County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4227#21
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Northampton Borough Records, section IV/1/1, fols. 83v-84r
Function: Rule




[Latin: Ordınacıo Fact Temꝑe Joħıs hılto Maıo ꝑ
Arte Textorum Ano r hen vııȷtí Tercıo  ]

at A comy semble holde ın the Guyhalde o the Tow
o Norhampto the frıdaıe naxt by fore the fest o seın
Thomas the Apposteỻ ın the thyr ye o the Reıgne / o
oure soueynge lor kyn hen the vııȷthe by the assen o Joħn
hılto then beyng Maıer o the same tow hıs xxıııȷtí Comburgeȝ
wıth aỻ the Cōmunaltıe of the seıde tow the beyng psent ıt ıs
Accordı condecendı  aggrede for eu to Endure that noo weu wt
ın the fᷓuncheȝ  lıƀtıes o thıs tow shaỻ take o noo Clothmake
wıthín the same tow dwellyn no lesse stuffe for to make a Clothof
Cut as moche yarne as wyỻ make a suffıcıaunt clothe / As hath by
vse to be made ın tymes paste / And that they shaỻ delyu no clothe
o theı owe nor o non other mannys ouȝte o theı howseȝ · vnto tyme
that the serchers · o the same occupaco wıche be sworne haue sene
prove  vewe that hıt be suffıcıauntlye wove  goode wark⸗
manshıpe theropo to Make goode clothe of / And tha aỻ suche ꝑsones
as be serchers  sworne for the tyme beyn shaỻ see euy clothe dra⸗
we ou the beme or ıt passe the weu house / / And yf that they
eıther for loffe o favoure do not trewly theı deutıe accordyn
to theı othes tha the theí to be a suche fyne as shaỻ be ~~~
thowght resonable by the Meı for the tyme beyng  hıs Coun⸗
ceỻ / And what weu so eu ther be tha do no sen for the seıde
[fol.84v]serchers of hıs occupaco whe hıs clothe ıs wove to see ıt / / he
or they that doth the contrarıe ther ı or ın Any of ‸ these artıcꝉes or ordınᷓnceȝ
beforeseıde shaỻ lose  paıe as ofte as theı or any of the so dothe
offen xl ·  · the oo halfe thero to be paıe to the meı for the
tyme beyng as Comy tresoure for the towne · And the other halfe
to be paıede to the fraternyte o the tryınyte wıth ın the chyrche
of aỻ halowys o the same towne / / And that no maner ꝑsone off
what Estate degree o condıco so eu he be tha dothe Attemp ın
Any tyme to Come to the breche or hurtyn of Any o these ~~~
ordınnaunceȝ be foreseı shaỻ  paıe to the towne xııȷ  ıııȷ  ·
wıth ouȝt fauoure or ꝑdo as ofte as they soo dothe offen ın tha
behalfe Provıde alwey tha these statuteȝ  ordynᷓnceȝ Afore
made take theı begynnyn to stande ın theı strengıtħ at the
Fest o the purıfıcacōn of oure blysse lady the next folowyn ·
and so fro yere to yere for euer more to Endure as ı ıs, a bove
seıde