Barbers -- England -- London -- History -- Sources; Barbers' Company (London, England) -- History; Surgery -- England -- London -- History -- Sources
ALSO it is ordeigned and establisshed that no barbour nor other
able pˀsonne using barbourye shall enfourme eny foreyn nor him
teche in no wise in eny manˀ point that belongeth to the craft of
barbourye or surgˀye wherby the same foreyn shall pˀceyve and take
by his own capacite and exˀcise unto the tyme that the same foreyn
be bounden appˀntice to a pˀsone barbour or other pˀsonne able
enfˀ{a}uncheised using the same craft Wythin the Citee of london
upon peyne to paye at the ch{a}umber of the yeldhall for evˀy such
defaute iiij marc, that is to say to the same ch{a}umber xxvj{s.}
viij{d.} and to the Almes of the said craft other xxvj{s.} viij{d.}
AND also that no barbour nor other able pˀsoone occupying the same
craft shall take eny Alien nor stˀ{a}unger in to his sˀvice unto
the tyme that the same alien or stˀ{a}unger be examined by the
maistˀ and Wardeins of the same craft of his abilite and Connyng
And thereupon the maistˀ and Wardeins With other vj or viij of the
moost able and Kunnyng pˀsonnes of the craft shuld taxe him after
his abilite after that hem semeth that he be worthy to take yeerly
for his salarie And also that no Barbour shall take eny alien or
stˀ{a}unger that hath been or w{t}in sˀvice wyth an other barbour
enfˀ{a}uncheised before that he knowe well that the same sˀvnt hath
complete his coven{a}ntes wyth his former maister upon pein to
paye for evˀy such defaute at evˀy tyme that he be founde defectif
ayenst eny of these ordin{a}nces at the said ch{a}umber xiij{s.}
iiij{d.} that is to wete to the same ch{a}umber vj{s.} viij{d.}
and to the said almesse vj{s.} viij{d.} and also make restitucion of
the damage unto the pˀtie that findeth him greved.
AND also that no man occupying the said craft shall pˀcure eny
other mannes sˀvnt oute of sˀvise upon the peyn aforesaid and
damage unto the pˀtie pleintif And also it is ordeigned that from
hensforward that no harbour enfˀ{a}uncheised nor eny other able
pˀsoons occupying the said craft shall not take into his sˀvice
eny stˀ{a}unger or forein for lasse time thanne a yeer And what
pˀsone enfˀ{a}uncheised or occupying the said craft disobeys this
ordin{a}nce shall renne in the pein of xiij{s.} iiij{d.} that to be
devided in manˀ and fourme above said.
AND also that no pˀsons of the said craft of barbours nor other able
pˀsone occupying the same craft huyre no ffˀ{a}unchised man of the
same craft oute of his shopp ne dwellyng place upon pein of xl{s.}
that is to wete to the said ch{a}umber xx{s.} And to the Almesse of
the said Craft other xx{s.}
Qua quidem billa coram dˀcĩs maiore & Aldermannis lectˀ & per
eosdem plenius intellectꝭ Qua videtur eisdem qˀd omnes articuli
in dˀca billa contentꝭ sunt boni & honesti ac racioni consomˀ,
&c., &c. (The articles were ratified confirmed and ordered to be
entered of Record in the books of the Chamber of London.)
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