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when it shall be thus begun, founded, erected, united, created and
established, and receive new brethren and sisters into the same
fraternity or gild, as often and when it shall seem to them hereafter
necessary and opportune; and also once a year elect and make from
themselves and their successors an alderman and two wardens to support
the charges of the business touching and concerning the said fraternity
or gild, and to rule and govern the same fraternity or gild. And
further, of our more abundant grace we have granted and given licence
for us and our heirs, as far as in us lies, to the aforesaid alderman
and wardens and brethren and sisters and their successors, that, when
the same fraternity or gild shall be thus begun, founded, erected,
united, created and established, or their successors, for the
maintenance of two chaplains to celebrate divine service for the good
estate of us and Margaret our consort while we shall live and for our
soul when we shall have departed this life and the souls of all our
progenitors deceased, and for the good estate of the brethren and
sisters of the same fraternity or gild, while they shall live, and for
their souls when they shall have departed this life, and the souls of
all the faithful departed, in the church aforesaid, according to the
ordinance of the aforesaid Ralph, lord of Cromwell, and Thomas, or one
of them, or their executors or assigns, to be made in this behalf, and
for the relief of the poor and feeble brethren and sisters of the said
fraternity or gild, they may purchase lands and tenements, rents and
services, which are held of us in chief or burgage or by any other
service soever or of others by any service soever, to the value of 20
marks a year beyond reprises, from any person or any persons soever
willing to give or grant the same to them, without fine or fee to be
taken or paid therefor to the use of us or our heirs, to have and to
hold to the same alderman and wardens and brethren and sisters of the
fraternity or gild abovesaid and their successors for the maintenance of
the said two chaplains and for the relief of the poor and feeble
aforesaid, as is said above, for ever; the Statute published touching
lands and tenements not to be put in Mortmain, or any other statute or
ordinance published or made to the contrary, notwithstanding; provided
that it be found by inquisitions duly to be taken thereon and lawfully
returned into the Chancery of us and our heirs, that it can be done
without damage or prejudice to us or our heirs or others whomsoever. In
witness whereof, etc. Witness the King at Bury St. Edmunds, 20 February.
By writ of privy seal, and of the date aforesaid by authority of
Parliament, and for 20 marks paid in the hanaper.
SECTION VI
THE REGULATION OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
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