Orders appointed by his Maiestie to be straightly obserued, : for the preuenting and remedying of the dearth of graine and other victuall..
England and Wales.Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)
JamesI,King of England,1566-1625.
Bill, John,-1630,printer.
Norton, Bonham,1565-1635,printer.
England and Wales.Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I).Miscellaneous Documents. 1608-06-01.
Imprinted at London : by Bonham Norton, and Iohn Bill, printers to the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie,,
Anno Dom. 1622..
A reprint of the orders of 1 June 1608 (STC 9217)--STC.
First leaf is blank except for signature-mark "A" in a mortised ornament; last leaf is blank.
Formerly STC 9218.
In this setting of the title page, line 6 reads "other victuall.". Another setting lacks title word "other" in line 6.
The "orders", dated 1 June 1608, are here reprinted from the 1608 printing. Their purpose was not only to assess, by means of a census, the actual stocks of corn held by private people as well as by tradesmen and corn dealers, but also to ensure, as far as it was possible, that the poor were provided with sufficient supplies.
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Rationing
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