The RATES of CHAIRMEN and COACHMEN, as fettled by the Act.

The fame after Ten

For waiting and carrying (including the Fare) for the firft Hour before Ten o
And for every Hour after, before Ten

And for the first Hour after Ten

And for every Hour after

N. B. The Chairmen may be obliged to ftop as often as the Perfon carried fhall require, fo as they are not detained above ten Minutes in a Six

penny

and twenty Minutes in a Twelvepenny Fare.

Coaches.

The Fare of every Coach or Chaise from any Part of the City, Suburbs, or 1. s. d. | Page
Liberty, to any Part of the fame, before Ten at Night

For the like, after Ten

For the firft Hour waiting before Ten

For every Hour after, till Ten

If called into waiting after Ten, for the first Hour
For every Hour after

HALF-MILE DISTANCE S.

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211 1 6 212

1 6 ib.

10 ib.
2 o ib.
1 6 ib.

From the Affembly-Rooms to the fourth Pillar of Robert Straker's Garden-Wall in Bootham.
From the Affembly. Rooms, through the Minter-Yard to Mr. Prefton's Front-Door out of Monk-Bar.
From the Weft-Door of the Minfter, to the North-End of Mr. Stephenson's Houfe in Bootham.
From the North-Eaft-Door of the Minfter over Monkbridge, to the Weft-Corner of the Grainge.
From Monk-Bar, by Goodramgate, Petergate, and Stonegate, to the Gateway leading down the George
Yard in Coney-freet.

From Monk-Bar, by Jubbergate and Coney-freet, to Mr. Siddall's Door.

From Bootham-Bar, by Blake-fireet and Coney-freet, to the Debtors' Grate Window on Oufebridge, and the fame to Mr. Wainde's Houfe in Caflegate.

From Micklgate-Bar to Mr. Erfkine's Houfe in Coney-freet.

From Walmgate-Bar to the third Pillar of the Pavement Crofs.

Preamble.

I.

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An ACT made in the eighth Year of King George the First, for the better preventing Abufes committed in Weighing and Packing of Butter in the City of York. Chap. 27. ORASMUCH as Butter is one of the Chief Commodities of the Product of feveral Parts of the County of York, and County of the fame City, and great Quantities thereof are brought into the City of York, from thence to be transported beyond the Seas, and otherwise disposed of: And Whereas there hath, Time out of Mind, been within the faid City a free Market for Butter, which for many Years, last past, hath been kept in Micklegate, in the faid City: And Whereas the bringing of Butter to the faid Market, where the fame was fearched and weighed, hath been found to be the most effectual Means of preventing the false weighing and packing of Butter, and did formerly gain a great Reputation, both at home and abroad, to Butter brought to the faid Market; but of late Years feveral Farmers of Dairies, Owners and other Traders in Butter, the better to conceal the falfe Weighing and Packing of their Butter, to be by them difpofed of, have neglected to bring the fame to the faid Market to be fearched and weighed, by Means whereof, not only the Traders in the faid Commodity at Home, but Foreigners alfo, have been greatly deceived in the Weight, Goodness, and Soundness thereof, and thereby the faid Commodity yields not that Price, nor is fold in fuch Quantities as otherwise it would be: For Remedy whereof, and for the better encouraging the faid Butter Trade, and (in order thereunto) for the better preventing the Frauds and Abuses in the Weighing and Packing of Butter, may it please your Moft Excellent Majetty (at the humble Request of the Mayor and Commonally

Commonalty of the faid City) That it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the King's Moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in this prefent Parliament af- After March fembled, and by Authority of the fame, 25, 1722, MicThat from and after the Five and Twentieth klegate or any other Place Day of March, one Thousand Seven Hunin York (at dred and Twenty-two, Micklegate Mar- the Election ket aforefaid, or any other Part or Place of the Mayor, of or in the faid City (which the Mayor &c.) fhall every and Commonalty of the faid City fhall, Day in the from Time to Time, judge moft commo- Sundays, be a Week, except dious and convenient, and for that Purpose Free Market for appoint) fhall be every Day in the Week Butter. (except Sundays) a free and open Market for Butter; and that it fhall and may be lawful for any Perfon or Perfons to buy or fell any Butter in the said Market without any Disturbance; and that from and after the faid Five and Twentieth Day of March, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty-two, all Butter brought to the faid City of York, in Firkins, Half Firkins, Tubs or other Casks, or in Pots or other Vessels, to be fold, or to be exported or water-born from the faid City, or from any Part of the River of Oufe, as far as the River of Wharfe, fhall be brought to the faid Market, to be viewed, fearched, weighed, and fealed with the Seal of the faid Market, which the proper Officer for the Time being is hereby required to do; and that it fhall and may be lawful to and for the faid Mayor and Commonalty, and their Suc- All Butter ceffors, or their proper Officer for the Time brought to being, appointed from Time to Time, and York to be fold, at all Times after the faid Five and Twen- exported, &c. tieth Day of March, One Thousand Seventhall be weighHundred and Twenty-two, to afk, demand, and fealed at ed, fearched, receive, and take of and from every Perfon the faid Marand Perfons that shall bring any Butter toket, the faid Market, to be fearched and weighVOL. III. X

ed,

&c.

ed, for the Searching, Weighing, and Sealing thereof, the feveral antient and Rates to be paid accustomed Rates and Duties hereinafterfor fearching, mentioned, and no more; that is to fay, For every fuch Firkin, Half Firkin, or other Cafk or Pot, or other Veffel of Butter as aforefaid, one Halfpenny, and fo proportionably for any Butter put into every Tub or Veffel, containing any greater Quantity of Butter than a Firkin'; On Non-pay- and in Cafe of Refufal, Neglect, or Deniment, &c. may al of Payment, on Demand of the faid fedetain any Fir- veral Rates and Prices before-mentioned, kin, &c.

the faid Mayor and Commonalty, and their
Succeffors, fhall or may detain and make
ftay of any Firkin, Half Firkin, Cask, Pot,
Tub, or Veffel of Butter, for which the
faid Rates and Prices ought to be paid, un-
til they fhall be paid and fatisfied the fame.

2. And for the further Prevention of
any Fraud or Abuse in the Weight or false
Packing of Butter, Be it further enacted

by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Dairy Farmer, Dairy Farmer, Owner, or Trader, or any &c. felling or other Perfon or Perfons whatsoever, do or transporting fhall from and after the faid Five and Butter before it Twentieth Day of March, One Thoufand be brought to Seven Hundred and Twenty-two, bring be viewed, &c. any Butter in Firkins, Half Firkins, or hall forfeit for other Cafks, Pots, or Veffels as aforefaid, every Firkin, 3 s. 4 d.

the Market to

to the faid City of York, to be fold there, or to be exported or water-born from thence as aforefaid, from any Part of the River Oufe, as far as the River of Wharfe, and fhall fell or transport the fame before it be brought to the faid Butter-Market, to be there viewed, fearched, and weighed, fhall upon Proof thereof, by one or more credible Witnefs or Witneffes upon Oath, before any Justice of the Peace of the faid City, or County of the fame City, forfeit for every Firkin, Half Firkin, or other Cafk, Pot, or other Veffel, the Sum of

Three

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