George the Fifth by the grace of God of Great Britain Ireland and the

British Dominions beyond the seas King Defender of the Faith

To all whom these presents shall come Greeting whereas by an Inquisition
indented and taken on the eighth day of July 1930 before Brigadier-
General John Tyson Wigan companion of our most honourable order of the
Bath -- Companion of our most distinguished order of St Michael and St
George Companion of Distinguished Service Order Sheriff of our said
County by virtue of our writ of ad quod domnum issued out of and returned
into the Central office of our Supreme Court of Judicature and filed therein
it has been found upon the oath of honest and lawful jurors in our said
County that it will not be to the damage or prejudice of us or any other
person or persons if we should grant unto Ernest James Wythes his heirs
and the signs Licence to hold and keep a Market in the Town of Epping
on Monday of each week in every year in perpetuity instead of Thursday or
Friday in each week and whereas by his humble petition the said Ernest
James Wythes of Copped Hall Epping in our said County (hereinafter
called the petitioner) has represented unto us that Royal Predecessor His
late Majesty King Henry the Third by letters patent bearing the date the
30th day of March in the 37th year of his reign granted and confirmed to
the Abbott and Canons of the Church of the Holy Cross of Waltham and
their successors for ever the rights of holding one market every week on
Monday at the Epping Heath in our said County that our Royal
Predecessor Her late majesty Queen Elizabeth by letters patent dated the
24th day of January in the 17th year of her reign granted to Thomas
Heneage and his wife right to hold enjoy and keep within the Manor of
Epping aforesaid one Market on Friday for ever that our Royal
Predecessor his late majesty King Charles II by letters patent dated the
17th day of October in the 23rd year of his reign granted to Thomas Grey
the right of holding one market on every Thursday in every week yearly at
Epping aforesaid. That the market rights were included in the purchase of
the Copped Hall Estate Essex in the year 1870 by the Petitioners
Grandfather the late George Wythes and that the Petitioner is the present
estate owner of the said market rights. That the petitioner has not been
able to ascertain that the said market within the memory of living persons
has ever been held on Thursday but that from the best of his knowledge
and belief the said Market was duly held from the time of the said grant of
her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth till about the year 1918 on one day in
every week. That about the year 1918 during the War the day for holding
the said Market was without our Licence changed to a Monday and has
from that time until now been held on that day. That Monday is a more
convenient day day for holding the said Market and is the only day of the
week in which a Market is not held in some other Town within a radius of
17 miles from the Town of Epping And the Petitioner has therefore most
humbly prayed that we would be graciously pleased to grant Our Royal
Licence and Permission to him and his successors forever to have hold
and keep his said Market at Epping aforesaid in each week of the year on
Monday instead of Thursday or Friday together with tolls stallage piccage
with all liberties and free customs appertaining to the said Market And
Whereas We having taken the said Petition into Our Royal Consideration
are graciously pleased to comply with the of the said Petition. Now
Therefore Know Ye that We of our especial Grace certain knowledge and
mere motion do grant unto the said Ernest James Wythes Our Royal
Permission and Licence that he shall and may have hold and keep a
Market in the Town of Epping in our County of Essex on Monday in each
week of every year instead of a Thursday or Friday. Together with tolls
stallage and piccage and with all liberties and free customs appertaining to
the said Market which was formerly held on Thursday or Friday. To have
hold and keep the same unto the said Ernest James Wythes his heirs and
assigns for ever without interruption or impediment of Us Our heirs or
successors or any others whatsoever. In witness whereof we have caused
these our letters to be made Patent. Witness ourself at Westminster the
16th day of September in the 21st year of Our Reign.

By Warrant under the Kings Sign Manual.

Schuster.