Blackwell Hall Act 1696

IV. Hall Keepers to observe all Rules and Orders, and keep a weekly Register, &c. Owners and Buyers Names, &c. to be entered, with the Time of Sale, &c.

Hall Keeper, &c. neglecting his Duty,; Penalty £10.; Persons (Exception) selling Cloth without ready Money, to demand a Note of Buyer within 12 Days after Sale and Delivery; Penalty.; Buyers refusing, &c. to give such Note,; Penalty.; Cloth not returned in Eight Days after Delivery deemed merchantable.

And be it further enacted That the Hall-keepers Clerks and Master-porters of the said Hall so farr as they are hereby concerned shall take care that all the Rules and Orders appointed to be observed by this Act in every Branch of it be putt in Executions and shall also diligently and faithfully keep their Books and weekly Registers of all the Cloths bought and sold in the said Markett in which Books and Registers they and every of them as they are concerned in their respective Places shall truely enter the Names Sirnames and Places of Habitation of the Owner Buyer and Seller of every the said Cloaths together with the Time of the Sale thereof and likewise of the Factor or any other Person (other than the Owner) buying or selling the same to the end Clothiers and others concerned may be satisfied how their Cloaths are disposed of from time to time to which said Books it shall be lawfull for the said Clothiers their Agents and Servants att all convenient Times to have recourse without any Fee Gratuity or Reward to be paid for the same and if any Hall keeper Clerk or Masterporter shall neglect to performe his Duty herein hee shall for every such Offence forfeit the Su[m]m of Ten pounds and in case any Person or Persons from and after the said First Day of May shall buy any Cloth of any Factor or Factors or other Person or Persons except of the Owner of such Cloth otherwise then for ready Money that then and in every such Case the Factor or Factors Person or Persons selling such Cloath shall within Twelve Days next after the Sale and Delivery of the same take or demand a Note in Writing from the Person or Persons buying such Cloth testifying under the Hand of the Buyer the Cloths so sold and the Su[m]m of Money such Cloth was sold for and payable by such Buyer to the Owner of such Cloth according to the Contract and shall deliver on demand such Note with notice of such Buyers usual Place of Abode thereon subscribed to the Owner of the Cloath so sold or to any Person authorized by the Owner to demand and receive the same on paine to forfeit to the Owner or Owners of such Cloath for every Neglect or Refusal of demanding such Note or such Delivery thereof with notice as aforesaid double the Value of the Cloth so sold to the Owner or Owners of such Cloth and if any Merchant Woollen Draper or Trader in the Woollen Manufacture buying any Woollen Cloth upon Trust shall refuse or neglect to give such Note as aforesaid upon request to him for that purpose to be made att any Time after Eight Days next after the Sale and Delivery of the said Cloth hee shall forfeit for every such Offence the Su[m]m of Twenty shillings for every Cloth so sold to the Owner of the said Cloth and every Piece of Cloth not actually returned within Eight Days next after the Sale and Delivery of the same shall be and is hereby adjudged deemed and taken to be passed and approved of by the Buyer as a merchantable Cloth and all Contracts Promisses and Agreements for the allowing of any longer Time for the passing of any Cloth shall be and are hereby declared to be void.