AN ACT For the taking away of PURVEYANCE, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PURVEYANCE.

At the Parliament begun at Westminster the 17th day of September, An. Dom. 1656.

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LONDON: Printed by HEN: HILLS and JOHN FIELD, Printers to His Highness the Lord PROTECTOR. 1657.

AN ACT For the taking away of PURVEYANCE, AND Compositions for Purveyance.

WHereas the Kings of these Nati­ons formerly by their Officers called Purveyors, Victuallers, Buy­ers or Caters, and sometimes by their Commissioners, by Warrants and Commissions, have usually at their wills and pleasures seiz­ed and taken the Carts, Waggons, Carriages and Horses of the people, for Removal of the Kings Houshold, and for other uses; And also the Hay, Straw, Oats, Corn, Cattel, Vi­ctual, Flesh, Fish, Wood, Timber and other Goods and Chattels of the said people for pro­vision of the Kings Houshold, paying for the same what prices they pleased, and many times paying nothing for the same; and taking Compositions from Counties and other placs for Purveyance, to the great and un­supportable Grievance of the said People of this Commonwealth; Be it therefore En­acted and Ordained, and it is hereby Enacted and Ordained by His Highness the Lord Pro­tector, and the Parliament of the Common­wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, That from henceforth all such Commissions, War­rants and Compositions for Purveyance shall [Page 2] be void: And if any Purveyor, Vi­ctualer, Buyer, Taker or Cater, or any other person whatsoever, shall hereafter take any Carts, Waggons, Carriages, Barges, Boats, Horses, Hay, Straw, Oats, Corn, Cattel, Victual, Flesh, Fish, Wood, Timber, or any other Goods or Chattels whatsoever, from any of the People of this Common­wealth, by vertue, colour or pretence of any Law, Statute or pretended Custom for Pur­veyance or Pre-emption, or Composition for Purveyance or Pre-emption whatsoever, all such seizing, taking or buying shall be Felony, and is hereby adjudged and declared to be Fe­lony; And the person and persons so offending, shall be adjudged guilty of Felony, and be tryed and suffer as Felons, according to the course of the Common Law. And all Statutes, Laws, Customs or Vsages touching Purveyance or Pre-emption, or Compositions for Purvey­ance or Pre-emption, are hereby Repealed, and declared to be utterly void to all intents and purposes.

LONDON: Printed by HEN: HILLS and JOHN FIELD, Printers to His Highness the Lord PROTECTOR. 1657.

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