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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B14599	Anno. IIII. Henrici octaui. These be the statutes established in diuerse Parliamentes for the mistery of ye pewterers of London and concerninge the searche of pewter, brasse, and vntrue beames [and] weightes, [and] for deceiuable hawkers, with diverse other orders [and] redresses to be had in the saide mystery, with the renewinge [and?] confirminge of the same statutes.; Public General Acts. Selections: Pewterers.	England and Wales.; Elyot, Thomas, Maister.; Nogey, Thomas.; Hawke, Thomas.	1589 (1589)	STC 16782; ESTC S100296	11,299	24

and temporal and the commons in this present Parlyament assembled and by the aucthority of the same to ordaine and enact that no person or persons hereafter at any time now inhabitinge or which hereafter shal inhabite within this Realm shall buy or otherwise take by exchaung for other wares any wares made or hereafter to be made out of this Realme of Tin or mixt with Tin as Platters Search seasure Dishes Sawcers Pots Basins Ewers Flagons Goblets Salte Saltsellers Spones or any other thinge made of Tinne or Pewter as aforesaide whatsoeuer it bee vpon payne of forfaiture of the same ware in whose handes soeuer it may be found or taken and also lawfull money currant in this Realme to the value therof The one halfe of the same forfaiture to be to the vse of the Kinges highnesse and the other halfe to the vse of the finders of the same Penalte And furthermore be it enacted that it shall be lawfull to the Maister and VVardaines of the said crafte of Pewterers as well within the Cittie of London as within euery other Cittie Borough Towne of this Realm where such wardaines bee And where no such wardaines bee to the head Officer or gouernour head Officers or gouernours of the same Cittie Borough or towne for the time beeinge to appointe diuerse persons most experte in knowledge of the same to make search and seasure and to take into their handes and possession all such wares as hereafter shall be brought contrary to the true intent and effect of this present Acte in whose soeuer handes or possession any such shal be found And also be it enacted by the auctority abouesaide Prētices or iorney mē strangers borne that no person nor persons occupyinge the sayd crafte or occupacion of Pewterers within this Realme shall set on worke or retaine in his or their seruice any person or persons to be his or their Apprentice or Iourney man beeing straunger borne out of this Realme vpon paine to forfait for euery such Apprentice and Iourneyman tenne poundes sterlinge Straungers shall not work pewter within the realm And that no straunger borne out of this Realme shall occupy exercise or vse from the feast of Pentecost next comming the saide craft of Pewterers nor worke any manner of vessell or other ware aforesaide to bee made of Tinne or Pewter within any place or places of this Realme vpon paine of forfaiture of tenne poundes sterlinge And also vpon paine of forfaiture of the same pewter or tinne so wrought in whose hands soeuer it may be taken or found And also be it enacted by aucthority aforesayd Exercise beyonde Sea that no person nor persons beeinge borne within this Realme occupyinge or exercisinge the sayd craft of Pewterers shall at any time hereafter resorte to any straunge Regions or Countreyes there to vse teache or exercise the sayde crafte of Pewterers vpon payne to lose the Priueledge benefite of an Englishman And if in case any of the Kinges Subiectes at this presente time beinge dwelling in any straung Countrey or Region and there occupying the sayd craft of Pewterers doo not repayre into this Realme within three Monethes nexte after request warninge to him be giuen by writing sealed with the common seale of the Wardaines of the saide crafte within the saide Cittie of London and here in this Realme continually from henceforth dwell inhabite that then from henceforth he shal be taken reputed as no Englishmā but shal stand be from henceforth out of the Kings protection And forasmuch as sundry euil disposed persons which commonly be called hawkers Hawkers by aucthority of the Kinges letters patentes or placarde do not only goe about from place to place within this Realme vsinge buying and selling of brasse and pewter And by colour and pretence of the same Licences and Placardes vse vnlawful and deceuable Weyghtes and Beames but also do vse to sell both Pewter and Brasse which is not good nor truely nor lawfully mixt nor wrought to the great deceit of the Kings true lyege people contrary to the fourme and effect of the said good Act and Statute made in the saide fourth yeare of the Kinges most noble raigne Be it therfore enacted by auctority of this present Parliament that all such lycences and placardes heretofore had made or graunted to any such person or persons contrary to the true meaninge forme and effect of this Statute shal be from henceforth by aucthority of this presente Parlyament clearely voyde and of none effecte And where as in the sayd act of Parlyament concerning the craft of Pewterers Brasiers made in the saide fourth yeare for diuerse causes and cōsiderations in the same contayned among other things it is expressed that no person or persons vsing the sayd craft of Pewterers or Brasiers should frō henceforth sell or chaunge any pewter or brasse new or olde at any place or places within this Realme but only in open Fayres or Markets or in their own dwellinge houses but if they were desired by the buyers of such wares vpō paine of forfaiture for euery such default ten poundes Forasmuch as the same forfaiture is to the only vse of the Kings highnesse Hawkers and that any party searching or findinge the same is not intituled to haue any benefit therby it hath not bin knowen that any person or persons haue taken any paine to insearch or make any inquire therof By reason wherof diuerse many euill disposed persons vsinge bying and selling both of Brasse Pewter and not regarding the sayd good act nor the sayd penalty daily goe about from Village to village Towne and towne and from house to house to sell such Pewter and Brasse which is not good And also vse deceiuable Weyghtes and Beames as they did before the making of the sayd acte to the great hurt and deceyt of the Kings true liege people and Subiectes Penaltie for hawkers Wherfore be it enacted by the aucthority abouesaide that aswell the moyte of the sayd forfeiture of ten poundes limited in the saide estatute made in the saide fourth yeare as also the moyte of all other forfeytures before expressed and euery of them bee and shall be to the vse of the Kinges highnesse his Heyres and Successors and the other moyte of the same forfeytures and euery of them to the vse of him or them that shall seaze finde or present the said forfeytures or any of them or that shall sue for thesame in any competent Court or Courtes within this Realme by action of debt bill plaint or information wherin the defendant shall in no wise be admitted to wage his law or any protection or essoyne to any person or persons which shal be impeached to haue offended contrary to the forme and effecte of this Statute shal be alowable This acte to indure to the last day of the next Parlyament The annotacions of the confirmacions and renouacions of the aforesaide Statutes