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take upon them to execute any office or place by virtue of this our royal charter 

 and pattent, and after the end of the mayoralty of the s d Coll. Caleb Heathcote, 

 our will and pleasure is that every mayor of the sd town that shall be hereafter 

 elected in manner afores'd shall immediately take the aboves'd oaths before three 

 at the least of the aldermen of the s (1 borough ; and that upon election of any 

 other alder' 11 or comuiom council, in case of death or removal as afores'd, or such 

 other officers as shall be annually chosen to take the aboves'd oaths before the 

 mayor for the time being, and any two of the sd aldermen, whom we do by 

 these presents fully authorize to administer and give the s d several oaths. And 

 farther, of our especial grace certain knowledge and meer motion, do by these 

 presents, for us, our heirs and successors, give and grant unto the sd mayor, 

 alder'n , and common council of the borough and town of Westchester, and their 

 successors forever, that they the sd mayor and aldermen shall and may from 

 henceforth forever, have, hold and keep, one free market within the sd borough 

 and town upon every Wednesday in every week, and two fairs within the sd 

 borough and town at two several times in the year, (viz.) the one to begin and to 

 be holden within the said borough and town upon the second Tuesday in May, 

 yearly forever, and to continue for three days and no longer ; and the other of 

 the s<l fairs to begin upon the last Tuesday in October yearly, forever, and to 

 continue also for three days and no longer, with power to erect several courts of 

 pipowder, aud the office of clerk of entries, and all other things thereunto be- 

 longing, with all and singular the perquisites and profits, issues, customs, tolls, 

 fees, amerciaments, commodities, jurisdictions and emoluments, to the sd courts, 

 fairs, and markets, in any wise belonging and appertaining ; and that the mayor 

 of the said borough and town of W. Chester for the time being, and no other, 

 have power and authority to give and to grant license annually, under the pub- 

 lic seal of the said corporation, to all tavern keepers, inn keepers, ordinary keep- 

 ers, vicktuallers, and all publick sellers of wine, strong waters, rum, cyder, beer, 

 or any other sort of strong liquors by retail, within the s d corporation or the lib- 

 erties and precincts thereof ; and it shall and may be lawful to and for the sd 

 mayor of the sd borough for the time being, or his lawful deputy, to ask, de- 

 mand, and receive for such license by him to be given and granted as afores'd, 

 such sum or sums of money as he and the person to whom such licence shall be 

 given and granted shall agree for, not exceeding the sum of 20s. for such licence ; 

 all which money as by ye said mayor shall be so received, shall be usd and ap- 

 ply'd to the public use of the mayor, aldermen and common council of the s d 

 borough and their successors. And also we do, of our like especial grace, cer- 

 tain knowledg, and meer motion, by these presents, for us, our heirs and suc- 

 cess' 3 grant unto the said mayor, aldermen and common council of the s d bor- 

 ough and town of W. Chester and their successors forever, that the mayor with 

 two or more of the aldermen for the time being, shall have full power to enquire, 

 hear, and determine, of all frays and bloodsheds whatsoever, happening within 

 the sd borough and town of W. Chester, and the offenders therein to correct 

 and punish according to the laws or our realm of England and this our province 

 of N. York. And we do farther by these presents, for us, our heirs, and suc- 

 cessors, give and grant unto the sd mayor aldern , and common council of the 

 s d borough and town of W. Chester, and to their success's forever that the 

 mayor, or in his absence his deputy mayor of the sd borough and town for the 



