County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6014#1
Reference: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS.Rawlinson C.541
Function: Rule
[fol. 1r][Latin: In principio erat verbum et
verbum erat apud deum & et deus
erat verbum ; hoc erat in prin-
cipio apud deum & at omnia per
ipsum facta sunt & sine ipso fac-
tum est nichil ; Quod fac-
tum est in ipso vita erat lux
hominum Et lux in tenebris lu-
cet . & tenebre eam non compre-
henderunt . Fuit homo mis-
sus a deo cui nomen erat io-
hannes . hic venit in testi-
monium & perhiberet de lumi-
ne vt omnes crederent per il-
lum . Non erat ille lux set vt
testimonium perhiberet de
lumine . Erat lux vera que
[fol. 1v]illuminat omniem hominem
venientem in hunc mundum
In mundo erat et mundus eum
non cognuit ; In propria ve-
nit et sui eum non receperunt ;
Quot quot autem receperunt
eum . dedit eis potestatem fi-
lios dei fieri hijs qui credunt
in nomie eius ; Qui non volunta-
te carnis . neque ex volunta-
te viri . sed ex deo nati sunt .
Et verbum caro factum est et
habitauit in nobis ; Et vi-
dimus gloariam eius ; gloriam
quasi vnigeniti a patre
plenum gracie & veritatis .
[fol. 2r]Meoria de omnibus sanctis
Sancti dei omnes qui estis consor-
tes supernorum ciuium interce
dite pro nobis . letamini in
domino et exultate iusti . Et
gloriamini omnes recti corde /
Omnium sanctorum tuorum inter-
cessione quesumus domine placa-
tus ; et veniam nobis deli-
torum nostrorum tribue . & reme-
dia sempiterna concede ; per dominum nostrum .]
[Latin: Oracio pro fratribus & sorubes urins
Deus qui caritatis dona
per graciam sancti spiritus
turoum cordibus fidelium in
fundis ; da famulis et famu-
labus tuis fratribus et so-
[fol. 2v]roribus nostris ; pro quibus
tuam deprecamur clemenciam
salutem mentis et corpris
vt te tota uirtute diligant
et que tibi placita sunt to
ta dilectione perficiant . per
dominum nostrum ihesum cristum filium]
[fol. 3r][Latin: iNcipiunt hic statuta edita
in honore omnium sanctorum
de comuni concensu omnium fra-
trum eiusdem gilde . Anno
domini . Millesimo . cccco lxxiijo /
et quilibet frater in admis-
sione sua debet iurare /
huiusmodi statuta obser-
uare ⸫ Statutum primum /
de primo die generali et
principali . et quomodo
omnes fratres tenetur
in illo die interesse ⸫]
[fol. 3v]in the worchyppe and re-
verence off the blyssydfull
trinite fadyr and sone &
the holy gooste . and off all
the seyntys in hevyne Theis
bene the ordynaunces and
the statutys off y the
gylde off [Latin: omnium sanctorum]
that is to sey off all the
seyntys maade be the
commone / assent off all
the bretherne off the
forseyde gylde yn the
ȝere off owr loorde ihesu . Millo ccccmo lxxiijo /
fyrste we haue orde-
nyd for to haue on
[fol. 4r]generall and pryncypall
day the qwych schall be
holdene euyry ȝere on
sonday nexte folowyng
aftyr the feeste off [Latin: omni-
um sanctorum] that ys to seye
off all the seyntys at the
qwyche day . all the bre-
theren . and the sustyrs .
of thys gyld schall cum
to-gyddyr vnto a certeyne
plaace assygned therto
as they schall be warnyd
be the deene / for to goone
to the forseyde chyrche
off all hallowys . on the
saturday at evyne vnto
[fol. 4v]the evynsonge And on the
sonday to the messe . And
qwhat brodyr or sustyr
that ys wyth-in the towne
and is sommonyde be the
deen and cumyth noth on ye
saturday to the evynsonge
he schall pay a pownde
wax to the amendment
of the lyghtes . And who
so cumyth noth on the son-
daye to the messe in hys
beste clothynge / in the
worshepe of god and
all thet seyntys . he schall
pay a pownde wax .
[Latin: Statutum secundum dele mo .]
[fol. 5r][Latin: Statutum tercium de eleccio
aldermanniet aliorum of-
ficiariorum & de pena huius-
modi officia refutancium ⸫ ]
Also we have ordeynyd
that on owr gene-
rall and pryncipall day
an eleccyone on thys ma-
ner schall be made . Fyrste
the alderman schall cle-
pyn vp . ij . men be name
And the [addition: masters] ∧ [margin: [addition: of this gyld]] scall
schall clepyn vp othyr
. ij . men . And theyse
. iiij . men / schall chesyn
to thame othyr . ij . men /
And than theyse . vj .
[fol. 5v]men schall be chargyde
be the othe that they
have made to the gylde
be-for-tyme that theye
schall goone and chesyne
an alderman . ij . maystyrs
a clarke and a deen . wyche
thame thynke be thar goode
conscience that been moost
abyll for to govyrne the
compeny to the worchyp
in the ȝer folowyng to
the worschep of godd
and all the seyntys and
to the moste profett and
avayle of the compeny
And qwho so be chosyne
in offyce off alderman
[fol. 6r]and forsakys hys office
he schall pay to the in-
crese off the gylde . iij . s
and . iiij . d . Every maister
Maystyr . ij . s . The clerk
x . ij . d . and the deen
x . ij . d . And ther schall
no man be chosyn vnto
none off theys forseyde
offycers vn-to the tyme
he be clere owte off the
forseyde dette off the
forseyde gylde . and also
sworne ther-to .
[Latin: Statutum quartum de recep-
cione catallorum & et de eo-
rum securitate per obliga-
[fol. 6v]cionem facienda ⸫]
Also it is ordeynyde
that qwhan the
maystyrs schall receyue
the catell of the gylde
into thar handys yche of
tham schall fynde . ij . suf-
fycient plegges bowndyn
wyth thame in a syngyll
oblygacione for to make
a trew delyuerance a-
geyne off syche goodys as
thay receyve wyth the
increce cumynge ther-of
at the nexte generall day
folowynge be-forne ye
alderman . and all the
[fol. 7r]bretheryne and the sustyrs
of the forseyde gyld .
Also the alderman / schall
haue at every generall
day to hys drynke and
for hys gestys a galone
of aale and euery maystyr
a pottell the clarke a potell
and the deen . a qwarte .
Also the clarke schall haue
euery ȝere for hys labour
xvj d . and the deen for
hys labure . [addition: viij d]
[fol. 7v][Latin: Statutum quintum de introitu
et admissione fratrum et de
eorum iuramento ibidem faciendo]
Also it is ordeyned t
that qwhen every
brodyr and sustyr schall
entre in-to thys gylde he
schall at the fyrste be-
gynnynge be sworne vn-
to theys statutys and
ordynaunce thame to mayn-
tene and susteyne vnto
hys power and konnynge
And aftyr he schall fynde
. ij . suffycient plegges /
for to pay to the systy-
nance and to the forthe-
[fol. 8r]rance of the forseyde
gylde . ij . s . vj . d and to
the clerke . j d And to the
deene . j . d . And thys
schall be payde be the
nexte generall day fo-
lowynge . at the farreste
or ellys the same day if
he wyll of hys awn gode
wyll to the more avayle
and fortherance of . the
gylde / and to hys moore
meede be the grace of
god . amen /
[fol. 8v][Latin: Statutum sextum de triginta
missis pro fratribus et sorori-
bus defunctis celebrandis et
etiam de pena non offerencium
pro eis in principali missa
et non veniencium ad exequias .]
lso qwhan ony brodyr
or sustyr of thys compe-
ny ys passyd owte of thys
worlde the maystyrs off ye
same gyld schall do synge
. xxxti . messes of the costys
of the gylde and that wyth-
in . x . days aftyr they haue
knowlege of hys dethe .
also . as sone as
the alderman / hath know-
[fol. 9r]ynge ther-of . he schall
do charge the deene
to go warne all the
bretheryne and the
sustyrs off thys gyld
for to be redy at a cer-
tene owre asygnede
and to cum to the place
qwher the dede body is
for to go therewyth
to the chyrche / honestly
and wyth the lyghtys
of thys compeny and
for to offyre for the
sawle at the mess done
therfor a farthynge .
And qwho so be wyth-
[fol. 9v]in the towne and haue
knowynge ther-of and
cum noth he schall paye
at the nexte morowe-
speche folowynge be-
cause of hys absens
. j . d . Also it is seyde or-
denyd be all owr commone
assent that euery ȝer the
vicare of the forseyde
chyrchen / schall haue .
. iiij . s . & iiij d . for a cer-
tene of messes . that is
to sey to haue in mynde
booth the qwyke and
the dede bi euery sonday
in the ȝerere And also for to
[fol. 10r]prey euery sonday at
the bedys tyme for all
the compeny both for
thame that bene lyvynge
and also for tham that
be passyde owte of thys
worlde ⸫
[Latin: Statutum septimum de fratribus
ad paupertatem deuenien-
tibus et quomodo succurra-
tur eisdem de bonis eiusdem
gilde ⸫]
Also it is ordeynyde
be all the commone as-
sent that if any brodyr
or sustyr of thys forseyde
[fol. 10v]compeny fall into olde age
or in-to grete pouerte
nor haue noth qwhar-
wyth to be founden nor
to helpe hym selfe . he
schall haue euyry weke
. iiij d . off the goodys
of the gylde al so lange
as the catell ther-of is
worth . xl s . or more
Also yf it so befall
that thar be mo sychen
poor men . thane . one
than it is ordenyde be
the commone . assent that
the forseyde . iiij . d schal
be departyde euery weke
[fol. 11r]emange tham all ⸫
[Latin: Statutum octauum . de silen-
cio et obediencia fratrum
in presencia aldermanni et
pena obiurgancium cum eo
uel cum alijs officiarijs
eiusdem gilde ⸫]
lso i it is ordenyde
that at v euery
morowe-speche and also
at all owre comyngys
to-gyddyr euery man to
be obedyent vn-to the
alderman / in all lefull
commandmentys . And
[fol. 11v]that every man and wo-
man . holde cylence and
make no grete noyse .
And qwhat man or wo
wyll noth be in pees at
th[addition: e] byddynge of the alder-
man than the deen schall
deliuyr hym the ȝerde
And if he wyll noth re-
ceyuen it he schall pay .
ij . li . wax And qwo so dys-
pise the alderman / or
ellys gyf hym any repro-
vabylles wordys in tyme
that he syttys for alder-
man / in dystrubelynge &
noyans of the compeny /
[fol. 12r]compeny he schall pay
for hys tryspas to the
lyghtys of the gylde befor-
seyde . ij . li . wax . and if
he do it ageyn ony of the
maystyrs he schall paye
a pownd wax . and ageyne
the clarke halfe . li . wax
Also ageyn the deen halfe
. li . wax .
[Latin: Statutum nonum . de fra-
tribus litigantibus et
placitantibus cum confra-
tribus suis absque licen-
cia aldermanni et de pe-
na similiter litigancium /]
[fol. 12v] yrste it is ordeynyde
be all the compeny yt
yf any man / be at hevy-
nesse wyth any of hys
hys bretheryne for any
maner of trespas he schall
noth persewyn / hym
in no maner of cowrte
bot he schall cum fyrste
to the alderman / and
schewen / to hym hys
greuans and thane the
alderman / schall send /
aftyr that othyr man /
and knowyn hys of-
fence and than he schall
make eythere of tham
[fol. 13r]at reste and pees . And /
yf theys men for to
chesyn / a brothyr off ye
forseyde compeny or ellys
. ij . brethyrne for to acorde /
thame and set tham at
reste and pes . and if
theys men so chosyne
wyth the goode medya-
cyone of the alderman
may noth bryng thame
at acorde and at reste
than may the alderman
gyf thame lycence for
to goo to the comone /
lawe yf they wyll And /
who so gooth to the comon /
[fol. 13v]lawe . for any pleynte or
trespas vn-to the tyme yt
he hath bene at the alder-
man and doone as it is
seyde before he schall
pay to the increse of ye
gylde . xl . d. wyth-owte
; any grace /
[Latin: Statutum decimum de fratribus
ut non remaneant in
aula uel in domo officij post
recessum aldermanni & de pe-
na contra faciencium ⸫]
lso it ys ordeynyde
be all the comowne
[fol. 1]assent that qwhan any
commoune drynkynge is
made amaunge vs thar
schall no man abydyn in
the hall nor in no hows
offyce no lengare than /
the alderman / arysythe
vp . bot if it be men of
offyce for the tyme / in peyn /
of . ij . li . wax . And qwhat
brodyr or sustyr bot if he
be any offycere entyrthe
into the chambyr ther /
the ale / is in wyth-owte
lycence of th offycerys that
occupy wyth-in ther-in he
schall paye . j . libra . wax .
[fol. 14v][Latin: Statutum vndecimum de fratribus
statuentibus vt confra-
tres non reuelent extra-
neis concilium fraternita-
tis et ordinacionis . Et
de pena taliter reuelan-
cium posita ⸫]
lso it is ordeynyde
that qwhat brodyr
or sustyr bewreyethe ye
cowncell of thys forseyde
gylde or of thys ordi-
nance / to any othyre
straunge man / or wo-
man so that the compeny
[fol. 15r]be sclaunderyd or haue any othyr
vylany there-by he schal payne
þan to the fortherans of the
forsayde gylde . xl . d . or els he
schall lesen the fraternyte for
euyry-more ⸫