The Iuries Othe.

The Othe of the Iurors, with charge to enquire what number of persons be in the houses of them that haue store of Coine.YOu shall sweare &c. that you shall enquire, and make true and due search and triall, what number of persons euery housholder that hath Corne in their Barnes, Stackes or other where, as well Iustices of the Peace as others whatsoeuer, within the Parish of [...] haue in their houses feeding, lying, and vprising, or otherwise to bee [Page 3] fed: what number of Acres they haue certaine­ly to bee sowen this yeere with any manner of Graine: what bargaines they haue made with any person for any kinde of Graine to bee solde, by, or to them: to whome and by whom, and vpon what prices they haue made the same, and what quantitie of any manner of Graine, they, or any other haue in their Barnes, Grai­ners, Loftes, Cellors, or Floores, or otherwise to be deliuered vnto them vpon any Bargaine.

Item, what number of Badgers, Kidders,For Bad­gers, Brog­gers, and Ca­riers of Corne. Broggers or Carriers of Corne inhabite with­in the sayde Parish, and whither they doe vse to carie their Corne which they doe buy, & where they doe vsually buy the same, and what their names bee, and howe long they haue vsed that trade, and by whose Licence, and to see the same Licences of what tenor they are of.

Item, what number of Mault makers,Mault ma­kers, Bakers, and Brewers. Ba­kers, common Brewers or Ciplers dwel with­in the sayde Parish, and who they are by name, and howe long they haue vsed that trade, and howe much they bake or brewe in the weeke, and what other trade they haue whereby o­therwise to liue.

Item,Buyers of Corne to sel againe. who within the sayde Parish bee the great buyers of Corne, or doe vse to buy, or haue bought any Corne or Graine to sell againe, or haue solde it againe since Midsommer last.

Item,Buyers of Corne vpon the ground. who within the same Parish buyeth or haue bought or solde any Graine vpon the grounde, of whome, and to whome hath the same bene bought or solde, and at what price, and to certifie vnto vs of the Premisses, and of [Page 4] euery part thereof, on the [...] day of [...] now next comming: And to euery part of these Articles you shall bring answere from point to point.

Against such as shall refuse, to declare the trueth of the matters in­quirable.And if any shall refuse to declare the trueth, of, or, concerning the premisses, or of any part thereof, to any the Iurours aforesayde, requi­ring the same for their better information: the Iurours shall bee informed that such person vpon the information of the sayd Iurour, shall bee conuented before the Iustices of the Peace of the sayde Diuision, or any two of them, and sharply rebuked, or if neede be, punished for his contempt. And if the partie so called in questi­on, shall not declare the full trueth thereof to the sayde Iustices, he shall be committed by the said Iustices to the common Gaile as a person bound for his good behauiour, and so to be con­tinued without Baile, vntill he shall conforme himself therein, or otherwise at the discretions of the said Iustices, he shall be bound in a good summe of money to make appearance before the Lords of her Maiesties priuie Counsell to an­swere vnto his contempt in that behalfe,Parties of­fending to ap­peare before the Counsaile. for further punishment and fine, for ensample of al such disobedient persons.

A considerati­on of all per­sons that haue Corne, to de­termine howe they shall serue the markets with such por­tions as they may spare.That the saide Iustices of the Peace hauing receiued into their hands the verdict of the said Iuries answering to euery poynt of their charge, shall call at certayne dayes by them to bee assigned, such persons before them of euery Parish, as vpon the presentment so made shall appeare to haue Corne to spare, and vpon due consideration of the number of persons, [Page 5] which euery person hath in his house, accor­ding to their qualities, and of the quantitie of Graine, that the partie hath towarde the fin­ding of the same, or otherwise to be spent in his house and sowing of his groundes, allowing to euery Householder for his expenses in his house, for euery person thereof according to their qualitie, sufficient Corne for bread and drinke betweene this and the next Haruest, and for their seede after the rate of the sowing of that Countrey vpon an Acre. And then they shall binde all such as shall appeare to haue more of any kinde of Graine, then shall serue to the vses aboue mentioned, aswell Iustices of the Peace as others, by Recognizance, in some good reasonable some of money, to obserue the orders ensuing, viz.

¶ Ye doe knowledge your selfe to owe vnto our Soueraigne La­die the Queenes Maiestie,The forme of the Recogni­zance to be freely taken. &c. the summe of &c.

THe condition thereof shalbe, that if ye shall well and truely without fraud, couine, or collusion, and without any maner deceite or craft fulfill, obserue and keepe, all and e­uery such orders, appointments and directions, as shall at this present bee by vs on her Maie­sties behalfe prescribed and enioyned vnto you to be by you done and fulfilled: Then this Re­cognizance to be void, or els to stand in force.

The orders to be obserued, are these, viz.

Orders to be obserued by such as shall be appointed to serue the Markets with Corne for the reliefe of the poore people first. YOU shall bring, or cause to bee brought weekly so many quarters or bushels of corne, as Wheat, Rye, Barley, Mault, Peazon, Beanes, or other Graine, or so much thereof as shall not bee directly sold to the poore Artifi­cers or day Labourers of the Parish within which you dwell, by order of the Iustices of the Peace of the Diuision within which you dwel, or two of them to the Market of [...] there to be by you, or at your assignement solde vnto the Queenes subiects in open Market by halfe Quarters, two Bushels, one Bushell or lesse, as the buyer shal require of you, and not in greater quantitie, except it be to a Badger or Carrier of Corne admitted according to the sta­tute,To whome Corne shall be sold after that the poore are serued. or to a common knowen Brewer or Ba­ker, hauing testimonie vnder the hand and seale of such two Iustices of the Peace at the least of the diuision, or of a Maior or other head Officer of the City, Towne, or Borough corpo­rate where hee dwelleth, that hee is common Brewer or Baker within the same: or to such other person as shall make prouision for any Lord Spirituall or Temporall, Knight, or any other Gentleman that hath no prouision of Corne, so as the same person haue and shew vn­to such person as shall haue the ouersight of the Market in that behalfe, testimonie vnder the hand and seale of the partie for whom hee com­meth to the Market to make that prouision, de­claring [Page 7] that it is for the prouision of his house, and contayning the quantities and kinde of Graine to bee prouided: And you shall not wil­lingly leaue any part of your Corne so brought to that Market vnsolde, if money bee offered to you for the same, by any that are permitted to buy the same, after the vsuall price of the Mar­ket there that day, as long as the Market shal last.

Neither shal you from the beginning of the Market, to the full ende thereof,No Corne brought to the Market vn­solde, to bee ca­ried out of the towne. keepe or cause to be kept any of your said Corne out of the opē sight of the Market: neither shall you carry away from the Market Towne any kinde of Graine that was brought thither which you haue not there solde, but shall leaue the same there in the Market Towne in some place knowen, so as it may be brought into the open Market the next Market day at the first ope­ning of the Market, there to bee solde as afore was limitted. And yet neuerthelesse, you shall bring to the Market such other quantitie of Graine as shall be limitted, and so continue at euery Market day the bringing into the open Market, the quantitie of Corne that shall be li­mitted.

Also you shall not buy any maner of such Graine as we shal appoint you to sel,None to buy such kinde of Corne as they shall bring to sel, but by warrant vpon reasonable cause. from this day forwardes, but vpon very especiall and ne­cessarie cause to bee allowed by vs, vntill such time as all and euery such maner Graines as we at this time shall appoint you to sell, be ac­cording to our appointment and order by you solde. And if you shall not sowe so much this [Page 8] yeere as the Iurie hath presented that yee in­tend to sowe, or if you nowe haue, or shall haue knowledge, or shall gesse hereafter at any time, either by threshing of the Mowe or Shocks or otherwise, that yee haue more store of any man­ner of Graine, then the Iurie hath presented vnto vs: that then ye shal forth with vpon such knowledge thereof had, make true relation thereof vnto vs, or vnto two of vs both what portion of your seede Corne shalbe left vnsow­en, o [...] what further quantity you shall perceiue you haue, then was at the first presented.

That so soone as you perceiue you spend not after the rate of so much Corne as wee haue li­mitted vnto you for the finding of your house, yee shall make true report vnto vs or two of vs, how much lesse ye spend.

No corne to be bought for to sell againe.Yee shall buy no Corne to sell it againe, nei­ther shall you by any colour directly or indirect­ly, appoint any your seruants, or any other person to be a Badger of your Corn, other then to carry your Corne to the Market there to bee solde as your owne, without changing of any propertie.

No Corn to be bought but in open Market.Yee shall neither buy nor sell any maner of corne, but in the open Market, vnlesse the same bee to some poore handicraftes men, or day la­bourers within the Parish wherein you doe dwell, that cannot conueniently come to the market Townes, by reason of distance of place, according to such direction as shalbe giuen vn­to you in that behalfe by vs the Iustices of the Peace of that Diuision, within which you doe dwell, or two of vs, and to none of these aboue [Page 9] one bushel at a time, and thereof you shal keepe or cause to be kept a particular note in writing to whom you shall so sell weekely, and at what prices, so as the same may appeare to the Iusti­ces to be done without fraud or abuse.

That the Iustices of the Peace within their seuerall Diuisions haue speciall regard that Ingrossers of Corne be carefully seene vnto,Inquirie to be made a­gainst En­grossers. and inquisitions to be made for knowledge of them, so as they may be seuerely punished ac­cording to the law: And where such are found, to make Certificates of their names and dwel­lings, and of the proofes to the Queenes Ma­iesties Atturney generall for the time being, who is directed speedily to informe against them for the same, and to see that none be per­mitted to buy any Corne to sell againe, but by speciall licence, and that of all maner of licen­ces by Iustices of the Peace or by any other au­thoritie, the parties that shall haue such licen­ces, shal cause an entry to be made in the books of the Peace remaining with the Custos Rotu­lorum, or the Clerke of the Peace,An order for all licences from the Iu­stices of the Peace, to bee kept in a re­cord. for entrie wherof the party shal not pay aboue two pence, and thereof the Custos Rotulorum, or the Clerke shall keepe a good Register to be shewed to the Iustices, whensoeuer they shall require the sight thereof.

That they take order with the common Ba­kers for the baking of Rie, Barley, Pease,Regard to the Bakers for keeping of the sise of bread. and Beanes for the vse of the poore, and that they appoint speciall and fit persons diligently to see the people well dealt withall by the common Bakers and Brewers in all Townes and pla­ces [Page 10] in their Weights and Assizes, hauing also regard, that the Deputies of the Clerke of the Market do not abuse themselues in vnlawfull exactions for Weight and Measure, and effec­tually to inquire for and search out the default therein, and therupon to giue order for punish­ment of the offendor seuerely,Bread faultie in any excesse to be sold to­wards the re­liefe of the poore. according to the Law: and where any notable excessiue offence shalbe in the Bakers, to cause the bread to bee solde to y^e poorer sort vnder the ordinary prices, as in part of punishment of the Baker.

No Badger to buy Corne but in open Market, and with sufficient licence in wri­ting.That no Badgers of corn, Bakers or Brew­ers buy any Graine, or commune or bargaine for the same, but in the time of open Markets, and that but by Licence vnder the hands of the Iustices of the Diuision where they doe dwell, or three of them, and that they weekely bring their Licence with them to the Market where they do either buy or sel, or els not to be suffered to buy any: And that the Licence containe how much Graine, of what kinde, & for what place they are licenced to buy and cary, that there be set down vpon the Licence in writing, the day, place, quantitie, and price at which the Corne is bought, that they take but measurably for the cariage, baking, and brewing thereof, that they shewe their bookes weekely to such as the Iustices of the Diuision wherein they dwell,The Bad­gers to shew weekly their bookes of buying. shall appoint for that purpose being no Bakers or Badgers of Corne, and that those within euery xiiii. dayes make report to the Iustices of the Diuision wherein they dwell, howe the people are dealt withall by the Badgers, Ba­kers, and Brewers, and that such as haue suf­ficient [Page 11] to liue on, or that are knowen to bee of a­ny common euill behauiur, bee not permitted to bee Badgers of Corne, of which sort com­monly the report is that there are too many, and therefore the same would be remedied and foreseene: Also that no Badgers bee permitted but such as the Statute doeth limite,No Iustices seruant to be a Badger, nor none other, but such as shal be licensed in open Sessi­ons. and that no seruant of any bee licenced to bee a Badger, except sixe of the Iustices at the least shall in open Sessions for some necessary cause allow a­ny such, and that none at all be allowed a Bad­ger, except he be allowed in open sessions, & not to be, as it is in many places, abused for gaine of the Clerke of the Peace, or a Iustices Clerke graunted without allowance of the rest of the Iustices in their open Sessions.No Badger, Baker, Brew­er, or Puruey­our to buy Graine, vntill an houre after the full Mar­ket beginne. And further­more, that none be permitted to buy or prouide Corne in the Market in grosse, as a Badger or Baker, Brewer, or Purueyour and such like, vpon paine of imprisonment, vntill one houre or more after the full Market be begunne, that the poore may be first serued.

That the said Iustices, or two,Some Iusti­ces to be pre­sent in the Market, to see the poore re­lieued vpon reasonable prices. or one of them at the least in euery Diuision, shall be personally present at euery market within their seueral Diuisions, during the whole time of the Mar­ket, to see the orders to be taken by the authori­tie hereof to be wel obserued, and the poore peo­ple prouided of necessary Corne, and that with as much fauour in the prices, as by their ear­nest perswasion of the Iustices can be obtained. By this it is not meant to charge any Lorde of Parliament being a Iustice of Peace, to at­tende vpon any such seruice in any Market, [Page 12] otherwise then it shall be with his owne good will: but in all other causes tending to the exe­cution of these orders, it is hoped that euery person of any estate, will readily giue aduise and assistance.

Where Iu­stices are wanting in any Hundred, for to appoint some rich per­sons to supply the want.If there shall be any Hundred, Rape, or Wa­pentake within the sayd Countie, within the which or nere thereunto no sufficient number of the sayd Iustices of the Peace do dwell or in­habit, the sayd Shirife and foure Iustices of the Peace of that Countie, shall in that case ap­poynt some other honest Gentleman, or the high Constables vnder Constables, or such o­ther, graue, honest, and substantiall persons, not being Corne masters, dwelling within the said Hundred, Rape or Wapentake, as they shal by their discretions thinke conuenient, to haue the charge, doing the execution of these orders there: whom they shal also instruct how to exe­cute the same diligently and vprightly.

That mini­sters and prea­chers exhort the richer sort to be libe­rall to helpe the poore with mony or vic­tual needful.That all good meanes and perswasions be vsed by the Iustices in their seuerall diuisions, and by admonitions and exhortations in Ser­mons in the Churches, by the Preachers and Ministers of the Word, that the poore may be serued of Corne at conuenient and charitable prices. And to the furtherance thereof, that the richer sort be earnestly mooued by Christian charitie, to cause their Graine to be solde vnder the common prices of the Market to the poorer sort: A deed of mercy, that will doubtlesse be re­warded of Almightie God.

That there be no buying or bargeining of any kinde of Corne but in open Market, and [Page 13] that the Iustices in their seueral Diuisions, re­straine common Maulsters of making Barlie Mault,To make Mault of otes in countreys where there hath bene vse thereof. in those countreyes and places where there be Oates sufficient to make Mault of for the vse of the people, and to restraine as well the brewing of Barley Mault, by or for Ale­houses or common Tiplers in those Countreis and places, as also the excesse vse of any kinde of Mault, by al common Brewers, Maulsters, and common Tiplers, according to the true meaning of this Article: And that the vnneces­sary number of Alehouses and common Tip­lers be foorth with suppressed in all places, and that direction bee giuen to all Tipling houses, Tauernes and Alehouses, not to suffer any per­sons to repaire thither to eate and drinke at vn­seasonable times, or to continue in such houses longer, then to satisfie their necessitie of eating and drinking.

That the Iustices vse al other good meanes possible that are not mentioned in these orders,No wast of bread Corne superfluously, nor any ex­pense thereof but for seeding of people. that the Markets may be well serued, and the poore relieued in their prouisions during this time of dearth. And that no expense of any Graine meet for bread to feede men, be wasted vpon feeding of dogges or other beastes, ney­ther that any bee spent in making stuffe called Starche,None suffered to make Starch of any Graine. as of late there hath bene discouered great quantity expended in that vaine mat­ter, being in no sort to be suffered to continue, the rather also for that there are other things not hurtfull to the foode of man, that may serue for such purposes, if such purposes at least were requisite.

be solde either in Corne or meale, but to charge them to continue the orderly vse of grinding of all maner of Corne that shalbe brought to them, in reasonable good sort, and vpon reasonable Tolle. And for better performance hereof some of the Iustices not affectionated to the Millers, shall some time personally themselu [...]s resort to the milles to ouersee the doings of the said Mil­lers, and compell them to doe their dueties. And where none of the Iustices can as need shall be, weekely looke thereto personally, they shall ap­point certaine honest persons weekely to attend therto, and to enforme themselues of the poorer sort, how they are vsed in this time of dearth, for their grinding and their Toll, and present the defaults to the Iustices, to be speedily reformed with all due seueritie.

Conferences to be had be­twixt the Iu­stices of Peace in the Shires, and the princi­pall officers of Cities and townes cor­porate for pro­uisions of Graine, for the inhabitants in Cities and corporate Townes.Item, where there are within the circuite of any Shire, or thereto adioyning any Cities that are incorporated as Townes within them­selues, or any other Townes incorporate, that haue by good authoritie Iustices of Peace of their owne inhabitants, for that commonly such Cities and Townes haue their greatest number of housholders that are no owners of graine, but haue common Bakers, & Brewers, must of necessitie buy & prouide their Corne or Meale at the Markets neere thereto, to serue all other the inhabitants and resiants within the said Cities and Townes: For the prouision of all such Cities & Townes, it shalbe necessary that the Iustices of the Peace of the Shires next to the same Cities and Townes shall haue a meeting and conference with the head Offi­cers of the sayd Cities and Townes, howe and [Page 17] in what good manner the Bakers and Brew­ers, and other housholders that shall also haue neede to prouide Corne or Meale for the neces­sarie vse of the priuate housholdes, may be pro­uided at the Markets neere to the same. And after due conference had hereof, there shall bee by the Iustices of Peace, and the foresaide head Officers some good orders set downe, such as both may serue for the needefull vse of the same Townes and Cities, and also may not by abuse giue cause of raising of prices in the Markets & Countries adioyning. And where there shall be adioyning to the same Cities & Townes, or not farre distant, diuers Shires, (as in many places such is the situation of them) there some of the Iustices of euery Shire so adioyning, or not farre distant, shall vse such conference and take such orders with the saide Officers, as a­fore is mentioned. And in such cases the Iusti­ces of euery such Shire shalbe enformed mutu­ally from the one Shire vnto the other, of the needefull prouisions to bee made from time to time for the saide Cities and Townes, so as euery Shire may proportionably yeelde reaso­nable succour and reliefe out of their Markets to the Purueyors or to the Bakers, & Brewers as shall be requisite without burthening of the one, more then the other may reasonably beare. And if neede shall require, the aforesaide princi­pall Officers shall not refuse to acquaint the Iustices, from whence the prouision shall bee bought and prouided, howe such prouisions so had and bought in Markets are spent, that by colour of such prouisions no abuse be commit­ted [Page 18] to encrease the prices, and so to leaue the poore vnable to be relieued.

O [...]er fo [...] pla­ces exempted from the Iu­risdiction of the Iustices of peace in the bodyes of the Shires.If there bee any speciall part within any Shire, that hath as a libertie by speciall Com­missions any Iustices of the Peace within the same, the Shirife of the Shire shall send vnto the principall owner or Officer of such Liber­tie, notice of these orders, and shall charge them that the Iustices of the Peace within such Li­bertie doe their dueties for execution of al these orders, as farre foorth as shall be requisite, and therein also to vse by conference the aduise of some other Iustices next adioyning.

Regard to stay all transpor­tation of Grayne out of the realme.That in all Counties maritimme where Ports or Creeks are, by which any Corne may be carried out of the Realme, though also there are Commissioners appointed vnder the great Seale of England, to take care that no Corne be shipped or laden in any vessell to passe out of the Realme: Yet neuerthelesse, the Iustices of the Peace that are not placed in that Commis­sion, if they be no owners of Corne to sell, shall also vse their diligence to stay such lading of Corne, either in Ports or Creekes, or vpon any Riuers leading to the same. And if the foresaide Cōmissioners shall not do their dueties therein by authoritie of their commission, then any o­ther Iustice by authoritie of these orders shall make stay of all such transportation, and in his so doing, shalbe allowed and maintained. And this is thought meet to be in this sort directed, for that it may be doubted, that amongest so many as are appointed in the foresaid Com­mission against transportation, some may bee [Page 19] mistaken, being themselues either transpor­ters, or friends or fauourers to transporters, or negligent in the execution of the charge com­mitted to them.

That the Iustices of the Peace doe once eue­ry moneth certifie their doings and procee­dings by force of these instructions vnto the Sheriffe of the sayde Countie,Certificate to be made of the Execution of these Orders monethly to the Sheriffe, and he to cer­tifie the same to the priuie Counsell with­in euery fourty dayes. in which certifi­cate they shall also make certificate of such Iu­stices as shall be absent from any of these serui­ces, and the true cause of their absence, and shal also certifie the vsuall prices of all kindes of Graine in their markets for that moneth past: Of all which the same Sheriffe shall certifie to the Priuie counsell without any delay, so as he doe certifie once in euery fourtie dayes at the furthest, and so as also the default in any Iu­stice that shalbe absent without necessary cause,To certifie what Iustices be absent from the seruice, that such as witho [...]t iust excuse shall not attend, may be displa­ced, and their roumes, if there be neede, supplied. may be duely considered, and reformed by au­thoritie of her Maiesties Counsell, as reason shall require: whereby such persons as are pla­ced as Iustices for their credite, may not con­tinue in those roomes wherein they shall bee founde not disposed to attende such necessary and godly seruices as this is, but that others of better disposition may supply those roomes, if there shall bee neede of any such number, as in most places it is thought not very neede­full, the number of late yeeres beeing in com­mon opinion more hurtfull then profitable to Iustice.

And if any shall offend against the true mea­ning of these instructions, or of any part there­of, or shall vse any sinister meane to the defrau­ding [Page 20] thereof, that such be seuerely punished ac­cording to the Lawes: and for such obstinate persons as shall not conforme themselues, the Iustices shall at their pleasure binde them to appeare before the Queenes Maiesties priuie Counsell by a day certaine, there to be further dealt with by seuere punishment, for the better ensample of all others.

❧ Articles annexed to the former Orders, to be executed by the Justi­ces of Peace, in places where they shall thinke conue­nient. 1594.

FIrst, to take viewe of the number of Ale-houses, vi­tailing houses, and tipling houses in euery Towne, Parish, Village, and Ham­let within their Iurisdicti­ons: and vpon view had, to consider what number of them are necessary and fitte for euery Towne, Parish, Village, and Hamlet to continue: And thereupon to discharge the superfluous num­ber, and such as are vnmeete to keepe the same, and to allowe a conuenient number, and no more.

2. They which shall be allowed, to be of ho­nest conuersation, & that haue no other meanes to liue by, and to giue newe bandes to her Ma­iesties [Page 21] vse, to perfourme the orders following, and such of them as refuse to bee bound, not to be permitted to continue to keep any Alehouse, Vitailing, or Tipling house.

3. To take strait order with the Brewers, that they serue no Beere, or Ale to any Alehous-keeper, Victualler, or Tipler, but at such Rate, and price, as by the Iustices of Peace shalbe set downe, and appoynted by authoritie of the sta­tute of 23. H. 8. Cap. 4. And yet the same to bee well sodden, and well brewed of wholesome Graine, as it ought to be, vpon paine, &c. to be imposed by the Iustices.

4. That no Vitailers, Tiplers, and Ale­house-keepers haue in their houses, or doe per­mit to be brought into their houses any Cards, Dice, or Tables, nor to suffer any to play in their houses, yardes, or backsides at any Cards, Tables, Dice, or other vnlawfull games.

5. That no Vitailer, Tipler, or Ale-house-keeper shal dresse, or suffer to be dressed and eaten within his house, any flesh vpon any forbidden day, sauing for himselfe and his seruaunts, in cases of necessitie, according to the Statute in that behalfe prouided, and this to be parcell of the Condition of their Bond.

6. That no Vitailer, Tipler, or Ale-house-keeper shall permit, & suffer any person, or per­sons to lodge in his house aboue a day & a night, but such as he wil answer for, as the Statutes yet in force doe require.

7. To giue straight order and charge to e­uery Constable, or other superiour Officer, to whom it may appertaine, that euery of them [Page 22] shall euery fifteene dayes search, and enquire of the said & other like disorders, as by the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme, they are com­manded and required. And if it shall seeme to the Iustices, that the petie Constable be either a Vitailer, or one that shall fauour the Vitai­lers in their faultes, some other meeter person to be appointed to make the sayde Inquisition and Certificate.

8 That Inquisition bee made in what pla­ces Mault is commonly made to bee solde, by such as are called Maulsters, and who they be, and to take order, that by buying and Engros­sing of barley to make Mault, they do not there­by store vp greater quantitie of Mault, then they vsually bring to Markets, thereby to­wards the end of the yeere to encrease the price thereof excessiuely, of which abuse the Iustices are to take care to re­forme the same.