County: Kent
Code: D2792#106
Reference: Maidstone, Kent History and Library Centre: Sa/AC1 fol. 240r-241r
Function: Rule
Med that þe xvııȷ day of Feuere the xvıȷtħ yere of the Reıg of kyng Edwar
þe ıııȷtħ The Cōe horne Blowe · the May Jurateȝ and the Cōı̄alte of Fre me
Jndwellarıs howseholderꝭ at the Court halle Assemble And gaderı For dıus Mates
towchı̄g the gard And gounᷓnce · of the saı Towne ·
hıt ıs ordeyne And Agreı · that for the savegar of the tow tyme of wer
or of Affray · that Jn euy war be An alderma Name and Chose as folowı
as Capıteyne to the saı warde to have þe gydyng Fortħ wıtħ thavyse of other
Jurates and the Constables of the saıd warde dwellyng / To þe qhıche Capytey
shaỻ be Cōmytty A standar that euy mān of þe saıd war attende to þe
saı Jurate as Capıteyne tyme of wer Affray · at euy tyme þe saıd standar
ıs dısplaıde · And to obey suche rewle And ordynᷓnce for þe gard And Su kepyng
of the the [sic] towne As þe saıd Capıteyne of the same warde hym wyỻ assıgne .
For þe Fırst warde · Jurate And Capıtayne · wıỻm Salma · to kepe þe tow
from Caunterbury gate vnto seynt Marygate
The Secon warde · Jurate And Capytayne · Rıchard Sutto Roƀtus Dya · · to kepe the tow
from Cauntbury gate to wodenesbergħ gate ·
The thırd warde · Jurate And Capytayne · Joħn Stursto · to kepe the tow
from Seynt Mary gate to Jvesgate ·
The ıııȷtħ warde · Jurate and Capıtayne · Joħn Cole wıỻm Fecherısto Joħes kyng · to kepe the Tow
from Jvesgate to Fysshers gate ·
The · vtħ · warde · Jurate and Alderma Joħn Graffor Totenhᷓm to kepe the tow
from wonesbergħ gate ‸ to to Newgate · / that gate · Jnspecyaỻ
The vȷtħ warde · Jurate And alderma Joh Swa Graffor to kepe Fıshers gate
and so to the Bulwerk ·
The vıȷtħ warde · Jurate And Capıtayne· Nıcholas Burto to kepe Sandow
Bregge · so to Newgate ·
The · vıȷȷtħ whıche ıd halff warde to Attende o þe May · Fortħ wt other Juratꝭ
And yff þe lande kepers haue no ꝑyỻ that þ þe Capıteyns resorte wher
they thenk most ꝑyỻ · to þe watsıde / so the Contrıry wyse yff nede requy
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Also the same day hıt ıs ordeyne And Agreı that what ꝑsone so eu he be
beyng wıtħ y the towne tyme of ony affray beyng he wt Ennemyes
or the tyme of theı Ent ın to þe haue or be lan Jn as goodly hast as
he ca or may Come not to þe standar of hıs war wha hıt ıs dısplaı
be þe Alderm or Constable su that tha he lose xxȷ · to be Areysı be
þe Constable of hıs warde · wheroff ıx shaỻ remayne to þe same cōstable
And xıȷ to þe Reꝑacco And fortefyıng of the ‸ towne tywne · As many tymes And
as offt as ony ꝑsone ın ony of the wardes so ıs Fon Fawty ·
Also hıt ıs ordeyne ın tyme of Necessıte of absens of ony Jurate Chose
Capyteyne · þat þ euy ma A Capıteyne · depute ordeyne hıs debıte
hauyng hıs powe · for gydyng of hıs warde · All the tyme of hıs absens ·
Also hıt ıs ordeyne And Agreı that Jn euy warde be a standar made
at þe Como Cost be thavıse of þe May And Jurates · And besıde þt
the May haue to hym lymyty · the tow standar to be at hıs assıgnemēt
And yf nede requy , þt the May standar be dısplaı that tha aỻ
standardꝭ of aỻ wardes drawe to þe the May · And hym folowe · for
þe savegar of the Tow ·
Also hıt ıs ordeyne And Agreı that euy Capıtey wt the Constables
of hıs warde do Juratle Jn wrytyng euy m able to occupye harneys
ouse euy Mannys harneys · And þey that lakke harneys beyıng of
power And habılıte to ley them harneys of theı ꝓp goodes to ordeyne
theı harneys suche as þe saıd Capıtey And Constables wıỻ assıgne
be a day vnþ a resonable sette peyne sette be them / whıche peyne yf
so happe to be forfette to be levıe be þe tresorerꝭ to þe vse of þe Comōns
and aỻ other ꝑsoneȝ not Able to ordeyne them harneys that þa
þe saıd Alderm Cōstables Assıgne the ꝑsoneȝ wheþ they shaỻ goo
at Necessıte fo to Feche harneys · euy warde suche rewle to do And
observe wıtħy hym self · be the last day of thıs Monetħ of feue ·
Also hıt ıs ordeyne And Agreı that no ꝑsone · dwellyng or abydyn
wıthy thys tow whıche ıs able to be harneys And stande at defence
deꝑte not the tow · suche tyme As ony affray ıs wt Ennemyes
or suche tyme as knowleche ıs of theı Ent eıþ be water or be lan
ın to thıs tow or to townwar · vpo þe payne of forfetyng And
losyng of aỻ hıs moevablıs wıtħ y þe tow founde And þt þe saıd
good be seası be þe tresorerıs to þe Reꝑacıō And fortefıȷ̄g of the towne ·
And yf ony ꝑsone so deꝑtyng haue no good tha ‸ yf he therafft May be
hadde or take wıtħy þe tow be arestı Cōmyttı to warde therto
abıde he haue made Fyne to þe tow be the dıscrescıo of þe May
and hıs Brethere ·
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Also the same day hıt ıs ordeynı And Apoynte that aỻ man Shıppes
and vesseỻ lyıng ın Crekesse And besıde þe Bulwerk and Fyschers gate
be avoyde be Est vpo peyne of forfetu of theı shıppes So þat þe bulwerk
and Fyschers gate May haue play wey of shotyng / of theı Gunnes · And
yff they be not Avoyde be that day pf Estre next Comyng þe day of þıs
acte · þt tha þe saı shıppes be broke take as forfete to þe tow for þe
fortefıȷng reꝑacıo of the tow · or eỻ yff necessıte Jn þe mene seaso
or tha requy for þe strengħt of þe tow for hast to Brenne hem ·
Also that no ma ley no shıpp̄ ne Craye Jn the Est Ende of the tow
Jn þe wey of the Bulwerk or Fyschergate past ıȷ tydes vpo peyne of Jnpsōmēt
of þe Mayst of þe saıd vesseỻ to Make a fyne þfo by dıscressıo of the
Maı And Jurateȝ
Also hıt ıs Ordeyne that euy gate Jn the tow be surely Made to be shette
Close And þat þe drawbregge at Sandow be Made as hıt May be drawe
and thıs to be do Jn as goodly hast as May requy ·
Also that at Dauyesgate be Made o þe key a Forteresse wt tymb Suffıcıētly
the hıgħt of A ma aỻ along þe key to þe pvey · hauyng Jn þe Mıddes A
strong yate · as Mchᷓundıse the May be had a lan ·
Also hıt ıs Agreı that what tyme ony stowte wayche y necessıte ıs sent
owt of tow Jn to þe downeȝ or Massage · that þe tresorerꝭ pay suche waycche
and Charge At þe Como Cost ·
Also hıt ıs gᷓunty be aỻ the Comōns vnto harry Marıce lycēsse to Make
ou þe delf a bawte to hıs vse kepyng the reꝑacıō of the same þe walles
berıng ō hıs ground o þe delff syde ·
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