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ALSO that the maisters and Wardeins of the same craft that nowe be
or in tyme to come shall be, shall not take admitte or resceive eny
pˀsone in to the bretherhede or clothing of the same craft Wythoute
the com̃on assent of the bretheren of the said craft or the more
pˀt of theim upon pein of eviˀch such maister or Wardein that doth
cont{a}rie this ordin{a}nce xx{s.} that is to say x{s.} to the
ch{a}umber and x{s} to the almesse of the said craft.
FFURTHERMORE it is ordeigned that from hens forward yef eny man
occupying the said craft be imfouled and of evell Will and malice so
be unavised to revile or reprof eny man of the same craft that is to
seye for to lye him or wyth other dishonest Wordes misgovˀne him in
presence of the said maisters and Wardeins or in eny oy{r.} places
and pˀof[45] by the report of the said maisters and Wardeins be duely
convict what so evˀ he be of the same craft that is so misgovnˀed at
eny tyme shall paye at the said ch{a}umber for evˀy such default
vj{s.} viij{d.} that is to say to the same chumber iij{s.} iiij{d.}
and to the Almes of the said craft iij{s.} iiij{d.}
[45] Query “y{r} of” == thereof.
ALSO it is ordeigned that evˀy man enfˀ{a}uncheised of the said
craft under fourme aforesaid shall assemble with his ffelashipˀ of
the same craft by thassignement of the said maisters and Wardeins
being for the yeer in a certein place limited by theim at iiij tymes
of the yeer And at evˀy such quarter day in the yeer evˀy brother
enfˀ{a}uncheised and being of the clothing therof shall paye to the
almes abovesaid iij{d.} And evˀy man that is so enfˀ{a}uncheised
of the same craft and is not of the clothing of the same shall paye
to the same almes j{d.} Which iiij dayes be these that is to saye
the tewesday next after all hallown day the tewesday next after
candelmasday the tewesday next after Trinite sonday and the tewesday
next after lammas day to thentent that the said maisters and Wardeins
shall enquere amongꝭ the said compaignye so assembled that yef eny
default ranker or discord be hadd or moved amongꝭ theim that thanne
the said maisters and Wardeins shall sett theim at rest accord and in
unite to that they canne or may, after the fourme and custume as have
been before used And what parsonne of the said craft be absent eny of
the said dayes wythoute cause reasonable he shall paye for evˀy such
day iiij{d.} to the expenses of the said maisters.
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