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 514 C. 6.. Anno quarto & quinto Philippi & Marine. A.D. 155 Feat and Place of a Hufbandman, do not only engrols divers Ferfns and Paftures into their Hands, dif- pleafing the Hufbandman, and decaying the Ploughs and Tillages, but alfo draw with them out of the Ci- ' ties, Boroughs and Towns Corporate, all Sorts of Artificers, whereby not only divers ancient Cities, Bo- ' roughs and Towns Corporate are utterly decayed, deifroyed and depopulated, but alfo Hufbandry and Til- ' lages very much decayed, to the great Hurt, Damage and Prejudice of this Realm and the People therein ' if fpeedy Remedy b; not forefeen : (3) And forafmuch alfo as the Weavers and Workmen of Clothiers . ' when they have been trained up in the Trade of Cloth-making and Weaving three or four Years, do for- ' fake their Mailers, and do become Clothiers and Occupiers for themfelves, without Stock, Skill or KnoW- 4 ledge, to the great Slander of the true Cloth-making, befides a great Number of Inconveniences which ' do grow to the Commonwealth of this Realm thereby, as daily Experience teacheth :' cf "h ^nhu? XXXII. Be it therefore ordained and enacted by the Authority of this prefent Parliament, That from and in "a City ? Bo- U a f ter the firft Day of May next coming, no Perfon or Perfons whatfoever fhall ufe or exercife the Feat or cough, ana Myftery of making, weaving or rowing of Woollen Cloths long or fhort, or Kerfies, pinned Whites or where it hath plain Streits, to the Intent to put^the fame to Sale, but only in a Market-Town where Cloth hath cor#- been ufed to be m only been ufed to be made by the Space of ten Years laft pail, or in a City, Borough or Town Corporate "?™™ ; „ „ upon Pain of Forfeiture for every fuch Woollen Cloth or Kerlie made, woven or rowed, out of fuch City is El. c. 16. ' Borough, Town Corporate or Market-Town, v. 1. 27 El. c. 23. XXXIII. And it is further enacted, That from and after the firft Day of May no Perfon whatfoever fhall Repealed by weave or make, or put to weaving or making, any Woollen Clothes or Kerfies laft rehearfcd, to be fold, 21 Jac. 1. c. aS. un i e f s f uc h Perfon fhall have been Apprentice to the Occupation of making, weaving and rowing of Cloth Who'cnlymay or K er f* es ? or have been exercifed therein by the Space of {even. Years before, upon Pain of Forfeiture ■weave Cloth to of fuch Cloth or the Value thereof. fee fold. XXXIV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all and every Pains, Penalties and Who (hall have Forfeitures to be due by Force of this Statute, or of the laid former Act, being not otherwife appointed, fhall the Forfeiture. ^ ^ided equally into two Parts, whereof the one fhall be to the Queen's Highnefs, her Heirs and Suc- ceffors, and the other unto him that will feife (in Cafes where Seifure is limited or appointed) or elfe to him or them that will fue for the fame Pains, Penalties and Forfeitures, or any of them, by Action, Bill, Plaint, Information or otherwife, in any Court of Record, wher-ein 110 Effoin, Protection, Wager of Law or In- junction fhall be admitted, allowed or obeyed. i XXXV. Provided always, That it fhall be lawful to any Perfon now ufmg qc exercifing the Feat or Myftery of making, v.eavingor rowing of Cloth or Kerfies, to inhabit and dwell wtiere he now doth, and there to ufe the making, weaving or rowing of Cloth or Kerfie, as he hath done heretofore ; any Thing in this Act to the contrary notwithftanding. Who may make XXXVI. Provided always, That it fhall be lawful to all and eve^ Perfon or Perfons which now do, <jr V' o; ? ou ^, o: a hereafter fhall inhabit or dwell in any of the Shires of North Wales, or South Wales, CheJInre, Lancaflsire, Extended to ' Wejlmorland, Cumberland, Northumberland, Bifhoprick of Durham, Cornwall, Suffolk, Kent, the Town of Becking, &c. Goddchnhie in the County of Surrey, or York/hire, being not within twelve Miles of the City of York, or in in Effex. any the Towns or Villages near adjoining the Water of Sroud in the County of Gloucejhr, where Clothes l El. c. 14. have been ufually made by the Space of twenty Years laft paft, and having been Prentice to the Occupa- ■ tion of Cloth-making, or exercifed in the fame by the Space of feven Years, to fet up, ufe and exercife the Feat or Myftery of making, weaving or rowing of Cloth out of a City, Borough or Market-Town, as heretofore they might have done ; any Thing in this Act to the contrary notwithftanding. Ufingtbema- XXXVII. Provided alfo, That it fhall be lawful to any Perfon now uling or exercifing, or that hath ufed king of Cloth at or exercifed the Feat or Myftery of Cloth-making, the fame to continue, ufe and exercife, although he hath the rime or the nQt b een thereunto Apprentice, or have exercifed the fame by the Space of feven Years ; any Thing in this A<t to the contrary notwithftanding. The coloured XXXVIIL Provided always, and be it alfo further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That it fhall be Clothes which lawful to every Perfon and Perfons to fell and put to Sale by Retail or otherwife, all and every fuch coloured any Perfon had Cloth and Clothes as he or they now have, as freely as he or they may lawfully fell any Clothes of the a " the _ T,me of Colours in this prefent Act allowed to be fold, until the Feaft of St. Michael the Archangel next enfuing; Li'"ht UMold in ^ s ^-^ or t ^ le ^'^ former Statute in any wife notwithftanding. For farther Provifions relating hereto, lee 12 Car. 2. c. 22. 22 to 23 Car. 2. c. 8. ir to 12 W. 3. c. 20. 6 Ann. c. 8 to" 9. 7 Ann. c. 13., 1 Geo. I. c. 15 cjf 41. 11 Geo. 1. c. 24. 7 Geo. 2. c. 25. 11 Geo. 2. c. 28. and 14 Geo.. 2. c. 35. CAP. VI. Every Perfon born under the Dominion of the French King, not being Denizen (other than fuch a? the King and Queen will Licence to remairtr) fhall depart this Realm, and not return during the Wars between the French King and the King and Queen. The King and Queen during the Queen's Life, may upon any Mifdemeanor proved, repeal byProcIamation any Letters Patents made to any Frenchmen Po be free Denizens fithence Anno 32 H. 8. and then the Queen fhall have the faid Denizen's Land 4oring.his Life, but his Heir fhall enjpy it after his Death. EXP. C AP,