Letter 11011: The prices of food supplies should follow the logic of the season, so that neither cheapness is sought when prices...

11. EDICT CONCERNING THE PRICES TO BE MAINTAINED AT RAVENNA. [1] The sale of provisions ought to be subject to the reckoning of the season, so that neither in cheapness should dearness be sought nor in dearness cheapness, but, with equity weighed out, both the murmur from buyers and the grievance of complaining merchants may be removed. [2] And therefore, all things having been weighed and the calculation gathered to a clear result, we have affixed below the prices of the various commodities, so that, with all ambiguity set aside, the safeguarding of the fixed rates must remain in force. But if any of the sellers shall not observe what the tenor of the present edict declares, let him know that for each transgression a fine of six solidi is to be exacted from him, and that he can be made subject to the punishment of the cudgel, to the end that both the fear of loss may terrify him and the aforesaid penalty may afflict him severely.

XI. EDICTUM DE PRETIIS CUSTODIENDIS RAVENNA. [1] Venalitas victualium rerum temporis debet subiacere rationi, ut neque in vilitate caritas nec in caritate vilitas expetatur, sed aequalitate perpensa et murmur ementibus et gravamen querulis negotiatoribus auferatur. [2] Atque ideo trutinatis omnibus et ad liquidum calculatione collecta diversarum specierum pretia subter affiximus, ut omni ambiguitate summota definitarum rerum debeat manere custodia. si quis autem vendentium non servaverit quae praesentis edicti tenor eloquitur, per singulos excessus sex solidorum multam a se noverit exigendam et fustuario posse subiacere supplicio, quatinus eum et damni metus terreat et praedicta poena vehementer affligat.