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A22086 By the King a proclamation for the prices of victuals within the verge of the court. England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625. 1613 (1613) STC 8491; ESTC S3468 1,584 1

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❧ By the King ¶ A Proclamation for the prices of victuals within the Verge of the Court. WHereas heretofore diuers Bakers Brewers Inholders Butchers and other Victualers through their greedy desire of vnlawfull gaine not contented with reasonable profit in vttering and selling of Victuall vnto Our Subiects in the Common wealth and specially within the Verge of Our Court where Our Nobilitie Seruants and Traine daily attending vpon Our person are lodged and placed by Our Harbengers are vnlawfully exacted vpon with vnreasonable and extreame prices by the said Victuallers enhaunsing the same Victuals Horsemeat Lodgings and all other necessaries at a more deare price then it was sold for to Our common Subiects before Our comming And for that of late it appeareth vnto Vs by the Records of Our Compting house that all the Kings of this Realme Our progenitors haue alwayes had a speciall care to restraine the excesse gaining by the aforesaid Victuallers and others within the Verge of their Courts And also for that it further appeareth vnto Vs that of late more extreame exaction is vsed by the foresaid Victuallers and others to wards Our seruants Traine and Suiters attending Our Courts wheresoeuer Wee make Our abode then heretofore hath bene Nothing respecting Our Prerogatiue nor the Lawes of Our Realme Therefore Our will and pleasure is and We doe hereby straitly charge and command that all persons doe obey and keepe all such prices as is and shal be priced asseassed and rated by the Clearke of the Market of Our Houshold within the Verge of Our Court aswell within Liberties as without And the Iurie before him or his lawfull Deputie by vertue of his office sworne and charged from time to time The same rates and prices not onely to be certified by Our said Clerke of the Market or his Deputie into Our Counting house But also fixed and set vpon the Gates of Our Court and other places within the Verge aswell within Liberties as without And that no maner of the person or persons aforesaid of what estate or degree soeuer he or they be doe in any wise pay more for corne Victuals Horsemeat Lodging or any other thing then after the rate and forme aforesaid vpon paine of imprisonment and to be Fined with further punishment that shall thereof follow The same paines and punishments and enery part thereof to be executed vpon all those persons and euery of them which doe or shall presume to aske or demand vtter and sell any maner of thing or things contrary to the true meaning of this Our Proclamation And moreouer We doe straitly charge and command that no maner of person or persons now vsing or which hereafter shall vse or of rightought to vse to serue any City Borough towne or other place where Our repose abode is or shal be or elsewhere within the Verge of Our Courts aswell within Liberties as without with any kind of Corne or Victuals or other necessaries aswell vpon the Market day as at any other time shall be any thing the more remisse or slacke for making of prouision for the same then they or any of them heretofore haue beene nor vse any colour of craft to deceiue the buyers thereof Nor hide or lay aside their Corne Victuals Horsemeat Lodgings or any other necessaries to diminish the Market whereby Our whole Traine within any City Borough towne and other inhabitants of the same and other Our Subiects thereunto resorting should not be as well serued and as plenteously furnished in euery behalfe as it was before or of right ought to haue beene in defraud of this Our ordinance And furthermore We straitly charge and expressely Command all Our Officers of Greenecloth Our Iustices of Peace Our Clarke of the Market his Deputy or Deputies Maiors Bayliffes Shiriffes Constables and all other Our faithfull Officers and euery of them of Cities Boroughes Townes Hundreds and other places within the Verge of Our Court as well within Liberties as without from time to time when and as often as need shall require vpon Complaint by any partie iustly made diligently euery of them within their authorities forthwith to endeuour themselues to see iust punishment and due reformation of the premises against such person or persons as shall offend herein according to Iustice and prices as aforesaid Giuen at Our Court of Whitehall the fifth day of Nouember in the eleuenth yeere of Our reigne of England France and Ireland And of Scotland the seuen and fortieth God saue the King ¶ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker Printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie ANNO DOM. 1613.