Newcastle-on-Tyne received these new rights:
1. And that they shall justly have their lands and tenures and mortgages and debts, whoever owes them to them.
2. Concerning their lands and tenures within the town,
right shall be done to them according to the custom of the
city Winton.
3. And of all their debts which are lent in
Newcastle-on-Tyne and of mortgages there made, pleas shall
be held at Newcastle-on-Tyne.
4. None of them shall plead outside the walls of the City of
Newcastle-on-Tyne on any plea, except pleas of tenures
outside the city and except the minters and my ministers.
5. That none of them be distrained by any without the said
city for the repayment of any debt to any person for which
he is not capital debtor or surety.
6. That the burgesses shall be quit of toll and lastage
[duty on a ship's cargo] and pontage [tax for repairing
bridges] and have passage back and forth.
7. Moreover, for the improvement of the city, I have granted
them that they shall be quit of year's gift and of scotale
[pressure to buy ale at the sheriff's tavern], so that my
sheriff of Newcastle- on-Tyne or any other minister shall
not make a scotale.
8. And whosoever shall seek that city with his merchandise,
whether foreigners or others, of whatever place they may be,
they may come sojourn and depart in my safe peace, on paying
the due customs and debts, and any impediment to these
rights is prohibited.
9. We have granted them also a merchant guild.