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 148 THE CORDWAINERS AND CORVESOES OF OXFORD. The preceding clause has been given at length, because it presents to the reader the only addition which the charter of Henry III. ever appears to have received. For the repeated renewals of their charter by Inspeximus, now in the possession of the Company, a list and the dates of which are given below, run in all cases, mutatis mutandis, and with some slight verbal differences, in the same form, granting no further powers or privileges ; and the fee-farm rent due to the Crown remains the same from the earliest of their ex- isting records downwards, viz., twenty-two shilhngs, of which fifteen shilhngs may be supposed to be the compo- sition at which the uncia auri had been assessed, five shil- lings were reserved by the charter of Henry III., and the remaining two shilhngs by that of Edward II., as has been already seen.^ Royal charters of Inspeximus, in addition to the two already mentioned : — 4. 20 Edward III., and seventh j'ear of his reign over Prance, May 18, at Westminster. This has been either lost or mislaid; its existence is shewn by the recitals in subsequent ones. 5. 4 Richard II., February 14, at Westminster. The seal in green wax, part of it broken off. See Sandford, p. 190. 6. 1 Henry IV., February 25, at Westmmster. Seal of dark green wax, broken across. 7. 6 Henry VI., January 30, at Westminster. Seal in green wax, and broken. 8. 1 Henry VIII., March 24, at Westminster. Seal in green wax, crushed. 9. I Edward VI., June 27, at Westminster. Seal in brown wax, broken. See Sandford, p. 458. 10. 13 Elizabeth, February 8, at Westminster. Of the seal, which was in brown wax, very little is left. The writing is of great beauty.' •> This rent was paid to the baihffs of Inprimis the veloifle skynne Oxford. See accounts of meetiiis;s of 3 & 4 and great words drawonge vj' viu'^ Edwax-d VI., 2 & 3 and 5 & 6 Philip and To Writinge. . . xxxvj' viiJ'' Mary, &c. ; and by the ordinances of 2 The exacion by the Doctors iiu* Elizabeth, was to be collected from the members upon their annual day of meet- ing, under penalty of three shillings and four pence for not bringing it. ' It may not bo uninteresting to give the costs of this renewal of the Charter and Writ E.xecutory, as we find them stated in wliat is apparently an official mem. i)asted into Ijook 15., p. 186. See also some memoranda, p. 30. Thordinary chardges for the passinge of the confii-macon & Charter w"' the Executorye uf)on the same for the Cordwayners of Oxford. Anno Dne ReC" by Willm Ballard Mr. Johnes fire Eliz. R xiij'"" 1,570. clerke. Thefyne. . . . XL^ The great seale. . . XX5 IIIJ'' The grene waxe,lace, sealer and chafe waxe IIJ' ItlJ" Thenrolem' . . . . XX^ The writinge of thexecutory x" Thenrolem' therof IIJ' IIIJ'' The great seale for the same xx« IIIJ"' Thexanacon and sealer . . Xljd The docquet XlJii The great longe boxe for the same ... . . IIJ" VIIJ'' Sm' to'i" . VIlj' IIIJ''