King Charles II Charter of Extended Rights, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:1664

Description:Parliamentarians executed King Charles I in 1649.
England had no king and became a commonwealth with Oliver Cromwell as the Lord protector.
After his death, King Charles II was restored to the throne.
To help keep his throne Charles II passed the Corporations Act.
It meant he could send special 'commissioners' to remove and appoint Corporation officials (people who ran the town council).

In Newcastle in 1663, commissioners removed fourteen capital burgesses.
They appointed twelve preferred men in their place.
To make this official Charles granted a charter. A charter is a formal document granting rights given by a king or queen written by clerks in the royal chancery.

This extract shows that the King must appoint the town clerk:
‘And the said Common Clerk of the Borough aforesaid now and for ever hereafter for the time being the Clerk of Ourself our heirs and successors to receive, write and enroll ’


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1340s
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Medieval Confirmation of the Gild Merchant Charters
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Medieval Confirmation of the Gild Merchant Charters

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1590s
Queen Elizabeth I Charter of Incorporation, Newcastle-under-Lyme
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1680s
King James II Charter of Extended Rights, Newcastle-under-Lyme
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1830s
Cartoon study for the 'Mock Mayor' of Newcastle-under-Lyme
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1850s
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1870s
John Williams, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
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1890s
Caddick Adams family's nanny dressed as Queen Victoria, Newcastle-under-Lyme
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1910s
Police Station, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
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1920s
Mayor Choosing Ceremony for Robert Beresford, Market Cross, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Mayor Choosing Ceremony for Robert Beresford, Market Cross, Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Mayor Choosing ceremony is a tradition in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The newly elected ...

1950s
Mayor Choosing Ceremony for Edward Bond, Market Cross, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Mayor Choosing Ceremony for Edward Bond, Market Cross, Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Mayor Choosing ceremony is a tradition in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The newly ...

1970s
Newcastle Market, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle Market, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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1990s
Guildhall and Market, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Guildhall and Market, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Image courtesy of: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

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Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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