County: Kent
Code: D2792#106
Reference: Maidstone, Kent History and Library Centre: Sa/AC1 fol. 240r-241r
Function: Rule




Med that þe xvııȷ day of Feuere the xvıȷtħ yere of the Reıg of kyng Edwar
þe ıııȷtħ The Cōe horne Blowe · the May Jurateȝ and the Cōı̄alte of Fre me
Jndwellarıs howseholderꝭ at the Court halle Assemble And gaderı For dıus Mates
towchı̄g the gard And gounᷓnce · of the saı Towne ·  
hıt ıs ordeyne And Agreı · that for the savegar of the tow tyme of wer
or of Affray · that Jn euy war be An alderma Name and Chose as folowı
as Capıteyne to the saı warde to have þe gydyng Fortħ wıtħ thavyse of other
Jurates and the Constables of the saıd warde dwellyng / To þe qhıche Capytey
shaỻ be Cōmytty A standar  that euy mān of þe saıd war attende to þe
saı Jurate as Capıteyne tyme of wer  Affray · at euy tyme þe saıd standar
ıs dısplaıde · And to obey suche rewle And ordynᷓnce for þe gard And Su kepyng
of the the [sic] towne As þe saıd Capıteyne of the same warde hym wyỻ assıgne .
For þe Fırst warde · Jurate And Capıtayne · wıỻm Salma · to kepe þe tow
from Caunterbury gate vnto seynt Marygate
The Secon warde · Jurate And Capytayne · Rıchard Sutto Roƀtus Dya · · to kepe the tow
from Cauntbury gate to wodenesbergħ gate ·
The thırd warde · Jurate And Capytayne · Joħn Stursto · to kepe the tow
from Seynt Mary gate to Jvesgate ·
The ıııȷtħ warde · Jurate and Capıtayne · Joħn Cole wıỻm Fecherısto  Joħes kyng · to kepe the Tow
from Jvesgate to Fysshers gate ·
The · vtħ · warde · Jurate and Alderma Joħn Graffor Totenhᷓm to kepe the tow
from wonesbergħ gate ‸ to to Newgate · /  that gate · Jnspecyaỻ
The vȷtħ warde · Jurate And alderma Joh Swa Graffor to kepe Fıshers gate
and so to the Bulwerk ·
The vıȷtħ warde · Jurate And Capıtayne· Nıcholas Burto to kepe Sandow
Bregge ·  so to Newgate ·
The · vıȷȷtħ whıche ıd halff warde to Attende o þe May · Fortħ wt other Juratꝭ
And yff þe lande kepers haue no ꝑyỻ that þ þe Capıteyns resorte wher
they thenk most ꝑyỻ · to þe watsıde / so the Contrıry wyse yff nede requy
[fol. 240v]
Also the same day hıt ıs ordeyne And Agreı that what ꝑsone so eu he be
beyng wıtħ y the towne tyme of ony affray beyng he wt Ennemyes
or the tyme of theı Ent ın to þe haue or be lan Jn as goodly hast as
he ca or may Come not to þe standar of hıs war wha hıt ıs dısplaı
be þe Alderm or Constable su that tha he lose  xxȷ  · to be Areysı be
þe Constable of hıs warde · wheroff ıx  shaỻ remayne to þe same cōstable
And xıȷ  to þe Reꝑacco And fortefyıng of the ‸ towne tywne · As many tymes And
as offt as ony ꝑsone ın ony of the wardes so ıs Fon Fawty ·
Also hıt ıs ordeyne ın tyme of Necessıte of absens of ony Jurate Chose
Capyteyne · þat þ euy ma A Capıteyne · depute ordeyne hıs debıte
hauyng hıs powe · for gydyng of hıs warde · All the tyme of hıs absens ·
Also hıt ıs ordeyne And Agreı that Jn euy warde be a standar made
at þe Como Cost be thavıse of þe May And Jurates · And besıde þt
the May haue to hym lymyty · the tow standar to be at hıs assıgnemēt
And yf nede requy , þt the May standar be dısplaı that tha aỻ
standardꝭ of aỻ wardes drawe to þe the May · And hym folowe · for
þe savegar of the Tow ·
Also hıt ıs ordeyne And Agreı that euy Capıtey wt the Constables
of hıs warde do Juratle Jn wrytyng euy m able to occupye harneys
 ouse euy Mannys harneys · And þey that lakke harneys beyıng of
power And habılıte to ley them harneys of theı ꝓp goodes to ordeyne
theı harneys suche as þe saıd Capıtey And Constables wıỻ assıgne
be a day vnþ a resonable sette peyne sette be them / whıche peyne yf
so happe to be forfette to be levıe be þe tresorerꝭ to þe vse of þe Comōns
and aỻ other ꝑsoneȝ not Able to ordeyne them harneys that þa
þe saıd Alderm  Cōstables Assıgne the ꝑsoneȝ wheþ they shaỻ goo
at Necessıte fo to Feche harneys · euy warde suche rewle to do And
observe wıtħy hym self · be the last day of thıs Monetħ of feue ·
Also hıt ıs ordeyne And Agreı that no ꝑsone · dwellyng or abydyn
wıthy thys tow whıche ıs able to be harneys And stande at defence
deꝑte not the tow · suche tyme As ony affray ıs wt Ennemyes
or suche tyme as knowleche ıs of theı Ent eıþ be water or be lan
ın to thıs tow or to townwar · vpo þe payne of forfetyng And
losyng of aỻ hıs moevablıs wıtħ y þe tow founde And þt þe saıd
good be seası be þe tresorerıs to þe Reꝑacıō And fortefıȷ̄g of the towne ·
And yf ony ꝑsone so deꝑtyng haue no good tha ‸ yf he therafft May be
hadde or take wıtħy þe tow be arestı  Cōmyttı to warde therto
abıde he haue made Fyne to þe tow be the dıscrescıo of þe May
and hıs Brethere ·
[fol. 241r]Jhu@
Also the same day hıt ıs ordeynı And Apoynte that aỻ man Shıppes
and vesseỻ lyıng ın Crekesse And besıde þe Bulwerk and Fyschers gate
be avoyde be Est vpo peyne of forfetu of theı shıppes So þat þe bulwerk
and Fyschers gate May haue play wey of shotyng / of theı Gunnes · And
yff they be not Avoyde be that day pf Estre next Comyng þe day of þıs
acte · þt tha þe saı shıppes be broke  take as forfete to þe tow for þe
fortefıȷng  reꝑacıo of the tow · or eỻ yff necessıte Jn þe mene seaso
or tha requy for þe strengħt of þe tow for hast to Brenne hem ·
Also that no ma ley no shıpp̄ ne Craye Jn the Est Ende of the tow
Jn þe wey of the Bulwerk or Fyschergate past ıȷ tydes vpo peyne of Jnpsōmēt
of þe Mayst of þe saıd vesseỻ  to Make a fyne þfo by dıscressıo of the
Maı And Jurateȝ
Also hıt ıs Ordeyne that euy gate Jn the tow be surely Made to be shette
Close And þat þe drawbregge at Sandow be Made as hıt May be drawe
and thıs to be do Jn as goodly hast as May requy ·
Also that at Dauyesgate be Made o þe key a Forteresse wt tymb Suffıcıētly
the hıgħt of A ma aỻ along þe key to þe pvey · hauyng Jn þe Mıddes A
strong yate · as Mchᷓundıse the May be had a lan ·
Also hıt ıs Agreı that what tyme ony stowte wayche y necessıte ıs sent
owt of tow Jn to þe downeȝ or Massage · that þe tresorerꝭ pay suche waycche
and Charge At þe Como Cost ·
Also hıt ıs gᷓunty be aỻ the Comōns vnto harry Marıce lycēsse to Make
ou þe delf a bawte to hıs vse kepyng the reꝑacıō of the same  þe walles
berıng ō hıs ground o þe delff syde ·
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