Whereas at the open General Quarter Sessions of the Public peace holden for the City of London, at the Guildhall of the same City on Monday the three and twentieth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred fifty and five; before Christopher Pack Mayor of the City of London, Thomas Atkin, John Kendricke, John Dethicke, and Robert Tichborne Aldermen of the same City; Justices assigned to keep the public peace in the same City, and also to hear and determine divers Felonies, Trespasses, and other Misdemeanours within the same City committed: That same Quarter Sessions of the Peace was adjourned by the foresaid Justices there, until Wednesday the five and twentieth day of the same month of April, in the year aforesaid, at Seven of the Clock in the forenoon of the same day, to be holden at Justice-hall in the Old Bayley in the Parish of Sepulchers in the Ward of Farringdon without London aforesaid, before the foresaid justices and others their Fellows, further to do as the same justices and Court should consider etc. And thereupon at that same General Quarter Sessions of the Public Peace holden by the Adjournment aforesaid, at justice hall aforesaid, in the Parish and Ward aforesaid, on the said Wednesday the five and twentieth day of April, in the year aforesaid, before the aforesaid Christopher Pack Mayor of the said City of London, Thomas Atkin, Thomas Foot, John Kendrick, Sir Thomas Vyner Knight, John Dethick, Robert Tichborn, John Ireton, Stephen Eswick, and Walter Big Aldermen of the same City, justices assigned to keep the Public Peace in the same City; And also to hear and determine divers Felonies, Trespasses, and other Misdemeanours committed within the same City.  
TO the end that Brewers of Ale and Beer to sell within this City and Liberties thereof, may have reasonable gains for the same and no more: It is ordered by the said justices of Peace of this City, assembled at this General Quarter Sessions of the Public Peace holden for the said City, in pursuance of what the Laws and Statutes do require: That the Brewers of this City and all others that now do, or hereafter shall sell any Beer or Ale within the same or the Liberties thereof, shall not from henceforth sell any Ale or Beer, but at the Rates and Prices hereafter following that is to say: The strongest and the best sort of Ale and Beer at the Rate and Price of Ten shillings the Barrel and not above, The second sort of Ale and Beer at the Price and Rate of Eight shillings the Barrel and not above, The third sort of Ale and Beer at the Rate and Price of six shillings the Barrel and not above, And the fourth sort of Ale and Beer being the smallest sort of Ale and Beer, at the Rate and Price of four shillings the Barrel and not above; And so after those Rates respectively, for every greater or lesser vessel, until other order shall be taken herein, upon such pains and penalties as by the Laws and Statutes are in this behalf appointed.  
Also to the end that Inholders and Ostlers within this City and the Liberties thereof, may have reasonable gains and no more; The justices of the Peace of this City, assembled at this General Quarter Sessions of the public Peace here holden for the City of London, taking into consideration the great plenty of Oats and Hay within this Commonwealth, and the reasonable values thereof, do hereby declare and order, that no Inholder or Hostler within this City, or the Liberties thereof, shall from henceforth require and take of any person above seven pence for his or her Lodging, and for Hay, Water, Litter and Dressing for one Horse for one day and one night, Nor above six pence for Hay, Water, Litter and Dressing for one Horse for a day and a night; where the Owner or user thereof shall not have convenient Lodging, there that Night; And also that no such Inholder or Hostler shall from henceforth require or take above six pence for a Peck of the best Oats Sealed Measure, And so after those Rates for Lodging, Hay, Litter and Oats, respectively for longer time or lesser, or greater Measures, until the justices of the Peace of this City shall give further order herein concerning the same, upon such pains and penalties as by the Laws and Statutes are in this behalf appointed.  
Also in pursuance of several Acts of Parliament made touching divers Orders for Artificers, Laborers, Servants, and Apprentices; And for duly putting the same in Execution in rating the wages for Artificers, Laborers, Servants, Apprentices, Workmen and Work-women: The justices of Peace here present being the more part of the justices of Peace resiant and within the City of London, having assembled themselves together, and called unto them such discreet and grave persons of the said City of London as they have thought meet, and considered together, respecting the plenty of the present time, and the Cheapness of all sorts of provisions (praised be God for the same) And having taken into consideration all other circumstances necessary to be considered, Have and do by authority and virtue of the said Statute, limit, rate, and appoint the Wages of Artificers, Handicraftmen, Laborers, Servants, Apprentices, workmen and workwomen (working within this City and Liberties thereof) hereafter mentioned and expressed to be observed by the Givers and Receivers thereof, as the same are hereafter set down, rated, limited and appointed, or according to the same proportion and none others, nor otherwise in any manner whatsoever; To wit, FIRST, that no Carpenter, Bricklayer, Artificer, Plasterers, Masons, Joiner's, Carvers, or other Handicrafts man shall require, receive or take for his own work, for any one day above 00 l. 02 s. 06 d. Nor for the work of any journeyman or Apprentice having been brought up in his Trade full Two years, for any one days work above 00 l. 02 s. 00 d. Nor for the work of any Apprentice not having been brought up in his Trade full Two years, for any one days work above 00 l. 01 s. 06 d. And so after the same Rates for days, weeks, & months.    Secondly, that no labourer to any Carpenter, Bricklayer, Artificer or other Handicrafts man, or to any other person whatsoever shall require, receive, or take for his work for any one day above 00 l. 01 s. 04 d. And so after the same Rates for days, weeks, & months.    Thirdly, that no Manservant being not an Artificer shall require, receive, or take for his service for one whole year not above 05 l. 00 s. 00 d. And so after that Rate for a shorter or longer time.     
And the justice's aforesaid do hereby Order, that every person and persons shall and do, observe the said Rates in giving and receiving wages, so rated, limited and appointed as aforesaid, upon the pains and punishments in the Acts aforesaid mentioned; Which Acts also require that no Artificer, labourer, Servant, Apprentice, Workman, Workwoman, or Manservant do hereafter refuse to be hired to work, labour, and serve for the wages aforesaid, so rated, limited and appointed to them respectively as aforesaid; And that no person shall retain or accept into his or her service any Manservant or Maidservant, before such servant shall produce and show a Testimonial of his her or their Licence to departed out of his or her last service, according to the Statute in that case made and provided.  
Whereas complaints are daily made by Merchants and other Citizens, of the excessive Rates demanded and received by Carmen, above what is reasonable, and hath been limited and appointed for Carriages within this City and the Liberties thereof: Now upon due consideration had as well of former times as of the present, and all circumstances necessary to be considered Albeit the prices of some commodities of necessary use to the Carmen are greater than formerly, & consequently there ought to be some increase of the Rates heretofore set for their labour and carriage; Yet is it as requisite that they be not left to themselves to take what they will, but that Rates beset what they ought to demand and take for their Carriages: It is therefore Ordered by the justice's aforesaid, that all Carmen trading or working with Cars in the City of London and the Liberties thereof, shall and may demand and take for every carriage or load of the commodities under mentioned, the Rates hereafter following, and shall not exceed the same upon pain to be strictly punished and proceeded against for every offence to the contrary; That is to say,  
1. FIrst, from any the Wharves between the Tower and London-bridge, to Tower-street, Grace-churchstreet, Fanchurchstreet, Bishopsgatestreet within, Cornhill, and places of like distance up the hill with xviij C. weight, not exceeding twenty-three. C. weight.  
In which may be included, 

Two punchions of Prunes, two bales of Macher, twenty barrels of Figs, two fats of Fustians, five ordinary sacks of Cotton-woolls of Smyrna, and three extraordinary; as bags of Cyprus wool, butts of Currans, great butts of Oils, three chests of Sugars, eight bags of Allums, one laste of Flax, one laste of Hemp, and other goods of the like kind and weights, for every Load xx d.  
And for Seacols the Load xij d.    
2. Also from any the Wharves aforesaid, To Broadstreet, Lothbury, Old-jury, Bassishaw, Colemanstreet, Ironmongerlane, St. Laurence-lane, Milk-street, Aldermanburic, Cheapside, Woodstreet, Friday-street, Breadstreet, and places of like distance, for the like weight of xviij C. not exceeding twenty-three C.  

For the goods aforesaid, and others of the like kind for every Load xxij d.  
And being above twenty-three C. weight upon every hundred ij d.  
And for Seacoals the Load fourteen d.   
3. Also from any the Wharves aforesaid, To Smithfield bars, Holborn bars, Temple bar, or any of the bars on the Northside of the City, and places of like distance up the Hill with xviij C. weight, not exceeding xxxiij C. weight.  
For every Load ij s. uj d.  
And going beyond the said places, the parties to agree with the Carmen.  
4 Also from any the Wharves aforesaid, To Towerstreet, Bishopsgate within, Cornhill, and places of like distance up the Hill with xiij C. weight, not exceeding xiij C. weight; In which may be included, Twenty pieces of Raisins, a load of Raisins of the Sun, six bags of Pepper, six ordinary bags of Galls, three great bags of Galls, six bales and barrels of Indigo, six bales of Grograins, six ordinary bales of Turkey silk, eight bales of India silk, five hogsheads of Cloves and Tobacco, four bales of Calicoes, three hogsheads of Wines, two Chests of Sugars, or any other goods of the like weight xviij d.  
5. Also from any the Wharves aforesaid, To Broadstreet, Lothbury, Old jury, Bassishaw, Colemanstreet, Ironmonger lane, St. Laurence lane, Milkstreet, Aldermanburic, Cheapside, Woodstreet, Fridaystreet, Breadstreet, and places of the like distance, for any of the said goods of the same quantity and weight, for every load xx d.  
6. Also from any the Wharves aforesaid, To Towerstreet, Gracechurchstreet, Fanchurch-street, Bishopsgatestreet within, Cornhill, and other places of like distance up the hill with viij C. weight, not exceeding fourteen C. weight; In which may be included, All butts and pipes of Wine, packs of Canvas, two hogsheads, or three terces, a fat of Fustians, and all other goods of the like bulk and weight, for every load xuj d.  
And from any the Wharves aforesaid, To Broadstreet, Lothbury, Old-jury, Bassishaw, Colemanstreet, Ironmonger lane, St. Laurence lane, Milkstreet, Aldermanburic, Cheapside, Woodstreet, Fridaystreet, Breadstreet, and other places of like distance, for any other goods of like load and weight, for every load xviij d.  
7. Also from London-bridge to the bridge foot Westward, Old Swan, Coleharbour, the three Cranes, Queenhithe, Brokenwharf, Paulswharf, Puddlewharf, the Wardrobe, and to all other places not exceeding the Poultry, Cheapside, Newgate market, for xiij C. weight, not exceeding xviij C. weight xviij d.  


And for every load of Seacoals fourteen d.  
And from all other Wharves and places between London-bridge and Temple Bar to the same, and places of like distance, for every load of Coals xij d.  
And to all the places Northward of the Poultry, Cheapside, Newgate market, Holborn bridge and Fleetstreet, for fourteen C. weight, not exceeding xviij C. weight xx d.    
8. Also from Towerstreet, Gracechurchstreet, Fanchurchstreet, Bishopsgatestreet within, Cornhill, and all other places of like distance, for every pack of xx Clothes, for uj bales of Clothes and Kerseys, six bales of Pepper, six barrels of Indigo, five hogsheads of Cloves, and for other goods of like weight to the waterside xuj d.  


And from Broadstreet, Lothbury, Old-jury, Bassishaw, Colemanstreet, Ironmonger lane, St. Laurence lane, Milksteeet, Aldermanburic, Cheapside, Woodstreet, Fridaystreet, Breadstreet, and other places of like distance to the waterside, for the like weight, conditionally, that the Carmen do load their own Cars xviij d.  
And if they refuse to do the same, then but fourteen d.    
Also for places nearer or of less distance, the parties hiring and to be hired, are to make agreement answerably and proportionably to the Rates before mentioned.   

Printed by James Flesher, Printer to the Honourable City of London.