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Compare 1577 edition: 1 This yeare it was ordeined that measures of all manner of graine should conteine one quantitie throughout the realme, that is to saie,Weights and measures. one resonable horsselode, and that the measures of wine and ale with all maner of liquors should be of one iust quan|tie according to the diuersitie of the liquor: also that weights should be of like rate throughout the relme, and that cloth should conteine two yards in breadth within the lists, of perfect goodnesse throughout, as well in the middest as by the sides, and that one man|ner of yard should be vsed through the relme. It was also ordeined that no merchants within the realme should hang any red or blacke clothes before their windowes, nor set vp any pentises or other thing whereby to darken the light from those that come to buy their cloth, so as they might be deceiued in choo|sing thereof.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Also it was enacted that there should be foure or six substantiall honest men chosen in euerie towne, and likewise in shires, with the head officers of cities and boroughes, which had a corporation, to see that the assises aforesaid were truelie kept, and that if any were found to be offending in the premisses, to cause their bodies to be attached and committed to prison, and their goods to be seized to the kings vse: and if those that were chosen to haue regard thereto, were tried to be negligent, so that by others, and not by them any offendors chanced to be conuicted before the iustices, then should the regarders be put to their fines, for the negligent looking to their offices.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Richard held his Christmasse this yeare at Roan, and Hubert the archbishop of Canturburie le|gat of the apostolike sée, named lord chéfe iustice of England, was about the same time in the marshes of Wales at Hereford, and there receiued into his hands the castels of Hereford, Bridgenorth and Lud|low, remoouing those that had the same in kéeping, and appointing others in their roomes.Moonks pla|ced againe in the church of Couentrie. Afterwards comming by Couentrie, he placed the moonks a|gaine in the cathedrall church of that citie, by com|mandement of pope Celestine, and chased out the se|cular canons, which the bishop Hugh Nouant had brought into the same church when he remooued the moonks.

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