Some of the Charters of the Borough of Petersfield, and other ancient records relating to it, have been recently discovered; they possess much interest, and shew the antiquity and importance of the place and borough. By one of these Charters privileges similar to those enjoyed by the citizens of Winchester were, with a Guild, &c. granted to the Burgesses of Petersfield, in A.D. 1190. The town appears to have been of considerable note in the time of Henry II.