XI. A CONFIRMACION OF LIBERTIES GRAUNTED TO THE PETIECANNONS OF POULES LONDON, (fn. 1) BY QUEEN ELIZABETH, 1565–6.
Elizabeth, Dei gracia Anglie, ffrancie, et Hibernie Regina, fidei Defensor, etc. Omnibus ad
quos presentes littere pervenerint, Salutem. Inspeximus litteras patentes Domini Henrici nuper
Regis Anglie, Progenitoris nostri de confirmacione factas in hec verba:—
Henricus. (fn. 2)
Nos autem litteras predictas ac omnia et singula in eisdem contenta rata habentes et grata, ea
pro nobis et heredibus nostris, quantum in nobis est, acceptamus et approbamus, ac dilectis nobis
in Christo Willielmo Whytbroke nune Custodi et Canonicis Collegii predicti et successoribus suis
ratificamus et confirmamus, prout littere predicte in se racionabiliter testantur.
In cujus rei testimonium has litteras nostras fieri fecimus patentes. Teste Meipsa apud
Westmonasterium vicesimo octavo die Januarii, anno regni nostri octavo. (fn. 3)
Sutley.
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Taxatum ad xiij s. iiij d.
S. Bacon.
7. Gules, three bezants, two and one, the first charged with a lion passant argent, the second with a
wyvern sable, the third with the half-figure of a king.
8. Azure, a rose argent superimposed upon a rose gules, barbed and seeded or and vert. The Tudor
badge.
9. Azure, three fleurs de lis or, France.
The combined red and white rose occurs frequently in the borders.