County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4227#18
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Northampton Borough Records, section IV/1/1, fols. 72r-73v
Function: Rule




[line 10][Latin: Ordinacio fact̕ per Comes Jantaculos
diebȝ dmmcis ante celebraconem summe
misse hoc Anno Tempere willm Austen̕ Maior̕
Anno RR Edwardi quarti Septimj]

[Latin: ]
[Latin: ]
That no maner of persone from this tyme forwarde
whiche beyn̕ or hereaftur shalle beyn̕ withinne this
towne & Fraunches of Norhampton̕ inhabitaunt
dwellyng or Resident shalle dyght ordeyne or
make ony maner of vitalle in her howses or places
[fol.72v]to selle nor kepe occupie ne vse any ale sellyng
to any maner of persone or persones vpon̕ the
sondayes vntille the high messe be done and
holy brede delte / / in theire parissh Chyrche
where ony suche persone is abydyng̕ dwellyng̕
or Resydent vnder the payne to paye eueryche
persone doyng the contrary at euery tyme that
any of hem be lawfully proved defaultyng
here Jnne / vj s . viij d . to be levied and paied .
of eueryche transgressour̕ in this bihalfe . vnto
the profet of this Town̕ withoute ony mercy .
or faver̕ . / / Provided alwey that it be
lefulle to alle maner persones to dight or-
deyne and make mete to suche persones as
bienn travellyng men̕ or women̕ as welle of
this Towne as of the Cuntree passyng̕
vpon̕ her Jorneis and nedis or elles ony
persone efecked or holden̕ withe sekenes so
that it be nott vnder subtilite fraude
coloure or colysion̕ of any parte of this
ordinaunce or Acte vnder the seide peyne
of vj s viij d to be leved and paied of ony
person̕ so lawfully proved with ony suche
[fol.73r]subtelite fraude coloure or colysion̕ at euery tyme soo
offendyng withoute fauer or mercy in any wise to
be hadde . / / This Acte and ordinaunce to be
Regestred and writen̕ in the Regestre in the toun̕
of Norhampton̕ amonges other actes & ordinaunce
there to remayne in strenght and effecte of .
thise primissis imperpetualle / / Furthermore it is enacted
prouyded and ordeyned from this tyme forwarde that
noo maner of persone or persones As of the Crafte of Cookys
wtin this Town̕ inhabytaunt or dwellyng̕ shall not dyght
ordeyng or make peyes or any other vytaille vppon̕
the Sonday in eny maner wyse but oon̕ assigned
Allonly euery sonday of the seide Crafte to make & ordeyn̕
pyes and other vitaile in payne to paye to the Meir̕
for the tyme beyng vj s As Often̕ os eny ben offendyn̕
in premissis