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WR.734.027
20 May 1734:11,12 (138)
Ordered, that every day in the week, excepting the Lord's
day, or other days set apart by this government for
religious service, be a market-day, and that a bell be daily
rung at the opening of the market, which shall be at the
rising of the sun, thro' the whole year, from which hour
till the hour of one, post meridiem, shall for ever
hereafter be deemed and held market hours. And if any
person or persons, being inhabitants of this town, shall,
from and after the time of the first opening this market,
sell, or put to open sale, in the said several markets, or
either of them, any manner of provisions, or other eatable
commodities, or, shall buy any of them before the ringing of
the market-bell, such offender or offenders being thereof
convict, shall forfeit and pay a fine of ten shillings
forever such offence; and if any such person or persons
shall presume to cheapen or buy any flesh, fowles, butter,
eggs or other provisions, (excepting such provision and
particulars as hereafter are declared to be always excepted)
or make any previous contract touching the same with any
seller, or buy the same in any other place than in one of
the markets, shall forfeit and pay for ever such offence,
being thereof duly convicted, the sum of ten shillings . . .
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