County: Middlesex
Code: D4674#30
Reference: London, Guildhall Library: MS 5440, fols. 157r-v
Function: Note
Jt . is to wetene þat yn þe ȝer̕ of kyng herry vte wille Seuenoke Mair̕ of london̕
Johe parueys / And Raffes Barton̕ chereves / wille atte wode wille Ederiche John
Reyner̕ and wille Ferrour þe elder̕ maystres of þes Crafte And of þe Fratrinite of
breweris of london̕ þn þe seyde ȝer̕ / only for on ȝer̕ ∧ and no mor̕ at þat tyme / as it is wretyn be-
for̕ jn þe be-gynnyng of þys book And in þt ȝer̕ was / made clothyng / and ȝowy̕ it
to þe freme̕ and brethere̕ of seyde Crafte / And also þer̕ was ∧ made an dyner̕ clepyd owre feste
And on þys maner̕ it was vsed manye ȝerys be-fory̕ þat . tyme / Jn eche ȝer̕ to ȝewe̕
clothyng and make an dyner̕ / cleped owre feste / And to chesen newe maysters for þe nexte ȝere ∧ swyng
And also for as meche as ye craffte perseyuede it was a grete chearge / to ȝewy̕ clothyng eche
ȝef / . the forseyde maystres and þe whorthy persones of þe craffte / deden maky̕ an ordenaunce
þat þe maystres þat wer̕ nexte chosy̕ xulde stonde stylle for ij ȝer̕ / and þanne to ȝewe cloþyng
and to make a feste and chesen newe maistres for þe next ij ȝer̕ / And yn þe be-gynnyge of ∧ þis þese
for-seide maistres ordenaunce þere was chosen maistres at þat tyme for to stonde be ij ȝer̕ /
Thoas Grene Rober hilton̕ John pyken And Robert Carpenter / And þey contenwed and stode
stylle for maistres be ij ȝer̕ / And also ∧ so forthe for ij ȝer̕ be x ȝer̕ dwryng / yn-to þe viijte ȝer̕
of kyng herry þe sexte / And for as mechelle as þe maistres and þe whech whorthy me̕ of þe craffte /
dede Felen a grete harme to þe craffte þt is for to seyen þt tho persones þe haddyn ocupied þe mayster-
hed be-forn þt tyme / were wasted and dede / & summe voidit owt of london̕ And also þere wer̕
leffte but fewe of hem on lywe / And also þere were many ȝonge me̕ able ∧ for to ben chosen maistres
of þe seide craffte / And summe of hem wer̕ displesed for þey weryn so longe ∧ kepte owt of office / wherfore
at tis tyme / and yn þis ȝer̕ it was ordeynyd þat fro þys tyme forward þere xulde noma̕
be maistre maister of seyde craffte but be only be on ȝere / And þt at þe ende of þe seide J ȝer̕
to make a dynere cleped owre feste / for to at ȝeres ende And And atte ∧ þe seide dyner̕ to chesen iiij newe maistres
for þe nexte ȝer̕ folwyng / Jn þis ȝeres wer̕ chosen for maistres Thoas Grene wille ferrour þe
ȝonger̕ Thoas godyng & John Spensere only for þe nexte ȝer̕ folwyng / / And her̕ is
wrety̕ þe ordenaunce ∧ þat is made for þe seide mateer̕ made ∧ as it sheweþ / þat is to wete
[fol. 157v]Jt is ordeyned ∧ Jn þe ferst day of octobr̕ in þe ȝer̕ þe viijte of kyng henr̕ þe vje be the comon̕ assente þat fro þys tyme forthe there shole no maistres
of þe forseide craffte ocupie þe office of maistres of seide craffte butouly be on
holle ȝer̕ / And atte the ende of þe ȝer̕ the same maistres for to make a dyner to alle
thoo persones of seide craffte praid and boden and þt mowe be there at þe same dyners /
And the same day they be the come̕ assent of alle hem þat haue ben maistres of þe seide
craffte be-fore that tyme there slole [sic] chesen iiij newe maistres for þe nexte ȝer̕
suynges and þe same iiij newe maistres for to ocupie forthe as for here yeer like
as here prodecessours deden before þat tyme in the maistre-shepe of þe seide craffte
only be oo yeer for to endure and no lenger̕ as it is seid be-fore