Packing of Butter Act 1662

V. Potters to set on Pot the Weight when it is burnt and his Name; Penalty.

Farmer, &c. exposing to Sale Butter packed in other Pots; Penalty. By whom Offences are to be inquired of. Penalties how to be disposed of.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That every Potter shall sett upon every Pott which he shall sell for packing up of Butter the just weight which shall be of every such Pot when it is burnt together with the first Letter of his or theire Christian name and his or theire Sirname at length upon pain and penalty that every Potter which shall not so do shall forfeit and pay for every Pot which he shall expose to sale for the use aforesaid whereupon he shall not have first set the just Weight and the first Letter of his Christian name and his Sirname att length as aforesaid the sum of One shilling and that no Farmer or other person whatsoever shall expose to sale any Butter packed up in any other Pot then such as shall be marked by the Potter as aforesaid upon penalty of Two shillings for every Pot of Butter which he shall expose to sale as is not so marked all and every of which said offences are to be enquired of sued for heard and determined in the Sessions of Peace for the County City Borough Town or Liberty or in the Court of Record of the City Borough Town or Liberty wherein such offence shall be committed by Action of Debt Indictment Information or Presentment wherein no Essoign Protection or Wager of Law shall be allowed to the Defendant and the one halfe of all such Forfeitures shall bee to the use of the poore people inhabiting within the Parish where such offence shall be from time to time committed to be paid to the Church wardens and Overseers of the Poore of and in such Parish and the other halfe to him or them that will sue for the same besides his double Costs thereby expended