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A.D. 1483. such Arms, Sign, or Token for a Mark, or an evident Token and Knowledge of the Cloth mad within every such City, Borough, and Town of this Realm and besises that that Seals for every County of this Realm, for the sealing of all Manner of Cloth made within every County, out of City, Borough or Town of the same County, shall have on one Side the King's Arms, and on the other Side the name of the County printed in the same. (2) And that the Treasurer of England for the time being, or his Deputy, Person or Persons to be Aulnenger, Sealer, or Keeper of the seal in any part of this realm, but susch be expert in the making of Cloth of the Sufficiency of an hundred Pound at the least at the Time of the said Deputation ; (3) and that no Aulneger, Sealer, or Keeper of any Seal to be provided is as aforesaid, after the said Feast, shall seal any of the said whole Cloths, half Cloths. Streits, or Kerseys, but such as shall be only made after the same Feast within the County, City, Borough or Town where they mall be deputed Aulneger, Sealer, or Keeper, upon Pain to forfeit to our Sovereign Lord the King for every such whole Cloth contrary sealed Five Marks for every half Cloth ''xxxiii. s, iv. d.'' for every Streit. ''xx. s. and for every Kersey x. s.''

VII. And that no Person whatsoever he be, after the said Feast, shall set nor draw, nor cause to be set nor drawn in Length nor Breadth, within this Realm of England, any Manner of Woollen Cloth, after that it be fully by tentoring or otherwise, upon Pain to forfeit the same Cloth.

VIII. Also that no Man, of what Condition soever he be within the Realm, after the said Feast, shall set, cast, or put upon any Manner of Cloth any Flocks or any other like deceitful Tiling, upon Pain of Forty Shillings foe every Cloth whereupon any such Person shall cast any Flocks or such other Thing.

IX. Also that no Cloth-maker, nor other Person whatsoever he be, within the said Realm, after the said Feast, shall set or cast upon any white Cloth or Kersey any Chalk, upon like Pain.

X. And that no Shearman nor other Person, after the said Feast, shall shear nor cancel any Cloths with this Realm, except such Cloth be before fully watered, upon Pain to forfeit ''xi. s.'' for every Cloth, as often as he shall so do.

X. And that no Person, Stranger nor other, shall send or convey any Woollen Cloth over the Sea, after the said Feast, unless the same Cloth be before fully watered ; and after that the same Cloth beso fully watered, that then it shall in no wise be set nor drawn in Length nor Breadth, (2) upon Pain of Forty Shilllings for every Cloth conveyed or sent over the Sea contrary to this Act.

XII. Also that no Manner of Person within this Realm, after the said Feast, retail any Woollen Cloth or None to Cloths, Lining, nor other, except it be fully watered before ; and after that it be fully watered, it shall in no wise be set or drawn in Length or Breadth, upon Pain to forfeit the same Cloth, or the Value thereof: The same Pain to run upon the Seller of all such Cloths.

XIII. Also our said Sovereign Lord the King, in eschewing of great Falsity and Deceit, which hath grown, and daily doth grow by Mean of Tentors, by the Assent and Authority aforesaid hath ordained and enacted, That no Person, whatsoever he be, shall keep, have, or occupy any Tentor, or any other Thing, in his own House or Place of his inhabiting, whereby Woollen Cloths may be in any wise drawn out in Length or Breadth, upon Pain to forfeit Twenty Pounds as often as he shall do contrary to this Act; (2) but that all Tentors hereafter shall be used or occupied for due stretching of Cloth only, after that it cometh from the Mill, and before it be rowen, and for none other Cause, as well within the City of London, as other Cities, Boroughs, and Towns of this Realm, shall be set in open Places ; (3) and that every Mayor of London for the time being, and all other Mayors, and Bailiffs, and other Governors of Cities, Boroughs, Towns, and Villages of this said Realm, shall diligently survey and oversee that all Cloths, which shall be put upon Tentors, shall not be drawn out in Length and Breadth otherwise than is before rehearsed.

XIV. Also that after the said Feast, no Stranger shall buy any Wooll which shall be sent, or shall pass through the Streits of Marrok by Gallies, Carracks, or Ships, or other Vessels sorted, clacked, or barked, nor no Wooll whereof any Locks or Refuse shall be made ; but that the same "Wooll be as it is clipped, and purely wound without Deceit, and merchandisable, after the Growing of the Country, without any sorting, bearding, clacking of Locks, or Refuse thereof to be made, as afore is said, upon Pain to forfeit the same Wooll, and the double Value thereof.

XV. Moreover, Our said Sovereign Lord the King hath ordained and enacted by Authority aforesaid, That no Dyer, nor any other Person, shall dye, or cause to be dyed within this Realm, after the said fact any Woollen Cloth with Orchel, or Cork called Jarecork, upon Pain to forfeit and lose Forty Shillings for every Cloth that he, or any other for him, or to his Use, shall dye, or cause to be dyed. (2) Nor that any Person after the said Feaft shall sell, or put to Sale, within this said Realm, any such Cloth, which after the said Feast shall be dyed with Orchel, or Cork called Jarecork, upon Fain of Forfeiture of such Cloth so dyed or put to Sale contrary to this Act; (3) this Pain and Loss always to run upon the Seller, (4.) except that Cork made within this Realm of England maybe used in dying upon Wooll woded, and also in dying all such Cloth which is made only of Wooll, so that the same Wooll woded and Cloth be perfectly boiled and maddered.

XVI. Also that Cork made in this Realm may be put upon Cloth that is perfectly boiled and maddered ; (2) also that no Dyer shall dye any Cloth within this said Realm, after the said Feast, except the same Dyer do dye the laid Cloth, and the Lift of the same, with one Colour, without tacking or lowing of any Bulrushes, or such like Thing, upon the Lists of the same, upon Pain to forfeit ''xi. s.'' for every such Cloth that he shall so dye contrary to this Act; (3) and that no Person, whatsoever he be, shall put to Sale within this said Realm, after the said Feast, any Manner of Cloth, which after the same Feast shall be deceitfully dyed, upon Pain to forfeit the same Cloth, or the Value thereof ; (4) the same Forfeitures and Pains always to run upon the Seller.

XVII. Also if any of the King's Subjects, or any other hereafter, happen to seise any Woollen Cloth ; otherwise made or dyed than afore is said, then the same Subject or other shall bring all the same Cloth or Cloths