EDWARD i;S GREAT CHARTER ad. 



1303- 

 comite Herfordiense & Essexiae & Constabulo magno 

 Angliae, Adomaro de Valentia, Galfrido de Gaymal, 

 Hugone de Lespensor, Waltero de Bello campo, senescallo 

 hospitii nostri, Roberto de Buriis, & aliis. Datum per 

 manum nostram apud Windesore, primo die Februarii, 

 anno regni nostri xxxi. 



The aforesaid generall Charter in English. 



EDward by the grace of God king of England, lord of 

 Ireland, duke of Aquitaine, to Archbishops, Bishops, 

 Abbots, Priors, Earles, Barons, Justices, Vicounts, gover- 

 nours, officers, and all bayliffes, and his faithfull people 

 sendeth greeting. Wee have speciall care for the good 

 estate of all marchants of the kingdomes, lands, and 

 countreis following : to wit of Almaine, France, Spaine, 

 Portugal, Navarre, Lombardie, Florence, Provence, 

 Catalonia, of our duchie of Aquitaine, Tholosa, Catur- 

 lune, Flanders, Brabant, and of all other forreine countreis 

 and places by what name soever they be called, which 

 come into our kingdome of England, and there remayne, 

 that the sayd marchants may live in quiet and full 

 securitie under our dominion in time to come. Where- 

 fore that their hearts desires may bee more readily inclined 

 to our service and the service of our kingdome, wee 

 favourably agreeing to their petitions, for the fuller asring 

 of their estate, have thought good to graunt to the sayd 

 marchants for us and our heires for ever these priviledges 

 under written, ordaining in forme as followeth. 



First, that all marchants of the sayd kingdomes and i- 

 countreys may come into our kingdome of England, and 

 any where else into our dominion with their marchandises 

 whatsoever safely and securely under our defence and 

 protection without paying wharfage, pontage, or pannage. 

 And that in Cities, Boroughs, and market townes of the 

 sayd kingdome and dominion they may traffique onely by 

 the great as well with the naturall subjects and inhabi- 

 tantes of our aforesayde kingdome and dominion, as with 

 forreiners, straungers, or private persons. Yet so, that 



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