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A07925 The tragicall death of Sophinisba. Written by Dauid Murray. Scoto-Brittaine Murray, David, Sir, 1567-1629.; Murray, David, Sir, 1567-1629. Complaint of the shepheard Harpalus. aut 1611 (1611) STC 18296; ESTC S113002 4,448 72

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A PROCLAMATION ¶ For the well ordering of the Market in the Cittie of OXFORD and for the redresse of Abuses in Weights and Measures within the Precincts of the VNIVERSITIE of OXFORD WILLIAM by Gods Providence Archbishop of Canterbury Primate and Metropolitane of all England one of his Majesties most Honourable Priuie Councill Chancellour of the Vniuersitie of Oxon sendeth Greeting in our Lord God Euerlasting Whereas by the Customes Liberties and Priuiledges of this Vniuersitie of Oxon by Kings and Queenes of this Realme of England granted and by Acts of Parliament confirmed vnto the said Vniuersitie amongst other noble Priuiledges and fauours the Clerkshippe of the Market within the said Vniuersitie and the allowing approuing and correcting of Weights and Measures and the well ordering and gouerning of the said Market for the benefit of of the said Vniuersitie and the Buyers and Sellers therein is granted and confirmed to the Chancellour Masters and Scholars of the said Vniuersitie of Oxon and the execution thereof to the Chancellour or his Deputie the Vicechancellour of the said Vniuersitie for the time being Forasmuch therefore as We plainely perceaue many good Orders and Rules heretofore published by our Predecessours by Proclamation and otherwise touching the well gouerning of the said Market to take small effect because they are either forgotten or else contemned by diverse greatly against the common good of this Vniuersitie and Cittie of Oxon only for their private gaine for present redresse of all which Enormities and Abuses we streightly Charge and Command that no manner of Person or Persons whatsoeuer doe from henceforth by any manner of meanes Forestall Regrat or ingrosse any manner of Corne Flesh Tallow Candles Fish Butter Cheese Eggs Piggs Geese Capons Chickins Wood Fewell or any other Provision whatsoeuer belonging vnto the said Market nor by any other Cunning shifts and Frauds in any sort hurt or abuse the said Market vpon Paine and Punishment by the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme and by the Statutes Priviledges and Customes of this Vniuersitie Limited and Appointed And to the intent that good Order be kept concerning the Premises We will and Command all Inhabitants of the Vniuersitie and Cittie of Oxon and others Buyers and Sellers that repaire to the said Market duely to obserue and fullfill these Articles following Viz c. IMprimis That no Badger Carrier Poulterer Hucster or any other Person or Persons bringing any kind of Victualls to be sold in the Market holden and kept in the Cittie of Oxon doe sell or compact or agree to sell his or their Victualls or any part thereof before all and every part of the same be placed to be sold in open Market vpon payne of forfeiting for euery such offence tenne shillings Item That no Badger Carryer Loader Poulterer or any other Person or Persons bringing any kind of Graine or Victualls to be sold in this Market shall carry or cause to be carryed any of the same out of the open Market-Place to any Victualler Inholder Hucster or any other Person or keepe or retaine any of the said Victualls for any Inholder Victualler Hucster or any other such like but that euery person willing to buy any of the said Victualls may at all times buy so much as will serue for his necessary vse vpon paine of forfeiting for euery such offence tenne shillings And farther to be punished for Contempt Item That no Person from henceforth doe sell or put to sale any Faggots Billets or Coales but those that are of the true Assize and full measure according to the Statutes of this Realme and that the Markes and Assizes of the said Billets and Faggots be not altered vnder paine of forfeiting tenne shillings Item That no Ale-brewer nor Beere-brewer doe sell any Ale or Beere to any Victualler or Ale-house-keeper or other to sell againe which haue no lawfull Licence vnder paine of forfeiting six shillings eight pence for euery Barrell of Beere or Ale so sold. Item That no Persons which selleth Wine within this Vniuersitie from henceforth shall set Abroach any kind of Wine to be sold before the Chancellour or his Deputie or other officer appointed for that purpose haue tasted tryed and allowed the same to be good and vendible or shall after such tast thereof any way embase blend or corrupt vnder paine of forfeiting twentie shillings for every Vessell of Wine so set Abroach contrary to this present Proclamation Item That all and singular Vintners and Winesellers within this Vniuersitie and Cittie of Oxon from time to time and at all times doe sell their Wines in their seuerall kinds at such reasonable prizes as the said Chancellour or his Deputie shall prescribe or limit vpon paine by the Statutes of this Realme in that behalfe provided And farther vnder the like Paine that no Person aforesaid doe sell any Wine in any other Potts sauing only such as hold Measure and are sealed and allowed by the said Chancellour or his Deputies the Clerkes of the Market Item That no Butcher or Butchers Cooke or Cookes Chandler or any other Person whatsoeuer inhabiting the Vniuersitie Cittie or Suburbs of Oxford shall sell their Tallow to any Forreiner vpon paine of forfeiting the Value thereof Item That all manner of Butchers dwelling or inhabiting out of this Vniuersitie or Cittie of Oxon and bringing or causing to be brought any Victualls to be sold in this Market shall also bring their Hides Fells and Tallow belonging to the said Victualls so by them brought to be sold and shall sell the same if any will haue them at the Prize limited vnder paine of forfeiting for every such offence six shillings eight pence And farther that every such Butcher who hath not his said Hides Fells and Tallow at twelue of the Clocke in the Fore-noone shewed in the Market shall at that time be adiudged not to haue brought them and so incurre the penalty aforesaid Item That no Chandler shall sell any Candles Cotten or Wieke aboue such rates and prizes as shall be set and limited from time to time by the said Chancellour Vice-chancellour or his Deputie vnder paine to forfeit for every such offence tenne shillings Item It shall not be lawfull for any Person or Persons whatsoeuer to Traffique Merchandize buy or sell by any Weights and Measures within this Vniuersitie and Cittie of Oxon or Suburbs of the same except such Weights and Measures be found lawfull approued and Sealed by the said Chancellour his Deputie or Deputies the Clerkes of this Market vpon paine of forfeiture for euery such offence twentie shillings and all such false Weights and Measures to be vtterly destroyed Item That all manner of Persons that bring any Corne or Graine to the Market of this Vniuersitie and Cittie of Oxon to be sold shall measure the same with the common Market-Bushels and Measures in the Market-place and not with any other Bushells or Measures nor any other where And whereas We vnderstand that diverse of the Cittie of Oxford inhabiting