26 HISTORY OF 



a merchant's guild with a hanse,'' and other cus- 

 toms, and liberties, to that guild belonging. Also, 

 that no one, who be not of the guild, shall traflSc 

 in the same town, unless ftom the permission of 

 the aforesaid burgesses. We also grant to them, 

 if any native' of any one shall tarry in the afore- 

 said town and hold land in the same, and shall be 

 in the aforesaid guild and hanse and lot and scot 

 with our same men for a year and a day without 

 challenge, then he cannot be recovered by his 

 lord, but in the same town he shall remain free. 

 Moreover we grant to our same burgesses, that 

 they have sok," and salc,^ toP and team,^ and 

 infangene thof.'" And that they be quit through 

 all our land of toll, lestage, passage, menage, 

 pontage, and stallage. And of lene danegeld, 

 and gaywite, and all other customs and exactions 



"• Hanse, An association fo insure the safe passage of goods, &c. 



' Native, A person born a servant. 



• Sok, Suit of Court within a manor or borough. 



^ Sale, Liberty of holding pleas, and enjoying tlie forfeiture of 

 (ilTenders. 



8 Tol, Liberty to buy and sell within a borough: also exemption 

 from custom. 



^Team, The riglit conferred of judging, restraining, and liaving 

 bondmen, natives, and villeins, with tlicir issue, goods, and cliattcls. 



'" Infanyene llioj, Thr right of judging thieves taken in llio bo- 

 roiiiih. 



