Charter Day

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WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL ** LORDS OF THE MANOR OF BROUGHTON AND OF THIS FAIR AND MARKET ** STRICTLY CHARGETH AND COMMANDETH ** ON THE KING’S BEHALF ** THAT ALL MANNER OF PERSONS REPAIRING TO THIS FAIR AND MARKET ** DO KEEP HIS MAJESTY'S PEACE ** UPON PAIN OF FIVE POUNDS ** TO BE FORFEITED TO HIS MAJESTY ** AND THEIR BODIES TO BE IMPRISONED DURING THE LORDS' PLEASURE.

ALSO THAT NO MANNER OF PERSONS ** WITHIN THIS FAIR OR MARKET ** DO BEAR ANY BILL ** BATTLE AXE ** OR ANY SUCH PROHIBITED WEAPONS ** BUT SUCH AS BE APPOINTED BY THE LORDS' OFFICERS ** TO KEEP THIS FAIR OR MARKET ** UPON PAIN OF FORFEITURE OF ALL SUCH WEAPONS ** AND FURTHER IMPRISONMENT OF THEIR BODIES.

ALSO THAT NO MANNER OF PERSONS ** DO PICK ANY QUARREL ** MATTER ** OR CAUSE ** FOR ANY OLD GRUDGE OR MALICE ** TO MAKE ANY PERTURBATION OR TROUBLE ** WITHIN THIS PRESENT FAIR OR MARKET ** UPON PAIN OF FIVE POUNDS ** TO BE FORFEITED TO THE LORDS ** AND THEIR BODIES TO BE IMPRISONED DURING THE LORDS' PLEASURE.

ALSO THAT NONE BUY OR SELL ** IN CORNERS ** BACKSIDES OR HIDDEN PLACES ** BUT IN OPEN FAIR OR MARKET ** UPON PAIN OF FORFEITURE OF ALL SUCH GOODS AND MERCHANDISE SO BOUGHT AND SOLD ** AND THEIR BODIES TO BE IMPRISONED DURING THE LORDS' PLEASURE.

ALSO THAT NO MANNER OF PERSONS SHALL SELL ANY GOODS ** WITH UNLAWFUL MEET ** OR MEASURE YARDS ** OR WEIGHTS ** BUT SUCH AS BE LAWFUL ** AND KEEP THE TRUE ASSIZE ** UPON PAIN OF FORFEITURE OF ALL SUCH GOODS ** AND FURTHER IMPRISONMENT OF THEIR BODIES.

LASTLY IF ANY MANNER OF PERSONS ** WITHIN THIS FAIR OR MARKET ** DO FIND THEMSELVES GRIEVED ** OR HAVE ANY INJURIES OR WRONG COMMITTED OR DONE AGAINST THEM ** LET THEM REPAIR TO THE LORDS OR THEIR OFFICERS ** AND THERE THEY SHALL BE HEARD ** ACCORDING TO RIGHT ** EQUITY ** AND JUSTICE.

GOD SAVE THE KING AND THE LORDS OF THIS MANOR