The Antiquarian Magazine & Bibliographer; Vol. 4, July-Dec 1884Various
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The Antiquarian Magazine & Bibliographer; Vol. 4, July-Dec 1884
Various
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_Gild of St. Thomas of Canterbury_ (at Lenne).--Four meetings to be held
every year, to which all must come under penalty. New-comers shall pay
the usual house-fees. Attendance at meetings must be punctual. Services
for the dead, and offerings. Masses for the soul. Sureties and
entrance-money for new-comers. Allowances to the officers on feast days.
Help to the poor. Allowances to the sick. No noise to be made during the
feast time. The remaining ordinances resembled those of the other Gilds
of the town.
_Gild of St. James_, in North Lynn.--Four meetings in the year. Three
candles to be kept burning during divine service. Help to needy
bretheren and sisteren. Unruly speech shall be punished by a fine. Other
features general.
_Gild of St. Edmund_, in North Lynn.--A Religio-Social Gild with special
features.
_Gild of Candlemass_, in North Lynn.--No special features.
_Gild of St. Lawrence_, in Bishop’s Lynn.--It had no special features
differing from the Social Gilds of the town.
_Gild of St. Edmund_, in Bishop’s Lynn.--This again had no special
features. The entrance-money iiiij_s._
_Gild of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist_ (another).--Three
meetings shall be held every year, to which every brother and sister
must come under penalty. The Dean shall be fined if he fail to summon
any. New-comers shall pay the usual house-fees. Services for the dead,
and offerings. Penalty for betraying the affairs of the Gild. Officers
chosen and not serving shall be fined. Masses for souls of the dead. The
ale chamber not to be entered. Salaries of the Dean and the Clerk
provided for. The Stewards to find sureties for the goods of the Gild,
and render an account at the yearly general meeting. No man shall stay
in the Gild-house after the Alderman has left. Allowances to the
officers on Gild-days, and to sick bretheren and sisteren. Help to poor
bretheren and sisteren. Entrance fee ij_s._, “and find ij. borowes for
ye catelle.”
_Gild of St. Thomas of Canterbury_, in Bishop’s Lynn.--This was on the
same basis as the other Social Gilds of the town. A few special
Ordinances obtained. If one brother belie another, he shall be fined. If
anyone is foul-mouthed to the Alderman at any meeting, he shall be
fined. If anyone wrong another, he shall be fined. None shall come to
the feast in a tabard, nor in a cloak, nor with legs bare, nor barefoot.
If anyone make a noise during the feast, he shall do penance by holding
the rod, else pay a fine. No one shall sleep, nor keep the ale-cup to
himself. Help to poor bretheren and sisteren [record incomplete].
_Gild of the Holy Cross_, in Bishop’s Lynn.--The chief distinctive
feature of this Gild was that allowances were made to the bretheren and
sisteren during sickness, but also while on pilgrimage. No brother was
to go to law with another without leave of the Alderman.
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