Item, the 6th day of July, Sir Thomas More, that sometime was Chancellor of England, was beheaded at Tower Hill, and his head set on the Brigg and the body buried in the Tower.  Also this year the power and authority of the Pope was utterly made frustrate and of none effect within the Realm, and the King called Supreme Head under God of the Church of England; and that was read in the Church every Festival day; and the Pope’s name was scraped out of every mass book and other books, and was called Bishop of Rome.

“1535-6.  Sir John Allen, mercer, mayor.  “At the beginning of the time the sheriffs put away each of them six servants and six yeomen till they were compelled by the common counsel to take them again.

“Item, the Kennell Rakers of London had horns to blow to give folks warning’ to cast out their dust.  Item, every man that had a well within his house to draw it three times in the week to wash the streets.”

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The murder committed by Wolf and his wife, which is mentioned in the Diary, created so much sensation that it was discussed in Parliament, and was made the subject of a statute.  The extraordinary beauty of the woman was used as a decoy to entice the merchants into a boat where the husband was concealed.  They were killed and thrown overboard, and the wife, acting much like Mrs. Manning, took the keys from the body of one of them, went to his house and rifled his strong box.  The burial of her body, while her husband was left upon the gibbet, was occasioned by a circumstance too horrible to be mentioned.

Next “follow parts of the statutes of England every craftsman victualler shall be ruled":—­

“Millers.

“First, the assise of the miller is that he have no measure at his mill but it be assised and sealed according to the King’s standard, and he to have of every bushel of wheat a quart for the grinding:  also, if he fetch it, another quart for the fetching; and of every bushel of malt a pint for the grinding, and if he fetch it another pint for the fetching.  Also, that he change nor water no man’s corn to give him the worse for the better, nor that he have no hogs, geese, nor ducks, nor no manner poultry but three hens and a duck; and if he do the contrary to any of these points his fine is at every time three shillings and four pence, and if he will not beware by two warnings the third time to be judged to the pillory.

“Bakers.

“Also, the assise of bakers is sixpence highing and sixpence lowing in the price of a quarter of wheat; for if he lack an ounce in the weight of a farthing loaf he to be amerced at 20d.; and if he lack an ounce and a half he to be amerced at 2s. 6d., in all bread so baken; and if he bake not after the assise of the statute he to be adjudged to the pillory.

“Brewers.