47 n Victualling of Ship. C, 6, 7. Anno primo & fecunsfo Philippi 6c Marine. A. D. 1554., » 3/111. Provided always, and be it eriacfed by the Authority aforefaid, That this Act ne^ny Thing herein contained fhall extend to any Perfon or Perfons for the neceffary Victualling of any Ship, Ships or other Veifels, but that they and every of them may victual the faid Ships and Vefiels, as they might have done before the making of this prefent Acf ; this Acf or any Thing therein contained to the contrary notwith- The Admiral's Juvifdidtion re- Jerved. IX. Provided always, and be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That this Acf ne any Thing therein contained fhall not be prejudicial or hurtful unto the Lord Great Admiral of England for the Time being or to the King and Queen's Majefties Jurifdifiion of the Admiralty, but that the faid Lord Admiral, or hi' Deputy or Deputies, may and lhall exercife, uf; and execute, all Kind of Jurifdicf ion belonging to the Sea according to his or their Commiflions, as they might iawfully have done heretofore ; this Ac-t or any Thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. CAP. VI. A Reviver of the Statute of 5 R. 2. Stat. 2. c. 5. concerning arrefting of Heretical Preachers, and of the Statute of 2 H. 4. c. 15. touching repreffing of Hereftes and Punifhment of Hereticks, and of the Sta- tute of 2 H. 5. c. 7. concerning the Enormity of Herefy and Lollardy, and the Suppreffion thereof- Re- pealed by 1 EL c. 1. §.15. CAP. VII. An Act that Perfons dwelling in the Country fhall not fell divers Wares in Cities or Towns Corporate by Retail. M °ft 0l imi Per * C A"/ HES - E before this Time the ancient Cities, Boroughs, Towns Corporate and Market-Towns Wares bv Re- ' * * within this Realm of England have been very populous, and chiefly inhabited with Merchants, tail in any City ' Artificers and Handicraftfmen, during which Time the Children in the faid Cities, Boroughs, Towns or Town Corpo- ' Corporate and Market-Towns, were civilly brought up and inftrufted, and alfo the faid Cities, Boroughs rate, but in open' and Towns Corporate, kept in good Order and Obeifance, and the Inhabiters of the fame well fet on ' work, and kept from Idlenefs ; (2) By Reafon whereof, the faid Cities, Boroughs and Towns Corporate, did then profper in Riches and great Wealth, and were as then not only able to ferve and furnifh the ' King and Queen's Majefties, and other their Noble Progenitors Kings of this Realm, as well with great ,' Numbers of good able Perfons, and well furnifhed, meet for the Wars, as alfo then charged, and yet ' chargeable with great Fee-farms, ^idndifines, Taxes, and divers other Payments to the King and Queen's Majefties, which at this prefent they be not able to pay and bear, but to their utter Undoing, being few in Number to pay and bear the fame ; but alfo the fame Cities, Boroughs and Towns Corporate, are like to come very fhortly to utter Deftruftion, Ruin and Decay; (3) by Reafon whereof the Occupiers, Linen-Drapers, Woollen-Drapers, Haberdafhers and Grocers dwelling in the Countries out of the faid Cities, Boroughs, Towns Corporate and Market-Towns, do riot only occupy the Art and Myftery of - the faid Sciences in the Places where they dwell and inhabit, but alfo come unto the faid Cities, Boroughs, ' Towns Corporate and A4arket-Towns, and there fell their Wares, and take away the Relief of the In-
- habitants of the faid Cities, Boroughs, Towns Corporate and Market-Towns, to the great Decay am}
' utter Undoing of the Inhabitants of the fame, if fpeedy Reformation therein be not had in Time conve-
- nient : (4) For Remedy whereof, and for the better Amendment of the faid Cities, Boroughs, Towns
- Corporate and Market-Towns, and to the End the fame Cities, Boroughs and Towns Corporate may be
' the better able to pay the faid Fee -farms, and alfo to bear the other ordinary Charges within the fame
- ■ Cities, Boroughs and Towns Corporate, and to furnifh the King and Queen's Majefties with Numbers
-* of able Perfons, like as they heretofore have done in Times paft in Times of War ; II. Be it therefore enacfed by our Sovereign Lord and Lady the King and Queen, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this prefent Parliament aifembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That any Perfon or Perfons which do now inhabit and dwell, or hereafter' fhall inhabit or dwell, in the Country any where, or County withjn this Realm of England, out of any of the faid Cities, Boroughs, Towns Corporate or Market- Towns, from and after the feaft of St. Michael the Archangel next coming, fhall not fell or caufe to be fold by Retail, any Woollen. Cloth, Linen Cloth, Haberdafhery Wares, Gro- cery Wares, Mercery Wares, at or within any of the faid Cities, Boroughs, Towns Corporate and Market* Towns, er within the Suburbs or Liberties of the faid Cities, Boroughs, Towns Corporate and Market- Towns within the faid Realm of England, (except it be in ©pen Fairs); {%) upon Pain to forfeit and lofe for every Time fo offending, the Sum of vj.s. viij. d. and the whole Wares fo fold, proffered and offered to be fold, contrary to the Form, Intent and Effecf of this prefent Aef , as above is faid ; (3) the one Moiety of all which Forfeitures to be to the Ufe of our faid Sovereign Lord and Lady, the King and Queen's Majefties, and the other Half to him or them that fhall feiie and fue for the fame in any of the King and Queen's Courts of Record, by Bill, Plaint, Aef ion of Debt, Information or otherwise, wherein no Effoin, Protection or Wager of Law fhall be allowed. III. Provided alway, That this Acf fhall not in any wife extend nor be hurtful to any Perfon or Perfons, that bring any of the faid Woollen Cloth, Linen Cloth, Haberdafh, Grocery, Mercery Ware or Ware , to any of the faid Cities, Boroughs, Towns Corporate or Market-Towns, to be fold, or caufe to be fold by Wholefale in Grofs and not by Retail ; but that they and every of them may lawfully fell the fame in as large and ample Manner, Form and Condition, by Wholefale in Grofs, and not by Retail, as they and every of them might have done at any Time or Times before the making ef this Acf j any Thing herein to the contrary notwithftanding. IV. Pro- 4 Fairs. The rich Eftate, wherein Cities, Borough Market-Towns did heretofore flourilh. The Caufe of the Decay of Cities, Boroughs anrl Market- Towns. 5 Mod. 149,. Selling by Wholefale by Retail.
