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<HEAD><HI>February</HI> 15. 1654. Orders &s;et down by the Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of LONDON, Concerning the Rates of Carriages with Carrs Within this City and Liberties thereof, to continue untill further Order be taken in that behalf.</HEAD>
<P>_WHereas daily complaint is made by Merchants and other Citizens, of the ex|ce&s;&s;ive Rates demanded and received by Carmen, above what is rea&s;onable and hath been limited and appointed for Carriages within this City and Liber|ties: Now upon due con&s;ideration had as well of former times as of the pre|&s;ent, wherein the prices of &s;ome commodities of nece&s;&s;ary and principal u&s;e to the Carmen are ri&s;en, and con&s;equently require &s;ome increa&s;e of the Rates heretofore &s;et for their labour and carriage; It is therefore ordered by this Court, That all Carmen trading or working with Carres in the City of <HI>London</HI> and Liberties thereof, &s;hall and may demand and take for every carriage or load of the commodities under mentioned, the Rates hereafter following, and &s;hall not exceed the &s;ame upon pain to be &s;trictly puni&s;hed and proceeded again&s;t for every offence to the contrary; That is to &s;ay,</P>
<P N="1">1. <HI>FIr&s;t, from any the Wharfs between the Tower and London-bridge, to Tower-&s;treet, Grace|church&s;treet, Fanchurch&s;treet, Bi&s;hop&s;gate&s;treet with|in, Cornhill, and places of like di&s;tance up the hill with xviij <ABBR>C</ABBR> weight, not exceeding xxiij <ABBR>C</ABBR> weight.</HI></P>
<P>In which may be included,</P>
<P><HI>Two punchions of Prunes, two bales of Ma|cher, twenty barrels of Figs, two fats of Fu&s;ti|ans, five ordinary &s;acks of Cotton-woolls of Smyrna, and three extraordinary; as bags of Cyprus wooll, butts of Currans, great butts of Oyles, three che&s;ts of Sugars, eight bags of Al|lums, one la&s;te of Flax, one la&s;te of Hemp, and and other goods of the like kinde and weights, for every Load&mdash;xx d.</HI></P>
<P><HI>And for Seacols the Load&mdash;xij <ABBR>d</ABBR></HI></P>
<P N="2">2. Al&s;o from any the Wharfs afore&s;aid, To</P>
<P><HI>Broad&s;treet, Lothbury, Old-jury, Ba&s;&s;i&s;haw, Cole|man&s;treet, Ironmongerlane, St. Laurence-lane, Milk|&s;treet, Aldermanbury, Cheap&s;ide, Wood&s;treet, Friday|&s;treet, Bread&s;treet, and places of like di&s;tance, for the like weight of xviij <ABBR>C</ABBR> not exceeding xxiij <ABBR>C</ABBR></HI></P>
<P><HI>For the goods afore&s;aid, and others of the like kinde for every Load&mdash;xxij <ABBR>d</ABBR></HI></P>
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<P N="5">5. Al&s;o from any the Wharfs afore&s;aid, To</P>
<P><HI>Broad&s;treet, Lothbury, Old-jury, Ba&s;&s;i&s;haw, Coleman&s;treet, Ironmonger lane, St. Laurence lane, Milk&s;treet, Aldermanbury, Cheap&s;ide, Wood&s;treet, Friday&s;treet, Bread&s;treet, and places of the like di&s;tance, for any of the &s;aid goods of the &s;ame quantity and weight, for every load&mdash;xx <ABBR>d</ABBR></HI></P>
<P N="6">6. Al&s;o from any the Wharfs afore&s;aid, To</P>
<P><HI>Tower&s;treet, Gracechurch&s;treet, Fanchurch-&s;treet, Bi&s;hop&s;gate&s;treet within, Cornhill, and other places of like di&s;tance up the hill with viij <ABBR>C</ABBR> weight, not exceeding xiiij <ABBR>C</ABBR> weight;</HI></P>
<P>In which may be included,</P>
<P><HI>All butts and pipes of Wine, packs of Can|vas, two hog&s;heads, or three terces, a fat of Fu&s;tians, and all other goods of the like bulk and weight, for every load&mdash;xvj <ABBR>d</ABBR></HI></P>
<P>And from any the Wharfs afore&s;aid, To</P>
<P><HI>Broad&s;treet, Lothbury, Old-jury, Ba&s;si&s;haw, Coleman&s;treet, Ironmonger lane, St. Laurence lane, Milk&s;treet, Aldermanbury, Cheap&s;ide, Wood&s;treet, Friday&s;treet, Bread&s;treet, and other places of like di&s;tance, for any other goods of like load and weight, for every load&mdash;xviij <ABBR>d</ABBR></HI></P>
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