County: Norfolk
Code: D0878#3
Reference: King's Lynn Borough Archives: KL/C 7/4, fol. 114r
Function: Rule
This day it is ordeyned . by alle the Congregacon̕ abouesaide that no man wt-in the Towne
of lenne dwellyng fro hens-forthward shalle kepe nor favour̕ nor maynteyne ony comne
Tapster̕ with-in his hous as serunt ot tenaunt ∧ whiche is knowen for a mysgoverned woman̕ vponn peyne of xl . se . als often
tymes as ony persone is so founden defectif . prouided alway . that if ony man haue
ony man woman to his tenaunt / that kepith a tappestrie and is a mysgoverned
woman of hir̕ bodie hir̕ landelord vnwityng that hir̕ landelord . be noght in
the case of this ordenaunce but if he supporte or maynteyne the his saide tenaunt
aftir̕ monicionn to hym made by the maire of this Towne and also that suche
comne Tapsters be avoided out of this Towne by Cristemesse even next comyng .
by proclamacionn þer-of to be made .
[nota] Also it is ordeyned by the saide Congregacon̕ that non̕ A Bocher̕ Taillour̕ Shomaker̕ .
Pateynmaker̕ nor nonn other̕ Artificer̕ with-in this Towne except ve wynetaverners
and comne Cokes selle no maner Flesshe nor other̕ vitaille nor ∧ non̕ other̕ ware vponn the
Sonday to non̕ maner persone of this Towne nor straunger̕ vpon̕ peyne to pay als
ofte as he is founde defectif . vj s viij d . the tyme of harvest and also cases resona-
ble of nede and necessarie oonly exceptid