# Clerk of the Market Act 1640, Section II: Clerk of the Market of the King's House, his Limits.


Proviso for Jurisdiction of Mayors, Head Officers, and Lords of Liberties.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That no Clarke of the Market of the Kings House which now is or hereafter shall be or of the Prince his Highnes his Heires or Successours which is or shall be Duke of Cornewall or his or theire Deputie or Deputies shall hereafter execute his or theire said Office or Offices respectively in any part of the Kingdom but onely within the Verge of the Kings Court where it shall then reside for the time being And that it shall be alwaies hereafter lawfull for any Maior or other head Officer of any City Burrough or Towne Corporate or for any Lord or Lords of Libertie Liberties or Franchises his or theire Deputie or Deputies or Agents according to theire severall Liberties and Jurisdictions to have full power to execute the said Offices respectively as they ought or might have done before the making of this Act

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha1/16/19/section/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/clerk-of-the-market-act-1640/section-II
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