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 A. D. 1640. Anno decimo fexto Caroli I. C. 17— 19. 141 IX. Provided neverthelefs, and be it enaded. That the Tenants, Owners and Occupiers and every Tenantj, Own- of them, of Lands and Tenements which fhall be excluded and left out of the Meets, Meets, Limits Landtexduded, or Bounds of the Forefts to be returned and certified by Virtue of any the faid Commifl'ions, (hall or fhall tnjny iheir may ufe and enjoy fuch Common, and other Profits and Eafements, within the Foreft, as antiently or ac- ancient Com- cuftomably they have ufed and enjoyed ; any Thing in this prefent Adt contained, or any Aft or Ordi- '"°" *'^* nance made in the three and thirtieth Year of King Edward the Firft, or any Cufcom or Law of the Fo- ]rarti^/>'^JC;V reft, or any other Matter or Thing to the contrary thereof notwithftanding. „mco'me,nhgi^ rej!s, ioCar.z.c.^, g & 10 ^. 3. r. 36. 5C«, l,c. 15, gCes. I, c. S2. afJzZGto.i.c. if. C A P. XVIL An Aft for ihc Pacification between England ^nd. Scotland. EXP. Rhymer's Foedera, Vol. 20. p. 488. Scotland. CAP. XVIIL An Aft for f.curing by publick Faith the Remainder of the friendly Affiftance and Relief promifed to Scotland, our Brethren of Scotland. EXP. C A P. XIX. An A(ft for the better Ordering and Regulating of the Office of Clerk of the Market, al- lowed and confirmed by this Statute; and for the Reformation of falfe Weights and . Meafures. ' TJ^Orafmuch as the undue Execution of the Office of Clerk of tlie Market hath been very grie- CritvarcesSy f Jt^ vous unto divers of hs Majefty's moft loving Subjefts, who have been much troubled by un- ?i^''}'^°' "]? ■' neceflary Summons, and charged with Exaflions of divers Sumssaf Money, by Colour of the faid Of- ineQuanty"iB ficCy and in Regard the faid Evils have panly arifen by Means of an Inequahty of Weights and Mea- Weights and fures throughout this Kingdom, (2) and by Granting and Letting to Farm the faid Office of Clerk of Me^fires. the Market and the Execution thereof, in and through all or the moft of the feveral Counties of this Kingdom, for great Sums of Money, which the faid Farmers or Grantees, by their unjuft and undue Proceedings in the faid Office, do extort from his Majefty's Subjefts again, to their great Impoverifli- ment, and yet little or no Redrefs at all in their faid Weights and Mealures, or any Benefit thereby ac- cruing to his Majefty : (3 ) For Remedy whereof, and for regulating of all Weights and Meafures accord- ing to the true Intent of this Statute, and the other Statutes in that Behalf formerly made and pro- vided, and preventing the faid Inconveniencies :' , II. Be it therefore enafted by the King's moft excellent Majefty, the Lords and Commons of this Thererhall hi prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That from henceforth there Ihall be one Wetstaland but one Weight, one Meafure, and one Yard, according to the Standard of the Exchequer, throughout one Yard. all the Realm, as well in Places privileged^s without ; any Ufage or Cuftom to the contrary notwithltand- 9 H. 3. Stat, i; ing : (2) And that every Meafure of Corn fhall be ftriked without Heap : (3 ) And whofoever ftiall fell by ^'Ai. ,. stat. i. br keep any other Weight, Meafure or Yard, than as aforefaid, whereby any Corn, Grain or other c.ja.' jThing is bought or fold after fix Months after the End of this Prefent Seftion of Parliament, Ihall forfeit ^7 E''- 3- Stat. 2. for every fuch Offence five Shillings ; (4) being thereof lawfully convifted by the Oath of one fufficient FoJftiture. Witnefs, before any Juftice of Peace, Mayor or other Head Officer of the County, City or Town 5m-«,F. 1.-5 53, Corporate refpeftively where the faid OfTence (hall be committed, who by Virtue of this Aft ftiall have ®'<^' Power to adminifter an Oath in thatBehalf : (e) Which faid Sum or Penalty of five Shillings ftiall be le- "°d^" "' '*" i/ied by the Churi-h-Wardens and Overfeers of^the Poor of the Parifli, or fome or one of them, where uch Offence is or (hall be committed, to the Ufe of the Poor of the fame Parifh, of the Goods and phattels of fuch Offenders, by Way of Diftrefs and Sale of the Offender's Goods, rendring the Over- dIus to the Party fo offending : (6) And in Default of fuch Diftrefs, it (hall be lawful for any Juftices of Peace, Mayor or other Head Officer of the County, City or Town Corporate refpeftively, to commit she faid Party to the Prifon or Gaol, there to remain without Bail or Mainprize until he (nail pay fuch Isums of Money forfeited as aforefaid. III. And beitfurther enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Clerk of the Market of the King's 91"rk°'^'^* Houfe, which now is cr hereafter (hall be, or of the Prince his Highnefs, his Heirs or Succeffors, which limits!' '^'* js or ftiall be Duke of Cornwall, or his or their Deputy or Deputies, ftiall hereafter execute his or their faid Office or Offices refpeftively in any Part of the Kingdom, but only within the Verge of the King's Sourt where it (hall then refide for the Time being : (2) And that it (hall be always hereafter lawful for Mayor, Kead iny Mayor or other Head Officer of any City, Borough or Town Corporate, or for any Lord or Lords officcrandLords of Liberty, Liberties or Franchifes, his or their Deputy or Deputies or Agents, according to their feveral Power 'arcierks night have done before the Making of this Aft. (3 ) And for the more Eafe of his Majefty's Subjects ; ] 1 V. Be it further enafted, That if any Clerk of the Market within his aforefaid Precinfts and Limits Forfeiture of bf the Verge of the King's Floufe only, or any Mayor or other Officer- whatfoever, who by Virtue ot S^' Ij^ '^'r '*' nr ihis Aft fliall have Power to enquire of any Abufes in Weights and Meafures, (hall feal or give Aliov/- fences? "^ ince unto any other Weight or Meafu.e, Weights or Meafures, otlier than according to the faid Standard of the Exchequer, or fiiall upon reafonable Requeft and Warning refufe to feal or give Allowance vaito iiich Weight or Meafure, Weights or Meafures, as are according to the faid Standard of the Exchequer, paying
 * L.ibertics and Jurifdiftions, to have full Power to execute the faid Offices refpeftively, as they ought or of tiieiwaikec.