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  pncıpal
[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 pme 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 euy 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 pncıpalí 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 pauptatem
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
psencıa aldermāní  de pe⸗
na obíurgancıū cū alder⸗
māno vel cum alís offıcıa⸗
rís 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 fratnıtatıs
 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 genall day · be the
othe that theı haue made ~~~
to the gylde ⸫

[p. 35][Latin: ¶ Annıuersarıum domını Thome Grey
Statutū terrcıodecímū · De
obseruaōe anníusarí domı
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 ~~~