Fairs, past and present : $b A chapter in the history of commerceWalford, Cornelius
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Fairs, past and present : $b A chapter in the history of commerce
Walford, Cornelius
Fairs
Wee charge & straightlie comaund in yᵉ name of yᵉ Kinge
of England oʳ soveraigne Lord, and in yᵉ name of my Lord
Chauncellʳ of yᵉ Universitie of Cambridge, yᵗ all manner of
schollers, Schollers Servants, and all other persons in this
Fayer, and the precinct of yᵉ same, keepe the Kings peace, &
make no fraye, cry, owtasse, [“out alas!”, old exclamation(?)]
shrekinge, or any other noyse, by yᵉ which Insurations,
Conventicles, or gatheringe of people may be made in this
Fayer, to yᵉ trouble vexinge and disquietinge of yᵉ Kings leage
people or lettinge of the officers of yᵉ University to exercise
there offices, under the payne of Imprisonment & further
punishment as the offence shall require.
_Also_ wee charge & comaund, that all manner of Schollers, and
Schollers servants weare no weapon, to make any fraye upon any
of yᵉ Kings people, neither in cominge nor in goinge from this
Fayer, under yᵉ payne of banishment.
_Also_ wee charge & comaund, yᵗ all manner of straungers, that
come to this Fayer, that they leave theire weapons at theire
Innes, that yᵉ Kings peace may be the better kept and for yᵉ
occasion ensueinge of the same, under the payne of forfettinge
of their weapons, and further punishment, as the offence shall
require.
_Also_ wee charge & comaund, in yᵉ Kings name of England, &
in yᵉ name of my Lord Chauncellor of yᵉ University, shall all
manner of Bakers, yᵗ bake to sell, that they make 2 loofes for
a penny, and 4 for another, good past, good bowltell, & lawfull
syse, after as grayne goethe in yᵉ markett, & every baker yᵗ
baketh to sell, have a marke upon his bread, whereby it may be
knowne who did bake it, under yᵉ payne of forfeiture of his
bread.
_Also_ wee charge & comaund, that all common women, and
misbehavinge people, avoyde and withdrawe themselves owte of
this fayer, and precincts of yᵉ same, ymediatelie after this
crye yᵗ yᵉ Kings subjects may be the more quiet, and good rule
may be the better mayntayned, under yᵉ payn of imprisonment.
_Also_ that all Bakers shall observe and keepe suche Syzes of
bread as shall be given them by the officers of yᵉ University,
under yᵉ payne of forfeiture of theire bread, if it happen
any Baker to be founde fawtie in any article apperteyninge to
unlawfull bread accordinge to yᵉ Kings lawes, that then such
bakers, after 3 monitions, shall be imprisoned & punished on yᵉ
pillory, accordinge to yᵉ lawes of oʳ Sovereigne Lord yᵉ Kinge.
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