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262 C 29. Anno tricefimo primo Georgii II, A, D, 1757. Aflize to be fet io Aver- V. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid twenty-ninth dupoize Weight, and In D^iy of September one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-eight, every Affize which fhall, from time to the Propomons direaca ^jme, be fct in any City, Town Corporate, Hundred, Divifion, Liberty, Rape or Wapentake, in leveral Scat" 'ofBiead . purfiiance of this Aft, {hall be always fet in Averdupoize Weight, of fixteen Ounces to the Pound, ?.nd not Troy Weight, and in the feveral Proportions diredlcd in or by the faid Tables above fet forth, •or as near the fame as may be, as to the feveral Sorts of Bread in this Adl: fpecified ; and that the faid Tables ftiall extend as well to fuch Bread which (hall be made with the Flour of Wheat mixed with the Flour of other Grain, as alfo to Bread which {hall be made with the Flour of other Grain or Grains than Wheat, which {hall be publickly licenfed and allowed to be made into Bread, in any Place or Places in Purfuance of this Ad: ; and that the Aflize of all fuch mixed Bread {hall be fet and afcertained as near as may be, according to the faid Tables. 3le!crn to Ise made VL And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid twenty- Wetkly to the Court of pjnth Day of 5^p/^;w/'(?r, the refpeftive Prices which the feveral Kinds of Grain, Meal, and Flour, Mayor and •■^|^*J^^"j fit and proper to make the different Sorts of Bread which {hall be allowed to be made in purfuance of NVd-'hers'^Vf the Prices ^his A61, {liall, from time to time, honafide^ fell for in the Markets or Places in London^ whei-e fuch V. hiJ^h the leverai PLinds Grain, Meal and Flour, {hall be openly and publickly fold during the whole Market, and not at par- of Grain, Meal and ticular Times thereof, or on particular Contracts only, {hall, from time to time, be given in and cer- Flour, fit for Bread, tified on Oath, on fome certain Day in every Week, as the Court of Mayor and Aldermen of the wSSoif the Cit . ■^'^y oi London {hall, from time to time, appoint, by the Meal Weighers of the faid City oi London ^ or fuch other Perfons as the faid Court of Mayor and Aldermen in London fhall, from time to time, the Prices to be entered dtrcft ; and {hall alfo on fome certain Day in every Week, to be appointed by the faid Court of May- by them on a ^j^^in ^j. ^^j Aldcmien in London^ be entered by fuch Meal Weighers, or other Perfons to be appointed as Jn'th'-"Too!^n Clerk's ^'^' ^^°'"^^^"^ i" Writing under their Hands, in fome Book to be for that Purpofe provided by the faid Office ; and the Affize City oi London^ and kept at the Town Clerk's Office in the faid City: And the next Day after every and I'rice of Bread to be fuch Price {liall be fo given in and certified as aforefaid, the Affize and Weight of all Sorts of Bread fst the nextDayj to be fold or expofed to Sale by any Perfon within the Limits of their Jurifdiftion, and the Price to be paid for the fame refpeftively, {hall, from time to time, be fet by the faid Court of Mayor and Al- dermen in London, if the faid Court fliall then fit, and if fuch Court {liall not then fit, by the Mayor and to tike Place ac- of the faid City for the time being ; and that the Affize of Bread which fhall be fo fet in London fliall cording to Order, and ^ake Place from fuch Time as the faid Court {liall order, and be in Force for the faid City oi London f.ze'be7«t-""^' ' ^"^ ^^^ Liberties thereof, and the Weekly Bills of Mortality (the City o{ Weflmlnfter and Liberties "^ "^ ' thereof, the Borough of Southwark, and Weekly Bills of Mortality in the County of Surry excepted) until a new or other Affize of Bread in London fhall be fet; and that after the Fixing or Setting of every fuch Affize of Bread, by the faid Court of Mayor and Aldermen of London, or the Mayor of and to bepubli/h'd the faid City for the time being, when the faid Court of Mayor and Aldermen of London fliall not fit, forthwith, the Affize fo from time to time fet {hall, with all convenient Speed after fetting thereof, be made Before any Advance or Publick in fuch Manner as the faid Court of Mayor and Aldermen {hall order or direft : But before Reduflion be rr.ade in jny Advance or Reduction fhall in any Week be made by the faid Court of Mayor and Aldermen, or ivV '■'^'.^^^'"^' ^^^ the Mayor of the faid City of London for the time being, in the Price of Bread, the Meal Weighers of Meil vVcigh^rs areto ^^ ^^jj ^. ^f i„jj^j^^ f^^j. ^^g ^^^^^ being, or fuch Other Perfons as the faid Court of Mayor and Al- a Copy of ehe Returns ccrmcn IhalJ from time to time appomt to return the rrice or Lrrain, Meal aiMi-f lour, inali leave m luadctLat Da), Writing at the Common Hall of the Company of Bakers in the faid City of London, a Copy of every Return of the Price of Grain, Meal and Flour, which they {hall make, and enter in fuch Book to be provided and kept at the Town Clerk's Office as aforefaid, fome Time of the fame Day on which »iat the Company may fuch Meal Weighers or Other Perfons fhall make every fuch Return and Entry as aforefaid ; to the hav-Time to objeG Intent that the faid Company of Bakers may the Morning of the next Day after every fuch Return thereto, before tiie Af- and Entry fhall be made, and before any Affize fliall be fet, from time to time, have an Opportunity t"'^^'-'- to offer to the faid Court of Mayor and Aldermen, if fuch Court fliall then fit, and if fuch Court fhali not then fit, to the Mayor of the faid City of London for the time being, all fuch Objct!>ions' as the faid Company of Bakers fhall have and think fit to offer againfl any Advance or Redu<^ion being that^ Day made in London in the Price of Bread. The Court of Mayor and VII. And be it further ena£ted by the Authority aforefaid. That from and after the faid twenty- /.ideimen and Magi- ninth Day of Septeniher, the Court of Mayor and Aldermen of^ every other City, where there fliall be fries, &:. in other j,j^y f^^^,^ Court, and when fuch Court fliall fit; r.d where there {hall be no fuch Court, or, there C.ics, Towns and Bo- | j f^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^,^g ^^jj ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ Mayor, Bailiffs or other Chief Magiflratc or Magi- to'iatis, may, in like n r r i 1 ,- o • /->• 1 • T- /^ . r» L ^u A/T D • Manner caufe Returns I'latcs ot every luch Other relpcCtive City ; and in J owns Corporate, or iJorougns, the Mayor, rJai- 10 be mad- them <,f the lifFs, AlderiTicn or othcT Chief Magiflratc or Magillrates for the time being of every fuch Town Cor- PricM which the fcve- porate or Borough ; or tvvo or more Juftices of the Peace in fuch Towns and Places where there fhall ra) Soils of Grain, |,g p^ f^J(-h A'layor, Bailiffs, Aldermen or Chief Magiftrates ; fliall and may fcverally and refpeftively, Bl"d^n^..fl'br'iib'i/r '^"^'^^ ^'"^^ ^** time, as there fhall be Occafion, within their feveral and refpeitive Jurifdiftions, caufe lyfJli'at in the Markets *^^ rcfpedtive Prices which the feveral Sorts of Grain, Meal and Flour, fit and proper to make the within ijieirjurffuic- ' different Sorts of Bread which fhtill be allowed to be made in every fuch other refpeftive City,' Town tkOQij Cc)riK»rate, Boroug'n, Town or Phxe, fliall, from time to time, bona fdc, fell for, in the refpcdtive publick Markets in or near to every fuch other Town Corporate, Borough, Town or Place, during. the Whole Market, and not at particular Times thereof, or on particular Contra^fs only, from time to time be given in and certified, upon Oath, imto fuch Court, Mayor, Bai-liffs, Aliermcn, Chief Magiflrate or Magiflrates, or Juflices, as aforefaid rcfpcdivcly, within their feveral Jurifdidtions, m fuch