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At the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
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Wednesday the twenty eighth day of October 1772
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Whereas by virtue of a late Act of Parliament made in the fourth
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of the Reign of King Henry the eighth intituled An act made for Pewterers and
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Weights and Beams Power is given to his Majesty's
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within
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every Shire at the General Sessions holden at Michaelmas to assign and appoint
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two certain Persons having Experience therein to make Search after base or unlawful
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Pewter and Brass deceivable or false Beams and Weights of the Wares in the said
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Act in that respect specified occupied by the Persons in the aforesaid Act in that
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Behalf mentioned and other Offences against the the said Act of Parliament in every
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part of the Shire as well within the Franchise as without saving in
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Boroughs where Searchers be appointed by the Heads and Governors of the same
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And Whereas of all such unlawful Pewter or Brass as the said Searchers
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find the one half is to be to the Use of our Sovereign Lord the King and the
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half to the said Searchers by virtue of the said Statute And Whereas in the
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Default of the Masters and Wardens in the said Occupations not searching in
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as is aforesaid and whereby that any such unlawful Metal is cast or made
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unlawful Weights used it is by the said Act enacted that it shall be lawful for
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any Person or Persons having sufficient Cunning and Knowlege in the said or
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Occupations by Oversight of the Mayors Bailiffs and Head Officers of the
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Cities and Boroughs to search all the said Places and to put the said
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and Act in Execution in Form aforesaid And Whereas it appear
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that one Person or Persons is of are at
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reason of the
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several Offences against the above in part recited Act may be undis
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unpunished It is therefore Ordered by this Court here that John
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(they having good Expert there
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be and they are hereby nominated and appointed Searchers of Case of unlawful
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and Brass and of deceivable or false Beams and Weights of the Wares in said
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in that respect specified occupied by the Persons in the aforesaid Act in the
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mentioned within this County by virtue and in pursuance of the said Act with
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Power and Authority to act and do all and every other Matters and Things as such
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to the true Intent and Meaning thereof
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By the Court
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