County: Middlesex
Code: D4674#30
Reference: London, Guildhall Library: MS 5440, fols. 157r-v
Function: Note
Jt · ıs to wetene þat yn þe ȝe of kyng herry vte wıỻ Seuenoke Maı of londo
Joħ ꝑueys / And Raffꝭ Barto chereves / wıỻ atte wode wıỻ Ederıcħ Joh
Reyne and wıỻ Ferro᷑ þe elde maystres of þes Crafte And of þe Fratríníte of
brewerıs of londo þn þe seyde ȝe / only for on ȝe ‸ and nomo at þat tyme / as ıt ıs wretyn be
fo n þe be gynnȳg of þys book And ín þt ȝe was / made clothyng / and ȝowy@ ít
to þe frem and brether of seyde Crafte / And also þe was ‸ made an dyne clepyd owre feste
And on þys mane ıt was vse manye ȝerys be fory~ þat · tyme / Jn eche ȝe to ȝew
clothyng and make an dyne / clepe owre feste / And to chesen newe maysters for þe nexte ȝere ‸ swyn
And also for as meche as ye craffte ꝑseyuede ıt was agrete chearge / to ȝewy@ clothyng eche
ȝef / · the forseyde maystres and þe whorthy ꝑsones of þe craffte / deden maky@ an ordenaunce
þat þe maystres þat we nexte chosy@ xulde stonde stylle for ıȷ ȝe / and þanne to ȝewe cloþȳg
and to make afeste and chesen newe maıstres for þe next ıȷ ȝe / And yn þe be gynnyge of ‸ þıs þese
for seıde maıstres ordenaunce þere was chosen maıstres at þat tyme for to stonde be ıȷ ȝe /
Thoᷓs Grene Roƀ hılto Joh pyken And Roƀt Carpent / And þey cōtenwed and stode
stylle for maıstres be ıȷ ȝe / And also ‸ so fortħ for ıȷ ȝe be x ȝe dwryng / yn to þe vııȷte ȝe
of kyng herry þe sexte / And for as mecheỻ as þe maıstres and þe whech whorthy m of þe craffte /
dede Felen agrete harme to þe craffte þt ıs for to seyē þt tho ꝑsones þe haddȳ ocupıe þe mayst
hed be forn þt tyme / were wasted and dede / sūme voıdıt owt of londo And also þe we
leffte but fewe of hem on lywe / And also þe were many ȝonge m able ‸ for to bē chosē maıstres
of þe seıde craffte / And sūme of hē we dısplesed for þey werȳ so longe ‸ kepte owt of offıce / wherfore
at tıs tyme / and yn þıs ȝe ıt was ordeynyd þat fro þys tyme forward þe xulde nom
be maıstre maıster of seyde craffte but be only be on ȝere / And þt at þe ende of þe seıde J ȝe
to make a dynere clepe owre feste / forto at ȝerꝭ ende And And atte ‸ þe seıde dyne to chesen ıııȷ newe maıstres
for þe nexte ȝe folwyng / Jn þıs ȝeres we chosē for maıstres Thoᷓs Grene wıỻ ferro᷑ þe
ȝonge Thoᷓs godyng Joh Spensere only for þe nexte ȝe folwyng / / And he ıs
wrety@ þe ordenaunce ‸ þat ıs made for þe seıde matee made ‸ as ıt sheweþ / þat ıs to wete
[fol. 157v]Jt ıs ordeyned ‸ Jn þe ferst day of octob ın þe ȝe þe vııȷte of kyng hen þe vȷe be the como assente þat fro þys tyme fortħ there shole no maıstres ,
of þe forseıde craffte ocupıe þe offıce of maıstres of seıde craffte butouly be on
hoỻ ȝe / And atte the ende of þe ȝe the same maıstres for to make adyner to alle
thoo ꝑsones of seıde craffte praı and boden and þt mowe be there at þe same dyners /
And the same day they be the com assent of alle hem þat haue ben maıstres of þe seıde
craffte be fore that tyme there slole [sic] chesen ıııȷ newe maıstres for þe nexte ȝe
suyngꝭ and þe same ıııȷ newe maıstres for to ocupıe fortħ as for here yeer lıke
as here pdecessours deden before þat tyme ín the maıstre shepe of þe seıde craffte
only be oo yeer for to endure and nolenge as ít ıs seı be fore