Birmingham.
"Glou'r.--Wee, her Ma'ts Justices of the Peace within this
Countey, whose names are hereunder writen accordinge to the late
orders publyshed by her Ma'tie and the Lo. of her most honorable
privye Counsell for and concerninge the dearth of corne and
graine, and for the better effectinge whereof we have taken
recognizance of all such as shall make any malte, what quantitye
they shall make, and where they shall buy it, and when, and to
sell the same soe by them converted into malte in the open markett
next unto them adioining, and for that none can soe doe without he
be thereunto especially licenssed by us and p'esented by the Jury
Have therefore licenssed and by these p'sents doe licensse the
Bearer hereof Georg Fowler of Hibley to convert into Malte one
quarter weekly and to buy the same Barley soe by him to be
converted in the any the next Mkett Towne unto him adioininge and
that one houre after the poor shall be served at the least.
praying yo'se to whom it shall and may appertaine quietly to pmitt
and suffer him soe to doe w'hout anye of yo'r lette interupcion or
molestation the said Georg Fowler comitinge nothing to the hdance
of our last orders only (these[2]) psnts in execution.
"In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names the
fourthe of December in the nine and thirtiethe year of the raigne
of our Sovraigne lady Elizabethe by the grace of God of England
Fraunce and Ireland Queene Defender of the ffaith A.D. 1596.
"H. WINSTON.
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[Footnote 2: The word "these" is not in the original; and two of
the three signatures at foot are not readable.]