❧
By
the
Mayor
.
WHereas
not
onely
of
Common
vsage
and
auncient
custome
vsed
within
this
honorable
Citie
,
But
also
of
&
by
the
olde
lawes
&
ordinaunces
made
and
executed
in
the
same
Citie
it
is
manifest
That
all
manner
of
Commodities
,
Clothes
and
Marchandizes
made
and
wrought
within
the
kyngdome
of
England
and
dominions
of
the
same
,
brought
vnto
the
sayd
Citie
to
be
sold
,
were
and
ought
to
be
brought
vnto
suche
common
market
places
as
to
that
purpose
within
the
same
Citie
was
appoynted
,
And
there
onely
and
not
els
where
ought
to
be
bought
and
sold
,
And
the
owners
therof
did
there
pay
Halladge
and
other
duties
,
whiche
was
so
done
as
well
that
good
and
lawfull
wares
should
be
bought
and
sold
&
corrupt
and
vnlawfull
bargaynes
and
contractes
tending
to
the
deceite
of
the
people
,
&
contrary
to
the
lawes
of
the
Realme
might
be
auoyded
:
As
also
that
there
might
be
no
forreyne
bying
and
sellyng
in
fraude
of
the
liberties
,
franchesies
,
and
customes
of
the
sayd
Citie
being
confirmed
&
ratyfied
by
act
of
Parliament
.
And
where
of
late
yeares
dyuers
sortes
of
Cloth
and
other
Commodityes
and
marchandizes
some
of
wolle
onely
,
and
some
of
wollen
and
lynen
wouen
together
haue
bene
and
are
dayly
made
&
wrought
within
this
realme
and
the
dominions
therof
and
dayly
and
from
tyme
are
brought
to
this
Citie
there
to
be
sold
,
And
because
they
are
not
called
by
any
of
the
same
names
that
the
clothes
of
Wollen
or
Lynen
of
the
former
auncyent
tyme
were
(
although
they
consiste
of
the
same
substance
)
The
makers
and
marchauntes
therof
pretend
a
libertie
to
themselues
to
make
their
markets
therof
,
and
to
buy
and
sell
the
same
in
Innes
,
chambers
,
and
warehouses
and
all
other
partes
of
this
Citie
and
Liberties
therof
at
their
pleasure
,
Aswell
in
the
great
deceite
of
many
her
Maiesties
louing
Subiectes
,
and
more
easye
vtteraunce
of
naughtye
and
deceytfull
wares
:
As
also
to
the
redier
and
more
easye
intruding
vpon
the
liberties
of
this
Citie
by
forren
bying
and
sellyng
:
Therfore
in
remedye
of
the
sayd
disorders
,
The
Lord
Mayor
and
his
worshypfull
brethren
th
aldermen
,
and
the
common
counsell
of
this
Citie
now
assembled
do
ordeyne
and
enact
,
That
from
henceforth
all
manner
of
clothes
of
newe
deuise
,
commodities
and
marchaundizes
aforesayd
made
of
wolle
or
of
wollen
&
lynen
together
(
not
accustomed
heretofore
to
be
brought
to
Blackwellhall
,
which
hereafter
shal
be
brought
to
this
Citie
to
be
solde
,
shall
be
wholy
brought
to
the
common
market
place
named
the
wasted
halle
situate
at
the
Northend
of
th
old
Iurye
in
the
ward
of
Bassinghall
within
this
Citie
,
And
there
from
henceforth
shal
be
bought
and
solde
and
not
elsewhere
within
the
liberties
of
the
same
Citie
,
And
that
no
person
or
persons
free
of
this
Citie
or
any
other
dwelling
within
the
liberties
therof
,
or
hauing
any
house
shop
or
romyth
within
the
same
Citie
or
liberties
therof
shall
from
henceforth
there
or
elswhere
within
the
same
libertyes
take
in
,
receiue
,
harbor
or
bestowe
,
or
suffer
to
be
taken
in
,
receyued
,
harbored
,
or
bestowed
,
any
of
the
sayd
clothes
of
newe
deuise
,
Commodities
or
Marchandizes
before
the
same
be
brought
to
the
market
place
aforesaid
therunto
appoynted
and
there
harbored
,
taken
in
,
bought
and
solde
.
And
by
authoritie
aforesayd
it
is
enacted
and
ordayned
that
the
markets
for
the
sayd
clothes
of
new
deuise
commodities
and
marchandizes
aforesayd
shall
and
may
be
from
henceforth
weekely
had
and
kept
in
the
hall
or
market
place
aforesayd
euery
Tewesday
&
Wednesday
from
viii
.
vntill
xi
.
of
the
clocke
in
the
forenoone
,
and
from
one
vntil
foure
of
the
clocke
in
the
afternoone
.
And
it
is
further
ordained
by
authoritie
aforesayd
,
That
from
henceforth
the
officers
of
the
sayd
hall
and
market
place
or
some
of
them
shal
be
attendaunt
at
the
sayd
hall
to
receaue
the
premisses
from
tyme
to
tyme
,
who
shall
and
may
take
for
hallage
&
and
other
charges
of
the
sayd
Clothes
of
new
deuise
,
commodities
,
and
marchandizes
such
rates
for
such
tyme
and
in
such
sorte
as
followeth
.
That
is
to
say
:
-
Narrow
Rashe
for
Doblytting
conteyning
xxx
.
yeardes
the
doble
peece
,
for
hallage
.
j.
d.
-
Brode
Rashe
for
Clokes
and
other
garmentes
conteyning
from
20.
to
25.
yeardes
the
peece
.
ij
.
d.
-
Borratose
wrought
with
silk
conteining
vnder
20
yeardes
ob
.
and
the
doble
peece
aboue
25.
yeardes
.
i.
d.
-
Plomites
wrought
with
silke
or
otherwise
the
single
peece
,
ob
.
and
the
doble
peece
.
i.
d.
-
Carrels
conteining
xiiii
.
yeardes
a
peece
one
farthing
.
-
Worsted
hose
the
dozen
payre
.
ii
.
d.
-
Norwhich
gartryng
the
grosse
.
ob
.
-
Stowle
lace
and
penny
bredth
lace
the
dozen
grosse
i.
d.
-
Crewell
or
worsted
yearne
the
dozen
pound
i.
d.
-
Friu●●●re
the
dozen
pound
weight
i.
d.
And
th●t
when
as
the
halladge
and
other
dueties
according
to
the
rates
aforesayd
shal
be
payd
,
the
officer
or
his
d
putye
in
that
case
appoynted
shall
strike
a
seale
of
lead
vpon
euery
particuler
peece
of
the
sayd
marchaun●izes
aswell
in
discharge
of
the
owner
from
any
redemaund
thereof
,
as
also
to
charge
the
same
officer
with
●he
mony
receaued
.
And
bycause
in
experience
not
onlye
towching
the
last
recyted
premisses
but
also
towching
diuers
auncient
sortes
of
Cloth
,
diuers
disorders
are
dayly
committed
:
It
is
also
by
auctoritye
aforesayd
ordeyned
that
if
any
of
the
premisses
aunciently
made
or
of
new
devise
or
heareafter
to
be
deuised
&
made
within
this
Realme
and
dominions
thereof
shal
be
brought
to
this
Cittie
to
be
sould
,
That
the
same
seuerally
shal
be
brought
to
the
sayd
seuerall
markets
and
there
to
be
harbored
and
not
els
where
till
the
same
be
first
bought
&
sold
within
one
of
the
same
markets
.
And
that
if
any
of
the
premisses
shal
be
bought
in
the
Countrye
by
any
former
bergayne
by
any
freeman
of
this
Cittie
and
after
brought
heither
that
the
same
or
a
trew
certificate
therof
shal
be
presented
at
such
of
the
sayd
halls
as
apperteineth
as
aforsayd
And
the
hallage
therefore
payd
or
a
bill
therefore
geuen
by
the
same
freeman
to
the
ordinarye
officer
before
the
same
shal
be
receyued
or
harbored
vpon
payne
that
euery
freeman
and
forreine
dwelling
in
this
Cittie
or
the
liberties
therof
which
shall
receyue
or
harbor
any
of
the
premisses
otherwise
or
contrary
to
the
trew
meaning
of
the
ordinaunces
aforesayd
shall
forfeyt
&
pay
to
thuse
of
the
cominaltie
of
this
Cittie
for
euery
broade
Cloth
so
harbored
vi
.
s
viii
.
d.
for
euery
kersey
iii.
s.
iiii
.
d.
for
euery
Bridgewater
xx
.
d.
and
for
euery
other
of
the
auncient
wollen
clothes
accordingly
in
an
equal
rate
for
euery
worsted
iii
s.
iiii
.
d.
for
euery
tuffed
mockado
xx
.
d.
and
for
euery
other
of
the
premisses
of
new
deuise
now
being
or
heareafter
to
be
accordingly
in
an
equall
rate
and
for
auoyding
all
pretence
of
excuse
that
the
premisses
shal
be
forthwith
publikely
proclaymed
.
All
which
penalties
&
forfeytures
to
be
incurred
by
force
of
the
sayd
ordinaunces
,
shal
be
recouered
by
action
of
debt
,
bill
,
playnt
,
or
information
,
to
be
brought
or
exhibeted
&
pursued
in
the
Queenes
maiesties
court
in
the
vtter
Chamber
of
the
Guildhall
of
this
Cittie
of
London
commonly
called
the
mayors
court
by
and
in
the
name
of
the
Chamberlayne
of
this
Cittie
for
the
tyme
being
.
And
all
sommes
of
money
and
forfeytures
so
to
be
recouered
ouer
&
aboue
the
charges
of
the
sute
,
shal
be
imployed
in
forme
following
.
That
is
to
say
,
one
third
part
to
thuse
of
the
Mayor
&
comminaltye
&
Cittyzens
of
this
Cittie
,
the
one
other
third
part
to
the
reliefe
of
the
poore
in
Christes
hospitall
in
this
Cittie
,
and
the
other
third
part
to
such
persons
as
shall
present
&
geue
information
of
such
offence
and
doe
his
diligence
that
the
offender
may
be
duely
conuicted
.
And
for
that
no
manner
of
person
or
persons
shall
heareafter
excuse
themselues
for
lack
of
warning
,
neither
be
ignoraunt
of
the
foresayd
〈◊〉
●nd
rates
aboue
recited
My
sayd
Lord
M●●or
and
his
right
worshipfull
brethren
th
aldermen
haue
thought
good
by
publique
proclamation
to
th
end
to
take
away
asmuch
as
in
them
lieth
all
such
fayned
&
vntrew
allegations
&
excuses
openly
to
publish
and
proclayme
the
sayd
law
and
ordinaunce
that
the
same
may
be
obserued
accordingly
.
Yeuen
at
the
Guildehall
of
this
honorable
Citie
of
London
this
present
xxviii
.
of
October
in
the
xviii
.
yeare
of
the
raigne
of
our
Soueraigne
Lady
Queene
Elizabeth
.
God
saue
the
Queene
.