County: Kent
Code: D2792#106
Reference: Maidstone, Kent History and Library Centre: Sa/AC1 fol. 240r-241r
Function: Rule




Med that þe xviij day of Feuererer~ the xvijthe yere of the Reign~ of kyng Edward
þe iiijthe The Come horne Blowen~ . the Mayr~ Jurateȝ and the Cominalte of Fre men~
Jndwellaris howseholderes at the Court halle Assembled And gaderid For diuers Materes
towching the gard And gouernance . of the said Towne .  
hit is ordeyned And Agreid . that for the savegard of the town~ tyme of werr~
or of Affray . that Jn euery ward be An alderman~ Named and Chosen~ as folowid
as Capiteyne to the said warde to have þe gydyng Forthe withe th avyse of other
Jurates and the Constables of the said warde dwellyng / To þe qhiche Capyteyn~
shalle be Commyttyd A standard & that euery mann of þe said ward attende to þe
said Jurate as Capiteyne tyme of werr~ & Affray . at euery tyme þe said standard
is displaide . And to obey suche rewle And ordynance for þe gard And Sur~ kepyng
of the the [sic] towne As þe said Capiteyne of the same warde hym wylle assigne .
For þe First warde . Jurate And Capitayne . willm Salman~ . to kepe þe town~
from Caunterbury gate vnto seynt Mary gate
The Second warde . Jurate And Capytayne . Richard Sutton~ Robertus Dyar~ . . to kepe the town~
from Caunterbury gate to wodenesberghe gate .
The third warde . Jurate And Capytayne . John Sturston~ . to kepe the town~
from Seynt Mary gate to Jvesgate .
The iiijthe warde . Jurate and Capitayne . John Cole willm Fecheriston~ & Johes kyng . to kepe the Town~
from Jvesgate to Fysshers gate .
The . vthe . warde . Jurate and Alderman~ John Grafford Totenham to kepe the town~
from wonesberghe gate to to Newgate . / & that gate . Jnspecyalle
The vjthe warde . Jurate And alderman~ John Swan~ Grafford to kepe Fishers gate
and so to the Bulwerk .
The vijthe warde . Jurate And Capitayne. Nicholas Burton~ to kepe Sandown~
Bregge . & so to Newgate .
The . vijjthe whiche id halff warde to Attende on~ þe Mayr~ . Forthe wt other Jurates
And yff þe lande kepers haue no perylle that þa~ þe Capiteyns resorte wher
they thenk most perylle . to þe waterside / so the Contriry wyse yff nede requyr~
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Also the same day hit is ordeyned And Agreid that what persone so-euer he be
beyng withe-yn~ the towne tyme of ony affray beyng her~ wt Ennemyes
or the tyme of their~ Entr~ in-to þe hauen~ or be land Jn as goodly hast as
he can~ or may Come not to þe standard of his ward whan~ hit is displaid
be þe Alderma~ or Constable su that than~ he lose ‒ xxj d . to be Areysid be
þe Constable of his warde . wheroff ix d shalle remayne to þe same constable
And xij d to þe Reparaccon~ And fortefying of the towne tywne . As many tymes And
as offt as ony persone in ony of the wardes so is Fond Fawty .
Also hit is ordeyned in tyme of Necessite of absens of ony Jurate Chosen~
Capyteyne . þat þa~ euery man~ A Capiteyne . depute & ordeyne his debite
hauyng his power~ . for gydyng of his warde . All the tyme of his absens .
Also hit is ordeyned And Agreid that Jn euery warde be a standard made
at þe Comon~ Cost be th avise of þe Mayr~ And Jurates . And beside þt
the Mayr~ haue to hym lymytyd . the town~ standard to be at his assignement
And yf nede requyr~ þt the Mayr~ standard be displaid that than~ alle
standardes of alle wardes drawe to þe the Mayr~ . And hym folowe . for
þe savegard of the Town~ .
Also hit is ordeyned And Agreid that euery Capiteyn~ wt the Constables
of his warde do Juratle Jn wrytyng euery ma~ able to occupye harneys
& ouerse euery Mannys harneys . And þey that lakke harneys beying of
power And habilite to ley them harneys of their~ propr~ goodes to ordeyne
their~ harneys suche as þe said Capiteyn~ And Constables wille assigne
be a day vnþer a resonable sette peyne sette be them / whiche peyne yf
so happe to be forfetted to be levied be þe tresoreres to þe vse of þe Comonns
and alle other personeȝ not Able to ordeyne them harneys that þan~
þe said Alderma~ & Constables Assigne the personeȝ wheþer they shalle goo
at Necessite for~ to Feche harneys . euery warde suche rewle to do And
observe withyn~ hym-selff . be the last day of this Monethe of feuerer~ .
Also hit is ordeyned And Agreid that no persone . dwellyng or abydyng~
withyn~ thys town~ whiche is able to ber~ harneys And stande at defence
departe not the town~ . suche tyme As ony affray is wt Ennemyes
or suche tyme as knowleche is of their~ Entr~ eiþer be water or be land
in to this town~ or to townward . vpon~ þe payne of forfetyng And
losyng of alle his moevablis withe-yn~ þe town~ founden~ And þt þe said
good be seasid be þe tresoreris to þe Reparacion And fortefijng of the towne .
And yf ony persone so departyng haue no good than~ yf he theraffter May be
hadde or take withyn~ þe town~ be arestid & Commyttid to warde ther to
abide he haue made Fyne to þe town~ be the discrescion~ of þe Mayr~
and his Bretheren~ .
[fol. 241r]Jhu~
Also the same day hit is ordeynid And Apoynted that alle maner Shippes
and vesselle lying in Crekesse And beside þe Bulwerk and Fyschers gate
be avoyded be Estr~ vpon~ peyne of forfetur~ of their~ shippes So þat þe bulwerk
and Fyschers gate May haue playn~ wey of shotyng / of their~ Gunnes . And
yff they be not Avoyded be that day pf Estre next Comyng þe day of þis
acte . þt than~ þe said shippes be broken~ & taken~ as forfete to þe town~ for þe
fortefijng & reparacion~ of the town~ . or elle yff necessite Jn þe mene season~
or than~ requyr~ for þe strenght of þe town~ for hast to Brenne hem .
Also that no man~ ley no shipp ne Crayer~ Jn the Est Ende of the town~
Jn þe wey of the Bulwerk or Fyschergate past ij tydes vpon~ peyne of Jnprisonment
of þe Mayster of þe said vesselle & to Make a fyne þerfor~ by discression~ of the
Mair~ And Jurateȝ
Also hit is Ordeyned that euery gate Jn the town~ be surely Made to be shette
Close And þat þe drawbregge at Sandown~ be Made as hit May be drawen~
and this to be don~ Jn as goodly hast as May requyr~ .
Also that at Dauyesgate be Made on~ þe key a Forteresse wt tymbr~ Sufficiently
the hight of A man~ alle along þe key to þe pervey . hauyng Jn þe Middes A
strong yate . as Merchaundise ther~ May be had a land .
Also hit is Agreid that what tyme ony stowte wayche yn~ necessite is sent
owt of town~ Jn to þe downeȝ or Massage . that þe tresoreres pay suche waycche
and Charge At þe Comon~ Cost .
Also hit is grauntyd be alle the Comonns vnto harry Marice lycensse to Make
ouer þe delff a bawte to his vse kepyng the reparacion of the same & þe walles
bering on his ground on~ þe delff syde .
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