By the late F. A. Carrington, Esq. 57 



Feast of Easter, and a Court Baron from three weeks to three weeks, to he 

 holden by the Steward of the said Baron in the presence of the Alderman of the 

 said town, at which Leet there had been yearly chosen to execute their offices 

 for the following year, one Alderman, two Constables, two Bailiffs, and two 

 Ale-tasters, by the Steward, with the assent of the Alderman from certain 

 persons named by the Jury. That the Alderman had the Government of the 

 town, and that the Bailiffs were to see to all manner of vjttalinge and measures 

 within the town, except the ' assisting of drink, which is the Ale-taster's duty 

 to perform.' 



" That the courts had holden plea of debt and damages under forty shillings. 

 That there was a weekly market on Tuesdays, and two fairs yearly, one upon 

 St. Barnaby's day and the other on All Souls' day. 



" And that there had been appointed by the Alderman, 'one sufficient person 

 for the gathering of the toll, clean keeping of the market and other necessary 

 matters there, which most commonly is some one as hath deserved well of the 

 commonwealth and is fallen into decay, which person hath always had the keep- 

 ing of one house in the market place of the said town, called the Clock-house, 

 the benefit of which toll and clock-house have been always employed by the 

 Alderman in reparation of the said clock-house and other necessary uses of the 

 said town, and that the freeholders of the said town are and have been suters 

 always to the said three weeks' court, there to assist the said Alderman and 

 Steward in matters appertaining to the town, and also according to the law to 

 judge in matter of plea depending there in the said court.' 



"That the Bailiffs had always gathered the profits of the said court and 

 were accountable for them to the Crown, and the Alderman had always been 

 reputed to be Clerk of the Market. 



"The Queen then by this charter confirmed 'unto the Alderman, Men, 

 Inhabitants, and her Tenants, of the said town of "Wokingham,' all the before 

 mentioned liberties, privileges, &c." 



Grant of Arms and Crest unto Thomas Albery, of Wokingham, m 

 Com. Berks, by Robert C/arencrux, dat. 10 Nov. A.D. 1590. 136. 

 Hurl. M.S. No. 1532. 



"To all and singuler as well nobles and gentils as others, to whome these 

 presents shall come, to be seen, heard, read, or understood. Robert Cooke, 

 Esq., alias Clarencieulx, Kinge of Armes and principall herald of the east, 

 west, and southe portes of this realme of England, sendethe greetinge in our 

 Lord God- everlastinge ; whereas aunciently from the beginninge the vertuous 

 acts of worthey persons have beene comended to the world with sondrey monu- 

 mentes and remembrances of their good deseartes, amongst the which the 

 chiefe&t and most vsuall hathe bene the berings of signes and tokens in shieldes 

 called armes, being evident demonstrations and testimonies of prowesandvallior 

 diversly di5.tributed according to the qualities and deseartes of the persons 

 meritinge the same, which order as it was prudently devised to stirre up and 

 enflame the hartes of men to the imitation of vertue, even soe hathe the same 

 bene continued from tyme to tyme and yet ia continually observed to the entent 



