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Statutes made Anno 43 Edw. III. and Anno Dom. 1369.

The Danger which might ensue by keeping the Staple at Calice.

"EDWARD by the Grace of God, &c. to the Sheriff of Stafford, Greeting. Whereas of late it was ordained for the Profit of the Realm, and Ease of Merchants of England, that the of Woolls, Woollfels, and Leather should be holden at Calice, and there it hath been sithence the first Day of March, the seven and thirtieth Year of our Lord the King that now is: (2) And now because the Peace another Time taken between the Realms of England and France is by the Frenchmen broken, and great Peril might come to the Goods of the Realm there being, and coming by the Sea to the same Staple out of England, if the same Staple were continued: And thereupon the Prelates, Great Men, "and Commons seeing the Mischiefs and Perils which may happen to the Goods and Merchandises in this behalf, pray the King in this present Parliament holden at Westminster at the Utas of the Holy Trinity, the three and fortieth Year of his Reign, thereupon to ordain Remedy."

CAP. I.
The Wooll Staple at Calice removed, what Towns in England it shall be holden at, and the former Appointment of the Irish and Welsh Staples confirmed.

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This chapter was not Presented in modern English, and no translation was provided

1. 27 Edw. 3. Stat 2. c.1
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CAP. II.
The Conditions on which English, Irish, and Welshmen, not being Artificers, may import Wine from Goscoign, notwithstanding the Statute of 42 Edw. III. cap. 8.

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1. 3 Bulst. 21.