June 1795.

By Adjournment at the Session House aforesaid on
Friday the 10th. day of July 1795. Before William
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Frederick Mathew< no role > , Edmund Pepys< no role > , Samuel Fryster< no role > , Edward
Read, Philip Neve< no role > , Nathaniel Conant< no role > , John Floud, Daniel
Williams, Hammond Crosse< no role > , Nicholas Bond< no role > , John Hole< no role >
John Bond< no role > , Jacob Leroux< no role > , Richard Clark< no role > , Patrick
Colquhoun Esquires Justices Etc .

A Letter from His Grace the Duke of Portland one of His Majestys
Principal Secretaries of State was read inclosing a Copy of the following
Engagement entered into by several of the Lords of His Majestys Most Honble
Privy Council in the following Words Vizt.

"In consideration of the present High Price of Wheat and in order to
"diminish the consumption thereof in our respective Families, so as to leave a
"larger supply of this necessary Article of Food for the People in general until
"the Corn of the ensuing Harvest shall come into consumption and relive them
"of their present difficulties. We whose Names are hereunto Subscribed being
"desirous of introducing into common use a wholesome Bread at a lower price
"than must be paid for the sort of Bread now ordinarily consumed do engage
"that We will not ourselves consume nor suffer to be consumed in any of our
"Families, until the First day of October next at any place where the sort of
"Bread under mentioned can be procured, any sort of Wheaten Bread finer
"than that which in an 'Act of Parliament passed in the Thirteenth year of His
"present Majesty's Reign is called by the name of Standard Wheaten Bread
"which is directed by the said Act to be made of the Flour of Wheat, which
"Flour without any mixture or division shall be the whole produce of the Grain
"the Bran or Hull thereof only excepted and which shall weigh three fourth
"parts of the weight of the Wheat whereof it shall be made: We further engage
"to diminish as much as possible the use of Flour in other Articles of Food
"consumed in our respective Families, and We earnestly recommend to all
"our Fellow Subjects to adopt those measures and strictly to adhere to the same

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