216 THE FALMOUTH MANUSCRIPT. 



APPENDIX, CONTAINING THE PREAMBLE OF THE CHAETEE OF 

 THE BOROUGH OF TRURO, GRANTED A.D. 1588. 



(Quoted to illustrate the statements respecting the Mayoralty of Falmouth and the 

 silti^ig of the river Fal, which have been printed in the preceding pages.) 



Elizabeth by the grace of God &c. To all to whom these presents shall come 

 greeting. 



Whereas our Borough of Truro, in the County of Cornwall, is an ancient 

 Borough, situate upon the sea coast, and included within part of the harbour of 

 Falmouth ; and the Mayor of the said Borough is, and hath a long time been 

 called, (in common speech as well as otherwise) and been reputed by the name of 

 Mayor of Falmouth. And whereas, also, the harbour of Falmouth at present is 

 in decay, and needeth speedy preservation for the holding and entering of ships 

 therein, because great quantities of rubbish have flowed into the same by reason 

 of the continual working of the tinners, to the great damage of the said Harbour ; 

 and whereas the said Borough of Truro is likewise much the worse for the same 

 course, a ship of thirty tons being now scarce able to come in, whereas ships of 

 one hundred tons could and were wont to come in well loaded to the said Borough. 



