County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4227#21
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Northampton Borough Records, section IV/1/1, fols. 83v-84r
Function: Rule
[Latin: Ordınacıo Fact Temꝑe Joħıs hılto Maıo ꝑ
Arte Textorum Ano r hen vııȷtí Tercıo ]
at A comy semble holde ın the Guyhalde o the Tow
o Norhampto the frıdaıe naxt by fore the fest o seın
Thomas the Apposteỻ ın the thyr ye o the Reıgne / o
oure soueynge lor kyn hen the vııȷthe by the assen o Joħn
hılto then beyng Maıer o the same tow hıs xxıııȷtí Comburgeȝ
wıth aỻ the Cōmunaltıe of the seıde tow the beyng psent ıt ıs
Accordı condecendı aggrede for eu to Endure that noo weu wt
ın the fᷓuncheȝ lıƀtıes o thıs tow shaỻ take o noo Clothmake
wıthín the same tow dwellyn no lesse stuffe for to make a Clothof
Cut as moche yarne as wyỻ make a suffıcıaunt clothe / As hath by
vse to be made ın tymes paste / And that they shaỻ delyu no clothe
o theı owe nor o non other mannys ouȝte o theı howseȝ · vnto tyme
that the serchers · o the same occupaco wıche be sworne haue sene
prove vewe that hıt be suffıcıauntlye wove goode wark⸗
manshıpe theropo to Make goode clothe of / And tha aỻ suche ꝑsones
as be serchers sworne for the tyme beyn shaỻ see euy clothe dra⸗
we ou the beme or ıt passe the weu house / / And yf that they
eıther for loffe o favoure do not trewly theı deutıe accordyn
to theı othes tha the theí to be a suche fyne as shaỻ be ~~~
thowght resonable by the Meı for the tyme beyng hıs Coun⸗
ceỻ / And what weu so eu ther be tha do no sen for the seıde
[fol.84v]serchers of hıs occupaco whe hıs clothe ıs wove to see ıt / / he
or they that doth the contrarıe ther ı or ın Any of ‸ these artıcꝉes or ordınᷓnceȝ
beforeseıde shaỻ lose paıe as ofte as theı or any of the so dothe
offen xl · · the oo halfe thero to be paıe to the meı for the
tyme beyng as Comy tresoure for the towne · And the other halfe
to be paıede to the fraternyte o the tryınyte wıth ın the chyrche
of aỻ halowys o the same towne / / And that no maner ꝑsone off
what Estate degree o condıco so eu he be tha dothe Attemp ın
Any tyme to Come to the breche or hurtyn of Any o these ~~~
ordınnaunceȝ be foreseı shaỻ paıe to the towne xııȷ ıııȷ ·
wıth ouȝt fauoure or ꝑdo as ofte as they soo dothe offen ın tha
behalfe Provıde alwey tha these statuteȝ ordynᷓnceȝ Afore
made take theı begynnyn to stande ın theı strengıtħ at the
Fest o the purıfıcacōn of oure blysse lady the next folowyn ·
and so fro yere to yere for euer more to Endure as ı ıs, a bove
seıde