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




[Latin: Ordinacio Fact Tempere Johis hilton̕ Maior̕ per
Arte Textorum Ano rr̕ henr̕ viijti Tercio &-c̕]

at A comyn̕ semble holden̕ in the Guyhalde of the Town̕
of Norhampton̕ the fridaie naxt by-fore the fest of seint
Thomas the Appostelle in the thyrd yer̕ of the Reigne / of
oure souereynge lord kyng henr̕ the viijthe by the assent of John
hilton̕ then beyng Maier of the same town̕ his xxiiijti Comburgeȝ
with alle the Communaltie of the seide town̕ ther̕ beyng present it is
Accordid condecendid & aggrede for-euer to Endure that noo weuer wt-
in the frauncheȝ & liberties of this town̕ shalle take of noo Clothmaker̕
within the same town̕ dwellyng no lesse stuffe for to make a Cloth of
Cut as moche yarne as wylle make a sufficiaunt clothe / As hath byn̕
vsed to be made in tymes paste / And that they shalle delyuer no clothe
of their̕ owen̕ nor of non other mannys ouȝte of their̕ howseȝ . vnto tyme
that the serchers . of the same occupacon̕ wiche be sworne haue sene
proved & vewed that hit be sufficiauntlye woven̕ & goode wark-
manshipe theropon̕ to Make goode clothe of / And that alle suche persones
as be serchers & sworne for the tyme beyng shalle see euery clothe dra-
wen̕ ouer the beme or it passe the weuer house / / And yf that they
either for loffe of favoure do not trewly their̕ deutie accordyng
to their̕ othes that then̕ thei to be at suche fyne as shalle be ~~~
thowght resonable by the Meir̕ for the tyme beyng & his Coun-
celle / And what weuer so euer ther be that do not send for the seide
[fol.84v]serchers of his occupacon̕ when̕ his clothe is woven̕ to see it / / he
or they that doth the contrarie ther-in̕ or in Any of these articles or ordinanceȝ
beforeseide shalle lose & paie as ofte as thei or any of them̕ so dothe
offend xl . s . the oon̕ halfe therof to be paied to the meir̕ for the
tyme beyng as Comyn̕ tresoure for the towne . And the other halfe
to be paiede to the fraternyte of the tryinyte with-in the chyrche
of alle halowys of the same towne / / And that no maner persone off
what Estate degree of condicon̕ so-euer he be that dothe Attempt in
Any tyme to Come to the breche or hurtyng of Any of these ~~~
ordinnaunceȝ be-foreseid shalle & paie to the towne xiij s iiij d .
with-ouȝt fauoure or pardon̕ as ofte as they soo dothe offend in that
behalfe Provided alwey that these statuteȝ & ordynanceȝ Afore
made take their̕ begynnyng to stande in their̕ strengithe at the
Fest of the purificaconn of oure blyssed lady then̕ next folowyng .
and so from̕ yere to yere for-euer-more to Endure as it is a-bove
seide