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 330 C. 9, 10. Anno vicefimo fecundo Caroli II. A. D. i6'7^^ Bufhel or Meafure, than that which is agreeable to the Standard, marked in his Majefty's Exchequer com- monly called the Wiyichefter Meafure, containing eight Gallons to the Bufhel, and no more or lefs, and the faid Bufhel ftrucken even by the Wood or Brim of the fame by the Seller, and fealed as this Aft d'ireft.; ho Winchefter Meafure only to be ufed. . 44. " City or Place, where fuch Offence fhall be committed ; which faid Juftices refpedively are hereby required Forfeiture for gjjd enabled to fee this Statute duly executed. ' ^ thfs"!'^ '^""'^ 11^- ^"^ b^  likewife further enafted by Authority aforefaid. That if any Mayor or other Head Officer of Penalty "enlar- any City, Borough or Corporation or Liberty within this Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, or Town ged by »z & 23 of Berwick upon Tweed, iliall knowingly and wilfully permit or fuffer any Perfon or Perfons within their Car. 2. c. 12. refpeftive Limits or Jurifdidlions, to fell or buy any Sort of Corn or Grain ground or unground, or Salt bv The Penalty of any Other Bufliel or IVIeafure, or {lrucken_ in any other Manner than is hereby prefcnbed ; '(2) or fhall ^onten e, he I otlLrMe"fure. offending, for^ every fuch Offence upon due Proof and Conviftion thereof by Prefentment or Indi(ftmenti before the Juflices of the Peace of the County where fuch Offence fhall be committed, at the Genera] • Seffions of the Peace held for the fame, fhall forfeit the Sum of five Pounds ; (5) the one Moiety thereof' 1 to the Informer or Profecutor, the other Moiety to the Ufe of the Poor of the Parifh where fuch Offence' ' fhall be committed, to be levied by Diftrefs and Sale of the Offender's Goods and Chattels, and for De-  fault of fuch Diflrefs, by Imprifonment of the Perfon or Perfons fo offending, till Payment thereof made'i -A by Warrant of the faid Juflices. * jj m"!"^ &^ ^^- ^"^ ^^  further enafted, That if the Clerk of the Market of his Majefly's Houfe within the Verge - Sng'to ftal °'''*^^ Mayor, or other Head Officer, Lord of the Liberty, or other Perfon authorized by the Laws of ' i or mark any the Realm, to mark or feal Meafures within their refpecSfive Jurifdiftions, fhall negled: or refufe, being re-i «. Meafure, his quired, to feal or rnark any Bufliel, Half-Bufnel or Peck duly gaged, as is hereby before directed and ap-l J Forfeiture. pointed, fliall forfeit for the firft Offence five Pounds, and for every other Offence ten Pounds, to be leviS' ( Exafting Fees, as aforefaid ; [^) or if the Clerk of the Market of his Majefty's Houfe within the Verge, fhall take more' >. how puniflied. than the lawful and accuffomed Fees; or if any other Perfon or Perfons fhall exaiSl: or take from any Per- '' fon more than one Peny for the Sealing and iVlarking of a Bufhel, or more than one Half-peny for the i Sealing or Marking of a Half-Bufhel or Peck, or more than one Farthing for the Sealing or Marking of any ' ! Meafure containing one Gallon, Pottle, Quart, Pint or Half-Pint; he or they fhall for^very fuch Offence j upon due Proof and Conviftion thereof, incur the Penalties mentioned and contained in the aforenamed ' iSCar. I. c. 19, Statmg foj. j-];,g fai(^ Offence, made in the feventeenth Year of King Charles the Firfl:. V. And to the End that there may be a jufl and certain Meafure (to determ.ine all Controverfies) e^ed 1 14 E. 3. Stat. I. 35 tj^ig p^Q. (]jre£i:s, (2) Be it further enafled, That at the Charge of fuch Perfon or Perfons refpeafvely i i6'r". 2. c. 3. ■^'"'"^ ^^" h^^^ ^^^ '^°" °^ Profit of the Market, where Toll is not taken within any City, Corporation « A Meafure" of Or Market-Town, within this Realm in their refpedive JurifdiSions, there fhall be before the faid nine Brafstobechain- and twentieth Day of September, one Meafure of Brafs provided, and chained in the publick Market-place- J ed in every pub- (3) upon Pain to forfeit and lofe for every Perfon fo neglefting refpeftively, the Sum of five Pounds to i litlcMarket- ^,g recovered and levied as is by this ASt diredled ; one Moiety to the Poor of the Parifh where fuch Offence J ^ "^' fhall be committed ; the other Moiety to him or them that fhall fue for the fame. Conftablesto VI. And be it further enaifled by the Authority aforefaid. That all and every Conftable or Conftables fearchifany within this Realm of iiw^/flW, in their refpedtive Precinfls, are hereby impowered and required to fearch  McXres.^ °' " and examine if any Perfon or Perfons ufe any other Meafure than according to the Proportions aforefaid or ' fhall ftrike the fame in any other Manner than this Aft direfts, or fell or buy by a Meafure unfealed : (2 ) And "' in cafe he or they fliall find any fuch unfealed Meafure, to feife and break the fame ; and for that and every other Offence againft this Act, fliall prefent fuch Offender at the next private or quarterly SefEons to be held for fuch County or Place where fuch Offence fliall be committed. Once pumflied. VII. Provided always, and be it enaifted. That no Perfon or Perfons punifhed for any Offence by Virtue of this Aft, fhall be again queflioned or punifhed for the fame Offence, by Virtue or Co'ourof anv other Aft-. " ■* ij-oll, VIII. Provided always, and be it further enafted and declared. That no Perfon or Perfons whatfoever fhall take any Toll, or any Thing in Lieu thereof, but refpeftively according to fuch Proportion as the Meafures in this Aft limited and appointed bear unto the Meafures whereby the fame have been heretofore ufually taken ; any Law, Cuftom or Ufage to the contrary notwithflanding. CAP. IX. land for the Weal of both Kingdoms, C A P. X. Accountant. An Aft for Sale of Part of the Efl:aie of Sir John Prittman, for Satisfaftion of a Debt by him due to the Kiiig's Majefly. CAP.
 * J.e. I. C.S, An Aft authorizing certain Commifnoners of the Realm of England, to treat with Commiffioners of Scot-