A. D. T * £ "•". 1 O J / ' Anno tricefimo primo Edwardi III. Stat. 295 Ex Rot. In Turr. Lond. les gentz de Grant Jernemuth' encontrent les pef- chours menantz harang a la dite ville en temps de feyre & achatent & forftallent le harang avant qil veigne a la ville & auxint les hoftillers de mefme la ville qi herbergent les pefchours venantz illoeqes ove lour harang ne veullent foefFre les ditz pef- chours vendre lour harang ne meller de la vente dicels einz le vendent a lour volunte demefne fi cher come i!s veullent & donent as pefchours ceo qe lour plcft par quoi les pefchours fe retrehent de vcnir illoeqes & iffi eft le harang mis a plus grant chierte qe unqes ne fuft a grant damage noftre Seignur le Roi des Seignurs & de tout le poeple par quoi noftre Seignur le P.oi veant le mefchief en celle partie par aflcnt des grantz & de tout la coihmunalte ad ordine & eftabli remedie fur les ditz mefchiefs en la fourrne qe fenfuyt. " becaufe that the People of Great Yarmouth do en- " counter the Fifhers bringing Herring to the faid " Town in the Time of the Fair, and do buy and fore- " ftall the Herring before they do come to the Town ; " (2) and alfo the Hoftelers of the fame Town, that " lodge the Fifhers coming thither with their Herring, " will notfuft'er the faid fifhers to fell their faid Her- " ring, nor meddle with the Sale thereof, but fell them " at their own Will' as dear as they will, and giv ; to " the Fifhers that pleafeth them, whereby the Fifhers " do withdraw themfelves to coiv.e thither 5 (3) and " fo is the Herring fet at much greater Price than ever " it was, to the great Damage of our Lord the King, " of the Lords, and of all the People : Wherefore " our Lord the King, feeing the Mifchiefs in this Be- " half, by the Aflent of the Great Men and all the " Commons, hath ordained and ftablifhed Remedy " upon the faid Mifchiefs, in the Form as followeth." CAP. I. Herrings fhall not be bought or fold on the Sea : At what Time they fhall be fold. Rimerement qe nul harang foit vendu nachate en mier tanqe les pefchours foient venuz en raven ove lour harang & qe la corde de la nief foit rete a la terre. .•IRST, That no Herring be bought or fold in ' the Sea, till the Fifhers be come into the Haven dlureibf 5 El. with their Herring, and that the Cable of the Ship be c ' * : ^*tf«?«& , 1 t 1 » References at the. drawn to the Land. E J „ do j the y o! . lowing Chapter.- CAP. II. The Crder and Time of bringing and felling of Herring at Yarmouth Fair. How many Herring fhall be accounted an Hundred, and how many a Laft. Fair. Who fhall govern the
TEM qe les- pefchours foient franks de vendre
1 lour harang as totes gentz qe veignent a la feyre e Jernemuth faunz nulle deftourbance de lour ho- siers ou autres queconqes. Et qant les ditz pef- hours veullent vendre en port lour marchaundifes tent lour hoftilers ovefqe eux fils y veullent eftre i en lour prefence & en prefence dautres marchantz p. "pert vendent lour marchandifes a qi qe lour ! lerra. Et ft autres marchantz prefentz veullent ver part des dites marchandifes & chefcun qe hime [avera] fa part pur le pris folonc lafFerant e mefmes les marchandifes hunt venduz & foit la ite vente faite du folaill levant tanqe a foleill re- purs & nemie devant ne apres fur forfeiture de jnefir.es les marchandifes. Et qe les ditz pefchours m nt franks dachater lour i failles <k ceo qe lour lefoigne ou qe lour plerra. Et qe nul hoftiler nutre nachate nul harang pur pendre en mefon par •ovine ne en autre manere plus haut la laft de xl. buldz mes meins en tant come il poet folonc ceo ml porra acorder ove le vendour. Et qe nul hofti- tr ne nul de lour valletz ne nul autre qi qe ceo !oit venant a la dlte feyre naille par mier ne par erre de forftaller le harang en prive nen apert mes e le harang veigne franchement nient vendu en le liaven. Ne qe nul renner nee face achate de ha- rang frefch deinz le haven de Jernemuth' parentre es feftes de Seint Michel & de Seint Martyn fur icine demprifonement a la volunte le Roi & de orfaiture de tout le harang iffint achate. Et qe ml vciTel appelle Pyker de Londres ne de nulle ITEM, That the Fifhers be free to fell their Herring to all that come to the Fair of Great Yar- ?nouth, without any Difturbance of their Hofte'ei's, or any other. (2) And when the Fifhers will fell their Merchandifes in the Port, they fhall have their Hoftelers with them, if they there will be, and in their Prefence, and the Prefence of other Merchants, openly fnall fell their Merchandifes. * (3) And that every Man claim his Part for the f taking, after the Rate of the fame Merchandifes fo fold ; (4.) and the faid Sale fnall be made from the Sun-riling till the Sun going down, and not before nor after, upon For- feiture of the fame Merchandifes. (<;) And that the faid Fifhers be free to buy their Victuals, and that which they need, where fhail pleafe them. (6) And that no Floftelers, nor other, buy any for to hang in their Houfes by Covin, nor in other Manner, at an higher Price the Laft than Forty Shillings, but lefs in as much as he may, according as he may agree with the Seller. (7) And that no Hoftelers, nor any of their Servants, nor any other whatfeever he be, coming to the faid Fair, fnall go by Land nor by Sea to foreftal Herring privily nor openly, but the Her- ring fhall come freely unfold unto the Haven. (8) Nor that any Pyker make buying of frefh Herring in the Haven of Yarmouth, betwixt the Feafts of Saint Michael and Saint Martin, upon Pain of Imprifon- ment at the King's Will, and to forfeit all the Her- ring fo bought. (9) And that no VefTel called Pyker of London, nor of none other Place, fhall enter into the faid Haven to % abate the Fair in Damage of the The Order ah<3 Time of bring-, ing and felting of Herrings at the Fair nf Great Varmouth. Amended by 35 lid. 3. C.I.
Price.
St. 3 5 E. 3, The Price of a Lalt of Herring, There /hall be no foreftalling of Herring, 5 Eliz. c. 5. A Pyker of Lon- don fhall not en- ter into Yar- mouth Haven to abate the Fair.
Enhance.'
- Add, to ■whewfiever they fl-afe. And if other Merchants there prefent -will take Part cf the faid Merchandise, and every one that claims' 'pall
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