By his Majesty's Commissioners for granting of Fairs and Markets. I R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms THE KING'S most Excellent Majesty, tendering and affecting the Ease, Contentment, and Security of His loving Subjects, and His Majesty out of his great Wisdom and Care for this Weal-public, and for Increase of Commerce, by way of Commutation, and buying and selling between his said Subjects, by all good and lawful means, in all the parts within these his Kingdoms, where and when it is wanting and most necessary. TO which purpose His Majesty, knowing that Fairs & Markets in sundry places of this His Kingdom, and Dominion of Wales, as the principal means of Inland Trade, have been by his Princely Progenitors out of their special Grace in some measure formerly erected, when this Kingdom did not so abound in people as sithence, and at this present (thanks be to God) they do: AND now His gracious Majesty having also taken special Care and Knowledge, and with the advice of some of his most Honourable Privy Counsel, and Council Learned, and at the humble suit of some of his Subjects, that many of his Subjects have desired, and do desire for Conveniency and Ease to them, as well the increase of the number of some more Markets and Fairs in places convenient to them that have, as also granting the Novo, in meet place where are none, with Confirmations to those which have or do use and claim to have Market and Fairs without his special Licence, by usurping on His Majesty's Prerogative Royal therein: Whereby they are subject to His Writte of Quo Warranto, and the penalties of the Laws provided in that behalf: Is therefore graciously pleased, and hath thought fit by his Letters Patents, under His great Seal, by way of Commission directed to His Attorney General, Solicitor General, and other Gentlemen of quality, of his Servants and some others, to whose wisdoms and discrection his Highness hath given power and authority, and Committed same, to Compound and Agree with all such persons of Quality and Worth, as to them shall seem good, in Legal and Convenient manner, with necessary Cautions for new Granting and Erecting, or Altering, Confirming and Renewing Markets and Fairs in all Convenient and Necessary places, as to their Wisdoms and Discrections, upon due examination shall seem fit for the ease and good of his said Subjects, and for the better increase of Domestic Commerce, which hath been in all times a great help to populous Kingdoms and Commonwealths; and that such Grants as his Majesty's said Commissioners shall think fit to be made in this behalf, HE is graciously pleased shall be passed under his Great Seal of England, to them and their Heirs. For further knowledge whereof, all those whom this doth or shall concern, may take notice hereof in more particular to be further and better satisfied by His Majesty's Commissioners for this purpose: At the Flying Horse between Saint Dunston's Church, and Chancery Lane in Fleetstreet. The Commissioners for this Grant are these: Sir Henry Yeluerton Knight, His Majesty's Attorney General: Sir Thomas Coventry Knight, His Majesty's Solicitor General: Sir Edward Moseley Knight, His Attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster: Sir john Wood, Knight: Sir William Alexander, Knight: Sir Henry Breton, Knight. Sir George Peckham, Knight, Euseby Androes Esq Tho: Wiss Esquire: God save the King.