Basishaw, London, is appointed and set apart for the pitching and harbouring of such Cloth, Cloths, and other Commodities made or mixt with Wool, Worsted, Iersey and Cruell, which (in pursuance of an Act of Common-council made at a Common-council held at the Guild-hall, London, upon the fourth day of December, in the thirtéenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord the King that now is, intituled, An Act for the better regulating of the old and new Drapery in Blackwel-hall and Leaden-hall) cannot be pitched, received and harboured at Old Blackwel-hall, Leaden-hall, and the Welsh-hall, or any of them.

And whereas it was one of the principal ends of the said mentioned Act of Common-council made the fourth day of December, in the said thirtéenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord the King, to contract and reduce into one Act the substance of all, or of the most necessary Acts of Common-council in force, touching the bringing of all woollen Cloths, Drapery Wares, and other Commodities of like kind, brought and to be brought unto this City to be sold or transported unto the publick Markets of Blackwel-hall, Leaden-hall, and the Welsh-hall.

And whereas there are some Penalties and Provisions in that Act, which since have béen conceived not fit to be put in execution, and are yet so intermixed with the body of the said Act, that they cannot well be rectified without repealing of the said Act, and framing of a new Act of Common-council.

And whereas the said other before-mentioned Act of Common-council, bearing date the said twenty sixth day of February, in the fourtéenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord the King, hath such dependance upon the said other before-mentioned Act made the said fourth day of December, that in case the same should be repealed, it might be questioned whether the said Act, made the said twenty sixth day of February, were still in force.

Now, To the intent that all ambiguities and doubts touching the Duties payable for Hallage and for pitching, safe kéeping, and safe delivery of all woollen Cloths, Drapery Wares, and other Commodities of like kind brought to this City to be sold or transported, may be certainly known, and the duties for such pitching, safe kéeping and safe delivery, be duly paid and received, and no other demanded; and that the said Market-places be certainly appointed and settled; Be it Enacted and Established by the Right Honourable the Lord Maior, the Aldermen his Brethren, and the Commons in this Common-council assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That the said Act of Common-council, made the said fourth day of December, entituled, An Act for the better regulating of the old and new Drapery in Blackwel-hall and Leaden-hall, and every part thereof, be from henceforth repealed and made void, and the same, and every part thereof, is hereby repealed and made void.

And be it hereby further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the said House, some times the Mansion-house of the said Sir Robert Ducy, with the Appurtenances, shall be from henceforth a place for the pitching and harbouring of any such Cloths and other Commodities, as by this present Act, or any other Act now in force, are appointed to be brought, pitched and harboured at Blackwel-hall aforesaid; And that the said Mansion-house be from henceforth called New Blackwel-hall, and is hereby made and appointed a common Cloth-Market-place, to all intents and purposes that Blackwel-hall, Leaden-hall and the Welsh-hall have been heretofore used; And the said Mansion-house is hereby annexed and made part of the Blackwel-hall aforesaid; and that such Rules, Orders and Directions shall be observed and practised in the said New Blackwel-hall as are hereby, or by any other Act of Common-council now in force, appointed to be observed in Blackwel-hall aforesaid; And that such Rates as are by this present Act appointed to be paid and received for such Cloth and other Commodities as shall be brought to Blackwel-hall, shall be paid and received for such Cloth and other Commodities as shall be brought to New Blackwel-hall aforesaid, in such manner as the same are, either by this Act, or any other Act of Common-council in force, appointed and directed to be paid and received for those that shall be brought to Blackwel hall; And that all Clauses, Articles and Things mentioned in this present Act, or by an other Act of Common-council now in force, to be done, observed or put in execution at Blackwel-hall aforesaid, be done, observed or put in execution at New Blackwel-hall, as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes, as if the said New Blackwel-hall had been anciently part of, or heretofore annexed to Blackwel-hall aforesaid.

And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That all strained Essex or Suffolk Cloths, and all Cloths commonly called Coventry Cloths, blue and white, and other mixed Hampshire and Surry Kersies, all sorts of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex Flanions, Bayes, Perpetuanies, Rashes, Serges and Sayes, and all other Commodities that go under the name of the New Drapery, made or mixt with Wool, Worsted, Iersey, Cruell, or with Cotten-wool, or with either or any of them, brought, or which shall be brought to the City of London and Liberties thereof, either by Land or Water, be brought unto, pitched and harboured in Leaden-hall, there to remain until they be entred, and the duties of Hallage, herein after mentioned, paid for the same, and not to be thence removed by the space of ten days, unless sold in the mean time, and the same be first entred, and the said duties of Hallage paid and satisfied, (except the Western and Colchester Stuffs) which being brought to the Hall and entred, and the duty of Hallage paid, may be taken thence by the Owners as soon as they please.

And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That all sorts of broad and narrow Cloths, by what Name soever called, distinguished or known, or in what Place soever made, and all other Kersies, Bayes, Tammies, Sayes, Rashes, Perpetuanies, Serges, Ruggs, Blankets, Mottleys of what sort or nature soever, Pennistones, Half-Thicks, Plains, Friezes, Cottons, Fustians, Linsy-woolsy, Stockings of all sorts, and all other Commodities and Manufactures made or mixt with Wool, Worsted, Iersey or Cruell, or with Cotton-wool, or either or any of them, and brought, or which shall be brought to the City and the Liberties thereof, either by Land or Water, be brought unto, pitched and harboured in the Old and New Blackwel-hall or Welsh-hall, or one of them, there to remain till they be entred, and the duties of Hallage herein after mentioned, also paid for the same, and not be thence removed by the space of ten days, unless sold in the mean time, except the Cloth, Cloths or other Commodities made or mixt with Wool, Worsted, Iersey or Cruell, bought in the Country by any Merchant, Draper, or any other Freeman of the said City by Pre-contract of the Clothier; which Cloth, Cloths and other woolen Manufactures, shall be brought to the Hall, appointed by this Act to receive the same, there to be entred, and pay the duty of Hallage hereby appointed to be paid for the same. Which being done, the said Commodities may be taken thence by the Owners as soon as they please, and except such small parcels as being contracted for in the Country by Persons that have bought or shall buy the same for their own private use, and not to sell again; and also except Norwich Stuffs, and Monmouth Caps, Bewdly Caps, and other woollen Caps, which Commodities are not to be brought to the said Hall, nor at present to pay Hallage.

And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That no Inn-holders, or any other Person or Persons, free or not free of this City, and inhabit-