Section XV Recital of Stat. 11 W. III. c. 15. § 5.

The said Act not to extend to the Privileges of the Two Universities to stamp Ale and Beer Measures.

And whereas by an Act made in the Eleventh Year of His Majesties Reign entituled An Act for ascertaining the Measures for retailing Ale and Beer it is enacted that every Mayor or Chief Officer of each City Town Corporate Borough or Market Town from and after the Twenty fourth Day of June One thousand seven hundred shall from time to time cause or procure all Ale Quarts and Ale Pints brought to him or them respectively to be measured compared sized and equalled with the Standard and then signed stampt and markt as in the said Act is mentioned and described Be it enacted and declared That nothing in the said recited Act contained shall extend or be construed X1or taken to extend to deprive the Two Universities of this Kingdom or either of them of their Right Priviledge and Usage of sizing equalling signing Stamping and marking of Measures for Ale and Beer within their respective Limits and Jurisdictions but that they and each of them respectively shall and may have and [enjoy their said Right Priviledge and Usage Any thing in the said recited Act to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding