1378-11-02, Gloucester

Inspeximus and confirmation, in favour of James de Langeton, parson Wygan, and his successors, and the burgesses of Wygan and their sucof a charter dated Westminster, 4 Angust, 24 Edward III., Roll, 24 Edward III., No. 4] inspecting and confirming a dated Newminster, 7 June, 7 Edward II. [Charter Roll, 7 Ed- II, No. 3] inspecting and confirming a charter dated Woodstock, August, 80 Henry III., being a grant to John Mansel, the parson of church of Wygan, that that town be a borough, and that the burgesses a gild merchant with hanse and other liberties. [Bridgeman s Wigan Chetham Society's Publications. For 10/. paid in the hanaper.