THE Baker and Brewer's Warning-Piece.  
Or, Excellent ORDERS  
To be observed, by such as shall be appointed to serve the Markets with Corn, Meal, and other Grain, for relief of the poor people.  
The Officers appointed to be present in the Market, to see poor Citizens, Tradesmen, and others, relieved upon reasonable prices: The admirable Edict made against Engrossers; and a most Christian Order touching Bakers and Brewers, for the performing of their due Weight and Measure; with penalties to be inflicted upon unlawful exactions.  
As also, A Rule and Precept for the Ministers and Magistrates, to be observed in their several Parishes, concerning Taverns, Inns, and Alehouses.  
LONDON, Printed for G. Freeman, and are to be sold near the Blue Anchor in Little Britain, 1662.   

THE BAKER'S Warning-piece, etc.  
AMongst the rest of the good Orders for relief of the Poor, and the abating of the Price of Corn, and all other sorts of Grain, these following are very observable, deriving from former precedents in the glorious Reign of Queen Elizabeh, of ever blessed memory; occasioned by a great Dearth and scarcity of Corn, to wit.  

Malt-makers, Bakers, and Brewers.  
Item, What number of Malt-makers, Bakers, common Brewers, or Tiplers, 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 Trade they have whereby otherwise to live.  
Indeed there hath been too much deceit of late years used by many through their false Weights and Measures, and some there are to this day that persevere therein; the Baker making his Bread too light, others pintching of their Measure; so that the poor are almost starved, having not moneys to buy such small Morsels at sodear a rate: But let such Oppressors know, That the Lord will punish them for their oppression, and avenge himself on his that by fraud doth injure any one; for the holy Scripture makes it evident, [That the LORD did so abdor oppression and cruelty, as that he re●●ired the Blood of that Man, that did eat the Flesh of Beasts with the blood thereo, Deut. 2.23.] Nay, that man that oppresseth the Poor to enrich himself, shall himself come to poverty, J●r. 23.13. And he that oppresseth another, by reinsing to hear his cry, the Lord will not hear him; and he that doth evil to any one it shall be his destrushion; for great have been the inconveniencies and mischiefs that have flowed from cruelties and oppressions; as in the case of Rehoboam King of Israel, Dionysius, and Henry King of Specia, who lost himself upon his intolerable exactions on the people, and those that advised him to his unmerciful cruelties, lost their li●es in their labours, and were stoned to Death by the multitude.  
Let this therefore serve as a Warning-piece to all Oppressers; and for such as have Riches set not your heart upon them; but relieve the Poor, cloth the Naked, and oppress not the Widow or Fatherless, but follow the counsel of holy Daniel, Dan. 2.27. Break off that sin by repentance unto God, by mercy to the ●oor and with Zachets, by restitation to wronged, oppressed, and injured men, L●ke 19 For w … ●o such, who by false Weights and Measures get Riches unto themselves, Amos 8.8. It being expressly held forth in Scripture, That such things are an abomination to the LORD, Prov. 11.1 and 20.10. But to descend to some particular Orders, offered from former precedents, these may serve as a direct line to guide us by in sad times, viz.   

… ers' to be observed by such as shall be appointed to serve the Markets with Corn, for the relief of the poor people first.  
You shall brin●, or cause to the brnught, weekly so many Quarter's or Bushels of Corn, as Wheat, Rye, Barley, Malt, Pease, Beans, or other Grain, or so muc thereof as shall not be directly sold to the poor Artificers or Day-labourers of the Parish within which you dwell, or two of them there to be by you, or at your assignment sold 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 on Baker, having testimony under the Hand and Seal of two such 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 a common Brewer or Baker within the same; or to such other person as shall make provision for any Lord Spiritual or Temporal, Kt. or any other Gentleman that hath no provision of Corn; so as the same person have, and show unto such persons 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 Coru so brought to that Market unfold, if Money be offered to you for the same, by any that are permitted to b●y the same, after the issual price of the Market there that day, as long as the Market shall last.   

No Corn-brought to the Market unsold, to be cauried out of the Town.  
Neither shall you from the beginning of the Market to the full end thereof k●ep, or cause to be kept, any of your said Corn out of the sight o● the op●n 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 you shall leave the same there in the Market, in a known place, so that it may be exposed to public sale the next day after: Novertheless 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.   

No Corn to be bought for to sell again.  
Ye shall buy no Corn to sell it again, neither shall you buy any colour directly or indirectly, appoint any your Servants, or any other person to be a Badger of your Corn, otherwise then to carry it to the Market, there to be sold as your own, without changing of any property.   

No Corn to be bought but in open Market.  
Ye shall neither buy or sell any manner of Corn, but in the open Market, unless the same be to some Handi-crafts-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, accoring to such direction as shall be given unto you in that behalf by us the Justices of the Peace of that Division within which you do dwell, or two of us, 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.   

Inquiry to be made against Engrosser.  
That the Justices of the Peace within their seveal divisions have regard that Engrossers of Corn be carefully looked unto, and inquifitions to be made for knowledge of them, so as they may be severely punished according to the Law; and where such are found, to make Certificates, their Names and Dwellings, and of the proofs to the King's Majesties Atturnal General for the time being, who is directed speedily to inform against them for the same, and to see that none be permitted to buy any Corn to sell again, but by special Licence, and that of all manner of Licences by Justices of the Peace, or by any other Authority, the parties that shall have such Licences, shall cause an entry to be made in the Books of the Peace, remaining with the Custos Rot lorum, or the Clerk of the Peace; for entry whereof the party shall not pay above Two pence, and thereof the Costos Rotulorum, or the Clerk, shall keep a good Register to be showed to the Justices, whensoever they shall require the fight thereof.   

Regard to the Bakers, for keeping the size of Bread.  
That they take order with the common Bakers, for the baking of Rye, barley, Pease, and Beans, for the use of the poor, and that they appoint special and fit personsdiligently 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 Offender severely, according to the Law, and where any notable excessive offence shall be in the Bakers, to cause the Bread to be sold to the poorer sort under the ordinary price, as in part of punishment of the Baker.   

Some Justices to be present in the Marekt, to see the poor relieved upon reasonable prices.  
That the said Justices, or two, 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 here of to be well observed, and the poor people provided of necessary Corn, and that with as much favour in the price, as by the earnest persuasions 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 advice and assistance.   

That Ministers and Preachers exhort the Rich sort to be liberal to help the Poor with Money or Victual, if needful.  
That all good means and persuasions be used by the Justices in their several Divisions, and by admonitions and exhortations at Sermons in the Churches, by the Preachers and Ministers of the Word, that the pour may be served of Corn at conxevient 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 be doubtless rewarded of Almighty God. That there be no buying or bargaining of any kind of Corn, but in open Markets, and that the Justices in their several Divisions, restrain common Maltsters from making Barley Malt, 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 Ale houses, or common Tiplers in those places and Countries, as also the excess use of any kind of Malt, by all common Brwers, Malsters, or common Tiplers, according to the true meaning of this Article; and that the unnessary number of Alelseases and common Tiplers, be forth with suppressed in all places, and that direction be given to all Taverns, Alehouses, and Tippling houses, not to suffer any persons to repair theither, to eat and drink at unseasonable times, or to continue in such houses longer than to satisfy their necessity of eating and drinking.   

That no Millers are suffered to become buyers of Corn, nor to fell Meal; but to attend to the true grinding of the Corn brought, and use measurable Tall these dear seasons.  
Where in some parts of the Realm, divers Millers, who ought only to serve for grinding of Corn that shall be brought to their Mills, have began 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 misufing of other men's Corn brought thither to be ground, by delay of grinding, or what worse is, by changing and altering their good Corn to bad; it is therefore though necessary, that the Justices of the Peace who are not owners by any Title of any Mills, nor Masters or Landlords to any Millers, shall in hibit them upon pain of imprisonment, to use any sucly Trade of buying any Grain, to be sold either in Corn or Meal.    
FINIS.