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 4 S C. 2. Anno vicefimo fecundo Edward i IV. A. D. 1482, 23H.6.C.8. * nEd.4. c. I. See farther con- cerning Sheriffs 29 El. c, 4„ 21 ' to execute and return every Writ, Precept, or War- ' rant, from every of the faid Courts of the King de- 1 chael and of St. Hillary, unlefs before the fame Time ' he be lawfully difcharged of his Occupation of She- 4 riff, without fuftaining any Damage, Forfeiture, or ' Pain in refpetft thereof; any A£t, Ordinance, or Pro- ' withftanding.' Cotton MS. torite & poiar, fibien loialment dexecuter & retour- ner chefcune brief precept ou warant a chefcune de les courtz noftre Seignur le Roy a luy deliver, come chefcune autre chofe a faire & executer, qe al office de vifcount loialment apperteignent, as toutz temps durantz les termes de Seint Michel & de Seint Hillarie, fil ne foit devaunt celle temps loialment defcharge de fa occupation de vifcount, faunz afcun damage forfaiture ou peyne per caufe dicelle en afcune manere a fufteigner, afcun acle ordeignaunce ou provifion per devaunt au contrarie fait en afcune manere nient obftaunt. utf. 7. c. 15. 6H. 8. c. rt.feft. 3. 34 £f 35 H. 8. Jac.l.c.'$, 13 & iCar. 2. c. 21. 3 Geo. 1. c. 15.
 * livered to him, as to do and execute every other
 * Thing, which to the Office of Sheriff lawfully per-
 * taineth, at all Times during the Terms of St. Ml-
 * vifion before made to the contrary in any wife not-
 * Read e.g.
 * . 16. feS. 3. 2 £? 3 Ed. 6. c. 4. I Mar. flat. 2. c. 8. 8 El. c. 16, 27 El. c. 1

6 Geo, i. c, zl, feel. 53. 20 Geo. 2. c. 37. 24 Geo. 2. c. 48. and 32 Get. 2. c. 14. Statutes made at Weftminfter Anno 22 Edw. IV. and Anno Dom. 14.82. k UR Lord the King, Edward the Fourth, at his Parliament holden at Wcjlminfler the Twentieth Day of January, in the Two and " twentieth Year of his Reign, to the Honour of God, " and for the Wealth of his People of this his Realm, " by the Advice and Affent of the Lords Spiritual and " Temporal, and at the Requeft of his Commons, in c< the faid Parliament affembled, and by the Authority " of the fame Parliament, hath ordained and eftabliftied " certain Statutes and ordinances in the Manner and " Form following." Cotton MS. Nero, C. i. OSTRE SeignurleRoyEDWARDle quart a fon parlement tenuz a Weftm' le vintifme jour de Januar' Ian de fon reigne vintifme fecond, al honour de Dieu & pur la bien de fon poe- ple ceftuy fon Roialme, del advys & affent dez Sei- gnurs efpirituelx & temporelx & a la requefte de fes communes en le dit parlement affemblez, & per au£torite de mefme le parlement ad ordeigne & efta- blie certeins eftatuitz & ordeignauncez en la fourme qenfuift. CAP. I. An Act of Apparel. See Jppendix. CAP. II. An A 61 for packing of barrelled Fifh. The Contents ' of Veffels of Salmon, Her- rings, and Eels, and how Fifh ftall be packed. 13 Ed. i.ilat. I. Packing of Sal- mons, and the Content of the Veffel thereof. 11 H. 7. c. 23. ITEM, Whereas divers Deceits have been ufed and done, as well in the Meafures of Veffels call- ed Butts, Barrels, and half Barrels ordained for Sal-
 * mon, and Barrels, half Barrels, and Firkins ordain-
 * ed for Herring, Eels, and other barrelled Fifh, as in
 * the Packing in the fame Veffels of every of the faid
 * Fifties before named, to the great Damage of the
 * King, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and other

mation whereof our faid Sovereign Lord the King, by the Advice, Affent, and Authority aforefaid, hath ordained and enacted, That no Merchant Stranger nor Denizen, after the Feaft of St. Michael next coming, {hall fell norfet to Sale any Salmon by Butt, Barrel, half Barrel, or any other Veffel, before it be feen, except the fame Butt do hold and contain Four- fcore and four Gallons, the Barrel Two and forty Gallons, the half Barrel One and twenty Gallons, well and truly packed, upon Pain of Forfeiture for every Butt r Barrel, and half Barrel fo failing their faid Meafure, Six Shillings and Eight Pence: (3) Alfo that no fuch Merchant being under the King's Obeifance, after the faid Feaft of St. Michael, fliall fell or put to Sale any Manner Salmon by Butt or other Veffel, except it be well and faithfully packed, ITEM qe come diverfes defceitsountefte ufes & faitz, fibien en les mefures des veffeaulx ap- pellesbuttes, barelles, & dimy barelles, ordeignez pur falmon, & barelles dymy barelles & firdekyns ordeignez pur harang, anguillez, peffon barelles, comeen pakkure es les mefmes veffeaux de chefcune de les peffons avaunt nofmes, a graund damage du Roy, les Seignurs efpirituelx & temporelx, & autres foialx fubgiets du Roy : Pur reformation de quele noftre dit foveraigne Seignur le Roy, del ad- vys affent & auctorite defuifditz, ad ordeignez & enactez, qe nulle marchaunt, eftraunge ne deni- zein, apres la fefte de feint Michell profchein veig- naunt vende ne mette a vend afcun falmon, per butte, barrelle, di. barelle, ou afcune autre vef- feau, devaunt qil foit vieu ; finon mefme le butte teigne & conteigne quatre vint & quatre galons, le barell quaraunt deux galons, & le di. barelle xxj. galons, bien & foialment pakkez ; fur payne de forfaiture pur chefcune butte barelle & di. barelle enfi faillant lour dit mefure vj.s. viij. d. Auxi qe nulle tied marchaunt, efteaunt defouth lobeifaunce du Roy, apres la dit fefte de feint Michell vende ou mette a vend afcun manere falmon per butte ou autre veffeau, imon y foit bien & foialment pak- kez,
 * of the King's faithful Subjects :" ' (2) For Refor-