County: Essex
Code: D2681#9
Reference: Chelmsford, Essex Record Office: D/B 3/1/2, fol. 15r
Function: Rule




The Customes of the waterbayly .
He shalle take these Customes of Foreynes straungeres and othere yt be Fraunchysed [Latin: vt sequitur]
First of euery shyppe that comyth to the hythe wt any good to be sold if he haue a boote
he shalle he shalle receyve for his custu̕ ‒ vj d And if he haue no boote he shalle take but iiij d
And of he haue dyuerse his bolk iiij d And if he haue dyuerse bolkes of dyuerse grynes he shalle
take for euery bolk iiij d And whanne any schipp̕ comythe to the port wt any good to selle
he shalle a-noon̕ take vp̕ his leede & his lyne and bryng them to the baillyes to make
knowelyche what he hath jn and receyve his bylet ere he breke his bolk
And he shalle take Custu̕ of euery sw smalle boot that comythe with vytaille forto selle ‒ j d
Jtm̕ of euery byere of vytaille to regrate it if he come with a carte ‒ j d
Jtm̕ if he come wt an̕ hoorse hauyng a pakkesadelle vppon̕ hym ‒ ober
And of euery Chapman̕ that settith his pakke in the market for to selle his ware ‒ ober
And of euery foure-legged beste that is sold in the market & euery flok of shepe ‒ j d
Jtm̕ he shalle take of euery quarter of Corn̕ that is metyn̕ wtinne the boundes of the
Fraunchyse of the toun̕ what greyn̕ so euere it be and also of Colys and of salt and of erthe
And of euery other thyng that is motyn̕ by the water to be sold [addition: as welle fre as Foreyne] j d
And of euery barelle of oynons motyn̕ ‒ j d
And the Metere shalle stryke the busshelle & make the hepe trewely betuxe party & party
And he shalle take of euery foreyn̕ that regratith any good or vytalle in the Market but if
he haue made a fyne for the holle yeer wt the baillyes at euery market day an̕ ‒ ober
And the Comoun̕ Meter shalle mete trewely the corn̕ to be dylyuered atte hythe that is
to say euery quarter of hard corn̕ shalle haue two hepis And that is of whete Rye barly
pesyn̕ and benes and euery quarter of Neyssh Corn̕ shalle haue on̕ busshelle styken̕ [sic] and
A-nother heped And that is to say malt & otys & suche other̕ ⸫