Neglect of Their Duties by the Alnagers, Dec. 1576
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[Lansdowne MSS. 22, No. 36.]
Objecons against Thaulnegeor Sealer Keper of seale within the Conties of Wiltes and Somerset and Gloucester redy to beproved.
Note. They be not experte in clothmaking (according to the statute). But contrary to the lawes doe let the seale Ferme unto clothiers, that have mylles in their owne hande. Whereby infynite abuses and deceipts in clothmaking are permytted. Note. The Alnegers and sealers neglect thexecucon of their office, in that they do not make due search of eny cloth made to be measured both length and bredth, being wet from the mill and before they be set upon the rack to be dried, but suffer the clothiers having the seale to Ferme and in their owne custody to set to the seale before the clothes be measured accordinglie ; and thereby great defects in clothmaking increaseth. Note. The Alneger executeth not his office in that he causeth not eny clothier to set to his seale of lead unto eny of their clothes and kerseys, in which seale the true and just length of eny cloth and kersey shold be conteyned. But suffreth the Clothier to permitte the Alnegers seale without comptrolment or survey (?) yf the cloth be ordered according to thintent of the lawes. Whereby such letting the seales to fferme deceipt in clothmaking aboundeth, and the Alneger forfeicteth his office. Therefore Pepter Blackborowe desireth (in recompence of all his charge tyme and travaile susteyned) to be Alneger and sealer in the saide thre Counties. Who being experte will not only execute thoffice duely, but allso pay £20 more yerelie rent for eny Countie then heretofore hath bene paide.
