County: Middlesex
Code: D4196#29
Reference: London, London Metropolitan Archives: COL/AD/01/010, fol. 179r
Function: Rule




For asmoche as nowe of late dayes meny ꝑsons ın thıs Cıte be founde defoylı ın the detestable synne
lecherıe as ın a voutrıe fornıcacıon comynly hauntı And many dıuse ꝑsones also ben comyn
norıschers ꝓmotos and ꝓuocos of the same synnys ın dısplesance of almyghtı god And a yens
the lawys of thıs Cıte goode custumys and vsagys And forasmoche as the sharpnesse of ~~~
punıssement of ol tyme ordeynyd ın thıs Cıte hatħ nat be execute long tyme ın suche mysdoers
wherthrowe aboldnesse ıs grown vn to synne hıt ıs consıdred and ordeynyd be the Maır  Aldremen̄ ·
be þe aduys of þe Comyns þat frome þıs day forwar þe olde ordenᷓnce of pumyssementꝭ [sic] of suche
mysdoers shaỻ be vttırly execute and ꝓclamyd to be kept ın eschewyng of sucħ mysdoers
aboueseı ın tyme comyng
 Furst hıt ıs ordeyned þat euy man fownde for a comyn̄ Peutour or a comyn Baude or els a Bawde to hıs owne
wı or hıs owne Chılde and þ of atteynt from prısoū he shaỻ be led to þe pıllorye wıtħ Mynstrelcy and sette þ o
a certeyn tyme aftır the dıscrecıons of the Maır and the Aldremen̄ ·
 And yef he be þe secunde tyme atteınt · he shaỻ haue þe same Jugement and · v · dayes prısonment wıtħ oute Redempcoū
 And at þe thırd tyme atteynt he shaỻ haue þe same Jewese And fro þe pıllorıe he shaỻ be led to A ȝate of thıs Cıtee
and þ forsake thıs Cıtee for eue
 Also a woman comyn̄ bawde or bawde to he husbon or he Chılde and þ of Atteynt shaỻ be opynly led from psoū
to þe pıllory wıtħ mynstrelcy and þon Abyde a certeyn̄ tyme Aftır þe dıscrecon of the Maır  Aldremen̄ ~~~
 And þe secunde tyme atteynt she shaỻ haue þe same Jewese and mo ouere þe prısonment of · x · dayes
wıthoute Redempcıoū
 And þe thırde tyme atteynt she shaỻ haue þe same Jewese and Aftır led to A yate of thıs Cıte and þ forsake
thıs Cıtee for eue
 Also euy comyn Strompet þ of atteınt shaỻ be led from prıson to Algate wıtħ A hode of Ray on her hede
sengle and a whıte yerde ın her hande wıtħ Mynstrelcy and from thens to þe pıllorıe and þ the cause shaỻ be
proclamed  from thens thorowe Chepe and Neugate and voyded owte of the Fraunchese of thıs Cıtee
 The secunde tyme atteynt she shaỻ lyke wıse be opynly led wıtħ mynstrelcy and a hode of Ray from the prısoū
to þe pıllorıe and þ o stonde A certy tyme aftır the dıscrecon of the maır and Aldreme and þ þe cause ꝓclamed
and from thens thorowe Chepe and Neugate and so voyded owte of þe fraunchese of þe Cıte  lese her ousmest garmēt
 And þe thırde tyme Atteınt she shaỻ haue þe same Jewese And Also her hee Clıppıd rownde aboute her hede at þe
pıllorıe and from thens led to A yate of thıs Cıtee and forsake thıs Cıtee for eue
 And þat no freman of thıs Cıtee from thıs day forwar lete no hows to hıre to noo suche mysleuyng women̄
ın peyn̄ of xl  