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person. He had himself atteiidorl and hovn present in the 

 markets to see the orders duly performed ; had >veighted the 

 bread brought thither to be sold, and any not weight was 

 disposed of to the poor at under value. He repaired also to 

 many mills and examined the measures used for the toll, and had 

 appointed " certain honest persons " to attend to this weekly, 

 with orders to •' inform themselves of the poorer sort " how they 

 were used in their grinding and toll, and to speedily present 

 the defaulters " to me." No badgers, or carriers of corn, butter or 

 cheese, were allowed. Those having corn in store were ordered 

 to carry it weekly to market. The quantity to be spared was 

 4,-379 bushels, sufficient for the inhabitants until harvest, and 

 the prices had somewhat fallen. Wheat 5 '4, 5 8, 6'-; rye, 5/- 

 .5/4 ; barley, 4/-, 3/6 ; oats, 20d.* 



John Maje (May), Nathaniell Still and Wm. Capell, on the 

 31st March reported they could spare from AVinterstoke 6,048, 

 Bempstone 4,482, and Brent 2,093 bushels. Total, 22,623. Their 

 two market towns were Axbridge and Wrington, where officers 

 were appointed and the markets well served. Wheat 6/, 6/S, 

 rye 4/, 4/8, beans and peas ?>', 3 4, barley 3', 3/8, oats 20d. 

 and 22d.t 



Edwd. Rogers and llobt. Cuff notified that AVhitleigh and 

 Cannington had a great store and much to spare. Huntspill, 

 Andersfield, and Xorth Petherton, Avere also sufficiently stored, 

 and " the inhabitants and owners, do, are, and will be 

 ready " to supply the markets. The prices not very high and 

 the poor " as yet do not much complain." Badgers were 

 suppressed. | 



The last certificate on this enquiry dated 16th April, is from 

 Sir John Horner, Eobt. Hopton and James Bysse, for Frome, 



* State Papers, 1623, Vol. cxliv., fol. 24, No. 9. 

 t State Papers, 1623, Vol. cxliv., fol. 24, No, 10. 

 X State Papers, 1623, Vol. cxliv., fol. 24, No. 11. 



