statuta_fw-la bonum_fw-la publicum_fw-la concernencia_fw-la edita_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la tento_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonesterium_fw-la fourteen_o die_v octobris_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la illustrissimi_fw-la domini_fw-la nostri_fw-la regis_fw-la henrici_fw-la septimi_fw-la ¶_o the_o statute_n concern_v the_o comyn_v we_o will_v make_v in_o the_o parliament_n hold_v atte_a westmestre_n the_o fourtenth_fw-mi day_n of_o octobre_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o our_o soverayne_a lord_n the_o king_n king_n henri_fw-fr the_o leventh_o the_o enleventh_n year_n ¶_o the_o table_n of_o every_o chapitre_fw-fr or_o act_v follow_v ¶_o that_o man_n goo_v to_o bataylle_v with_o the_o prince_n &_o c_o shall_v not_o be_v atteynt_v capitulo_fw-la primo_fw-la ¶_o for_o punyshment_n of_o vagabunde_n &_o beggar_n capitulo_fw-la ii_o ¶_o that_o act_v afore_o make_v against_o unlawful_a reteynour_n ryotte_n &_o c_o shall_v be_v put_v in_o excucyon_n capitulo_fw-la iii_o ¶_o that_o one_o weyght_n and_o one_o measure_n shall_v be_v usyd_v thorugh_o all_o this_o ream_n capitulo_fw-la four_o ¶_o the_o name_n of_o town_n lymyt_v for_o the_o sauf_fw-fr custody_n of_o weyghte_n &_o mesure_n accord_v to_o the_o king_n standard_n capitulo_fw-la four_o ¶_o for_o put_v away_o wear_v in_o the_o port_n of_o southampton_n capitulo_fw-la u_o ¶_o for_o pack_v &_o payen_v custume_n of_o wullen_a clothes_n capitulo_fw-la vi_o ¶_o for_o punyshment_n of_o ryotte_n capitulo_fw-la vii_o ¶_o for_o punyshement_n of_o usurer_n capitulo_fw-la viii_o ¶_o a_o act_n concern_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o northe_a &_o southe_n tyndale_n capitulo_fw-la ix_o ¶_o for_o levyenge_a of_o the_o arrearage_n of_o the_o benyvolence_n last_o grant_v capytulo_n ten_o ¶_o a_o act_n concern_v take_n of_o apprentyse_n in_o the_o cyte_n of_o norwyche_n capitulo_fw-la xi_o ¶_o for_o write_v to_o be_v give_v and_o learn_v counseylle_n to_o be_v assign_v to_o the_o poor_a peple_n with_o out_o payen_v any_o money_n therefore_o capytulo_n xii_o ¶_o that_o horse_n shall_v not_o be_v convey_v out_o of_o the_o land_n without_o the_o king_n licence_n neither_o mare_n over_o the_o price_n of_o syxe_n shelynge_v and_o eight_o penny_n capitulo_fw-la xiii_o ¶_o that_o stranger_n make_v deynezyn_n shall_v pay_v custume_n &_o subsydy_n as_o stranger_n capitulo_fw-la xiiii_o ¶_o against_o untrue_a demea_v of_o shiref_n and_o their_o offycer_n in_o hold_v their_o countee_n capitulo_fw-la xu_o ¶_o for_o keep_a of_o the_o watch_n in_o calyce_n capitulo_fw-la xvi_o ¶_o against_o dystroyenge_a of_o pertryche_n &_o fesaunte_n with_o unlawful_a gin_v capytulo_n xvii_o ¶_o not_o be_v with_o the_o king_n intyme_o of_o need_n &_o c_o shall_v less_o fee_n &_o annewytee_n to_o theym_v grant_v capitulo_fw-la xviii_o ¶_o against_o unlawful_a make_n of_o feather_n bed_n pylowe_n and_o matress_n capitulo_fw-la xix_o ¶_o against_o wymmen_fw-mi covert_n make_v alienaconn_v of_o londe_n move_v by_o the_o first_o baron_fw-fr capitulo_fw-la twenty_o ¶_o for_o enqueste_n hereafter_o to_o becharge_v within_o london_n capitulo_fw-la xxi_o ¶_o for_o wage_n of_o hyy_n in_o husbandry_n &_o of_o artyfycers_n &_o labourer_n capitulo_fw-la xxii_o ¶_o for_o gawge_a and_o pack_v of_o salmon_n elys_n and_o heary_v capitulo_fw-la xxiii_o ¶_o for_o punyssh_v of_o perjury_n &_o lessing_n the_o penalytee_n in_o atteint_a capitulo_fw-la xxiiii_o ¶_o for_o punyss_v of_o periowrie_n by_o examynation_n of_o the_o chasiceler_n tresorer_n capitulo_fw-la xxu_o ¶_o for_o hold_v the_o shyref_n turn_v within_o countee_n of_o such_o surt_z and_o sussex_n capitulo_fw-la xxvi_o ¶_o for_o fustian_n to_o be_v shear_v with_o the_o broad_a shere_n capitulo_fw-la xxvii_o the_o king_n our_o sovereyne_a lord_n henry_n the_o seven_o after_o the_o conquest_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o englond_n and_o of_o france_n &_o lord_n of_o irlond_n atte_fw-mi his_o parliament_fw-mi hold_v at_o westm_n the_o xiiii_o day_n of_o october_n in_o the_o xi_o year_n of_o 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their_o dyscretion_n and_o the_o say_a weyghte_n &_o mesure_n so_o find_v defectif_a to_o be_v forfeit_v &_o brente_a be_v it_o also_o enact_v that_o there_o be_v but_o onne_o viii_o busshelle_n raise_v and_o stryken_v to_o the_o quarter_n of_o corn_n and_o xiiii_o li._n to_o the_o stone_n of_o will_v and_o xxvi_o stone_n to_o the_o sack_n ¶_o be_v it_o also_o ordeynyd_v by_o thauctoryte_n above_o say_v that_o the_o justice_n of_o pea_n above_o say_v have_v auctoryte_n to_o make_v like_o process_n ayenste_n all_o person_n find_fw-mi as_n be_v above_o say_v defectyf_v and_z for_o such_o fyne_n and_o amerciament_n as_o upon_o theym_n shall_v be_v sess_v as_o if_o they_o be_v indict_v afore_o theiym_a break_n of_o the_o king_n pease_n and_o that_o whereby_o other_o statute_n and_o ordenaunce_n afore_o lymyt_v it_o be_v ordain_v that_o every_o cyte_n burgh_n &_o town_n that_o have_v a_o constable_n shall_v have_v comyn_v weyghte_n and_o mesure_n seal_v upon_o penalty_n in_o the_o same_o lymyt_v that_o those_o penalty_n in_o that_o behalf_n extend_v not_o to_o any_o town_n which_o be_v no_o cyte_n burgh_n nor_o market_n town_n ¶_o provyded_a always_o that_o this_o act_n shall_v not_o extend_v nor_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o any_o person_n sell_v or_o byenge_a by_o water_n measure_n with_o in_o the_o ship_n board_n and_o that_o it_o be_v by_o thauctoryte_n abovesayd_a enact_v the_o premise_n or_o any_o other_o ordinance_n afore_o make_v notwithstanding_o that_o the_o say_a water_n measure_n within_o the_o ship_n bord·_v shall_v only_o contain_v v._o peck_v after_o the_o say_a standard_n raze_v and_o streken_fw-mi provyde_v also_o that_o the_o examynacyon_n of_o defawte_n abovesayd_a and_o punysshment_n to_o the_o offender_n of_o every_o offence_n commyte_v hereafter_o within_o any_o of_o the_o say_v u_o port_n shall_v be_v have_v do_v &_o admystre_v by_o the_o lord_n wardeyn_a of_o the_o say_v u_o port_n or_o by_o his_o lyeutenaunt_n of_o the_o same_o for_o the_o time_n be_v &_o none_o other_o the_o premyss_n notwithstond_v provyded_a always_o in_o this_o act_n of_o weyghte_n and_o mesure_n extend_v not_o nor_o be_v in_o no_o wise_n hurtful_a or_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o prince_n within_o the_o duchye_a of_o corneu_fw-fr all_fw-mi for_o any_o weyghte_v appertain_v to_o the_o cunage_n of_o tin_n within_o the_o countee_n of_o cornwall_n &_o devonshyre_n but_o that_o all_o such_o weyghte_n be_v use_v order_v demean_v and_o correct_v as_o it_o have_v be_v use_v &_o accustume_v before_o this_o time_n the_o say_v act_n &_o ordynaunce_n notwithstond_v the_o name_n of_o the_o town_n lymyt_v for_o the_o sauf_a custody_n of_o weyghte_n and_o mesure_n accord_v to_o the_o king_n estandarde_n for_o the_o shire_n follow_v as_o pertyculer_o apperyth_v ¶_o westml_n the_o town_n of_o appulby_n ¶_o northumbc_n the_o town_n of_o newcastle_n ¶_o cumbr_n the_o cyte_n of_o carleof_n ¶_o lanc._n the_o town_n of_o lancaster_n ¶_o eborum_fw-la the_o cyte_n of_o york_n ¶_o 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