County: Sussex
Code: D0598#1
Reference: Chichester, West Sussex Record Office: CHICITY/AH/2
Function: Proclamation




To aỻ Vnıusaỻ people vnto who thys psent wrytyn ındente shaỻ Co Joħn yon Mayo᷑ o the Cıte o Chıchester the Burgessıs  Cıteȝens o
the same Sendıtħ Dewe gretyn ın euerlastyn go · For alsomocħ as Thomas Nycholett Thomas Joys Joħn lake Joħn Jakkeso Roƀ quarley an
Nıcholas hules Dwellers o the sey Cıte to vs the aforesay mayre Bugesses [sic]  Cıteȝens . haue requíre ‸ an effectually desyre to Ordey grᷓunt an Cōferme
vnto the sey Thomas Nycholett Thomas Joys Joħn lake Joh Jakkeso Roƀ quarley an Nycholas  to there Successours Tanners an Cordeners dwellers
wıthın the sey Cıte for euer more yn tymes to Cōme A Guyl Calle the tanners  Cordeners Guylde wıtħ a reasonable  laudable Constıtucıons
Ordynatly · alsoweỻ for the Comy weltħ of they now beyn as they Successours Tanners  Cordeners to be ınhabıte wtın the sey Cıte y tymes
hereafter for euer to Co / Therefore we the sey Joh yon Maıo᷑ burgesses an Cıteȝens of the sey Cıte o oure devocyo that we bere  owe v to the
gloryous Trynıte to hys blessy moder Saynt Marıe an to aỻ seyntꝭ Ordey grᷓunt  Cōferme for euer more y tymes to Co that the sey Thomas Thomas
Joh Joh Roƀ an Nıcholas Tanners an Cordeners now beyn an there Successours ın tymes to Co o there Devocıo that they bere  Owe vnto the
seyde glorıous trínıte Saynt Marye the vırgy  aỻ Seyntꝭ · shaỻ Obserue kepe an Maynteyne a lygħt a fore oure blessy lady saynt Marye the vırgy
wıtħın the Cathedraỻ Churcħ o Chıchestre y the Subdenry for eumore Also we wyỻ Ordey detmyne grᷓunt  Conferme that the sey tanners 
Cordeners shaỻ haue by there Comay elecco honest Dıscreete wardens to Cause thıse Constıtucōns aỻ  synguler by vs made as hıt Folowytħ to be
duly Obuy kept  mayntene Furst we wyỻ Ordey grᷓunt  Cōferme For euer more y tymes to Co that no maner o ꝑso shaỻ sett uppe  Occupye
Tannerscraft ne Cordeners craft wıthın the sey Cıte exceptꝭ that he shaỻ furst aggre an make a fyne o x wıtħ the wardens  Felashıppe o the sey
tanners an Cordeners Guylde for the tyme now beyn as wytħ the wardens felashıppe  theyre Successours y tymes to Co / an also to pay yerely v
to the sey Guyl Duryn the terme o x yeerꝭ xx o lawfuỻ money  An more ouer to bere an doo the Offıce o Custumshıppe o the sey Cıte
whe hıt shaỻ please the Mayo᷑ Burgesses  theyre Successours to ley the sey Offıce o the Custumshıppe vnto hys Charge y tymes to Co Also we
the sey mayo᷑ Burgeses an Cıteȝens Ordey determe grᷓunt  Conferme that the sey wardens  Felashıpp̄ o the sey Guyl shaỻ not psume to take any ma
to be o the tanners  Cordeners Guylde but sucħ that the sey wardens Felashıppe  there Ssuccessours y tymes to Co shaỻ awnswer for / to geve a trewe
accountꝭ to the sey Mayre burgessys an theyre Successours an to saue the sey Cıte harmeles o aỻ sucħ thyngꝭ the whıcħ shalbe ley vnto hys Charge
by the reaso o the Offıce o Custumshypp̄ whe so euer ıt shaỻ Fortune / / Also we the sey Mayo᷑ Burgesses  Cıteȝens Ordey detmy grᷓunt  Conferme to the
sey tanners  Cordeners guylde that ı any ma beyn o the sey Guyl wyỻ be Obstínat an not obbey the wardens  Felashıppe o the sey Guyl
for the tyme beyn not wıllyn to Support kepe  mantey aỻ sucħ Constıtucōns  Ordynᷓncꝭ as ys made  Ordeyny by the sey wardens  Felashıpp̄ that
tha sucħ Offender shaỻ pay vnto the sey lygħt o oure blessy lady the vırgy for hys Obstınacıe J · ll o poly wexe Also we the sey Mayre burgesseȝ
 Cıteȝens Ordey detmyne grᷓunt  Confer to the sey Cordeners  Tanners  there Successours for euer more that no maner o tanner nor Cordener fro hensfortħ
that Dwellytħ oute o thıs sey Cıte psume for to brynge any man of ware y to the sey Cıte vppo the mᷓkett Dayes to sale / or any other Dayes vppō
the pay o Forfetture o there ware Exceptꝭ the Fayre Dayes whıtcuday an Saynt Rıchar Day / for aỻ  Synguler pseptꝭ Ordynᷓncꝭ detmınacōns grᷓuntꝭ
 Confırmacōns to be fermely stablysshy  Obuy the a bove namy Thomas Nycholett Thomas Joys Joh lake Joh Jakkeso Roƀ  Nycholas howseholders
tanners  Cordeners for they sel an there Successours dwellers wıtħın the sey Cıte by thıse psentꝭ byndytħ the sel to pay yeerly for there Guylde vnto the
sey Mayo᷑  hys successours Mayo᷑s o the sey Cıte at the Day o elecco o the mayo᷑ o the sey Cıte for eumore ıȷ An Also that euy ma beyn o the tanners
 Cordeners Guylde shaỻ pay vnto the Custum o the sey Cıte yeerely for euermore  ıȷ for the opynnyn o there wyndowys an also that euy ma beyn o the sey
Guylde shalbere an pay vnto the portrıfe o the same Cıte yerely for euer more For the standyn wıtħ the Stallꝭ y the mᷓkett vppo the mᷓkett Dayes xx of lawfuỻ
money   that ıs to Say at the festꝭ o the annūcıaco o oure lady the vırgy  seynt Mıchaeỻ tharchᷓungeỻ wıtħout any nau [sic] o delay Jn wıtnesse whereo to
the one ꝑtıe o thıse Jndenturꝭ a yenst the sey Thomas Thomas Joh Joh Roƀ  Nıcholas remaynyn the sey Mayo᷑ burgesses  Cıteȝens oure Comy Seale haue putto
O the other ꝑtıe o thıse Jndenturꝭ a yenst the sey Mayre burgesses  Cıteȝens the forsey Tho Thomas Joħn Joh Roƀ an nıcholas haue putto there Seales
yeouy ın the yel haỻ o the sey Cıte The xvııȷtħ Day o the montħ o June The xıxth yere o the reygne o kyn harry the vıȷtħ