County: Cambridgeshire
Code: L0064#1
Reference: Cambridge, Trinity College 1343 (0.7.15), pp. 4-36
Function: Ordinance
[p. 3][Latin: Incipiunt hic statuta edita
in honore sancti Clementis pape
et martþris de communi consensu om-
nium fratrum eiusdem gilde
Anno domini millesimo cccco . xxxjo ~~~
Et quilibet frater in admi-
sione sua debet iuare huius-
modi statua obseruare .
Statutum primum .
De primo die gene-
rali & principali & quemodo
omnes fratres tenetur in
illo die interesse ⸫]
[p. 4]IN ye worchippe & reue-
rence of ye blysful tri-
nite fadir & sone & holy
goste . and of ye glorious pope
and martyr seynt Clement
And of all ye holy companye
yt is in heuene . These ben ye
ordynauncis and statutys of
ye Gylde of ye saide seynt Cle-
ment . which is holden in ye
chirche of ye same seynt Clement
in Cambrigge . made be ye comonn
assent of all ye bretheren of ye
forseyd gylde in ye ȝere of oure
lorde ihu . millo . CCCCo & xxxj
First we haue ordeyned for
to haue oon general & principal
[p. 5]day ye which schal be holden
euery ȝere on ye sonday next
aftyr lowsonday at which day
all ye bretheren & ye sustris of
this gylde schul come to-gyder ~~~
vn-to a certeyn place assigned
ther-to . as thei schul ben warnyd
be ye deen . For to gon to ye for-
seyd chirche of seynt Clement
on ye satirday vn-to ye euen-
songe . and on ye sonday to ye
messe . And what brothir or
sustir yat is within ye townn
and is somownede be ye deen &
comyth not on ye satyrday to
ye euensonge he schall payen
[p. 6].j. lib . wax to ye amendment of
ye lightes . And who so comyth
not on ye day to ye messe in his
best clothynge in ye worchippe
of gode and of seynt Clement
he schal payen . ij . lib . wax ⸫ ~~~
[Latin: secundum statutum de le morowspech
& de pena non veniencium]
Also we haue ordeyned
for to haue ij . morwe-
spechis . in the ȝere . The first
for to ben holden vpon the
same sonday be-forneseyd &
ye secounde on ye sonday next
aftyr ye fest of seynt Micha-
el ye Archangell ⸫ ~~~
[p. 7]¶ And at ech of these ij morowe-
spechis . euery brothir & sustir
schalle payen to ye costage for
his pensyon . ij . denar ; And .
who so be somonde to any of
these morwespechis if he be in
towne ; and comyth not nor as-
kith no licence of ye aldirman
he schal payen . j . liber wax : And
if ye deen faile in hys somow-
nyng : he schal payen . j . denar
for euery brothir & sustir yat
is not somound ¶ And who
so comyth aftir prime be smette
he schal payne . ij . denar ; And
ye oure prime is clepyd . the
[p. 8]secounde oure aftyr-noonn also
wel in somertyme as in wynter ⸫
[Latin: Statutum tercium De elec-
cione Aldermanni & aliorum
officiariorum . Et de pena hu-
ismodi officia refutan-
cium ⸫ ~~~]
Also it is ordeyned that
on oure generall and
principall day . an Eleccioun on
this maner schal ben made . ¶
First ye aldirman schal clepenn
vpe . ij . men be name . And the
compenye schalle clepen vpe .
othir . ij . men . And these . iiij .
[p. 9]men schul chesen to hem othir
. ij . men . And thanne these vj .
men schul . ben chargid be the
othe yat yei haue made to the
Gylde be-forne tyme ; yat yei
schul gon & chesen an Aldirman
ij . Maystirs . A clerk & a Deen .
which hem thynkith be heyr
gud conscience that ben most
able for to gouerne ye compa-
nye in ye . ȝere folowyng . to
the worchippe of gode and of
the holy martir seynt Cle-
ment and to the most profyte
and avayle of the companye .
¶ And who so be chosen in
[p. 10]Office of aldirman and for-
sakith his office ; he schal
payen to the encrese of the
Gylde . iij . s . & iiij . d . Euery
maystir . ij . s ∧ [margin: and euery pety mayster xx d] The clerke
xij . d . and the Deen . xij . d .
¶ And there schal no man be
chosen into noone of these
forsayde officers ; vn-to the
tyme he be clene oute of the
dette of the forsayde gylde ⸫
[Latin: Statutum quartum . De
recepcione catallorum & de
securitate eorum per obli-
gaconem facienda ⸫ ~~~]
[p. 11]Also it is ordeyned that
whan the maystirs ~~~
schal receyuen the catelle of
the gylde . in-to heir handys ;
ech of hem schal fynde ij . suffi-
cient plegges . bowndyn wt
hem in a symple obligacion
for to make a trewe delyue-
raunce of swiche goodys as
thei receyue . [...]
. at the next
Generalle day folowynge be-
forne the alderman and all
the bretheren and ye sustres
of the forsayd gylde ⸫ ~~~
[p. 12]¶ And also the alderman
schal haue at euery generall
day to his drynk and for his
geestys ; j . Galone of ale . and
euery maystur . a . potell . and
the clerk a potell . An ye deen
a quart of ale . ¶ Also the
clerk schal haue for his la-
bour euery ȝere . xx . denar
And the deen for his labour
euery ȝere . xx . denar ~~~
[Latin: Statutum quintum De intro-
itu admissione fratrum
et de iuarmento eorum ibidem
faciendo ⸫ ~~~]
[p. 13]Also it is ordeyned yt
whan euery brothir &
sustir schal entre in-to this
gylde ; he schal at the first be-
gynnyng be sworne vn-to
these statutes and ordynaunces
hem to maynten & susteyne .
vn-to his power and kunnyng
And aftyr he schal fynde . ij .
sufficient plegges for to payen
to the sustynaunce and to the
fortheraunce of the forsayde
gylde . xl . denar . and to ye clerk
J . denar . And to ye deen . J . denar
And this schal be payed be ye
schal be payde be ye next Ge-
[p. 14]nerall day folowyng at ye
farrest . Or ellys ye same day
if he wyll of his howne gud
wylle to the more avayle &
fortheraunce of the gylde in-
to his more meede be the grace
of oure lorde gode ⸫ ~~~
[Latin: Statutum sextum . de . xxxta .
missis pro fratribus defunctis
Et de pena non offerencium
pro eis in principali missa & non
veniencium ad exequias ⸫ ~~~]
[p. 15]Also whan any brothir
or sustir of this compa-
nye is passid oute of yis world
the maystirs of the same gyld
schal do syng for his sowle
xxx . messys of the costys .
of the gylde . and that wyth-
ine . x . days aftyr thei haue
knowlege of his deeth ~~~
¶ And also als sone as the al-
derman hath knowyng ther-
of ; he schal chargen the deen
for to gon warne all the bre-
theren and sustris of thys
gylde for to been redye at a
certeyn oure assigned and
[p. 16]to come to the place wher the
deede body is . for to gon ther-
with to ye chirche honestly and
with the lyghtys of this com-
peny . and for to offren for ye
sowl at the messe don therfore
a farthyng . ~~~
¶ And who so be withyn the
towne and hath knowyng ther-
of and comyth not schal payen
at the next morowespeche fo-
lowyng . J . li . wax be-cause of
his absence ⸫ ~~~
¶ Also it ordeyned be all oure
comoun assent that euery ȝere
the vicarye of the forsayde .
[p. 17]chirche of seynt Clement .
schal haue iiij s & iiij . d for
his certeyntee of messes for
to preyen for all the compa-
nye bothe for hem that ben
lyuynge . and also for hem yt
ben deede if he be a brothir
of this forseyd gylde ⸫ ~~~
[p. 18][Latin: Statutum septimum . De
Fratribus ad paupertatem
deuenientibus & quemodo
succurratur eisdem de bonis
eiusdem gilde ⸫ ~~~]
[p. 19]Also it is ordeyned be
all the comon assent
that if any brothir or sustir
of this forseyd companye
falle in-to olde age or in-to
grete pouerte ; nor haue
not wherwith to be foun-
dene . nor to help hymselfe ;
he schal haue euery woke
iiij . denar of the goodys of
the gylde al so longe as the
catell ther-of is worthe
xl . s . or more ~~~
¶ And if it so be-falle yat
there ben moo swich pouer
men than oon ; than it
is ordeynede be the comon
[p. 20]assent that the forsayd iiij . d
schal ben departyde euery
woke a-monge hem all ~~~
[Latin: Satutum octauum . De si-
lencio & obediencia fratrum in
presencia aldermanni & de pe-
na obiurgancium cum alder-
manno vel cum aljis officia-
rijs enisdem gilde ⸫ ~~~]
[p. 21]Also it is ordeyned that
at euery morowespeche
and at all comynges to-gyder
euery man to ben obedient
vnto the alderman in alle
leefull comaundementis . and
that euery man holde silence
and make no grett noyse . and
what man wile not ben in
pees at the byddyng of the
Aldirman ; the deen schal dely-
ueren hym the ȝerde . & he wile
not receyuen it : he schal payne
ij . libr wax ¶ And who so
despyse his Alderman in tyme
of sittyng for alderman ; or
[p. 22]ȝeue hym any reprouable ~~~
wordys in disturblyng and-
noyaunce of the compenye ;
he schal payne for his trespas
ij. li . wax . And if he do it ageynn
any of the maystyrs he schal
payne . J li wax . And ageyn
the clerk : half a pounde . wax .
And ageyn the deen ; half a
pound wax ⸫ ~~~
[p. 23][Latin: Statutum nonum . de fra-
tribus litigantibus & placitan-
tibus cum fratribus suis . absque
licencia aldermanni ; et de
pena taliter litigancium ⸫ ~~~]
Also if any man be at
heuynesse with any
of his bretheryne for any
maner trespas ; he schal not
pursewen hym in no maner
of courte ; but he schal come
firste to the alderman . and
schewen to hym his greuance .
And than the alderman schal
[p. 24]sende aftyr that odyr man
and knowen his offence ;
And than he schal make ech
eyther of hem for to chesen
a brothir of the forsayde
companye or ellys . ij . bre-
theren for to acorde hem
and sett hem at rest and
pees ¶ . And if these men
so chosen with good medi-
acion of the alderman ~~~
mowe not brynge hem at
acorde . and at reste ; thane
may the alderman ȝeuen
hem licence for to gone to
the comown lawe ⸫ ~~~
[p. 25]¶ And who so goth to the
comown lawe for any playnt
or trespas vn-to the tyme
he hath ben at the alderman
and don as it is sayde befor
he schal payen . xl . d . with-
oute any grace ⸫ ~~~
[p. 26][Latin: Statutum decimum . De
fratribus ut non remaneant in
aula uel in domo officij ;
post recessum aldermanni
& de pena faciencium contra
istud statutum ~~~]
[p. 27]Also it is ordeyned
be all the comowne
assent : that whane any co-
mown drynkyng is made
a-monge vs ; ther schal no
man abiden in the halle nor
in no hows of offyce no len-
ger than the alderman ~~~
aryseth ; but if it be men
of office fore the tyme . in
peyne of . ij . lib wax . ~~~
¶ And what man brother
or sustyr but if he be any
officere . entrith in-to the
Chambyr ther the ale is in ;
wythout lycence of the
[p. 28]officers that occupye therin ;
he schal payen . j . lib wax ~~~
[p. 29][Latin: Statutum vndecimum .
De Fratribus statuenti-
bus ut fratres non reuelent extra-
neis consilium fraternitatis
& ordinaconis & de pena sic
reuelancium imposita ⸫]
Also it is ordeyned yt
what brothir or sus-
tir that bewreyeth the
counsel of this forsayde
gylde or of these ordynaunce
to any othir straunge man
or woman ; so that the
companye be sclaundride
or hyndrid or haue any
[p. 30]othir wyllanye therby ;
he schal payne to the For-
theraunce of the forsayde
gylde . xl . d Or ellys he
schal lesen the fraternyte
for euyr-more ⸫
[p. 31][Latin: Statutum duodecimum . De
obseruacione anniuersarij
Johannis lyster ; et quomodo &
quando debet obseruari ⸫]
Also we haue ordeyned
be all oure comone as-
sent and be oure othe made ;
for to kepe the ȝereday of
Jon lyster of Cambryge ȝer-
ly on mydelenton sonday in
sent Clementys chirche al
so longe as the gylde endurys .
be-cause he gafe vs . iiij . marc
in the be-gynnyng and to
the fortheraunce of our gylde .
[p. 32]¶ And also tho vj . men that
chesen the alderman and the
Officers . schul chesen othir . ij .
sufficient men . for to kepen
the same iiij . marc to bryng
it in [...] ȝerely ;
vndyr the same forme that
the maystyrs doo ¶ And the
same . ij . men . schal mak ordy-
naunce . for the ȝereday and
for the costys yerof . and
make a trwe rekenyng at
the next generall day . be the
othe that thei haue made ~~~
to the gylde ⸫
[p. 35][Latin: ¶ Anniuersarium domini Thome Grey
Statutum terrciodecimum . De
obseruacione anniuersarij domini
Thome Grey vicarij quondam
sancti Clementis & quomodo et
quando debet obseruari ⸫]
Also we haue ordeyned
be all our comoun assent
and be our othe made ; for to
kepe ye ȝerday of sir Thomas
Grey sumtyme vicar of sent
Clementes chirch in ye same chirch
ȝerly cum al so longe as ye gylde
endurys on ye sonday be-fore
sent Barthylmew day ; be-
cause he gafe vs . xl s . &
[p. 36]a baner clothe to the ∧ worchype & fortherauns
of our gilde . ¶ And also tho . vj .
men that chesyn ye alderman
& ye officers . schul chesyn othyr
ij . sufficient menn . for to kepe
ye same . xl . s . to bryng it in
[...] ȝerely ; vndyr ye
same forme that ye maystyrs
donn ¶ and also ye same . ij . menn
schall make ordynaunce for
ye sayde ȝerday & for ye costys
yer-of . and make a trewe
rekenyng at ye next generall
day ; be the othe yat yei
haue made to ye gylde ~~~