A.D. 1756, Anno vicefimo nono Georgii II. C. 39, 727 of them, in Writing under their Hands and Seals firft had and obtained for that Purpofc, fuch Fiflierman, Fifhmonger or other Perfon or Perfons, fhall for every fuch Offence forfeit the Sum of five Pounds; to be paid on the Convidlion of fuch Offender, before any two or more of his Majefty's Juftices of the Peace for the faid City and Liberty of /y'g/?M/«/?tv, on the Confeflion of the Party, or on the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or A/itneffes w^hoihall prove the fame, and this without further Appeal, with Power ne- Juft'ce miv verthelefs to fuch Juftice or Juftices of mitigating the fame ; and on refufing Payment on fuch Conviction, mitig.ite the then fuch Juftice or Juftices, or any other of his Majefty's Juftices of the Peace, {hall and may grant their ^^n^'ty- Warrant of Diftrefs, to_ levy the fame upon fuch Offender's Goods and Chatties, and divide the Sum where- in fuch Offender fhall fo ftand convided, as follov/s ; to wit, one Half to the Informer, and the other Half ^pp']*^^"" "f to the Truftees appointed in and by the faid recited AcSt, to be applied to the fame Ufe as the Surplus Mo- '"^^'ty- nics ariftng by the Profits of the Market are in and by the faid recited A61 directed to be paid and applied. ' X. And whereas the faid Truftees, for the greater Accommodation of the Inhabitants o( tFeJimin/fcr in ReftrainingCon- ' reforting to the faid Fifh Market, have granted a LeaCe to Richard Hughes, of Part of the affigned Ground d.iinns in a ' for holding the faid Fifli Market, wherein the faid PJchard Hughes hath built eight Houfes, with Conveni- Building Lcafe ' encies fit for Fiftimongers to fell Fifh by Retail : And whereas the faid Richard Hughes is reftrained by the ^^^^"j^^^ i°ef ^ ' faid Leafe from letting the faid Houfes to any other than Fifhmongers, whereby feveral of the Houfes are" "S'^s-
- • uninhabited, and great Lofs hath accrued to the faid Richard Hughes thereby, and ftill further Lofs may
' accrue to the faid Richard Hughes, in cafe he fhall be obliged ftriilly to comply therewith; and even fuch ' Fiftimongers who may fettle there are in Danger of incurring the Penalties againft Regrators, fliould they
- expofe to Sale again in their Shops, any Fifh bought by them at or in the faid Free Fifh Market ;' Be it Truf e-s mav
enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That it fiiall and may be lawful for the faid Truftees, or any nine of dirpenfe ivith them, by any Writing under their Hands and Seals for that Purpofe, as they may fee Occafion, to dif- 'he raid Re- penfe with fuch Reftraint, and to defeazance the Covenant of the faid Richard H-ghes in that Refpe£f, fo ^'^'"l' ^^'".'^ far as it refpefls to two End Houfes of the faid eight Houles ; the Claufe in the faid recited A£l, whereby uvoEndHVuics the CommifHoners for building a new Bridge crofs xhcWwei Thames, from the Neiu Palace )~ard in the City of fFe/]mi?i/ler, to the oppolite Shore in the County of' Surry, are authorized and impowered to grant the Ground therein mentioned, to be made Ufe of for holding the intended Market in the faid AA men- tioned, or any other Claufe in the faid recited Aft notwithftanding ; and that it fliall and may be lawful to FiAmongets in- and for any Fifhmongers holding Shops for the Sale of Fifli in any of the faid eight Houfes, to fell and ex- p'^"-^.^ ^°. pofe to Sale any Fifh whatever in their faid Shops, although they fhall have bought the fame in the faid shorFiih'^'^ Free Fifli Market at ^^f/;'OT/»/?(;r. _ bought in the ' XI. And whereas JFilliam Hanington Fifhmonger hath, at a confiderable Expence, purchafed and fitted Maiket. ' up for the carrying on his Trade and Bufinefs, a certain Meffuage or Tenement fituate in Bridge Street in ' the City olWeflminJler, and within the Diftance of five hundred Yards from the faid Free Fiih Market, Tiuflces to pay
- and will be a great Sufferer if he fliould be reftrained from carrying on and exercifing his faid Trade and William Han-
' Bufinefs in the faid Houfe, without receiving a proper Recompence and Satisfa£lion for fuch Damages and ington 200 1. in
- Expences as he may thereby fuftain and be put unto;' Be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid, lie" of Damages
That the faid Truftees, or any five or more of them, fhall be, and are hereby authorized, directed and im- ff"ajng^'fron"i powered, to pay to the faid JFilliam Hanington, his Executors or Adminiftrators, before Michaelmas Day leiijng pifh next, the Sum of two hundred Pounds, being a proper Recompence and Satisfadlion for the Lofs, Dama- wi'iiinacer- ges and Expences, he may fuftain or be put unto as aforefaid. tain Diftance of XII. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid JFilliam Hanington fliall not be <';<= Market. fubje£I or liable unto any the Penalties or Forfeitures infliQed by this Act on fuch Perfon and Perfons ■e,%'i^^™.%xoaz%- fhall fell, or expofe to Sale, in any Houfe_, Houfes, Shops, Stalls or Standings, any Kind of Fifli whatfo- '^|^;f f",", „^" ever, withiji five hundred Yards of the faid Free Fifh Market, until Michaelmas Day next, and until fuch ^^^ nearthe " Time as the faid Sum of two hundred Pounds fhall be paid unto him as is herein direiSled to be paid as afore- Market, until faid ; any Thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in any wife notwitliftanding. the 200 I. be ' ' XIII. And whereas the faid Truftees appointed by the faid recited Aift were impowered an<i authorized P^"* him.
- by the faid Aft, to affign over the Tolls and Duties made payable thereby, as a Security for fuch Sum or
' Sums of Money, as the faid Truftees might have Occafion to borrow to difcharge the Expences of laying ' out, making and erefling a commodious Place for the faid Market, and other neceflary Expences that
- fijould attend the Execution of the faid Aift : And v/hereas tlie faid Tolls and Duties have not produced
- any Sum or Sums fuiKcient in any wife to pay or difcharge the Principal or Intereft-Money borrowed by
' the faid Truflees, upon the faid Tolls and Duties, and they have Power and Authority only to apply the
- Money that fhall arife by fuch Tells and Duties, in paying the fame;' Be it therefore further enadted,
That it fnall and may be lawful to and for the faid Truftees, or any feven or more of them, from Time to 1^^^^"^^'^-^^ Time, at a publick Meeting to be held by them for that Purpofe, by any Writing under their Hands and jl,^^^"^"'^^^^ Seals, to afTign over all or any annual or other Rent or Rents, Sum or Sums of Money, Profit or Produce g,. |.,t-,fi.s^ a/^ whatfoever, which have been or may be, referved or made payable, in or by any Grant, Leafe, Contra£t s<-curisy for any or /"rreempnt, made or to be made, by and between the faid Truftees, and any Perfon or Perfons v^hatfc- Money they ever," for the Ground and Premiffes affigned by virtue of the faid recited A£l, for holding the 'aid Fifti *^|'^°'™« <"» Market, or any Part of fuch Ground and Premifles, or from, by or out of, any Buildmg or Erc-aion, Build- ^^^^^^^ ^^_ ings or Ereftions, thereon erected and built, or to be erefted and built, as a Security for fuch Sum or Sums of Money, as the faid Truftees ftiall have Occafion to borrow, for the Purpofcs of the faid recited and this prelent Aft, to fuch Perfon or Perfons who fhall advance and lend the fame, to fecure the Payment thereof, with fuch Intereft as fhall be agreed upon, not exceeding five Pounds /'(?r Centum per Jmmm; and the faid Applicstion of Trufteec fhall apply the Money which they fliall fo borrow, to the Difcharge of fuch Debts, as have been the Monies bor. contraa'ed by the faid Truftees, in executing the faid recited Aft, and in paying to the faid JFilliam Ha- ™«='*- nitigton his Executors or Adminiftrators, fuch Sum of two hundred Pounds as aforefaid ; and for fuch Ules, Intents and Purpofcs, jjs the faid Truftees, or any Number of them, are impowered by this or the faid re-
