❧ By the Mayor.  
WHereas not only of Common usage and ancient custom used within this honourable City, But also of & by the old laws & ordinances made and executed in the same City it is manifest That all manner of Commodities, Clotheses and merchandises made and wrought within the kingdom of England and dominions of the same, brought unto the said City to be sold, were and aught to be brought unto such common market places as to that purpose within the same City was appointed, And there only and not else where aught to be bought and sold, And the owners thereof did there pay Halladge and other duties, which was so done as well that good and lawful wares should be bought and sold & corrupt and unlawful bargains and contracts tending to the deceit of the people, & contrary to the laws of the Realm might be avoided: As also that there might be no foreign buying and selling in fraud of the liberties, franchesies, and customs of the said City being confirmed & ratified by act of Parliament.  
And where of late years divers sorts of Cloth and other Commodities and merchandises some of wool only, and some of woollen and linen woven together have been and are daily made & wrought within this realm and the dominions thereof and daily and from time are brought to this City there to be sold, And because they are not called by any of the same names that the clotheses of Woollen or Linen of the former ancient time were (although they consist of the same substance) The makers and merchants thereof pretend a liberty to themselves to make their markets thereof, and to buy and cell the same in Inns, chambers, and warehouses and all other parts of this City and Liberties thereof at their pleasure, Aswell in the great deceit of many her majesties loving Subjects, and more easy utterance of naughty and deceitful wares: As also to the readier and more easy intruding upon the liberties of this City by foreign buying and selling: Therefore in remedy of the said disorders, The Lord Mayor and his worshipful brethren thaldermen, and the common counsel of this City now assembled do ordain and enact, That from henceforth all manner of clotheses of new devise, commodities and merchandises aforesaid made of wool or of woollen & linen together (not accustomed heretofore to be brought to Blackwellhall, which hereafter shallbe brought to this City to be sold, shall be wholly brought to the common market place named the wasted hall situate at the Northend of thold jury in the ward of Bassinghall within this City, And there from henceforth shallbe bought and sold and not elsewhere within the liberties of the same City, And that no person or persons free of this City or any other dwelling within the liberties thereof, or having any house shop or romyth within the same City or liberties thereof shall from henceforth there or elsewhere within the same liberties take in, receive, harbour or bestow, or suffer to be taken in, received, harboured, or bestowed, any of the said clotheses of new devise, Commodities or merchandises before the same be brought to the market place aforesaid thereunto appointed and there harboured, taken in, bought and sold.  
And by authority aforesaid it is enacted and ordained that the markets for the said clotheses of new devise commodities and merchandises aforesaid shall and may be from henceforth weekly had and kept in the hall or market place aforesaid every Tewesday & Wednesday from viii. until xi. of the clock in the forenoon, and from one until four of the clock in the afternoon. And it is further ordained by authority aforesaid, That from henceforth the officers of the said hall and market place or some of them shallbe attendant at the said hall to receive the premises from time to time, who shall and may take for hallage & and other charges of the said Clotheses of new devise, commodities, and merchandises such rates for such time and in such sort as followeth. That is to say: 

Narrow Rash for Doblytting containing thirty. yards the double piece, for hallage. j d.  
Brode Rash for Cloaks and other garments containing from 20. to 25. yards the piece. ij. d.  
Borratose's wrought with silk containing under 20 yards ob. and the double piece above 25. yards. i d.  
Plomites wrought with silk or otherwise the single piece, ob. and the double piece. i d.  
Carrels containing xiiii. yards a piece one farthing.  
Worsted hose the dozen pair. two. d.  
Norwhich gartering the gross. ob.  
Stowle lace and penny breadth lace the dozen gross i d.  
Cruel or worsted yearn the dozen pound i d.  
Friu●●●re the dozen pound weight i. d.    
And th●t when as the halladge and other duties according to the rates aforesaid shallbe paid, the officer or his d putye in that case appointed shall strike a seal of lead upon every particular piece of the said marchaun●izes aswell in discharge of the owner from any redemaund thereof, as also to charge the same officer with ●he money received. And because in experience not only touching the last recited premises but also touching divers ancient sorts of Cloth, divers disorders are daily committed: It is also by authority aforesaid ordained that if any of the premises anciently made or of new devise or hereafter to be devised & made within this Realm and dominions thereof shallbe brought to this City to be sold, That the same severally shallbe brought to the said several markets and there to be harboured and not else where till the same be first bought & sold within one of the same markets. And that if any of the premises shallbe bought in the Country by any former bargain by any freeman of this City and after brought hither that the same or a true certificate thereof shallbe presented at such of the said halls as appertaineth as aforesaid And the hallage therefore paid or a bill therefore given by the same freeman to the ordinary officer before the same shallbe received or harboured upon pain that every freeman and foreign dwelling in this City or the liberties thereof which shall receive or harbour any of the premises otherwise or contrary to the true meaning of the ordinances aforesaid shall forfeit & pay to those of the commonalty of this City for every broad Cloth so harboured vi. s viii. d. for every kersey iii s. iiii. d. for every Bridgewater xx. d. and for every other of the ancient woollen clotheses accordingly in an equal rate for every worsted iii s. iiii. d. for every tuffed mockado xx. d. and for every other of the premises of new devise now being or hereafter to be accordingly in an equal rate and for avoiding all pretence of excuse that the premises shallbe forthwith publicly proclaimed. All which penalties & forfeitures to be incurred by force of the said ordinances, shallbe recovered by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, to be brought or exhibeted & pursued in the Queen's majesties court in the utter Chamber of the Guildhall of this City of London commonly called the mayor's court by and in the name of the Chamberlain of this City for the time being. And all sums of money and forfeitures so to be recovered over & above the charges of the suit, shallbe employed in form following. That is to say, one third part to those of the Mayor & commonalty & Cittyzens of this City, the one other third part to the relief of the poor in Christ's hospital in this City, and the other third part to such persons as shall present & give information of such offence and do his diligence that the offender may be duly convicted. And for that no manner of person or persons shall hereafter excuse themselves for lack of warning, neither be ignorant of the foresaid 〈◊〉 ●nd rates above recited My said Lord M●●or and his right worshipful brethren thaldermen have thought good by public proclamation to th'end to take away as much as in them lieth all such feigned & untrue allegations & excuses openly to publish and proclaim the said law and ordinance that the same may be observed accordingly. yeven at the Guildehall of this honourable City of London this present xxviii. of October in the xviii. year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth.  
God save the Queen.   

Imprinted at London by john Day.