The History of Lynn, Vol. 1 [of 2]Richards, William
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The History of Lynn, Vol. 1 [of 2]
Richards, William
Fens, The (England); King's Lynn (England)
Of the second and third gild in the above catalogue, that is, those of
_St. Erasmus_ and of _St. John Baptist_, we have been able to obtain no
further information. They were probably of the lower description of
these fraternities, and having no large possessions attached to them,
they left behind scarcely any trace or memorial of their existence. They
might, for all that, be very respectable in their day, and their members
be as useful and worthy members of the community as those who composed
the great trading or mercantile gilds.
Of the fourth gild in the catalogue, that of _St. Gyles_ and _St.
Julian_, we know more than of the two last mentioned. This, in its day,
must have been a notable gild. It was founded in the 14th century, and
in the reign of Richard II. as appears from the following very curious
document, preserved in Mr. King’s book, and which is here given in the
original orthography—
“In the honour of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our Ladie Seynt Marie,
and of all the holy company of heaven, and speciallith of the holy
corsayntis Seynt Gyles and Seynt Julian, This Gild is ordeynd and
begonnen ye year of the Incarnation of our Lord 1384.—And this Gild
shall be holden at Lenn the Sunday next after ye ffeast of the
apostelis Peter and Paul, that the alderman and gild bretheren and
sisters of this gild shal gone togeder to ye church of Seynt James of
Lenn orderly and manly two and two togedir, and offer there at ilke
messes each brother and sisters ob. upon payn of a pound of wax.—Also
ordeynd is that the alderman of the gild and also the gild brothers
and sisters shal dyen togedir every general day and each brother and
sister shall pay to ye subsidie and costages of this gild 8_d_ on the
morng. after the general day without any long abideing, as well those
that are absent as those that are present, except the officers, that
is to say, the alderman, 4 skyveyns, clerk, and dean, which shall no
subsidie pay for the time they are in office.—And also it is ordeynd
that what brother or sister of this gylde yt is in the towne of Lynne
or in 40 mile and in heela and will not come to his general day and
to his mornspech and does as is aforesaid and make none attone for
him he shall pay for the amendment of the gild as oft sithes as may
be P’nd on him 6_s._ 8_d._ without any forgiveness.—And also ordeynd
it is that what man that will bene a brother of this gilde from this
time aforesaid shall not be received but at the genll. day, or at the
mornspech, and that he have 2 bretheren to withness with him yt he is
good man and able and of good conversation before ye alderman & all
ye gild bretheren, & he shall pay to the profith of this house 6_d._
that is to say, to ye wax 2_d._ to the alderman 2_d._ to the clerke
1_d._ to the dean 1_d._—And also each man yt shll enter into this
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