By the Company of VVoodmongers Whereas: a general and open scandal in an ignominious and reproachful way hath been falsely laid upon the Woodmongers in their trade of selling of wood and coals, by some who have (as it hath appeared) with unsized measures, maliciously and without lawful authority, in a turbulent manner taken upon upon them to measure coals, after the said coals have been sent from the several wharffs in lawful and well sized sacks, ... Company of Woodmongers (London, England) 1657 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A78080 Wing B6362 Thomason 669.f.20[64] ESTC R212111 99870762 99870762 163480

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 eng Company of Woodmongers (London, England) -- Early works to 1800. Coal trade -- England -- Early works to 1800. Fuelwood industry -- England -- Early works to 1800. 2008-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
BY THE Company of Woodmongers

WHEREAS a general and open ſcandal in an ignominious and reproachful way hath been falſely laid upon the Woodmongers in their Trade of ſelling of Wood and Coals, by ſome who have (as it hath appeared) with unſized Meaſures, maliciouſly and without lawful authority, in a turbulent manner taken upon them to meaſure Coals, after the ſaid Coals have been ſent from the ſeveral Wharffs in lawful and well ſized Sacks, marked and allowed for that purpoſe, with allowed ſealed Meaſures in their Carts, which have been proved and tried before the Chief Magiſtrate of this City, and the Sacks found, when ſhrunk, to carry the full proportion within the Sack without heaping or topping, yet notwithſtanding, by ſuch unskilful in meaſuring, or partial in action, have found them ſhort in meaſure, and ſo divulged it, on purpoſe to make the Woodmongers odious, although the ſame being afterwards meated by a ſworn Meater, with an allowed ſealed Buſhel from the Office, was then found full Meaſure; The Odium is publiſhed to all, and beleeved by ſome; the Truth appears privately, and is known but to a few; Inſomuch that the Woodmongers money is often ſtopped in the Cuſtomers hands upon the aforeſaid pretence of their Coals not being meaſure; and Suits at Law, by ſome contentious, conſequently following the ſame, and by ſuch conſequent delays, Cuſtomers ſometimes take their opportunities and are gone, and the Woodmonger loſes his whole Debt; Which Burthen hath long lain upon the ſhoulders of the Woodmongers: All which being taken into ſerious conſideration, and that the Woodmongers Wharff is his Market to ſell his Commodity in, as the Shop is the Tradeſ-mans; and whereas the Woodmongers do pay ready money for all their Coals, and many times beforehand for their Wood, and that Coals and Wood may be ſold at the cheapeſt rate that poſſibly may be afforded at,

Out of which conſiderations it is deſired, that all perſons whatſoever wanting Coals or Wood do come themſelves into the ſaid ſeveral Wharffs, or ſend their Servants or Agents thither, to ſee and approve of ſuch Wood and Coal as they ſhall deſire to have before they be ſent from the Wharff. And if any miſdoubt their meaſure, they ſhall there ſee their Coals meaſured with a lawful Meaſure, into their ſeveral Sacks; and for prevention of ſeveral Suits begotten as before is expreſſed, That all perſons whatſoever, do take notice that from and after the Fourteenth day of September next they bring or ſend down their Money for ſuch Coals and Wood, as they from time to time intend to have, before the ſame be delivered out of the Wharff where they buy: And the ſaid Woodmongers after ſuch delivery from their reſpective Wharffs, are not to own the new meaſuring of any ſuch Coals; or make any allowance of any that ſhall be pretended to be wanting upon ſuch new meaſuring, foraſmuch as every one that will may have the ſame lawfully meaſured at the Wharff, and being ſo meaſured, to expect his due and no more: And if any ſhall take the ſame by conſent, they are to have the ſame lawful ſize of Sacks marked and allowed as formerly, filled and topped with as equal a hand between Buyer and Seller as poſſible may be; and the ſaid Woodmongers are not to uſe any other then the allowed ſealed Meaſures and Sacks at their Wharffs; and that this may be well and truly performed, the Maſters and Wardens of the ſaid Woodmongers Company will appoint ſuch Over-ſeers that ſhall from time to time ſee the due performance hereof: Or bring the Offenders to condign puniſhment.

HALL Clerk.