Anno primo Reginæ Elizabethæ at the Parliament begunne at Westminster, the xxiij of Januarie, in the fyrst yere of the raigne of our soueraigne lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God, of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande, queene, defender of the fayth &c., and there prorogued till the xxv. of the same moneth, and then and there holden, kept, and continued, vntyll the dissolution of the same, being the eight day of May then next ensuyng, were enacted as foloweth.

An acte touching Shooemakers and Curriours. The .viij. Chapter.

WHere at a parliament holden at Westminster vpon pro¦rogation the .xv. day of Aprill, in the sixte yere of the raigne of our late soueraigne lorde king Edwarde the sixt, brother to the Quenes maiestie, it was enacted a∣mongest other thynges, agaynst regratours of tanned Leather, that no person or persons, of what estate, de∣gree, or condition so euer he or they be, shal buye, ingrosse, or cause to be bought or ingrossed, any kynd of tanned Leather, to the intent to sell the same agayne, sauyng, only Sadlers, Gyrdlers, Corde wayners, and al other artificers, which shall make thereof any kynde of wares to be sold, as by the same act more playnely at large may appeare: which act was in the Parliament holden at the Westminster the second day of April, in the first yere of the raigne of our late soueraigne ladye Queene Ma∣rie, repealed, made voyd, and of none effect: and one other acte was then made, entytuled, touchyng the buying and currying of Leather, the repealyng of whiche acte, as experience hath sithen taught vs, hath brought shooes, bootes, males, saddles, and all other kynde of wares made of tanned Leather, to great & vnreasonable prices to the vndoing of a great number of the Queenes Maiesties poore subiects.

For reformation wherof, be it ordeyned, enacted; & established, by the Queenes Maiestie, the lordes spirituall and temporall, and the com∣mons

of this present Parliament assembled, and by the aucthoritie of the same, that the foresayde statute made in the .vi. yere of the raigne of the sayde late kyng Edwarde the sixte, and entytuled, agaynst all regratours of tanned Leather, and euerye article, braunche, sentence, and clause therein conteyned, shalbe reuyued and stand in effect from the fyrst day of Aprill next commyng, in as full force, strength, and ef∣fect, as though the foresayde acte made in the seconde day of Aprill, in the firste yere of Queene Maries raigne, touchyng the buying and currying of Leather, whereby the sayde former acte is repealed, had neuer ben had or made.

And be it also enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde, that the sayde sta∣tute and acte made in the fyrst yere of Queene Maries raigne, sister to the Queenes Maiestie, entytuled, An acte touchyng the buying and currying of Leather, and euery braunche, sentence, and article there∣in conteyned, shall from the sayde firste day of Aprill not stande, but be vtterly repealed, and be of no force nor strength: any clause, sentence, or article therein conteyned to the contrary in anye wyse, nothwithstan∣dyng.

Prouided alwayes and be it enacted, by the aucthoritie aforesayde, that when and as often as any Shoomaker or his deputie doth bring anye Leather sufficientlye tanned, to anye curryour to be curryed (de∣liueryng sufficient liquor for well dressing of the same) the same shalbe by euerye suche Curryour well and sufficientlye curryed and made redye for the Shoomaker, within the space of fyue dayes in sommer, that is to say: from the firste day of Marche to the last day of Septem∣ber. And also in lyke maner within the space of tenne dayes in winter, that is to say from the fyrst day of October, vnto the last day of Febru∣ary, vppon payne to forfeyte to the partie greeued, for euerye hyde not curryed and dressed in maner & fourme aforesaid, the summe of .x. s.

Prouided further, that this prouiso shal not extend to bind any Cur∣riour to dresse any leather, which by doyng his best is not able to dresse within euery of the times aforesaid, but shal extend to al such Leather as he conueniently may dresse, after the common rate of the dressyng.

And be it also enacted by the aucthoritie of this presente Parlia∣ment that no person or persons, vsyng or occupying the feate and my∣stery of Shoomakers, shal from henceforth worke or make any bootes or shooes of Neates Leather, that shalbe myngled, made or wrought with any other Leather, but only Neates Leather of it selfe, vnlesse it be in the hemmes or lining of bootes, shooes, or slippers, and that they shall put in all and euerye bootes, shooes, or slippers, made of Neates Leather, innersoles made of wombes, which shalbe well & truely tan∣ned and curryed, and also all suche other bootes, shooes, and slippers, as shalbe made of drye Neates Leather, or Calues Leather, not to be

myngled with any other kynde of leather (sauyng in the soles) but on∣ly of it selfe, vnlesse it be in hemmes or lyninges of the same: that is to say, Neates leather of it selfe, & Calues leather of it selfe, vpon paine of forfeyture of all such bootes, shooes, & slippers made so to the contrary.

Prouided alwayes, and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde, that the one moytie of all suche forfeytures afore named, shalbe to our Soueraigne Ladye the Queenes Maiestie, and her highnesse heyres: and the other moytie to hym or them that sease or first sue for the same penalties in any the Queenes Maiesties courtes of record, by action of debte, byll, complaynte, information, or otherwyse, wherein no wager of lawe, essoygne, protection, or iniunction, shalbe admitted or alowed for the defendaunt in that behalfe.