London, Quo Warranto Judgment Reversed Act 1689

Judgment of the Court of King's Bench in a Quo Warranto against the Mayor, &c. of London, in Trinity Term 35 Car. II. recited.

The said Judgment, and all the Judgments against the Charter of London, void; Vacates to be entered on the Roll.

Whereas a Judgement was given in the Court of Kings Bench in or about Trinity Terme in the five and thirtyeth yeare of the Raigne of the late King Charles the Second upon an Information in the nature of a Quo Warranto exhibited in the said Court against the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London That the Liberty Priviledge and Franchise of the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens being a Body Politicke and Corporate should be seized into the Kings Hands as forfeited. And forasmuch as the said Judgement and the Proceedings thereupon is and were illegall and arbitrary And for that the Restoreing of the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens to their antient Liberties of which they had beene deprived tends very much to the Peace and good Setlement of this Kingdome Bee it declared and enacted by the King and Queens most excellent Majesties by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by authoritie of the same That the said Judgement given in the said Court of Kings Bench in the said Trinity Terme in the five and thirtyeth yeare of the Raigne of the said King Charles the Second or in any other Terme And all and every other Judgement given or recorded in the said Court for the seizing into the [X1 said] late Kings Hands the Liberty Priviledge or Franchise of the Mayor and Commonaltie and Citizens of the City of London of being of themselyes a Body Corporate and Politick by the Name of the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London and by that Name to plead and be impleaded and to answere and to be answered or in what manner or words soever such Judgement was entred is shall be and are hereby reversed annulled and made void to all intents and purposes whatsoever and that Vacats be entred upon the Rolls of the said Judgement for the Vacating and Reversall of the same accordingly

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X1 interlined on the Roll.