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Forestaller, Regrater, Ingrosser.
' 3. Any person that shall get into his hands
by Buying, or promise-taking
' other than by Demise, Grant, or Lease of Land; or Tith any Corn
' growing in the Fields, or any other Corn Grain, Butter, Cheese, Fish,
' or other dead Victuals, with intent to sell the same again, shall be
taken
' an unlawful Ingrosser. |
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§. 3.
Ingrosser. |
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' 4. Any person thereof convicted by Law of
the Realm, or in form
' prescribed by that Act; shall for the first Offence suffer Imprisonment
' for Two months without Bail, and shall forfeit the value of the Goods
' so bought. |
§. 4.
Penalty.
1 Offence. |
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' 5. For the second Offence, being thereof Estsoons
attainted, shall suffer
' Imprisonment by half a year, without Bail, and shall lose double the
' value of the Goods so bought. |
2. Offence. |
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' 6. And for the third Offence, shall be set
on the Pillory where he Inhabits;
and forfeit all his Goods and Chattels, and be committed to Prison,
' there to remain during the Kings pleasure. |
3. Offence. |
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' 7. First, Buying Barley or Oats, to be made
into Mault or Oatmeal,
' not by Forestalling; or Secondly, Buying, (not by Forestalling) by Fishmongers,
' Butchers, or Poulterers things belonging to their Trades, being
' sold again by Retail at reasonable prices. Thirdly, Taking Corn, Cattel,
' Butter, Cheese, upon reservation in Lease. Fourthly, Inholders,
buying
' Wine or Victuals, and selling them by Retail in their Houses, or to their
' Neighbours for sustenance at reasonable prices. Fifthly Buying
of dryed
' Fish, &c. not forestalled and sold at reasonable prices. Sixthly,
A Badger,
' Lader, Kidder, or Carrier, being licensed by Three Justices where
he dwells,
' buying Corn, Fish, Butter, or Cheese, he selling the same within one
' Month in Fair or Market or to a Victualler, or other person for Provision
' for the House; the same being bought without forestalling. Seventhly,
' Provision for a City, Town Corporate, or Victualling for Ships, Castles,
' Forts, without forestalling, shall not be adjudged Offences. |
§. 5.
Exception. |
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' 8. A man buying for change of Seed, and
not bringing so much
' to the Market, shall forfeit the double value thereof.
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' 9. The Justice of Peace at Sessions, shall
inquire, hear and determine
' these Offences by Inquisition, Bill, pResentment, or Information before
' them exhibited, and by examination of Two lawful Witnesses o by any
' other way E. 6.21.s or means in their discretion, and to make Process,
as if they
' were Indicted by Inquisition or Verdict, and upon Conviction by Information
' or Suit at any other Prosecution to make Estreats of the Kings
' part, as in other cases, and to award Execution for the Plaintiff, or
Informer,
' by Fieri facias, or capias, as the Kings Justices may do,
an if the Conviction
' be for the King, then the whole Forfeiture to be Estreated. |
§. 6.
Who may
inquire. |
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' 10. Forestalling of Corn, vide Corn. |
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' 11. No person shall be Impeached on this
Act, if not sued within Two
years after the Offence. |
§. 7.
Prosecution. |
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' 12. Any person living within a mile of the
Sea, may buy Fish; fresh or
' salted, selling the same again at reasonable prices. |
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' 13 Forestalling Cattle, vide cattle. |
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' 14. The Statute of 5 E. 6. 12. shall
not extend to Wines, Oils, Sugar,
' Spices, Currants, nor other Foreign Victuals brought into England
from
' beyond the seas, Fish and Salt only excepted. |
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' 15. The Statute of 3 & 4 E. 6.
21. & 5 & 6 E. 6. 14. shall not extend to
' Freemen of London buying Butter and Cheese, and selling the same
again
' in London Liberties, Southmark and Westminster. |
§. 8. 8.
London. |
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' 16. If Justices of Peace shall declare in
their open Sessions the Traders |
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