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A48999
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Lawrence Mayor. Comm. Concil. tent. vicesimo septimo die Januarii, anno Dom. 1664. Annoque regni Regis Caroli Secundi nunc Angliæ, &c. Decimo sexto
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City of London (England). Court of Common Council.
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1675
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Wing L2854N; ESTC R216799
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bargaining for any other Wages than before is limited and the Owners of the Goods so carried shall pay the same Rates Farther It is Ordered That if any Merchant or other person whatsoever shall cause any Car-man to stay or attend at his House Shop Ware-house or Cellar with his loaden Car above half an hour before he unloads such Car-man being willing to help to unload the same such Merchants or others shall pay such Car-men after the rate of twelve Pence an Hour after the said first half Hour for his Attendance And whereas the Rule Oversight and Government of the Cars Carts Carters and Car-men and of all other person or persons whatsoever working any Car or Carts within the City of London and Liberties thereof by Act of Common-Council of the one and twentieth day of June 1665. is in the President and Governours of Christs-Hospital the said President and Governours are desired by this Court forthwith to cause every Car or Cart which shall be licensed to work within the said City and Liberties thereof to be numbred with Figures upon a piece of Brass to be fixed upon every Car or Cart and the Car-mans name in such Figures to be fairly Registred in a Book to be kept in Christs-Hospital there at any time to be seen to the end that if any Car-man shall not conform to the Rates aforesaid or shall refuse to carry Goods at such Rates or shall exact greater Rates or Prices than is afore expressed the Merchant or any other Citizen or Citizens or others knowing what Figure is upon the Cart may the more readily find out who is the Worker thereof Further If any Car-man or Carter shall not conform to the Rates aforesaid or shall refuse to carry Goods for such Rates or exact greater Rates than herein is appointed or shall work without the aforesaid piece of Brass fixed upon his Car or Cart and the same be complained of to the said President and Governours of the said Hospital or any four of them upon testimony of or for the party grieved or any credible person on his behalf they are hereby desired to suspend such person from working any Car or Cart within the City of London and Liberties thereof until he hath made satisfaction to the party grieved and fixed the said piece of Brass upon his Car or Cart. And the said President and Governours and any four or more of them are desired by this Court to meet every Tuesday in Christs-Hospital at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon to hear and determin all complaints that shall be made by any Merchant or Citizen against any Car-man whatsoever And for prevention of future damages to the Merchants and others and suppressing of unruly and disorderly Car-men and for avoiding of danger by unruly Horses it is thought fit and Ordered by this Court and the said President and Governours or any four of them are hereby desired to nominate and appoint Street-men such as they shall think fit to be Overseers of the said Car-men to see and take care that Merchants and other Citizens Goods be well and faithfully carried and delivered at the Rates and Prizes aforesaid without any exaction hindrance or disturbance and that able persons none under the age of eighteen years be employed to manage their Horses or Carts And whereas several Differences and Controversies do daily arise between Car-man and Car-man concerning their Work and Labour to the great disturbance of the Kings Liege People and to the manifest hindrance and obstruction of the present carriage of Goods and Merchandizes It is further Ordered That the Wardens of the Fellowship of Car-men for the time being or any two of them having notice of such Difference or Disturbance shall forthwith cause such Car-man between whom such Difference and controversie shall arise to be brought before them who are hereby Ordered and Desired to hear mediate and determin the same And in case any Car-man or Car-men shall at any time hereafter neglect or obstinately refuse to yield Obedience to such Order and Determination as shall be by the said Wardens of the said Fellowship of Car-men or any two of them made therein That then and in every such Case It is hereby Ordered That the said Wardens of the said Fellowship of Car-men for the time being or any two of them by whom such Order or Determination was made do cause such Car-man or Carmen to be brought before the President of Christs-Hospital for the time being or any of His Majesties Justices of the Peace within the said City of London who are hereby desired to inflict such Punishment upon such disobedient and refractory person and persons as shall be most agreeable to Law and Justice or otherwise to cause such person or persons to find Sureties personally to appear at the next General Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the City of London at Justice-Hall aforesaid then and there to answer his and their Disobedience and Contempt and such other matters as on His Majesties behalf shall be then and there objected against him or them and not to depart the Court without Licence NOte That all the Persons that live at St. Giles's St. Katherines and other places forth of this City and keep Carts are under no regulation and do not only take away the Car-mens Labour that are Free-men of London but come into London with two three and sometimes more Horses in their Carts The Traders in Fuel within and without this City pester the Streets with their Carts take away the Labour of the Car-men go with as many Horses as they please and are under no regulation whatsoever Besides the stops which Coaches make in the Streets If Carts were assigned for the Carriage of Fuel out of the Number of Four Hundred and Twenty now allowed by the Governours of Christs-Hospital no Citizen of London would have cause to complain of the stoppage of the Streets