A
PROCLAMATION
CONCERNYNGE
BOVCHERS
.
FOR
AS
MOCHE
AS
THE
KINGES
maiestie
is
credibly
aduertised
and
infourmed
,
that
beafes
,
muttons
,
and
veales
,
are
lykely
to
be
more
scarse
and
dere
nowe
ayenst
this
holy
tyme
of
Ester
,
than
in
other
seasons
of
the
yere
,
by
reasone
of
the
charges
of
kepynge
of
suche
cattelle
with
hey
and
other
stouer
,
in
the
wynter
:
by
occasion
wherof
the
bouchers
and
other
that
shall
sell
such
beaues
muttons
and
veales
by
retayle
by
weighte
,
can
not
bye
theym
of
the
breders
broggers
fermours
drouers
owners
and
feders
of
suche
cattell
at
suche
reasonable
prices
in
grosse
,
as
they
may
sell
the
same
ayene
by
weight
by
retayle
at
suche
prices
as
are
limitted
in
the
acte
made
fort●●●ynge
of
fleshe
by
weight
,
onelesse
it
shulde
be
to
their
vtter
losse
and
vndoinge
:
His
highenes
therfore
wyllynge
,
that
the
same
bouchers
,
and
other
sellyng
fleshe
by
retayle
for
the
tyme
hereafter
lymitted
in
this
proclamation
,
shuld
be
so
conueniently
prouided
for
in
the
premissis
,
as
they
shulde
not
haue
any
cause
reasonable
to
forbere
theyr
prouisions
for
suche
vitall
to
be
solde
by
retayle
ayenst
this
holy
tyme
of
Easter
,
for
reliefe
and
succour
of
his
subiectis
,
in
as
ample
manier
as
heretofore
hath
ben
accustomed
:
Is
therfore
contented
and
pleased
,
that
from
henseforth
vnto
the
.xxiiii.
day
of
Iune
next
commyng
,
bouchers
and
all
other
,
that
shall
sell
fleshe
of
the
kyndes
aforesayde
by
weyghte
by
retayle
,
shall
and
may
sell
from
tyme
to
tyme
,
vnto
the
sayde
.xxiiii.
day
of
Iune
nexte
commynge
,
euery
pounde
of
beefe
good
and
holsome
for
mans
bodye
,
for
an
halfepeny
and
one
halfe
farthynge
and
no
more
:
And
euery
pounde
of
mutton
for
thre
farthynges
onely
and
no
more
:
And
euery
pounde
of
veale
for
an
halfepeny
and
halfe
farthynge
,
and
no
more
.
The
sayde
acte
of
prouision
heretofore
had
and
made
for
sellynge
fleshe
by
weight
by
retayle
,
or
any
thinge
therin
conteyned
,
to
the
contrarie
herof
not
withstondinge
.
¶
Prouyded
alwayes
,
that
no
bouchers
or
other
shall
kylle
any
calues
to
selle
by
retaylle
for
the
terme
of
two
yeres
ensuinge
,
from
the
first
day
of
Ianuarye
laste
,
vpon
the
peynes
lymitted
in
the
acte
made
for
kyllynge
of
calues
,
this
proclamation
not
withstandyng
.
And
his
highnes
hath
ordeyned
,
that
if
any
boucher
or
other
sellyng
by
retayle
,
do
selle
any
of
the
kyndes
of
vitalles
aforesayde
,
otherwyse
then
by
weight
,
or
at
any
other
prices
than
is
afore
lymytted
,
or
refuse
to
selle
accordinge
to
this
proclamation
:
thenne
euery
boucher
,
or
other
so
offendynge
shall
suffre
lose
and
forfayte
all
suche
peynes
and
penalities
,
and
also
be
ordered
in
all
thinges
as
is
conteyned
and
limitted
in
the
acte
made
for
the
premisses
.
This
proclamation
in
any
wyse
not
lettynge
.
¶
And
furthermore
the
kynges
hyghnes
straytely
chargeth
and
commaundeth
all
and
euerye
the
sayde
breders
broggers
drouers
fermours
feders
and
owners
of
suche
cattell
,
that
they
and
euery
of
them
furnysshe
the
fayres
&
markettes
with
suche
fat
cattall
as
they
haue
to
selle
from
tyme
to
tyme
,
in
as
large
and
ample
maner
as
hath
ben
accustomed
:
And
to
sell
theyr
sayde
catell
at
suche
reasonable
prices
,
as
the
sayd
bouchers
or
suche
other
,
as
shall
retayle
the
same
ayene
by
weight
,
may
vtter
and
sell
the
same
to
his
louynge
subiectes
,
at
suche
prices
as
are
aboue
lymytted
,
as
they
wyll
auoyde
his
graces
hygh
dyspleasure
,
and
answere
to
the
same
at
theyr
vttermoste
perylles
.
¶
AND
THAT
after
the
sayde
.
xxiiii
.
day
of
Iune
,
the
sayde
bouchers
and
other
sellyng
fleshe
by
retayle
,
shal
from
thens
forthe
sell
by
weyght
by
retayle
,
accordynge
to
the
pryces
limitted
in
the
sayd
act
made
and
prouyded
for
the
same
,
vpon
the
peynes
and
penalities
conteyned
in
the
sayd
acte
,
without
any
abstinence
or
redresse
to
be
hadde
therof
after
the
sayde
.
xxiiii
.
daye
.
Wherfore
the
kynges
hyghnes
straytely
chargeth
and
commaundeth
all
and
synguler
Maires
,
Iustyces
of
peace
,
Shireffes
,
bayliffes
,
constables
,
and
other
his
officers
and
faythfull
subiectes
,
to
whom
it
shall
or
in
any
maner
of
wyse
may
appertayne
,
that
they
and
euery
of
them
cause
this
his
proclamation
to
be
put
in
due
and
effectuall
execution
accordynge
to
the
tenour
therof
,
as
they
wyll
aunswere
to
his
hyghnes
at
their
vttermoste
peryls
.
GOD
SAVE
THE
KYNGE
.