388 C. 6. Anno pritno Edwardi VI. A. D. 1547. Number of the faid Horfes, Mares or Geldings fo licenced to be conveyed into Scotland, not only to be kalendred in a Book, to remain in his own Cuftody, but alfo to be. indorfed and written on the Back-fide of the faid Licence, and the fame Endorfement to be figned with the Hand of the faid Warden. Repealed by VI. Provided always, That it fhall be lawful to every of the King's Subjects that fhall pafs over beyond 5 El. c. 19. the Sea, to fhip or carry with them Horfes or Geldings, for their only Occupation in their Journies and ^"aT^tM)"- not t0 t ^ le ^ ntent to feH the fe me beyond the Sea : (2) And that Intent. to be judged by the Oath of him or yond the Sea them that fo will carry over any Horfe or Gelding : Which Oath fhall be taken before the Cuftomers or their maytakeaHorfe Deputies, or Searcher of every fuch Port where the fame Horfe or Gelding fhall be fhipped, before the ithhim for his {hipping thereof. own life. yjj^ Provided always, That the Warden of the five Ports now being, or hereafter to be, may yearly at ve Ports k' s Pl ea '" ure g' ve fi x Horfes or Geldings, and no more, within one Year, at one or divers Times, upon The Warden of may give certain like Pain as is aforefaid, to any Perfon or Perfons, in the Parts beyond the Seas, being in Amity with the Horfes. King's Highnefs, or his Succeffors; this Act, or any Thing therein to the contrary notwithftanding. The Matter of VIII, Provided alfo, That this Act, nor any Thing therein mentioned, be in any wife hurtful or preju- the King's dicial to the Mailer of the King's Horfes, now and hereafter to be, for fuch Things and Commodities as fhall and do concern his Office; any Tiling in this Act to the contrary notwithftanding. Tranfporting a JX. Provided alfo, That it mall be lawful to any of the King's Subjects to carry or fend into any Parts j- e " 0t eX ~ beyond the Sea, any Mares, whereof the Price of any one Mare fo to be-carried doth not exceed ten Shil- inPrice. XS ' H n g s? ' n mcn ar *d l ce Manner as Mares being of the Pri :e of fix Shillings eight Pence, have been or might 11 H. 7.C 1 j. have been conveyed over the Seas before the making of this Act; any Thing in this Act, or in any other _ r , „ Aft or Acts heretofore made to the contrary hereof notwithftanding. Tor further Pro- ' ° vijtms rrfpeffing Horfes, jeez&T,P.& M.c.y. S El. c. S. 31.E/.CIZ. 21 Jae. 1. c. 28. feB. 12, 13 Geo. z. c. 19. and 18 Geo. 2. c. 34. feB. 11. : CAP. VI. The Bill for the Continuance of making of Worded Yarn in Norfolk. How and by ' IT 7 HERE the oreateft and almoft the whole Number of the poor Inhabitants of the County of Nor- whom Woritcd ' yy folk and the City of Nonvich be and have been heretofore for a great Time maintained and gotten made in Nor- ' the i r E'iving by Spinning of the Wools growing in the faid County of Norfolk, upon the Rock into Yarn, folk. ' and by all the faid Time have ufed to have their Accefs to common Markets within the faid County and 7 Ed. 4. c. 1. * City, to buy their Wools there to be Spun, as is aforefaid, of certain Perfons called Retailers of the fame 12 H. 7. c. 1. ' Wools, by eight Penny worth or twelve Penny worth at one Time, or thereabout, and have not ufed to ' buy, ne can buy their faid Wools of the Breeders of the fame Wools by fuch fmall Parcels, as well for ' that the faid Breeders of the faid Wools will not fell their faid Wools by fuch fmall Parcels, as alfo for ' that the moft Part of the faid poor Perfons dwell far off from the faid Breeders of the faid Wools: (2) Ey the Statute 6 And forafmuch as by an Act of Parliament made in the thirty-feventh Year of the Reign of the noble «>f 37H. 8..0. 15. ' King of famous Memory, Henry the Eight, all Perfons be reftrained upon a great Pain to buy any Wools flr JnedtoV 6 " ' to ^ t ^ le ^ ame a £ a ' n ' except Merchants of the Staple, for the only Provifion of the Staple, as in the faid WooTto feil Uy ' ^^ amon g other Things, more at large it is contained : Therefore the faid Retailers of Wools in the again, except, ' laid County of Norfolk and City of Norwich, which heretofore have ufed to buy Wools and to fell them
- c ' again to the faid poor Perfons in overt Markets as is aforefaid, have, fince the making of the faid Statute,
' m efchewing the Danger and Pain provided by the fame, ceafed and left to buy the faid Wools, for the ' Relief of the faid poor Perfons : By Reafon whereof, the fame poor Perfons inhabiting within the faid ' County of Norfolk and City of Norwich, that have heretofore been Spinners, and maintained by Spinning ' of the faid Wools, be now unoccupied and unfet a work, and a great Number of them enforced to beg ' for lack of Work, to the utter Decay and Ruin of the poor People of the faid County and City, and the ' Inhabitants thereof, unlefs fome Remedy be therein provided.' (3) In Confideration whereof, it may pleafe the King's moft: Royal Majefty, by the Aflent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Com- Ivery Perfon mons, in this prefent Parliament aiTembled, and by Authority of the fame, That all and every Perfon and dwelling in Nor- Perfons dwelling and inhabiting within the faid County of Norfolk and City of Nonvich, or in either of •wic her Norfolk them, by him or themfelves, or by his or their Factors, Servant or Servants, may lawfully from henceforth, ma y b " y a "], fe " without Pain, Forfeiture, Danger or Breach of any Law or Ordinance, to buy and bargain Wools, and Wool in°open' ta k e anc l ma ke Provifion to buy and bargain Wools, growing or that mail grow only within the faid CJoun- Markct, not- ty of Norfolk, in as large and like Manner and Form, as the fame Inhabitants within the faid County and withftanding the City might and did ufe to do before the making of the faid Act of Parliament, and as if the faid Act of Par- Statute of 37 liament had never been had or made,, fo that the fame Perfon and Perfons fo buying. or bargaining, or taking H. s. c 15. Promife to buy or bargain the faid Wools, do fell or retail the fame again in the common Market, or other open Place, within the faid County of Norfolk, or City of Norwich, to any Perfon and Perfons at their Pleafure and Liberty that will buy the fame, or any Parcel thereof, dwelling and inhabiting' within the faid County and City of Norwich, or any of them, that fhall or will fpin the fame within the faid County of Norfolk and the City of Nonvich, or any of them; the faid former Act or any Article, Claufe or Sentence therein containe or any other Act or Acts, Law or Ordinance heretofore made to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithftanding. 33 H. S.c. 16. ' II. And where in the Parliament holden at JVeftminftcr the three and thirtieth Year of the Reign of our Who may buy « faid late Sovereign Lord the King, it was amongft other Things enacted thus as enfueth, or like in Effeft, Worfted V rn> 1 tKat is to fay. That no Perfon or Perfons from henceforth fhould buy, ne caufe to be bought, within the orN'orfoik "and ' ^ ^^ of Norwich or County of Norfolk, any Yarn fpun of the Rock, called Worfted Yarn, the which, who not. ' ' ' fhould then after that be fpun within the faid County or City, but fuch Perfon or Perfons being Weavers of
