A transcript, followed by a brief abstract, of the 1671 charter setting out the roles, rights and powers of the government of the city of Gloucester. The common council is vested in a mayor, high steward, recorder, twelve aldermen, a town clerk, two sheriffs, common-council, treasurer, chamberlain, sword-bearer, and other inferior officers.
Transcript of the Charter of the City of Gloucester
This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library
- Reference
- GB 133 Eng MS 419
- Dates of Creation
- 1697 [Transcript of 1671 Charter]
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 153 x 101 mm. 1 volume (78 folios);
Scope and Content
Access Information
The manuscript is available for consultation by any accredited reader.
Acquisition Information
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the bookseller J.E. Cornish in March 1927.
Note
Description compiled by Henry Sullivan and Jo Humpleby, project archivists.
Other Finding Aids
Catalogued in the Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, 1928 (English MS 419).