Providing of Carriages for the King Act 1685

V. Justices of Peace to appoint Rates of Hay and Oats, &c; Proclaimed; Taking other Rates; Penalty 40s; Continuance of Act.

And bee it further Enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That any Two or more of the Justices of the Peace neare adjoyning to the Roade through which his Majestie is to passe shall immediately after Notice in writeing from the said Greene-Cloth and Avenor under their Hands and Seales Sett downe and appoint such reasonable Rates and Prices to be paid dureing his Majestyes abode there both for Hay and Oates and other Accommodations for Horses as they in their discretion shall thinke meete which Rates one day at the least before his Majestyes comeing to such place the said Justices shall cause to be Proclaimed in the Market Towne next to such place and in such of the Neighbouring Townes and Villages as to them shall seeme meete to the end that Notice may be taken of such Rates and Prices And if any person shall take any other summe then what is or shall be soe limitted either for Lodgeing Horse-meate Stable-roome or other such Accommodations and be thereof convicted by Confession of the partie or by the Oath of one credible witnessse before any one Justice of the Peace (which Oath the said Justice of the Peace is hereby Authorized to administer) that then in such Case every person soe offending shall forfeite and pay to the partie grieved the summe of Forty shillings the same to be Levied by Distresse by Warrant from the said Justice of the Peace and sale thereof returning the Overplus to the partie (the Charge of the Distraining being first deducted) This Act to have continuance till the end of the first Session of the next Parliament and noe longer