County: Sussex
Code: D0598#1
Reference: Chichester, West Sussex Record Office: CHICITY/AH/2
Function: Proclamation




To alle Vniuersalle people vnto whom~ thys present wrytyng~ indented shalle Com~ John yong~ Mayour of the Cite of Chichester the Burgessis & Citeȝens of
the same Sendithe Dewe gretyng~ in euerlastyng god . For al so moche as Thomas Nycholett Thomas Joys John lake John Jakkeson~ Roberd quarley and
Nicholas hules Dwellers of the seyd Cite to vs the aforesayd mayre Bugesses [sic] & Citeȝens . haue required and effectually desyred to Ordeyn~ graunt and Conferme
vnto the seyd Thomas Nycholett Thomas Joys John lake John Jakkeson~ Roberd quarley and Nycholas & to there Successours Tanners and Cordeners dwellers
within the seyd Cite for-euer-more yn tymes to Comme A Guyld Called the tanners & Cordeners Guylde withe a reasonable & laudable Constitucions
Ordynatly . also welle for the Comyn~ welthe of theym~ now beyng~ as theyr~ Successours Tanners & Cordeners to be inhabited wtin the seyd Cite yn~ tymes
hereafter for-euer to Com~ / Therefore we the seyd John yong~ Maiour burgesses and Citeȝens of the seyd Cite of oure devocyon~ that we bere & owe vn~-to the
gloryous Trynite to hys blessyd moder Saynt Marie and to alle seyntes Ordeyn~ graunt & Conferme for-euer-more yn~ tymes to Com~ that the seyd Thomas Thomas
John John Roberd and Nicholas Tanners and Cordeners now beyng~ and there Successours in tymes to Com~ of there Devocion~ that they bere & Owe vnto the
seyde glorious trinite Saynt Marye the virgyn~ & alle Seyntes . shalle Obserue kepe and Maynteyne a lyght a-fore oure blessyd lady saynt Marye the virgyn~
within the Cathedralle Churche of Chichestre yn~ the Subdenry for-euermore Also we wylle Ordeyn~ determyne graunt & Conferme that the seyd tanners &
Cordeners shalle haue by there Comayn~ eleccon~ honest Discreete wardens to Cause thise Constituconns alle & synguler by vs made as hit Folowythe to be
duly Obseruyd kept & mayntened Furst we wylle Ordeyn~ graunt & Conferme For-euer-more yn~ tymes to Com~ that no maner of person~ shalle sett uppe & Occupye
Tanners craft ne Cordeners craft within the seyd Cite exceptes that he shalle furst aggre and make a fyne of x s withe the wardens & Felashippe of the seyd
tanners and Cordeners Guylde for the tyme now beyng~ as wythe the wardens felashippe & theyre Successours yn~ tymes to Com~ / and also to pay yerely vn~-
to the seyd Guyld Duryng~ the terme of x yeeres xx d of lawfulle money &c~ And more-ouer to bere and doo the Office of Custumershippe of the seyd Cite
when~ hit shalle please the Mayour Burgesses & theyre Successours to ley the seyd Office of the Custumershippe vnto hys Charge yn~ tymes to Com~ Also we
the seyd mayour Burgeses and Citeȝens Ordeyn~ determe graunt & Conferme that the seyd wardens & Felashipp of the seyd Guyld shalle not presume to take any man~
to be of the tanners & Cordeners Guylde but suche that the seyd wardens Felashippe & there Ssuccessours yn~ tymes to Com~ shalle awnswer for / to geve a trewe
accountes to the seyd Mayre burgessys and theyre Successours and to saue the seyd Cite harmeles of alle suche thynges the whiche shal be leyd vnto hys Charge
by the reason~ of the Office of Custumershypp when~-so-euer it shalle Fortune / / Also we the seyd Mayour Burgesses & Citeȝens Ordeyn~ determyn~ graunt & Conferme to the
seyd tanners & Cordeners guylde that if any man~ beyng~ of the seyd Guyld wylle be Obstinat and not obbey the wardens & Felashippe of the seyd Guyld
for the tyme beyng~ not willyng~ to Support kepe & manteyn~ alle suche Constituconns & Ordynances as ys made & Ordeynyd by the seyd wardens & Felashipp that
than~ suche Offender shalle pay vnto the seyd lyght of oure blessyd lady the virgyn~ for hys Obstinacie J . lli~ of polyn~ wexe Also we the seyd Mayre burgesseȝ
& Citeȝens Ordeyn~ determyne graunt & Conferm~ to the seyd Cordeners & Tanners & there Successours for-euer-more that no maner of tanner nor Cordener from~ hensforthe
that Dwellythe oute of this seyd Cite presume for to brynge any maner of ware yn~-to the seyd Cite vppon~ the markett Dayes to sale / or any other Dayes vppon
the payn~ of Forfetture of there ware Exceptes the Fayre Dayes whitcuneday and Saynt Richard Day / for alle & Synguler preseptes Ordynances determinaconns grauntes
& Confirmaconns to be fermely stablysshyd & Obseruyd the a-bove namyd Thomas Nycholett Thomas Joys John lake John Jakkeson~ Roberd & Nycholas howseholders
tanners & Cordeners for theym~-self and there Successours dwellers within the seyd Cite by thise presentes byndythe them~-self to pay yeerly for there Guylde vnto the
seyd Mayour & hys successours Mayours of the seyd Cite at the Day of eleccon~ of the mayour of the seyd Cite for-euermore ij s And Also that euery man~ beyng~ of the tanners
& Cordeners Guylde shalle pay vnto the Custumer of the seyd Cite yeerely for-euermore ‒ ij d for the opynnyng~ of there wyndowys and also that euery man~ beyng~ of the seyd
Guylde shal bere and pay vnto the portrife of the same Cite yerely for-euer-more For the standyng~ withe ther~ Stalles yn~ the markett vppon~ the markett Dayes xx d of lawfulle
money &-c~ that is to Say at the festes of the annunciacon~ of oure lady the virgyn~ & seynt Michaelle th archaungelle without any nauer [sic] of delay Jn witnesse whereof to
the one partie of thise Jndentures a-yenst the seyd Thomas Thomas John John Roberd & Nicholas remaynyng~ the seyd Mayour burgesses & Citeȝens oure Comyn~ Seale haue put to
Of the other partie of thise Jndentures a-yenst the seyd Mayre burgesses & Citeȝens the forseyd Thom~ Thomas John John Roberd and nicholas haue put to there Seales
yeouyn~ in the yeld-halle of the seyd Cite The xviijthe Day of the monthe of June The xixth yere of the reygne of kyng~ harry the vij th