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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

Confirmation ANd it is to be noted that the sayd last act was renewed in the Parlyament holden at VVestminster the .viii. day of Iune in the .xxviii. yeare of our sayd Soueraigne Lorde to and amonge other actes And that all clauses articles and prouisions therin contayned to stande in their force and strength to the last day of the next Parlyament And also the sayd act was renewed againe in the Parlyament holden at VVestminster the .xxviii. of Aprill in the .xxxi. yeare of our sayd Soueraigne Lorde amongst other actes as is aforesaide c. An acte concerninge Pewterers made in the .xxxiii. yeare of the raigne of our Soueraigne Lorde Kinge Henry the .viij. Chap. iiij Recitall of the statute made the xxx yere WHere at the Parlyament begun at London the third day of Nouember in the .xxi. yeare of the raigne of the King our Soueraigne Lord and from thence adiourned to VVestminster and there holden and from that time continued by diuerse prorogations vnto the .xv. day of Ianuary the .xxv. yeare of his most noble raigne it was ordained and established by the assent of the Kings Maiesty his Lords spiritual temporal and the coÌ„mons in the said Parlyament then assembled and by the aucthority of thesame that no person or persons from that time than inhabitinge or which after that time should inhabit within this Realm should buy or otherwise take by exchange for other wares any manner wares made or hereafter to be made out of this Realme of Tin or mixt with Tin as Platters Dishes sawcers Pots Basins Ewers Flagons Goblettes Saltes Saltsellers Spones or any other thinge made of Tinne or Pewter as aforesaide whatsoeuer it were vpon payne of forfaiture of the same wares in whose hands soeuer it might be found or taken also lawfull money currant in this Realme to the full value therof the one halfe of the same forfaiture to be to the vse of the Kinges highnesse and the other halfe to bee to the vse of the finders of the same And further it was enacted that it should be lawfull to the Maister and VVardaines of the Pewterers as well within the Cittie of London as within euery other Cittie Borough or Towne within this Realme where such wardaines were where no such wardaines were to the head Officer or gouernour head Officers or gouernours of the same Citty Borough or towne for the time being to appoint diuerse persons most expert in knowledge of the same to make searche and seasure and to take into their handes and possession all such wares as thereafter should be brought contrary to the true intent and effect of the sayd act in whose soeuer handes or possessions any such should bee found And it was also enacted by the auctority abouesaide that no person or persons occupyinge the sayde crafte or occupacion of Pewterers within this Realme should set on worke or retaine in his or their seruice any persoÌ„ or persons to be his or their Apprentice or Iourneyman estraunger borne out of this Realme vpon paine to forfait for euery such Apprentice and Iourneyman tenne poundes sterlinge And that no strauÌ„ger borne out of this Realm should occupy exercise or vse from the feast of Pentecost than next comming the said craft of Pewterers nor worke any manner of vessels or other ware aforesaide to bee made of Tin 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 Tin so wrought in whose hands soeuer it should be found or taken And it was further enacted by the sayd aucthority that no person or persons being borne within this Realme than occupying or exercising the sayd craft of Pewterers should from thenceforth resorte into any straunge Regions or Countreyes there to vse teach or exercise the sayde craft of Pewterers vpon payne to lose the Priueledge benefite of an Englishman And if in case any of the Kinges Subiectes at that time beinge dwelling in any straung Countrey or Region there occupying the sayd craft of pewterers did not repaire into this Realm with in three Moneths next after request warning to him to be giuen by writinge sealed with the common seale of the Wardaines of the said craft within the saide Cittie of London and here in this Realme continually from thenceforth dwel inhabite that then from henceforth he should be reputed taken as no EnglishmaÌ„ but should stand and bee from henceforth out of the Kinges protection And it was than further enacted that where sundry euill disposed persons which commonly were called hawkers by aucthority of the Kings letters patentes or placarde did not onely goe about from place to place within this Realme vsing buying and selling of brasse and pewter and by colour and pretence of the same Licences or Placards did not only vse vnlawful deceuable Weyghtes and Beames but also did vse to sell both Brasse and Pewter which was not good nor truely or lawfully mixte or wrought to the great deceite of the Kinges true lyege people contrary to the fourme and effect of a good and laudable Act and Statute made in the fourth yere of the Kings said most noble raigne that all such lycences placardes afore that time had made or graunted to any such person or persons contrary to the true meaninge forme and effect of the sayd estatute should be from thenceforth by the aucthority of the sayd Parlyament clearely voyd and of none effecte And where as in the sayde acte of Parlyament concerning the said craft of Pewterers and Brasiers made in the saide fourth yeare for diuerse causes and coÌ„siderations in the same act contayned amongst other things it was expressed that no person or persons vsinge the sayd craft of Pewterers or Brasiers should from henceforth sell or chaunge any pewter or brasse newe or olde at any place or places within this Realme but onely in open Fayres or Markets or in their owne dwellinge houses but if they were desired by the buyers of such wares vpon paine of forfaiture for euery such defaulte tenne poundes And so than the same forfaiture was to the only vse of the Kings highnesse and the party searching or findinge the same was not intituled to haue any benefite therby it was not knowen that any person or persons had taken any paines to insearch or make any inquire therof By reason wherof diuerse many euill disposed persons than vsinge bying and selling as well of Brasse as Pewter and not regardinge the sayd good act nor the sayd penalty went daily about from Village to village Towne to towne and from house to house to sel such Pewter and Brasse which was not good and also vsed deceiuable Weightes and Beames as they did before the makinge of the sayd act to the great hurt and deceyt of the Kings true liege people and Subiectes Wherfore it was enacted by the aucthority of the saide Parliament that aswell

euery Shire at the generall Sessyons holden at Mighelmas shall assygne and appointe two certaine persons hauinge experience therin to make searche in the premisses in euery part of the Shire aswel within the fraunchise as without sauing in Citties or boroughs where searchers be appointed by the heads or gouernors of thesame And that all such vnlawful pewter or brasse as the sayde searchers shall finde the one halfe to the vse of your Grace and the other halfe to the searchers And that in the default of the sayde Maisters and VVardaines of the saide occupacions not searching in forme as is aforesaid and wherby that any such vnlawfull mettall is cast or made or vnlawfull weightes vsed that then it shal be lawfull to any person or persons hauing sufficient cunning knowledge in the sayde occupacions by ouersight of the Maires Bayliffes or head Officers of the said Citties and Boroughs and townes to search all the saide places and to put those saide auctoritie and acte in execution in forme aforesaide Please it therfore your Grace and wisdomes in so much as the saide act is thought good and profitable that it bee ordained enacted and established by the Lordes spiritual and temporall and the commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the auctority of the same that the said acte may endure for euer And ouer that be it enacted by the sayd auctority For true mettall and work manship that if any vntrue or deceiuable mettall or workemanship of Tinne or pewter bee founden either in Platters Chargers Dishes Sawcers Potengers Trenchers Basons Flagons Bottels Pottes Salt-sellers Goblets Spoones Cruets or Candelstickes or in any other such wares of tinne or Pewter whersoeuer it bee cast made or wrought within this Realme or without and brought to bee solde within the same Realme That then it shal be lawfull to the Maire of the Cittie of London and the Mayster and Wardaynes of the crafte of Pewterers of the sayd Cittie for the time beeing and their deputies to haue searche of the same within the Cittie of London and the Subbarbes of the same and that in all other Citties Boroughs and Townes where any Wardaines bee or shal be the Maires Bayliffes or head Officers and Wardaines to haue like auctority And where no wardaines bee then the head Officers or gouernours of the same Citties Boroughs and Townes to appoint certaine persons most expert and cuÌ„ning in knowledge of the same to make search within the sayd citties Boroughs and Townes where they dwell And if any such new wares wrought of Tin and Pewter as is aforesayd be found defectiue Pewter being defectiue to be forfaited and being in the possession of the seller that then the same person or persons that putteth any such new wares of pewter to sale shal forfait the same wares the one halfe to the vse of our Soueraigne Lorde the Kinge and the other halfe to the searchers or finders of the same Prouided alway that this act concerning the forfaiture be not preiudicial nor hurtful to any persoÌ„ or persons hauinge graunte of our Soueraigne Lord the King ProuisioÌ„ or of any of his noble Progenitors by his letters patents of such forfaiture but that they euery of theÌ„ shall haue and enioy thesame according to their former graunts and liberties An Acte concerning Pewterers made in the xxv yeare of the reigne of our Soueraigne Lord Kinge Henry the eyght in the ninth Chapter IN their most lameÌ„table wise showen Petition and pitteously complayne vnto the Kinges most royall Maiesty and to this most highe Courte of Parliamente the Kings most humble poore obeysaunt subiects the Maister wardaines pore fellowship of the craft mistery of Pewterers as wel of the Citty of London as of all other places within this Realme of England that where the said craft or mistery before this time hath bin one of the best handycraftes within this Realme which hath not only growen continued by mean of diuerse good acts statutes made for the true exercise of the same wherof one was made in the .xix. yeare of the Kinges most renowmed Father whose soule God pardon And one other was made in the fourth yeare of the Kinges moste victorious raigne concerning the crafts of Pewterers Brasiers of and for the true makinge mixting and sellinge of good true pewter and brazen vessels And also for exercising and vsinge of true weightes and beames to be occupied by the sellers of any such pewter or brazen vessels within this Realme so that none of the Kinges Subiectes nor any other person should by any sale of any false mixed brazen and pewter vessell or any vntrue weightes bee deceiued as by the sayd statutes more plainely doth appeare Which good Statutes duely put in execution hath caused the sayde crafte to encrease and multiplye to the great profite and vtility of a great number of the Kings subiects the commodity of pewter vessell much to be had in reputation in all straunge Regions and Countreyes vntill now of late diuerse euill disposed persons beinge the Kinges Subiectes borne which haue beene apprentices and brought vp in the exercise of the saide crafte of pewterers haue now of late for their singuler lucre repaired into straunge regions and countryes and there do exercise the said crafte of Pewterers teachinge straungers not onely the cunninge of mixtinge and forginge of all manner of pewter vessel but also doo teache all thinges belonginge to the sayde crafte of Pewterers By meane wherof there is not onely brought daily into this Realme out of straunge Regions to bee solde great number of thinges made of pewter vntruely mixted and made of Tinne wherwith the Kinges subiects bee daily deceiued and the people of straunge countries greatly instructed in the cunning of the said craft of pewterers in such wise the therby not only a great number quantity of pewter vessel other thinges of pewter made in diuerse sortes and fashions amounting to a great value which was dayly and continually wonte to be caryed conueyed out of this Realme by Merchants into straung regions and countreyes and there to be solde and vended Wherby the commodity of Tin made into pewter vessell which hath beene had in great estimacion as things very necessary and commodious the Kinges customes therby much aduaunced is now like vtterly to cease and decay and not to be esteemed as heretofore hath bin but also the saide crafte of Pewterers which at this day setteth and kepeth in woorke and occupacion a great number of people shal be vtterly vndone And a great multitude of the Kings naturall Subiectes therby fall into idlenesse to the great impouerishment of this Realme if spedy remedy for the redresse of the premisses be not prouided In tender consideracion wherof and for reformation of the premisses Any maner of pewter wrought out of this Realm to be forfaited it may please your highnesse by the assente of the Lordes spirituall

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 PreÌ„tices or iorney meÌ„ 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 EnglishmaÌ„ 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 coÌ„siderations in the same contayned among other things it is expressed that no person or persons vsing the sayd craft of Pewterers or Brasiers should froÌ„ 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 vpoÌ„ 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

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