abovenamed and others their fellows aforesaid

Whereas by Virtue of an Act of Parliament made in the 4th. year of
the Reign of King Henry the 8th. intitled "An Act made for Pewterers
"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 base or unlawful Pewter or Brass decivable 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 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 Brought where
Shearchers be appointed by the Heads and Governors of the same
And Whereas of all such unlawfull Pewter or Brass as the said
Searchers shall find the one half is to be 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 Martin 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 inform aforesaid
And Whereas it appeareth unto this Court that no person or persons is or
are at present appointed for the insuing year for the purposes aforesaid in
the County aforesaid and that by reason of the defect thereof several of
the offences against the above in partrecited Act may le undiscovered
and unfurnished 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 if base or unlawful Pewter and Brass and
of deceivable or false Beans and Weight 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 fuel power and authority to act and
do all and every other matters and things as such Searchers