Charter of confirmation to the tinners of Cornwall, 1402

3 Henry IV (1402)

The King, to all to whom, etc., greeting. We have inspected letters-patent of the Lord Richard, late King of England, the second after the conquest, our predecessor, late made in these words - Richard, by the grace of God, King of England and France, and Lord of Ireland, to all to whom these our present letters shall come greeting, we have inspected letters-patent of the Lord Edward, King of England and, our grandfather, 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 shall come greeting, it appears to us by the inspection of the rolls of our Chancery that we lately caused our charter, under the seal which we then used in England, to be made in these words - Edward, by the grace of God, King of England and France, and Lord of Ireland, to the archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, earls, barons, justices, sheriffs, reeves, ministers, and to all his bailiffs and faithful people, greeting, it appears to us by inspection of the rolls of Chancery of the Lord Edward, late King of England, our grandfather, that the same, our grandfather, made his charter in these words - (reciting the charter 33 Edward 1) - We also grant of the same, our grand father aforesaid, and all and singular in the charter aforesaid contained, holding firm and valid the same for us and our heirs as much as in us is at the request of Edward, I of Cornwall, and Earl of Chester, our most dear son, to the stanners aforesaid, by the tenor of these presents, have granted, accepted, and confirmed as in the charter aforesaid, is reasonably accepted, and as the same stanners and their ancestors, and predecessors, the liberties aforesaid, from the time of the grant thereof by virtue of the charter aforesaid, have always heretofore been accustomed reasonably to use and enjoy. These being witnesses, the venerable father John, Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England; Simon, Bishop of Ely; Robert, Bishop of Chichester; John de Warren, Earl of Surrey and Sussex; Robert Parnying, our chancellor; William de Cusance, our treasurer; Ralph de Stafford, steward of our household; and others. Given by the hand of the aforesaid Duke Guardian of England, at Kenyngton, the nineteenth day of October, in the sixteenth year of our reign of England, and of France the third. We, moreover, the tenor of the charter aforesaid, under the seal which we now use in England, by the tenor of these presents, have caused to be exemplified in testimony whereof these our letters we have caused to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster, the twenty-fourth day of January, in the eighteenth year of our reign of England, and of France the third. We moreover the grand wills and precepts aforesaid, and all and singular in the said letters contained, holding firm and valid the same for us and for our heirs, as much as in us is, do accept, approve, ratify, and to the aforenamed stanners, by the tenor of these presents, do grant and confirm, as the letters aforesaid reasonably witness, and as the same stanners and their predecessors, the liberties aforesaid, from the time of grant of the same, have always been accustomed to use and enjoy; in testimony whereof these our letters we have caused to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster, the ,first day of July, in the eighteenth year of our reign. We more over the grants, wills, and precepts aforesaid, and all and singular in the said letters contained, holding firm and valid the same for us and for our heirs, as much as in us is, to the aforenamed stanners, by the tenor of these presents do grant and confirm as the letters aforesaid reasonably witness, and as the same stanners and their predecessors, the liberties aforesaid reasonably witness, from the time of the grant of the same, have been accustomed reasonably to use and enjoy: in testimony whereof these our letters we have caused to be made patent. Witness myself at Westminster, the nineteenth day of May.