NO SCALES OR WEIGHTS TO BE USED BUT THOSE OF THE WEIGH:\IASTER~ 28j
That James Virgin be admitted free, having served his father. That .Alden. Theop. Morris, Goddard, Love, French, Mr. Tho. Browne, or any three of them, audit the accounts of Jonathan Perrie, Chamberlain, for one year. That quarters for Lieut.-Coll. Ingolsby and Coll. George be provided by the Sheriffs, the charges to be paid by the Chamberlain, and allowed in his account. Forasmuch as the Flesh Shambles of this City are kept so nasty, chiefly occasioned by keeping of live sheep therein by night, and partly by killing sheep and calves therein, that there is danger of an infection, for preventing whereof, and that the Shambles may be kept clean and sweet, it is ordered, as a standing bye-law, that after 14 June, inst., no sheep or other beasts be kept alive by night nor slaughtered or dressed day or night within said shambles, except lambs, upon pain of six pence for each sheep or other beast so kept or slaughtered, to be levied by distress ; and it is further ordered, that said Shambles be well cleaned, swept, and the dirt carried away at least twice every week, ~fondays and Thursday mornings, by the respective tenants, on pain of two pence for such neglect ; and as by order dated 17 Aug., 1695, James March was constituted Weighmaster, for keep- ing scales and weights in said Shambles, and weighing the meate bought and sold there, should have for his pains no more than one half-penny for each draft, intending that no other scales and weights should be used for that purpose, and as it appears that several of the butchers make use of another beam and_scales, lately erected by David Goold, Inholder, to the prejudice of said ~farch, and also contemning the authority of the Corpora- tion in appointing a Weighmaster-It is ordered, that no other scales or weights ·be used but those kept by James March, and that no butcher pre- sume to weigh his meate except at the puulic scale, on pain of 12 pence for each default ; and said James :March and his successors shall keep an account of all drafts of meat by him weighed, and keep the Shambles clean on pain of looseing his employment. Present-John Sealy, Esq., Mayor; Joseph Ruddocke and Francis: Cottrell, Esqrs., Sheriffs; .Alden. Alwin, Chartres, Renew, Love, French,. Roberts ; Mr. Perrie, lfr. Browne.
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