County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4227#20
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Northampton Borough Records, section IV, 1/1 fols. 81v-83r
Function: Rule




[line 4][Latin: Ordınacıo facta Temꝑe Joħıs
Saxby Maıo Anno r hen vııȷ
prımo pro Arte Hellata]

at the comōn semble holde ın the Guyhal
ın the Towne o Norhᷓmpto the fryday aftır
the fes o the Assencyon o oure lorde The fyrs
yere o the Reıg of oure souay lorde kyng henry the
vııȷth by the examynacyo  dıscrette dıscressyon of Joħn
Saxby Mayre of the seıde towu of Norhampto wıtħ
the fuỻ · compremyssyo of hıs Cobrether wytħ the
xxıııȷtí comburgesse of the forseıde tou to hym sworne
And also wıth the hoole assen ·  consen · o the hole
body o the seıde tou Jn consıderacōn of the pmysseȝ
where the Crafte of hıllıers  Sclatıers o the seıde
tou Pytyously shewyth  complayneth theym for
as muche As many  dıuse of the seıde occupacıo occu
pıeth wıthın thıs tou asweỻ foryners and straungıers
and those that bıen vnfraunchısede as we that by
[fol·82r]sworne and fraunchısed By the wıche moche warke ıs no .
suffıcyently doo and wrougħt · as ıt ougħt · for to be to
the greate hurte losse o theym that soo fet theym a
warke By the wycħ many seducyose wordıs and
clamou rısytħe o the seıde occupaco as weỻ o ·
theym tha workytħ suffıcıently  truly as o theym
tha workytħ dyscettfully / / wherfo ı ıs ordeyned and
stablıssed for euermo for the vnyusaỻ wele o the
seıde tou / / That ther shalbe two Mastırs o the same
Crafte to be electe  chosen for the ye ensuyn · and
for tha ye to come be fore the Maıre for the tyme
beynge ın the Guyhal to take theı othes that they
shaỻ · truely and suerly to oue see and sercħe of and aỻ
mane o defaltes  trespaseȝ doo or made ın the seıde
Crafte o hıỻıers  sclatıers ın the seıde tou o Nor / /
hampto for the tyme beyng And tha the sayde
Masters to sertyfye  make relaco o aỻ suche hur / /
tyes harmes  losses to the Maıre for the tyme beyn
what ꝑsone or ꝑsones trespasytħ or offendıth wtough
eny conseılment · thero · ın payne thero · to pay to
the Maıre o the seıde tou for the tyme beyng · xx  ·
And to the Maısters o the seıde crafte for the tyme
beyn other xx  · to the sustenaunce  mayntenyn ·
o ther lıgħt be fore oure lady ın the freoure prechers
ın Norhᷓmpto for the tyme beyng · And furthermo
tha noo maner of straunger that · Cōmytħ to the
tou o Nortħt for to work ther noo man of warke
wtın thıs tou bu yf worke vnder or wytħ that ·
man tha ıs fraunchısede  sworne to the lıbertıes 
[fol.82v]Fredoms of the seıde tou to the same occupacıo belon⸗
gyng · Jn payne to paye to the Maıre for the tyme
beyng · xıȷ  And also other xıȷ  · to be payed to the
Maısters of the ‸ seıd Crafte to the sustenaunce  maynteyn
o theı seıde lıgħ · for the tyme beyn · Moreoue ı
ıs graunted to the seıde Maısters o the seıde Crafte for
the tyme beyn to caỻ and sommen aỻ · those ꝑsones
belongyn · or ap̄teynyn to the same Crafte wytħ
ın the seıde tou of Norħt for to appere affore theym
at the howse o the blake freours, ın the seıde tou
of Norħ as oftyın as shaỻ · seme necessary for
the vnıuusaỻ · wele o the seıde Crafte o hıllıars
and the goode Rule  ordre o the same Crafte ın
tymes to come · Also y ony ꝑsone or ꝑsones refuse
soo to doo And come no · att theı dewe somonys
Accordyngly to theı ordenaunce here expressed Fur⸗
thermo what ꝑsone or ꝑsones tha offendytħ or
trespassıtħ ın thıs be halfe Then he or they to paye
to the Maıre o the seıde tou for the psen · tyme
beyn · J ꝉı of wexe And allso Anothe pounde
of wexe to the Maısters o the seıde Crafte for
the tyme beyng · to the sustentaco  mayntenyn ·
o theı lıgħt befo oure lady ther a the seıde place
o blake freors wtou lycense Asky or a resonable
cause of lette proue · Affore the Meıre for the tyme
beyng · The whıcħ acte  ordenaunce to Stonde ın
hıs fuỻ · strengħt emonge other Ordenᷓnceȝ ın the
[fol.83r]seıde tou of Norhampto foreuer to endure Jn
wıttnes wherof · we the seıde Joħn Saxby wytħ
my Cobrether  wt the hole body o the seıde
tou of Norhmpto to thıs presen · wrıtyn
have setto the seaỻ · o the offıce o Meryaltye o
the seıde tou o Norhampto the day  yere
Above wreto  