County: Norfolk
Code: D0877#3
Reference: King's Lynn Borough Archives: KL/C 7/3 fol.283v
Function: Rule




Statu de Taıllo᷑ Crafte
[Latin: ] Sıres ye shul wele duly and trewely make Serche
of yo᷑ Crafte of alle dwellers wıtħ ı the tov atte thıs tyme And that fro thıs tyme forwar
no newe come ꝑsones sette vppe the seı Crafte wıtħ oute he be suffıcıaunt ı connyng whos
suffıcıaunte and connyng shal be detmyne be þe Advyse of the Mey and the seı hedesmen And
euy ꝑsone so newe come and amıtte and wılbe no burgeys for hıs newe settyng vppe shal paye to
the Meyre xl ·  · to the Comons ‸ of len xl ·  · And to the seı hedesme xl ·  whıcħ xl  shal go to the ·
sustentacıo to the ꝓcessıo vpo Corpus xp̄ı day / And yf he wıl be burgeys than he to pay but
xl ·  · for hıs newe settyng vppe to þe seı hedesme whıcħ shal go to þe seı ꝓcessıo And that
euy dwelle of the seı Crafte Answe to the seı hedesmen for euy sowe be the weke denyse
qᷓ · for euy sowe be the quarte deynse · ıȷ ·  · And for euy sowe of Aꝉyauntꝭ duble to þe sowe of
deynsens vpo the p‸eyne the seı dwellers paye duble hem self / And also what ꝑsone of the
seı Crafte kepe Any prentys wıtħ ı the tov fro thıs tyme forwar · And be no burgeys shal
paye to þe sustentacıo of the seı ꝓcessıo o corpus xp̄ı day · xl ·  · And the Meyre to sette a rewele
ther ín Acordyng to þe statute ın þe halle of Oldetyme / And yf any persone compleyne of Any man
of the seı Crafte þt he hatħ hurte be mysse cuttyng or mysse shapyng or Any parte of hıs clothe
take otherwyse than ın trewe forme vpo whıcħ any persone or ꝑsones so cōmıte cōmıte be ·
leful and due preves þat þan he or they so convycte to make Amendes to þe party or partyes so greve
be the sıgħt of the Meyre And the seı hedesmen / And yf Any persone of the seı Crafte slaundre any
man of suche dedıs so doo And may not evydntly be preve be due And leefful preves they to be ·
punysshe be þe Avyse of the Meyre And the seı hedesme And to forfete as ofte as he ıs founde
so fauty · xl ·  · whıcħ shal go to þe seı ꝓcessıo vpo Corpus xp̄ day / And yf Any othe ꝑsone tha
of the seı Crafte compley or slaundre Any man of dedıs so doo And may not be duly preve the
to be punysshe be Advyse of the Meyre and hıs Counseỻ / / And yf the be Any controusıes And debates
Among any of the seı Crafte shaper or sowe noo of them to Sewe othe ı no mane wyse but to
come to þo · ıȷ · hedesmen And to compleyne to hem yf ne be nede be And the to do the parte to drawe
hem to acorde And yf theí may not þat þa theí to make relacıo to the Meyre euy ma doyng the ·
contrary shal ‸ þe payne acordyng to þe statute ın the halle And yf any of the seı ıȷ · hedesme wıl
be parcıaỻ or reule þe mate otherwyse than concíens that than he þat so feletħ hım Agreve come
and compleyne to the Meyre And yf Any of þe seı hedesme be slawe And wıl not do as ıt ıs Aforseı
so that they departe wıtħ oute remedy so that ıche of hem sewe othe thorowe here defaute that
that ıche of hem of þe seı hedesmēn so preve gılty to forfete þe peyne þat longetħ to the halle Jn
[Latin: ]
[Latin: [...] Da apud len predu ı Gılda aula ıƀm sextodecımo dıe mensıs Julıȷ Anno
r henrıcı sext post conq vıcesımo septímo · ⸫]