KING EDWARD IV.'S CHARTER a.d. 



1462. 



the sayd William Obray may have and take possession, 



season, and enterance of the said office of governour 



in our name we have and doe place him, by the delivery 



of these presents, in possession, season, and entrance of 



the said office, and of the rights, profits, stipends, wages, 



and moneis aforesayd, to begin to exercise the sayd office 



of governour in our name, the first day of May next 



ensuing after the date of these presents, for the sayd 



William Obray to hold and exercise, practise and use 



the same, during our pleasure, with the sayd wages, 



moneys, rights, and profites above mentioned, without 



any contradiction or impeachment. And all and singular 



our subjects the common marchants and mariners, which 



shall be contrary, rebellious, and disobedient to the said 



governour so ordayned by us, to his said lieutenants, 



to the sayd justicers so chosen, or to any of them, or 



to any of the statutes, lawes, decrees, sentences, ordinances, 



and customes, offices, gifts, and grants abovesayd, let 



them grievously be punished by the sayd governour or 



his lieutenants, in this behalfe, according to the quantity 



of their offences, and the exigencie of the cases. We 



doe sommon, commaund, straitly and expresly enjoine 



by these presents all and every our saide subjects, 



that unto the sayd governour so by us ordained, to his 



lieutenants, attorneis, or deputies, and also to the said 



justicers, officers, and ministers, in all and everie the 



things aforesaid, and others any waie concerning in this 



behalfe our said ordinances, their government and rule, 



the circumstances and dependances theron that they [I. 212.] 



give their attendance, counsayle, comfort, obedience, 



and aide, diligently without fault or difficulty, surely, 



safely, fully and peaceably : without doing, inferring, or 



inflicting, or suffering to be done, inferred, or inflicted 



to them or any of them in body or goods, any disturbance 



or impeachment, in any maner whatsoever : but rather if 



any thing bee done unto them contrary and to the 



prejudice of these presents, they shall remove and cause 



the same to be remooved, and that which shall be 



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