Section XIV The Weight of a Truss of Hay.

Penalty, 1s. 6d. per Truss.

And whereas great Abuses and Deceits are committed by Carters and others who bring and sett Hay within the Cityes of London and Westminster and the Haymarkets and places comprised within the Weekly Bills of Mortality the Loads and Trusses of such Hay being of lesse Weight then they ought and are pretended and declared to be betweene the Buyer and Seller thereof For remedy herein Bee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That every Trusse of old Hay brought or offered to be sold hereafter in any place within the Cities of London and Westminster and all other places comprised within the Weekly Bills of Mortality betweene the last day of August and first day of June shall containe and be the full Weight of six and fifty pounds at least and that every Trusse of Hay brought or offered to be sold within the Cityes or Places aforesaid betweene the first day of June and the last day of August in any yeare being new Hay of that Summers Growth shall be and containe the full Weight of sixty pounds and being old Hay of any former yeares Growth the Weight of six and fifty pounds as aforesaid And if any Hay after the said fifteenth day of December shall be brought or offered to be sold within the Cityes or places aforesaid whereof any Trusse shall be of lesse Weight then aforesaid the person or persons aforesaid soe bringing or offering such Hay to be sold shall forfeit for every such Trusse of Hay not being the full Weight aforesaid the Summe of eighteene pence