[Assize] The TEMPORAL GOVERNMENT. [of Bread.]336

[Assize] The TEMPORAL GOVERNMENT. [of Bread.]
CHAP. XXV.

Antient Assize and Weight of Bread: An Ordinance for it according to the Price of Wheat. Old Orders for Bakers. How the Assize of Bread was made each Year. The Bakers Halimotes. Assay of Bread according to the Regale of England. Laws and Charges for Bakers. Miller, Baker, Brewer, Butcher, Fisher, Cook, Inholder, Taverner, Tallowchandler, Spicer, Weaver, Tanner, Cordwayner, Currier, White Tawyer, Mercers, &c. Forestallers. All their Assizes. Standard for Weights adjusted. Measure for Seacoal, and other things measurable upon the Thames.


The Ordinance for the Assise and Weight of Bread in the City of London, antiently set, according to tghe Price of Wheat by the Quarter.

 

The Price of a Quarter of Whete being 3s.
THE ferthing simnell poise 15 ouncis & di. qt.
The ferthing whyt loof coket poise 17 ouncis di. & ob.
The ob. whyt loof poise 35 ouncis & a peny
The ob. whet loof poise 52 ouncis di. & peny ob.
The peny whet loof poise 105 ouncis & di. q. & ob.
The ob. whet loof of all graynis poise 70 ouncis & 2d.

Taken out of the old Book of Customs. D. 4 b.

A. M.

The Quarter of Whete at 3s. and 6d.
The ferthing simnell 19 ouncis di. and di. qt. & quat.
The ferthing whyt loof coket 16 ouncis & half peny.
The ob. whyt loof 32 ouncis 1d. ob.
The ob. whete loof 48 ouncis 2d. ob.
The peny whete loof 96 ouncis & di. a q. & 2d. weight.
The ob. loof of all graynis 64 ouncis & 3d.

The Quarter of Whete at 4s.
The ferthing simnell 12 ouncis q. 3d.
The ferthing whyt loof coket 14 ouncis 3q. 1d.
The ob. whyt loof 29 ouncis di. 2d.
The ob. whete loof 44 ouncis qt. di. & ob.
The peny whete loof 88ouncis 3q. 1d.
The ob. loof of all graynis 59 ouncis & a q. 1d. ob.

The Quarter of Whete at 4s. 6d.
The ferthing simnell 11 ouncis qt. & 2d.
The ferthing whyt loof coket 13 ouncis di. and 3 qt.
The ob. whyt loof 27 ouncis and halfe.
The ob. whete loof 41 ouncis and a qt.
The peny whete loof 82 ouncis and halfe.
The ob. loof of all graynis 55 ouncis.

The Quarter of Whete at 5s.
The ferthing simnell 10 ouncis qt. di. 1d. ob.
The ferthing whyt loof coket 12 ouncis 3q. & 2d.
The ob. whyt loof 25 ouncis di. & halfe qt. 1d. ob.
The ob. whete loof 38 ouncis di. & 1d.
The peny whete loof 77 ouncis 2d. di. & ob.
The ob. loof of all graynis 51 ouncis qt. di. & ob.

The Quarter of Whete at 5s. 6d.
The ferthing simnell 9 ouncis di. di. qt. 1d. 9 vunc.
The ferthing whyt loof coket 12 ouncis 1d. ob.
The ob. whyt loof 24 ouncis di. q. & 2d.
The ob. whete loof 36 ouncis di. qt. & ob.
The peny whete loof 72 ouncis q. di. 1d. ob.
The ob. loof of all graynis 48 ouncis qt. & 1d.

The Quarter of Whete at 6s.
The ferthing simnell 9 ouncis.
The ferthing whyt loof coket 11 ouncis qt. & di. ob.
The ob. whyt loof 22 ouncis 3qt. 1d.
The ob. whete loof 34 ouncis di. qt. & ob.
The peny whete loof 68 ouncis qt. di. & ob.
The ob. loof of all graynis 65 ouncis di. 2d. weight.

The Quarters of Whete at 6s. 6d.
The ferthing simnell 8 ouncis qt. & di. & ob.
The ferthing whyt loof coket 10 ouncis 3qt. & a. 1d.
The ob. whyt loof 21 ouncis di. & 2d.
The ob. whete loof 32 ouncis qt. di. & ob.
The peny whete loof 64 ouncis 3qt. & 1d.
The ob. loof of all graynis 43 ouncis di. qt. 1d. ob.

The Quarter of Whete at 7s.
The ferthing simnell 7 ouncis 3qt. 2d. q.
The ferthing whyt loof coket 10 ouncis qt. & q.
The ob. whyt loof 21 ouncis di. ob. weight.
The ob. whete loof 30 ouncis 3q. di. & ob. q.
The peny whete loof 61 ouncis & half 1d. ob.
The ob. loof of all graynis 41 ouncis 1d.

The Quarter of Whete at 7s. 6d.
The ferthing simnell 7 ouncis qt. di. & q.
The ferthing whyt loof coket 9 ouncis 3qt. ob. q.
The ob. whyt loof 19 ouncis & di. & 1d. ob.
The ob. whete loof 29 ouncis qt. 2d. q.
The peny whete loof 58 ouncis & di. & di. qt. 2d.
The ob. loof of all graynis 39 ouncis di. qt. & ob.

The Quarter of Whete at 8s.
The ferthing simnell 6 ouncis 3qt. di. 1d. ob. q.
The ferthing whyt loof coket 9 ouncis qt. 2d. q.
The ob. whyt loof 18 ouncis di. qt. 2d.
The ob. whete loof 28 ouncis 1d. ob. q.
The peny whete loof 56 ouncis di. & qt. 1d.
The ob. loof of all graynis 37 ouncis qt. di. 1d. ob.

The Quarter of Whete at 8s. 6d.
The ferthing simnell 6 ouncis di. & 1d. ob.
The ferthing whyt loof coket 8 ouncis 3qt. di. 2d.
The ob. whyt loof 17 ouncis 3qt. di. 1d. ob.
The ob. whete loof 26 ouncis 3 qt. di. 1d.
The peny whete loof 53 ouncis 3qt. 2d.
The ob. loof of all graynis 35 ouncis 3 qt. di. ob.

The Quarter of Whete at 9s.
The ferthing simnell 6 ouncis & di. qt. 1d. q.

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