That the statute of 17 Edwardi 4, made to preuent the abuses in making of tyles, not prouiding sufficient remedie against the great mischiefes arising by the great increase of building Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers, London. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A06318 of text S3066 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 16786.16). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A06318 STC 16786.16 ESTC S3066 29905401 ocm 29905401 28126 2240919447

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A06318) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 28126) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1861:89) That the statute of 17 Edwardi 4, made to preuent the abuses in making of tyles, not prouiding sufficient remedie against the great mischiefes arising by the great increase of building Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers, London. 1 sheet (1 p.). T. Snodham, [S.l. : 1621] Imprint information supplied from STC (2nd ed.). Reproduction of original in the Society of Antiquaries. eng Building trades -- England -- London. Construction industry -- England -- London. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo That the statute of 17 Edwardi 4, made to preuent the abuses in making of tyles, not prouiding sufficient remedie against the great mischiefes arising Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers, London 1621 1 681 6 0 0 0 0 0 88.11 D The rate of 88.11 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-08 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

THat the Statute of 17. Edwardi 4. made to preuent the abuses in making of Tyles , not prouiding sufficient remedie against the great mischiefes arising by the great increase of building . And there being no Law at all touching the making of Brickes .

Thereupon Queene Elizabeth Anno 10. did incorporate the Mr. Keepers , or Wardens of the Tylers and Brick-layers of LONDON , and to haue the gouernment and ordering of that Art and Mystery , and all things pertayning thereunto , within LONDON , or fifteene miles compasse thereof , with power to make Ordinances : which Charter is sithence confirmed by his Maiestie .

The Master and Wardens ( among other things ) did ordaine that it might be lawfull for them twise euery yeere , or oftner , to enter into any place , where any earth or clay shall be digged , within fifteene miles compasse of LONDON , to make any Tyles or Bricke ; or where any Chalke or other stone shall be digged , to be vsed with the laying of Bricke or Tile , or for making of Lyme , to view the same to be good and well done . And whether euery Bricke intended for sale , be in length nine Inches , in bredth foure Inches and a quarter , in thicknesse two Inches and a quarter ; euery plaine Tyle in length ten Inches and a halfe , in bredth sixe Inches and a quarter , in thicknesse halfe an Inch and a quarter ; euery Roofe-Tyle in length thirteene Inches , in thicknesse one Inch , with conuenient depth ; euery Corner-Tyle or Couer-Tyle , in length ten Inches and a halfe : That euery Sand-Cart should containe eighteene Bushels at the least , and euery Lime-Sacke a Bushell of burned lime , being knit together , and that it be well burned ; with diuers other Ordinances : All which were confirmed by Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight , Lord Keeper of the great Seale ; William , Marques of Winchester , Lord Treasorer of England ; Sir Robert Catline Knight , Lord chiefe Iustice of England , vnder their Hands and Seales .

But seeing the abuses of this kinde increase ●●ily , to the great labour and expense of the said Master an● Wardens : They humbly pray , THat it may be Enacted , that the Assize of Bricke and Tyle , and the measur● of Lyme and Sand , may be obserued in LONDON , and in all places within fifteene miles compasse thereof , according to the said Ordinances .

And that the Master and Wardens , or their Deputies , may enter and search for any defaults and offences , and finding any , to make entry thereof , and of the certainetie thereof , in some Court of their Company , to be held within one Moneth after .

And that euery person offending in making , selling , or offering to put to sale any Bricke , Tyle , Lime or Sand , contrary to the said Ordinances , shall forfeite as followeth ( viz. ) for euery 1000. of Bricks iijs. iiijd. For euery 1000. of plaine-tyle iijs. iiijd. For euery 100. of Roofe-tyle xii ᵈ For euery 100. of Gutter-tyle , or corner-tyle , xijd. For euery Load of Sand iiijd. And for euery 100. of Lyme ijs. vjd.

And that in lieu of their great paines in searching and viewi●g , they may haue for Brickes , Tyles , Lyme and Sand , put to sale in LONDON or ●●●●hin fifteene miles compasse as followeth ( viz. ) for euery 1000. of Bricke jd. For euery 1000. of Tyles jd. For euery Load of Sand ob . For euery 100. of Lyme jd.

And that they may distraine for the same . The one moyetie to the King , the other to the Master and Wardens : And they to pay the Kings moyetie yeerely in Michaelmas Tearm● into the Exchequer .