●Here in the Parliament holden at Westminster the .xii. day of Ianuary , in the fifth yere of the raigne of our Soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiestie , it was enacted by the Queene our saide Soueraigne Lady , the Lordes spirituall and temporall , and the commons in that Parliament assembled , that the Iustices of the peace of euery Shyre , Rydyng , and Libertie , within the limittes of their seuerall Commissions , or the more part of them , beyng resiaunt within the same , and the Sheriffe of the Countie , yf he conueniently myght , and euery Maior Bayliffe , or other head officer within any Citie or Towne corporate , wherin is any Iustices of the peace within the limittes of the said Citie or Towne , should 〈…〉 ●… erely after Easter , at tymes conuenient appoynted by the same , assemble them 〈…〉 ●… g before them suche discrete and graue persons of the sayde Countie , Citie , and 〈…〉 ●… ke meete , and conferryng together , respecting the plentie or scarscitie of the tyme , 〈…〉 ●ecessaryly to be considered , shoulde by vertue of the sayde Acte , within the limittes 〈…〉 ●… rall Commissions , limit , rate , and appoynt the wages , aswell of suche and so 〈…〉 handycraf●● 〈…〉 or any other ●abourer , seruaunt , workem●n 〈…〉 hath ben ●ny lawe or sta●… rated and ap●●●●●ed , as also the ●ages 〈…〉 workmen , or apprentices of h●●band 〈…〉 off●●ers , within theyr seuerall Commissions or liberties , ◇ meete by 〈…〉 , limitted , or appoynted . And the same rates and taxations shoulde certifie in●… 〈…〉 ●ourt of Chauncery , before a certayne day , limitted in the saide Acte : Wherevpon it Lorde Chauncelour , or Lorde keper of the great Seale of Englande for the time be●… 〈…〉 ●… reof to her hyghnes , her heyres , or successours , or to the Lordes and others of her 〈…〉 , to cause Proclamations to be printed and sent downe into euery of the sayde 〈…〉 ●… ng the seuerall rates appoynted by the sayde Iustices and other head officers , 〈…〉 her hyghnes name , all persons straightly to obserue and kepe the same , vpon the 〈…〉 ●… t and forfaytures limitted and appoynted by the sayde Acte and Statute .

〈…〉 ●●rther enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde , that all maner of person and persons , 〈…〉 made , shoulde obserue and kepe the sayde rates for wages , vppon payne of the for●… 〈…〉 ●… ntayned in the same estatute , vntyll further order by Proclamation , accordyng to 〈…〉 ●●tatute , it shoulde be otherwyse ordered and proclaymed . Wherefore the Queenes 〈◇〉 into her sayd court of Chauncery , amongst diuers other Certificates , from sundry 〈…〉 Cities , and Townes , one Certificate from this her Countie of Southampton , 〈…〉 for wages hereafter folowing , made and appointed by the Iustices of this her 〈…〉 ●… rdyng to the tenor of ●●e same Act. And mindyng to haue the same rates put 〈…〉 as by the processe of the same Act is prescribed , like as her Maiestie hath & intendeth 〈…〉 ●… es Counties & Shieres , and other places of libertie within this her Realme : Ther●… 〈…〉 ●… tly chargeth and commaundeth all maner of person and persons within her sayde 〈…〉 ●… on , to kepe and obserue in all poyntes , the sayde rates , taxations , orders , and ap●… 〈…〉 hereafter folowyng and set forth , vpon the paynes and forfaytures appoynted by the 〈…〉 ●… ayne of her hyghnes displeasure .

〈…〉 ●… nesse pleasure and expresse commaundement● , that all Iustices of peace , Sheriffes , 〈…〉 saide Countie of Southamton , shall see and cause the same rates duely and seuere 〈…〉 ●… t in all poyntes : And this Proclamation to be vsed in euery behalfe , accordyng to the 〈…〉 Act. And her Maiesties further pleasure & commaundement is , that yf any question , 〈…〉 aryse vpon any of the taxations or rates for this Countie of Southampton , 〈…〉 that then the same shal be resolued & determined by her highnes Iustices of peace , that 〈…〉 ●… he same taxations and rates : And that all persons shall perfourme and kepe the same 〈…〉 determinations , so by them to be made and determined , touchyng the same .