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)
he forsake his office he shll pay to ye amendment of the gild 20_s._
each skyvan 10_s._ & ye Dean 3_s._ 4_d._ and ye clerke 6_d._—And the
clerke shall have for his travail by ye year 3_s._ {425b}—And whosoe
discover the counseil of this gilde to any strange man or woman shall
pay to ye amendment of this gilde 10_s._ without any forgiveness.
{425c}—And whosoe enter in the house where the ale lithe without leve
of the officers he shall pay to ye amendment of yis gild 4_d._—Also
ordeynd it is by ye alderman and gild bretheren that the Skyveyns yat
shall have ye cattel of this Gild in hand each of ym shall find 2
sureties to bring ye cattel of ye gild every generall mornspech or
their sureties for ym & lay it down with the increase thereof afore
ye alderman & ye gild brotherg each of ym upon paine of the double
yat he have received.—Also it is ordeynd yt ye bretheren of this gild
shall be hooded in . . . {426a} every year and have ye use of his
hood 2 year, & whosoe refuse his hood or give it away within 2 years
shll pay to ye amendment of ye gild 3s. 4d.—Also it is ordeynd yat no
brother in time of mornspech shall gone oute of ye Hall {426b} nor
stand no roome time of mornspeck no of drynke withouten leve of ye
alderman in lettyng of ye officers upon payne of 1lb. of wax.—And
also ordeynd is that if any brother of yis gild use snarlings, false
weights or measures, or any other such thing that may be reputed as
vilany to ye company he shll pay to ye amendment of this gilde 20_s._
as often sithes as it may be proved on him without any
forgiveness.—Also ordeynd it is yt this company shll have a Preist to
sing for them, & each bro. & sister shll pay each year to ye costage
of ye Preist aforesaid 6d. {426c}—Also it is ordeynd yt after ye
bretheren and sisters have dyned togedir on ye generall day ther
shall no mo meles ben holden afterwd but bread & cheese & drink.—Also
it is ordeynd yat whosoe will bene a brother of this Gild he shall
not be received by ye alderman & all ye company at ye generall day, &
yt he have 2 sufficient sureties of ye gild as well as of his
entrance as of his good beryng & honest.—Also it is ordeynd by ye
alderman & all ye gild bretheren yt ye alderman shall call up 4 men,
which 4 men shll call up 8 men to ym to gone on ye election to chosen
ye officers of ye Gild, yt is to say, an alderman, 4 Skyveyns, 1
clerke, & 1 dean, but they shll no man chuse to none of these offices
of ym yt are of ye election for yt year, & also what brother
rebelleth or letteth ye alderman in ye first 4 calling he shll be
fined to ye use of ye company 20s. so often as he so doth.—Also ye
election have ordeynd at ye geull mornspech in ye yr of our Lord 1406
yt they yt come in as bretheren shll there take his charge and find
sufficient securities for their enterance, yt is to say 13s. 4d.
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