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The assise of bread : newly corrected and enlarged, from twenty shillings vnto fiftie fiue shillings the quarter of wheate, according to the raising & falling of the price thereof in the market, together with sundrie good and needfull orders commanded to be kept in making of all kinds of bread, that are appointed to be sold in all places whatsoeuer: whereunto are added, sundrie other good ordinances for bakers, brewers, inholders, vintners, butchers, and victualers. And also other assises in weightes and measure, to bee obserued and kept. Agreeing with the auncient statutes of this realme, tending greatly to the generall common wealth of the same. Seene allowed, and commaunded to bee kept, by the right honourable the lords, and others of the Queenes Maiesties priuie counsaile. Ioh. Cant. Ch. Hatton. W. Burley. H. Derby. Cha. Haward. H. Hunsdon. Tho. Buchurst. S. Frances Knowles. S. Tho. Heneage. I. Woolley. Es. I. Forthescue. Es

Date
1592
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
STC 870
Caption
London : Printed by Iohn Windet, dwelling at Powles Wharfe,at the signe of the Crosse Keys, 1592
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Hodges, Richard (School-Master). Enchiridion arithmeticon; or A manuel of millions : containing therein mens accompts ready computed, or made vp. Whereby they may suddenly know the true value of any commodity, at any price whatsoever. And how to resolve many millions of questions, either in reduction, or the golden-rule, without any use of multiplication or division. In so plain a maner that an ordinary capacity may easily perceive, and after such an infallible way, as no doubt can (justly) be made thereof. For ease and expedition the like hath not bin published

Creator
Hodges, Richard (School-Master)
Date
1631
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
STC 13548
Caption
London : Printed by M. Flesher, and are to be sold in Southwark, within the closse, neare St Mary Overies Church, at the house of Richard Hodges a School-master, the authour thereof, 1631
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Penkethman, John. Artachthos or A new booke declaring the assise or weight of bread : not onely by troy weight, according to the law, but by avoirdupois weight the common weight of England at what price soever, not exceeding five pound the quarter of wheate, shall be sold in the market and conteining divers orders and articles made and set forth by the right honourable the Lords and others of his Majesties most honourable privie Councell, for the making and assising of all sorts of bread lawfull and vendible, within this realme ... whereunto is prefixed a briefe and plaine introduction to the art of numeration ... And lastly hereunto is added. A true relation or collection of the most remarkeable dearths and famines which have happened in England since the comming in of William the Conquerour, as also the rising and falling of the price of wheate and other graine, with the severall occasions thereof

Creator
Penkethman, John
Date
1638
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
STC 19598
Caption
London : Printed by E[dward] G[riffine] and R. B[ishop] and are to be sold [at ye stationers shops, or at ye chamber of Iohn Penkethman .. in Simonds Inn in Chancerie lane] according to the direction in the frontispice, 1638
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