Ale Measures Act 1698

V. Mayor, &c. to cause all Measures of Wood, Pewter, &c. to be compared with Standard; and thereupon cause the same to be stamped, &c. which Stamps, &c. they are to provide.

Fee; Penalty £5.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That every Mayor or Chiefe Officer of each City Towne Corporate Borough or Markett Towne for the time being from and after the said Four and twentieth Day of June shall from time to time on Request to him or them respectively made cause or procure all such Ale Quarts and Ale Pints made of Wood Earth Glasse Horne Leather Pewter or other good and wholsome Metall as shall be brought to him or them respectively to be measured compared sized and equalled with such Standard Ale Quart and Ale Pint in their Custodies and shall then cause the same and every of them to be plainly and apparently signed stampt and marked with W R and a Crowne testifying that such Ale Quarts and Ale Pints respectively have been so measured compared sized and equalled with such their Standard as aforesaid which Stamps or Marks the said Mayor or Chiefe Officer are hereby respectively required to provide and for which their Stamping or Marking they shall not demand or receive above One Farthing for each Measure and in case any such Mayor or other Chief Officer as aforesaid shall neglect or refuse to performe and execute his Duty herein according to the true Intent and Meaning of this Act he shall forfeite the Summ of Five Pounds to be recovered as aforesaid and shall alsoe render to the Party thereby grieved his Treble Damages together with Costs of Suite to be sued for and recovered in any of His Majesties Courts of Record in which Suit there shall be no Protection Wager of Law or other delay other than One Imparlance