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 detmyne be þe Advyse of the Mey and the seı hedesmen And
euy 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
euy dwelle of the seı Crafte Answe to the seı hedesmen for euy sowe be the weke denyse
qᷓ · for euy sowe be the quarte deynse · ıȷ · · And for euy 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 þe 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 controusıes And debates
Among any of the seı Crafte shaper or sowe noo of them to Sewe othe ı no mane 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 euy 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 Aforseı
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 · ⸫]