<County: Cumberland>
<Code: L1170>
<MS reference: Carlisle, Cumbria Record Office Ca 2/15>
<Text: Ordinance>


Till al men whilk sall see or here þies presentes be it knawen þt we commons of karlell for þe wele and
gude Reule of þe same with one Assent have ordaynde at þe Mayre wt . xj . worshipfull persons of þe citee
of karlell sal+have þe Reule and governaunce in all maters concernyng þe saide citee of karlell þt is to
say þe saide Mayre sall nothyng doo of his singuler auctoritee ; as in grauntyng any fee seall any
obligacion . graunt or geve any Acquietance in þe name of þe sayde citee of karlell . or presume on hym
any singuler governaunce of þe common huch<?> of karlell ; takyng oute þare-of any soume of mony
more or les with-oute þe assent of s<crease>ide xj persons or þe more parte of þame . And if þe chaumber
laynes of þe saide citee of karlell make hym lyveree of any soume mony oute of þe sayde commonn huch
agaynes þis our~ ordynaunce ; þai sal stande countable þare-of . till vs at þair~ parell Also þe saide
Mayre sal+receyve no ferme or any vth<?> dett in þe name of þe sayde citee of karlell and if he dos the
dettoures <very faint> of þe saide citee sal stande never-þe-les countable in þe forme aforesayde Also we þe saide
comons of karlell aggree . for þe wele and gude Reule aforsaide in echchewyng dissencions & debates
whilk war lykly to fall among vs <crease, in?> oure eleccion of þe mayre <ill><1 word></ill> þe sayde xj. worshipfull
persons and þe mayre sal+chese to þame xxiiij . habill persons of þe sayde citee of karlell þe whilk
xxxvj. persons or þe more parte of þame sall chese þe sayde mayre fro yere to yere in tyme to comm
forever . And after þe deth of any of þe saide xxxvj. persons þai þat been on lyve to chese to þame
sufficiant person~ or persons to þe sayde number of xxxvj . And forthi <the i very faint> at this oure aggrement sal+be
had in perpetuall Rememorance to þies <crease>sentes we have set oure commonn seall Gevyn at karlell xxvj
day of October þe yere of þe Reygne of kyng herry .vj. after þe conquest xxiiij.
<on slip sewn onto main document> Ther er þe names of þe persons whilk er bodyly sworn to kepe þ+ordinaunce abown written~ <probably not by same hand; foll. by list of names>