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hundreds and liliortics were well stocked, the Justices of the 

 Peace had ordered a supply to be brought in to the markets of 

 Bath and Frome.* 



This finished the first report, but the Justices continued 

 their meetings once a month to make enquiries and see their 

 various orders executed. Every three mouths they were to make 

 a report to the Sheriff, who made his to the Judges, and the 

 Judges theirs to the Privy CounciLf 



Accordingly, E. Poulett, Eobt. Cuff, Abraham Burrell and Wm. 

 Bull made a second certificate that they had done their best to 

 supply the markets ; but, nevertheless, on account of the popu- 

 lousness of their district, corn remained at a dear rate, being, 

 in Bridgewater — wheat 8s. a bushel, r3^e 8s., barley 6s., 

 beans 6s., and oats .3s. 4d.:i: 



William Walrond and Ja. Kosse, from Barrington, wrote that 

 they had carefully ordered that all who had com should 

 serve the market weekly, and had taken account thereof every 

 month. Yet the prices were somewhat higher — wheat, 9s. ; 

 barley, beans and peas, 6s. ; oats, 3s. § 



The sheriff, Sir Francis Doddington, now made his return to 

 Sir Thomas Eichardson and Sir John Denham, Judges of Assize, 

 Dating from Combe Sydenham, the 10th May, he enclosed with 

 the last certificate, that for Frome, and was daily expecting 

 others, which he promised should be " suddenly presented to their 

 Lordships. "I I 



The price of corn seems to have abated somewhat, and the 

 certificates now refer more largely to the poor, the well 

 ordering and training of youths in trades and the reformation of 



* State Papers, 1631, Vol. clxxxv., fol. 40. 21st February, 

 t State Papers, 1631, Vol. clxxxiii., fol. 60. 5th January. 



{ State Papers, 1631, Vol. clxxxii., fol. 50. 



§ State Papers, 1631, Vol. clxxxvii., fol. 36. 25th March. 



II State Papers, 1631, Vol. cxc, fol. 69. 



