County: Sussex
Code: D0598#1
Reference: Chichester, West Sussex Record Office: CHICITY/AH/2
Function: Proclamation
To aỻ Vnıusaỻ people vnto who thys psent 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 eumore Also we wyỻ Ordey detmyne 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 Obuy 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 Custumshıppe o the sey Cıte
whe hıt shaỻ please the Mayo᷑ Burgesses theyre Successours to ley the sey Offıce o the Custumshıppe 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 psume 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 Custumshypp̄ whe so euer ıt shaỻ Fortune / / Also we the sey Mayo᷑ Burgesses Cıteȝens Ordey detmy 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 detmyne 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 psume 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 whıtcuday an Saynt Rıchar Day / for aỻ Synguler pseptꝭ Ordynᷓncꝭ detmınacōns grᷓuntꝭ
Confırmacōns to be fermely stablysshy Obuy 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 psentꝭ 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 eumore ıȷ An Also that euy 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 euy 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