. The Victoria history of the county of Surrey. Natural history. Castle Street, Farnham. the proceeds of the borough ; Moreover ' customs, tolls and monies ' now fell into the hands of the bishop, but were sometimes pardoned by him for the' relieving and emending' of the town.^J With the first year of Henry Cardinal Beaufort (1405) a change came. Whether the Cardinal confirmed Bishop John Gervase's charter in that year or not till 1411,38 it is certain, at least, that sworn before the late bailiffs in the presence of the burgesses. The burgesses were to do suit at their court to the
. The Victoria history of the county of Surrey. Natural history. Castle Street, Farnham. the proceeds of the borough ; Moreover ' customs, tolls and monies ' now fell into the hands of the bishop, but were sometimes pardoned by him for the' relieving and emending' of the town.^J With the first year of Henry Cardinal Beaufort (1405) a change came. Whether the Cardinal confirmed Bishop John Gervase's charter in that year or not till 1411,38 it is certain, at least, that sworn before the late bailiffs in the presence of the burgesses. The burgesses were to do suit at their court to the bailiffs every three weeks,*' for the settlement of small debts under 40J. value, the admission of tenants, and the levying of fines. The court leet, in accordance virith the original charter of 1247, was to be held twice " a year on the lord's law-day.** =* Chancr at Farnham Castle. " Eccl. Com. Rent R. 21 William Edyngton, 54-159452. 3« Rent R. of W. of Wykeham's Episcopate Eccl. Com. —It is sig- nificant that now as never before 1247 the borough accounts were rendered by the bailiffs. " Eccl. Com. Rent R. 33 W. of Wykeham, 45-159404. ^ Beaufort's charter is set out at length in his episcopal register. The charters of 1247, 1266, and a copy and translation of Beaufort's charter are at Farnham Castle. " Manning and Bray, Hhl. of Surr. iii. 131. *" This charter does not seem to be at Farnham. It was copied for the town from Home's Register, f. 45. The inhabitants had not got it to show in 1665. Vide infra. *i Manning and Bray, Hist, of Surr. 111. 131. The bishop through charter appoints as two bailiffs for that year John Clarke and Robert Quynbye. Clarke built the old Market House. Vide infra. *' Ecch Com. Rent R. i W. of Wykeham. See chart of 1247. 39-159378 gives perquisites of court as £i %!. 4//., an amount which implies frequent courts. In the probably contemporary 586 translation of Beaufort's charter the phrase 'Dm Hundreda de Lagbcday,'
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