WHere at a court of common Councell , holden at the Guild-hall of this Citty of London , on the tenth day of Nouember , in the xxix . yeere of the raigne of our soueraigne Lady the Queenes most excellent Maiesty that now is . Before the right honorable George Bonde Lorde Maior of the saide Citty , and the right worshipfull the Aldermen his brethren , and the commons in the same common Councell assembled . It was amongest other things enacted , established , and ordered : that from after the viii . day of the same moneth of Nouember , vntill the feast of the byrth of our Lord God , whych shal be in Anno Domini , 1589. in all and euery case and causes , where the seller of any cloath or cloathes whatsoeuer , Linnen or Wollen , Kersies , Fryses , Rugges , Bayes , Cottons , or other cloathes or thinges whatsoeuer , shal be by vertue of any Actes , custome , vsage or ordinaunces heretofore established or vsed within the sayde Citty . By common Councell or otherwise for the payment of any quantity summe or sums of money whatsoeuer vsuallie payed , or to be payed by any seller in the Citty of London , or the liberty , or the Suburbes thereof , for or by the name of Hallage : That then the buyer of all and euery such Cloath or Cloathes , Linnen or Wollen , Kersyes , Fryses , Rugges , Bayes , Cottons or other Cloathes or thinges whatsoeuer , shall by vertue of the sayd acte be charged & chargeable to pay like quantity summe or summes of mony , as hath been , is or shal be vsually payd or paiable by the seller . The same to be payed to the hande or handes of such person or persons , as shal be appoynted from tyme to tyme , by the Lord Maior and courte of Aldermen for the time being , or by the gouernours of Christs Hospitall or the more part of them , for the collection of the mony which shal be due and paiable by such sellers , to be imployed towards the charges of the buylding of Blackwel Hall . And it was likewise enacted that if any person or persons , which after the said xiii . day of this present moneth , shal buy or cause , or procure to be bought any such cloathes , Lynnen , Kersyes , Fryses , Rugges , Bayes , Cottons or other thinges whatsoeuer before expressed , or in true vnderstanding or meaning intended by this acte . And shall not vpon demaunde to him or them , to bee made by such person or persons , as are or shal be appointed for collection thereof as aforesayd , before the Saterday night next after such demaund , pay or cause to be payd to the same person or persons so appoynted , or to bee appoynted , such quantitie summe or summes of money as is appointed , meant and truely intended by this Acte . That then euery person which shall denie or fayle to pay such quantity summe or summes of money , shall for euerie penny which he shall so denie , refuse , and fayle to pay , forfeite and paie the summe of iii. shillings iiii . pence , to be leuied by distresse of the goods and Cattels of such person or persons , which shall so denie , refuse and fayle , whersoeuer they shal be found by such person or persons , as are or shal be appointed as aforesayd . And it was then further enacted by th' authoritie aforesayd , that if any cloathes , eyther Linnen or Wollen , Kersies or other things before expressed or intended by this Acte , which shal be brought to thys Citty , shal be harboured or receyued in anie house , Shop , Chamber , or other place within this Cittie out of Blackwell hall , or the place where cloathes shal be appoynted to be solde . That then if such person or persons in whose house , Shop , Chamber , or place , the same cloathes or other thinges as aforesayd , shal be so harbored or receiued , shall not before Saterday night , next after demaund , pay to the Collectors appointed for that purpose as aforesayd , or to some one of them , all such summes of mony to the vse aforesayd , as should haue beene due for Hallage of the same cloathes or other thinges , if the same had beene brought to Blackwell hall and there bought and solde : then such person or persons , shall forfeite the sum of iii. shillings iiii pence for euery penny , which so should haue beene due . The same penalty to be recouered by action of debt , bill , playnt , or information , commensed or exhibited , and pursued in the Queenes Maiesties court holden in the vtter chamber of the Guild-hall of this Citty , commonly called the Maiors courte , by and in the name of the Chamberlaine of this Citty , or else to be leuied by way of distresse by the person or persons , which are or shal be appoynted as aforesayd , all which summes of mony so to be recouered eyther by distresse or otherwise , ouer and aboue the charges of the sute , shal be imployed in and about the building of the sayd Blackwell hall .