The Literary History of the Adelphi and Its NeighbourhoodBrereton, Austin
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The Literary History of the Adelphi and Its Neighbourhood
Brereton, Austin
Adelphi (London, England) -- History; Literary landmarks -- England -- London; London (England) -- History
"Item no man to forstall his neighbour eyther by hanging forth any
thing or setting forth in his stalle upon payne of forfeiture of 5s
for every default to bee levyd to ye use aforesaid.
"Item no man to call any man that is buying or selling from an other
mans stall, or to pull or hale any man as he cometh by to buy or sell
as hee is going along by his stall upon payne to forfait for every
offence 15d which shal be likewise levyd & employed to ye use of ye
poore.
"Item if any strife or contention shal hapen betwixt any of the
Tenants ye same to bee referred to 4 or 6 of ye rest to bee ended &
both parties to stand to their award, hee that refuseth to pay for a
forfeiture 40s which shal be likewise employed to ye use afforesaid.
"Item no signe that shal be hanged out to hang furder out into ye walk
then another.
"Item wheras many Maisters are not resident there, by means wherof
there is great disorder by servants & apprentizes viz. hunting of
doggs with greate noise & howling, playing att foyles & cudgles
stricking ye balle (which breaketh ye windowes) buffitting & fighting
one with another, to ye greate reproache of ye place & hinderance of
traders there, bee it therfore by consent of my lord & every one of us
confirmed that if herafter any servant or apprentize in any of the
ranges wher shopps bee do comitt any such disorders that then the Mr
of such person or personnes so offending shall uppon complaint made by
ye 2 houskeepers for the tyme being in some private roome in the Burse
appointed for the said purpose correct or beate their said servantes,
in ye presence of ye said 2 houskeepers, or ells to pay presently for
every offender 12 to the use afforesaide.
"Item if any shopkeepers eyther Maisters of (or?) Mrs do braule
scould or rayle on one an other with reproachfull words or speeches,
to the ill example of their servants, amazment of passengers & to the
greate disgrace of themselves & thier nieghbors than then both & so
many personnes so offending shall pay for every defalt 2s 6d ells to
have their theyr (_sic_) signe taken downe by the 2 howskeepers for
one weeke that such scould or scoulds may not be noted nor the Burse
disgraced.
"Item that if any do throw or powre out into the walk or range or outt
att any of the windowes any noysome thing &c. that then that person so
offending shall pay for every default xijd if it bee a servant then
to have correction as afforesaid or theyr Mr or Mrs to pay 6d for
theyr default.
"Item that all and every shopkeeper shall subscrib to these orders that
for the good of the house they may be performed without partiallity,
and that some course may bee to force the breakers of them to pay
theyr fynes wee humbly entreate may be taken.
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