royal blazon or coat of arms HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE dieu ET MON DROIT ❧ By the King. ❧ A Proclamation for the prizes of Poultry, Rabbits, Butter, Candles, Charcoale, and all manner of fuel of Wood. WHere of late by several Inquisitions taken before Charles Walker, Gentleman, Deputy to Hugh may Esquire clerk of the Market of Our household, and throughout Our kingdom of England, in Our City of Westminster and elsewhere, in Our County of Middlesex, and in Our Borough of southwark, in Our County of Surry, which was done in the presence and with the advice of diuers of Our Iustices of the Peace of Our said Counties and City; Wee then in Our royal person being at Our Court of White-Hall, it was found and presented by the oaths of three inquests of twelve lawful men of the said Counties and City, severally sworn( to inquire of the prizes of several things in the said Inquisitions mentioned) that the prizes after mentioned are reasonable prizes to bee observed by Poulterers, victuallers, Woodmongers, and all others within three miles of any of the Gates of Our City of London, for the several sorts of victuals and other things after specified. That is to say; For A fat Cignet of the best sort until Alhallontide— vij. s. The like Cignet from Alhallontide to Lent— ix. s. The best pheasant cock— vj. s. A pheasant hen— v. s. A pheasant Pout— iij. s. iiij. d. A Turkey-Cocke, the best in the market— iiij. s. iiij. d. The like best Turkey-Cocke at the Poulterers Shop— iiij. s. vj. d. The best Turkey-Henne in the market— iij. s. The like best Turkey-Henne in the Poulterers Shop— iij. s. iiij. d. A Turkey-Cocke of the second sort in the market— iij. s. vj. d. The like Turkey-Cocke of the second sort at the Poulterers Shop— iij. s. viij. d. A Turkey Chicken.— j. s. vj. d. A Godwitt— iij. s. A ruff— ij. s. vj. d. A Heron— ij. s. vj. d. A Bitterne— ij. s. vj. d. A Curlew— ij. s. vj. d. A Wild-Ducke— viij. d. A Tame-Ducke— viij. d. A Teale, a Widgeon, or a Whynder— v. d. A Duckling— v. d. A Partridge— j. s. A woodcock— viij. d. A dozen of larks— x. d. A quail— viij. d. A Pewet— x. d. A Snipe— iiij. d. A bastard plover— iiij. d. A green plover— vj. d. A dozen of Blackbirds, Feildfares or Thrushes— j. s. A dozen of green Birds— iiij. d. A dozen of all other small Birds— iij. d. The best fat Goose in the market— ij. s. The like best fat Goose at the Poulterers Shop— ij. s. iiij. d. A green Goose— j. s. ij. d. A Capon fat and crammed of the best sort in the market— ij s. iiij. d. The like best fat and crammed Capon at the Poulterers Shop— ij. s. vj. d. A Capon or Caponet fat of the second sort in the market— j. s. x. d. A Capon or Caponet fat of the second sort at the Poulterers Shop— ij. s. A Puller fat and crammed of the best sort in the market— j. s. vj. d. The like best fat and crammed Pullet at the Poulterers Shop— j. s. viij. d. A Pullet fat and crammed of the best sort in the market— j. s. vj. d. The like best fat and crammed Pullet at the Poulterers Shop— j. s. viij. d. A Pullet of the second sort in the market— j. s. iiij. d. The like Pullet of the second sort at the Poulterers Shop— j. s. vj. d. A hen of the best sort in the market— j. s. The like hen at the Poulterers Shop— j. s. ij. d. A Chicken of the best and largest sort in the market— v. d. The like best and largest Chicken at the Poulterers Shop— vj. d. A Chicken of the second sort in the market— iiij. d. The like Chicken of the second sort at the Poulterers Shop— v. d. A Rabbit the best until Alhallontide— vij. d. A Rabbit of the best sort from Alhallontide to Lent— viij. d. A Rabbit of the second sort until Alhallontide— vj. d. A Rabbit of the second sort from Alhallontide to Lent— vij. d. A Rabbit sucker— iij. d. A dozen of wild Pigeons— j. s. viij. d. A dozen of tame Pigeons— vj. s. Three eggs— j. d. A pound of the best salt Butter— iiij. d. ob. A pound of the second sort of salt Butter— iiij. d. A pound of the best fresh Butter from all souls to the first of May— vj. d. A pound of the second sort of fresh Butter from all souls to the first of May— v. d. A pound of the best fresh Butter from the first of May to the Feast of all souls— v. d. A pound of the second sort of fresh Butter from the first of May to all souls— iiij. d. A pound of Tallow-Candels made of wieke.— iij. d. ob. A pound of Tallow-Candles made of Cotton— iiij. d. A sack containing four bushels of the best old Charcoales— j. s. ij. d. A sack containing four bushels of the middle sort of Charcoales— x. d. A sack containing four bushels of the smallest sort of Charcoales— viij. d. A sack containing four bushels of the best and largest Small-coales— vj. d. A thousand of the best Kentish Billets of the true assize at the water side— xuj. s. A thousand of the best Essex Billets of the true assize at the water side— xviij. s. A thousand of the best western Billets of the true assize at the water side— xiiij. s. A hundred of the best Kentish Faggots of the true assize at the water side— vij. s. A hundred of the best Essex Faggots of the true assize at the water side— vj. s. A hundred of the best western Faggots of the true assize at the water side— vj. s. Our will and pleasure therefore is, and We do hereby straitly charge and command, that no manner of person, or persons whomsoever, within Our City of London, or the said three miles, presume vpon any colour or pretext whatsoever, to sell or utter any of the provisions aforesaid, at higher or greater rates then in the said Inquisitions before specified, is expressed, until Wee shall publish and make further signification of Our pleasure; wherein We shall not be wanting to any of Our Subiects in the due administration to all that justly with relation to the times shall be fit. And for the more effectual execution of Our will and pleasure herein declared, the Lord Maior of Our city of London for the time being, and other Our Iustices of the Peace within the same City, and the Iustices of the Peace within Our said Counties of Middlesex and Surrey and City of Westminster, are hereby required strictly to see that this Our Proclamation be carefully observed, and put in due execution, and the offenders punished according to their demerits. given at Our Court at Whitehall, this twelfth day of February in the ninth year of Our reign of England, Scotland, France and Ireland. God save the King. ❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty: and by the assigns of John Bill. M.DC.XXXIII.