WHere at this present parliament begon at London the thyrd day of Nouembre in the .xxi. yere of the riegne of our most dred souereyn lorde the Kynge , & from thens adiorned to westmistre , & there holden & proroged by diuers and sondry prorogations , & yet contynued . It is ordeyned & prouided emonges other thiges that Bochers shulde sell by weyght beeff / and Porke / for a halfe penny the pounde , and Moton and Veale for a halfe penny and halfe farthynge the pounde , as by the same acte more at large is conteyned For as moche as the Bochers of the sayd Citye of London and of the suburbes of the same , can not so conuenyently vtter and sell theyr vytayles , at suche pryces as Bochers inhabyted in other partes of the realme may do , by reason that the sayd Bochers , of London & of the suburbes of the same , aswell for meyntenaunce of theyr houses & seruauntes , & berynge lottes and skottes , by the ordres and customes of the sayd Cytye , as for hyrynge of groundes , lyinge nygh the same Citye for the preseruacyon of theyr catelles tyll they be kylled , at suche hygh fermes and rentes : ben dayly put to moche more hyer , greater & excessyue charges , costes , and expences then Bochers inhabyted in other partes of this Realme been .

¶ The kynge our moste dred souereygne lorde therfore beyng aduertysed of the premysses , consyderyng also that in the same season of winter catels are moche more derer thē they be in the somer tyme when they are norisshed & fed with plenry fulnes of grasse , and wyllynge that the Bochers of his sayd Citye & suburbes of the same beynge his louyng subiectes , shuld haue and take suche reasonable garnes , by excersyse of theyr mysteryes as they myght honestly lyue withall accordynge to theyr behauyours , and to gyue them corage that his sayd Citye , aswel at the assemble of this his present {per}layment now to be holden as at all other tymes , shulde be plentyfully furnysshed with good vytaylles , is pleased and contented by the aduyse of his counsell , that the Bochers of his sayd Citye of London , and suburbes of the same , from the date of this his graces Proclamacyon , vnto the feest of the Natyuite of saynt Iohn Baptyst nexte comynge , shall and may sell Beeff , and Porke , for a halfe penny and halfe ferthyng the pounde , and Motton and Veale , for halfpenny & ferrhynge the pounde . And that this his moste gracyous letters of proclamacyon shal be to euery of the same Bochers of his sayd Citye & suburbes , suffycient warrant & dyscharge ayenst his hyghnes & all other , for sellyng of flesshe at the pryces afore lymytted in the same , any thyng conteyned in the same acte to the contrary therof notwithstandyng . ¶ Prouyded alway that the sayde Bochers se his sayd Citye , well and plentyfully prouyded and furnysshed with good and holsome vytalles .

¶ And ferthermore his hyghues straytly chargeth & commaundeth the Mayre and Sheryffes of his sayd Citye , that now is & herafter shal be , that they from tyme to tyme , suruey & se the same to be effectually done , as they wyll answer to his magesty at theyr vitermost perylles in that behalfe . ¶ And ouer this the kynges hyghnes straytly chargeth and commaundeth that aswell all Bochers inhabyted in other partyes of his Realme , as also all Gracyers , Fermers , Broggers and Breders of cattell , shall vtter and sell theyr cattell at reasonable and conuenyent pryces , and in suche maner and fourme as by the said statute and by dyuers other statutes here tofore made is ordeyned and prouyded , as they wyll answere at theyr vttermost perylles for the same . ¶ In wytnes wherof we haue caused these presentes to be sealed with our great scale .