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Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Food -- Early works to 1800. 2003-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2003-06 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-07 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2003-07 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-08 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms ¶ By the King. ❧ A Proclamation for the Prices of Victuals within the Verge of the Court. WHereas Wee vnderstand by the Records of Our Counting-house , that Our most Noble Progenitors & Predecessors , Kings and Queenes of this Realm , haue alwaies had an especiall care to restraine the excessiue Rates and Prices of Uictuals , Horse-meate , and Lodging ; And that , notwithstanding the extraordinary care thereof , taken by Our most deare and Royall Father , King IAMES of blessed memory , yet there were within the Uerge of the Court , alwayes some , who out of their greedy desire of vnlawfull gaine , would neuer bee kept within any bounds of equall and reasonable Prices , but , by the accesse of the Court , and the increase of the concourse of people thither , would take an occasion to enhaunce their Rates , and exact vnconscionable extreame Prices , at their owne willes and pleasures : Wee , taking the same into Our Princely consideration , and being desirous that all Our louing Subiects in generall , should in all places of their trauaile bee well vsed , and especially within the Uerge of Our Court , where Our Nobility , Seruants & Traine , dayly attending vpon Our Person , are lodged & placed by Our Harbingers , & other Suitors haue dayly occasion to resort , Haue giuen order to the Clerke of the Market of Our Houshold , within the Uerge of Our Court , foorthwith to cause a Rate and Ualuation to bee set by indifferent Iurors , of all Corne , Uictuals , Lodgings , Horse-meate , and other necessaries of that kinde , according to the reasonable and equall Rates and Prices of the Market , and to renewe such Rates and Ualuations from time to time , as occasion shall require , by Oath and Presentments of Iurors ; And haue commanded , that Schedules of the Inquisitions and Presentments of the Iuries , to bee thereupon taken , shall , not onely be certified by Our sayd Clerke of the Market , or his Deputie , into Our Counting-house , to remaine there with the Officers of Our Houshold ; But shall also be fixed , and set vpon the Gates of Our Court , and other places within the Uerge , aswell within Liberties as without , whereby publique notice may bee taken of the same ; Our will and pleasure being , and We do by this Our Proclamation straitly charge & command , That no Baker , Brewer , Inholder , Butcher , or other Uictualler , or any other person or persons , of what estate or degree soeuer hee or they be , doe in any wise demand , aske , or receiue more for Corne , Uictuals , Horsemeate , Lodging , or any other thing to bee specified in the sayd Schedule or Inquisition , then according to the Rates and Prices therein mentioned , vpon paine of imprisonment , and such further punishment , as by the Lawes of this Realme , or by Our Prerogatiue Royall , may bee inflicted vpon them , as opressors of the Common-wealth , and contemners of this Our Royall Commandement . And moreouer , Wee doe straitly charge and command , That no manner of person or persons , now vsing , or which shall hereafter vse , to serue any Citie , Borough , Towne , or other place , in , or neere the place of Our residence or abode , or elsewhere within the Uerge of Our Court , either within Liberties or without , of , or with any kinde of Corne or Uictuals , or other necessaries , either vpon the Market dayes , or at any other time , shall be any thing the more remisse , or slacke , for making of prouision for the same , then they or any of them heretofore haue been , nor shall vse any colour of craft , to deceiue the buyers of , or in the said prouisions , or to withdraw , conceale , hide , or lay aside their Corne , Uictuals , Horse-meate , or other necessaries , to lessen or diminish the Market , whereby Our Traine , or attendants of Our Court , within any Citie , Borough , or Towne within the Uerge , or the Inhabitants of the same , or any other Our louing Subiects thereunto resorting , shall not be as well , and as plenteously furnished in euery respect , as the Markets were before , in defrauding of this Our Ordinance . And furthermore , We straitly charge , and expresly command , aswell all Our Officers of Our Greenecloth , and Our Clerke of the Market , and his Deputie or Deputies , as also all Maiors , Bayliffes , Sheriffes , Constables , and all other Our Officers and Ministers of all and euery the Cities , Boroughs , Townes , Hundreds , and other places within the Uerge of Our Court , aswel within Liberties as without , That they and euery of them from time to time , when , and as often as any complaint shall bee made vnto them by any partie or parties , iustly grieued or wronged , contrary to the tenour of this Our Proclamation , within their authorities respectiuely , forthwith to endeauour themselues to see speedy reformation thereof and due punishment of the person or persons that shall offend therein , according to the seuerest Iustice of Our Lawes in that behalfe . Giuen at Our Court at White-Hall , the fourteenth day of May , in the first yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine , France and Ireland . God saue the King. ¶ Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton , and Iohn Bill , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie . ANNO DOM. M. DC . XXV .