A New Charge given by the Queen's commandment, to all justices of Peace, and all Majors, sheriffs, and all principal Officers of Cities, Boroughs, and Towns corporate, for execution of sundry orders published the last year for stay of dearth of Grain, With certain additions now this present year to be well observed and executed.  
Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queen's most excellent Majesty. 1595.   

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¶ A new charge for execution of sundry Orders published the last year, for stay of dearth of Grain; With certain additions now this present year to be well observed and executed.  
THat the Sheriff and justices of the Peace shall immediately upon the receipt of these orders, 
That the justices shall divide themselves into sundry parts to execute these orders.  assemble themselves together with as much speed as they possible may: And having conferred amongst themselves upon the contents hereof, shall first for the better execution of the same, divide themselves into sundry companies, and take amongst them into their charge by several divisions all the Hundreds, Rapes, or Wapentakes of the said County.  
Item, every company so allotted out, 
To appoint sundry juries to inquire of things hereafter following.  shall forthwith direct their Precepts unto the high Constables, that the under Constables, and other the most honest and substantial inhabitants within the same Hundred, Rape, or Wapentake, to the number of xxxvi. persons, more or fewer, as the quantity of the Hundred, Rape, or Wapentake shall require, to appear before them at a certain place, and within as short time after the receipt hereof as they conveniently may, & upon the appearance of the said persons, they shall divide them into so many Numbers or companies, as they shall think meet, giving instruction to the said high Constables to return as few of such as be known great farmers for Corn, or that have store of grain to sell, as he can. And such of the persons so warned as shall not appear, but make default being summoned, and not having any just or reasonable excuse allowable by the justices, to be punished therefore at the good discretions of the justices, before whom they are to appear.  
Item, they shall first declare to the parties appearing, the cause why they are sent for, and therewith earnestly charge them in the fear of God, to apply themselves to the service whereunto they shall be now called, with all dutifulness and diligence, and without any partiality to any person, and then they shall give them the charge following.  

¶ The charge.  

The charge to inquire what number of persons be in the houses of them that have store of Corne.  YOu shall diligently and carefully inquire, & make true and due search and trial, what number of persons of every householder that hath Corn in their Barns, Stacks or other where, as well justices of the Peace as others whatsoever, within the Parish of _____ have in their houses feeding, lying, and uprising, or otherwise to be fed: what number of Acres they have certainly to be sown this year with any manner of Grain: what bargains they have made with any person for any kind of Grain to be sold, by, or to them: to whom and by whom, & upon what prices they have made the same, and what quantity of any manner of Grain they, or any other have in their Barns, Grainers, Loftes, Cellors, or floors, or otherwise to be delivered unto them upon any Bargain.  
Item, what number of Badgers, Kidders, 
For Badgers, Broggers, and carriers of Corne.  Broggers or Carriers of Corn inhabit within the said Parish, and whither they do use to carry their Corn which they do buy, and where they do usually buy the same, and what their names be, and how long they have used that trade, and by whose Licence, and to see the same Licences of what tenor they are of.  
Item, what number of Malt makers, Bakers, 
Malt makers, Bakers, and Brewers.  common Brewers or tipplers dwell within the said Parish, and who they are by name, and how long they have used that trade, and how much they bake or brew in the week, and what other trade they have whereby otherwise to live.  
Item, 
Buyers of Corn to sell again.  who within the said Parish be the buyers of Corn, or do use to buy, or have bought any Corn or Grain to sell again, or have sold it again since Midsummer last.  
Item, 
Buyers of Corn upon the ground.  who within the same Parish buyeth or have bought or sold any Grain upon the ground, of whom, and to whom hath the same been bought or sold, and at what price, and to certify unto us of the Premises, and of every part thereof, on the _____ day of _____ now next coming: And to every part of these Articles you shall bring answer from point to point.  
And if any shall refuse to declare the truth, of, or, 
Against such as shall refuse, to declare the truth of the matters inquirable.  concerning the premises, or of any part thereof, to any the Inquirors aforesaid, requiring the same for their better information: the party so required and refusing, shallbe convented before the justices of the Peace of the said Division, or any two of them, and sharply rebuked, or if need be, punished for his contempt. And if the party so called in question, shall not declare the full truth thereof to the said justices, he shall be committed by the said justices to the common gail as a person bound for his good behaviour, and so to be continued, until he shall conform himself therein, or otherwise at the discretions of the said justices, he shall be bound in a good sum of money to make appearance before the Lords of her majesties privy Counsel to answer unto his contempt in that behalf, 
Parties offending to appear before the Counsel.  for ensample of all such disobedient persons.  

A consideration of all persons that have Corn, to determine how they shall serve the markets with such portions as they may spare.  That the said justices of the Peace having received into their hands the presentment of the said Inquirors answering to every point of their charge, shall call at certain days by them to be assigned, such persons before them of every Parish, as upon the presentment so made shall appear to have Corn to spare, and upon due consideration of the number of persons, which every person hath in his house, according to their qualities, and of the quantity of Grain, that the party hath toward the finding of the same, or otherwise to be spent in his house and sowing of his grounds, allowing to every Householder for his expenses in his house, for every person thereof according to their quality, sufficient Corn for bread and drink between this and the next Harvest, and for their seed after the rate of the sowing of that Country upon an Acre. And then they shall charge all such as shall appear to have more of any kind of Grain, then shall serve to the uses above mentioned, aswell justices of the Peace as others, to observe the orders ensuing, viz.    

¶ The orders to be observed are these, viz.  
YOU shall bring, 
Orders to be observed by such as shall be appointed to serve the markets with Corn, for the relief of the poor people first.  or cause to be brought weekly so many quarters or bushels of corn, as Wheat, Rye, Barley, Malt, Peazon, beans, or other Grain, or so much thereof as shall not be directly sold to the poor Artificers or day Labourers of the Parish within which you dwell, by order of the justices of the Peace of the Division within which you dwell, or two of them to the Market of _____ there to be by you, or at your assignment sold unto the Queen's subjects in open Market by half Quarters, two Bushels, one Bushel or less, as the buyer shall require of you, and not in greater quantity, except it be to a Badger or Carrier of Corn admitted according to the statute, or to a common known Brewer or Baker, 
To whom Corn shall be sold after that the poor are served.  having testimony under the hand and seal of such two justices of the Peace at the least of the division, or of a Mayor or other head Officer of the City, Town, or Borough corporate where he dwelleth, that he is common Brewer or Baker within the same: or to such other person as shall make provision for any Lord Spiritual or Temporal, Knight, or any other Gentleman that hath no sufficient provision of Corn, so as the same person have and show unto such person as shall have the oversight of the Market in that behalf, testimony under the hand and seal of the party for whom he cometh to the Market to make that provision, declaring that it is for the provision of his house, and containing the quantities and kind of Grain to be provided: And you shall not willingly leave any part of your Corn so brought to that Market unsolde, if money be offered to you for the same, by any that are permitted to buy the same, after the usual price of the market there that day, as long as the Market shall last.  

No Corn brought to the Market unfold to be carried out of the town.  Neither shall you from the beginning of the Market, to the full end thereof, keep or cause to be kept any of your said Corn out of the open sight of the Market: neither shall you carry away from the Market Town any kind of Grain that was brought thither which you have not there sold, but shall leave the same there in the Market Town in some place known, so as it may be brought into the open Market the next Market day at the first opening of the Market, there to be sold as afore was limited. And yet nevertheless, you shall bring to the Market such other quantity of Grain as shall be limited, and so continue at every Market day the bringing into the open Market, the quantity of Corn that shall be limited.  

None to buy such kind of Corn as they shall bring to sell, but by warrant upon reasonable cause.  Also you shall not buy any manner of such Grain as the said justices shall appoint you to sell, from this day forwards, but upon very especial and necessary cause to be allowed by them, until such time as all and every such manner Grains as the said justices at this time shall appoint you to sell, be according to that appointment and order by you sold. And if you shall not sow so much this year as hath been presented that ye intent to sow, or if you now have, or shall have knowledge, or shall guess hereafter at any time, either by threshing of the Mow or Shocks or otherwise, that ye have more store of any manner of Grain, then hath been presented: that then ye shall forth with upon such knowledge thereof had, make true relation thereof unto the said justices, or unto two of them, both what portion of your seed Corn shallbe left unsowen, or what further quantity you shall perceive you have, than was at the first presented.  
That so soon as you perceive you spend not after the rate of so much Corn as is limited unto you for the finding of your house, ye shall make true report unto the justices or two of them, how much less ye spend.  
Ye shall buy no Corn to sell it again, 
No corn to be bought for to sell again.  neither shall you by any colour directly or indirectly, appoint any your servants, or any other person to be a Badger of your Corn, other then to carry your Corn to the Market there to be sold as your own, without changing of any property.  
Ye shall neither buy nor sell any manner of Corn, 
No corn to be bought but in open Market.  but in the open Market, unless the same be to some poor handicrafts men, or day labourers within the Parish wherein you do dwell, that cannot conveniently come to the market Towns, by reason of distance of place, according to such direction as shallbe given unto you in that behalf by the justices of the Peace of that Division, within which you do dwell, or two of them, and to none of these above one bushel at a time, and thereof you shall keep or cause to be kept a particular note in writing, to whom you shall so sell weekly, and at what prices, so as the same may appear to the justices to be done without fraud or abuse.  
That the justices of the Peace within their several Divisions have special regard that Engrossers of Corn be carefully seen unto, 
Inquirie to be made against Engrossers.  and inquisitions to be made for knowledge of them, & that thereupon they may be severely proceeded with & punished according to the law: and to see that none be permitted to buy any Corn to sell again, but by special licence.  
That they take order with the common Bakers for the baking of Rye, Barley, Pease, 
Regard to the Bakers for keeping of the size of bread.  and beans according to the manner of the country for the use of the poor and that they appoint special and fit persons diligently to see the people well dealt withal by the common Bakers and Brewers in all Towns and places in their Weights and Assizes, having also regard, that the Deputies of the Clerk of the Market do not abuse themselves in unlawful exactions for Weight and Measure, and effectually to inquire for and search out the default therein, and thereupon to give order for punishment of the offendor severely, according to the Law: 
Bread faulty in any excess to be sold towards the relief of the poor.  and where any notable excessive offence shall be in the Bakers, to cause the bread to be sold by them to the poorer sort under the ordinary prices, as in part of punishment of the Baker.  

No Badger to buy Corn but in open Market, and with sufficient licence in writing.  That no Badgers of corn, Bakers or Brewers buy any Grain, or commune or bargain for the same, but in the time of open Markets, and that but by Licence under the hands of the justices of the Division where they do dwell, or three of them, and that they weekly bring their Licence with them to the Market where they do either buy or sell, or else not to be suffered to buy any: And that the Licence contain how much Grain, of what kind, & for what place they are licensed to buy and carry, that there be set down upon the Licence in writing, the day, place, quantity, and price at which the Corn is bought, that they take but measurably for the carriage, baking, and brewing thereof, that they show their books weekly to such as the justices of the Division wherein they dwell, 
The Badgers to show weekly their books of buying.  shall appoint for that purpose being no Bakers or Badgers of Corn, and that those within every xiiii. days make report to the justices of the Division wherein they dwell, how the people are dealt withal by the Badgers, Bakers, and Brewers, and that such as have sufficient to live on, or that are known to be of any common evil behaviour, be not permitted to be Badgers of Corn, of which sort commonly the report is that there are too many, 
No justices servant to be a Badger, nor none other, but such as shallbe licenced in open Sessions.  and therefore the same would be remedied and foreseen: Also that no Badgers be permitted but such as the Statute doth limit, and that no servant of any be licensed to be a Badger, except six of the justices at the least shall in open Sessions for some necessary cause allow any such, and that none at all be allowed a Badger, except he be allowed in open sessions, and not to be, as it is in many places, abused for gain of the Clerk of the Peace, or a justices Clerk granted without allowance of the rest of the justices in their open Sessions. And furthermore, 
No Badger, Baker, Brewer, or purveyor to buy Grain, until two hours after the full Market begin.  that none be permitted to buy or provide Corn in the Market in gross, as a Badger or Baker, Brewer, or purveyor & such like, upon pain of imprisonment, until two hours after the full Market be begun, that the poor may be first served.  
That the said justices, or two, 
Some justices to be present in the Market, to see the poor relieved upon reasonable prices.  or one of them at the least in every Division, shall be personally present at every market within their several Divisions, during the whole time of the Market, to see the orders to be taken by the authority hereof to be well observed, and the poor people provided of necessary Corn, and that with as much favour in the prices, as by the earnest persuasion of the justices can be obtained. By this it is not meant to charge any Lord of Parliament being a justice of Peace, to attend upon any such service in any Market, otherwise than it shall be with his own good will: but in all other causes tending to the execution of these orders, it is hoped that every person of any estate, will readily give advise and assistance.  
If there shall be any Hundred, Rape, 
Where justices are wanting in any Hundred, for to appoint some rich persons to supply the want.  or Wapentake within the said County, within the which or near thereunto no sufficient number of the said justices of the Peace do dwell or inhabit, the said Sheriff and four justices of the Peace of that County, shall in that case appoint some other honest Gentleman, or the high Constables under Constables, or such other, grave, honest, and substantial persons, not being Corn masters, dwelling within the said Hundred, Rape or Wapentake, as they shall by their discretions think convenient, to have the charge, in the execution of these orders there: whom they shall also instruct how to execute the same diligently and uprightly.  
That all good means and persuasions be used by the justices in their several divisions, 
That ministers and preachers exhort the richer sort to be liberal to help the poor with money or victual needful.  and by admonitions & exhortations in Sermons in the Churches, by the Preachers and Ministers of the word, that the poor may be served of Corn at convenient and charitable prices. And to the furtherance thereof, that the richer sort be earnestly moved by Christian charity, to cause their Grain to be sold under the common prices of the Market to the poorer sort: A deed of mercy, that will doubtless be rewarded of Almighty God.  
That there be no buying or bargeining of any kind of Corn but in open Market, but only to poor Artificers and day Labourers as aforesaid, and that the justices in their several Divisions, do in convenient sort restrain common Maulsters of making Barley Malt, 
To make Malt of oats in countries where there hath been use thereof.  in those countries and places where there be Oats sufficient to make Malt of for the use of the people, and to restrain as well the brewing of Barley Malt, by or for Alehouses or common tipplers in those Countries and places, as also the excess use of any kind of Malt, by all common Brewers, Maulsters, and common tipplers, according to the true meaning of this Article: And that the overaboundant converting of Barley into Malt, more than may serve for necessary use be restrained.  
And where it is informed that sundry Maulsters and others have already engrossed & taken into their hands great quantities of Barley, either to be converted into Malt or otherwise to make their profit of it by advancing the prizes thereof: It is therefore ordered that the justices of Peace in their several Divisions, shall use all the care and diligence they may to find out such Engrossers, and to examine them exactly how much of such kind of Corn they have already in their hands or have compounded for, and at what price, and where it is. And thereupon the said justices of the Peace to take order that so much thereof in Barley as shall be thought fit in the discretion of the same justices, be brought to such of the next Markets thereunto, as the same justices shall assign there to be sold to the poor people of the Town and the Country adjoining, by the sack or Coombe or lesser quantity, and by no greater quantity to any one person at such reasonable price, and with such reasonable gain as the same justices shall think fit. And such as shallbe found obstinate to obey this order, to be bound with good sureties to answer the matter before the Lords of her majesties Privy Counsel at some day to be prefixed by the same justices. And the great number of Maulsters to be reduced to fewer persons, and such as have other trades to live by, not to be permitted to use Maulting.  
That the justices use all other good means possible that are not mentioned in these orders, 
No waste of bread corn superfluously, nor any expense thereof but for feeding of people.  that the Markets may be well served, and the poor relieved in their provisions during this time of dearth. And that no expense of any Grain meet for bread to feed men, be wasted upon feeding of dogs or other beasts, neither that any be spent in making stuff called Starch, 
None suffered to make Starch of any Grain.  as of late there hath been discovered great quantity expended in that vain matter, being in no sort to be suffered to continue, the rather also for that there are other things not hurtful to the food of man, that may serve for such purposes, if such purposes at least were requisite.  
That the justices be straightly commanded to see by all good means, 
Able poor people to be set to work.  that the able people be set on work in houses of Correction provided and furnished, and there idle vagabonds to be punished.  

Stocks of money for provision of works for poor people.  That the justices do their best to have convenient stocks of money or wares, to be provided in every Division, or other places according to the Statute, for setting the poor on work, and the justices to use all other good and politic means within their several Divisions, to continue and maintain the poor people in work within the parish, or at the furthest within the Hundred, or Division, and namely in clothing Countries to charge the Clothiers, 
Clothier's to continue their workefolkes.  that have in former times gained by that trade, not now in this time of dearth to leave off his trade, whereby the poor may be set on work.  

soldiers hurt, and impotent people, to be relieved in their dwelling places.  That the maimed and hurt Soldier, and all other impotent persons, be carefully seen unto to be relieved within their several Parishes, Hundreds or Divisions, according to the Law therein provided: and that where the provisions formerly made, & assessed upon the householders in every Parish be not sufficient, it may be now for this time of dearth charitably increased. And where any Parish is not able to give sufficient relief to such their poor, that parish to have the supply of such other parishes near adjoining, as have fewer poor, and are better able to give relief. And no vagabond or sturdy beggar, or any that may otherwise get their living by their labours, be suffered to wander abroad under colour of begging in any Town, field or high way, and that the justices do presently give order that there be able persons appointed, and sufficiently weaponed, to assist the Constables of every Town to attach such vagabonds, both in their Towns, Fields and high ways, and to commit them to prison without bail of any such, but as two of the justices of the Peace within that Division shall order. And if any township shall not observe this order, for the attaching & punishing of the said vagabonds, than the justices shall set due punishment by fine upon the whole township, or upon such parties in the Town, as shall be found in fault.  
Where in some parts of the Realm, 
That no Millers be suffered to be common buyers of Corn, nor to sell meal, but to attend to the true grinding of the corn brought, and to use measurable tolle these dear seasons.  divers Millers, who ought only to serve for grinding of Corn that shall be brought to their mills, have begun lately a very corrupt trade, to be common buyers of Corn, both in markets, and out of markets, and the same do grind into meal, and do use as Badgers, or otherwise to sell the same at markets and in other places, seeking thereby an inordinate gain, besides the misusing of other men's Corn brought thither to be ground, by delay of grinding, or that worse is, by changing and altering of their good Corn to the worse: It is thought very necessary, that the justices of the Peace who are not owners by any title of any Milles, nor masters or landlords to any Millers, shall first inhibit all Millers upon pain both of imprisonment and fine, to use any such trade of buying of any grain to be sold either in Corn or meal, but to charge them to continue the orderly use of grinding of all manner of Corn that shallbe brought to them, in reasonable good sort, and upon reasonable Tolle. And for better performance hereof some of the justices not affectionated to the Millers, shall sometime personally themselves resort to the mills to oversee the doings of the said Millers, & compel them to do their duties. And where none of the justices can as need shallbe, weekly look thereto personally, they shall appoint certain honest persons weekly to attend thereto, and to inform themselves of the poorer sort, how they are used in this time of dearth, for their grinding and their Toll, and present the defaults to the justices, to be speedily reform with all due severity.  

Conferences to be had betwixt the justices of peace in the Shires, and the principal officers of Cities and towns corporate for provisions of Grain, for the inhabitants in Cities and corporate Towns.  Item, where there are within the circuit of any Shire, or thereto adjoining any Cities that are incorporated as Towns within themselves, or any other Towns incorporate, that have by good authority justices of Peace of their own inhabitants, for that commonly such Cities and Towns have their greatest number of householders that are no owners of grain, but have common Bakers, and Brewers, that must of necessity buy and provide their Corn or Meal at the Markets near thereto, to serve all other the inhabitants and resiants within the said Cities & Towns: For the provision of all such Cities and Towns, it shall be necessary that the justices of the Peace of the Shires next to the same Cities and Towns shall have a meeting and conference with the head Officers of the said Cities and Towns, how and in what good manner the Bakers and Brewers, and other householders that shall also have need to provide Corn or Meal for the necessary use of the private households, may be provided at the Markets near to the same. And after due conference had hereof, there shall be by the justices of Peace, and the foresaid head Officers some good orders set down, such as both may serve for the needful use of the same Towns and Cities, and also may not by abuse give cause of raising of prices in the Markets and Countries adjoining. And where there shall be adjoining to the same Cities & Towns, or not far distant, divers Shires (as in many places such is the situation of them) there some of the justices of every Shire so adjoining, or not far distant, shall use such conference and take such orders with the said Officers, as afore is mentioned. And in such cases the justices of every such Shire shall be informed mutually from the one Shire unto the other, of the needful provisions to be made from time to time for the said Cities and Towns, so as every Shire may proportionably yield reasonable succour and relief out of their Markets to the purveyors, or to the Bakers, and Brewers as shall be requisite without burdening of the one, more than the other may reasonably bear. And if need shall require, the aforesaid principal Officers shall not refuse to acquaint the justices, from whence the provision shall be bought and provided, how such provisions so had and bought in Markets are spent, that by colour of such provisions no abuse be committed to increase the prices, and so to leave the poor unable to be relieved.  
If there be any special part within any Shire, 
Order for places exempted from the jurisdiction of the justices of peace in the bodies of the Shires.  that hath as a liberty by special Commissions any justices of the Peace within the same, the Sheriff of the Shire shall send unto the principal owner or Officer of such Liberty, notice of these orders, and shall charge them that the justices of the Peace within such Liberty do their duties for execution of all these orders, as far forth as shall be requisite, and therein also to use by conference the advise of some other justices next adjoining.  
That no transportation of Corn or Victual be, 
Regard to stay all transportation of Grain out of the Realm.  but from port to port within this Realm, and that but in cases needful, as for the provisions of London, shipping, or such like. And that be done by the view and overseeing of her majesties officers of the Custom house of the port where the same shallbe laden, or of the most part of them, & of the chief magistrates of the town in which that port is, & also of some of the Commissioners of the county in which that port is, & for that purpose assigned. And that in such case good bonds with sufficient sureties be taken to her majesties use for the delivery thereof at the port to which the same shallbe assigned. And for bringing back in convenient time not only a true Certificate of the unlading thereof at the same port so assigned from her majesties officers of the Custom house of that port to the Customer of the port where the same was laden: But also one other Certificate from the chief magistrate of the Town of that port where the same shallbe assigned to be unladen: And from some of the Commissioners of the County in which that Town is, for the purpose assigned unto the Commissioners and chief magistrate of that port where the same was laden, of the due and just unlading thereof at the port assigned. And transcripts of those Certificates to be made & certified into the Exchequer in the beginning of every Term.  
And if the Commissioners for that purpose assigned, shall not do their best endeavours to make stay of the transporting of Corn, as by authority of their commission they ought to do, than any other justice by authority of these orders shall make stay of all such transportation, and in his so doing, shall be allowed & maintained. And this is thought meet to be in this sort directed, for that it may be doubted, that amongst so many as are appointed in the foresaid Commission against transportation, some may be mistaken, being themselves either transporters, or friends or favourers to transporters, or negligent in the execution of the charge committed to them.  

Certificate to be made of the Execution of these Orders monthly to the Sheriff, and he to certify the same to the privy Council within every forty days.  That the justices of the Peace do once every month certify their doings and proceed by force of these instructions unto the Sheriff of the said County, in which certificate they shall also make certificate of such justices as shall be absent from any of these services, and the true cause of their absence, and shall also certify the usual prices of all kinds of Grain in their markets for that month past: Of all which the same Sheriff shall certify to the Privy counsel without any delay, so as he do certify once in every forty days at the furthest, and so as also the default in any justice that shall be absent without necessary cause, may be duly considered, and reform by authority of her majesties Counsel, as reason shall require: whereby such persons as are placed as justices, may not continue in those rooms wherein they shall be found not disposed to attend such necessary and godly services as this is, but that others of better disposition may supply those rooms, if there shall be need of any such number.  
Special Inquirie be made of those that are great hoorders up of Corn, and bring little quantity to the Market, to the end from such person's provision may be made for her majesties shipping, & other public services, as need shall require.  
And if any shall offend against the true meaning of these instructions, or of any part thereof, or shall use any sinister mean to the defrauding thereof, that such be severely punished according to the Laws: and for such obstinate persons as shall not conform themselves, the justices shall at their discretion bind them to appear before the Queen's majesties privy Counsel by a day certain, there to be further dealt with by severe punishment, for the better ensample of all others.   

❧ Additions to the former Orders.  
FIrst to take order that the multitude of Badgers and buyers both of Butter & Cheese, as also of Corn to sell again, may in every County upon conference amongst the justices be reduced to a competent number, and those of the fittest persons for that purpose, and the residue to be removed.  
That such of these Badgers and buyers as shall remain, be only permitted to make provision to furnish the Markets of such Cities & other great towns and places which otherwise are not able to be sufficiently provided for, of those provisions in the countries near adjoining, for that they are only needful for those places.  
That the Farmer or Maulster be not permitted to sell to any such Badgers or buyer, nor to any Baker or Brewer out of a market, nor that any Badgers or buyers to sell again, be permitted to buy any Corn, Butter or Cheese but in the Market: Neither any Baker, Brewer, Badger or such buyer as aforesaid to sell again, be permitted to buy in any market but two hours at the least after the full of the market, whereby others may be served of their particular provisions, And then the Badger, Baker, and buyer to sell again, to take away the surplusage of the Market only.  
To foresee that no covenous practices be used between the Farmer or Maulster, & the Badger, Broker, Brewer, or buyer to sell again, whereby the Farmer or other should detain his Corn or Malt to the end of the Market to the hindrance of the market: But if any such be found then such offender to be duly punished.  
Hyglers and Purveyors for the City of London or any other City, not to be permitted to buy Corn or other victual but in open market, & that two hours after the full Market, whereby the poorer sort may be served of that which they shall need at competent prizes: Nevertheless, for the better furnishing of your said Cities with necessary provisions and in convenient manner, it is ordered that further provisions shall be from time to time made for them in such sort as the Lords of her majesties Counsel shall further direct in that behalf.  
It is also ordered, that the feeding of sheep with Pease or beans which is used in some countries for food be specially forbidden, because in time of dearth the same may serve the poorer sort to make bread of.  
That there be monthly a view taken what Corn any Farmer or other person using to sell Corn, hath both threshed, and by estimation in the stowage, and to be enjoined to sell none but in open Market, except to poor artificers and day labourers their neighbours, and to yield a due account to the justices, of the expense of his Corn, and how much he doth sell weekly in any Market.  
That inquisition be made in what places Malt is commonly made to be sold by such as are called Maultsters, and who they be. And to take order that by buying and engrossing of Barley to make Malt, they do not thereby store up greater quantity of Malt than they usually bring into the Markets, thereby towards the end of the year to increase the price thereof excessively. Of which abuse the justices are to take care to reform the same, and to take order also that they shall buy their Barley in open Market, and not at the Farmer's houses thereby to forestall the Markets, and to enhance the prices.  
To take straight order with the common Brewers, that they serve no Beer or Ale to any Alehousekeeper, Victualler, or Tipler, but at such rate and price as by the justices of the Peace shallbe set down and appointed by authority of the Statute of 23. H. 8. Cap. 4. And yet the same to be well sodden and well brewed of wholesome grain as it ought to be, upon pain of _____ to be imposed by the justices.  
To take a view of the number of Alehouses, Victualling houses, and Tippling houses in every Town, parish, village and Hamiet within their jurisdictions, And upon view had, to consider what number of them is necessary and fit for every Town, Parish, Village and Hamlet to continue. And thereupon to discharge the superfluous number and such as are unmeet to keep the same, and to allow a convenient number, and no more than shallbe needful, and those but in places necessary, and the same to be in the midst and heart of the said Towns and Villages, and in no sort to allow any at the ends of the Town, Village, or Hamlet, nor in out places or places distant from the rest of the Town or Village. And hereafter no licence to be granted for victualling or tippling but in every open quarter Sessions, & that by the consent of the most part of the justices there present, whose names with the number of the houses licensed in every Town or Village the Clerk of the Peace shall insert in a book, or roll to be kept for that purpose. And that no greater number be hereafter admitted to keep Tippling houses in any Town or Village, but such as shall be agreed at this first view, and order to be taken therein.  
That they which shallbe allowed to be Alehousekeepers and Victuallers, shall be of honest conversation, and of reasonable value, and to enter Bonds to her majesties use to perform the orders following, which Bonds shall be by the Clerk of the peace presented to the justices in their Sessions to be seen, whether the Conditions are broken: And thereupon the Custos Rotulorum, or his deputy, to certify the same into the Exchequer, and such of them as shall refuse to be bound, not to be permitted to keep any Alehouse.  
That no Victuallers, tipplers, and Alehousekeepers have in their houses, or do permit to be brought into their houses, any Cards, Dice, or Tables, nor to suffer any to play in their houses, yards, or backsides, at any Cards, Tables, Dice, or other unlawful games.  
That no Victualler, Tipler, or Alehousekeeper shall dress, or suffer to be dressed or eaten, within his house any flesh upon any forbidden day, saving in case of necessity of sickness, according to the Statute in that behalf provided.  
That the Alehousekeepers do not brew in their houses, nor have any drink, but such as shall be fit for the inferior sort of people, and that but of some ordinary and reasonable size, and the drink to be uttered at such price and rate as the justices shall assess and set down in their Articles, (and not to maintain excess) whereby an exceeding great quantity of barley may be saved for bread corn, for the inferior sort of people.  
That they suffer none to eat and tipple, or victual in their houses, but such as are wayfairing men, that shall take the same to refresh themselves in their passage or journey, or such as shall be appointed to lodge or take diet in their houses, but to deliver out of their houses that quantity of drink which their neighbours of the poorer sort shall have need of, to be drunk in the houses of those who fetch or send for the same, and not elsewhere.  
To permit no tippling at all on the Sabbath day, or holy day in time of divine service.  
That no Victualler, Tippler, or Alehousekeeper, shall permit and suffer any person or persons to lodge in his house above a day and a night, but such as he will answer for, as the Statutes in that behalf made do require.  
To give straight order and charge, to every Constable, or other inferior Officer to whom it may appertain, that every of them shall once in every fifteen days, search and inquire of the defaults and disorders aforesaid, and shall inform the justices of the peace of the same defaults and disorders if any be, that the offenders therein, may thereupon be proceeded on and punished according to the law. And if it shall seem to the justice, that the petty Constable be either a Victualler, or one that shall favour the Victuallers in their faults, than some other meet person to be appointed to make the said Inquisition and Certificate.  
No Tipler to buy any goods of any wayfaring man, or other that shall bring the same to their houses to sell, but of such as shall be well known unto them to be of honest conversation, and whom they shall be able always to produce, or have to be forth coming.  
All these with such other necessary Articles, as the justices of the several Counties (to whom the estate of the Shire is best known) shall think necessary in the several Counties to be added, the Alehousekeepers and Victuallers shall be bound to observe.  
Lastly, whosoever shall use tippling, or victualling without licence, or shall break the Orders as aforesaid to be prescribed to them, to be proceeded withal, and severely punished according to the Statute and law in that behalf.