The
Sheriffs
Court
.
The
like
JurisdiAion
as
in
the
Lord
Mayors
Court
,
as
to
Pleas
,
Arrests
,
Attachments
,
and
many
other
proceedings
,
for
speedy
and
easy
Justice
within
the
City
,
which
hath
advanced
the
Trade
,
Wealth
and
Growth
of
the
same
.
The
Wardmote
and
their
Jurisdictions
.
The
Court
of
the
Chamberlain
,
for
making
Freemen
,
binding
Apprentices
,
Correcting
their
Ossences
,
Turning
them
over
,
with
many
other
useful
Powers
thereunto
belonging
.
The
Court
of
Conservancy
of
the
River
of
Thames
and
the
Waters
of
Medway
,
hath
many
Antient
Priviledges
and
Jurisdiction
.
The
Court
of
Conscience
because
to
be
held
before
Commoners
to
be
apappointed
by
the
present
customary
Court
of
Aldermen
.
The
Court
of
Pollicies
of
Insurance
,
though
not
held
by
custom
,
because
the
Commissioners
thereof
cannot
act
till
Sworn
,
before
the
now
customary
Court
of
Aldermen
,
by
34.
Eliz.
Cap.
12.
There
are
also
many
Priviledges
,
Exemptions
and
Immunities
,
belonging
to
the
Persons
or
Estates
of
Freemen
,
by
the
Custom
of
London
,
not
enjoyed
by
Grant
,
nor
to
be
restored
to
be
restored
by
Charter
.
That
none
but
Freemen
shall
exercise
any
Trade
in
London
,
or
keep
any
Shop
to
buy
and
sell
.
This
Priviledge
may
beckoned
the
general
Estate
of
the
Citizens
,
upon
which
they
greatly
depend
;
it
is
the
fruit
of
their
Freedoms
,
which
they
obtein
by
their
Mony
or
their
Service
,
or
their
Fathers
Coppies
.
'T
is
this
Custom
that
Refrains
all
that
are
not
Free
of
the
City
from
having
Shops
and
Trading
there
,
puts
a
value
upon
every
Citizen
,
advances
them
in
their
Marriages
,
and
induces
many
to
give
good
Sums
of
Money
with
their
Sons
to
be
Apprentices
,
and
the
rather
because
many
other
Priviledges
are
by
G●stom
annexed
to
the
Freedom
,
as
That
a
Freeman
of
London
may
use
his
Trade
in
any
other
part
of
England
.
That
a
Freeman
bound
to
one
Trade
,
may
set
up
any
other
&
use
the
same
.
The
Custom
of
Feme
sole
Merchants
,
whereby
the
Industry
of
the
Wise
may
provide
for
the
whole
Family
,
and
with
all
so
useful
to
support
poor
Widows
and
Orphans
.
Every
Shop
in
London
is
a
Market
Overt
for
the
Trade
of
the
Owner
.
Creditors
may
Arrest
before
Day
of
Payment
for
better
Security
.
Citizens
may
devise
in
Mortmain
.
Debts
on
simple
Contracts
amongst
Citizens
are
equal
to
Obligations
under
Hand
and
Seal
.
The
Custom
of
an
Infant
being
bound
bound
by
his
Covenants
of
Apprenticeship
.
The
Persons
of
Freemen
are
Exempted
from
all
Tolls
in
any
place
in
England
.
From
most
Duties
in
London
,
which
Forreigners
are
subject
to
,
from
serving
on
Juries
out
of
London
.
To
be
discharged
of
Wharfage
,
and
many
other
Priviledges
,
all
which
must
be
lost
for
ever
,
though
a
new
Charter
should
be
obtained
.
There
are
also
other
general
Priviledges
depend
upon
the
Custom
,
not
restorables
by
Charter
;
as
,
That
The
Customes
of
this
City
shall
be
tryed
in
the
Courts
at
Westminster
,
by
Certificate
of
the
Mayor
and
Aldermen
,
made
by
the
Mouth
of
the
Recorder
.
Custom
to
punish
Whores
by
the
Civil
Magistrate
.
The
Forfeitures
to
the
City
of
Goods
Forreign
bought
and
Forreign
sold
.
The
Customary
Powers
of
the
Common-Hall
.
Entring
into
a
House
upon
suspition
of
Bawdry
.
To
call
a
Woman
Whore
,
Actionable
The
Offices
of
Chamberlain
,
Common
Serjeant
,
and
Common
Cryer
,
as
to
the
principal
part
of
their
Offices
relating
to
the
Orphans
.
2ly
.
All
the
Authorities
,
Liberties
,
Immunities
and
Priviledges
vested
in
the
present
Corporation
,
and
their
Successors
,
by
several
Acts
of
Parliament
,
are
not
transferrable
to
,
or
upon
another
Corporation
,
but
by
the
same
Authority
,
and
will
all
be
lost
.
Some
of
which
follows
:
As
,
37.
Hen.
8.12
.
Gives
the
Mayor
of
this
old
and
present
Corporation
of
the
City
,
Power
to
Determine
Controversies
of
Tithes
.
3.
Jacob.
15.
Lord
Mayor
and
Aldermen
are
to
appoint
two
Aldermen
and
twelve
Commoners
to
be
Commissioners
for
a
Court
of
Conscience
,
for
recovering
of
small
Debts
,
as
is
before
mentioned
.
3.
Jacob.
18.
The
Mayor
Commonalty
and
Citizens
,
and
their
Successors
,
shall
make
have
and
maintain
,
a
new
Cut
or
Stream
of
Water
,
from
Chadwel
,
Anwel
,
&c.
to
London
.
22.23.25
.
Car.
2.
The
several
Acts
for
Rebuilding
of
London
,
so
much
thereof
not
yet
executed
,
as
relates
to
the
Mayor
.
&c.
(
viz.
)
Lord
Mayor
and
Aldermen
to
determine
Appeals
concerning
Maintainance-Money
,
Assessed
in
lieu
of
Tithes
.
Power
to
value
and
sell
unbuilt
Grounds
,
to
determine
Controversies
about
Lights
Ways
and
Party-Walls
,
to
give
satisfaction
to
Owners
.
43.
Eliz.
12.
The
Court
of
the
Pollicies
of
Assurance
,
for
the
Reasons
before-mentioned
.
But
above
all
,
there
can
be
no
Revival
of
that
Solemn
Confirmation
of
the
Liberties
,
Franchises
,
Free
Customs
,
and
Priviledges
of
the
City
of
London
,
by
MAGNA
CARTA
,
which
have
been
since
renewed
and
confirmed
thirty
times
in
Parliament
,
many
of
which
were
accompanied
with
the
Invocaion
of
Vengeance
upon
the
Infringers
of
the
same
and
their
Posterity
.
In
Correcting
Errors
in
the
Sheriffs
Courrs
.
In
passing
Lands
by
Recoveries
.
3dly
.
Many
Priviledges
held
by
Antieet
Chartert
of
former
Kings
,
if
Lost
or
Surrendred
,
can
never
be
restored
by
any
new
Charter
from
the
Crown
.
The
Citizens
by
antient
Charters
are
exempted
from
the
Duty
to
the
Crown
of
Prisage
of
Wines
;
but
if
the
Corporation
be
dissolved
,
every
Citizen
is
Dis-franchised
,
and
thereby
made
lyable
to
pay
it
;
and
the
like
exemption
cannot
be
regranted
by
the
King
,
at
least
till
the
determination
of
a
long
Lease
of
the
same
duty
in
being
,
because
his
former
grant
will
prevent
it
during
the
Term.
In
like
manner
the
Citizens
of
London
are
very
anciently
exempted
from
Tolls
throughout
England
,
aut
if
the
Corporation
be
dissolved
,
the
Crown
is
barred
from
regranting
the
like
qy
many
Grants
of
the
Tolls
to
others
,
from
which
no
new
exemption
can
be
given
.
Let
such
as
read
this
small
Collection
consider
,
that
the
ancient
and
excellent
Composition
of
Customs
,
Laws
and
Liberties
in
this
City
,
made
by
the
Wisdom
,
and
approved
by
the
Experience
of
so
many
Ages
,
confirmed
by
23
Kings
and
33
Parliaments
,
must
for
ever
be
broken
to
pieces
,
with
the
loss
of
its
Charter
.
And
let
them
think
,
whether
it
be
possible
for
any
Man
,
or
number
of
Men
to
foresee
the
Distraction
,
Dis-orders
,
and
Mischiefs
,
that
may
be
the
Event
of
such
a
fatal
stroak
,
to
so
great
a
Body
Pollitick
?
The
Children
unborn
may
groan
under
such
Consequences
of
it
,
as
are
not
now
intended
,
nor
can
be
imagined
;
who
can
tell
when
the
Cryes
of
the
Widdows
and
Orphans
will
cease
?
the
supposed
Provision
made
for
Citizens
Wives
and
Children
is
void
and
null
,
if
the
Corporation
be
dissolved
.
No
new
Charter
can
give
them
any
Right
to
their
Customary
Shares
〈◊〉
Divisions
of
their
Husbands
and
Fathers
Estates
,
so
much
depended
upon
in
Marriages
.
The
deluded
Fathers
must
be
vexed
with
new
Cares
,
who
have
given
great
Portions
with
their
Daughters
to
Citizens
,
upon
consideration
only
of
the
City
Custom
,
without
taking
Joyntures
for
them
,
or
Prospect
of
any
other
Dower
.
How
great
will
be
the
Distraction
and
Confusion
in
and
about
the
Courts
of
Justice
,
notwithstanding
any
Provision
which
can
be
made
by
my
new
Charter
for
other
Courts
.
All
Causes
and
Actions
depending
in
the
present
Courts
,
and
the
proceeding
therein
must
cease
,
as
if
they
had
never
been
;
and
all
Judgments
obtained
not
executed
,
will
be
void
and
no
Citizen
will
know
where
,
or
how
to
seek
his
former
wanted
Releif
,
either
in
Law
or
Equity
.
All
the
Offices
belonging
to
the
City
Courts
of
Justice
must
perish
with
the
Courts
;
and
all
the
Officers
belonging
to
them
,
who
have
obtained
their
places
by
purchase
,
or
otherwise
;
must
seek
out
new
ways
for
Themselves
and
Families
.
The
same
sad
Fate
will
attend
all
the
Officers
whose
Offices
depend
upon
the
Government
of
the
City
or
its
Magistrates
or
its
Revenue
,
and
if
any
of
them
should
hope
by
Grace
and
Favour
to
obtain
some
new
Office
a
new
Charter
,
they
can
never
claim
their
old
Customary
Fees
.
The
present
Orphans
to
whom
the
City
owes
their
Portions
must
be
turned
to
be
going
,
or
starving
,
or
to
live
upon
the
future
Charity
of
a
new
Corparation
,
when
the
Body
Politick
of
the
City
shall
be
Dissolved
,
no
Creditor
can
Implead
it
for
any
Debt
,
neither
can
any
of
its
Debtors
be
Impleaded
.
The
Death
of
a
Corporation
reduceth
it
to
nothing
,
and
't
will
then
be
,
as
if
it
had
never
been
in
respect
of
Debts
or
Credits
,
their
can
be
no
Successor
,
Heir
,
or
Executor
to
demand
,
or
answer
for
the
Body
that
was
.
Therefore
all
the
Goods
and
Chattels
of
the
City
must
fall
to
the
King
,
to
be
given
and
disposed
of
,
as
he
pleaseth
.
And
all
its
Lands
and
real
Estate
in
the
Exchange
,
Guild
Hall
,
&c.
must
of
right
revert
unto
the
Heirs
of
the
Donors
if
thern
be
any
,
or
Eschear
to
the
Crown
for
want
of
such
Heirs
.
But
the
Face
of
Confusion
is
so
full
of
Horror
,
that
't
will
appear
after
the
Dissolution
of
this
mighty
Body
by
Forfeiture
or
Surrender
of
its
Charter
,
that
I
tremble
to
look
upon
it
a
far
off
.
The
Lord
Ceok
says
,
It
would
require
a
Vollumn
of
it self
,
to
Treat
of
the
great
and
notable
Franchises
,
Liberties
and
Customs
of
this
City
,
and
no
less
a
Volumn
would
be
necessary
to
discribe
the
Dis-orders
,
Losses
,
Distractions
,
Mischiefs
and
Confusions
,
that
must
attend
the
Destruction
and
the
Death
of
so
great
a
Body
Politick
.
And
the
City
of
London
by
this
means
,
which
is
now
one
of
the
Antientest
City's
in
the
whole
World
,
will
at
the
time
of
such
Surrender
be
the
youngest
City
and
Corporation
in
England
.