County: Middlesex
Code: D4197#61
Reference: London, London Metropolitan Archives: COL/AD/01/011, fols 141r-v
Function: Rule




[fol. 141r][line 39]For asmoche as afore thís tyme many grete Jnconueníentes and hurtes
haue growen̄ and fallen̄ to díuse of the kyngꝭ lıege people Asweỻ Jnħıtauntꝭ
wtın thís Cítee as othe Repaíryng to the same by the meanes of Contractꝭ ~~~
and bargayns of vsure fals Cheuesaunce and other falshodes and deceítꝭ whıcħ
ıs and hatħ be cause by the grete multítude and nombre of Brocos · occupíyng
the Offíce of Brocage wtın the same Cítee · Jn Eschewyng of whıcħ Jnconue⸗
níentes and hurtꝭ and ín dístuccío of aỻ suche abhomínable  myschevous ~~~
Contractꝭ of vsure  Cheuesaunce and falshodꝭ and deceítꝭ · Jt ıs ordeígne
by the Maı Aldremen̄  Comons ın theı Como Counseỻ newly  late holden̄  
[fol. 141v]ın the Guyldehaỻ that there shalbe hereaft no mo brocos but a certeyn̄ nombre lıke
as ıt ıs compríse ın an̄ Acte made by the saı Como Counseỻ And suche as shaỻ
be named and Assıgne thereto by þe dıscrecıo of the saıde Maıre  Aldremen̄
for the tyme beyn whıcħ brocours so to be Admıtte shalbe swor  fynde suffí⸗
cíent Suertíe to obue and kepe ctey Rules  Ordenauncꝭ ín the saı
Cōe Counseỻ ordeígne  made · Therefore my lor the Maí chargetħ 
Cōmaundetħ that no man of ꝑsone hereafter occupıe or excíse the Offıce of ~~~
Brocage wtın thıs Cıtee or the Fraunches of the same vnto suche tyme as
he be admítte and swor  fynde suffícíent Suertıe afore the saı Maí
and Aldreme to kepe  obue the saí Rules  Ordenᷓncꝭ ın the saı Cōe ~~~
Counseỻ made vppo pay of Jmprısonment and makyng fyne aft the ~~~
dıscrecío of the saí Maı and Aldremen̄ ⸫