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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48982	An Act of Common-Councell made the sixth of October 1646. Alderman Adams Major. For reformation of sundry abuses practised by divers persons in the common-markets and streets of the City of London	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1656 (1656)	Wing L2852H; ESTC R216714	5,461	25

their Commodities and be rendered without excuse and that there might be also a convenient time afterward for cleansing of the streets It is enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Market-bell in the severall Markets within the City of London shall ring twice every market day that is to say the first ringing from the five and twentieth day of March yearly untill the twenty ninth day of September at seven of the clock before noon and from the twenty ninth day of September yearly untill the five and twentieth day of March at eight of the clock before noon and not before And that before that time no person or persons shall sell shew or put to sale his Flesh Victuals or other Commodites And that the second ringing of the said market-bell in the severall markets aforesaid for raising of the said Markets shall begin to ring from and after the five and twentieth day of March yearly untill the twenty ninth day of September yearly half an hour after four of the clock in the afternoon and to continue ringing till five of the clock And from after the twenty ninth day of September untill the five and twentieth day of March to begin to ring half an hour after two of the clock and to continue ringing till three of the clock in the afternoon And that no Butcher and Butchers or other market people whatsoever resorting to any publique or Common-market within the City of London or Liberties thereof shall utter sell or put to open shew or sale any Flesh Victuals or other Commodities whatsoever in the said Markets that day after the end of the ringing of the said bell but shall immediately after the said bell hath done ringing as aforesaid depart from the said markets upon pain that every person or persons who shall offend or do contrary to this clause of this Act shall forfeit the summe of Ten shillings for every time offending or doing contrary to this clause of this Act. And forasmuch as the market is most principally intended for the benefit of Housekeepers who buy for their own use and behoof It is further enacted by Authority aforesaid That at the beginning of the ringing of the market-bell for raising of the said market and during the time of the ringing thereof the Retailers and Traders of this City who buy to sell again may lawfully enter into the said severall Markets or any of them and make their Provisions and buy the remainder of the said markets and carry the same to their severall Houses and Shops and not before upon pain that every such Retailer or Retailers or Traders who shall buy any Commoditie in the said markets to sell again before the Ringing of the market-bell for raising of the said markets as aforesaid contrary to the intent of this clause of this Act shall forfeit for every time Forty shillings And forasmuch as all dead Flesh-meat ought be sold in open common markets and not to be carryed up and down and sold by way of Hawking by means whereof much unwholsome Meat hath been vended and sold to the great deceipt of the buyer thereof and preiudice of the Common-wealth And whereas by the Custome of this City such Flesh and other things hawked are become forfeited It is enacted by Authority aforesaid That no Butcher or other person or persons whatsoever shall sell utter or offer to put to sale by way of Hawking or as a Hawker any manner of Flesh whatsoever in any Street or Lane Inne or other place or places within this City of London or Liberties thereof but onely in his or their open Shop or Shops Stall or Stalls or in the usual Market place or places and in Market time onely upon pain of forfeiture of all such Flesh so carryed or offered to be put to sale by way of Hawking without any manner of favour according to the ancient Custome of the City of London used and approved And whereas divers Inhabitants dwelling in or near unto the severall market places aforesaid do exact and take severall summes of money of the Country people who bring Victuall to the said severall markets for under pretence that it is in their power to hinder such market people from standing in the Markets before their doors to sell their Victuall which pretence of theirs is utterly against Law for that they have no power to hinder any the market people from standing or sitting in the said Markets Be it declared and Enacted by Authority aforesaid That no such person or persons dwelling or inhabiting in or near any of the said Markets or other person or persons whatsoever other then the Clerks of the severall Markets Beadles and other persons for their ancient Fees Duties and Allowances usually paid and taken shall from henceforth directly or indirectly take require or exact any summe or summes of money or other thing or things of any person or persons bringing any Victuall or other Commodities or Provisions to the said Markets to be sold for and in respect of any such place standing or sitting in the said severall Markets upon pain that every person or persons who after publication of this Act shall exact require or take any such summe or summes of money or other thing or reward shall forfeit and lose for every time so doing and offending Twenty shillings And it is the true intent and meaning of this Act That in the White-markets no Bag or Bags of straw be used or permitted nor any Boards for that purpose but such as shall not be above one Ell in length and half an Ell in breadth upon pain of six shillings eight pence to be forfeited by any person or persons for every time he or they shall do or offend against this clause of this Act. And it is thought fit for the more conveniency of the Markets and market people for the shew and sale of their Victuall that such Boards as aforesaid may be used and if any the market people aforesaid shall desire to use any such Boards provided by any of the Clerks of the severall Markets that then such Clerk of the severall Markets shall not take for any such board above Two pence for one market day Provided alwayes this Act nor any thing therein contained shall extend unto such person or persons who shall bring Peascods Strawberries Resberries Roses or milke to the markets or streets of the City of London to sell but that he or they may stay tarry longer time then is before expressed if they see occasion so as the same persons that bring them first to market do continue the selling thereof and do not transfer them to any Huckster or Retailer to sell the same any thing in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding And be it further enacted that all and every Act and Ordinance heretofore made for the regulating and wel-governing of the markets within the City of London not being contrary to this present Act shall stand be in their former strength and force any thing in this Act notwithstanding All which pains forfeitures and penalties summe and summes of money to be forfeited by vertue of this Act shall be recovered by action of Debt Bill or Plaint to be commenced and prosecuted in the name of the Chamberlain of the City of London for the time being in the Court holden before the Maior and Aldermen in the Chamber of the Guildhall of the City of London wherein no Essoin or wager of Law shall be admitted or allowed for the Defendant And that the Chamberlain of the said City for the time being in all suits to be prosecuted by vertue of this Act against any Offendor or Offendors contrary to the same shall recover the ordinary costs of suit to be expended in and about the prosecution thereof And if the suit passe for the Defendant then the said Defendant to recover his costs And that the Chamberlain for the time being shall not have power to take lesse of any Offendor then herein is limited to be forfeited for every offence And further That one moity of all forfeitures to be recovered by vertue hereof the costs of the suit for recovery of the same being deducted shall after recovery and receipt thereof at or before the twenty fift day of March yearly be paid and delivered to the Treasurer of Christs Hospitall to be imployed toward the relief of the poor children to be brought up and maintained in that Hospitall And the other moity to him or them which shall first give information of the offences for which the forfeitures shall grow and prosecute suite in the name of the Chamberlain of the said City for recovery of the same any thing in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding FINIS