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Folios 157-159. Folio 157. The Mayor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of Exeter to the King....

Catalogue reference: SP 31/3/86

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This record is about the Folios 157-159. Folio 157. The Mayor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of Exeter to the King.... dating from 1688 Feb 1 - 1688 Mar 8 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, James II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 31/3/86
Date
1688 Feb 1 - 1688 Mar 8
Description

Folios 157-159. Folio 157. The Mayor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of Exeter to the King. Petition for grant of a new charter in place of that granted by King Charles ll and which they are surrendering; the appointment of a High Steward and Recorder in place of the Duke of Albemarle; a dispensation to the petitioners and their successors from taking all oaths and tests save such as are usual for the due execution of their offices; and liberty to the Mayor to hold a Court of Equity for hearing causes under the value of £5 with such powers, fees and perquisites as are enjoyed in the Mayor's Court of the City of London. At the side. Reference to the Attorney or Solicitor-General. Signed by Lord Sunderland. Folios 158-159. Heads of the new charter of Exeter submitted to the King by Sir Thomas Powys, Attorney-General and which he considers may be 'fit and proper'.

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English
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