<County: Yorkshire East Riding>
<Code: L1133a>
<MS reference: Kingston-upon-Hull, Corporation Archives, Bench Book 1, fol. 12r-v>
<Text: Jurament>


<fol. 12r>¶ <lat>Juramentum Maioris</lat>
¶ 3e sall be trewe til oure lorde kyng and til his heires
¶ And trewly kepe yis toune til oure lorde kyng And to his heires
¶ And trewly and mekely rewle men and vitaile and gouern yam
¶ And if any grete discord be amang Neghbours . 3e sall At 3oure
power~ make yam acorded for drede of mare greuance yt may fall
¶ And Rightwisly deme yat falles to ye office of Mairalte als wele
to pouer als to riche ; so help 3ow god and halidome ; And na+burges
make bot if he be Fre+man
¶ <lat>Juramentum Balliuoris</lat>
¶ 3e sal be trewe til oure lord kyng~ . And rightwisly deme betwene
parti and parti ; And Right and euenhede do als wele to pore
als to riche . And trewe and hasti execucoune do of all thinges
recouerd in court ; after vse and custume of ye same court
¶ And trewly discharge yis toune of . lxx li called ye kynges+ferme
and also paie besaunces in ye Escheker and haf 3oure quieti sunt
oute of ye Escheker brought intil ye come hall for 3oure tyme
so help 3ow god and halidome
¶ <lat>Juramentum burgensium</lat>
¶ 3e sal be trew til oure lord ye kyng~ . and lele and trewe til
ye comalte of yis toune . And ye poyntes of oure charter and of ower
Fraunchis maytene at all 3oure might . 3e sall ye come counsel hele
. 3e sal be buxom to Maire and to Ballifs . 3e sal couer na+manes
gode vnder 3oures wharfore ye comalte sal lose ought yt yam agh to <ill><1 word></ill>
Na na prentis take til less yan seuen 3ere . wharfore he sal be burges
And alsone als 3our~ power es 3e sal purchas frehald with-in ye Fraunchis
And when 3e haf frehald 3e sal trewly paie ye rentes aght to ye kyng~
And at 3e ere fre+man borne so help 3ow god and halidome
and if 3e knawe any+man~ yt <ill><rest of the line></ill>
¶ <lat>Juramentum camerarii</lat>
¶ 3e <exp>sall</exp> sall trewly do ye office of <ill><rest of the line></ill>
and of ye rentes and profites yat langes to ye <ill><1 word></ill> yat 3e receyue
or may resceyue trewe acount 3eld . And trewly discharge 3owe
of Spenses costages and paiemnt3 withoute fraude or male engyne
And besy be to do ye come profit so help 3ow god and halidome
<fol. 12v>¶ <lat>Juramentum seruiencium</lat>
¶ ye sal be trewe ministres til oure lord kyng~ And til Maire
and Sherif of yis toune . And trewe execucoune do of all thinges
yat langes to 3oure of office ; Na playnt na nane affraye
na nathing yt langes to ye Court concele na withdrawe
bot trewly present yam to ye Sherif or to ye Clerk of ye Courte
And bisy be night and day aboute profit of the Sherif bot if
3e be set be ye Maire or come . And 3e sal nou3t absent 3owe
fra 3oure office withouten leue ; Na na+man excuse fra ye cour<t lost in the binding>
vnconably . And 3e sall lele somans lele attachement3 and
lele distresses make aftir bidyng~ of ye court and trewly kepe
til ye Sherif . And nane deliuer withouten leue of ye Sherif
And 3e sal trewly gedir amerciment3 til profit of ye Sherif
fra court til court And trewly acount with ye Sherif
als oft als 3e er biden and required and trewly pay ye
amerciment3 or elles deliuer yam sufficeant distresses
so help 3ow god and halidome<a later hand has added: his holy woorde>
¶ <lat>Juramentis communis seruientis</lat>
¶ 3e sall be lele and trewe til ye come and trewly raise and
gedir pauage and murage and all other thynges yat la<rest of line lost in the binding>
to 3oure office and trew acompt 3elde and trewly paye
til ye Chamberlayns all yat resceyue or take so help 3ow <rest of line lost in the binding>
and halidome<a later hand has added: his holy woorde>