9-25-36 32607 THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Sir William Stephenson, Knt. Lord-mayor of the City of London, THE FOLLOWING TREATISE ON THE Laws and Customs, Rights, Liberties and Privileges, of that City, Is most humbly infcribed, by THE EDITOR. { ADVERTISEMENT. Tellimisht HE limits, which the editor of the when he first conceived the idea of the utility of a treatise on the Laws and Privileges of London, not having permitted him to treat of some subjects in the extensive manner he might have done, the only apology he can now offer, is to promise, that if this design should appear to merit the public approbation, he will, in the Second Edition, supply every omiffion and defect which shall occur to him. He is, however, so far from being vain of his own abilities, that every proposal and hint for improving the work, either in form or substance, will be thankfully received and candidly acknowledged. London, Dec. 22, 1764. CONTENTS, And TABLE of the Principal Matters. Grants of Henry II. foreign tenures, hust- Charters of Richard I. wager of battle, wears in the Thames removed, &c. Charters of king John, concerning the Charters of Henry III. concerning theriffs, mayor, chamberlain, amerciaments, wears, hustings, hunting, forestalling, 4,5 6,7 Charters of Edward III. concerning the - Charter of Henry IV. concerning the custody of the city gates, toll-gather- Charter of Edward IV. concerning the mayor, aldermen, sheriffs, coroner, liberties, customs, taxes, assize of bread, clerk of the market, South- wark, purchasing in mortmain, pack- Page 12 to 15 20 22, 28 Charter of Henry VII. concerning mer- Charters of James 1. granting to the mayor, &c. to be bailiff of the river. Thames, measurers of coals and grain, and to prohibit forestalling, &c. Charters of Charles I. granting the soil of the streets and Thames; mayor, re- corder, and aldermen, made justices; |