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Firſt, that the greateſt leane Oxe, ſhal not be ſolde aboue the ſome of .xl. s
The Kynges moſt excellent maieſtie, moſt graciouſly tendering the common wealthe of this his realme, beſides diuerſe remedies alredy prouided, aſwel in Parliamentes as in other conſultacions, hath for remedic therof, of late, to his owne greate loſſe, abated, and decayed the valuation of his coyne by his ſeueral proclamations, thinking therby, the exceſſiue prices of al thinges, of good congruence ſhould conſequently fall and abate, as by naturall reaſon and equite neceſſarely it ought and ſhoulde. Neuertheleſſe, contrary to his graces expectacion, diuerſe vnſatiable and greedy perſonnes, in whoſe handes a greate parte of the victuall of this realme by regratinge reſteth, being voide of all charitable regarde and reſpect to the commo
And that no Butcher nor other perſone ſhal ſel any raw Befe or Porke by retaile, aboue the Rate and ſumme of penny halfe fardyng the pounde, vpon peine of forfeiture of vi. s
And that no maner of perſone, ſhall ſell by retaile any greate thicke Eſſex cheſe aboue the rate of .ob. di. t vſe of him or theym that ſhal firſt ſue and purſue the ſame with effect. And that euery perſone and perſones, that haue reared, or ſhall reare or kepe, or haue fatted or ſhal fat or kepe any ſuche cattall, or ſhepe, to thintent to ſel the ſame, ſhal vpon requeſt made, ſel the ſame at the price aforſaide, vpon payne of forfaiture for euery ſuch refuſal twentie poundes, the ſame to be recouered and leuied in forme aforeſaide, and to ſuffer impriſonment at the kinges wil and pleaſure.
His highnes alſo ſtreightly chargeth and commaundeth, al and euery his Iuſtices of peace immediat
And for the better effect, ſequele, and ſucceſſe of this proclamation, his highnes by thaduiſe of his moſt honorable counſail, hathe determined to addreſſe, his ſpecial comiſſioners for the hearing and examinati
His maieſtee alſo ſtraightly chargeth and commaundeth al and euery his louing ſubiectes, that they ne any of them from hencefurth attempt to take from any owner, any cattail or victuall afore mentioned againſt the wil of ſuche owner, otherwiſe the
RICHARDVS GRAFTON typographus Regius excudebat.
M.D.LI.
Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum ſolum.