Old times re-visited in the borough and parish of Lymington, Hants . For bringing Corn from the Key into the Mkett before it be sold. Mdm.—The xxxvjth day of October, Anno Dni 1621, yt was ordered anddecreed, &c. That all such Corne and Graine as shalbe landed at the Key, outof the Isle of Wight or elsewhere, to be sold, shalbe first brought into themkett before it be sold. And if any pson or psons shall sell any such corne,he or they shall forfeit, for everie bushell to be sold, xiji. to be levyed of his ortheir goodes. And Humphrey Phippen, Henry Long, and Bartholomew Vocumare appointed to c
Old times re-visited in the borough and parish of Lymington, Hants . For bringing Corn from the Key into the Mkett before it be sold. Mdm.—The xxxvjth day of October, Anno Dni 1621, yt was ordered anddecreed, &c. That all such Corne and Graine as shalbe landed at the Key, outof the Isle of Wight or elsewhere, to be sold, shalbe first brought into themkett before it be sold. And if any pson or psons shall sell any such corne,he or they shall forfeit, for everie bushell to be sold, xiji. to be levyed of his ortheir goodes. And Humphrey Phippen, Henry Long, and Bartholomew Vocumare appointed to csirry the same into the mkett, for any man that shall wantportage ; and the pties shall pay them for their paines, after the rate for every quarter, \\]d. Signed: Thomas Turner, Maior; and Burgesses. This was termed forestaUing the market; and, like regrating,or selling twice over on the same day, was an offence of considerablemagnitude, punishable by fine or imprisonment. The ancientstatutes, enforcing such penalties, have been repealed for a O ft;a. THE TOWN BREWER AND ALE-TASTER. 47 We have before mentioned the Town Beer-Brewer in KiOG. Herefollows more particulars of this important personage, most likelythe son of the William Dowe, on page 42. Btirgus de I For as much as William Dosre, now inhabitinge within aforesaid, hath served an apprenticeshipp for the termof seaven yeres, in the mistry of a Brewer, and doth now dwell in an auntientbrewhouse within the aforesaid towne*: Wherefore we, the Maior andBurgesses of the foresaid Burrough, whose names are hereunder written haveordered and decreed: And by theis presents doe order and decree, that thesaid William Dowe shall be authorised to be a Comon Brewer within theforesaid Towne, making wholesome beere and ale, to be sold at such reasonablerates and preises as by the said Maior and Bugesses shalbe rated and ceassedaccording to the Statute in that case made and provided in the xxiiiV^
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