1. A Protest at Coventry against a Gild's Exclusiveness, 1495--2. A Complaint from Coventry as to Inter-municipal Tariffs, 1498--3. The Municipal Regulation of Wages at Norwich, 1518--4. The Municipal Regulation of Markets at Coventry, 1520--5. The Municipal Regulation of Wages at Coventry, 1524--6. An Act for Avoiding of Exactions taken upon Apprentices in Cities, Boroughs, and Towns Corporate, 1536--7. An Act whereby certain Chantries, Colleges, Free Chapels, and the Possessions of the same be given to the King's Majesty, 1547--8. Regrant to Coventry and Lynn of Gild Lands Confiscated under 1 Ed. VI, c. 14 (the preceding Act), 1548--9. A Petition of the Bakers of Rye to the Mayor, Jurats, and Council to Prevent the Brewers taking their trade, 1575--10. Letter to Lord Cobham from the Mayor and Jurats of Rye concerning the Preceding Petition, 1575--11. The Municipal Regulation of the Entry into Trade at Nottingham, 1578-9--12. The Municipal Regulation of Markets at Southampton, 1587--13. The Municipal Regulation of Wages at Chester, 1591--14. The Company of Journeymen Weavers of Gloucester, 1602--15. Petition of Weavers who are not Burgesses, 1604-5--16. Extracts from the London Clothworkers' Court Book, 1537-1627--17. The Feltmakers' Joint-Stock Project, 1611--18. The Case of the Tailors of Ipswich, 1615--19. The Grievances of the Journeymen Weavers of London, _c._ 1649. The documents in this section illustrate certain aspects of the life of towns and gilds from 1485-1660. In the first half of the sixteenth century two important changes in the legal position of gilds were made by Act of Parliament, (i) Owing to the growing complaints of their exclusiveness (Nos. 1 and 6). Parliament had already by 15 Hen. VI, c. 6, and 19 Hen. VII, c. 7, compelled gilds to submit their ordinances to the approval of extra-municipal authorities before they became valid (Nos. 6 and 17). By 22 Hen. VIII it fixed 2s. 6d. as the maximum fee to be charged persons entering and 3s. 4d. as the maximum fee for persons leaving their apprenticeship. By 28 Hen. VIII c. 5 it forbad restrictive agreements designed to prevent apprentices or journeymen starting in trade on their own account (No. 6). (ii.) By 37 Hen. VIII c. 4 and 1 Ed. VI. c. 14 (No. 7) Parliament confiscated for the benefit of the Crown that part of gild property which was applied to religious purposes. The latter Act was, however, strongly opposed in the House of Commons, and the confiscated estates were restored to two towns, Coventry and King's Lynn (No. 8).