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A22579 By the King a proclamation for reforming and preuenting the frauds frequently practised, aswell in the ouer-weight of butter-casks, as in the false packing of butter. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. 1634 (1634) STC 9023; ESTC S122968 2,789 3

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DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE ❧ By the King ¶ A Proclamation for reforming and preuenting the frauds frequently practised aswell in the ouer-weight of Butter-Casks as in the false packing of Butter WHereas Our louing Subiects the Freemen of Our Citie of London trading in Butter and Cheese haue by their Petition lately presented vnto Vs Humbly shewed that time out of minde euery Firkin of Butter hath vsed and ought to bee of the weight of fifty sixe pounds neat Butter besides the Caske and the Caske eight pounds and no more But by the greedy and coueteous practises of some deceiptfull persons who are the makers and packers of Butter most part of the Firkins that are filled and packed do weigh some twelue and some foureteene pounds the emptie Caske And both Caske and Butter for the most part weigh not aboue sixty or sixty and two pounds and many times but fifty eight pounds And that by meanes thereof Our louing Subiects are dayly deceiued of foure sixe and eight pounds of Butter and sometimes more in each Firkin and so accordingly in greater and lesser Vessells And likewise that the makers and packers of Butter doe vsually packe vp corrupt Butter with their best Creame-butter to the no lesse abuse and deceipt of Our louing Subiects For preuention whereof Our said Subiects the Free-men of London most humbly prayed That Wee would be graciously pleased by Our Letters Patents to appoint one person of trust Authorizing him and his Deputies to Brand and set a Marke on the outside of each Firkin Kilderkin Barrell and other Caske and Vessell whatsoeuer wherein Butter is to be packt and put vp within Our Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales to expresse the weight of the same with allowance to each Caske for seasoning And withall to prohibite all makers and packers of Butter not to fill or pack vp Butter into any Firkin Kilderkin Barrell or other Vessell whatsoeuer vntill such Officer or his Deputies haue so Branded or marked the same empty Caske or Vessell vpon paine of forfeiture aswell of the Butter as the Vessell And that the said Officer and his Deputies might haue power to search for seize and take away all such Firkins and other Vessells of Butter as he or they should find filled and packed vnmarked and falsely packed as aforesayd which Petition we referring to the Consideration of the Lords others of Our priuie Councell vpon due Consideration had therevpon it was thought very requisite that the sayd deceits and abuses should be speedily reformed And the best meanes for the doing thereof was also conceiued to be by appointing such an Officer to Brand and marke all the said emptie Caske other Vessell before they be filled thereby to expresse the weight and contents on the outside thereof as was humbly desired by the said freemen of London Wee therefore for the auoiding and preuenting hereafter of all the abuses and deceits before specified for the good and benefit of all Our Louing Subiects did by Our Letters Patents dated the second day of Iuly last past for vs Our heires and Successors appoint erect create and make an Office aswell for the gaging of Butter as for the Branding and marking of all empty Butter-Caske and Vessell And We reposing trust and confidence in the fidelitie industry diligence and experience of Captaine Iohn Read did at the nomination of the said freemen of London Trading in Butter and Cheese thereby giue and graunt to him his Deputies and Assignes during his naturall life the said Office of gaging Branding and marking of all empty Butter-Caske and Vessell within Our said Realme of England and Dominion of Wales And also according as was thought fit by Our said Subiects the freemen of Our said City Wee did by Our said letters Patents as also We doe by these presents ordaine and appoint that the said Captaine Iohn Read his Deputies and Assignes shall haue take and receiue of all and euery person and persons whatsoeuer who shall bring the said Caske or other Vessell to be marked or Branded vpon the Branding or marking of euery Firkin the summe of two pence and so proportionably according to the same rate for euery lesser or greater Caske or Vessell And We do hereby straightly charge prohibite and forbid all and euery makers and packers of Butter within this Our Realme of England and Dominion of Wales that they nor any of them doe at any time or times hereafter from and after the first day of March next ensuing the date hereof presume to fill or packe vp any Butter into any Firkin Kilderkin Pot or other Vessell whatsoeuer to be put to sale before such time or vntill the said Captaine Iohn Read or his Assignes or his or their Deputy or Deputies haue first gaged and marked euery such Caske and vessell and set his Brand or marke thereupon expressing the weight thereof on the outside whereby the buyer and buyers of any such Butter may haue fifty sixe pounds of neate Butter in euery Firkin and so after the same rate in euery other Vessell Pot and Caske to be filled with Butter proportionably And likewise we doe hereby prohibite that no person or persons whatsoeuer from and after the day aforesayd doe buy any Butter put vp in any Vessell or Caske vnlesse the same be first Branded and marked as aforesaid And also that the said makers and packers of Butter doe not presume to make vp or packe into any such Vessell or Caske any bad or corrupt Butter with good Creame-butter vpon paine of being punished in Our Court of Starre-Chamber as contemners of Our Royall Commands and as falsifiers and deceiuers of Our people And Wee doe hereby giue full power and authority vnto the said Captaine Iohn Reade and his Assignes and to his and their Deputy and Deputies and euery of them with the assistance of a Constable or other Officer to enter into any place or places whatsoeuer at conuenient times to search for all such Vessell and Caske as shall be filled with Butter vnmarked or vnbranded or falsely or corruptly filled as aforesaid and finding any such Caske or Vessell to seize and destroy the same and to cause the Offenders to be duely punished And that Our purpose herein may bee firmely executed for the good and benefit of Our Subiects Wee doe hereby prohibite and forbid all and euery person and persons whatsoeuer that none of them other then the said Captaine Iohn Reade and his Assignes and his and their Deputie and Deputies doe take vpon them or presume or attempt to marke gage or brand any empty Butter-caske or Vessell whatsoeuer or intermeddle or doe any thing to the said Office belonging or appertaining contrary to the true meaning of these presents vpon paine of Our high indignation and displeasure and of such other paines penalties and punishments as by the Lawes of this Our Realme of England or by Our Prerogatiue Royall can or may bee inflicted vpon the offenders herein for breach and contempt of this Our Royall pleasure and Commandement And lastly Wee doe hereby for Vs Our Heires and Successours straitly Charge and Command all and singular Maiors Iustices of Peace Sheriffs Bayliffs Constables Headboroughs and all other Officers and Ministers whatsoeuer of Vs Our Heires and Successours to bee ayding assisting and helping vnto the said Captaine Iohn Reade and his Assignes and his and their Deputy and Deputies and euery of them in the due execution of the said Office and of Our Will and pleasure herein expressed in all things according to the true meaning of these presents and in no wise to hinder him or them in the execution and performance of this seruice As they tender Our pleasure and will auoyd the contrary at their perills Giuen at Our Court at Theobalds the thirteenth day of Nouember in the tenth yeere of Our Reigne God saue the King ❧ Imprinted at London by ROBERT BARKER Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie And by the Assignes of Iohn Bill 1634.