prison (which God avert)), and of and from all other contributions, duties, and exactions whatsoever, that may be due from, to be rendered by, or be payable by, and claimed from, the said islanders, to us, our heirs and successors, ever in any manner, by virtue of any charters, grants, confirmations, and writs of our said progenitors, formerly kings of England and dukes of Normandy, or others, or by virtue or reason of any reasonable and legal usage, prescription, or custom.

[4] And whereas some other privileges, jurisdictions, immunities, liberties, and franchises have been graciously given, granted, and confirmed by our progenitors and predecessors, formerly kings of England and dukes of Normandy, and others, to the aforesaid islanders, and have been used and observed constantly in the said island and other maritime places, from the time whereof the memory of men reaches not to the contrary; one of which is, that in time of war merchants of all nations and others, both aliens and native, both enemies and friends, could and might freely, lawfully, without danger or punishment, come to, resort to, go to and fro, and frequent the said island, and other maritime places, with their ships and goods; both to avoid storms, and to conduct their other lawful business there, and to exercise there free commerce, business and trade, and securely, and without danger, remain there, and depart from thence, and return to the same, as often as they think fit, without any harm, molestation, or hostility whatsoever, in their goods, merchandise, or persons; and this not only within the said island and maritime places, and all around the same, but likewise at such spaces and distances from the island as the sight of man goes to, that is as far as the eye of man can reach: We, by virtue of our royal authority, do, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, indulge and enlarge, and renew, reiterate, and confirm, by these present letters, as far as in us lies, the same immunities, impunities, liberty, and privileges, and all the other premisses last mentioned, finding them to be reasonable and seasonable, to the said bailiff and jurats, and the other sojourners, inhabitants and merchants, and others, whether enemies or friends, and to each of them, in as ample form and manner as heretofore they have used or enjoyed the same, or should have used or enjoyed the same. In order therefore to prevent any violation or infraction, reckless or otherwise, of this our grant, concession, and confirmation, or any thing therein contained, in any manner whatsoever, we declare and give this warning by these present letters to all our magistrates, officers and subjects in all parts of our kingdom of England, and throughout all our lordships and places under our obedience, wheresoever they lie, or are situated. And if any one of our said officers and subjects shall be so rash as to presume or attempt to transgress these our strict orders and commands, we order and decree (as far as in us lies), that he shall not only restore what has been taken or seized, but shall also be compelled to make a fuller restitution and satisfaction of all costs, interests, and damages, by whatever legal remedy, and he shall be severely punished for his audacious contempt of our royal power, or of our laws.

[5] Further, we, of our more gracious favour, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, do, by these present letters, ratify, approve, establish, and confirm, all and every one of the laws and customs which have been duly and legally used and from ancient times received and approved within the aforesaid island and maritime places; giving and granting to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats, and all other magistrates and officers of justice, and others who are appointed for performing the functions and executing the duties of any office, full and absolute authority, power, and faculty to have the cognisance, jurisdiction, and judgment concerning and touching all and all sorts of pleas, processes, law-suits, actions, quarrels, and causes arising within the island and maritime places aforesaid; both those actions which are personal, real, and mixed, and those which are criminal and capital, and to proceed in the said island, and not elsewhere, in hearing the parties in their pleadings, in prosecutions of their processes, and in their defence; and to supersede, examine, and hear the same, determining, absolving, condemning, making decrees, and putting their sentences in execution, according to the laws and customs previously practised and approved in the island and maritime places aforesaid; without admitting any challenge or appeal, except in such cases as are reserved to our royal cognisance by the ancient custom of the island and places aforesaid, or by our royal right and privilege ought so to be reserved. Which authority, power, and faculty, except in the cases reserved to us, we give, commit, grant, and confirm, for ourselves and our heirs and successors aforesaid, to the said bailiffs and jurats, and to the others, by these present letters, as freely, fully, and entirely, as the said bailiff and jurats, or others or any of them, heretofore have rightfully and lawfully used, practised, and enjoyed, or might legally have used and enjoyed.

[6] Moreover, our will and pleasure is, and we grant, for ourselves, our heirs, and successors by these present letters, to the said bailiff and jurats, and the other inhabitants and sojourners in the island and maritime places aforesaid, that for the time to come, none of them be cited, arrested, or summoned, or drawn into any lawsuit, or forced in any manner by any writs or process, issued from any of our courts or others of the kingdom of England, to appear and answer before any of our judges, justices, magistrates, or officers, or others, out of the island and maritime places aforesaid, touching or concerning any thing, dispute, causes, or matters in controversy whatsoever, arising in the aforesaid island, but that the aforesaid islanders, and each of them, may lawfully and without restraint, notwithstanding the said summons, warrants, writs and processes, remain, reside quietly, and abide in the aforesaid island and places, waiting for justice there; without incurring any punishment, corporal or pecuniary, by way of fine, mulct, ransom, or forfeiture, by reason of any offence, contempt, or contumacy, committed towards us, our heirs and successors, for which they might be sued, arraigned, or condemned (except only in the cases, which by the laws of the island and places aforesaid are reserved to our royal cognisance and determination, or by our royal right and privilege ought to be so reserved.

[7] And moreover, of our more gracious favour, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we have given, granted, and confirmed, and by our present letters, for ourselves, our heirs and successors as far as in us lies, we do give, grant, and confirm to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats, and other sojourners in, and inhabitants of, the aforesaid island and maritime places; as also to merchants and others meeting there, the like, and as great, and as ample rights, jurisdictions, impunities, indemnities, exemptions, liberties, franchises, and privileges whatsoever, as the aforesaid bailiff, jurats, and other sojourners and inhabitants, and merchants and others, or any of them, have heretofore rightfully and legally used, practised, and enjoyed; and all and singular other things whatsoever that has been heretofore given, granted, and confirmed to them or to their predecessors, in any charters, orders, or letters patent, of us or our progenitors or predecessors, formerly kings and queens of England, or dukes of Normandy, or others, and not revoked or abolished, by whatsoever name or names the same bailiff and jurats, and other sojourners in, or inhabitants of, the same island and maritime places aforesaid, or their predecessors, or any of them, may be supposed to have been comprised, called, or named, or ought to have been called or named, in the said letters patent, and all and singular which things, though not herein expressly mentioned, we do by these present letters confirm, consolidate, and ratify anew to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats, and other sojourners, and inhabitants, of the island and maritime places aforesaid, and also merchants and others coming together there, those born there, and those born elsewhere, as fully, freely, and entirely, as if all and singular the things particularly mentioned and declared in the same letters patent were particularly in words expressly recited and declared in these our present letters patent.

[8] Saving always entire and without detriment the regal and sovereign power, dominion, and empire of our crown of England, as to what may concern the allegiance, subjection, and obedience of the aforesaid islanders, and others, whoever they may be, dwelling for a shorter or longer time in the same island; and also as to what may concern the regality, privileges, incomes, revenues, tributes, and other rights, profits, commodities, and emoluments whatsoever, anciently due and accustomed to be paid to us, our heirs and successors, according to our royal prerogative as kings of England, or the prerogative of the duchy of Normandy, in the island and places aforesaid; saving also to the aforesaid islanders, and others dwelling or being in the said island, a right to appeal in all cases reserved to our cognisance and consideration by the laws and customs of the said island, or which by our royal right or privilege ought to be so reserved. Notwithstanding any sentence, clause, thing, or matter whatsoever expressed above, or specially contained to the contrary in these present letters.

[9] Provided always that any clause, article, or any other thing expressed and specified in our present letters patent are not construed, interpreted nor extended to any thing that might be prejudicial to us, our heirs, or successors with regards to any of our lands, tenements, rents, regalities, or inheritances within the aforesaid island and maritime places or any of them.

[10] And in addition, since we are given to understand that an exaction has recently been levied upon the inhabitants and peoples of our island of Jersey aforesaid, and on merchants and others gathering there against the ancient extent and custom there used, that is to say for each quarter of corn or other grain exported from the island three shillings and six pence in money current within the island, when that extent previously did not, as we understand, extend to so large a sum. And since the said inhabitants and people of the aforesaid isle of Jersey were accustomed in the same way to pay to the use of our progenitors or ancestors for every one hundred and fifty pounds of wool exported from the island according to the extent there used four pence in the money current within the same island, we will, and by these present letters for us, our heirs, and successors do grant to the aforesaid inhabitants and peoples of our aforesaid island of Jersey, that they themselves, and all the other merchants gathering there from now henceforth for ever shall be bound to pay for our use a sum no more or greater than twelve pence in the money current within the same island of Jersey for each quarter of wheat or other type of grain hereafter exported from the same island. Thus, always, and on condition that the same inhabitants and peoples of the aforesaid island of Jersey and all other merchants and foreigners gathering there, owe and are bound to pay forever hereafter to our use for every one hundred and fifty pounds of wool exported from that island, three and a half shillings in the money current within the same island and aforesaid maritime places, or any of them.

[11] Furthermore, we wish and by these present letters we grant, that the said bailiff and jurats and other islanders and inhabitants of the aforesaid island and maritime places should and will have these our letters patent made in the proper way and sealed under our great seal of England without fine or fee, great or small, rendered, made or paid to us in our Hanaper or elsewhere to our use for the same. The fact that express mention of the true annual value, or of the certainty of the premises, or of any one or of other gifts or grants made by us or by any of our progenitors or predecessors, to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats of our aforesaid island of Jersey before these times is not made in these present letters, or in any statute, act, ordinance, proviso, proclamation, or restriction to the contrary thereof heretofore had, made, published, setting there in order, or provided to, or in any other thing, cause or matter whatsoever in any way notwithstanding; in witness whereof we caused these our letters to be made patent; witness myself, at Canbury the sixth day of July in the year of our reign in England etc. the third.

[12] We moreover finding the aforesaid Letters Patent and all and singular concessions, rights, jurisdictions, privileges, immunities, liberties, and franchises, and all and singular other things contained and specified in the same Letters Patent to be reasonable and acceptable, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, as far as in us lies, accept and approve, and to our beloved subjects the bailiff and jurats of our aforesaid island of Jersey and the other sojourners in and inhabitants of that island, for their great and constant faith and allegiance shown to us and our predecessors formerly kings and queens of England, for whatever cause, of our special favour and certain knowledge, and mere motion we have given and granted and by these present letters for ourself, our heirs and successors we give and grant to the same bailiff and jurats of our island of Jersey and other sojourners in and inhabitants of that island full power and authority that finally in perpetuity it is and will be permitted to them to have, use, and carry, or cause to be carried in the presence of the bailiff of our same island of Jersey for the time being what is commonly called a ‘Mace’ of gold or silver sculpted and garnished with the our arms and the arms of our heirs and successors upon it, in and through the whole of that island of Jersey, its liberties and precincts at the will of bailiff of that island for the time being, when and as often as the occasion requires.

[13] And further we wish and by these present letters for ourselves, our heirs and successors, we grant to the said bailiff and jurats of our aforesaid island of Jersey, and the other soujourners and inhabitants within that island, that these our letters patent, in and through all matters, will be good, firm, valid and effectual in law according to the true intention of the same. Notwithstanding failure to identify, or the false identification or recitation contained in the same or notwithstanding any statute, ordinance, provision, proclamation, or restriction of whatsoever kind heretofore had or made.

[14] Furthermore, we wish and by these present letters we grant, that the said bailiff and jurats and other islanders and inhabitants of the aforesaid island and maritime places should and will have these our letters patent made in the proper way and sealed under our great seal of England without fine or fee, great or small, rendered, made, or paid to us in our Hanaper or elsewhere to our use for the same. And that although express mention of the true annual value, or of the certainty of the premises, or any one or of other gifts or grants made by us or by any of our progenitors or predecessors, to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats of our aforesaid island of Jersey before these times is not made in these present letters, or in any statute, act, ordinance, proviso, proclamation, or restriction to the contrary thereof observed, made, published, ordained, or provided, or any other thing, cause, or matter whatsoever in any way notwithstanding. In testimony whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made Patent. Witness myself, at Westminster on the tenth day of October in the fourth year of our reign

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[1] ^AEdward, by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all to whom these present letters shall come, greeting. [^BThe King to all to whom, etc., greeting.] Know ye, that we recalling with grateful memory with what constancy and high spirit our beloved and faithful men of our islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney have always hitherto continued in their faithfulness to us and our progenitors kings of England; and how great dangers to their bodies, as well as costs to their property they have borne for the safety of the said islands, and conservation of our laws and honour therein, and in like manner desiring to follow after them with our gracious favour, we have granted for ourselves and our heirs to the said men of the aforesaid islands, that they themselves, their heirs and successors, may have and hold all privileges, liberties, immunities, exemptions, and customs, in respect of their persons, goods, moneys, and other matters, by virtue of the grant of our progenitors kings of England, or otherwise lawfully by agreement, and, without impediment or molestation from us, our heirs, or our officers whomsoever, may fully enjoy and use them, according as they themselves and their predecessors, the inhabitants of the said islands, have reasonably enjoyed and used them. Which things we do now confirm to them generally in the aforesaid form, being willing after we have enquired into them to confirm them as may be just. ^AIn testimony whereof we have had these letters made patent, myself as witness at the Tower of London the tenth day of July, in the year of our reign in England the fifteenth, but of our reign in France the second. [^BIn relation, etc.; the King as witness at the Tower of London the tenth day of July] By petition of the Council in Parliament.

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[1] ^ARichard by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland to all those to whom these present letters shall come, greeting [BThe King to all those to whom, etc., greeting] We have inspected the Letters Patent which the Lord Edward lately king of England our grandfather caused to be made in these words.

[2] Edward by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all to whom these present letters shall come, greeting. Know ye, that we recalling with grateful memory with what constancy and high spirit our beloved and faithful men of our islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney have always hitherto continued in their faithfulness to us and our progenitors kings of England; and how great dangers to their bodies, as well as costs to their property they have borne for the safety of the said islands, and conservation of our laws and honour therein, and in like manner desiring to follow after them with our gracious favour, we have granted for ourselves and our heirs to the said men of the aforesaid islands, that they themselves, their heirs and successors, may have and hold all privileges, liberties, immunities, exemptions, and customs, in respect of their persons, goods, moneys, and other matters, by virtue of the grant of our progenitors kings of England, or otherwise lawfully by agreement, and, without impediment or molestation from us, our heirs, or our officers whomsoever, may fully enjoy and use them, according as they themselves and their predecessors, the inhabitants of the said islands, have reasonably enjoyed and used them. Which things we do now confirm to them generally in the aforesaid form, being willing after we have enquired into them to confirm them as may be just. In testimony whereof we have had these letters made patent, myself as witness at the Tower of London the tenth day of July, in the year of our reign in England the fifteenth, but of our reign in France the second.

[3] We, moreover, holding the concessions, confirmations, privileges, liberties, immunities, and customs to be reasonable and seasonable, accept, approve, and ratify them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and concede and confirm them to the aforesaid men of the islands in the same manner to their heirs and successors as the aforesaid Letters more fully testify and as they and their predecessors inhabitants of the said Islands have reasonably used and enjoyed them. AIn witness whereof we have had these our Letters made Patent. Myself as witness at Gloucester the tenth day of November in the second year of our reign. [^BIn relation to which, etc. The King as witness at Gloucester the tenth day of November] ^AMiddelton

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[1] ^ARichard, by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting [^BThe King to all to whom, etc., greeting]: Know ye that we in consideration of the good behaviour and the great loyalty which we have ever found in our liege and faithful peoples and communities of our islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney, have of our special grace granted for ourselves and our heirs, as far as in us lies, to the said peoples and communities, that they, their heirs and successors shall for ever be free and quit from all tolls, duties, and customs of whatsoever kind in all our cities, market towns, and ports within our kingdom of England, in the same manner as our faithful liege people in our aforesaid kingdom are. Provided always, however, that our said peoples and communities, their heirs and successors aforesaid shall well and faithfully conduct themselves towards us and our heirs aforesaid for ever. ^AIn witness whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster this twenty-eighth day of July in the eighteenth year of our reign.
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[^BIn relation to which, etc. Witness the King at Westminster the twenty-eighth day of July]
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[1] The King to all to whom, etc., greeting [Henry by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting]: We have inspected the Letters Patent of the Lord Richard lately king of England the second after the conquest in confirmation made in these words:

[2] Richard by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting. We have inspected the Letters Patent which the Lord Edward lately king of England our grandfather caused to be made in these words.

[3] Know ye, that we recalling with grateful memory with what constancy and high spirit our beloved and faithful men of our islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney have always hitherto continued in their faithfulness to us and our progenitors kings of England; and how great dangers to their bodies, as well as costs to their property they have borne for the safety of the said islands, and conservation of our laws and honour therein, and in like manner desiring to follow after them with our gracious favour, we have granted for ourselves and our heirs to the said men of the aforesaid islands, that they themselves, their heirs and successors, may have and hold all privileges, liberties, immunities, exemptions, and customs, in respect of their persons, goods, moneys, and other matters, by virtue of the grant of our progenitors kings of England, or otherwise lawfully by agreement, and, without impediment or molestation from us, our heirs, or our officers whomsoever, may fully enjoy and use them, according as they themselves and their predecessors, the inhabitants of the said islands, have reasonably enjoyed and used them. Which things we do now confirm to them generally in the aforesaid form, being willing after we have enquired into them to confirm them as may be just. In testimony whereof we have had these letters made patent, myself as witness at the Tower of London the tenth day of July, in the year of our reign in England the fifteenth, but of our reign in France the second.

[4] We, moreover, holding the concessions, confirmations, privileges, liberties, immunities, and customs to be reasonable and seasonable, accept, approve, and ratify them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and concede and confirm them to the aforesaid men of the islands in the same manner to their heirs and successors as the aforesaid Letters more fully testify and as they and their predecessors inhabitants of the said Islands have reasonably used and enjoyed them. In witness whereof we have had these our Letters made Patent. Myself as witness at Gloucester the tenth day of November in the second year of our reign.

[5] We, moreover, holding the concessions, confirmations, privileges, liberties, immunities, and customs to be reasonable and seasonable, accept, approve, and ratify them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and concede and confirm them to the aforesaid men of the islands in the same manner to their heirs and successors as the aforesaid Letters more fully testify and as they and their predecessors inhabitants of the said Islands have reasonably used and enjoyed them. In witness whereof, &c.. Witness the King at Westminster the eighth day of May [In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster the eighth day of May in the first year of our reign.]
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[1] Henry, by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting [The King to all to whom etc., greeting.] We have inspected the Letters Patent of the Lord Henry lately king of England, our father, made in these words.

[2] Henry by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting. We have inspected the Letters Patent of the Lord Richard lately king of England the second after the conquest in confirmation made in these words:

[3] Richard by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting. We have inspected the Letters Patent which the Lord Edward lately king of England our grandfather, caused to be made in these words:

[4] Edward by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting. Know ye, that we recalling with grateful memory with what constancy and high spirit our beloved and faithful men of our islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney have always hitherto continued in their faithfulness to us and our progenitors kings of England; and how great dangers to their bodies, as well as costs to their property they have borne for the safety of the said islands, and conservation of our laws and honour therein, and in like manner desiring to follow after them with our gracious favour, we have granted for ourselves and our heirs to the said men of the aforesaid islands, that they themselves, their heirs and successors, may have and hold all privileges, liberties, immunities, exemptions, and customs, in respect of their persons, goods, moneys, and other matters, by virtue of the grant of our progenitors kings of England, or otherwise lawfully by agreement, and, without impediment or molestation from us, our heirs, or our officers whomsoever, may fully enjoy and use them, according as they themselves and their predecessors, the inhabitants of the said islands, have reasonably enjoyed and used them. Which things we do now confirm to them generally in the aforesaid form, being willing after we have enquired into them to confirm them as may be just. In testimony whereof we have had these letters made patent, myself as witness at the Tower of London the tenth day of July, in the year of our reign in England the fifteenth, but of our reign in France the second.

[5] We, moreover, holding the concessions, confirmations, privileges, liberties, immunities, and customs to be reasonable and seasonable, accept, approve, and ratify them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and concede and confirm them to the aforesaid men of the islands in the same manner to their heirs and successors as the aforesaid Letters more fully testify and as they and their predecessors inhabitants of the said Islands have reasonably used and enjoyed them. In witness whereof we have had these our Letters made Patent. Myself as witness at Gloucester the tenth day of November in the second year of our reign.

[6] We, moreover, holding the concessions, confirmations, privileges, liberties, immunities, and customs to be reasonable and seasonable, accept, approve, and ratify them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and concede and confirm them to the aforesaid men of the islands in the same manner to their heirs and successors as the aforesaid Letters more fully testify and as they and their predecessors inhabitants of the said Islands have reasonably used and enjoyed them. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster the eighth day of May in the first year of our reign.

[7] We, moreover, holding the concessions, confirmations, privileges, liberties, immunities, and customs to be reasonable and seasonable, accept, approve, and ratify them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and concede and confirm them to the aforesaid men of the islands in the same manner to their heirs and successors as the aforesaid Letters more fully testify and as they and their predecessors inhabitants of the said Islands have reasonably used and enjoyed them. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made Patent. Witness myself at Westminster the fourteenth day of February in the first year of our Reign. [In witness whereof, etc. Witness the King at Westminster the fourteenth day of February]
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[1] ^AHenry by the grace of God, king of England and France and lord of Ireland. To all those to whom these present letters shall come, greeting. [^BThe King to all to whom etc., greeting] We have seen the Letters Patent of the Lord Richard late king of England the second after the Conquest made in these words.

[2] Richard, by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting. Know ye that we in consideration of the good behaviour and the great loyalty which we have ever found in our liege and faithful peoples and communities of our islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney, have of our special grace granted for ourselves and our heirs, as far as in us lies, to the said peoples and communities, that they, their heirs and successors shall for ever be free and quit from all tolls, duties, and customs of whatsoever kind in all our cities, market towns, and ports within our kingdom of England, in the same manner as our faithful liege people in our aforesaid kingdom are. Provided always, however, that our said peoples and communities, their heirs and successors aforesaid shall well and faithfully conduct themselves towards us and our heirs aforesaid for ever. In witness whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster this twenty-eighth day of July in the eighteenth year of our reign.

[3] We have seen also the Letters Patent of Confirmation of the Lord Henry late king of England our deceased father, made in these words.

[4] Henry, by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting. We have inspected the Letters Patent of the Lord Henry lately king of England, our father, made in these words.

[5] Henry by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting. We have inspected the Letters Patent of the Lord Richard lately king of England the second after the conquest in confirmation made in these words:

[6] Richard by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting. We have inspected the Letters Patent which the Lord Edward lately king of England our grandfather, caused to be made in these words:

[7] Edward by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting. Know ye, that we recalling with grateful memory with what constancy and high spirit our beloved and faithful men of our islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney have always hitherto continued in their faithfulness to us and our progenitors kings of England; and how great dangers to their bodies, as well as costs to their property they have borne for the safety of the said islands, and conservation of our laws and honour therein, and in like manner desiring to follow after them with our gracious favour, we have granted for ourselves and our heirs to the said men of the aforesaid islands, that they themselves, their heirs and successors, may have and hold all privileges, liberties, immunities, exemptions, and customs, in respect of their persons, goods, moneys, and other matters, by virtue of the grant of our progenitors kings of England, or otherwise lawfully by agreement, and, without impediment or molestation from us, our heirs, or our officers whomsoever, may fully enjoy and use them, according as they themselves and their predecessors, the inhabitants of the said islands, have reasonably enjoyed and used them. Which things we do now confirm to them generally in the aforesaid form, being willing after we have enquired into them to confirm them as may be just. In testimony whereof we have had these letters made patent, myself as witness at the Tower of London the tenth day of July, in the year of our reign in England the fifteenth, but of our reign in France the second.

[8] We, moreover, holding the concessions, confirmations, privileges, liberties, immunities, and customs to be reasonable and seasonable, accept, approve, and ratify them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and concede and confirm them to the aforesaid men of the islands in the same manner to their heirs and successors as the aforesaid Letters more fully testify and as they and their predecessors inhabitants of the said Islands have reasonably used and enjoyed them. In witness whereof we have had these our Letters made Patent. Myself as witness at Gloucester the tenth day of November in the second year of our reign.

[9] We, moreover, holding the concessions, confirmations, privileges, liberties, immunities, and customs to be reasonable and seasonable, accept, approve, and ratify them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and concede and confirm them to the aforesaid men of the islands in the same manner to their heirs and successors as the aforesaid Letters more fully testify and as they and their predecessors inhabitants of the said Islands have reasonably used and enjoyed them. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster the eighth day of May in the first year of our reign.

[10] We, moreover, holding the concessions, confirmations, privileges, liberties, immunities, and customs to be reasonable and seasonable, accept, approve, and ratify them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and concede and confirm them to the aforesaid men of the islands in the same manner to their heirs and successors as the aforesaid Letters more fully testify and as they and their predecessors inhabitants of the said Islands have reasonably used and enjoyed them. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made Patent. Witness myself at Westminster the fourteenth day of February in the first year of our Reign.

[11] We, moreover, accept and approve the aforesaid letters, concerning acquittances, , privileges, liberties, immunities, exemptions, and customs (in no ways revoked), with the assent of the lords spiritual and temporal assembled in our parliament held at Westminster in the first year of our reign, and ratify and confirm the same now to our aforesaid beloved men of the said islands, as the aforesaid letter rationally testify, and as the inhabitants of the aforesaid islands and their ancestors, inhabitants of the same, have possessed and enjoyed, those acquittances, privileges, liberties, immunities, exemptions, and customs from the time that the aforesaid Letters Patent were granted them. AIn witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster the tenth day of February the twentieth year of our reign. [^BIn witness whereof, etc. Witness the King at Westminster the tenth day of February]
[^AExamined by John Bate and Thomas Shipton clerks]

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[1] Edward by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland: to all to whom these presents may come, greeting. Whereas our most noble progenitor of glorious memory Richard the Second after the Conquest, lately king of England and France and lord of Ireland, by his Letters Patent given at Westminster on the eighth day of July in the eighteenth year of his reign in consideration of the good behaviour and great loyalty which he always found among his liege and faithful peoples and communities of the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Sark and Alderney, of his special grace granted on behalf of himself and his heirs, as far as in him lay, to these his same peoples and communities that they themselves and their successors should be for ever in all cities, market towns, and ports within the kingdom of England free and quit of all tolls, duties and customs of whatsoever kind in such wise and in such manner as his own faithful lieges have continued in his own aforesaid kingdom. Provided always that they his said people and communities, their heirs and successors aforesaid should conduct themselves well and faithfully towards himself and his heirs for ever as is more fully contained in those Letters. We considering more fully the continuous loyalty of the said island of Jersey, the aforesaid Letters and all and singular contained therein as regards the people and community of the same island of Jersey, do accept approve and by these presents to these same people and community their heirs and successors, do ratify and confirm them.

[2] And, further, calling to mind how valiantly, manfully and steadfastly the said people and community of the said island of Jersey have stood out for us and our progenitors and what great dangers and losses they have sustained for the safety of the said island and for the recapture of our castle of Mont Orgueil, of our more abundant grace have granted to the same people and community that they, their heirs and successors shall likewise be free and quit in all cities, boroughs, market towns and other towns, ports and places within our kingdom of England and within all our lands and islands lying or situated on this side or beyond the sea from all tolls, customs, subsidies, pontages, panages, murages, tallages, fossages, and other dues in whatever way to be discharged or made to us and our heirs in our said kingdom of England just as the same people and community of the said island of Jersey or their predecessors, or ancestors of the same island living under the obedience of any of our progenitors the kings of England, have ever been.

[3] And further that the said people and community of the same island of Jersey, their heirs and successors, should enjoy all the rights, liberties and franchises as freely and fully as their predecessors and ancestors living under the obedience of any of our progenitors the kings of England have ever had or enjoyed them, without fine or fee in the premises or any of the premises to be paid or made to us in the Hanaper so far as express mention exists of the surety or annual value or any other value in the matter of the premises or of any of them or of other gifts or concessions by us or our progenitors to the same people and community, whether such mention has been made before these times or is expressly set forth in these present letters, or any statute, act or ordinance published to the contrary notwithstanding. In witness whereof we have caused these out Letters to be made Patent. Witness the king at Westminster the twenty-eighth day of January [in the eighth year of our reign].

By writ of privy seal and of the date aforesaid, etc.

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[1] Richard by the grace of God, king of England and France and lord of Ireland to all those to whom these present letters come, greeting. We have inspected the letters patent of our Lord Edward lately king of England our brother made in these words: Edward by the grace of God, king of England and France and lord of Ireland to all those to whom these present letters come, greeting. We have inspected the letters patent of Lord Richard late king of England, the second after the Conquest, made in these words.

[2] Richard by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland to all those to whom these present letters shall come, greeting. We have inspected the Letters Patent which the Lord Edward lately king of England, our ancestor, caused to be made in these words.

[3] Edward, by the Grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland. To all to whom these present letters shall come, greeting. Know ye, that we recalling with grateful memory with what constancy and high spirit our beloved and faithful men of our islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney have always hitherto continued in their faithfulness to us and our progenitors kings of England; and how great dangers to their bodies, as well as costs to their property they have borne for the safety of the said islands, and conservation of our laws and honour therein, and in like manner desiring to follow after them with our gracious favour, we have granted for ourselves and our heirs to the said men of the aforesaid islands, that they themselves, their heirs and successors, may have and hold all privileges, liberties, immunities, exemptions, and customs, in respect of their persons, goods, moneys, and other matters, by virtue of the grant of our progenitors kings of England, or otherwise lawfully by agreement, and, without impediment or molestation from us, our heirs, or our officers whomsoever, may fully enjoy and use them, according as they themselves and their predecessors, the inhabitants of the said islands, have reasonably enjoyed and used them. Which things we do now confirm to them generally in the aforesaid form, being willing after we have enquired into them to confirm them as may be just. In testimony whereof we have had these letters made patent, myself as witness at the Tower of London the tenth day of July, in the year of our reign in England the fifteenth, but of our reign in France the second.

[4] We, moreover, holding the concessions, confirmations, privileges, liberties, immunities, and customs to be reasonable and seasonable, accept, approve, and ratify them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and concede and confirm them to the aforesaid men of the islands in the same manner to their heirs and successors in the same manner as the aforesaid letter more fully testify and as they and their predecessors inhabitants of the said islands have reasonably used and enjoyed them. In witness whereof we have had these our letters made patent. Myself as witness at Gloucester the tenth day of November in the second year of our reign.

[5] We have also inspected other letters patent of our aforesaid Lord Richard formerly king of England, the second after the Conquest, similarly made in these words. Richard, by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting. Know ye that we in consideration of the good behaviour and the great loyalty which we have ever found in our liege and faithful peoples and communities of our islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney, have of our special grace granted for ourselves and our heirs, as far as in us lies, to the said peoples and communities, that they, their heirs and successors shall for ever be free and quit from tolls, duties and customs of whatsoever kind in all our cities, market towns, and ports within our kingdom of England, in the same manner as our faithful liege people in our aforesaid kingdom are. Provided always, however, that our said peoples and communities, their heirs and successors aforesaid shall well and faithfully conduct themselves towards us and our heirs aforesaid for ever. In witness whereof, we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster this twenty-eighth day of July in the eighteenth year of our reign.

[6] We, moreover, holding the aforesaid letters, and all and singular contained therein, to be reasonable and seasonable, accept and approve them same for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and now ratify and confirm them to the men, peoples and communities of the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney, and to the successors as the aforesaid letters more fully testify. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster the twenty-ninth day of March in the fifth year of our reign.

[7] We, moreover, holding the aforesaid letters, and all and singular contained therein, to be reasonable and seasonable, accept and approve them same for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and now ratify and confirm them to the men, peoples and communities of the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney, and to the successors as the aforesaid letters more fully testify. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster the fifteenth day of December in the first year of our reign.

ELIOT
By the king himself and according to the aforesaid authority of Parliament and for forty shillings paid into the hanaper.
Examined by William Morland William Kelet clerks

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[1] Henry by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting. [Omitted in enrolment as edited at no. 79A in Prison Board: We have inspected the Letters Patent of the Lord Edward the Fourth, lately king of England, made in these words: Edward by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting.]

[2] Whereas our most noble progenitor of glorious memory Richard the Second after the Conquest, lately king of England and France and lord of Ireland, by his Letters Patent given at Westminster on the eighth day of July in the eighteenth year of his reign in consideration of the good behaviour and great loyalty which he always found in his liege and faithful peoples and communities of the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney, of his special grace granted for himself and his heirs, as far as in him lay, to these his same peoples and communities that they themselves and their successors should be for ever in all cities, market towns, and ports within the kingdom of England free and quit of all tolls, duties, and customs of whatsoever kind in such wise and in such manner as his own faithful lieges have continued in his own aforesaid kingdom. Provided always that they his said peoples and communities, their heirs and successors aforesaid should conduct themselves well and faithfully towards himself and his heirs for ever as is more fully contained in those Letters. We considering more fully the continuous loyalty of the said island of Jersey, the aforesaid Letters and all and singular contained therein as regards the people and community of the same island of Jersey, do accept, approve, and by these presents to these same people and community, their heirs and successors do ratify and confirm them.

[3] And, further, calling to mind how valiantly, manfully, and steadfastly the said people and community of the said island of Jersey have stood out for us and our progenitors and what great dangers and losses they have sustained for the safety of the said island and for the recapture of our castle of Mont Orgueil, of our more abundant grace we have granted to the same [peoples and communities / people and community] that they, their heirs and successors shall likewise be free and quit in all cities, boroughs, market towns, and other towns, ports, and places within our kingdom of England and within all our lands and islands lying or situated on this side or beyond the sea from all tolls, customs, subsidies, pontages, panages, murages, tallages, fossages, and other dues in whatever way to be discharged or made to us and our heirs in our said kingdom of England just as the same [peoples and communities of the said islands of Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney / people and community of the said island of Jersey] or their predecessors, or ancestors of the same [islands / island], living under the obedience of any of our progenitors the kings of England, have ever been.

[4] And further that the said [peoples and communities of the same islands of Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney / people and community of the same island of Jersey], their heirs and successors, should enjoy all the rights, liberties and franchises as freely and fully as their predecessors and ancestors living under the obedience of any of our progenitors the kings of England have ever had or enjoyed them, without fine or fee in the premises or any of the premises to be paid or made to us in the Hanaper so far as express mention exists of the surety or annual value or any other value in the matter of the premises or of any of them or of other gifts or concessions by us or our progenitors to the same [peoples and communities / people and community], whether such mention has been made before these times or is expressly set forth in these present letters, or any statute, act or ordinance published to the contrary notwithstanding. In witness whereof we have caused these out Letters to be made Patent. Witness myself at Westminster this twenty-eighth day of January in the eighth year of our reign.

[5] We, moreover, finding the aforesaid letters and all and singular therein contained to be reasonable and seasonable, accept and approve them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and now ratify and confirm them to the aforesaid [peoples and communities of the islands of Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney / people and community of the island of Jersey] aforesaid, and to their heirs and successors, in the tenor of the present letters, as the aforesaid letters reasonably testify. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster the tenth day of February in the first year of our reign.

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[1] ^BHenry by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland: to all to whom these presents may come, greeting[^AThe King to all to whom etc., greeting]. We have inspected the Letters Patent [^Aof confirmation] of the Lord Henry [^Bthe Seventh], lately king of England [^A, our father,] made in these words: Henry by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all to whom these presents may come, greeting. We have inspected the Letters Patent of the Lord Edward the Fourth, lately king of England, made in these words: Edward by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all to whom these presents may come, greeting.

[2] Whereas our most noble progenitor of glorious memory Richard the Second after the Conquest, lately king of England and France and lord of Ireland, by his Letters Patent given at Westminster on the eighth day of July in the eighteenth year of his reign in consideration of the good behaviour and great loyalty which he always found among his liege and faithful peoples and communities of the islands of Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney, of his special grace granted for himself and his heirs, as far as in him lay, to these his same peoples and communities that they themselves and their successors should be for ever in all cities, market towns, and ports within the kingdom of England free and quit of all tolls, duties, and customs of whatsoever kind in such wise and in such manner as his own faithful lieges have continued in his own aforesaid kingdom. Provided always that they his said people and communities, their heirs and successors aforesaid should conduct themselves well and faithfully towards himself and his heirs for ever as is more fully contained in those Letters. We considering more fully the continuous loyalty of the said islands of Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney, the aforesaid Letters and all and singular contained therein as regards the peoples and communities of the same islands of Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney, do accept, approve, and by these presents to these same peoples and communities their heirs and successors, do ratify and confirm them.

[3] And, further, we calling to mind how valiantly, manfully, and steadfastly the said peoples and communities of the said islands of Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney have stood out for us and our progenitors and what great dangers and losses they have sustained for the safety of the said islands and for the recapture of our castle of Mont Orgueil, of our more abundant grace have granted to the same peoples and communities that they, their heirs and successors shall likewise be free and quit in all cities, boroughs, market towns, and other towns, ports, and places within our kingdom of England and within all our lands and islands lying or situated on this side or beyond the sea from all theolonies, customs, subsidies, pontages, panages, murages, tallages, fossages, and other dues in whatever way to be discharged or made to us and our heirs in our said kingdom of England just as the same peoples and communities of the said islands of Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney, or their predecessors or ancestors of the same islands, living under the obedience of any of our progenitors the kings of England have ever been.

[4] And further that the said peoples and communities of the same islands of Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney, their heirs and successors, should enjoy all their rights, liberties and franchises as freely and fully as their predecessors and ancestors living under the obedience of any of our progenitors the kings of England have ever had or enjoyed them, without fine or fee in the premises or any of the premises to be paid or made to us in the Hanaper so far as express mention exists of the surety or annual value or any other value in the matter of the premises or of any of them or of other gifts or concessions by us or our progenitors to the same peoples and communities, whether such mention has been made before these times or is expressly set forth in these present letters, or any statute, act or ordinance published to the contrary notwithstanding. In witness whereof we have caused these out Letters to be made Patent. Witness myself at Westminster this twenty-eighth day of January in the eighth year of our reign.

[5] We, moreover, holding the aforesaid letters, and all and singular contained therein, to be reasonable and seasonable, accept and approve them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and now ratify and confirm them to the aforesaid peoples and communities of the islands of Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney aforesaid, and to their heirs and successors, in the tenor of the present letters, as the aforesaid letters reasonably testify. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster the tenth day of February in the first year of our reign.

[6] We, moreover, finding the aforesaid letters and all and singular contained therein, to be reasonable and seasonable, accept and approve them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and now ratify, grant, and confirm them to our aforesaid people and community of the island of Jersey aforesaid, and to their heirs and successors, in the tenor of the present letters, as the aforesaid letters reasonably testify. [^BIn witness whereof we have caused these out letters to be made patent.][^AIn witness whereof, etc..] [^BWitness myself at Westminster this fifth day of March in the first year of our reign.][^AWitness the King at Westminster this twenty-sixth day of February.]

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By the king himself, and the aforesaid authority of parliament and forty shillings paid into the Hanaper.]
[For forty shillings paid into the Hanaper.]
Examined by William Morland and Francis Skipton clerks

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[1] The king, to all to whom these present letters come, greeting. We have inspected the Letters Patent of the Lord Henry the Eighth, lately king of England, our most dearly beloved father, made in these words:

[2] Henry by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all those to whom these present letters may come, greeting. We have inspected the Letters Patent of the Lord Henry the Seventh, our father, lately king of England, made in these words:

[3] Henry by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all those to whom these present letters may come, greeting. We have inspected the Letters Patent of the Lord Edward the Fourth, lately king of England, made in these words.

[4] Edward by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland to all to whom these present letters may come, greeting. Whereas our most noble progenitor of glorious memory Richard the Second after the Conquest, lately king of England and France and lord of Ireland, by his Letters Patent given at Westminster on the eighth day of July in the eighteenth year of his reign in consideration of the good behaviour and great loyalty which he always found in his liege and faithful peoples and communities of the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Sark and Alderney, of his special grace granted for himself and his heirs, as far as in him lay, to these his same peoples and communities that they themselves and their successors should be for ever in all cities, market towns, and ports within the kingdom of England free and quit of all tolls, duties, and customs of whatsoever kind in such wise and in such manner as his own faithful lieges have continued in his own aforesaid kingdom. Provided always that they his said people and communities, their heirs and successors aforesaid should conduct themselves well and faithfully towards himself and his heirs for ever as is more fully contained in those Letters. We considering more fully the continuous loyalty of the said island of Jersey, the aforesaid Letters and all and singular contained therein as regards the people and community of the same island of Jersey, do accept, approve, and by these presents to these same people and community, their heirs and successors, do ratify and confirm them.

[5] And, further, calling to mind how valiantly, manfully and steadfastly the said people and community of the said island of Jersey have stood out for us and our progenitors and what great dangers and losses they have sustained for the safety of the said islands and for the recapture of our castle of Mont Orgueil, of our more abundant favour we have granted to the same people and community that they, their heirs and successors shall likewise be free and quit in all cities, boroughs, market towns, and other towns, ports, and places within our kingdom of England and within all our lands and islands lying or situated on this side or beyond the sea from all tolls, customs, subsidies, pontages, panages, murages, tallages, fossages, and other dues in whatever way to be discharged or made to us and our heirs in our said kingdom of England just as the same people and community of the said island of Jersey, or their predecessors or ancestors of the same island, living under the obedience of any of our progenitors the kings of England, have ever been.

[6] And further that the said people and community, their heirs and successors, should have and enjoy all their rights, liberties, and franchises within the same island as freely and in as full a manner and form as the same people and community, or their predecessors and ancestors in the same island living under the obedience of any of our progenitors the kings of England have ever had or enjoyed them, without fine or fee in the premises or any of the premises to be paid or made to us in the hanaper; so far as express mention exists of the surety or annual value or any other value in the matter of the premises, or of any of them, or of other gifts or concessions by us or our progenitors to the same people and community, whether such mention has been made before these times or is expressly set forth in these present letters, or any statute, act or ordinance published to the contrary, notwithstanding. In witness whereof we have caused these out Letters to be made Patent. Myself as witness at Westminster this twentieth day of January in the eighth year of our reign.

[7] We, moreover, holding the aforesaid letters, and all and singular contained therein, to be reasonable and seasonable, accept and approve them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and now ratify and confirm them to the aforesaid people and community of the island of Jersey, and to their heirs and successors, in the tenor of the present letters, as the aforesaid letters reasonably testify. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster this tenth day of February in the first year of our reign.

[8] We, moreover, holding the aforesaid letters, and all and singular contained therein, to be reasonable and seasonable, accept and approve them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and now ratify, grant and confirm them to the aforesaid people and community of the island of Jersey, and to their heirs and successors, in the tenor of the present letters, as the aforesaid letters reasonably testify. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster this twenty-sixth day of February in the first year of our reign.

[9] We, moreover, holding the aforesaid letters, and all and singular contained therein, to be reasonable and seasonable, accept and approve them for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and ratify, grant and confirm them both to the aforesaid people and community of the island of Jersey and to the aforesaid peoples and communities of the islands of Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney, and to their heirs and successors, in the tenor of the present letters, as the aforesaid letters in themselves reasonably testify.

[10] And above this, we wishing to show the peoples and communities of the islands our fuller favour, and calling to mind how valiantly, manfully and steadfastly the said peoples and communities of the same islands have stood out for us and our progenitors and what great dangers and losses they have sustained for the salvation of the same islands and the reduction and defence of our castle of Mount Orguyll, of our special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, on the advice and with the agreement of our dearest uncle Edward, duke of Somerset, governor of our person and Protector of our realms, lordships, and subjects, and of our other councillors we have granted and by these present letters we grant to the foresaid peoples and communities of the aforesaid islands, and to each of them, that they themselves, their heirs and successors, be as free and quit, in all the cities, boroughs, fairs, mart-towns, and other towns and ports sited and situate within our kingdom of England and within all our lands and islands on this side of or beyond the sea, from all tolls, customs, subsidies, pontage, panage, murage, fossage, and all other duties to us and our heirs in our said kingdom of England, howsoever to be paid or made, as the same peoples and communities of the said islands or their predecessors or ancestors living under the obedience of any of our predecessors the kings of England ever were.

[11] And, furthermore, that the said peoples and communities of the said islands, their heirs and successors, should have and enjoy all their rights, liberties, and franchises within the same islands and any of them as freely and in as full a manner and form as the same peoples and communities or their predecessors and ancestors living under the obedience of any of our progenitors kings of England ever had and enjoyed them.

[12] And, above this, since it is given to us to understand that a certain exaction has recently been levied of the inhabitants and peoples of our island of Jersey and of merchants and others gathering there, against the ancient extent and custom used there, viz. for each quarter of wheat or other grain exported out of that island three shillings and six pence of money current in the same island, where that extent previously did not extend to such a great sum, as we understand; and since the said inhabitants and peoples of the aforesaid island of Jersey have been accustomed similarly to pay to our use for each 150 pounds of wool exported out of that island, according to the extent used in that place, four pence of money current within the same island; we, by the advice and consent aforesaid will, and by the present letters grant, for us and our heirs, to the aforesaid inhabitants and peoples of our aforesaid island of Jersey that they themselves and all other merchants gathering there should not be held to pay more nor greater sum from now henceforth for ever to our use than twelve pence of money current within the same island of Jersey for each quarter of wheat or of other type of grain henceforth to be exported out of the same island. Thus always and on condition that the same inhabitants and people of the island of Jersey aforesaid and all other merchants and outsiders gathering there ought and hold to pay henceforth for ever to our use for each 150 pounds of wool exported out of the same island three and a half shillings of money current within the same island.

[13] And since various other liberties not expressed in the present letters exist, conceded by our progenitors to the aforesaid peoples and communities of the aforesaid island, of which one is that in time of war people of all nations have been able to visit and frequent our said islands with their ships and merchandise, both to escape storms and to conduct their other their lawful business there, as freely, safely, and securely as they have been able to in time of peace, without condemnation or interference from any of our subjects either in their bodies or in their goods, both within the said islands and in the ports and harbours of the same; finding this concession or prerogative reasonable and acceptable, for the benefit of our subjects of the aforesaid islands, we accept and approve, for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, and we concede and confirm it both to the aforesaid peoples and communities of the same islands, and to their heirs and successors for ever.

[14] And therefore firmly enjoining all our subjects we order that they should not attempt to infringe or violate this our concession and prerogative grant; and if anyone, in their rashness and daring, should contravene it, we wish that he should not only restore that taken away but that he should be compelled to give full compensation for the costs, interest, and damages, and be severely punished for his audacious contempt of our order.

[15] Provided always that any clause, article or anything other expressed and specified in our present letters patent should not be set forth, interpreted or extend itself to anything which should or could be prejudicial to us or our heirs in relation to any our lands, tenements, rents or inheritances within the foresaid islands or of any of them.

[16] And we wish and by these present [letters] we grant that the same peoples and communities should have these our letters patent under our great seal of England in due manner made and sealed, without fine or fee paid or made to us in our hanaper or elsewhere to our use by the premises. So that express mention, &c. In testimony whereof, &c. Witness the king at Westminster, 6 March

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For the Bailiff and Jurats of the Island of Jersey
The Queen to all to whom these Presents shall come, greeting

[1] Whereas our beloved and faithful lieges and subjects the Bailiff and Jurats of our Island of Jersey and other inhabitants of and dwellers in that Island within our duchy of Normandy and their predecessors have from time immemorial by special charters, grants, confirmations, and most ample writs of our illustrious progenitors and predecessors as well kings of England as dukes of Normandy and others used, enjoyed and been in possession of very many rights, jurisdictions, privileges, immunities, liberties, and franchises freely, quietly, and without molestation as well within our realm of England as elsewhere within the dominions and places subject to our government beyond and on this side of the sea, by the help and benefit of which the before mentioned Island and maritime places before named have steadfastly, faithfully, and unblameably continued and persevered in their allegiance, obedience, and service as well to us as to those same ancestors of ours and have enjoyed and gone on in their free trade with merchants and others, natives and foreigners, as well in times of peace as of war, and have moreover exercised and executed and carried through judgment and cognisance of all and every sort of causes, complaints, actions, and pleas, as well civil as criminal and capital and have received the judicial power of taking into consideration, deciding, discussing, hearing, and determining all those things and of proceeding in the same and keeping records of their proceedings according to the laws and customs of the Island and before mentioned places accepted and approved of old except in certain cases from time to time reserved to our royal cognisance.

[2] And we as is just considering of how great advantage and moment all and singular the premises are and have been for the safety and preservation of the Island and maritime places before mentioned in their fidelity and obedience to our crown of England and being not unmindful how bravely and faithfully the aforesaid Islanders and other inhabitants and dwellers in the same place have been devoted to us and our ancestors and how great losses damages and dangers they have sustained and do still sustain as well for the constant defence of the same Island and places as for the recovery and defence of our castle of Mont Orgueil within our aforesaid Island of Jersey. So that not only our royal benevolence, favour, and affection toward the aforesaid Islanders may be shown by some remarkable testimony and evident proof of our beneficence but also that they and their posterity may hereafter for ever as formerly retain and inviolably observe their wonted and due obedience to us our heirs and our successors, we have thought fit to grant to them these our letters patent confirmed under the Great Seal of England in the following form.

[3] Know ye that we of our special grace and certain knowledge and mere motion have given and granted and by these presents we give and grant for us our heirs and successors to the said Bailiff and Jurats of our aforesaid Island of Jersey and the other natives and inhabitants of the said Island that they and any one of them although not mentioned in these presents or specified by their separate names be ever in future as free quit and exempt in all cities [states??], boroughs, markets, trading towns, fairs, mart-towns, and other places and ports within our kingdom of England and within all provinces, dominions, territories, and places subject to our rule as well on this side of as beyond the sea, of and from all tributes, tolls, customs, subsidies, hidage, taylage, pontage, panage, murage, fossage, works and warlike expeditions, except in case our aforesaid royal person or that of our heirs or successors should be detained in prison, which God forbid, and of and from all other contributions burdens and exactions whatsoever, actually due or which are to be paid or given to us our heirs and successors in any manner, as the before mentioned Islanders by virtue of any charters, grants, confirmations, and princely writs of our said progenitors formerly kings of England and dukes of Normandy or others or by virtue or force of any reasonable and legal usage prescription or custom have ever been or ought to be or could be or any of them ought to be or in any way could be.

[4] And whereas some other privileges, jurisdictions, immunities, liberties, and franchises were conferred upon given, granted, and confirmed to the aforesaid Island by our before mentioned progenitors and predecessors formerly kings of England and dukes of Normandy and others and have from time immemorial been inviolably used and observed within the Island and maritime places before mentioned, one of which is that in time of war the merchants and others of all nations as well foreigners as natives, as well enemies as friends, could and might freely lawfully and without fear of punishment resort to, come to, visit, and frequent the said Island and maritime places with their ships, merchandises, and goods as well to avoid storms as to carry on their other lawful business there, and there to exercise a free commerce, trade and traffic and safely and quietly to remain there and thence to depart and there to return as often as they think fit without any harm molestation or hurt whatsoever to their wares, goods, or persons and that not only within the Island and maritime places aforesaid and the precincts of the same but also farther on all sides at such space and distance from them as the sight of man goes to, that is as far as the sight of the eye can reach. We holding the same immunity, impunity, liberties, and privileges and all other the premises last mentioned as fixed and acceptable do by these presents grant and bestow the same for us our heirs and successors as much as in us lies unto the said Bailiff and Jurats and other natives, inhabitants, merchants, and others as well enemies as friends and to each one of them and by our royal authority do renew reiterate and confirm the same in as ample a manner and form as the said natives and inhabitants of the said Island and the said natives and foreigners merchants and others have in time passed used or enjoyed or ought to have used or enjoyed the same. Therefore by these presents we order and strictly enjoin all and singular our magistrates, officers, and subjects throughout our whole realm of England and other dominions and places subject to our rule wheresoever constituted that they do not presume rashly to infringe or in any way to violate this our grant, concession, and confirmation or anything therein expressed or contained, and if anyone should rashly dare do anything to the contrary or attempt to do we will and decree as much as in our power lies that he restore not only the things he has taken and seized but also that he be compelled by every remedy of our law to make full restitution and satisfaction for the loss interest and expense and that he be severely punished as a rash despiser of our royal authority and of our laws.

[5] Further of our further grace by these presents we ratify approve establish and confirm all and singular the laws and customs duly and lawfully used in the Island and maritime places before mentioned and received and approved of old giving and granting to our aforesaid Bailiff and Jurats and all other magistrates officers of justice and any other persons appointed there in any office or duty full absolute and complete authority power and faculty to have the cognisance, jurisdiction, and judgment concerning and touching all and all sorts of pleas, processes, lawsuits, actions, disputes, and causes of any kind whatsoever arising in the Island and before mentioned places as well real, personal, and mixed as criminal and capital and there and not elsewhere to plead, proceed with, prosecute and defend all these things and every one of them and in the same matters either to proceed or supersede, to examine, hear, end, acquit, condemn, decide, and put their sentences in execution according to the laws and customs of the Island and before mentioned maritime places heretofore used and approved without any challenge or appeal whatsoever except in cases which according to the ancient custom of the Island and before mentioned places are reserved to our royal cognisance or which by our right or royal privilege ought to be reserved, which authority power and faculty except in those cases reserved we for ourselves our heirs and successors give entrust grant and confirm by these presents to our said Bailiff and Jurats and others as fully freely and completely as the said Bailiff and Jurats and others or any of them have ever up to the present rightly and lawfully used practised or enjoyed the same or ought or could legitimately have used performed or enjoyed the same or any one of them ought or could.

[6] Moreover we desire and for us our heirs and successors by these presents we grant to the aforesaid Bailiff and Jurats and others, natives and inhabitants within the Island and other maritime places before mentioned, that none of them for the future should be cited, apprehended or drawn into a lawsuit by any writs or process issued from any of our courts or other courts within our kingdom of England or any of them or in any other way be compelled to appear or reply without the Island and maritime places aforesaid before any judges, courts, magistrates, or officers of justice of ours or of others concerning or touching any thing, suit, matter, or cause whatsoever arising within the aforesaid Island but that the said Islanders and any one of them notwithstanding citations, apprehensions, writs, and processes of the kind mentioned may and might lawfully and with impunity in the Island and aforesaid places reside remain be at rest and there await justice without any corporal punishment or pecuniary fine, ransom, or loss on that account to be incurred or suffered and without any offence or cause of contempt or contumacy as far as concerns our heirs and successors on them or on any one or more of them on that account to be inflicted imposed or otherwise adjudged. Except only such cases as by the laws and customs of the Island and aforesaid places may be reserved to our royal cognisance and examination or by our royal right or privilege ought to be reserved.

[7] And moreover of our fuller grace and certain knowledge and mere motion we have given granted and confirmed and by these our letters patent for ourselves our heirs and successors as much as in us lies we give grant and confirm to the said Bailiff and Jurats and the other natives of and dwellers in the Island and maritime places before mentioned as also to merchants and others resorting thither such great similar or like rights, jurisdictions, immunities, impunities, indemnities, exemptions, liberties, franchises, and privileges whatsoever as the said Bailiff and Jurats and other natives and inhabitants merchants and others or any one of them have heretofore legally and rightfully used practised and enjoyed or any one of them has used practised or enjoyed and all and every other thing that has been given granted and confirmed heretofore to them or their predecessors in whatever charters or letters patent of ours or of our progenitors formerly kings of England or dukes of Normandy or others and not revoked or abolished by whatsoever name or names the said Bailiff, Jurats and other natives and inhabitants of the said Island and maritime places aforesaid or their predecessors or some or any of them may be described, called, or named or ought to be described, called, or named or have been wont to be in the said letters patent or any of them and all and singular which things although not expressly mentioned we do by these presents confirm, consolidate, and ratify anew to the said Bailiff and Jurats and other residents and inhabitants of the said Island and before mentioned maritime places as well as to merchants as others natives and foreigners coming together there as fully freely and entirely as if all and singular the things contained in those letters patent were just now particularly expressly and clearly recited and declared in our present letters patent.

[8] Saving always entire and unimpaired the supreme royal power dominion and empire of our crown of England as much as to what may concern the allegiance and obedience of the aforesaid Island and of others whoever they may be sojourning or living in the Island and above named places as to what may concern the regalities, privileges, interests, revenues, tributes, and other rights, profits, commodities, and emoluments whatever in the Island and said places anciently due and accustomed to be paid to us our heirs and successors by the prerogative of our crown of England or dukedom of Normandy or otherwise; saving also every possible right of appeal of the said Island and of others dwelling or being there in all kinds of cases which by the laws and customs of the Island and aforesaid places are reserved to our royal cognisance and examination or ought by law or our royal prerogative to be reserved; notwithstanding any sentence, clause, thing, or matter whatever expressed above in these presents and set out to the contrary. Provided always that no clause article or any other thing expressed and set out in these our present letters patent should be explained or understood or should enlarge themselves in some way which might be or might possibly become prejudicial to us or our heirs as regards any tenements, lands, revenues, regalities, or inheritances of ours within the aforesaid Island.

[9] Lastly our pleasure is and by these presents we grant that the said Bailiff and Jurats and others, natives and inhabitants of the aforesaid Island, as well merchants as others dwelling or coming together there, should have and from time to time should be able to have these our letters patent made and sealed under our great seal of England in the required manner without yielding, paying, or rendering any fine or fee whether great or small to us in our Hanaper or elsewhere to our use for the same.

[10] And that although express mention [Editor’s note, in the JGLR edition: The translator has completed the text which did not appear in the version printed in the Prison Board case] of the fine annual value or of the certainty of the premises or of any of them or of the other gifts or grants before this time made by us or by some of our progenitors or predecessors to the aforesaid Bailiff and Jurats and other natives and inhabitants of the said Island or to any of them do not appear clearly in these presents or notwithstanding any statute, act, ordinance, proviso, edict, or restriction to the contrary thereof up to the present had, made, decreed, ordained, or provided or any other thing, cause, or matter whatsoever in any way notwithstanding. In witness whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made patent
At Greenwich the twenty-seventh day of June in the fourth year of our reign.

English

[1] James, by the grace of God, king of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc.

[2] To all to whom these present letters shall come, greeting. Whereas our beloved and faithful lieges and subjects, the bailiff and the jurats of our Island of Jersey, and the other sojourners in and inhabitants of the same island within our duchy of Normandy, and their predecessors, have from time beyond what the memory of men can reach, by virtue of several charters, grants, confirmations, and most ample writs, of our illustrious progenitors and ancestors, both kings and queens of England and dukes of Normandy, and others, used, enjoyed, and been in possession of very many rights, jurisdictions, privileges, immunities, liberties, and franchises, freely, quietly, and without any infringement of the same, both within the kingdom of England, and elsewhere within our dominions, and other places under our subjection on this side of, or beyond, the seas; by the aid and benefit of which grants, the aforesaid island and the maritime places have stood out and continued constantly, faithfully, and unblameably in faith, obedience, and service as well to us as to those same progenitors of ours, and have enjoyed and gone on in their commerce and trade with merchants, both natives and aliens, as well in time of peace, as in time of war, and exercised and executed their duties in giving their decrees, and taking cognisance of all and every cause, quarrel, action, both civil and criminal, and capital pleas; and the right of jurisdiction they were vested with, to take into their consideration, to take order, decide, discuss, hear, and determine, and to proceed in the premises, and keep records of their proceedings according to the laws and customs practised of old, and approved in the said island and other places aforesaid; except in certain cases reserved from time to time to our royal cognisance:

[3] And we considering of how great advantage and moment all and singular the premises are, and have been, toward the safe-keeping and conservation of the aforesaid island and maritime places in their fidelity and allegiance to our crown of England; and being always mindful (as is just) how courageously and loyally the said islanders and inhabitants have behaved themselves in our own and in our progenitors’ service, and considering what great detriments, losses and dangers they have sustained and do daily sustain, both for the constant safeguarding of the said islands and places, and for the recovery and defence of our Castle of Mont Orgueil, in our aforesaid island of Jersey; to the end, not only to show some distinguished testimony and certain marks of our favour, affection, and royal beneficence towards the inhabitants aforesaid, but also to encourage them, and their posterity for ever, to persevere and continue inviolably in their accustomed and due obedience towards us, and our heirs and successors, we have thought proper to grant to them these our royal letters patent, confirmed under our great seal of England, in form following.

[4] Know ye, that we, of our special favour, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have given and granted, and for ourselves, our heirs and successors, we do by these present letters give and grant, to the said bailiff and jurats of our island of Jersey aforesaid, and to the other sojourners and inhabitants of the same island; that they themselves and every one of them (though not herein stated or declared by their particular names) have been and shall be, for the time to come, for ever free, exempted, and acquitted, in all our cities, boroughs, markets, and trading towns, and fairs, mart-towns, and other places and ports, within our kingdom of England, and within all our provinces, dominions, territories, and other places under our subjection, this side of, or beyond, the seas, from and of all tributes, tolls, customs, subsidies, hidage, taylage, pontage, panage, murage, fossage, works, and warlike expeditions (except in case our body, or that of our heirs and successors, should be held in prison (which God avert)), and of and from all other contributions, burdens, and exactions whatsoever, that may be due from, to be rendered by, or be payable by, and claimed from, the said islanders, to us, our heirs and successors, ever in any manner, by virtue of any charters, grants, confirmations, and writs of our said progenitors, formerly kings of England and dukes of Normandy, or others, or by virtue or reason of any reasonable and legal usage, prescription, or custom.

[5] And whereas some other privileges, jurisdictions, immunities, liberties, and franchises have been graciously given, granted, and confirmed by our progenitors and predecessors, formerly kings of England and dukes of Normandy, and others, to the aforesaid islanders, and have been used and observed constantly in the said islands and other maritime places, from the time whereof the memory of men reaches not to the contrary; one of which is, that in time of war merchants of all nations and others, both aliens and natives, both enemies and friends, could and might freely, lawfully, without danger or punishment, come to, resort to, go to and fro, and frequent the said islands, and other aforesaid maritime places, with their ships, merchandise, and goods; both to avoid storms, and to conduct their other lawful business there, and to exercise there free commerce, business and trade, and securely, and without danger, remain there, and depart from thence, and return to the same, as often as they think fit, without any harm, molestation, or hostility whatsoever, in their goods, merchandise, or persons; and this not only within the said islands and maritime places, and all around the same, but likewise at such spaces and distances from the islands as the sight of man goes to, that is as far as the eye of man can reach: We, by virtue of our royal authority, do, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, indulge and enlarge, and renew, reiterate, and confirm, by these present letters, as far as in us lies, the same immunities, impunities, liberties, and privileges, and all the other premisses last mentioned, finding them to be reasonable and seasonable, to the said bailiff and jurats, and the other sojourners, inhabitants and merchants, and others, whether enemies or friends, and to each of them, in as ample form and manner as heretofore they, the said sojournors and inhabitants of the aforesaid island and the aforesaid merchants whether alien or native, have used or enjoyed the same, or ought to have used an enjoyed them. In order therefore to prevent any violation or infraction of this our grant, concession, and confirmation, or any thing therein contained, in any manner whatsoever, we declare and give this warning by these present letters to all our magistrates, officers and subjects in all parts of our kingdom of England, and throughout all our lordships and places under our obedience, wheresoever they lie, or are situated. And if any one of our said officers and subjects shall rashly or otherwise presume or attempt to transgress these our strict orders and commands, we order and decree (as far as in us lies), that he shall not only restore what has been taken or seized, but shall also be compelled to make a fuller restitution and satisfaction of all costs, interests, and damages, by whatever legal remedy, and he shall be severely punished for his audacious contempt of our royal power, and of our laws.

[6] Further, we, of our more gracious favour, do, for ourselves and our heirs and successors, by these present letters, ratify, approve, establish, and confirm, all and every one of the laws and customs which have been duly and legally from ancient times used, received, and approved within the aforesaid islands and maritime places; giving and granting to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats, and all other magistrates and officers of justice, and others who are appointed for performing the functions and executing the duties of any office, full and absolute authority, power, and faculty to have the cognisance, jurisdiction, and judgment concerning and touching all and all sorts of pleas, processes, law-suits, actions, quarrels, and causes arising within the island and places aforesaid; both those actions which are personal, real, and mixed, and those which are criminal and capital, and to proceed there and not elsewhere, in hearing the parties in their pleadings, and prosecutions of their processes, in their defence; and to hear, examine, and supersede the same, making decrees, determining, absolving, condemning, and putting their sentences in execution, according to the laws and customs previously practised and approved in the island and maritime places aforesaid; without admitting any challenge or appeal, except in such cases as are reserved to our royal cognisance by the ancient customs of the island and places aforesaid, or which by our right or royal privilege ought to be reserved. Which authority, power, and faculty (except in the cases reserved to us), we commit, give, grant, and confirm, for ourselves and our heirs and successors aforesaid, to the said bailiffs and jurats, and to the others, by these present letters, as freely, fully, and entirely, as the said bailiff and jurats, or others or any of them, heretofore have rightfully and lawfully used, practised, and enjoyed, or might legally have used and enjoyed.

[7] Moreover, our will and pleasure is, and we grant, for ourselves, our heirs, and successors by these present letters, to the said bailiff and jurats, and the other inhabitants and sojourners in the islands and maritime places aforesaid, that for the time to come, none of them be cited, apprehended, summoned, or drawn into any lawsuit, or forced in any manner by any writs or process, issued from any of our courts, or the courts of others, within our kingdom of England, to appear and answer before any judges, courts, or other officers of justice of ourselves or others, out of the island and maritime places aforesaid, touching or concerning any thing, dispute, causes, or matters in controversy whatsoever, arising in the aforesaid island, but that the aforesaid islanders, and each of them, may lawfully and with impunity, notwithstanding the said citations, warrants, writs and processes, remain, reside quietly, and abide in the aforesaid island and places, waiting for justice there; without incurring any punishment, corporal or pecuniary, by way of fine, mulct, ransom, or forfeiture, by reason of any offence, contempt, or contumacy, committed towards us, our heirs and successors, for which they might be sued, arraigned, or condemned; except only in the cases, which by the laws of the island and places aforesaid are reserved to our royal cognisance and determination, or which by our right or royal privilege ought to be reserved.

[8] And moreover, of our more gracious favour, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we have given, granted, and confirmed, and by our present letters, for ourselves, our heirs and successors (as far as in us lies), we do give, grant, and confirm to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats, and other sojourners in, and inhabitants of, the aforesaid islands and maritime places; as also to merchants and others meeting there, the like, and as great, and as ample rights, jurisdictions, immunities, impunities, indemnities, exemptions, liberties, franchises, and liberties [sic] whatsoever, as the aforesaid bailiff and jurats, and other sojourners and inhabitants, and merchants and others, or any of them, have heretofore rightfully and legally used, practised, and enjoyed; and all and singular other things whatsoever that has been heretofore given, granted, and confirmed to them or to their predecessors, in any charters, ordinances, or letters patent, of us or our progenitors, formerly kings and queens of England, or dukes of Normandy, or others, and not revoked or abolished, by whatsoever name or names the same bailiff and jurats, and other sojourners in, or inhabitants of, the same islands and maritime places aforesaid, or their predecessors, or any of them, may be supposed to have been comprised, called, or named, or ought to have been called or named, in the said letters patent, and all and singular which things, though not herein expressly mentioned, we do by these present letters confirm, consolidate, and ratify anew to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats, and other sojourners, and inhabitants, of the islands and maritime places aforesaid, and also merchants and others coming together there, those born there, and those born elsewhere, as fully, freely, and entirely, as if all and singular the things particularly mentioned and declared in the same letters patent were particularly and expressly recited and declared in these our present letters patent.

[9] Saving always entire and without detriment the regal and sovereign power, dominion, and empire of our crown of England, as to what may concern the allegiance, subjection, and obedience of the aforesaid islanders, and others, whoever they may be, dwelling for a shorter or longer time in the same island; and also as to what may concern the regality, privileges, incomes, revenues, tributes, and other rights, profits, commodities, and emoluments whatsoever, anciently due and accustomed to be paid to us, our heirs and successors, according to our royal prerogative as kings of England, or the prerogative of the duchy of Normandy, in the islands and places aforesaid; saving also to the aforesaid islanders, and others dwelling or being in the said islands, a right to appeal in all cases reserved to our cognisance and consideration by the laws and customs of the said island, or where by our right or royal privilege it ought to be reserved: notwithstanding any sentence, clause, thing, or matter whatsoever expressed above, or specially contained to the contrary in these present letters.

[10] Provided always that any clause, article, or any other thing expressed and specified in our present letters patent are not construed, interpreted nor extended to any thing that might be prejudicial to us, our heirs, or successors with regards to any of our lands, tenements, rents, regalities, or inheritances within the aforesaid island and maritime places or any of them.

[11] And in addition, since we are given to understand that an exaction has recently been levied upon the inhabitants and peoples of our island of Jersey aforesaid, and on merchants and others gathering there against the ancient extent and custom there used, that is to say for each quarter of corn or other grain exported from the island three shillings and six pence in money current within the island, when that extent previously did not, as we understand, extend to so large a sum.
And since the said inhabitants and people of the aforesaid isle of Jersey were accustomed in the same way to pay to the use of our progenitors or ancestors for every one hundred and fifty pounds of wool exported from the island according to the extent there used four pence in the money current within the same island, we will, and by these present letters for us, our heirs, and successors do grant to the aforesaid inhabitants and peoples of our aforesaid island of Jersey, that they themselves, and all the other merchants gathering there from now henceforth for ever shall be bound to pay for our use a sum no more or greater than twelve pence in the money current within the same island of Jersey for each quarter of wheat or other type of grain hereafter exported from the same island. Thus, always, and on condition that the same inhabitants and peoples of the aforesaid island of Jersey and all other merchants and foreigners gathering there, owe and are bound to pay forever hereafter to our use for every one hundred and fifty pounds of wool exported from that island, three and a half shillings in the money current within the same island and aforesaid maritime places, or any of them.

[12] Furthermore, we wish etc. without fine in the Hanaper etc. [And that although] express mention etc.. In witness whereof etc.. Witness the king at Westminster the seventh day of April.
By writ of privy seal etc.

English

[1] The King to all to whom etc., greeting. Whereas our beloved and faithful lieges and subjects, the bailiff and the jurats of our Island of Jersey, and the other sojourners in and inhabitants of the same island within our duchy of Normandy, and their predecessors, have from time beyond what the memory of men can reach, by virtue of several charters, grants, confirmations, and most ample writs, of our illustrious progenitors and ancestors, both kings of England and dukes of Normandy, and others, used, enjoyed, and been in possession of very many jurisdictions, privileges, immunities, liberties, and franchises, freely and quietly, and without any infringement of the same, both within the kingdom of England, and elsewhere within our dominions, and other places under our subjection on this side of, or beyond, the seas; by the aid and benefit of which grants, the aforesaid island and maritime places have stood out and continued constantly, faithfully, and unblameably in faith, obedience, and service, as well to us as to those same progenitors and ancestors of ours, and have enjoyed and gone on in their commerce and trade with merchants, both natives and aliens, as well in time of peace, as in time of war, and exercised and executed their duties in giving their decrees, and taking cognisance of all and every cause, quarrel, action, both civil and criminal, and capital and judicial pleas; and the right of jurisdiction they were vested with, to take into their consideration, to take order, decide, discuss, hear, and determine, and to proceed in the premises, and keep records of their proceedings according to the laws and customs practised of old, and approved in the said island and other places aforesaid; except in certain cases reserved from time to time to our royal cognisance:

[2] And we considering of how great advantage and moment all and singular the premises are, and have been, toward the safe-keeping and conservation of the said aforesaid island and maritime places in their fidelity and allegiance to our crown of England; and being always mindful, as is just, how courageously and loyally the said islanders and inhabitants have behaved themselves in our own and in our progenitors’ service, and considering what great detriments, losses and dangers they have sustained and do daily sustain, both for the constant safeguarding of the said island and places, and for the recovery and defence of our Castle of Mont Orgueil, in our aforesaid island of Jersey; to the end, not only to show some distinguished testimony and certain marks of our favour, affection, and royal beneficence towards the inhabitants aforesaid, but also to encourage them, and their posterity for ever, to persevere and continue inviolably in their accustomed and due obedience towards us, and our heirs and successors, we have thought proper to grant to them these our royal letters patent, confirmed under our great seal of England, in form following.

[3] Know ye, that we, of our special favour, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have given and granted, and for ourselves, our heirs and successors, we do by these present letters give and grant, to the said bailiff and jurats of our island of Jersey aforesaid, and to the other sojourners and inhabitants of the same island; that they themselves and every one of them (though not herein stated or declared by their particular names) were and shall, for the time to come, be for ever free, exempted, and acquitted, in all our cities, boroughs, markets, and trading towns, fairs, mart-towns, and other places and ports, within our kingdom of England, and within all our provinces, dominions, territories, and other places under our subjection, this side of, or beyond, the seas, from and of all tributes, tolls, customs, subsidies, hidage, taylage, pontage, panage, murage, fossage, works, and warlike expeditions (except in case our body, or that of our heirs and successors, should be (held in prison) which God avert), and of and from all other contributions and exactions whatsoever, that may be due from, to be rendered by, or be payable by, and claimed from, the said islanders, or any of them, to us, our heirs and successors, ever in any manner, by virtue of any charters, grants, confirmations, and writs of our said progenitors, formerly kings of England and dukes of Normandy, or others, or by virtue or reason of any reasonable and legal usage, prescriptions, or custom.

[4] And whereas some other privileges, jurisdictions, immunities, liberties, and franchises have been graciously given, granted, and confirmed by our progenitors and predecessors, formerly kings of England and dukes of Normandy, and others, to the aforesaid islanders, and have been used and observed constantly in the said island and other maritime places, from the time whereof the memory of men reaches not to the contrary; one of which is, that in time of war merchants of all nations and others, both aliens and natives, both enemies and friends, could and might freely, lawfully, without danger or punishment, come to, resort to, go to and fro, and frequent the said island, and other aforesaid maritime places, with their ships and goods; both to avoid storms, and to conduct their other lawful business there, and to exercise there free commerce, business and trade, and securely, and without danger, remain there, and depart from thence, and return to the same, as often as they think fit, without any harm, molestation, or hostility whatsoever, in their goods, merchandise, or persons; and this not only within the said island and maritime places, and all around the same, but likewise at such spaces and distances from the island as the sight of man goes to, that is as far as the eye of man can reach: We, by virtue of our royal authority, do, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, indulge and enlarge, and renew, reiterate, and confirm, by these present letters, as far as in us lies, the same immunities, impunities, liberties, and privileges, and all the other premisses last mentioned, finding them to be reasonable and seasonable, to the said bailiff and jurats, and the other sojourners, inhabitants and merchants, and others, whether enemies or friends, and to each of them, in as ample form and manner as heretofore they have used and enjoyed the same, or should have used and enjoyed the same. In order therefore to prevent any violation or infraction, reckless or otherwise, of this our grant, concession, and confirmation, or any thing therein contained, in any manner whatsoever, we declare and give this warning by these present letters to all our magistrates, officers and subjects in all parts of our kingdom of England, and throughout all our lordships and places under our obedience, wheresoever they lie, or are situated. And if any one of our said officers and subjects shall be so rash as to presume or attempt to transgress these our strict orders and commands, we order and decree (as far as in us lies), that he shall not only restore what has been taken or seized, but shall also be compelled to make a fuller restitution and satisfaction of all costs, interests, and damages, by whatever legal remedy, and he shall be severely punished for his audacious contempt of our royal power, or of our laws.

[5] Further, we, of our more gracious favour, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, do, by these present letters, ratify, approve, establish, and confirm, all and every one of the laws and customs which have been duly and legally used and from ancient times received and approved within the aforesaid island and maritime places; giving and granting to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats, and all other magistrates and officers of justice, and others who are appointed for performing the functions and executing the duties of any office, full and absolute authority, power, and faculty to have the cognisance, jurisdiction, and judgment concerning and touching all and all sorts of pleas, processes, law-suits, actions, quarrels, and causes arising within the island and maritime places aforesaid; both those actions which are personal, real, and mixed, and those which are criminal and capital, and to proceed in the said island, and not elsewhere, in hearing the parties in their pleadings, in prosecutions of their processes, and in their defence; and to hear, examine, and supersede the same, making decrees, determining, absolving, condemning, and putting their sentences in execution, according to the laws and customs previously practised and approved in the island and maritime places aforesaid; without admitting any challenge or appeal, except in such cases as are reserved to our royal cognisance by the ancient custom of the island and places aforesaid, or by our right and privilege ought so to be reserved. Which authority, power, and faculty (except in the cases reserved to us), we commit, give, grant, and confirm, for ourselves and our heirs and successors aforesaid, to the said bailiffs and jurats, and to the others, by these present letters, as freely, fully, and entirely, as the said bailiff and jurats, or others or any of them, heretofore have rightfully and lawfully used, practised, and enjoyed, or might legally have used and enjoyed.

[6] Moreover, our will and pleasure is, and we grant, for ourselves, our heirs, and successors by these present letters, to the said bailiff and jurats, and the other inhabitants and sojourners in the island and maritime places aforesaid, that for the time to come, none of them be cited, arrested, or summoned, or drawn into any lawsuit, or forced in any manner by any writs or process, issued from any of our courts or others of the kingdom of England, to appear and answer before any of our judges, courts, or other officers of justice, or others, out of the island and maritime places aforesaid, touching or concerning any thing, dispute, causes, or matters in controversy whatsoever, arising in the aforesaid island, but that the aforesaid islanders, and each of them, may lawfully and without restraint, notwithstanding the said summons, warrants, writs and processes, remain, reside quietly, and abide in the aforesaid island and places, waiting for justice there; without incurring any punishment, corporal or pecuniary, by way of fine, mulct, ransom, or forfeiture, by reason of any offence, contempt, or contumacy, committed towards us, our heirs and successors, for which they might be sued, arraigned, or condemned; except only in the cases, which by the laws and customs of the island and places aforesaid are reserved to our royal cognisance and determination, or by our right and privilege ought to be so reserved.

[7] And moreover, of our more gracious favour, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we have given, granted, and confirmed, and by our present letters, for ourselves, our heirs and successors as far as in us lies, we do give, grant, and confirm to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats, and other sojourners in, and inhabitants of, the aforesaid island and maritime places; as also to merchants and others meeting there, the like, and as great, and as ample rights, jurisdictions, immunities, impunities, indemnities, exemptions, liberties, franchises, and privileges whatsoever, as the aforesaid bailiff, jurats, and other sojourners and inhabitants, and merchants and others, or any of them, have heretofore rightfully and legally used, practised, and enjoyed; and all and singular other things whatsoever that has been heretofore given, granted, and confirmed to them or to their predecessors, in any charters, orders, or letters patent, of us or our progenitors, formerly kings and queens of England, or dukes of Normandy, or others, and not revoked or abolished, by whatsoever name or names the same bailiff and jurats, and other sojourners in, or inhabitants of, the same island and maritime places aforesaid, or their predecessors, or any of them, may be supposed to have been comprised, called, or named, or ought to have been called or named, in the said letters patent, and all and singular which things, though not herein expressly mentioned, we do by these present letters confirm, consolidate, and ratify anew to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats, and other sojourners, and inhabitants, of the island and maritime places aforesaid, and also merchants and others coming together there, those born there, and those born elsewhere, as fully, freely, and entirely, as if all and singular the things particularly mentioned and declared in the same letters patent were particularly and expressly recited and declared in these our present letters patent.

[8] Saving always entire and without detriment the regal and sovereign power, dominion, and empire of our crown of England, as to what may concern the allegiance, subjection, and obedience of the aforesaid islanders, and others, whoever they may be, dwelling for a shorter or longer time in the same island; and also as to what may concern the regality, privileges, incomes, revenues, tributes, and other rights, profits, commodities, and emoluments whatsoever, anciently due and accustomed to be paid to us, our heirs and successors, according to our royal prerogative as kings of England, or the prerogative of the duchy of Normandy, in the island and places aforesaid; saving also to the aforesaid islanders, and others dwelling or being there, a right to appeal in all cases reserved to our cognisance and consideration by the laws and customs of the said island, or which by our royal right or privilege ought to be so reserved. Notwithstanding any sentence, clause, thing, or matter whatsoever expressed above, or specially contained to the contrary in these present letters.

[9] Provided always that any clause, article, or any other thing expressed and specified in our present letters patent are not construed, interpreted nor extended to any thing that might be prejudicial to us, our heirs, or successors with regards to any of our lands, tenements, rents, regalities, or inheritances within the aforesaid island and maritime places or any of them.

[10] And in addition, since we are given to understand that an exaction has recently been levied upon the inhabitants and peoples of our island of Jersey aforesaid, and on merchants and others gathering there against the ancient extent and custom there used, that is to say for each quarter of corn or other grain exported from the island three shillings and six pence in money current within the island, when that extent previously did not, as we understand, extend to so large a sum. And since the said inhabitants and people of the aforesaid isle of Jersey were accustomed in the same way to pay to the use of our progenitors or ancestors for every one hundred and fifty pounds of wool exported from the island according to the extent there used four pence in the money current within the same island, we will, and by these present letters for us, our heirs, and successors do grant to the aforesaid inhabitants and peoples of our aforesaid island of Jersey, that they themselves, and all the other merchants gathering there from now henceforth for ever shall be bound to pay for our use a sum no more or greater than twelve pence in the money current within the same island of Jersey for each quarter of wheat or other type of grain hereafter exported from the same island. Thus, always, and on condition that the same inhabitants and peoples of the aforesaid island of Jersey and all other merchants and foreigners gathering there, owe and are bound to pay forever hereafter to our use for every one hundred and fifty pounds of wool exported from that island, three and a half shillings in the money current within the same island and aforesaid maritime places, or any of them.

[11] Furthermore, we wish and by these present letters we grant, that the said bailiff and jurats and other islanders and inhabitants of the aforesaid island and maritime places should and will have these our letters without fine or fee, great or small, rendered, made or paid to us in our Hanaper or elsewhere to our use for the same. And that although express mention etc. In testimony whereof etc. Witness the king at Canbury the sixth day of July
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[1] The King to all those to whom etc., greeting. Whereas our beloved and faithful lieges and subjects, the bailiff and the jurats of our Island of Jersey, and the other sojourners in and inhabitants of the same island within our duchy of Normandy, and their predecessors, have from time beyond what the memory of men can reach, by virtue of several charters, grants, confirmations, and most ample writs, of our illustrious progenitors and ancestors, both kings and queens of England and dukes of Normandy, and others, used, enjoyed, and been in possession of very many rights, jurisdictions, privileges, immunities, liberties, and franchises, freely and quietly, and without any infringement of the same, both within the kingdom of England, and elsewhere within our dominions, and other places under our subjection on this side of, or beyond, the seas; by the aid and benefit of which grants, the aforenamed island and maritime places have stood out and continued constantly, faithfully, and unblameably in our faith, obedience, and service, and that of our progenitors and predecessors, and have enjoyed and gone on in their commerce and trade with merchants, both natives and aliens, as well in time of peace, as in time of war, and exercised and executed their duties in giving their decrees, and taking cognisance of all and every cause, quarrel, action, both civil and criminal, and capital and judicial pleas; and the right of jurisdiction they were vested with, to take into their consideration, decide, discuss, hear, and determine, and to proceed in the premises, and keep records of their proceedings according to the laws and customs practised of old, and approved in the said island and other places aforesaid; except in certain cases reserved from time to time to our royal cognisance:

[2] And we considering of how great advantage and moment all and singular the premises are, and have been, toward the safe-keeping and conservation of the aforesaid island and maritime places in their fidelity and allegiance to our crown of England; and being always mindful, as is just, how courageously and loyally the said islanders and inhabitants have behaved themselves in our own and in our progenitors’ service, and considering what great detriments, losses and dangers they have sustained and do daily sustain, both for the constant safeguarding and defence of our Castle of Mont Orgueil, in our aforesaid island of Jersey; to the end, not only to show some distinguished testimony and certain marks of our favour, affection, and royal beneficence towards the inhabitants aforesaid, but also to encourage them, and their posterity for ever, to persevere and continue inviolably in their accustomed and due obedience towards us, and our heirs and successors; we have thought proper to grant to them these our royal letters patent, confirmed under our great seal of England, in form following.

[3] Know ye, that we, of our special favour, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have given and granted, and for ourselves, our heirs and successors, we do by these present letters give and grant, to the said bailiff and jurats of our island of Jersey aforesaid, and to the other sojourners and inhabitants of the same island; that they themselves and every one of them (though not herein stated or declared by their particular names) were and shall, for the time to come, be for ever free, exempted, and acquitted, in all our cities, boroughs, markets, and trading towns, fairs, mart-towns, and other places and ports, within our kingdom of England, and within all our provinces, dominions, territories, and other places under our subjection, this side of, or beyond, the seas, from and of all tributes, tolls, customs, subsidies, hidage, taylage, pontage, panage, murage, fossage, works, and warlike expeditions (except in case our body, or that of heirs and successors, should be held in prison (which God avert)), and of and from all other contributions, duties, and exactions whatsoever, that may be due from, to be rendered by, or be payable by, and claimed from, the said islanders, to us, our heirs and successors, ever in any manner, by virtue of any charters, grants, confirmations, and writs of our said progenitors, formerly kings of England and dukes of Normandy, or others, or by virtue or reason of any reasonable and legal usage, prescription, or custom, of a subject of our kingdom of England or of any of them.

[4] And whereas some other privileges, jurisdictions, immunities, liberties, and franchises have been graciously given, granted, and confirmed by our progenitors and predecessors, formerly kings of England and dukes of Normandy, and others, to the aforesaid islanders, and have been used and observed constantly in the said island and other maritime places, from the time whereof the memory of men reaches not to the contrary; one of which is, that in time of war merchants of all nations and others, both aliens and native, both enemies and friends, could and might freely, lawfully, without danger or punishment, come to, resort to, go to and fro, and frequent the said island, and other maritime places, with their ships and goods; both to avoid storms, and to conduct their other lawful business there, and to exercise there free commerce, business and trade, and securely, and without danger, remain there, and depart from thence, and return to the same, as often as they think fit, without any harm, molestation, or hostility whatsoever, in their goods, merchandise, or persons; and this not only within the said island and maritime places, and all around the same, but likewise at such spaces and distances from the island as the sight of man goes to, that is as far as the eye of man can reach: We, by virtue of our royal authority, do, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, indulge and enlarge, and renew, reiterate, and confirm, by these present letters, as far as in us lies, the same immunities, impunity, liberty, and privileges, and all the other premisses last mentioned, finding them to be reasonable and seasonable, to the said bailiff and jurats, and the other sojourners, inhabitants and merchants, and others, whether enemies or friends, and to each of them, in as ample form and manner as heretofore they have used or enjoyed the same, or should have used and enjoyed the same. In order therefore to prevent any violation or infraction, reckless or otherwise, of this our grant, concession, and confirmation, or any thing therein contained, in any manner whatsoever, we declare and give this warning by these present letters to all our magistrates, officers and subjects in all parts of our kingdom of England, and throughout all our lordships and places under our obedience, wheresoever they lie, or are situated. And if any one of our said officers and subjects shall be so rash as to presume or attempt to transgress these our strict orders and commands, we order and decree (as far as in us lies), that he shall not only restore what has been taken or seized, but shall also be compelled to make a fuller restitution and satisfaction of all costs, interests, and damages, by whatever legal remedy, and he shall be severely punished for his audacious contempt of our royal power, or of our laws.

[5] Further, we, of our more gracious favour, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, do, by these present letters, ratify, approve, establish, and confirm, all and every one of the laws and customs which have been duly and legally used and from ancient times received and approved within the aforesaid island and maritime places; giving and granting to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats, and all other magistrates and officers of justice, and others who are appointed for performing the functions and executing the duties of any office, full and absolute authority, power, and faculty to have the cognisance, jurisdiction, and judgment concerning and touching all and all sorts of pleas, processes, law-suits, actions, quarrels, and causes arising within the island and maritime places aforesaid; both those actions which are personal, real, and mixed, and those which are criminal and capital, and to proceed in the said island, and not elsewhere, in hearing the parties in their pleadings, in prosecutions of their processes, and in their defence; and to supersede, examine, and hear the same, determining, absolving, condemning, making decrees, and putting their sentences in execution, according to the laws and customs previously practised and approved in the island and maritime places aforesaid; without admitting any challenge or appeal, except in such cases as are reserved to our royal cognisance by the ancient custom of the island and places aforesaid, or by our royal right and privilege ought so to be reserved. Which authority, power, and faculty, except in the cases reserved to us, we give, commit, grant, and confirm, for ourselves and our heirs and successors aforesaid, to the said bailiffs and jurats, and to the others, by these present letters, as freely, fully, and entirely, as the said bailiff and jurats, or others or any of them, heretofore have rightfully and lawfully used, practised, and enjoyed, or might legally have used and enjoyed.

[6] Moreover, our will and pleasure is, and we grant, for ourselves, our heirs, and successors by these present letters, to the said bailiff and jurats, and the other inhabitants and sojourners in the island and maritime places aforesaid, that for the time to come, none of them be cited, arrested, or summoned, or drawn into any lawsuit, or forced in any manner by any writs or process, issued from any of our courts or others of the kingdom of England, to appear and answer before any of our judges, justices, magistrates, or officers, or others, out of the island and maritime places aforesaid, touching or concerning any thing, dispute, causes, or matters in controversy whatsoever, arising in the aforesaid island, but that the aforesaid islanders, and each of them, may lawfully and without restraint, notwithstanding the said summons, warrants, writs and processes, remain, reside quietly, and abide in the aforesaid island and places, waiting for justice there; without incurring any punishment, corporal or pecuniary, by way of fine, mulct, ransom, or forfeiture, by reason of any offence, contempt, or contumacy, committed towards us, our heirs and successors, for which they might be sued, arraigned, or condemned (except only in the cases, which by the laws of the island and places aforesaid are reserved to our royal cognisance and determination, or by our royal right and privilege ought to be so reserved.

[7] And moreover, of our more gracious special favour, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we have given, granted, and confirmed, and by our present letters, for ourselves, our heirs and successors as far as in us lies, we do give, grant, and confirm to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats, and other sojourners in, and inhabitants of, the aforesaid island and maritime places; as also to merchants and others meeting there, the like, and as great, and as ample rights and jurisdictions, immunities, impunities, indemnities, exemptions, liberties, franchises, and privileges whatsoever, as the aforesaid bailiff, jurats, and other sojourners and inhabitants, and merchants and others, or any of them, have heretofore rightfully and legally used, practised, and enjoyed; and all and singular other things whatsoever that has been heretofore given, granted, and confirmed to them or to their predecessors, in whatsoever charters, orders or letters patent, of us or our progenitors or predecessors, formerly kings and of England, or dukes of Normandy, or others, and not revoked or abolished, by whatsoever name or names the same bailiff and jurats, and other sojourners in, or inhabitants of, the same island and maritime places aforesaid, or their predecessors, or any of them, may be supposed to have been comprised, called, or named, or ought to have been called or named, in the said letters patent, and all and singular which things, though not herein expressly mentioned, we do by these present letters confirm, consolidate, and ratify anew to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats, and other sojourners, and inhabitants, of the island and maritime places aforesaid, and also merchants and others coming together there, those born there, and those born elsewhere, as fully, freely, and entirely, as if all and singular the things particularly mentioned and declared in the same letters patent were particularly in words expressly recited and declared in these our present letters patent.

[8] Saving always entire and without detriment the regal and sovereign power, dominion, and empire of our crown of England, as to what may concern the allegiance, subjection, and obedience of the aforesaid islanders, and others, whoever they may be, dwelling for a shorter or longer time in the same island; and also as to what may concern the regality, privileges, incomes, revenues, tributes, and other rights, profits, commodities, and emoluments whatsoever, anciently due and accustomed to be paid to us, our heirs and successors, according to our royal prerogative as kings of England, or the prerogative of the duchy of Normandy, in the island and places aforesaid; saving also to the aforesaid islanders, and others dwelling or being in the said island, a right to appeal in all cases reserved to our cognisance and consideration by the laws and customs of the said island, or which by our royal right or privilege ought to be so reserved. Notwithstanding any sentence, clause, thing, or matter whatsoever expressed above, or specially contained to the contrary in these present letters.

[9] Provided always that any clause, article, or any other thing expressed and specified in our present letters patent are not construed, interpreted nor extended to any thing that might be prejudicial to us, our heirs, or successors with regards to any of our lands, tenements, rents, regalities, or inheritances within the aforesaid island and maritime places or any of them.

[10] And in addition, since we are given to understand that an exaction has recently been levied upon the inhabitants and peoples of our island of Jersey aforesaid, and on merchants and others gathering there against the ancient extent and custom there used, that is to say for each quarter of corn or other grain exported from the island three shillings and six pence in money current within the island, when that extent previously did not, as we understand, extend to so large a sum. And since the said inhabitants and people of the aforesaid isle of Jersey were accustomed in the same way to pay to the use of our progenitors or ancestors for every one hundred and fifty pounds of wool exported from the island according to the extent there used four pence in the money current within the same island, we will, and by these present letters for us, our heirs, and successors do grant to the aforesaid inhabitants and peoples of our aforesaid island of Jersey, that they themselves, and all the other merchants gathering there from now henceforth for ever shall be bound to pay for our use a sum no more or greater than twelve pence in the money current within the same island of Jersey for each quarter of wheat or other type of grain hereafter exported from the same island. Thus, always, and on condition that the same inhabitants and peoples of the aforesaid island of Jersey and all other merchants and foreigners gathering there, owe and are bound to pay forever hereafter to our use for every one hundred and fifty pounds of wool exported from that island, three and a half shillings in the money current within the same island and aforesaid maritime places, or any of them

[11] And further, in a token of our favour to the aforesaid bailiff and jurats of our [island of] Jersey aforesaid and the other sojourners in and inhabitants of that island, for their great and constant faith and allegiance shown to us and our predecessors formerly kings and queens of England, for whatever cause, of our special faviour and certain knowledge, and mere motion we have given, granted and by these present letters for ourself, our heirs and successors we give, grant, concede and confirm to the same bailiff and jurats of our island of Jersey and other sojourners in and inhabitants of that island full power and authority that finally in perpetuity it is and will be permitted to them to have, use and carry, or cause to be carried in the presence of the bailiff of our same island of Jersey for the time being what is commonly called a ‘Mace’ of gold or silver sculpted and garnished with the our arms and the arms of our heirs and successors on it, in and through the whole of that island of Jersey, its liberties and precincts at the will of bailiff of island for the time being when and as often as the occasion requires.

[12] Provided, however, that it will always be permitted and by these present letters for ourselves, our heirs and successors for the time being or to be, to nominate or constitute a certain minister or official of the customs for the first time by us, our heirs and successors, confirmed under the seal of our Privy Council and that of our heirs and successors, to stay and abide in the aforesaid island of Jersey who (according to our former most beloved brother Charles the Second of pious memory in Privy Council on the seventeenth of December in the thirty first year of his reign and AD 1679 given at Whitehall) will write up with his own hand, and seal with his own seal, the books declaratory and certificatory referred to in English as ‘Certificates’ of whatsoever goods and merchandise are from time to time exported from England into the said island of Jersey, and of those things exported into England from the said island; by which the Commissioners of our Customs can establish the true quantity, quality, number and clear profits of all the good and merchandise imported into the island or experted from there. Which aforesaid Provy Council decree or edict given on the seventeenth of December AD 1679 (as aforementioned) all and singular liberties, rights, privileges, emoluments, advantages, and profits whatsoever contained, granted and in particular declared in the same, we by these present letter for ourselves, our heirs and successors ratify and confirm (not withstanding that in the Letters Patent under our great seal of England…