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A History of the County of Lancaster
… means of punishing malefactors, the assize of bread and ale, and other liberties of a borough; their bailiffs were to …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… these officials, among which was the proving of bread and ale. A second head court was held on the Thursday after Low … officers were appointed: moor men, hedge lookers, ale tasters, flesh lookers, leather sealers and constables. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Twelve members are elected every seven years, including an ale-taster and window-looker. Court Rolls are preserved at …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 32 lay layers, affeerers, bailiff of the vill, and ale fonders; surveyors of the highway also occur. The 'cross …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… white meat; mise-layers and gatherers, sealers of leather, ale-conners, burleymen and scavengers for different portions … and market town, with amends of the assize of bread and ale, infangenthief, peace-breach, gallows, pillory, and … in Manchester for breach of the assize of bread and ale, also for breach of the peace; whereupon Sir Roger La …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… upon to prove their right to the assize of bread and ale, gallows and infangenthef, and market at Warton and … but it was alleged that at the latter place only assize of ale was exercised, and that all the rights had been held by … in a plea concerning their right to assize of bread and ale in Garstang; Pal. of Lanc. Writs Proton. 15 Hen. VII. To …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… n. 385. There was expressly added the assize of bread, ale, wine, &c., and measures and weights in the town of … in claiming fines nor breach of the assize of bread and ale: the jury, however, upheld his reply that the words, 'all …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… for any 'assaults, frays, bloodwipes, assizes of bread, ale, and all other misdemeanors,' Thomas Leyland and others …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Two constables, the 'four men,' two burleymen, two ale-tasters, two sealers of leather, two supervisors of the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 12 d. three times for breach of the assize of bread and ale, the fourth time he should pay a heavier fine, or else go …