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King assigned to keep the peace in the County aforesaid and also to hear and
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determine divers Felonies Trespasses and other Misdemeanours committed in
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of King Henry the Eighth untitled an Act made for Pewterers and true Weight and Beams
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within every Shire at the General
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Quarter Sessions holden at Michaelmas to assign and appoint two certain Persons having
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false Beams and Weights of the Wares in the said Act in that respect specified occupied
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by the Persons in the aforesaid Act in that Behalf mentioned and other Offences against the
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said Act of Parliament in every Part of the Shire as well within Franchise as without saving
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in Cities or Boroughs where Searchers be appointed by the Heads and Governours of the
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same And Whereas of all such unlawfull Parker or Brass as the said Searcher shall find
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the one half is to be to the Use of our Sovereign Lord the King and the other half to the said
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Searchers by Virtue of the said Statute and whereas in Default of the Masters and Wardens
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in the said Occupations notsearching in form as is aforesaid and whereby that any
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unlawfull Metal is cast or made or unlawful Weights used It is by the said Act enacted
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that it shall be lawful for any Person or Persons having sufficient cunning and knowledge
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in the said Occupations by overeight of the Mayors Bailiffs and Head Officers of the said
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Cities and Boroughs to search all the said Places and to put the said Authority and
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Act in Execution in form aforesaid And Whereas it appeareth unto this Court that
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no Persons or Persons is or are at present appointed for the ensuing A fear for the
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several Offences against the above in part recited Act may be undiscovered and unpunished
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in the same County Pewterer (they having good experience therein) be and they
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are hereby nominated and appointed Searchers of Base or unlawful Pewter and Brass
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and of deceivable or false Beams and Weights of the Wares in the said Act
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that respect specified occupied by the
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the aforesaid Act
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in that behalf mentioned in that this County by virtue and in pursuance of the said Act
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with full Power and Authority to Act and do all and every other Matters and
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things as such Searchers as by the said Act is directed authorized or required to be done
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according to the true Intent and Meaning thereof
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By the Court
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Selby
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