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Jun 14, 2024 · [Canon James Wilson noted in his MS. that 'magister rotulorum' was probably a master in Chancery, not the officer now known as Master of the Rolls, who was then 'Custos Rotulorum.'] 210. (C. p. 159; D. art. 36).—King John confirms [no. 209. For 'timber and stone for building' he substitutes 'reasonable necessaries.'
Jun 12, 2024 · On 16 February 1770 Captain James Cook in his ship the Endeavour first sighted the Canterbury peninsula. He thought it was an island, and named it Banks Island after the ship’s botanist, Joseph Banks.
Jun 12, 2024 · Christchurch became a City by Royal Charter on 31 July 1856 by virtue of having become an English See under letters patent. It can therefore, justly claim to be the oldest City in New Zealand, preceding Nelson in this distinction by two years.
2 days ago · So great is the force of our love towards our city of London, our royal chamber, as whatsoever is in us, that we shall see necessary or profitable to the mayor and commonalty, and citizens of the same our city, that we have been ready freely to give from our soul to the said mayor, commonalty, and citizens of our said city; and it ...
6 days ago · Kingston gave the title of baron to Ramsay earl of Holderness, in the reign of James I. Charters. Corporation. The town enjoys many valuable privileges and immunities, by royal charter . King John granted the men of Kingston, the manor of the town in fee-farm, paying to the crown the annual rent of 50l .
Jun 18, 2024 · A royal charter was a document granted by the British Crown that established a colony under the direct rule of the king. Proprietary colonies, on the other hand, were land grants given to individuals or companies by the king, allowing them to govern the colony as they saw fit.
1 day ago · The College of William & Mary in Virginia ( abbreviated as W&M [6] ), is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth-oldest in the English-speaking world. [7]
