St. Michael the Arch-angel now next ensuing, by any Colour, Way or Mean whatsoever, directly or indirectly, by himself or any other, use, exercise or occupy any Art, Trade, Mystery, manual Occupation or Handicraft whatsoever, or kéep any Shop, Room, or other place whatsoever inward or outward, for Shew, Sale, or putting to Sale any Wares or Merchandizes whatsoever by way of Retail, within the said City, or the Liberties thereof; Upon pain to forfeit the Sum of Five Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain, for every Time wherein such person shall Use, Exercise or Occupy any Art, Trade, Mystery, manual Occupation or Handicraft whatosever; or kéep any Shop, Room, or other Place whatsoever, inward or outward, for Shew, Sale, or putting to Sale of any Wares or Merchandizes whatsoever, by way of Retail within the said City, or the Liberties thereof, contrary to the true Intent and Meaning hereof.

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That no person or persons now being Frée of this City of London, or who hereafter shall be Frée of the same, shall after the said Feast Day of St. Michael the Arch-angel, by any Colour, Way or Mean whatsoever, set on Work in any manual Occupation or Handicraft within the said City, or the Liberties thereof, any person or persons being a Foreigner or Foreigners from the Liberties of the said City, knowing or having due Notice given to him or them, That such person or persons so by him or them to be set on Work, is or are Foreigner or Foreigners, as aforesaid, upon pain of Forfeiture of Five Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain, for every time that any such person or persons shall Offend. Commit or Do any thing contrary to the purport, true intent and meaning hereof.

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That no person whatsoever now being Frée of this City, or hereafter shall be Frée of the same, and shall by himself or by any other keep any Shop, Room or other place whatsoever, inward or outward, for Shew, Sale or putting to Sale of any Wares or Merchandizes whatsoever, by way of Retail, or use any Art, Trade, Occupation, Mystery or Handicraft whatsoever, within the said City or the Liberties thereof, shall after the said Feast-day of St. Michael the Archangel, directly or indirectly, employ, retain or kéep in his Service as Journeyman or hired Servant, in Buying, Selling or exposing to Sale, any Wares or Merchandizes whatsoever by way of Retail, any person not being Frée of the said City, knowing or having due Notice given to him, that such person so by him imployed, retained or kept, is not Frée of the said City; upon pain to forfeit the Sum of Five pounds of Lawful Mony of Great Britain, for every time wherein any such person shall offend, commit or do any thing contrary to the true intent and meaning hereof.

Provided nevertheless, That nothing herein contained shall be Construed to prohibit any Citizen and Fréeman of this City from kéeping in his Service any person being under the Age of Twenty one Years upon Trial, in order to be bound his Apprentice for any time not excéeding threè Months.

Provided also, That nothing herein contained shall be taken or construed to extend to Charge any Fréeman of this City, dealing in course or heavy Goods, for employing any Servant hired for Yearly Wages, and dwelling with him, in the weghing, rumaging, lading, or unlading any Goods or Merchandizes in the way of his Trade, or in any laborious Work not concerning the Art, Skill and Mystery of the same, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

Provided always, That this Act or any thing herein contained, shall not in any wise extend or be prejudicial or hurtful to the Governours of Christ's-Hospital and Bridewell, or to any other of the Hospitals belonging to the said City for the time being, for the setting on Work either Strangers or Foreigners within the said Houses or any of them, neither to the said Strangers or Foreigners that shall so happen to Work therein, nor to any of them, neither to any Frée Man or Woman of the same City, for having or setting on Work any Apprentice or Apprentices at any time hereafter, in any Art, Trade, Mystery, Manual Occupation or Handicraft, within the said City or Liberties thereof, nor to any such Apprentice or Apprentices that shall so serve, so as his or their Indenture of Apprenticeship be Inrolled in the Chamberlains Office of the said City according to the Ancient Custom of the said City, in that behalf used and observed.

Provided also that this present Act or any thing herein contained, shall not extend or be prejudicial or hurtful to any person or persons now being, or that hereafter shall be Frée of the said City, for setting on Work at any time or times any person or persons being Felt-makers, Capthickers, Carders, Spinners, Knitters or Brewers, or to any person that now kéepeth, or hereafter shall kéep any Brewhouse within the said City or the Liberties thereof, for Working or Using any of said Crafts or Occupations within the said City or Liberties, this present Act or any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof, in any wise notwithstanding.

And it is hereby further Enacted, That all and singular the said several Penalties and Forfeitures by this Act imposed on any Offender or Offenders against the same or any part thereof, shall and may be Sued for and recoverd by Action of Debt, Bill or Plaint to be commenced and prosecuted in the Name of the Chamberlain of the City of London for the time being, in any of the Quéen's Majesties Courts of Record within the said City; and that the Chamberlain of the said City for the time being, shall in all Suits to be prosecuted by Virtue of this Act or Ordinance against any Offender, recover the ordinary Costs of Suit, to be expended in and about the prosecution thereof. And further, That one Moiety of all Forfeitures to be recovered by Vertue of this Act (the Costs of Suit for Recovery of the same being deducted and allowed) shall, after the Recovery and Receipt thereof, be paid and delivered to the Treasurer of the Hospital of Bridewell, for the use of the said Hospital, and the other Moiety thereof to him or them who shall first give Information of the Offences for which such Forfeitures shall be incurred, and prosecute the Suit in the Name of the Chamberlain of the said City, for Recovery of the same, any thing in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding.
GIBSON.

An Act of Common-Council was made Anno 1694, against those they called Hawkers, Pedlers, Petty-Chapmen, &c. providing against their carrying about their Wares in the Streets and Lanes of the City and Liberties, or in Taverns, Inns, Ale-houses, Coffee-houses, &c. upon pain of Forfeiture of Forty Shillings. And those that should buy any such Wares, to be fined Forty Shillings.

And the Year ensuing, viz 1695, because these Pedlers, &c. did presume to bring into the Markets of the City (which were intended only for the selling of Food and Provision) Mercery Wares, Lace and Linnen, and such like Commodities, that ought to be sold only by Freemen in their Shops and Ware-houses; therefore an Act was made for the Restraint of such; a Penalty of three Pounds to be laid upon every such Offence. These two Acts follow; together with an Abstract of an Act of Parliament in the 1 & 2 of Philip and Mary, against this Abuse, so long ago practised, with another Act of Common-Council to that purpose, made in the beginning of the Reign of King James I. But the said