of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth intitled "An Act made for
"Purterers and true Weights and Beams". Power is given to His Majesty's Justices
of the peace within every Shire at the General Quarter Session holden at
Michaelmas to assign and appoint two persons having experience therein to
make search after Case or unlawful Pewter or Brass deceivable or false Beams
and Weights of the Wares in the said Act in that respect specified occupied by the
prisons in the aforesaid Act in that behalf mentioned and other offences against
the said Act of Parliament in every part of the Shire as well within Franchise
as without saving in Cities or Borought where Searchers be appointed by
the Heads and Governors of the same And whereas of all such unlawful
Pewter or Brass as the said Searchers shall find the one half is to be to the
Use of our Sovereign Lord the King and the other half to the said Searchers
by virtue of the said Statute And Whereas in default of the Master
and Wardens in the said Occupations not searching in form as is aforesaid
and whereby that any such unlawful Metal is cast or made or unlawful
Weights used It is by the said Act enacted that it shall and may be
lawful for any person or persons having sufficient Cunning and
knowledge in the said Occupations by oversight of the Mayors
Bailiffs or Head Officers of the said Cities and Boroughs to Search
all the said places and to put the said Authority and Act in
Execution in form aforesaid and whereas it appeareth unto
this Court that no Person or Persons is or are at present appointed
for the ensuing year for the Purpose aforesaid in the County
aforesaid and that by reason of the defect thereof several of the
Offences against the above in part recited Act may be undiscovered
and unpunished It is therefore Ordered by this Court here that
William Fasson< no role > of Hatton Garden in the said County of
Middlesex Pewterer and Ary Holman< no role > of the precinct of
saint Catherines in the said County Pewterer (they having good
experience therein) be and they are hereby nominated and appointed
Searchers of BasePlateor unlawful Pewter and Brass and of deceivable or
false Beams and Weights of the Wares in the said Act in that respect
specified occupied by the Persons in the aforesaid Act in that behalf mentioned
within this County by virtue and in pursuance of the said Act with
full power and Authority to Act and do all and every other Matters
and things as such Searchers as by the said Act is or are directed authorized
or required to be done according to the true Intent and
meaning thereof

By the Court
Selby