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Measures Act 1670
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IV.A Measure of Brass to be chained in every public Market-place;
Penalty £5.
And to the end that there may be a just and certaine Measure (to determine all Controversies) gauged as this Act directs Bee it further enacted That at the charge of such person or persons respectively who shall have the Toll, or Proffit of the Market where Toll is not taken within any City Corporation or Market Towne within this Realme in their respective Jurisdictions there shall be before the said Nine and twentyeth day of September One Measure of Brasse provided and chained in the publique Market place upon paine to forfeite and loose for every Person soe negclecting respectively the summe of Five pounds to be recovered and leavyed as is by this Act directed, One moyety to the Poore of the Parish where such offence shall be committed, the other moyty to him or them that shall sue for the same.
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