A. D. 1433. Anno undecimo Henrici VI. C. 8. 573 Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. come lez purveiours le Roi dez bleez & touz autres marchauntz & communes achatours de blees en plufours citees villes burghes & countees dEngleterre continuelement de jour en autre achatent & pregnent noef buffelx pur le quarter ceftaffavoir lez piftours achatours & merchantz deins le fraunchifes & Cite de Londres par une veffell appelle le Fat que contient viij. buffelx dez blees ove un autre buffell myz a icell pur une quartre & fount lez vendours dez ditz blees encountre lour volunte de paier une maile pur le mefurage de chefcun quarter & tous lez autres purveours achatours & merchantz dez ditz blees noef buffelx rafez pur le quarter encountre la fourme dez ditz ordenances & eftatuitz & en con- tempt du Roi a caufe qe lez ditz eftatuitz & or- denaunces ne fount my proclaymez ne myz en execution ne lez ditz peynes & forfaitures par le dit eftatuit limitez levez folonque lenfect de mefme leftatut. Noftre dit Seignur le Roivoillant mef- mes leftatuit & ordenances eftre duement tenuz & garduz par affent & auctorite fuifditz ad ordene qe fibien les ditz eftatuitz come leftatuit dez poies & mefours faitz au parlement noftre dit Seignur le.Roi quoreft Ian de fon regne viij. foient proclaymez fibien en la dite Cite de Londres come en tous- autres citees burghes & countes dEngle- terre & myz en due execution folonque la fourme & lenfecl: dicelles Adjouftant a dit eftatuit fait le dit an viij. qen chefcun cite burgh ou ville du Roialme (bit une commune buflell enfeale & ac- cordant a leftandard de lefchekker en mefme le manere & fourme & fur mefmes lez peines come en mefme_ leftatuit eft fpecifie de une commune balaunce a eftre en chefcune tiel cite burgh ou ville. Et qe le Mair de dit Cite de Londres & tous autres mairs dez tous autres citees & burghs dEngleterree ou il y ad mair & tous baillifs dez citees & burghes ou mair neft & tous juftices du pees de chefcun counte dEngleterre pur les temps efte.nt eit & eient plein poair de mettre tous lez ftatuitz & ordenances avauntditz en deu execution & de oire & terminere tous lez defautes mefprifions offenfes & trefpas encountre la fourme & lenfecl: dez ditz ■. eftatuitz & ordenances faitz ou affaires ou perpetrez fibien al fuit du Roi come de parte qen ceo cas fe fent greve et de chef- cun autre lieges du Roi qen celle parte voill fuer pur le Roi et ceo fibien par examination dez par- ties ou afcune deux folonque la difcretion dez ditz mairs baillifs & juftices de peas come par iffues a trier par inquifitions duement apprendre & autres plees et proceffes de la ley de la terre et qe fibien la parte greve come chefcun lege de Roi qui fuer voill pur le Roi eit la fuit en ceo cas a fa volunte. Et qe celly qui iflint foit atteint dafcune defaute mefprifion offenfes ou trefpas fait encountre le dit eftatuit fait le dit an premer paie a cely a qui fute il foit atteint C. s. & lez coftages refonablez de fa dit fuit & au Roi autre C. s. Et qe fibien le Mair de Loundres pur le temps efteant apres ceo qil foit efluz Mair & jure deins la dit Citee a fon premer venue a lefcheker devant le Treforer. dEngleterre & lez Baron s de " King's Purveyors of Corn, and all other Merchants " and common Buyers of Corn in many other Cities, " Towns, Boroughs, and Counties of England, conti- " nually from Day to Day, do buy and take nine " Bufhels for the Quarter, that is to fay, the Bakers, " Buyers, and Merchants within the City and Fran- " chifes of London, by a Veffel called the Fat, which A Meafurc in " containeth eight Bufhels of Corn with another L °" J °" " lled " Bufhel of Corn put to that for a Quarter and make " the Sellers of the fame Corn againft their Will to ■ " pay one Halfpenny for the meafuring of every Quar- " ter, and all the other Purveyors, Buyers, and Mer- " chants of Corn, nine Bufhels ftriken for the Quarter, " againft the Form of the faid Ordinance and Statute, " and in Contempt of our Lord the King, for that " the faid Ordinances and Statutes be not proclaim- " ed nor put in Execution, nor the faid Penalties " and Forfeitures, limited by the faid Statute, le- " vied according to the EffecT: of the fame Statute." ' (9) Our faid Lord the King, willing the fame Sta- ' tute and Ordinance to be duly holden and kept, by ' the Affent and Authority abovefaid, hath ordained, ' That as well the faid Statute, as the Statute of A Confirmation ' Weights and Meafures, made at the Parliament of °^ he St c at ^ e ot ' our Lord the King that now is, the Eighth Year of ^ g fj" 6 ' c * c his Reign, be proclaimed, as well in the City of touching ' London, as in all other Cities, Bo oughs, and Coun- Weights and ' ties of England, and put in due Execution after the Meafures. 1 Form and EfFecT: of the fame; (10) joining to the ' faid Statute made the faid Eighth Year, that in every ' City, Borough, and Town of the Realm, there yhere (ha!) be a • ' fhall be a common Bufhel fealeJ, and according to common Bnfliel ' the Standard of the Exchequer, in the fame Manner in every Towns ' and Form, and upon the fame Pain, as in the fame " H - 7- c> 4- ' Statute is fpecified * and a common Balance to be in * "f 1 every fuch City, Borough, and Town, (n) And ' that the Mayor of the faid City of London, and all ' other Mayors of all other Cities and Boroughs of ' England where there is a Mayor, and all Bailiffs of ' Cities and Boroughs where there is no Mayor, and ' all Juftices of Peace in every County of England ' for the time being, fhall have full Power to put all ' the Statutes and Ordinances aforefaid in due Execu- ' tion, and to hear and determine all the Defaults, ' Mifprifions, Offences, and Trefpaffes againft the ' Form and EffecSt of the faid Statutes and Ordinances ' done, or to be done or committed, as well at the ' Suit of the King, as of the Party which in fuch Cafe ' feeleth himfelf grieved, and of any other of the King's ' liege People, which in this Behalf will fue for the ' King, and that as well by Examination of the Par- ' ties, or any of them, according to the Difcretion of ' the faid Mayors, Bailiffs, and Juftices of Peace, ' as by Iffues to be tried, bv Inquifitions duly to be ' taken, and other Pleas and Proceffes of the Law of ' the Land ; (12) and that as well the Party grieved, . ' as any other liege Man of the King, that will fue ' for the King, fhall have the Suit in that Cafe at his ' Will; (13J and that he that is fo attainted of any. ' Default, Mifprifion, Offence, or Trefpafs done ' againft the faid Statute made the faid firft Year, fhall . ' pay to him at whofe Suit he is thereof attainted, ' C.'s. and his reafonable Cofts of the faid Suit, and All Mayor* and ' to the King another C. s. (14) And that as well the Bailiff's /hall be « Mayor of London for the time being, after that he is '^^"^ ' choien Mayor, and fworn within the faid City, at tutetouchin5 ' his firft coming to the Exchequer before the Treafurer weights and . ' Ot Meafures ; ,
