The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . J:i^//^///y-:/ (7ia<rcA JHt// Book VII. The HISTORY^LONDON. Rec. Gmld. remain as perpetual Patterns for the Inhabitantsof theleveral Counties, Cities and Towns ro maketheir refpective Weights and Meafures b , for theKale and Satety of the Subjects in all Parts of the the Cities and Town mentioned in theaforefaid Act of Parliament for the Cullody ofthe faid Patterns, the Town of Weftminfier is ap-pointed the Repofitory for the County of Mid-dlejex ; but as lV:)lminftcr, at that Time fent noRepre
The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . J:i^//^///y-:/ (7ia<rcA JHt// Book VII. The HISTORY^LONDON. Rec. Gmld. remain as perpetual Patterns for the Inhabitantsof theleveral Counties, Cities and Towns ro maketheir refpective Weights and Meafures b , for theKale and Satety of the Subjects in all Parts of the the Cities and Town mentioned in theaforefaid Act of Parliament for the Cullody ofthe faid Patterns, the Town of Weftminfier is ap-pointed the Repofitory for the County of Mid-dlejex ; but as lV:)lminftcr, at that Time fent noReprefentatives to Parliament, I imagine that thefeveral Weights and Meafures affignd for the Ufeof the County of Middle/ex, were configad to theprincipal Inhabitants of this Place, who depofitedthem in the Room wherein they are ftill kept. But if, according to the Lord-Mayor of Lon-dons Letter to the Lord Pligh-Treafurer, Anno1581, complaining that the Standard of Weightswas loft, we have then reafon to believe, that an-other was provided in the Year
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