County: Middlesex
Code: D4674#30
Reference: London, Guildhall Library: MS 5440, fols. 157r-v
Function: Note




Jt · ıs to wetene þat yn þe ȝe of kyng herry vte wıỻ Seuenoke Maı of londo
Joħ ꝑueys / And Raffꝭ Barto chereves / wıỻ atte wode wıỻ Ederıcħ Joh
Reyne and wıỻ Ferro᷑ þe elde maystres of þes Crafte And of þe Fratríníte of
brewerıs of londo þn þe seyde ȝe / only for on ȝe ‸ and nomo at þat tyme / as ıt ıs wretyn be
fo n þe be gynnȳg of þys book And ín þt ȝe was / made clothyng / and ȝowy@ ít
to þe frem and brether of seyde Crafte / And also þe was ‸ made an dyne clepyd owre feste
And on þys mane ıt was vse manye ȝerys be fory~ þat · tyme / Jn eche ȝe to ȝew
clothyng and make an dyne / clepe owre feste / And to chesen newe maysters for þe nexte ȝere ‸ swyn
And also for as meche as ye craffte ꝑseyuede ıt was agrete chearge / to ȝewy@ clothyng eche
ȝef / · the forseyde maystres and þe whorthy ꝑsones of þe craffte / deden maky@ an ordenaunce
þat þe maystres þat we nexte chosy@ xulde stonde stylle for ıȷ ȝe / and þanne to ȝewe cloþȳg
and to make afeste and chesen newe maıstres for þe next ıȷ ȝe / And yn þe be gynnyge of ‸ þıs þese
for seıde maıstres ordenaunce þere was chosen maıstres at þat tyme for to stonde be ıȷ ȝe /
Thoᷓs Grene Roƀ hılto Joh pyken And Roƀt Carpent / And þey cōtenwed and stode
stylle for maıstres be ıȷ ȝe / And also ‸ so fortħ for ıȷ ȝe be x ȝe dwryng / yn to þe vııȷte ȝe
of kyng herry þe sexte / And for as mecheỻ as þe maıstres and þe whech whorthy m of þe craffte /
dede Felen agrete harme to þe craffte þt ıs for to seyē þt tho ꝑsones þe haddȳ ocupıe þe mayst
hed be forn þt tyme / were wasted and dede /  sūme voıdıt owt of londo And also þe we
leffte but fewe of hem on lywe / And also þe were many ȝonge m able ‸ for to bē chosē maıstres
of þe seıde craffte / And sūme of hē we dısplesed for þey werȳ so longe ‸ kepte owt of offıce / wherfore
at tıs tyme / and yn þıs ȝe ıt was ordeynyd þat fro þys tyme forward þe xulde nom
be maıstre maıster of seyde craffte but be only be on ȝere / And þt at þe ende of þe seıde J ȝe
to make a dynere clepe owre feste / forto at ȝerꝭ ende And And atte ‸ þe seıde dyne to chesen ıııȷ newe maıstres
for þe nexte ȝe folwyng / Jn þıs ȝeres we chosē for maıstres Thoᷓs Grene wıỻ ferro᷑ þe
ȝonge Thoᷓs godyng  Joh Spensere only for þe nexte ȝe folwyng / / And he ıs
wrety@ þe ordenaunce ‸ þat ıs made for þe seıde matee madeas ıt sheweþ / þat ıs to wete
[fol. 157v]Jt ıs ordeyned ‸ Jn þe ferst day of octob ın þe ȝe þe vııȷte of kyng hen þe vȷe be the como assente þat fro þys tyme fortħ there shole no maıstres ,
of þe forseıde craffte ocupıe þe offıce of maıstres of seıde craffte butouly be on
hoỻ ȝe / And atte the ende of þe ȝe the same maıstres for to make adyner to alle
thoo ꝑsones of seıde craffte praı and boden and þt mowe be there at þe same dyners /
And the same day they be the com assent of alle hem þat haue ben maıstres of þe seıde
craffte be fore that tyme there slole [sic] chesen ıııȷ newe maıstres for þe nexte ȝe
suyngꝭ and þe same ıııȷ newe maıstres for to ocupıe fortħ as for here yeer lıke
as here pdecessours deden before þat tyme ín the maıstre shepe of þe seıde craffte
only be oo yeer for to endure and nolenge as ít ıs seı be fore