County: Middlesex
Code: D4197#61
Reference: London, London Metropolitan Archives: COL/AD/01/011, fols 141r-v
Function: Rule
[fol. 141r][line 39]For asmoche as afore thís tyme many grete Jnconueníentes and hurtes
haue growen̄ and fallen̄ to díuse of the kyngꝭ lıege people Asweỻ Jnħıtauntꝭ
wtın thís Cítee as othe Repaíryng to the same by the meanes of Contractꝭ ~~~
and bargayns of vsure fals Cheuesaunce and other falshodes and deceítꝭ whıcħ
ıs and hatħ be cause by the grete multítude and nombre of Brocos · occupíyng
the Offíce of Brocage wtın the same Cítee · Jn Eschewyng of whıcħ Jnconue⸗
níentes and hurtꝭ and ín dístuccío of aỻ suche abhomínable myschevous ~~~
Contractꝭ of vsure Cheuesaunce and falshodꝭ and deceítꝭ · Jt ıs ordeígne
by the Maı Aldremen̄ Comons ın theı Como Counseỻ newly late holden̄
[fol. 141v]ın the Guyldehaỻ that there shalbe hereaft no mo brocos but a certeyn̄ nombre lıke
as ıt ıs compríse ın an̄ Acte made by the saı Como Counseỻ And suche as shaỻ
be named and Assıgne thereto by þe dıscrecıo of the saıde Maıre Aldremen̄
for the tyme beyn whıcħ brocours so to be Admıtte shalbe swor fynde suffí⸗
cíent Suertíe to obue and kepe ctey Rules Ordenauncꝭ ín the saı
Cōe Counseỻ ordeígne made · Therefore my lor the Maí chargetħ
Cōmaundetħ that no man of ꝑsone hereafter occupıe or excíse the Offıce of ~~~
Brocage wtın thıs Cıtee or the Fraunches of the same vnto suche tyme as
he be admítte and swor fynde suffícíent Suertıe afore the saı Maí
and Aldreme to kepe obue the saí Rules Ordenᷓncꝭ ın the saı Cōe ~~~
Counseỻ made vppo pay of Jmprısonment and makyng fyne aft the ~~~
dıscrecío of the saí Maı and Aldremen̄ ⸫