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Charter of Edward II, confirming rights granted to Swansea's burgesses, 1312

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This charter confirms the rights granted to the burgesses of Swansea by Henry III, ie, the right to come and go throughout the land with their merchandise for buying, selling and doing business, exempt from tolls, passage, pontage, stallage and lastage, except in the City of London. It was witnessed by: W., Bishop of Worcester, J., Bishop of Bath and Wells, Aylmer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, Hugh le Despenser, Nicholas de Seagrave, Edmund de Mauley, steward of the royal household, and William de Montacute. It was given at Windsor.

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West Glamorgan Archive Service
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Reproduced by permission of West Glamorgan Archive Service
Copyright Details:
West Glamorgan Archive Service 2002
Publisher Ref:
GTJ03357
Item uploaded:
11/2/2010
Date originally created:
1312
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