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: Ordinacio facta Tempere Johis
Saxby Maior̕ Anno rr̕ henr̕ viij
primo pro Arte Hellatar̕]

at the comonn semble holden̕ in the Guyhald
in the Towne of Norhampton̕ the fryday aftir
the fest of the Assencyon of oure lorde The fyrst
yere of the Reign̕ of oure souerayn̕ lorde kyng henry the
viijth by the examynacyon̕ & discrette discressyon of John
Saxby Mayre of the seide towun̕ of Norhampton̕ withe
the fulle . compremyssyon̕ of his Cobrethern̕ wythe the
xxiiijti comburgesse of the forseide toun̕ to hym sworne
And also with the hoole assent . & consent . of the hole
body of the seide toun̕ Jn consideraconn of the premysseȝ
where the Crafte of hilliers & Sclatiers of the seide
toun̕ Pytyously shewyth & complayneth theym for
as muche As many & diuerse of the seide occupacion̕ occu-
pieth within this toun̕ as welle foryners and straungiers
and those that bien vnfraunchisede as we that byr̕
[fol.82r]sworne and fraunchised By the wiche moche warke is not .
sufficyently doon̕ and wrought . as it ought . for to be to
the greate hurte losse of theym that soo fett theym a
warke By the wyche many seducyose wordis and
clamour̕ risythe of the seide occupacon̕ as welle of .
theym that workythe sufficiently & truly as of theym
that workythe dyscettfully / / wherfor̕ it is ordeyned and
stablissed for-euermor̕ for the vnyuersalle wele of the
seide toun̕ / / That ther shal be two Mastirs of the same
Crafte to be electe & chosen for the yer̕ ensuyng . and
for that yer̕ to come be-fore the Maire for the tyme
beynge in the Guyhald to take their̕ othes that they
shalle . truely and suerly to ouere-see and serche of and alle
maner̕ of defaltes & trespaseȝ doon̕ or made in the seide
Crafte of hilliers & sclatiers in the seide toun̕ of Nor- / /
hampton̕ for the tyme beyng And that the sayde
Masters to sertyfye & make relacon̕ of alle suche hur- / /
tyes harmes & losses to the Maire for the tyme beyng
what persone or persones trespasythe or offendith wtought
eny conseilment . therof . in payne therof . to pay to
the Maire of the seide toun̕ for the tyme beyng . xx d .
And to the Maisters of the seide crafte for the tyme
beyng other xx d . to the sustenaunce & mayntenyng .
of ther light be-fore oure lady in the freoure prechers
in Norhampton̕ for the tyme beyng . And furthermor̕
that noo maner of straunger that . Commythe to the
toun̕ of Northt for to work ther noo maner of warke
wtin this toun̕ but yf worke vnder or wythe that .
man that is fraunchisede & sworne to the liberties &
[fol.82v]Fredoms of the seide toun̕ to the same occupacion̕ belong-
gyng . Jn payne to paye to the Maire for the tyme
beyng . xij d And also other xij d . to be payed to the
Maisters of the seid Crafte to the sustenaunce & maynteyng
of their̕ seide light . for the tyme beyng . Moreouere it
is graunted to the seide Maisters of the seide Crafte for
the tyme beyng to calle and sommen alle . those persones
belongyng . or aperteynyng to the same Crafte wythe-
in the seide toun̕ of Norht for to appere affore theym
at the howse of the blake freours in the seide toun̕
of Norht as oftyin as shalle . seme necessary for
the vniuuersalle . wele of the seide Crafte of hilliars
and the goode Rule & ordre of the same Crafte in
tymes to come . Also yf ony persone or persones refuse
soo to doo And come not . att their̕ dewe somonys
Accordyngly to their̕ ordenaunce here expressed Fur-
thermor̕ what persone or persones that offendythe or
trespassithe in this be-halfe Then he or they to paye
to the Maire of the seide toun̕ for the present . tyme
beyng . J li of wexe And allso Another̕ pounde
of wexe to the Maisters of the seide Crafte for
the tyme beyng . to the sustentacon̕ & mayntenyng .
of their̕ light befor̕ oure lady ther at the seide place
of blake freors wtout lycense Askyd or a resonable
cause of lette proued . Affore the Meire for the tyme
beyng . The whiche acte & ordenaunce to Stonde in
his fulle . strenght emonge other Ordenanceȝ in the
[fol.83r]seide toun̕ of Norhampton̕ foreuer to endure Jn
wittnes wherof . we the seide John Saxby wythe
my Cobrethern̕ & wt the hole body of the seide
toun̕ of Norhmpton̕ to this present . writyng
haven̕ set to the sealle . of the office of Meryaltye of
the seide toun̕ of Norhampton̕ the day & yere
Above wreton̕ &-ce