County: Cambridgeshire
Code: L0064#1
Reference: Cambridge, Trinity College 1343 (0.7.15), pp. 4-36
Function: Ordinance
[p. 3][Latin: Incıpıun hıc statuta edıta
ın honore sanctı Clementıs pᷓpe
et martþrıs de communı consensu om⸗
nıum fratrū eıusdem gılde
Anno dōını mıllesımo cccco · xxxȷo ~~~
Et quılıbe frater ı̄ admı⸗
sıone sua debet ıuare huı
modı statua obseruare ·
Statutum prımum ·
De prımo dıe gene⸗
ralı prıncıpalı quemodo
om̄es fratres tenetur ín
ıllo dıe ınteresse ⸫]
[p. 4]IN ye worchıppe reue⸗
rence of ye blysful trı
nıte fadır sone holy
goste · and of ye glorıous pope
and martyr seyn Clemen
And of all ye holy companye
yt ıs ın heuene · These ben ye
ordynauncıs and statutys of
ye Gylde of ye saıde seyn Cle⸗
men · whıch ıs holden ın ye
chırche of ye same seynt Clemē
ın Cambrıgge · made be ye comon̄
assen of all ye bretheren of ye
forseyd gylde ın ye ȝere of oure
lorde ıħu · mıllo · CCCCo xxxȷ
Fırst we haue ordeyned for
to haue oon general pncıpal
[p. 5]day ye whıch schal be holden
euery ȝere on ye sonday next
aftyr lowsonday a whıch day
all ye bretheren ye sustrıs of
thıs gylde schul come to gyder ~~~
vn to a certeyn place assígned
ther to · as theí schul ben warnyd
be ye deen · For to gon to ye for
seyd chírche of seyn Clement
on ye satírday vn to ye euen
songe · and on ye sonday to ye
messe · And what brothír or
sustír yat ıs wıthín ye town̄
and ıs somownede be ye deen
comyth no on ye satyrday to
ye euensonge he schall payen
[p· 6]·ȷ· lıb . wax to ye amendmen of
ye lıghtes · And who so comyth
not on ye day to ye messe ın hıs
bes clothynge ın ye worchıppe
of gode and of seynt Clement
he schal payen · ıȷ · lıb · wax ⸫ ~~~
[Latin: secundum statutū de le morowspech
de pena nō venıēcıū]
Also we haue ordeyned
for to haue ıȷ · morwe⸗
spechıs · ın the ȝere · The fırs
for to ben holden vpon the
same sonday be forneseyd
ye secoūde on ye sonday nex
aftyr ye fes of seyn Mıcha⸗
el ye Archangell ⸫ ~~~
[p. 7]¶ And at ech of these ıȷ morowe
spechıs · euery brothır sustır
schaỻ payen to ye costage for
hıs pensyon · ıȷ · denar And ·
who so be somonde to any of
these morwespechıs ıf he be ín
towne and comyth not nor as⸗
kıth no lıcence of ye aldırman
he schal payen · ȷ · lıƀ wax : And
ıf ye deen faıle ın hys somow⸗
nyng : he schal payen · ȷ · denar
for euery brothır sustır yat
ıs not somoūd ¶ And who
so comyth aftír pme be smette
he schal payne · ıȷ · denar And
ye oure príme ís clepyd · the
[p. 8]secounde oure aftyr noon̄ also
wel ın somertyme as ın wynter ⸫
[Latin: Statutum tercıū De elec
cıone Aldermānı alıorum
offıcıarıorum · Et de pena hu⸗
ísmodí offıcıa refutan
cıum ⸫ ~~~]
Also ıt ıs ordeyned that
on oure generall and
prıncıpall day · an Eleccıoū on
thıs maner schal ben made · ¶
Fırst ye aldırman schal clepen̄
vpe · ıȷ · men be name · And the
compenye schaỻ clepen vpe ·
othır · ıȷ · men · And these · ıııȷ ·
[p. 9]men schul chesen to hem othır
· ıȷ · men · And thanne these vȷ ·
men schul · ben chargıd be the
othe yat yeı haue made to the
Gylde be forne tyme yat yeí
schul gon chesen an Aldırmā
ıȷ · Maystırs · A clerk a Deen ·
whıch hem thynkıth be heyr
gud conscıence tha ben mos
able for to gouerne ye compa⸗
nye ın ye · ȝere folowyn · to
the worchıppe of gode and of
the holy martır seynt Cle⸗
men and to the mos ꝓfyte
and avayle o the companye ·
¶ And who so be chosen ı̄
[p. 10]Offıce o aldırman and for⸗
sakıth hıs offıce he schal
payen to the encrese o the
Gylde · ııȷ · · ıııȷ · d · Euery
maystír · ıȷ · ‸ [margin: and euy pety mayster xx ] The clerke
xıȷ · d · and the Deen · xıȷ · d ·
¶ And there schal no man be
chosen ınto noone of these
forsayde offıcers vn to the
tyme he be clene oute o the
dette o the forsayde gylde ⸫
[Latin: Statutum qᷓrtum . De
recepcıone catallorum de
securıtate eorum per oblı⸗
gacōem facıenda ⸫ ~~~]
[p. 11]Also ıt ıs ordeyned tha
whan the maystırs ~~~
schal receyuen the catelle o
the gylde · ın to heır handys
ech of hem schal fynde ıȷ · suffí
cıen plegges · bowndyn wt
hem ın a symple oblıgacıon
for to make a trewe delyue⸗
raunce of swıche goodys as
theı receyue · [...]
· at the nex
Generaỻ day folowynge be
forne the alderman and all
the bretheren and ye sustres
of the forsayd gylde ⸫ ~~~
[p. 12]¶ And also the alderman
schal haue at euery generall
day to hıs drynk and for hıs
geestys ȷ · Galone of ale · and
euery maystur · a · potell · and
the clerk a potell · An ye deen
a quar of ale · ¶ Also the
clerk schal haue for hıs la⸗
bour euery ȝere · xx · denar
And the deen for hıs labour
euery ȝere · xx · denar ~~~
[Latin: Statutū quíntū De ı̄tro⸗
ıtu % admıssıone fratrum
et de ıuarmento eorum ıbıdē
facıendo ⸫ ~~~]
[p. 13]Also ı ıs ordeyned y
whan euery brothır
sustır schal entre ın to thıs
gylde he schal at the fırs be⸗
gynnyn be sworne vn to
these statutes and ordynaunces
hem to maynten susteyne ·
vn to hıs power and kunnyng
And aftyr he schal fynde · ıȷ ·
suffıcıen plegges for to payen
to the sustynaunce and to the
fortheraunce o the forsayde
gylde · xl · denar · and to ye clerk
J · denar · And to ye deen · J · denar
And thıs schal be payed be ye
schal be payde be ye nex Ge
[p. 14]nerall day folowyn a ye
farres · Or ellys ye same day
ı he wyll of hıs howne gud
wylle to the more avayle
fortheraunce of the gylde ı̄
to hıs more meede be the gᷓce
of oure lorde gode ⸫ ~~~
[Latin: Statutū sextum · de · xxxta .
mıssís pro fratrıb defunctıs
Et de pena non offerencíum
pro eıs ın pncıpalí míssa nō
venıencıū ad exequías ⸫ ~~~]
[p. 15]Also whan any brothır
or sustır of thıs compa
nye ıs passıd oute of yıs world
the maystırs of the same gyld
schal do syng for hıs sowle
xxx · messys of the costys ·
of the gylde · and that wyth
ıne · x · days aftyr theı haue
knowlege of hıs deeth ~~~
¶ And also als sone as the al
derman hath knowyng ther
of he schal chargen the deen
for to gon warne all the bre
theren and sustrıs of thys
gylde for to been redye at a
certeyn oure assıgned and
[p. 16]to come to the place wher the
deede body ıs · for to gon ther
wıth to ye chırche honestly and
wıth the lyghtys of thıs com
peny · and for to offren for ye
sowl a the messe don therfore
a farthyn · ~~~
¶ And who so be wıthyn the
towne and hath knowyn ther
o and comyth not schal payen
at the nex morowespeche fo
lowyn · J · lı · wax be cause of
hıs absence ⸫ ~~~
¶ Also ı ordeyned be all oure
comoū assen tha euery ȝere
the vıcarye of the forsayde ·
[p· 17]chırche o seyn Clemen .
schal haue ıııȷ s ıııȷ · d for
hıs certeyntee o messes for
to preyen for all the compa
nye bothe for hem that ben
lyuynge · and also for hem yt
ben deede ı he be a brothır
of thıs forseyd gylde ⸫ ~~~
[p· 18][Latin: Statutū septımū . De
Fratrıbus ad pauptatem
deuenıentıbus quemodo
succurratur eısdem de bonís
eıusdem gılde ⸫ ~~~]
[p. 19]Also ı ıs ordeyned be
all the comon assen
tha ı any brothır or sustır
of thıs forseyd companye
falle ın to olde age or ın to
grete pouerte nor haue
no wherwıth to be foun
dene · nor to help hymselfe
he schal haue euery woke
ıııȷ · denar of the goodys of
the gylde also longe as the
catell ther o ıs worthe
xl · s · or more ~~~
¶ And ı ıt so be falle yat
there ben moo swıch pouer
men than oon than ıt
ıs ordeynede be the comon
[p· 20]assen tha the forsayd ıııȷ . d
schal ben departyde euery
woke a monge hem all ~~~
[Latin: Satutum octauū . De sı
lencıo obedıencıa fratrum ín
psencıa aldermāní de pe⸗
na obíurgancıū cū alder⸗
māno vel cum alís offıcıa⸗
rís enısdem gılde ⸫ ~~~]
[p. 21]Also ı ıs ordeyned that
at euery morowespeche
and a all comynges to gyder
euery man to ben obedıent
vnto the alderman ın alle
leefull comaundementıs · and
tha euery man holde sılence
and make no grett noyse · and
what man wıle not ben ın
pees a the byddyn o the
Aldırman the deen schal dely
ueren hym the ȝerde · he wıle
no receyuen ı : he schal payne
ıȷ · lıbr wax ¶ And who so
despyse hıs Alderman ı̄ tyme
of síttyn for alderman or
[p. 22]ȝeue hym any reprouable ~~~
wordys ın dısturblyn and
noyaunce o the compenye
he schal payne for hıs trespas
ıȷ· lı · wax · And ı he do ı ageyn̄
any of the maystyrs he schal
payne · J lı wax · And ageyn
the clerk : half a pounde · wax ·
And ageyn the deen half a
pound wax ⸫ ~~~
[p· 23][Latin: Statutum nonū . de fra
trıbus lıtıgantıb placıtan
tıbus cum fratrıb suıs · absque
lıcencıa aldermāní et de
pena tᷓlıter lıtıgancıum ⸫ ~~~]
Also ı any man be at
heuynesse wıth any
o hıs bretheryne for any
maner trespas he schal no
pursewen hym ın no maner
o courte but he schal come
fırste to the alderman · and
schewen to hym hıs greuance ·
And than the alderman schal
[p. 24]sende aftyr tha odyr man
and knowen hıs offence
And than he schal make ech
eyther o hem for to chesen
a brothır o the forsayde
companye or ellys · ıȷ · bre⸗
theren for to acorde hem
and sett hem at res and
pees ¶ · And ı these men
so chosen wıth good medı
acıon o the alderman ~~~
mowe not brynge hem a
acorde · and a reste thane
may the alderman ȝeuen
hem lıcence for to gone to
the comown lawe ⸫ ~~~
[p. 25]¶ And who so goth to the
comown lawe for any playn
or trespas vn to the tyme
he hath ben a the alderman
and don as ı ıs sayde befor
he schal payen · xl · d · wıth
oute any grace ⸫ ~~~
[p· 26][Latin: Statutum decımū . De
fratrıbus ut nō remaneant ín
aula uel ın domo offıcí
post recessum aldermanní
de pena facıencıū contra
ıstud statutum ~~~]
[p. 27]Also ı ıs ordeyned
be all the comowne
assen : that whane any co⸗
mown drynkyn ıs made
a monge vs ther schal no
man abıden ın the halle nor
ın no hows o offyce no len⸗
ger than the alderman ~~~
aryseth but ıf ıt be men
o offıce fore the tyme · ın
peyne o · ıȷ · lıb wax · ~~~
¶ And wha man broth
or sustyr bu ıf he be any
offıcere · entrıth ın to the
Chambyr ther the ale ıs ın
wythou lycence o the
[p. 28]offıcers tha occupye therín
he schal payen · ȷ · lıb wax ~~~
[p· 29][Latin: Statutum vndecımum .
De Fratrıb statuentı⸗
b ut fratres non reuelent extᷓ
neıs consılıum fratnıtatıs
ordınacōıs de pena sıc
reuelancıum ımposıta ⸫]
Also ı ıs ordeyned yt
wha brothır or sus⸗
tır tha bewreyeth the
counsel of thıs forsayde
gylde or o these ordynaūce
to any othır straunge man
or woman so tha the
companye be sclaundrıde
or hyndrıd or haue any
[p. 30]othır wyllanye therby
he schal payne to the For⸗
theraunce o the forsayde
gylde · xl · d Or ellys he
schal lesen the fraternyte
for euyr more ⸫
[p· 31][Latin: Statutū duodecımū . De
obseruacıone anníuersarí
Johannıs lyster et quomodo
quando debet obseruarí ⸫]
Also we haue ordeyned
be all oure comone as⸗
sen and be oure othe made
for to kepe the ȝereday o
Jon lyster of Cambryge ȝer⸗
ly on mydelenton sonday ı̄
sen Clementys chırche al⸗
so longe as the gylde endurys ·
be cause he gafe vs · ıııȷ · marc
ın the be gynnyn and to
the fortheraūce of our gylde ·
[p· 32]¶ And also tho vȷ . men tha
chesen the alderman and the
Offıcers · schul chesen othır · ıȷ ·
suffıcıen men · for to kepen
the same ıııȷ · marc to bryn
ı ín [...] ȝerely
vndyr the same forme that
the maystyrs doo ¶ And the
same · ıȷ · men · schal mak ordy⸗
naunce · for the ȝereday and
for the costys yero · and
make a trwe rekenyn at
the nex genall day · be the
othe that theı haue made ~~~
to the gylde ⸫
[p. 35][Latin: ¶ Annıuersarıum domını Thome Grey
Statutū terrcıodecímū · De
obseruacıōe anníusarí domını
Thome Grey vıcarí quōdā
sanctı Clemētıs quomodo et
quando debet obseruarí ⸫]
Also we haue ordeyned
be all our comoū assen
and be our othe made for to
kepe ye ȝerday o sír Thomas
Grey sūtyme vıcar o sen
Clementꝭ chırch ı̄ ye same chırch
ȝerly cū also longe as ye gylde
endurys on ye sonday be fore
sen Barthylmew day be
cause he gafe vs · xl s ·
[p. 36]a baner clothe to the ‸ worchype fortheraūs
of our gılde · ¶ And also tho · vȷ ·
men tha chesyn ye alderman
ye offıcers · schul chesyn othyr
ıȷ · suffıcıen men̄ · for to kepe
ye same · xl · s · to bryng ı ín
[...] ȝerely vndyr ye
same forme tha ye maystyrs
don̄ ¶ and also ye same · ıȷ · men̄
schall make ordynaūce for
ye sayde ȝerday for ye costys
yer o · and make a trewe
rekenyng a ye nex generall
day be the othe yat yeí
haue made to ye gylde ~~~