County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4227#20
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Northampton Borough Records, section IV, 1/1 fols. 81v-83r
Function: Rule
[line 4][Latin: Ordınacıo facta Temꝑe Joħıs
Saxby Maıo Anno r hen vııȷ
prımo pro Arte Hellata]
at the comōn semble holde ın the Guyhal
ın the Towne o Norhᷓmpto the fryday aftır
the fes o the Assencyon o oure lorde The fyrs
yere o the Reıg of oure souay lorde kyng henry the
vııȷth by the examynacyo dıscrette dıscressyon of Joħn
Saxby Mayre of the seıde towu of Norhampto wıtħ
the fuỻ · compremyssyo of hıs Cobrether wytħ the
xxıııȷtí comburgesse of the forseıde tou to hym sworne
And also wıth the hoole assen · consen · o the hole
body o the seıde tou Jn consıderacōn of the pmysseȝ
where the Crafte of hıllıers Sclatıers o the seıde
tou Pytyously shewyth complayneth theym for
as muche As many dıuse of the seıde occupacıo occu
pıeth wıthın thıs tou asweỻ foryners and straungıers
and those that bıen vnfraunchısede as we that by
[fol·82r]sworne and fraunchısed By the wıche moche warke ıs no .
suffıcyently doo and wrougħt · as ıt ougħt · for to be to
the greate hurte losse o theym that soo fet theym a
warke By the wycħ many seducyose wordıs and
clamou rısytħe o the seıde occupaco as weỻ o ·
theym tha workytħ suffıcıently truly as o theym
tha workytħ dyscettfully / / wherfo ı ıs ordeyned and
stablıssed for euermo for the vnyusaỻ wele o the
seıde tou / / That ther shalbe two Mastırs o the same
Crafte to be electe chosen for the ye ensuyn · and
for tha ye to come be fore the Maıre for the tyme
beynge ın the Guyhal to take theı othes that they
shaỻ · truely and suerly to oue see and sercħe of and aỻ
mane o defaltes trespaseȝ doo or made ın the seıde
Crafte o hıỻıers sclatıers ın the seıde tou o Nor / /
hampto for the tyme beyng And tha the sayde
Masters to sertyfye make relaco o aỻ suche hur / /
tyes harmes losses to the Maıre for the tyme beyn
what ꝑsone or ꝑsones trespasytħ or offendıth wtough
eny conseılment · thero · ın payne thero · to pay to
the Maıre o the seıde tou for the tyme beyng · xx ·
And to the Maısters o the seıde crafte for the tyme
beyn other xx · to the sustenaunce mayntenyn ·
o ther lıgħt be fore oure lady ın the freoure prechers
ın Norhᷓmpto for the tyme beyng · And furthermo
tha noo maner of straunger that · Cōmytħ to the
tou o Nortħt for to work ther noo man of warke
wtın thıs tou bu yf worke vnder or wytħ that ·
man tha ıs fraunchısede sworne to the lıbertıes
[fol.82v]Fredoms of the seıde tou to the same occupacıo belon⸗
gyng · Jn payne to paye to the Maıre for the tyme
beyng · xıȷ And also other xıȷ · to be payed to the
Maısters of the ‸ seıd Crafte to the sustenaunce maynteyn
o theı seıde lıgħ · for the tyme beyn · Moreoue ı
ıs graunted to the seıde Maısters o the seıde Crafte for
the tyme beyn to caỻ and sommen aỻ · those ꝑsones
belongyn · or ap̄teynyn to the same Crafte wytħ
ın the seıde tou of Norħt for to appere affore theym
at the howse o the blake freours, ın the seıde tou
of Norħ as oftyın as shaỻ · seme necessary for
the vnıuusaỻ · wele o the seıde Crafte o hıllıars
and the goode Rule ordre o the same Crafte ın
tymes to come · Also y ony ꝑsone or ꝑsones refuse
soo to doo And come no · att theı dewe somonys
Accordyngly to theı ordenaunce here expressed Fur⸗
thermo what ꝑsone or ꝑsones tha offendytħ or
trespassıtħ ın thıs be halfe Then he or they to paye
to the Maıre o the seıde tou for the psen · tyme
beyn · J ꝉı of wexe And allso Anothe pounde
of wexe to the Maısters o the seıde Crafte for
the tyme beyng · to the sustentaco mayntenyn ·
o theı lıgħt befo oure lady ther a the seıde place
o blake freors wtou lycense Asky or a resonable
cause of lette proue · Affore the Meıre for the tyme
beyng · The whıcħ acte ordenaunce to Stonde ın
hıs fuỻ · strengħt emonge other Ordenᷓnceȝ ın the
[fol.83r]seıde tou of Norhampto foreuer to endure Jn
wıttnes wherof · we the seıde Joħn Saxby wytħ
my Cobrether wt the hole body o the seıde
tou of Norhmpto to thıs presen · wrıtyn
have setto the seaỻ · o the offıce o Meryaltye o
the seıde tou o Norhampto the day yere
Above wreto