RESOLVED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in Parliament assem-
bled, That the Agreement hereunto subjoined be engrossed, and left at the
Parliament Office, in order to be subscribed by any Lord of this House who
shall think sit to subscribe the same himself, or in his Name by any other Lord,
or by the Clerk Assistant, or by the Clerk of the Journals, or Clerk of the
Papers, who shall receive Authority from Lord so to do.

WE, the Undersigned, impressed with a sense of the Evils which may be
experienced by His Majesty's Subjects, in consequence of the deficient Supply
of Wheat, unless timely and effectual Measures are taken to reduce the Con-
sumption thereof, within such Limits as may prevent the Pressure of actual
Scarcity previous to the next Harvest, and may secure, as far as possible, the
necessary Subsistence of the People of this Kingdom, until it shall please Divine
Providence to restore the Blessings of general Plenty; DO hereby, jointly and
severally, pledge ourselves, in the most solemn Manner, to execute and main-
tain, to the utmost of our Power, the following RESOLUTIONS; and also
most earnestly to recommend the same to be adopted in our respective Neigh-
bourhoods.

We will reduce the Consumption of Wheat in our Families, by at least
One-third of the usual Quantity consumed in ordinary Times.

In order to effect this Reduction, either we will limit to that Extent the
Quantity of Fine Wheaten Bread used by each Individual in our Families;
or we will consume therein only mixed Bread, of which not more than Two-
thirds shall be made of Wheat; or we will consume only a proportional Quan-
tity of mixed Bread, of which more than Two-thirds is mad of Wheat; or
a proportional Quantity of Bread made of Wheat alone, from which no more
than Five Pounds Weight of Bran per Bushel is excluded: And we will also
prohibit in our Families the Use of Wheaten Flour in Pastry, and diminish as
much as possible, the Use thereof in other Articles than Bread.

By some one or more of these Measures, or by any other which may be found
equally effectual, and more expedient and practicable, in our respective Situa-
tions, we will, to the utmost of our Power, ensure the Reduction above-men-
tioned, of at least One-third of the Quantity of Wheat usually consumed in
our Families in ordinary Times.

This Engagement shall remain in Force until Fourteen Days after the Com-
mencement of the next Session of Parliament, unless the Average Price of
Wheat in the whole Kingdom shall be reduced, before that Time, to Eight
Shillings per Winchester Bushel: And we do earnestly recommend to our
Fellow Subjects to adopt and strictly to adhere to the same.

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