County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6014#1
Reference: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS.Rawlinson C.541
Function: Rule




[fol. 1r][Latin: In prıncípío erat verbū et
verbū erat apud deū  et deus
erat verbū  hoc erat ı̄prı̄
cípío apud deū  at omnıa per
ıpsū facta sūt  síne ıpso fac⸗
tū est nıchıl  Quod fac⸗
tū est ın ıpso vıta erat lux
homínū Et lux ı̄tenebrıs lu⸗
cet ·  tenebre eam nō cōpre⸗
henderūt · Fuít homo mís
sus adeo cuı nomē erat ío
hannes · hıc venít ı̄testí⸗
moníū  perhıberet de lumí
ne vt om̄es crederēt per ıl
lū · Non erat ılle lux set vt
testımonıū perhıberet de
lumíne · Erat lux vera que
[fol. 1v]ıllumínat omnıē homínē
veníentem ın hunc mūdū
In mūdo erat et mūdus eū
nō cognuít  In proprıa ve
nít et suí eū nō receperūt 
Quot quot autē receperūt
eū · dedıt eís potestatem fı
lıos deí fıerı hís quí credūt
ín nōıe eıus  Quí nō volūta
te carnís · neque ex volūta
te vırı · sed ex deo natí sunt ·
Et verbū caro factū est et
habıtauít ín nobís  Et vı⸗
dım gloarıā eıus  gloríam
quası vnıgenítí a patre
plenū gracíe  verítatís ·
[fol. 2r]Meorıa de om̄ıbus sanctıs
Sanctı deı om̄es quí estís consor
tes supernorū cıuíū ínterce
dıte pro nobís · letam%ını ín
domıno et exultate ıustí · Et
glorıamını omnes rectı corde /
Om̄íū sanctorū tuorū ı̄ter
cessıone quesumus done placa
tus  et venıam nobıs delı
torū nostrorū trıbue ·  reme
día sempíterna cōcede  ꝑ domınum nostrum ·]
[Latin: Oracıo ꝓ fratrıbus  sorubꝭ urı̄s
Deus quí carítatís dona
per gracıam sanctı spırıtus
turoū cordıbus fıdelıum ín
fundıs  da famulıs et famu⸗
labus tuís fratrıbus et so
[fol. 2v]roríbus nostrıs  pro quıb
tuā depcamur clemēcıam
salutē mentís et corprís
vt te tota uírtute dılıgant
et que tıbı placıta sūt to
ta dılectıone perfıcíant · ꝑ
domınum nostrum ıhesum crıstum fılıum]
[fol. 3r][Latin: ıNcıpıunt hıc statuta edíta
ın honore om̄ıū sanctorū
de comuní cōcensu om̄ıū fra
trū eıusdem gılde · Anno
donı · Mıllesımo · cccco lxxııȷo /
et quılıbet frater ínadmıs
sıone sua debet íurare /
huíusmodí statuta obser
uare ⸫ Statutū prímū /
de prımo díe generalí et
prıncıpalı · et quomodo
om̄es fratres tenetur
ı̄ıllo díe ínteresse ⸫]
[fol. 3v]ın the worchyppe and re
verence off the blyssydfull
tríníte fadyr and sone 
the holy gooste · and off all
the seyntys ın hevyne Theıs
bene the ordynaunces and
the statutys of y the
gylde off [Latin: om̄ıū sanctorū]
tha ıs to sey off all the
seyntys maade be the
commone / assent off all
the bretherne off the
forseyde gylde yn the
ȝere off owr loorde ıhesu · Mıllo ccccmo lxxííȷo /
fyrste we haue orde
nyd for to haue on
[fol. 4r]generall and pryncypall
day the qwych schall be
holdene euyry ȝere on
sonday nexte folowyn
aftyr the feeste of [Latin: om̄ı
ū sanctorū] that ys to seye
off all the seyntys at the
qwycħ day · all the bre
theren · and the sustyrs ·
of thys gyld schall cum
to gyddyr vnto acerteyne
plaace assygned therto
as they schall be warnyd
be the deene / for to goone
to the forseyde chyrche
off all hallowys · on the
saturday a evyne vnto
[fol. 4v]the evynsonge And on the
sonday to the messe · And
qwhat brodyr or sustyr
that ys wyth ín the towne
and ıs sommonyde be the
deen and cūyth noth on ye
saturday to the evynsonge
he schall pay apownde
wax to the amendment
of the lyghtes · And who
so cūyth noth on the son
daye to the messe ın hys
beste clothynge / ın the
worshepe of god and
all the seyntys · he schall
pay a pownde wax ·
[Latin: Statutū secūdū dele mo .]
[fol. 5r][Latin: Statutū tercıū de eleccıo
aldermanníet alıorū of
fıcıarıorū  de pena huı
modí offıcıa refutancıū ⸫ ]
Also we have ordeynyd
tha on owr gene
rall and pryncıpall day
an eleccyone on thys ma
ner schall be made · Fyrste
the alderman schall cle
pyn vp · í · men be name
And the [addition: masters] ‸ [margin: [addition: of thıs gyl]] scall
schall clepyn vp othyr
· í · men · And theyse
· íııȷ · men / schall chesyn
to thame othyr · ıȷ · men /
And than theyse · vȷ ·
[fol. 5v]men schall be chargyde
be the othe tha they
have made to the gylde
be for tyme that theye
schall goone and chesyne
an alderman · í · maystyrs
a clarke and a deen · wycħ
thame thynke be thar goode
conscıence that been moos
abyll for to govyrne the
compeny to the worchyp
ın the ȝer folowyn to
the worschep o godd
and all the seyntys and
to the moste profet and
avayle o the compeny
And qwho so be chosyne
ın offyce off alderman
[fol. 6r]and forsakys hys offıce
he schall pay to the ín
crese off the gylde · íí · s
and · ííí · d · Every maıst
Maystyr · í · s · The clerk
x · ı · d · and the deen
x · ıȷ · d · And ther schall
no man be chosyn vnto
none off theys forseyde
offycers vn to the tyme
he be clere owte off the
forseyde dette off the
forseyde gylde · and also
sworne ther to ·
[Latin: Statutū quartū de recep
cíone catallorū  et de eo
rū securítate per oblıga
[fol. 6v]cıonem facıenda ⸫]
Also ıt ís ordeynyde
tha qwhan the
maystyrs schall receyue
the catell of the gylde
ınto thar handys ycħe o
tham schall fynde · ıȷ · suf
fycıen plegges bowndyn
wyth thame ın a syngyll
oblygacıone for to make
a trew delyuerance a
geyne of syche goodys as
thay receyve wyth the
ıncrece cumynge ther of
at the nexte generall day
folowynge be forne ye
alderman · and all the
[fol. 7r]bretheryne and the sustyrs
o the forseyde gyld ·
Also the alderman / schall
haue at every generall
day to hys drynke and
for hys gestys a galone
of aale and euery maystyr
a pottell the clarke apotell
and the deen · a qwarte ·
Also the clarke schall haue
euery ȝere for hys labo᷑
xvȷ d · and the deen for
hys labure · [addition: vııȷ d~]
[fol. 7v][Latin: Statutū quı̄tū de ıntroıtu
et admíssíone fratrū et de
eorū íuramēto ıbıdē facıēdo]
Also ı ıs ordeyned t
tha qwhen every
brodyr and sustyr schall
entre ın to thys gylde he
schall at the fyrste be⸗
gynnynge be sworne vn
to theys statutys and
ordynaunce thame to mayn
tene and susteyne vnto
hys power and konnynge
And aftyr he schall fynde
· í · suffycıent plegges /
for to pay to the systy⸗
nance and to the forthe
[fol. 8r]rance of the forseyde
gylde · í · s · vȷ · d and to
the clerke · ȷ d And to the
deene · ȷ · d · And thys
schall be payde be the
nexte generall day fo⸗
lowynge · at the farreste
or ellys the same day ıf
he wyll of hys awn gode
wyll to the more avayle
and fortherance of · the
gylde / and to hys moore
meede be the grace o
god · amen /
[fol. 8v][Latin: Statutū sextū de trıgınta
mıssıs pro fratrıbus et sororı
bus defūctıs celebrandıs et
etıam depena nō offerencıū
pro eıs ın prıncıpalí mıssa
et nō veníencıū ad exequıas ·]
 lso qwhan ony brodyr
or sustyr o thys cōpe
ny ys passyd owte of thys
worlde the maystyrs off ye
same gyld schall do synge
· xxxtı · messes of the costys
o the gylde and tha wyth
ín · x · days aftyr they haue
knowlege of hys dethe ·
also · as sone as
the alderman / hath know
[fol· 9r]ynge ther o . he schall
do charge the deene
to go warne all the
bretheryne and the
sustyrs off thys gyld
for to be redy a acer
tene owre asygnede
and to cū to the place
qwher the dede body ís
for to go therewyth
to the chyrche / honestly
and wyth the lyghtys
of thys compeny and
for to offyre for the
sawle at the mess done
therfor afarthynge ·
And qwho so be wyth
[fol. 9v]ın the towne and haue
knowynge ther o and
cū noth he schall paye
at the nexte morowe
speche folowynge be
cause o hys absens
· ȷ · d · Also ıt ıs seyde or
denyd be all owr cōmone
assen tha euy ȝer the
vıcare of the forseyde
chyrchē / schall haue ·
· ıııȷ · s ·  ííí d · for a cer
tene of messes · tha ıs
to sey to haue ín mynde
booth the qwyke and
the dede bı euery sonday
ın the ȝerere And also for to
[fol. 10r]prey euery sonday a
the bedys tyme for all
the compeny both for
thame tha bene lyvynge
and also for tham tha
be passyde owte of thys
worlde ⸫
[Latin: Statutū septımū de fratrıb
ad paupertatē deuenıen
tıbus et quomodo succurra
tur eısdem de bonís eıusdē
gılde ⸫]
Also ıt ís ordeynyde
be all the cōmone as
sen tha ı any brodyr
or sustyr of thys forseyde
[fol. 10v]cōpeny fall ınto olde age
or ín to grete pouerte
nor haue noth qwhar
wyth to be founden nor
to helpe hym selfe · he
schall haue euyry weke
· ííıȷ d · of the goodys
o the gylde also lange
as the catell ther o ıs
worth · xl s · or more
Also yf ıt so befall
that thar be mo sychē
poor men · thane · one
than ıt ıs ordenyde be
the cōmone · assen tha
the forseyde · ííí · d schal
be departyde euery weke
[fol. 11r]emange tham all ⸫
[Latin: Statutū octauū . de sılen
cıo et obedıencıa fratrū
ı̄ psencıa aldermāní et
pena obıurgancıū cū eo
uel cū alís offıcıarís
eıusdem gılde ⸫]
 lso ı ı ıs ordenyde
tha a v euery
morowe speche and also
at all owre comyngys
to gyddyr euery man to
be obedyen vn to the
alderman / ın all lefull
cōmandmentys · And
[fol. 11v]that every man and wo
man · holde cylence and
make no grete noyse ·
And qwha man or wo
wyll noth be ín pees at
th[addition: e] byddynge o the alder
man than the deen schall
delıuyr hym the ȝerde
And ıf he wyll noth re
ceyuen ı he schall pay ·
í · lı · wax And qwo so dys
pıse the alderman / or
ellys gy hym any repro
vabyllꝭ wordys ın tyme
that he syttys for alder
man / ı̄dystrubelynge 
noyans of the compeny /
[fol. 12r]cōpeny he schall pay
for hys tryspas to the
lyghtys of the gylde befor
seyde · ıȷ · lı · wax · and ı
he do ı ageyn ony of the
maystyrs he schall paye
a pownd wax · and ageyne
the clarke halfe · lı · wax
Also ageyn the deen halfe
· lí · wax ·
[Latin: Statutū nonū . de fra
trıbus lıtıgātıbus et
placıtantıbus cū cōfra
trıbus suıs absque lıcen
cıa aldermanní et de pe
na sımílıter lıtıgācıū /]
[fol. 12v] yrste ıt ıs ordeynyde
be all the cōpeny yt
y any man / be at hevy
nesse wyth any of hys
hys bretheryne for any
maner o trespas he schall
noth persewyn / hym
ín no maner of cowrte
bot he schall cū fyrste
to the alderman / and
schewen / to hym hys
greuans and thane the
alderman / schall send /
aftyr tha othyr man /
and knowyn hys of
fence and than he schall
make eythere of tham
[fol· 13r]at reste and pees . And /
yf theys men
for to
chesyn / abrothyr off ye
forseyde cōpeny or ellys
· í · brethyrne for to acorde /
thame and set tham at
reste and pes · and ıf
theys men so chosyne
wyth the goode medya
cyone of the alderman
may noth bryng thame
a acorde and at reste
than may the aldermā
gy thame lycence for
to goo to the comone /
lawe y they wyll And /
who so gooth to the comon /
[fol· 13v]lawe . for any pleynte or
trespas vn to the tyme yt
he hath bene a the alder
man and doone as ıt ís
seyde before he schall
pay to the ıncrese of ye
gylde · xl · d· wyth owte
 any grace /
[Latin: Statutū decímum de fratrıbus
ut non remaneant ín
aula uel ı̄ domo offıcí post
recessū aldermānı  de pe
na cōtra facıēcıū ⸫]
 lso ıt ys ordeynyde
be all the comowne
[fol. 1]assen tha qwhan any
cōmoune drynkynge ıs
made amaunge vs thar
schall no man abydyn ín
the hall nor ín no hows
offyce no lengare than /
the alderman / arysythe
vp · bo ı ı be men of
offyce for the tyme / ín peyn /
o · í · lı · wax · And qwhat
brodyr or sustyr bot ıf he
be any offycere entyrthe
ınto the chambyr ther /
the ale / ıs ın wyth owte
lycence o th offycerys tha
occupy wyth ın ther ın he
schall paye · ȷ · lıbᷓ · wax ·
[fol. 14v][Latin: Statutū vndecímū de fratrıb
statuētıbus vt confra
tres nō reuelent extra
neıs cōcılıū fraterníta⸗
tıs et ordınacıonıs · Et
de pena talıter reuelan
cıū posíta ⸫]
 lso ıt ıs ordeynyde
tha qwhat brodyr
or sustyr bewreyethe ye
cowncell of thys forseyde
gylde or of thys ordí
nance / to any othyre
straunge man / or wo
man so that the cōpeny
[fol. 15r]be sclaunderyd or haue any othyr
vylany there by he schal payne
þan to the fortherans of the
forsayde gylde · xl · d · or els he
schall lesen the fraternyte for
euyry more ⸫