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
_Also_ shall all browne bakers, as well Inholders and others,
observe and keepe such syse of horse bread as shall be given
them by yᵉ said officers, under yᵉ payne and punishment as of
other Bakers is rehersed.
_Also_ that every person yᵗ selleth by measures, as by ell or
by yard, woollen clothe, or Lynnen clothe Sylke, worsteds,
sysed and unsealed, that they have theire ells and theire yards
sysed and ensealed after yᵉ standard of yᵉ Universitie, under
the payne of forfeiture, and their bodyes imprisonment.
_Also_ that every person that selleth any measure, as by
Bushell, half Bushell, Pecke, or half Pecke, as Coales, Salt,
Muster Seede, or any other thing, that theire Bushells half
Bushells and pecks be sysed and sealed after yᵉ standard of
the Universitie, under the payne of imprisonment, and more
punishment as the offence shall require.
_Also_ that all persons that waigh have good and lawful waights
sysed and ensealed, and to agree with yᵉ standard waight of yᵉ
Universitie.
_Also_ that no man shall regrate none of yᵉ foresayd things,
as Lynge fishe, Salt fyshe, Stocke fyshe, herringe, Salmon,
Pike, tench, waxe, flax, osiern, [for osmunds, a preparation
for stiffening linen (?)] rosyn, yarne, pitch tarr, cloth, nor
none other things of Grocery ware, or any other marchandise in
this Fayer, under payne of forfeiture, and theire bodyes to
prison, and to make fyne as it shall please yᵉ officers of yᵉ
Universitie, and the regrater is he that byeth any of the sayd
things afore rehersed, or any other manner of marchandises of
any man in this Fayre, and selleth again the sayde things in
the sayd Fayre, inhawnseing yᵉ price of any of the sayd things
more than it was before.
_Also_ if theire be any person that will sue for any personal
action either for debt, victualles, injuri and trespas, or
thinke themselves wronged in any of the premisses or otherwise,
let him complayne to my Lord Chauncellors Comesarye and other
officers of the Universitie, which shall hould and keep Courts
daylie and howerlie in this fayer duringe yᵉ same to the intent
yᵗ he shall be hard with lawful favour in right and conscience
and after the liberties of the same. _Also_ that every butcher
yᵗ bringeth fleshe to sell in this markett, that he sell none
of yᵉ Tallowe of all such beastes as he shall bringe to sell in
this markett, but to such Rafement and Tallowe chaundelers, as
are dwellers within yᵉ Universitie, and precinct of the same;
and they to make yᵉ said Tallowe in good and lawfull candell,
so yᵗ yᵉ said Universitie, and Town of Cambridge, be in no wyse
disappointed, but the better served, & yᵗ you sell not a pound
of candles above 1d. and yᵗ yᵉ sayd Butcher sell not a ston of
Tallowe above viij d.
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