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6o2 C 15. Anno fecundo Georgii III. A. D. 1761. All Thornbacks, not exceeding two in any one Lot, in B'lUingfgate Market, or within one hundred and fifty Yards of Billing/gate Dock; and, in any other Market within the Weekly Bills of Mortality not exceeding one in any one Lot : All large Soals, not exceeding four Pair in any one Lot, in BllUngfgate Market, or within one hun- dred and fifty Yards of Billing/gate Dock; and, in any other Market within the Weekly Bills of Mor- tality, not exceeding two Pair in any one Lot : All fmall Soals, not exceeding' eight Pair in any one Lot, in BHIingfgate Market, or within one hundred and fifty Yards of B i Hi ng/gate Dock; and, in any other Market within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, not exceeding four Pair in any one Lot : All Mackrell, Whitings, Whiting Pouts, Plaice, Dabbs, Herrings, Pilchards, Garb Fifli, Floun- ders and Ma^ds, not exceeding fixty in any one Lot, in BUlingfgate Market, or within one hundred 2nd fifty Yai-cls of BiUhigfgate Dock j and, in any other Market within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, not exceeding thirty in any one Lot : All Smelts, not exceeding fifty-two in any one Lot, in BUIingfgaic Market, or within one hundred and fifty Y'ards of BillingfgateDock; and, in any other Market within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, not exceeding twenty-fix in any one Lot : one of that Weight : All large Lobfters and Crabs, not exceeding, of either Sort, in any one Lot, twenty, mBillingf- ^«^■ Market, or within one hundred and fifty Yards of ^////w^/l-ij/^ Dock j and, in any other Market within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, not exceeding ten of either Sort in any one Lot : AW final] Lobfters and Crabs, not exceeding, of either Sort, in any one Lot, forty, in Billing fgate Market, or within one hundred and fifty Yards o^ Billingfg.4cDock; and, in any other Market within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, not exceeding twenty of either Sort in any one Lot: Noneof thf faid feveral And if any Perfon or Perfons fliall fell or bu} any of the Fifti aforefaid, at the firfl Hand, in any LThr^f fo'fanhe fi^ft ^^^""^^^ or Markets in ttCtYoi London, or within one hundred and fifty Yards o^ BillingfgateDock, KandintheViidMTrkeis^ ^^^ any Market in the City oi Wejhninjler, or within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, in any Lot or in a <;.re.iter Number or Parcel, Containing any greater Number of any Sort of Fifh as aforefaid in any fuch Lot or Parcel, Quantity in aLot, than or any greater Weight of!E;els in any Lot or Parcel, than is herein before directed and appointed to be if prcicnbed, • fold in any One Lot or Parcel; or if any one fliall fell, or offer for Sale, in any fuch Lot or Parcel, orSlV?^LorTe fold,?^°^- ^^^^ ^."^ Sort of any of the Fifh herein before fpecified j he, fhe, or they, who fhall fo offend or offereJ tor slle, ' ' ^^ ^hc Prcmiffes, and be convicted of any fuch Offence in manner herein after mentioned, fliall, for on Penalty of 5 1. every fuch Offence, forfeit and pay the Sum of five Pounds, to be levied, recovered, and applied in ^ manner herein after directed. a--^ofrheSdFuh^"^^^ XVIIL Provided always, That, notwithftanding any Thing herein before contained. It fliall be a Lo° cor.fifts of' if it l^wful for any Perfon. to expofe to or for Sale, and to fell In BUlingfgate Market, or In any other con-rains ir.pre rhan one; Market within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, any of the faid herein before-mentioned refpccStive and Jfo a led'er v/eight Sorts of Fifh, where more than one is to be contained in any Lot as aforefaid, in any fmaller Num- of Eels than mzlccs onp ^^^ qj. . g^jg |^ ^^j^ Icfler Weight than herein b: fore is prefcribed for the felling, in any one Lot, Lot. may be fold or ex- r ^u r•^ r a.- c ^ r T?-/i- u • 1 r r •£ J pofidtoSale in the faid ^^^V °^ ^^^ ^^^^ rcfpective borts of l" ilh hercni before ipecihed. ^fa^I;ets. ' XIX. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Perfon or Perfons, from I'oFifh may be fold and after the faid firff Day oi May one thoufand (tvtw hundred and fixty-two, fliall a fecond Time raity cf lol. 'but the any Buyer of Fifli in any of the faid Markets may fell the fame again, while found and wholcfomc, B'.yer may icli the fin-.e, in any Other Place or Places whatfoever, any Law, Cuftom, orUfage to the contrary thereof in any wiiiift fojnd;nd whole- ^jfg notwithftanding; upon pain that every one who fliall offend. in the Premiffes, and fhall be there- fome, in any other F;ace. ^^ eonvifled In manner hereby prefcribed, fliall, for every fuch Offence, forfeit and pay the Sum of ten Pounds, to be levied, recovered, and applied In manner herein after mentioned. Before any Fifh, to be XX. And be It further enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That from and after the faid firff Day fold at the firft Hand in of AfrTy onc thoufand feven hundred and fixty-two, no Perfon fliall fell, or expofe to or for Sale, at keir I'Vd to Sale an ^'^s fi""^" ^^'^"d* •" ^"V Market In the Cities of L-mdon or Weflminftcr, or within the Limits of the Acwunrof theSor'i8,and Weekly Bills of Mortality, any of the feveral Sorts of Fifli herein before fpecified, before he, flie, or fiuantify of rach, in thcy fliall have, from Time to Time, firfl placed or put up. In fome confpicuous Manner, on or over liTge WibieCharaflcrs, the Form, Bcnch, Stall, or Placc, at which he or flie fliall Intend to offer or expofe for Sale, or fliall F fc s' d^ * *' '^' ^^■'" ° expofe for Sale any of fuch Fifli In any fuch Market, a true Particular or Account, and in a "" ' large, fair, and legible Character, and cither wrote or printed, diftinguiftiing therein the feveral Spe- cies or Sorts of all fuch Fifli as aforefaid, and the Qiianlity of every Sort thereof refpe^ftively which the Number of Floun- j^^.^ f]j„ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ have, or have been intruded with or employed to fell In any fuch Nfarkct, d-rs.i'hice,Dabb,,cx- e;<cept as to the Number of Flounders, Plaice, Dabbs, Mackrell, Maids, Herrings and Pilchards, " ' f Mackrell, which fliall bc brought to any fuch Market for Sale : And if, at any Time of the Morning or D.ny in r.-irgs, and wlilcli any fuch Account fliall have been fo placed up, and before the Market of that Day fhall be 1 1 .h.iJs; ind if any endt^d or over, any other Fifli of the Species or Sorts herein before mentioned, except as before ex- „ i.M iMdi of the Sort. ^^^^.p^gJ ^^ i^c brought or feiit to any fuch Market as aforefaid to bc fold, the Perfon who fhall bc jttcnuojicdioueAa be *^ ' «» ' employed