Freedom from
various taxes and duties
Exemption
from the jurisdiction of external courts
The right to
levy local taxes, to hold their own courts and to punish offenders
The right to
dry and mend their nets and to organise a large and lucrative Herring Fair
each year, in order to sell their catch, at the mouth of the River Yare in
Norfolk
The right to
carry the canopy over the head of the sovereign during the coronation
procession and to dine at his or her right hand at the subsequent banquet