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 g8, C. 6. Anno decimo nono Henrici VII. A. D. 1503^ SttcMarmagthi the one Half of all fuch Irijh Money by him fo brought to the faid Mint at the fame.Time delivered to him Exportation of t0 n j s own Ufe by the Mafter of the Mint for the time being. G ,°'ri f'e 'iT& 16. 1 H. 4- e.g. 2IT.6.C.6. 27 II. 6. c. 3. 17 Ed. 4. c. 1. 3 K. 7. 8. 7 Ed.6.c.6. 15 Car. 2. r. 7. 9 6f 10 W. 3. « a S. to in'n c. 26. 6G».i. c. it. sWufo. 2. f. 26. And co,Kc,m* s CnUnge, fee iS Car. 2. r. 5. 25 Car. 2. f.'g. 6 fif 7 ^. 3. r. 17. 7 £f 8 IT. 3 ., & 19. g JK 3. '«. I. 8 S 9 (K 3. £. 26. 9 rK 3. c. 2. 9S 10 rF. 3. c. 21. I ^ra. yJaf, I, c, g. 4 /fo», c. 22. 7 ^/;». c 24.. 15 Gm. 2 t . f, 2I. and 27 G«. 2. c. II. CAP. VI. Pewterer's Walking. ' '"T^O the King our Sovereign Lord, and to the noble Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in ' JL this prefent Parliament affembled, humbly and lamentably fhewn and complain unto your moft. ' abundant Grace, your humble Subjects the Pewterers and Brafiers of your Cities of London and York, and Several evil ' of all other Places of this your Realm, That whereas many fimple and evil difpofed Perfons of this your ■ Kraftices ufed by ' Realm oi England, ufing the faid Crafts, daily go about this your Realm from Village, from Town, and » Pewterers and ' from Houfe to Houfe, as well in Woods and Forefts, and in other Places, to buy Pewter and Brafs; (2) ^.raiicrE. c anc j that knowing Thieves and other Pickers that fteal as well Pewter and Brafs belonging to your fligh- ' nefs, and under your Mark, and to the Lords spiritual and Temporal, as to other your Subjects of this ' your Realm, bring fuch ftolen Veffels unto them in fuch hid Places to fell, and fell it for little or nought, ' and about they bring it into privy Places, or into Corners of Cities or Towns, and there fell much Part ' divers other uiing the faid Crafts, ufe to make new Veffels, and mix good Metal and bad together, and ' make it naught, and fell them for good Stuff, where indeed the Stuff and Metal thereof is not worth the ' fons ufing the faid Crafts, have deceivable and untrue Beams and Scales, that one of them would {land ' even with Twelve Pound Weight at one End, againft a Quarter of a Pound at the other End, to the ' fingular Advantage of themfelves, and to the great Deceit and Lofs of your Subjects, Buyers and Sellers dant Grace, with the Advice of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this prefem Parliament affembled, and by Authority of the fame, to enact and eftablifh, That no Perfon or Perfons ufing the faid Crafts of Pewterers and Brafiers, from henceforth fhall fell or change any Pewter or Brafs, new or old, at any Place or Places within your Realm, but only in open Fairs or Markets, or in their own Dwelling-houfes, but if they be defired by the faid Buyers of fuch Ware, upon Pain of Forfeiture to our Sovereign Lord the King_for every fuch Default x. It. (6) Alfo that by the fame Authority it may be enacted and eftablifhed, That no Perfon ne Perfons, of what Condition or Degree foever he or they be of, from henceforth within the faid Cities of London and York, or without, either caft or work any Pewter Of what Good- Veffel or Brafs at any Place or Places within this your Realm, but that it be as good fine Metal as thi E^V'T'ht to P ewter anc l Brafs caft and wrought after the perfect Goodnefs of the fame within the City of London,. am be '_ a s by the Statutes of the fame ought to be, upon Pain of Forfeiture of all fuch Pewter and Brafs fo caft and wrought of worfe Pewter or Brafs than ought to be wrought in the fame Cities; that one Half of every fuel Forfeiture to be to the Ufe of your Highnefs, and that other Half to the Ufe of the Finders thereof., (7 Provided alway, That this Forfeiture in no wife ftretch ne extend to Brafs or Pewter being in the Poffef- fipVIeof ^ 10n °^ an y P er ^ cn other than the Workers of the fame, or fuch as have the fame to fell, and being of th< Pewter made of Crafts or Myiteries. (8) Alfo that it may by the fame Authority be enacted and eftablifhed, That no Man Ley-Metal (hall ner Perfon or Perfons, of what Degree or Condition foever he or they be of, from henceforth make ni he. hollow Wares of Pewter, that is to fay, Salts and Pots that are made of Pewter called Ley-Metal, but tha The Makers it may be after the Affife of Pewter Ley-Metal wrought within the City of London; (9) and that th fhall feton their Makers of fuch Wares fhall mark the fame Wares with feveral Marks of their own, to the Tntent that th Marks. _ Makers of fuch Wares fhall avow the fame Wares by them (as abovefaid) to be wrought; (10) and tha The Forfeiture a ]j an( ] ever y f ucn y are s not fufficiently made and wrought, and not marked in Form abovefaid, found in The Penalty for t ^ e Poffeffion of the fame Maker or Seller, to be forfeited; (11) and if the fame Ware be fold,, the faic ufing of falfe Maker to forfeit the Value of the fame Ware fo unlawfully wrought and fold; the one Half of the fair 1 Bearns and Wares, or the Moiety of the Value thereof, to be to the Ufe of your Highnefs, and the other Half to b Weights in fell- (- the Ufe of the Finder or Finders, or Searchers thereof. Alfo that it may be by the fame Authority ing or buying of ej-^&g^ anc j eftablifhed, That if any Perfon- or Perfons hereafter ufing, buying, and felling of Pewter o ■ Bl ^ fs _ Brafs, that hereafter occupy any deceivable or falfe Beams or Weights of the faid Wares, that every fuc" Perfon or Perfons ufing or occupying fuch deceivable and untrue Beams or Weights, to forfeit xx. s. th one Half to the King, and the other Half to the Party that therefore fhall fue by Action of Debt; (12 and that in the faid Action no Protection nor Effoin {hall be allowed; and alfo the faid Party fo offendin ThePunifiS- fhall forfeit his Beams to him that fhall feife it; (13) and if the faid Offender or Offenders be not fufficien rnent of the Of- to pay the faid Sum or Sums by them fo forfeited, that then it fhall be lawful to the Mayors, Bailiffs, o lender if he be other Head Officers of fuch Place or Places where any fuch Offender or Offenders fhall be found, to p "° t the Monev l ^ em m t ^ le Stocks,' and them fo to keep till the next Market-day next adjoining, and in the Market-pl* forfeited. t0 P at them in the Pillory all the Market-time. (14) And furthermore, that it be lawful by the faid Au thority, That the Mafter and Wardens of the faid Craft of Peuzerers, within every City and Borough o this Realm where fuch Wardens are, and, where no fuch Wardens are, the Head or Governor of the fam City or Borough, to appoint certain Perfons moft expert in the Knowledge of the fame, to make fearc Searches of within the faid Cities or Boroughs where they dwell. (15) And over this, the Juftices of Peace within Pewter and Brafs every Shire, at their General JSeffion holden at Michaelmas, fhall affign and appoint Two certain Perfohs havin
 * of it to Strangers, which carry it over the Sea by Stealth : (3) Alfo the faid Perfons fo going about, and
 * Fourth Part that it is fold for, to the great Hurt, Deceit, and Lofs of your Subjects : (4) Alfo divers Per-
 * with them.' (5) For Reformation of the Premiffes, it would pleafe your Highnefs of your moft abun-