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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72778	I.I. By the Major Whereas diuers good acts and ordinances haue heeretofore bene made, aswell by publique proclamations, as other waies: for the restraning the great abuses daily committed and vsed in brewing and vttering of extraordinary strong ale and beere, of fifteene shillings and sixteene shillings the barrell, in such vnvsuall and strange manner, ... as is fit to be reformed: ... which in no wise is to bee suffered.	Corporation of London (England); Sir Iohn Iolles, Knight.	1615 (1615)	STC 16725.7; ESTC S124567	1,986	1

HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE M I. I. ❧ By the Major WHereas diuers good Acts and Ordinances haue heeretofore bene made aswell by publique Proclamations as other waies for the restraining the great Abuses daily committed and vsed in brewing and vttering of extraordinary strong Ale and Beere of fifteene shillings and sixteene shillings the barrell in such vnvsuall and strange manner and by such vnlawfull measures and prizes as in former ages was neuer knowen and suffered and growne now to such a habit of Idlenesse and drunkennesse as is fit to be reformed Or else the poison thereof will trench to the preiudice of the whole Kingdome which in no wise is to bee suffered Wherefore the right honorable Sir Iohn Iolles knight Lord Maior of this honourable Citie hauing called before him the Maister and Wardens of the Brewers and Free-men of this Citty of London and sundry other discreete persons of vnderstanding and graue discretion haue diligently enquired the reasons and causes of the great dearth of Barley and Malt at this present throughout the whole kingdome finding that the prizes of Malt is one third part dearer by the quarter then is Rie and beareth neere to the price of ordinary wheate which wil make the greatest part of the Earable Land of this kingdome to be sowne with Barley And consequently whereas in former times in the knowledge of many Merchants yet liuing That this Kingdome did yearly spare great quantities of wheate to be transported into forraign parts beyond the Seas so much wheate as did returne into this kingdome in species of Golde and Siluer yearly many thousand poundes which was heere Minted into the Kings Maiesties Coine and now so litle wheat sowen heere to giue roome for Barley that we are serued with wheat our selues out of forraigne Countries who draw away the Coine of this Land both Siluer and Gold from England for their Corne to the like number of many thousand pounds yearely to our great preiudice All which inconueniences doe grow by the brewing of this heady strong drink which wasteth our Corne infinitely And further a new euill is crept into the City and Suburbs amongst the petty Victualers and Ale-house keepers that become Brewers in their owne houses of strong Ale and so are both Brewers and Victuallers and retaile the same at two pence or three pence the quart to the poorest labouring people of the City to the misery of their poore wiues and children whose husbands giue as much for a quart of strong Ale as would find their wiues and children both bread and drinke at home For Reformation of the foresaide abuses the Lord Maior by all the best meanes and power that he can vse intendeth foorthwith with all seueritie to reforme within the City of London and Liberties thereof to the example of the rest of the kingdome And therefore heereby Chargeth and Commandeth That no Inholder Ale-house keeper Cooke Tobacco seller nor other Victualler or keeper of Ordinaries whatsoeuer shall in any wise brew any drink in their houses neither Beere nor Ale nor vtter nor sell any Ale or beere at other rates then is by the Law appointed viz a full quart of the best Ale or Beere for a peny and a full quart of the smaller beere for a halfe peny And likewise straightly chargeth and commandeth all brewers which are brewers by their trade either of Ale or beere that they nor any of them do brew any Ale or beere at any other rates or in any other manner then is appointed by the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme nor at any other prizes then that the Victuallers may be able to affoord the same at the rates abouesaide of a peny a quart the best and a halfe peny the quart of the smaller AND that it shall appeare the Contents of this Proclamation shall be straightly looked into his Lordship hath appointed in euerie Ward of London certaine honest and well disposed persons to search view throughout their Wards where any of these abuses shall be committed to discouer them to the Lord Maior to the end that seuere punishment may be inflicted vpon the offenders And further whereas of late there hath bene a verie grosse and corrupt vse or rather Abuse set vp amongst bakers of Market bread by many Forreiners and some bakers of the Citie touching the baking of false sized bread neuer wont to bee vsed viz in baking of three-peny fiue-peny eight-peny and Ten-peny Loaues of bread to beguile the simple people and Children withall in selling the three peny Loafe for a groat the fiue peny for sixe pence the ten peny for twelue pence which is not fit to be vsed or suffered Wherefore the Lord Maior straitly Chargeth and Commandeth all Bakers of bread of what kinde or condition soeuer That they nor any of them shall not in any wise bake nor put to sale either in their shoppes nor in the Markets of the Citie any wheaten or white bread of any size aboue the peny loafe two peny loafe nor any browne or houshold bread aboue the peny loafe or two peny loafe sixe peny loafe and twelue peny loafe which shall haue the print in the top of the Loaues viz on the two peny loafe the print of 2. on the sixe peny loafe the print of 6. and on the twelue penie loafe the print of 12. And if they bake or put to sale any other bread of other sizes and prizes the same shall be giuen away in the Market to the poore and the sellers thereof committed to prison for their wilfull offence therein committed ❧ God saue the King ❧ Printed by William Iaggard Printer to the Honourable City of Lond●●