soever, except only one Tdread Lace about the Bands and
Cuffs of men, and the Handkerchiefs and Cuffs of women.
In like manner, they are forbidden to weare hats of any manner
of Stuff above the rate of 40 or 50. livres a hat. These
things were enjoyned to be put in execution 8. daies after
publication.
Moreover, after 6. months publication of this Ediet, all
persons are prohibited to make any guilded Coaches, Litters,
Charriots, or Sedans, or to make any Fringe, Embroiderie,
or Lace of Gold or Silver, Right of Countetfit, And all
this, under very severe Penalties expressed in the said Edict:
So that you never saw a more surden Metamorphosis in
point of Habit in any Nation; and in no Nation could it be
more necessary than in this; so that if your English will be
Apes hereafter, they must be very plam ones.
Whitehall, November.
We had news that the Silver taken in the Spanish Gallion, being sent up by land
from Portsmouth. Passed this day through Southwalk to the Tower of London.
This day also came Generall Mountagu to Town, bringing along with him the
yong Marquis of Badex and his brother.
Westminster, Monday November 3.
Ordered by the Parlament; that it be referd to a Committee to revise the Seature
made in the 12 years of the late King, touching the Office of Clark of the,
Market, and regulating Weights to Measures; and also of the Stature of 11 H 7.
and to consider of the Assise of Bread, especially of Ryg-bread; and of the defects
in those Statutes and to prepare a Bill for supply of the said defects, if need be.
An act [unr] the Exportation of several Commodities of the breed growth, and
manufacture of this Nation, was this day read the second time, and upon the
Question committed to the Committee for Trade.
Ordered That the several Committees do take care to dispatch the [unr] is comitted
to them, and Report them to the House, especially those of Publick concein.
The Committee for the business of Registers in the several Counties, were appointed
to meet this afternoon. As also the Committee touching Recusants.
A Bill for taking away of Purveyance, and the composition of Purveyance, was
this day read the second time, and committed.
Amendments were reported to the Bill for the quiet enjoying of Sequestred Livings
by the present Incumbent, and the Bill was recommitted.
A Bill for erecting a Court of Law, and a Court of Equity at the City of York
was this day read the first time, and ordered to be read again on Friday morning
next,
Tuesday, November 4.
Ordered, That it be referred to a Committee to prepare and bring in a Bill for
raising Maintenance for Ministers in such Cities, Corporations and Market-Towns,
where maintenance it wanring.
Notice being taken that General Montagu, one of, the Generals at Sea, lately
returned from Sea with the Spanish prizes, was come in to the House, being returned
to be a Member thereof; it was resolved by the House, That thanks be
given from this House to General Montagu for his great and good services done
to this Commonwealth at Sea, and Mr. Speaker, in the name of the House gave
him the thanks of the House accordingly.