The assize of bread
Subtitle: with sundry good and needful ordinances for bakers, brewers, inholders, victuallers, vintners, and butchers; and other assizes in weights and measures, which by the laws of this realm, are commanded to be observed and kept by all manner of persons as well within liberties as without. Whereunto are also added, sundry good and needful orders, in making and retailing of all kinds of lawful breads, vendible unto his Majesties subjects in the commonwealth, agreeing with the statutes, laws, ancient orders and customs of this realm of England. Which statutes, ancient order and customs ... have been seen, allowed, and are commanded to be kept, by the right Honourable the Lords, and others of the Kings Majesties Honourable Privy-Council. Newly corrected, and enlarged from twelve pence the quarter of wheat, unto three pound and six pence the quarter, according to the rising and falling of the price in the market, by six pence altering in every quarter. Also the ordering of the clerk of the marke
Contributors: Powel, John, gent
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2095:4
Publisher: printed for R. Chiswell, B. Griffin, W. Battersby, S. Smith, B. Walford, N. Watson, and G. Connyers
Published: 1698
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Weights and measures -- England -- Early works to 1800; Taxation -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Assise of bread; Book of assize
Notes: Signatures: A-G⁴

Editor's preface and "To the reader" signed: John Powel, gent

Running title: The book of assize

Another edition of "The assise of bread", first printed in 1532 (cf. STC)

Copy cataloged has some print show through and stained pages

Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Wing (2nd ed.) P3062

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1991. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. 35mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2095:04).