Folios: 375-378v. County of Yorkshire. Charters of the borough of Scardeburgh [Scarborough],...

Folios: 375-378v. County of Yorkshire. Charters of the borough of Scardeburgh [Scarborough], inspeximus by Edward II of various charters: 1. A charter of Henry II dated at York. 2. A charter of King John, dated by Simon, archdeacon of Wells, and John de Grey at York on 25 Mar 1 John. 3. Inspeximus of Henry III of the charter of Henry II and confirmation of the charter of King John, dated at Windsor on 20 Jan 37 Hen III. 4. Inspeximus of a charter of Henry III dated at Windsor on 22 Jan 37 Hen. III. 5. Inspeximus of a charter of Henry III dated at Rochester on 1 June 37 Hen. III. 6. Inspeximus of a charter of Henry III to the burgesses and the men of the manor of Wallesgrave [Falsgrave], dated at Westminster on 25 May 14 Hen III. 7. Inspeximus of a charter of Henry III to the burgesses, granting them the manor of Falsgrave, dated at Westminster on 25 May 40 Hen. III.

Place or Subject: Henry II granted to the burgesses of Scarborough all customs, liberties and quittances, which the king's citizens of York have throughout the whole of the land. They are to pay to the king every single year 4d from every house of Scarborough, whose gable is turned against the road, and 6d a year from those houses whose sides are turned towards the road. Henry III granted the following liberties to the burgesses. They can lawfully build and improve all empty plains within the limits of the borough pertaining to the burgesses and their tenements, according to how they see best to carry out for themselves and the said borough. And those who are at lot and scot in the borough are not be henceforth immune or quit from tallages, aids or any other charges to be assessed in the borough. And that the burgesses henceforth are to answer by their own hands every single year at the Exchequer at Michaelmas for the whole farm of the borough and for all debts touching the burgesses, in such a way that no sheriff or other bailiff or minister of the king, except those burgesses, is to distrain them or interfere in any attachments or summons or anything else within the limits of the borough, which may pertain to the burgesses, unless they make default in the payment of the farm or the debts at the said term. And that no burgess of the borough is to implead or be impeaded outside the borough about any complaint or any plea, except for exterior tenures not pertaining to that borough. No possession within the limits of the borough is to be given, sold, assigned or in any way alienated to any religious men without the assent and will of the commonalty of the borough. The burgesses and their heirs are to have forever one fair in the borough every single year, unless that fair is a nuisance to neighbouring fairs. The king prohibits that any one hinders any kind of merchandise, which any one wants to bring to the borough, by sea or land, but he is to come, stay and withdraw in peace, freely and without any impediment. Henry III also granted to the burgesses quittance of every toll of lastage and from wreck, pontage and trespass and all kinds of customs throughout the whole of England, Normandy, Aquitaine and Poitou and throughout all ports and coasts of the sea of England, Normandy, Aquitaine, Anjou and Poitou. The burgesses are to take distraints for their debts and defend themselves from all accusations by the oaths of 36 men of the borough, unless he will have been charged about the king's body. The king also grants to the burgesses their guild merchant and privileges of hanse in England and Normandy and their lastages, quit throughout the whole coast. The burgesses are not to trouble or harm anyone coming to the borough there contrary to the liberties contained in Magna Carta. Henry III granted to the burgesses and the men of the manor of Falsgrave, which the king granted to the burgesses at fee farm, that they and their heirs may have forever throughout the whole realm this liberty, namely that they or their goods, found anywhere in the realm, are not be arrested for any debt, for which there are not sureties or principal debtors, unless by chance the same debtors are from their retinue and power, whereupon they can make satisfaction of their debts in total or in part, and the burgesses make default to the creditors of the same debts in justice, and this can be reasonably established. The burgesses and men of the manor and their heirs are to be forever quit from cart-toll throughout the whole forest of Pickering, so that they can carry and transport timber, wood, turves, heath, fern and all other their property without any impediment of the foresters, verderers and other bailiffs and ministers of the forest, except in the forbidden month. And the burgesses and men are not to be convicted by any foreginers upon any appeals, injuries, trespasses, crimes, challenges and demands imposed or to be imposed on them, but only by their fellow burgesses, unless the commonalty of the borough is in blame about any of the premises or the same matter touches principally that commonalty, and then in that case they are to be brought to trial according to their liberties which are approved and used. The king granted to them the manor of Falsgrave with all lands, pastures, mills, pools and other things pertaining to it without any reservation, and with sixty acres of land in the fields of Scarborough, which the king recovered against the same burgesses.

Additional people: (witnesses) 1: R., archbishop of York; R., bishop of Lincoln; Hugh, bishop of Durham; Richard de Luceio; R. de Dunstanvilla; Roger son of Richard; Robert de Stuteville of Ros; Bertrin de Bulemero. 2: Philip, bishop of Durham; Geoffrey son of Peter, earl of Sussex; William de Stonevill; Roger, constable of Chester; Eustace de Vescy; William Briewerr; Hugh Bard; Robert de Ros; Robert de Turneham; and Simon de Pateshill. 3. John Maunseill, provost of Beverley; Master William de Kilkenny, archdeacon of Coventry; Ralph fitz Nicholas; Bertram de Cryoil; John de Lessynton; Gilbert de Segrave; John de Grey; William de Grey; William de Shabeneys; Robert le Norreys; William Gernun; Roger de Kokunton; and Imbert Pugeys. 4: Richard de Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford; John Maunsell, provost of Beverley; Master William de Kilkenny, archdeacon of Coventry; Ralph fitz Nicholas; John de Lesinton; Bertram de Cryoill; John de Grey; Robert Waleraund; Gilbert de Segrave; Bartholomew Pecche; William de Grey; Nicholas de St Mauro; Robert de Norreys; Walter de Thirkleby; Roger de Lockington; William Gernun. 5: L., bishop of Rochester; John de Grey; Master William de Kilkenny, archdeacon of Coventry; William de Say; Henry de Wengham; Bartholomew Pecche; Stephen de Bamtan; Reginald de Cobham; Giles de Erdington; William de Cheny; Henry le Peytivyn; William de St Eyrmyno. 6: L., bishop of Rochester, Guy de Leziniaco, and Geoffrey de Leziniaco, the king's brothers; Hugh le Bygot; Henry de Bathon'; Philip Lovel; master Simon de Wauton; John, prior of Novo Burgo [Newburgh]; Master John Maunsell; William de Grey; Walter de Merton; Walkelin de Ardern; Nicholas de St Mauro. 7: L., bishop of Rochester; Guy de Leziniac, and Geoffrey de Leziniac, the king's brothers; Hugh le Bygod; Henry de Baton' [Bath]; Philip Luvel; Master Simon de Wauton; John, prior of Newburgh; Master John Maunsell; William de Grey; Walter de Merton; Walkelin de Ardern; Nicholas de St Mauro. Witnesses to the overall inspeximus: W. [Walter Langton], bishop of Coventry and Lichfield; Ralph son of William; William le Latymer; William le Vavasor; William Inge; Edmund de Malo Lacu [Mauley], steward of the king's household; Henry de Appelby.

Dated at York.

14 Mar 5 Edw II.