The interest and importance of this document rest on the fact that Henry Spelman and others have regarded it as the most ancient English charter.

Though this seems a dubious claim, and the ancient charter is in fact a 12th-century forgery, the full picture is more complex.

The papal bulls and the ancient charters of privilege proved generally of little avail as protection.

When James II sought to withdraw from his disastrous policy, he issued a proclamation restoring to the boroughs their ancient charters.

Under an ancient charter, the port of Hull is free to river and canal craft.

Registrum honoris de Morton; a series of ancient charters of the earldom of Morton, with other original papers, ed.

In ancient charters the name is latinised as Dacus being the adjectival form of Dacia, mediaeval Latin for "Denmark".

Our ancient charter, together with the laws made coincident therewith, were adapted as the basis of our government at the time of our revolution.

The privileges which we find granted by ancient charters to the inhabitants of some of the principal towns in Europe sufficiently show what they were before those grants.

Although Old Aberdeen has a separate history and still holds its ancient charter, it is no longer officially independent.