Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	say_a	time_n	warden_n	5,154	5	13.4278	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74400	An act for regulating the making of stuffs in Norfolk and Norwich. Die Jovis, 14 Novembr. 1650. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1650 (1650)	Thomason E1061_29; ESTC R209270	4,986	11

AN ACT FOR REGULATING The Making of STUFFS IN Norfolk and Norwich Die Jovis 14 Novembr 1650. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith printed and published Hen Scobell Cleric Parliamenti London Printed by Edward Husband and John Field Printers to the Parliament of England 1650. AN ACT FOR REGULATING The Making of STUFFS IN Norfolk and Norwich WHereas divers Abuses and Deceits have of late years been had and used in the Making of Worsteds and other Stuffs commonly called Norwich Stuffs and in the Reeling of the Yarns whereof the said Stuffs are either wholly or in part made All which tends to the debasing of the said Manufacture unto the prejudice of the Publique For prevention of all which Abuses and Deceits It is Enacted by this present Parliament That from henceforth there be and shall be a Corporation within the said City and County of Norwich and County of Norfolk consisting of Two Presidents Twelve Wardens and Forty Assistants All which are to be Master Weavers within the places aforesaid and one of the said Presidents and Six of the said Wardens and Twenty of the said Assistants shall be yearly Chosen upon the last Wednesday in the Moneth of November at some publique place by the Master Weavers or the greater part of them present of the said City and County of Norwich and the other of the said Presidents six Wardens and Twenty Assistants shall be Chosen on the same day in some publique place by the Master Weavers or the greater part of them present of the County of Norfolk And the said Twelve Wardens shall within Fourteen days after they shall be so Chosen or Elected take the Oath ensuing to be administred to them by the Mayor of Norwich for the time being or his Deputy or any one Iustice of the Peace of the County of Norfolk for the time being if he be present otherwise by the said Mayor or his Deputy onely which they have hereby power to administer accordingly viz. I A.B. do Swear That I will well faithfully and honestly perform and discharge the Office of a Warden of the Corporation of Worsted-Weavers according to the best of my skill power and knowledge And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Presidents Wardens and Assistants for the time being shall for ever hereafter in Name and Fact be one Body Politique and Corporate in Law to all intents and purposes and shall have a perpetual Succession and be called by the Name of the Presidents Wardens and Assistants of the Worsted-Weavers of the City and County of Norwich and County of Norfolk and sue or plead and be sued or impleaded by the Name aforesaid in all Courts and places of Iudicature within this Nation and by that Name shall and may without License in Mortmain purchase take or receive any Lands Tenements or Hereditaments of the Gift Alienation or Demise of any person or persons who are hereby without further License enabled to transfer the same and any Goods or Chattels whatsoever for the use and benefit of the Corporation aforesaid not exceeding the yearly Value of One thousand pounds And for the Regulation and good Government of the said Trade and Manufacture The said Corporation or any Thirteen or more of them whereof one President and Seven or more Wardens to be present shall have hereby Power and Authority from time to time to meet and keep Courts for the ends in this Act mentioned within the City of Norwich at such time and place as shall be appointed by the said Presidents or one of them and Wardens or the greater number of them for the time being who are hereby Required upon the desire of any Eight or more of the said Assistants at any time to warn and keep a Court accordingly And the said Corporation or any Thirteen or more of them whereof one President and Seven or more Wardens to be present as aforesaid or the greater number of them shall have and hereby have Power and Authority from time to time to make and appoint a Common Seal or several Common Seals for the use of the said Corporation and to make By-Laws Rules and Ordinances for and concerning the Regulation of the Premises and of such Particulars as shall be by them or the greater number of them found requisite for the better Regulation of the said Trade and Manufacture and the due Execution of this Act which By-Laws Rules and Ordinances being Confirmed and Ratified by the Mayor and one Iustice of the Peace for the time being of the said City and County of Norwich and two other Iustices of the Peace of the said County of Norfolk or the greater number of them shall be obeyed and kept by the several persons within or under the Government of the said Corporation or Regulation And for the better Regulation and carrying on of the work aforesaid and avoiding of all Frauds and Deceits therein Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all Yarns called Worsted-Yarns or used by the Worsted-Weavers shall be made without fraud and shall before the same be put or offered to sale be Reeled on a Reel of a full Yard about every Reel-staff containing Fourteen Leas and every Lea containing Forty thrids Twelve of those Reel-staves making a Dozen and Twelve of those Dozens making a Gross And in case any person or persons shall after the Tenth of October One thousand six hundred and fifty offer to put to sale any the Yarns aforesaid within the City of Norwich and County of Norfolk made and Reeled in any other maner then as aforesaid That then it shall and may be lawful to and for the Presidents Wardens and Assistants aforesaid or any two or more of them to seize take and carry away all such Yarn as is defective and false as abovesaid The same to be within Eight days after such Seizure brought into the Common-Hall of the Corporation aforesaid and within Twenty days after such Seizure to be brought to a Tryal by a Iury of Twelve honest and able Artificers of the same Regulation whereof Six to be of the City and County of Norwich and other Six of the County of Norfolk Which Twelve Artificers the Mayor of the City of Norwich or his Deputy for the time being are hereby authorized to Summon and Warn to appear at the Guildhall of the said City at time certain by him to be appointed and to be Impannelled and Sworn to enquire of the defects of the said Yarn contrary to this present Act Which Oath the said Mayor or his Deputy are hereby authorized to give And for such and so much Yarn aforesaid as shall be so found and presented by the said Iury to be defective the said Iury shall have and hereby have power to set and impose such Fine or Fines upon the Owners thereof as in their discretion shall be thought meet not exceeding the value of the moyety of such defective Yarns which said Fines the Owners of the said