County: Middlesex
Code: D4196#29
Reference: London, London Metropolitan Archives: COL/AD/01/010, fol. 179r
Function: Rule




For as moche as nowe of late dayes meny persons in this Cite be founde defoylid in the detestable synne
lecherie as in a-voutrie fornicacion comynly hauntid And many diuerse persones also ben comyn
norischers promotours and prouocours of the same synnys in displesance of almyghti god And a-yens
the lawys of this Cite goode custumys and vsagys And for as moche as the sharpnesse of ~~~
punissement of old tyme ordeynyd in this Cite hathe nat be execute long tyme in suche mysdoers
wherthrowe a boldnesse is grown vn-to synne hit is considred and ordeynyd be the Mair & Aldremenn .
be þe aduys of þe Comyns þat frome þis day forward þe olde ordenance of pumyssementes [sic] of suche
mysdoers shalle be vttirly execute and proclamyd to be kept in eschewyng of suche mysdoers
aboueseid in tyme comyng
[nota] Furst hit is ordeyned þat euery man fownde for a comynn Peutour or a comyn Baude or els a Bawde to his owne
wif or his owne Childe and þer-of atteynt from prisoun he shalle be led to þe pillorye withe Mynstrelcy and sette þer on̕
a certeyn tyme aftir the discrecions of the Mair and the Aldremenn .
[nota] And yef he be þe secunde tyme atteint . he shalle haue þe same Jugement and . v . dayes prisonment withe-oute Redempcoun
[nota] And at þe third tyme atteynt he shalle haue þe same Jewese And fro þe pillorie he shalle be led to A ȝate of this Citee
and þer forsake this Citee for euere
[nota] Also a woman comynn bawde or bawde to her̕ husbond or her̕ Childe and þer-of Atteynt shalle be opynly led from prisoun
to þe pillory withe mynstrelcy and þeron Abyde a certeynn tyme Aftir þe discrecons̕ of the Mair & Aldremenn ~~~
[nota] And þe secunde tyme atteynt she shalle haue þe same Jewese and mor̕-ouere þe prisonment of . x . dayes
withoute Redempcioun
[nota] And þe thirde tyme atteynt she shalle haue þe same Jewese and Aftir led to A yate of this Cite and þer forsake
this Citee for euere
[nota] Also euery comyn Strompet þer-of atteint shalle be led from prison to Algate withe A hode of Ray on her hede
sengle and a white yerde in her hande withe Mynstrelcy and from thens to þe pillorie and þer the cause shalle be
proclamed & from thens thorowe Chepe and Neugate and voyded owte of the Fraunchese of this Citee
[nota] The secunde tyme atteynt she shalle lyke wise be opynly led withe mynstrelcy and a hode of Ray from the prisoun
to þe pillorie and þer-on̕ stonde A certyn̕ tyme aftir the discrecons̕ of the mair and Aldremen̕ and þer þe cause proclamed
and from thens thorowe Chepe and Neugate and so voyded owte of þe fraunchese of þe Cite & lese her ouersmest garment
[nota] And þe thirde tyme Atteint she shalle haue þe same Jewese And Also her heer̕ Clippid rownde-aboute her hede at þe
pillorie and from thens led to A yate of this Citee and forsake this Citee for euere
[nota] And þat no freman of this Citee from this day forward lete no hows to hire to noo suche mysleuyng womenn
in peynn of xl s &c̕