STATUS: A new complaint or proposal has been entered under a dated docket. The current rule remains in force at the assay table in the Lower Market Hall.
RECORD: The assay slips, stamped weights and the merchants’ challenge book. This file counts 48 bars checked against the common weight; the prior count was 52.
DISPUTE: Guilds say one standard hides differences in bar shape; buyers say multiple standards make a fair comparison harder.
WHY IT MATTERS: The decision concerns whether the market should replace one shared standard or allow each guild to keep a certified weight. The current count does not settle how the rule should allocate the cost.
NEXT: The assay table will test both systems against the same set of bars. The clerk has marked the file COPPER-WEIGHT-18 for the next public review.
