Charters of the House of Lancaster
King Henry IV. granted a pardon
to the mayor and citizens for the service and aid they had given to Henry Percy. An. 5. Hen. IV.
Henry Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, eldest son of King Henry IV. confirmed all former charters, and gave
the mayor and citizens power to hold and enjoy their ancient freedoms.
The same Henry, Prince and Earl, granted the mayor and citizens, the profits of the murage and bridge tower,'durante
bene placito, An. 10. Hen. IV.
And in the third year of this king, a reservation of. the tythe of the roodeye was by him confirmed, "that
the parson of Trinity should not have it."
King Henry VI. confirmed all
former charters, An. 4.
The same king, by his charter, stating the great concourse of strangers and others, with merchandise to Chester,
by reason of the goodness of the port, and the great trade for victuals and other things, in and out of Wales,
to the great profit of the city, until the late rebellion (which seems to have been that of Owen Glendower), shewed
how the same port of Chester was lamentably decayed, by reason of the abundance of sand, which had choaked the
creek, did for these reasons release to the city £10. of the fee farm , reserved by Edward I.; also he released
parcel of the fee farm for which the sheriffs of the city were in arrears before the auditor.-An. 25.
