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 stockfish: of fish 2, 2-1/2, or 1-3/4 lbs., 80 lbs. must be the equivalent of a hundred (of cloth, i.e. 129 alens of vadme, a cloth formerly used as a medium of exchange), provided the persons concerned cannot agree as to the price.

Price of (foreign) goods. Stockfish. 48 alen of good and full width trade cloth             120 48 alen linen cloth double width                       120 6 tonder (tuns) malt                                    120 4  do. trade flour                                    120 3  do. wheat                                          120 4  do. beer                                           120 1 tonde clean and clear butter                          120 1 do. wine                                            100 1 do. pitch                                            80 1 do. raw tar                                          60 1 cask of iron, containing 400 pieces                   120 1/8 tonde honey                                          15 1/8 do. blubber                                        15 1/2 lb. of coppers (i.e. copper cauldrons) by weight      2-1/2 1 pair black (leather) shoes                              4 1 pair of women's shoes                                   3 1 trade rug                                              30 1 "alen" timber, in planks or spars                       5 1/8 tonde salt                                            5 1/2 lb. wax                                               5 Horse shoes of iron for 5 horses                         20 Caps, knives, and other small mercer's wares, according to mutual agreement.

"I charge all, not only the people from the country, but also the inhabitants of these islands, that ye do in no way compass any disorder or disturbance to the strangers, from the moment the guard flag is hoisted, unless they themselves allow it.

"They, who here are annoyed by word or deed, have a right to demand double idemnity therefor.

"Also I charge, and the merchants in no way the least, that they use aright the "alen" and other lawful measure for everything, as the law demands, especially as regards butter, wine and beer, flour or malt, honey or tar, so that no one deals false or with deceit with another.