County: Middlesex
Code: D4195#8
Reference: London, London Metropolitan Archives: COL/AD/01/009, fol. 223r, item 2
Function: Rule




[line 28]The Maır and Aldermen chargen on þe kynges byhalf and þıs Cıte þt no mane ꝑsone of what
astate degre or condıcıo þat eue he be duryng þıs holy tyme of Crıstemes be so hardy ín eny
wyse to walk by nygħt ín eny mane mōmyng / pleyes / entludes / or eny oþ dısgısynges wıth
eny feynyd berdıs peyntıd vısers dısfourmyd or colourıd vısages ín eny wyse vp peyne of
enprısonement of her bodyes and makyng fyne aftır þe dıscrecıo of þe Maır and Aldremē
Outake þat hıt be leful to eche ꝑsone for to be honestly mery as he can wıth ín hıs owne hous dwel⸗
lyng / And more oue þeı charge on þe kynges byhalf and þe Cıte þat eche honest ꝑsone dwellyng
ín eny hye strete or lane of þıs Cıtee hang out of her hous eche nígh duryng þıs solempne feste
a lantne wıth a candeỻ þ ín to brenne as long as hıt may endure vp peyne to pay ıııȷ  to
þe chaumbre at eche tyme þat hıt faıllıtħ · ~~~