50 Antiquity and Early 



much as in us lies accept, approve, ratify, and 

 confirm them to our well -beloved Laurence 

 Braunche, John Sawyer, Richard Danton, and 

 William Coddesdon, now Keepers of the Mystery 

 of Saddlers of the City aforesaid, and the Com- 

 monalty of the same and their successors as the 

 Letters aforesaid reasonably witness. In (witness) 

 whereof, &c., witness the King at Westminster, 

 on the third day of February, a.d. 1446. For 

 two marks paid into the hanaper." ^ 



On the 5th of May, 1463, being the third year 

 AD 146-. o^ his reign, Edward IV. granted a 

 Charter from Charter to the Company. This is an 

 inspeximus of that granted by Richard 



Edward IV. 



II., after reciting which it concludes with the follow- 

 ing words : — '' But we the Letters aforesaid and all 

 and singular contained in the same having ratified 

 and confirmed for us and our heirs as much as in 

 us lies, do accept, approve, and to our well- 

 beloved William Bird, Thomas Hertwell, William 

 Portlouthe, and John Abell, now Wardens of the 

 Mystery of the Saddlers of the City aforesaid, 

 and to the Commonalty of the same and their 

 successors by the tenor of the presents, do ratify 

 and confirm them as the Letters aforesaid reason- 

 ably testify. In witness whereof we have caused 

 these our Letters to be made patent. Witness 

 ourself at Westminster the fifth day of May, in 

 the third year of our reign, a.d. 1463.' 



>)0. 



» Patent Roll, 24 Henry VI., part i, mem. 13. 

 - Patent Roll, 3 Edward IV., part i, mem. 19. 



