County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4227#23
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Northampton Borough Records, section IV, 1/1 fols. 85r-v
Function: Rule




[Latin: Ordinacio per [...]
Rici whelar̕ Maior̕ ~~~]

[Latin: ]
That For so Moche / that non̕ Artificer of the same
crafte / nor none of their̕ wifes childer nor seruantes / take
opon̕ them̕ to Gyff or to sell / in no maner of place wtin
this toun̕ / nor in the Contrey / eny more bred in tale
for a dessen / but xiij penyworthe at the moste / & if ther̕
be eny of the seid craft. or eny other for them / wiche doth
the contrarie / & due prove therof made / he or thei that so
offendith to lese xx s at euery tyme / as ofte as he is
[fol.85v]take wt suche defaut / the oon̕ halffe therof to the Maier for
the tyme beyng / & the other halffe to the occupacon̕ / Moreouer
it is ordeyned also / that if eny of the seid Artificers / & eny
of their̕ seruantes wiche laden̕ his horse or horseȝ / at his house
wt bred / to carie into the Countre / by the wey as he goithe dothe
sell off his seid horse / in Seynt James ende / seint edmunndes
ende / or in Coton̕ eny maner brede / either̕ more or lesse / & who-
so-euer that so dothe offende / to lese euery tyme vj s viij d the
halfe therof to the Maier for the tyme beyng / & the other
halfe to the Crafte And also if eny of the seid crafte do ~~~
Receyve eny maner greene of corne opon̕ the eny market daie
But iff it be bought in the market / the same daie that
he or thei so receyve it / to lese vj s viij d / at euery tyme
that he is take wt defaut / the oon̕ halffe therof to the
Maier & the other halfe to the occupacon̕