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. Anthony_ (in Lenne).--Founded (date uncertain) “in the
Worchep of God of heuen, and of his modir seynt Mari, and alle the holy
Company of heuen, and souerengly of the Noble confessour seynt Antony.”
The Gild shall meet in church and hear mass and make offerings. There
shall be four other general meetings of the Gild in each year.
New-comers (members) shall pay 5s. each. A wise Alderman shall be
chosen, and 4 trusty Stewards, and a summoning Dean, and a Clerk. Burial
services on death of members, and offerings. In cases of loss of cattle,
or personal sickness, help to be given. Wages of the Clerk and Dean to
be xij_d._ each “for his trauaile in the yere.”
_Gild of St. Leonard._--There shall be four general meetings every year;
at the first there shall be chosen an Alderman and four Stewards, a
Dean, and a Clerk. New-comers shall pay 3s. each. Burial services
defined. In case of loss by sea, or other mishap, help shall be given.
If death outside the town, the body shall be fetched at cost of the
Gild. Prisoners shall be visited and comforted. Rebels against canon law
shall be put out.
_Gild of the Purification._--The Gild shall meet on Candlemas-day, and
have besides three meetings every year. No special features. Help to
those in trouble.
_Gild of St. Mary._--Services for the dead and offerings. Masses for the
souls of the dead. No special features.
_Gild of St. Katherine._--A candle shall be kept burning in the church
of St. Margaret; and on the Feast of St. Katherine offerings shall be
made. New members to pay 5s. entrance-fee. Masses for the souls of the
dead. No special features.
_Gild of St. James._--Help to poor bretheren and sisteren. No special
features.
_Gild of the Conception_, in Bishop’s Lynn.--There were to be four
meetings in the year; every brother and sister was to pay 1d. towards
finding a light on festival days; and any member summoned and not
attending was to be fined; remainder of the features in common with
other Gilds of the town.
Most of the preceding are seen to be religious Gilds--perhaps all except
the “Shipmanes” [_i.e._ Shipmasters] of 1368. The following were of the
mercantile class:--
_Gild of the Holy Trinity_ [Merchants Gild].--This was the great
mercantile Gild of the town, and had very considerable possessions in
land, houses, and other property. It was reputed to have taken its rise
in the reign of King John, in the sixth year of whose reign the Gild
received Letters Patents authorising one of its body to be mayor of the
town. The Gild itself was unquestionably of older date. At the date of
the Reformation the Gild was sustaining thirteen chaplains, “daily and
yearly to pray, as well for the King, his ancestors, and for the peace
and welfare of his kingdom, as for the souls of the Aldermen, bretheren,
and benefactors of the said Gild, also for the souls of the faithful
deceased.”
_The Gild of Shoemakers._--No details available.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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