priviledges should be for good quietnes and rest of the students of ye Universitie, where indeede the same privilegdes reduceth ye sayd schollers to temporall besines, to the great unquietnes of them against all them that would not obey theire sayd unlawful priviledges, for dred whereof the sayd Mayor and Comminaltie suffered them to usarpe and take from them divers such liberties and francheses as have bine graunted to the p'decessors of the sayd Mayor and Comminaltie, by the Kings most noble progenitors and by his maties confirmed, and moreover the sayd Mayor and Comminaltie sayen that the sayd Chaun' and Schollers have now of late devised, compassed, and imagined, and divers meanes and wayes how to take from the Mayor and Comminaltie theire liberties and francheses, and for that purpose only would that the sayd Mayor and Comminaltie should by surrender resigne all theire old right and title to their liberties and francheses, to the intente that the sayd Chaun' and Schollers might be befor them in like to ye save liberties and priviledges as ye sayd Mayor and Comminaltie hath, and soe to spite the said May' and Comminaltie from their prioritie to posterioritie, and finally to have theire liberties and francheses from them, to theire utter undoeinge and contrarie to all right and conscience.

2. To the 2 article the sayd Mayor and Comminaltie seyne, that truth it is that they affirme that the sayd Chaun', Schollers, be not clarks of the markett, and that they have never used it peaceably, but by wronge usurpacion and by such drifts and meanes as in the first article is declared, nor it cannot bee wth any good equitie, reasone, that they should be both buyers and sellers of the price, for they might and would then take their neighbo's goods, paying for it skantly halfe soe much as it were worth.

3. To the thre article the sayd Mayor and Comminaltie seyne, that the said Chaun' Comessarie, and Schollers have not the over sight, reformacion and markinge of weights and measures, but only by userpacion and such divises meanes as the sayd first article is rehersed w'out that, that the typlers and inholders buyinge xvij galons and a halfe of good alle for xxd, doe sell the same alle agayne w'in their houses for vs, or yt the vinteners doe use unjust measures or the buchers untrue weight, to the p'judice of the resyants theire, as by the sayd bill untruly is surmised.

4. To the fourth article the sayd Mayr and Comminaltie seyne, that they wthould not from the University any deuty of vli by the yeare, but they seyen that ye sayd Chaun' and Schollers used extorciously to take certayne fines of divers persons for licencinge of them to misuse theire occupacions, wch fines be now denied as lawfull ys for them to doe wthoute yt, that any chaplayne wtin ye sd University have

used to celebratte ye offices of masses and dryges to pray specially for the Kings grace and his noble progenitors, accordinge to theire dewtyes in that behalfe.

5. To the v article ye sayd Mayor and Comminaltie seyne, yt they doe were weapons, and alwayes have used soe to doe, for they say yt theire is noe lawe nor statute to ye contrarie to prohibite them soe to doe, but yt be acts made by the sayd Chaun' and Schollers, to the intent that they might the more easely doe displeasure and excecute theire malice upon the poore inhabitants of ye said Towne, of wch acte yf any corporacion be had that was by such sinister meanes as in the first article is declareyd, and soe voyd of noe effecte.

6. To the 6 article ye sd Mayor and Comminaltie seyne, yt the Kinge of soveraige lord and his noble progenitors, have graunted unto ye sd Mayor and Comminaltie power and autoritie to keepe the lawe day w'in ye precincts of ye sd towne, by reason whereof they have used tyme out of mynde, and yet doe use to reforme all common noyaunces from tyme to tyme as nede requireth, wthout that ye sayd Chauner and Schollers have any lawefull title or auctoritee to keepe any lawe day w'in ye sayd towne, or that they have any maner of right or titill to keepe any maner of courte in the guilde hall of the sayd Towne. And w'out yt that ye Universitie and other of the Kings subiects have sustayned iniuries and annoyances by inordinate price of vitles and unwholsome p'paracion of the same, or that they suffer combrances by kinde, swyne, blocks, dungehills and other like, as by the sayd article untruly is surmised, and wout yt that ever any dowt or lawfull redresse or reformacion have and make by any courte by the sayd Chaun', as by ye sd article is alsoe untruely surmised.

7. To ye vijth article ye sd Mayor and Comminaltie seyne, that yf ye sd Chaun', Schollers, had any autorite to committ any freeman of the Towne, or other person to ward as they have not yet, ye sayd Mayor and Comminaltie be not bounde to finde them a geale, and all be yt there were a composition made betweene the p'decessors of ye sd Mayor and Comminaltie of ye one partie, and the Chaun' and Schollers of the other partie, yet ye now Mayor and Comminaltie be not bownden thereby. And yf they were bounde thereby to finde them a gaole, as they be not indeede, yett where as the sayd Chan1, Com., and Schollers parte doe use wrongfully without any grounde or lawful cause, but only for malice and ill will, to comytt any freeman of the sayd Towne to ward, the sayd Mayor and Comminaltie may not, nor ought in such case by reason imprison any person soe unlawfully comitted unto them.

8. To the viijth article the sayd Mayor and Comminaltie seyne, yt the sayd Chaun', Comissarie, and Schollers doe many and sundrie tymes make proces agaynst ye freemen and inhabitants of the sayd Town by citacion, suspension, excommunication for temporall causes; and yf ye sd freemen of ye sd Towne appeare before ye sd Comissarie, though the Comissarie hath used to sweare him forthwith to answeare to interogatories, wch interogatores shalbe clearely out of ye matter yt complaynte is made of, beinge ye partie in hande, that theire lawe of ye University, or civil lawe, bindeth them to answeare to such interogatories; and yt it is for ye more health of theire soules where ye parties have noe knowledge of that lawe civill, nor yett of theyre lawe and statuts made in ye Universitie, nor can have any indifferent counsell there to instruckt them; wherefor many of the freemen and inhabitants of ye sayd Towne, perceivinge that they can have noe indifferent justice ministred unto them before the sd Comissarie, and alsoe yt ye sd Comissarie have not, nor ought to have, any autoritie in any such causes temporall as debts and trespasses to theire determininge, they refuse to appeare before ye sd Comissarie as lawfull is for them to doe w'out that, yt ye sd Schollers, or any of them, cannot have theire dewtie and right of the sayd townsmen as in the sayd article is surmised.

9. To ye 9 article ye sayd Mayor and Comminaltie sayne, yt ye Chaunc and Schollers beffor this tyme have constrayned by meanes and thrifts of excommunicacion, banishmente, and such other meanes (as in ye I article is declared), ye sd Mayor and townsmen to apper at St. Marie Church, and by like meanes and threfts constrayneth them to be bounde by obligacion for p'formaunce of ye same, wch obligacion is clearly voyd by the course of the common lawe where unto ye sd Mayor and Comminaltie, prayen to be remitted for ye dewe triall of ye sd obligacion.

10. To ye 10 article ye sd Mayor and Comminaltie seyne, yt ye så Chaunl and Scollers by manifest threats of excommunicacion and banishmente, and by divers other sinister meanes subtilly devised, an othe to be given to ye Mayor, Aldermen, Bayliffs, and others of the sayd Towne, in wch othe amongst other things it was contayned that ye sayd Mayor, Aldermen, Bayliffs and others should observe, mayntayne, and keepe all ye statuts, ordinances, and lawes of ye University made or to be made; and after yt ye sd Chauncr and Schollers have att theire congregacion made divers statuts and lawes from tyme to tyme, wt extreame and unreasonable penalties upon ye inhabitants of ye sd Towne. And alsoe such lawes and statuts yt should abrogatt and take away clearly from ye said Mayor and Comminaltie all the liberties and fraunchises, for and to ye intente

to have the whole power temporall into theire owne hands, and to them graunted by ye Kings Matie and his noble progenitors, in soe much that ye sayd Chan. and Sch. by such lawes and statuts brought ye Kings temporall subiects of ye sayd Towne in such uncharitable. subiection, that many of them most substantialist persons of them did yerly forsaken the Towne; and for as much as it was not lawfull for ye sd Chaunc' and Schollers to make any such statuts, nor to assemble themselves together for any such intent, and consideringe alsoe yt theire sayd statuts and lawes bee contrarie and weere repugnante to ye othe taken by ye sayd Mayor and Comminaltie of ye Kinge of soveraigne Lord, and alsoe repugnante and meere contrarie to ye Kings statuts and lawes of this his realme, where unto ye sayd Mayor and Comminaltie bee inheritable. The said Mayo1, Aldermen, Bayliffs and others have refused, and yett doe refuse, to receive the sayd othe w'out yt ye sd oathe ever have time occac'on of any quietnes or good continuance of ye sayd Universitie, as by ye sayd x article untruly is surmised.

II. To ye xi article ye sd Mayor and Comminaltie sayne, yt ye sd Comissarie and Schollers in buyinge coneys, ought not to sett ye price of coneys nor of other things wch they buy of ye freemen of ye Towne, for yf they may be suffered soe to doe, they will not give the pulterers nor other freemen of the Towne ijd for that that costs them 3a. And many tymes the sayd Commissarie doe take coneys and other vittailes from ye poore vittellers and give them nothinge for it. And for yt ye sd Comissarie tooke from ye sd putler man, as ye same xi article specifieth, vj couple of coneys and payd nothinge for them; and ye same man conceived an accion agaynst ye sayd Comissarie at Westmenster as lawefull (was for him to doe) w'out yt ye sayd man conceived any accion agaynst ye sayd Comissarie for dispute as yt ye sayd Comissarie is fattigate or vexed for doeinge of justice, or thinge beherable to a comenwealth, or yt yo Comissarie useth to permitte any such causes of commonwealth in experience.

12. To ye xij article ye sayd Mayor and Comminaltie seyne, that they have not indited the Proctors of felonie nor other persons upon fayned causes for meere malice, but they say that xij men had evidence given unto them by ye said William Grethedde, beinge sworne yt ye Proctors wt others came and puld oppen in the night ye doores of ye sd Wm Grethedde, and came to his hous wheare he was goenge to his bedd in his chamber, wh" seeing his doores broken up came downe with a poker in his hande for his defence, and asked them what they did in his house, they sayd Knave thou shalt knowe what, and then they struke hime and fell him downe, and tooke his purse

with ijs 4 in it wth other things, and brought hime to prison, for ye weh unlawfull act ye Proctor was indited; and whereas they were comaunded by the judges for to keepe the Kings waich, they were chardged that they should not waich wthout the justice, ye constable and divers other were in theire company, &c. And when yt they say that Mr Secretarie latly beinge at Oxford, comaunded ye Mayor and justices theire that they should not procede any further in such matters, this inditmente of ye Proctors was founde befor Mr. Secretarie came thither, and since his beinge there wee have gone noe further in inditinge any priviledge person as his comaundmente was, but we have stayed, though they were affrayd yt wee would have arrayd Frier Best and John at o' sessions, and yt was Secretarie commaunded for to stay, and soe it was.

13. To the xiij article the sayd Mayor and Comminaltie seyne, that ye sayd Comissarie and Schollers, about an yere past, assembled them selves unlawfully together at theire congregacion howse to the intente only to discommon a great number of the most substantialest and honest freemen of ye sayd Towne, and then and there soe unlawfully assembled, most uncharitably and agreed and inacted noe Scholler nor other person clayminge any priviledge by ye sd Universitie, or repareinge and comminge to any othem, should come into the house or houses of any of the s most substantiall and honest freemen of ye sd Towne, nor should buy nor sell wt them, nor eate and drinke wt them, nor come into there company, as though they had not bine Christien men, for wch unlawful assemblie a most undiscreet acte makeinge, a certayne number of the makers therof were indited, or yt ye sd Mayor and Comminaltie doe imagin to doe despleasur to ye sd Chaun' and Schollers as by ye sd bill untruly is surmised, but have alwayes and yett be glad to live in rest and peace wth them, without discention, variances, or debate, accordinge to ye lawes of God, and ye lawes of or most dread and naturall soveraigne Lord the Kinge, whose Matie we most humble beseech to put to his gracious hands for some good direction to be had in this behalfe. Twyne, iv. 112.

[1534] Clauses conteyned in the wrytyngs of Mr Mayer and his brethren, weh Clauses are thought very unreasonable, and are manifest signes y Mr Mayer and his bretheren doth not effectually purpose to take any amicable, equall, or quiet end with the Universitie

Inprimis, amongst and after divers restraynts and diminucions by the Towne requyred to be had in our pryvyleges, lybertyes, statutes, 34 That Discommoning was on Dec. 6, 1533.