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A06237 By the major a proclamation for the prices of tallow and candles. City of London (England). 1620 (1620) STC 16727.7; ESTC S1337 791 1

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❧_o by_o the_o major_n ❧_o a_o proclamation_n for_o the_o price_n of_o tallow_n and_o candle_n the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o alderman_n his_o brethren_n have_v take_v knowledge_n of_o the_o excessive_a price_n of_o tallow_n &_o candle_n utter_v and_o sell_v within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o find_v upon_o search_n and_o survey_v make_v of_o the_o store_n of_o tallow_n and_o candle_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o tallow_n chandler_n and_o candlemaker_n aswell_o english_a as_o stranger_n within_o this_o city_n and_o liberty_n thereof_o that_o diverse_a of_o they_o not_o content_v with_o reasonable_a profit_n in_o utter_v and_o sell_v of_o candle_n and_o tallow_n have_v engross_v undue_o into_o their_o hand_n great_a quantity_n both_o of_o tallow_n and_o candle_n thereby_o to_o enhance_v the_o price_n thereof_o inasmuch_o as_o the_o principal_a sale_n lie_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o few_o for_o remedy_v whereof_o the_o lord_n maior_n and_o court_n of_o alderman_n have_v conceive_v it_o very_o expedient_a and_o needful_a to_o set_v price_n according_a to_o former_a precedent_n upon_o tallow_n and_o candle_n utter_v within_o this_o city_n and_o therefore_o do_v by_o these_o present_n ordain_v publish_v and_o declare_v that_o no_o butcher_n or_o other_o person_n whatsoever_o shall_v from_o henceforth_o utter_a or_o sell_v or_o cause_n to_o be_v utter_v or_o sell_v within_o this_o city_n or_o liberty_n any_o english_a tallow_n above_o the_o price_n of_o twenty_o six_o shilling_n eight_o penny_n the_o hundred_o weight_n and_o that_o no_o tallow_n chandler_n candlemaker_n or_o other_o person_n whatsoever_o that_o do_v or_o shall_v make_v utter_v or_o sell_v any_o candle_n make_v of_o tallow_n within_o this_o city_n or_o liberty_n thereof_o shall_v at_o any_o time_n hereafter_o utter_a or_o sell_v or_o cause_n to_o be_v utter_v or_o sell_v any_o tallow_n candle_n above_o the_o price_n hereafter_o mention_v that_o be_v to_o say_v good_a cotton_n candle_n for_o four_o penny_n farthing_n the_o pound_n and_o good_a week_n candle_n for_o three_o penny_n three_o farthing_n the_o pound_n and_o not_o at_o any_o high_a price_n or_o price_n and_o the_o say_a butcher_n tallow_n chandler_n candlemaker_n and_o such_o other_o person_n afore_o mention_v be_v hereby_o straight_o charge_v and_o command_v to_o obey_v and_o keep_v the_o say_a rate_n and_o price_n set_v upon_o tallow_n and_o candle_n as_o aforesaid_a until_o further_a order_n to_o the_o contrary_n be_v take_v by_o the_o lord_n maior_n and_o alderman_n his_o brethren_n upon_o pain_n and_o peril_n that_o will_v fall_v thereon_o give_v at_o the_o guild-hall_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n this_o 14._o day_n of_o september_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o majesty_n reign_n of_o england_n france_n and_o ireland_n and_o of_o scotland_n the_o four_o and_o fifty_o god_n save_o the_o king_n print_a at_o london_n by_o william_n jaggard_n printer_n to_o the_o honourable_a city_n of_o london_n 1620._o