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For Ever to have and to hold two markets weekly within this said Citty on every wednsday and Saturday in the weeke in some Convenient place to be by them appointed within the presincts Liberties of the said City and alsoe two ffairs yearly to be kept on Munday otherwise called St. Phillip and Jacobs Day and on the feast of St. Michaell the Archangell or on the next Day succeeding each or other of them in case they shall happen to fall on the Lords Day for the sale and vending all mannor of goods Cattle wares and Merchandizes whatever on which said ffair Day & first two days before and after all persons comeing to the said ffairs together with their Cattle goods ^wares^ and Merchandizes and returning thence shall be exempt and Previllidged from any arrest attachmts or Executions whatsoever and that the said Mayor and Aldermen shall have power to sett such Reasonable Tole upon such goods Cattle Merchandizes and other Comodities as shall be sold therein Re= spectively as shall be thought fitt not exceeding six pence on every Beast sold and the twentieth parte of the vallue of any Comodity and shall and may hold a Courte of Pypowdry Dureing the said ffair for the Determination of all Controversies and Quarrels which may happen therein according to the
usuall Course in Cases and wee grant unto them all Profitts and perquisits Due In= =cident and belonging to said Markett fair and Courte of Pypowdry and further wee doe grant that the said Mayor Recorder, and Aldermen or any three or more of them shall hold a Courte of Hustings within the said City where they are hereby Impowered to make proper officers and settle Reasonable ffees not exceeding what are now allowed in the and hold Plea of Trespass and Gectment for any lands or Tenements within the said City as alsoe of all writts of Dower for the same land and Tenements and of all other actions personall and mixt and as a Courte of Record give Judgemt and award Execucon thereon according to the Laws and Statues of England and this Province [Provided]
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