An Order concerning the price of coals, and the disposing thereof, within the City of London, and the Suburbs, &c.  
Die Jovis 8. Junii. 1643. 
 Committee Navy.  
WHEREAS by an Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament dated the fourteenth day of January 1642. all persons are prohibited to fetch coals at Newcastle, Sunderland, and Blyth, upon pain of the forfeiture of their Ships and coals; Notwithstanding which Ordinance, some pretending ignorance, others, that in their voyage for Scotland, they were forced in by foul weather; have presumed to lade coals at the aforesaid places: The consideration of whose several cases, The Commons House of Parliament, having referred to the Committee of the Navy, whose want of time to examine the truth of the said Allegations, have in favour to the several persons offending in this kind, taken bond of the Masters and Owners of the ships and coals, with condition that they should be responsible to the Parliament, for the true value of their ships and coals, when they should be thereunto required, and not to sell their coals above the rate appointed by the said Ordinance: Notwithstanding which care of the said Committee, It is informed, That the said Masters and Owners, taking advantage of the times, and coveting excessive gains, have sold their coals at far greater prices; For avoiding which abuse in time to come; It is ordered, That the Lord Mayor of London for the time being, be desired to appoint Officers of trust, who be commanded to attend on board the ships, and take care that the said several Masters and Owners, who shall upon bond given to this Committee, and upon their order, have leave to sell off their coals, receive for a cauldron of the said coals, not above the sum of twenty three shillings. And that the said coals be not sold to any Woodmonger, Chandler, or others who sell the same again, but unto the poor, and unto housekeepers, and those of the meaner sort, not sparing to any one person above the quantity of one cauldron; And it is further ordered, That Mr. Solomon Smith marshal of the admiralty do not permit any Master or Owner to sell off their said coals, but in the presence of some persons deputed by the Lord Mayor of London, under his lordship's hand in writing, to see the due execution of this Order. Provided, That it shall be lawful for the ore▪ seers of the poor of any Parish within the City of London and the Suburbs thereof, to make provisions of coal for the use of the poor of such Parishes against the Winter in some such indifferent proportion as shall be thought fit by the Lord Mayor of the said City for the time being, signified under his hand in writing.  
Giles Grene.   

THe same order and rule to be observed in all other parts where Newcastle coals are imported, to be sold to the poor by the direction and oversight of the chief Officers of the said Ports.  
This order being this day presented from the Committee of the Navy, to the House of Commons; It was approved of and assented unto, and ordered to be Printed and sent unto the Lord Mayor.  
H. Elsing Cler. Parl. D. Com.   

Printed at London by Richard Cotes. 1643▪