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<p n="590">of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth intitled "An Act made for<lb></lb>
"Purterers and true Weights and Beams". Power is given to His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50930_occ136">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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within every Shire at the General Quarter Session holden at<lb></lb>
Michaelmas to assign and appoint two persons having experience therein to<lb></lb>
make search after Case or unlawful Pewter or Brass deceivable or false Beams<lb></lb>
and Weights of the Wares in the said Act in that respect specified occupied by the<lb></lb>
prisons in the aforesaid Act in that behalf mentioned and other offences against<lb></lb>
the said Act of Parliament in every part of the Shire as well within Franchise<lb></lb>
as without saving in Cities or Borought where Searchers be appointed by<lb></lb>
the Heads and Governors of the same And whereas of all such unlawful<lb></lb>
Pewter or Brass as the said Searchers shall find the one half is to be to the<lb></lb>
Use of our Sovereign Lord the King and the other half to the said Searchers<lb></lb>
by virtue of the said Statute And Whereas in default of the Master<lb></lb>
and Wardens in the said Occupations not searching in form as is aforesaid<lb></lb>
and whereby that any such unlawful Metal is cast or made or unlawful<lb></lb>
Weights used It is by the said Act enacted that it shall and may be<lb></lb>
lawful for any person or persons having sufficient Cunning and<lb></lb>
knowledge in the said Occupations by oversight of the Mayors<lb></lb>
Bailiffs or Head Officers of the said Cities and Boroughs to Search<lb></lb>
all the said places and to put the said Authority and Act in<lb></lb>
Execution in form aforesaid and whereas it appeareth unto<lb></lb>
this Court that no Person or Persons is or are at present appointed<lb></lb>
for the ensuing year for the Purpose aforesaid in the County<lb></lb>
aforesaid and that by reason of the defect thereof several of the<lb></lb>
Offences against the above in part recited Act may be undiscovered<lb></lb>
and unpunished It is therefore Ordered by this Court here that<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50930_n590-1">William Fasson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50930_n590-1" type="surname" value="Fasson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50930_n590-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50930_geo559">Hatton Garden</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50930_geo559" type="placeName" value="Hatton Garden"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50930_geo559" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50930_geo560">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50930_occ137">Pewterer</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50930_n590-47">Ary Holman</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50930_n590-47" type="surname" value="Holman"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50930_n590-47" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50930_geo561">precinct of<lb></lb>
saint Catherines</rs>
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in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50930_occ138">Pewterer</rs>
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(they having good<lb></lb>
experience therein) be and they are hereby nominated and appointed<lb></lb>
Searchers of Base<del>Plate</del>
or unlawful Pewter and Brass and of deceivable or<lb></lb>
false Beams and Weights of the Wares in the said Act in that respect<lb></lb>
specified occupied by the Persons in the aforesaid Act in that behalf mentioned<lb></lb>
within this County by virtue and in pursuance of the said Act with<lb></lb>
full power and Authority to Act and do all and every other Matters<lb></lb>
and things as such Searchers as by the said Act is or are directed authorized<lb></lb>
or required to be done according to the true Intent and<lb></lb>
meaning thereof</p>
<p n="591">By the Court<lb></lb>
Selby</p>
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