Ye shall buye noe corne to sell it agayne.
Ye shall neyther buy nor sell any mann(er) of corne but in the open market, vnlesse the same be to pore handiecraftesmen or dayelaborers wthin the parish where you doe dwell yt can not conveniently come to ye markett towns by reaso(n) of dista(n)ce of place, accordinge to such direccon as shalbe geven vnto you in that behalf by the Justices of the peace of that division wthin wch you doe dwell or two of them, and to none of these above one bushell at a tyme.
That the Justices of the peace wthin their seu(er)all divisions haue speciall regard that engrossers of corne be carefully seene vnto and severely punished accordinge to the lawe, and wher such are found, to make certificate thereof and of the proves to the Q. Maty's Attorney gen(er)all for the tyme beinge whoe is directed spedeli to informe against them for the same and to se also that none be permitted to buy any corne to sell agayne but by speciall license.
That they take order wth the comen bakers[747] for the bakinge of Rye, barlie, pease and beanes for the vse of the pore, and that they appoyncte speciall and fytt persons diligentlie to see their people well dealt wthall by the co(mm)en bakers and Brewers in all Townes and places in their weight and ass(ize) and effectually to enquire for and search out the default therein, and there-vppon to geve order for punishment of the offendors severely accordinge to the lawe, and wher any notable offe(n)ce shall be in the bakers to cause ye bread to be sold to ye porar sort vnder ye ordynary pryces in part of punishment of ye baker.
That noe Badgers of corne, bakers or Brewers doe buy any grayne or couinne[748] or bargayne for the same but in the tyme of open markette, and that but by license vnder the hande of the Justices of the division where they doe dwell or three of them, and that they weekely bringe their license wth them to the markett where they doe eyther buye or sell, and that the license conteyne how much grayne, of what kynde and for what place they are licensed to buy and carrie, that there be set downe vppon the license the daye, place, quantetie and price the corne is bought at, that they take but measurablie for the cariadge bakinge and brewinge thereof, that they showe their booke weekely to such, as the Justice of the division wherein they dwell shall appoyncte, beinge noe bakers or Badgers of Corne. And that those p(er)so(n)s eu(er)ye xiiii dayes make reporte to the Justice of the division wherein they dwell how the people are dealt wthall by the badgers, bakers and Brewers. And that such as have otherwyse sufficient to lyve on or that ar knowen to be of any crime or evill behavor be not permitted to be badgers of corne, nor any badgers to be permitted but such as the statut doth lymitt, and that none be permitted to buy or provide corne in the market in grosse as badger or baker and such lyke, uppo(n) payn of i(m)prisonmt, vntill one hower after the full markett be begon that the pore may be first served.
That the said Justices or twoe or one of them at the least in eu(er)ye division shalbe personallie presente at eu(er)ye market wthin their seu(er)all divisions to see the orders to be taken by thauctoretie hereof to be well observed and the pore people provided of necessarie corne and that whas much favor in ye pryces as by ernest perswasio(n) of ye justyces may be obteyned[749]....
That all good meanes and perswasions be vsed by the Justices in their seu(er)all divisions that the pore may be served of corne at convenyent and charitable prices.
That there be noe buyenge or bargayninge for any kynd of corne but in open market, and that the justices in their seu(er)all divisions restrayne comen malsters of makinge barlie malte in those contries and places where there be otes sufficient to make malte of, for the use of the people, and to restrayne, aswell the brewinge of barlie malte by or for Alehouses or Comen Tiplers in those contries and places, as also the excesse vse of any kynde of malte by all comen brewers in all alehouses and comen Tipling howses wheresoeu(er), and that sufficient bondes be taken of all comen brewers, malsters and comen Tiplers accordinge to the trewe meaninge of this article, and that the unnecessarie nomber of Alehouses and comen Tipplers be forthwth suppressed in all places and yt direction be gyven to all typlyng howses, taverns and alehouses not to suffer any perso(n)s to repayre thyther to eate and drynk at unseasonable tymes.
That the Justices vse all other good meanes that ar not me(n)tioned in these orders that the marketts be well served and the pore releyved in their provisions dueringe this tyme of dearth and yt no expe(n)ce be of any gray(ne), mete for bread to fede men, be wasted vppo(n) fedyng of bestts, neither yt any be spent in maky(n)g of a stuff called sterch, as of late theyr hath bene discovered great qua(n)tite expe(n)ded in that vayne matter being in no sort to be suffred to contynew.
That the justices be straightlie comaunded to see by all good meanes that the able people be set on worke, the howses of Correction provided and furnished and there ydle vagabonds to be punished.