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February 1727

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of thesaMarkett at the day & hour aforesaid all
persons useing weights or measures to buy or
sell by within the places aforesaid [..] that such
persons useing weights & measures doe bring
along with them to the said Court all such
weights & measures to be tryed & examined
there by the Kings standards, And for the more
certaine knowledge thereof the sd. petty
Constables are to retern to the saidTho: Robe &
John Mathews< no role >
Clerks of the Markett at their said Court a true list of
the Christian names & Surnames of all persons
useing weights or [..] measures within the places
afore menconed And thereof the [..] said high Constable
is not to fail at his peril, This Court upon
consideracon had of the aforesaid warrant
issued forth by the sd [..] Clerks of the Markett
to the said high Constable Is of opinion that
theplacessame is illegall & ought not to be obeyed

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For that the aforesaid places therein menconed
are distant & remote and out of his Maties
Palace & precincts thereof comonly called
the Little Virge . And doth thereupon

(Nemine contradicente) Resolve that the Court
of Generall & Quarter Sessions of the peace for
this County will stand by & Support all the high
Constables & other Officers of this County who shall
act in pursuance of the said Resolucon [..] declaredby this




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