Barbers -- England -- London -- History -- Sources; Barbers' Company (London, England) -- History; Surgery -- England -- London -- History -- Sources
FFIRST that evˀy barbour enfˀ{a}uncheised householder and other
occupier of the same craft holdyng eny shopp of barberye wythin the
Citee of london shall be redy att all manˀ som̃ons of the Maisters
and Wardeins of the same craft for the tyme being that is to sey for
the Kyng the Mair or for eny Worshipp of the said Citee And yef eny
man occupying the said craft in manˀe and fourme aforesaid absent him
from eny such som̃ons wythoute cause reasonable and thereof duely
convict than he to pay at the ch{a}umber of the yeldhall xiij{s.}
iiij{d.} that is to say vj{s.} viij{d.} to the same ch{a}umber and
other vj{s.} viij{d.} to the almes of the said craft. Also that evˀy
man enfˀ{a}uncheised under the fourme abovesaid that disobeyeth
and kepeth not his houre of his som̃ons at eny tyme w{t}oute cause
reasonable and yˀof[44] duely convict shall paye to the almesse of
the said craft at evˀy tyme y{t.} he maketh such defaute ij{d.} And
yef eny of theim what so evˀ he be of the same craft that disobeye
this ordin{a}nce he shall paye to the ch{a}umber of the yeldhall
iij{s.} iiij{d.} at evˀy tyme that he maketh such default.
[44] thereof.
ALSO that yef eny matˀe of debate or difference be betwene eny
pˀsoones of the said craft Which god defend, that none of theim shall
make eny pursuyt at the comˀon lawe unto the tyme y{t.} he that
findeth him aggreved in that pˀtie hath made his compleint unto the
maister and Wardeins of the same craft for the tyme being and they
to ffynyssh the matˀe and the cause of the said compleint Wythin
vj dayes after such compleint made and yef they conclude not and
ffynyssh the same matˀe Wythin the said vj dayes that yanne it be
lefull to either pˀtie to take the benefice of the comˀon lawe Wythin
this Citee So alwayes that the pˀtye ageinst whom the compleint is
made be not fugityf And what pˀsone of the said craft that doth
contrarie this ordin{a}nce shall paye at evˀy tyme at the chaumber
of the yeldhall xiij{s.} iiij{d.} that is to sey vj{s.} viij{d.} to
y{e} said ch{a}umber and oy{r.} vj{s.} viij{d.} to y{e} almesse of
y{e} said craft.
ALSO that noon able pˀsone of the said craft enfˀ{a}uncheised shall
refuse eny manˀ office or clothing pˀtinent to the said craft Whan
and What tyme that he be by his bretheren be abled and elect y{r}to
upon pein to paye at the ch{a}umber of the yeldhall xl{s.} that is
to wete xx{s.} to the same ch{a}umber and other xx{s.} to the said
almesse Also what man of the said craft that absenteth him fro the
said eleccion Wythoute cause reasonable or absent him fro the dyner
to be made the same day and will not paye therto his pˀt thanne he
shall paye at the said ch{a}umber iij{s.} iiij{d.} that is to sey
xx{d.} to the same ch{a}umber and other xx{d.} to the almes of the
said craft.
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