THe kinges most royall maiestee , hauing perfect knowlege daily out and from all partes of this his realme , that the great & excessiue prices both of Corne , Cattel , Butter , Chese & other victualles , necessary for mennes sustenaunce , for the moost parte groweth by the gredy and insaciable couetous desires and appetites of the Breders , Broggers , Engrossers , Grasiers , Victuallers , and forstallers ( minding only theyr owne lucre , without respect of the common wealth , to the great domage , empouerishing and disquieting of his maiesties subiectes ) can not in respect of the office committed vnto his maiesty of god , for the preseruation of his people , but furthwith prouide spedy remedy for reformacion therof . And therfore his Maiestee letteth all maner his subiectes to vnderstand that by the aduise of his counsail , he purposeth most seuerely and streightly , to execute all suche lawes as haue bene heretofore , most godly and holesomly made and ordeined , against al suche Breders , Broggars Engrossers , Grasiers , Victuallers , Regrators and Forstallers , aswel of victualles , as of Merchandizes and namely one old statute , made against forstallers , the tenor wherof hereafter foloweth . No forstaller shal be suffred to dwell in any towne , the whiche for his lucre wil make hast to mete any corne , fishe , hering and other thinges , to be sold somtime by water , some time by land , the whiche so taken , doth imagine to sel it the more dere : Also they that come to the merchantes straungers offring them to the sale of their ware , & exhorting them to sell their ware more deere , then they did purpose to sell it , and so by crafte and engine , beguileth both the townes & the countrey . The first time that he is therof conuict he shal be greuously ainerced , The second time , he shal be put vpon the pilory . The thirde time , he shal be put in prison and make fine . The fourth time he shal be abiured , and banished the toune . And that shal be obserued of al maner of forstallers , & of them , that gene vnto them counsail and ayde . And it shal be inquired , if any Steward , or Baylife , for any rewarde , did remit the iudgemente of the Pillory , or Tumbrell , iudged or of righte to be iudged . ¶ And further , where there was in the .xxv. yere of the reigne of his maiesties moste dere father , king Henry theight , a good statute made against regrators and forstallers of fishe , his maiestie commaundeth that according to the forme of thesaide estatute , that the stewardes of the faires , of Sturbridge , S. Yues , and Ely , cause thesaide estatute to be openly proclaimed , and red , within their limites , and that likewise the Shiriffes of the counties of Essex , Suffolke , Norffolk and Lincolne , & the Maiors , & Bayliffes , of cities and tounes corporate , within the same shires , shall before the laste of Iuly , nexte comming publishe and cause to be proclaimed the said estatute , at conuenient places . And where there were in the last session of parliament , holden at westminster , in the .iiii. yere of his maiesties reigne , good lawes made aswell against them that should buy any maner of Oxen , Steres , Routes , Kyne , Heighfers , or Calues , otherwise then in open faires , or markettes , ( except it be for his own prouision of houshold , Teeme , or Deicie , ) or that should sel the same again aliue , in the said faire , or merket , where the same cattel was bought , & against the Butcher , that should buy any fat cattel , and sell the same againe on liue , as also against suche whiche vse to buy butter , and chese , to sel againe , ( except they sel the same by retaile in open shop fayre or market , and not in grosse , ) his maiesty straightly chargeth and commaundeth , all maner of his subiectes , to whome the same may apperteine , that they shal duely obserue and kepe , the good intente , and meaning of al the said estatutes , and Lawes , vpon suche peines and penalties , as be conteined in the same . And further his maiestee streightlye chargeth and commaundeth , all and singuler his Maiestes Iustices of peace , Maiors , Shiriffes , and other hed officers , of euery Shire , Citee , Boroughe , and toune corporat within this his maiesties realme , that they and euery of thē , within their limites to their vttermost power and habilite shall endeuour themselues , with all diligence , from time to time , to se , and cause this his highnes proclamation , and lawes , to be executed and obeied , as they wil enioy his maiesties fauour , and aduoyde his indignation : That in cace vpon this admonition , the gredy malice of couetous men , shal by profe appeere to be nothing amended , but to continue stil in their corrupt intencions of disobeiyng the lawes , and empayring of the common wealth : His maieste as hed of the same , and of all his louing subiectes , is resolued to prouide in suche wise for the redresse , and repression of suche gredy disordinate enhauncers of prices , as shal be muche more sharpe and penall , then any former lawe , or proclamation , heretofore made or ordeined hath bene ,