County: Norfolk
Code: D0877#3
Reference: King's Lynn Borough Archives: KL/C 7/3 fol.283v
Function: Rule




Statut̕ de Taillour Crafte
[Latin: ] Sires ye shul wele duly and trewely make Serche
of your Crafte of alle dwellers withe-in̕ the tovn̕ atte this tyme And that from̕ this tyme forward
no newe come persones sette vppe the seid Crafte withe-oute he be sufficiaunt in̕ connyng whos
sufficiaunte and connyng shal be determyned be þe Advyse of the Meyr̕ and the seid hedesmen And
euery persone so newe come and amitted and wil be no burgeys for his newe settyng vppe shal paye to
the Meyre xl . d . to the Comons of lenn̕ xl . d . And to the seid hedesmen̕ xl . d whiche xl d shal go to the .
sustentacion̕ to the procession̕ vpon̕ Corpus cristi day / And yf he wil be burgeys than he to pay but
xl . d . for his newe settyng vppe to þe seid hedesmen̕ whiche shal go to þe seid procession̕ And that
euery dweller̕ of the seid Crafte Answer̕ to the seid hedesmen for euery sower̕ be the weke denysen̕
qua . for euery sower̕ be the quarter̕ deynsen̕ . ij . d . And for euery sower̕ of Alyauntes duble to þe sower̕ of
deynsens vpon̕ the peyne the seid dwellers paye duble hem-selff / And also what persone of the
seid Crafte kepe Any prentys withe-in̕ the tovn̕ from̕ this tyme forward . And be no burgeys shal
paye to þe sustentacion̕ of the seid procession̕ on̕ corpus cristi day . xl . d . And the Meyre to sette a rewele
ther-in Acordyng to þe statute in þere halle of Olde tyme / And yf any persone compleyne of Any man
of the seid Crafte þt he hathe hurte be mysse-cuttyng or mysse-shapyng or Any parte of his clothe
taken̕ otherwyse than in trewe forme vpon̕ whiche any persone or persones so commite commited be .
leful and due preves þat þan he or they so convycted to make Amendes to þe party or partyes so greved
be the sight of the Meyre And the seid hedesmen / And yf Any persone of the seid Crafte slaundre any
man of suche dedis so doon̕ And may not evydntly be preved be due And leefful preves they to be .
punysshed be þe Avyse of the Meyre And the seid hedesmen̕ And to forfete as often̕ as he is founden̕
so fauty . xl . d . whiche shal go to þe seid procession̕ vpon̕ Corpus cristi̕ day / And yf Any other̕ persone than̕
of the seid Crafte compleyn̕ or slaundre Any man of dedis so doon̕ And may not be duly preved thei̕
to be punysshed be Advyse of the Meyre and his Counselle / / And yf ther̕ be Any controuersies And debates
Among any of the seid Crafte shaper or sower̕ noon̕ of them to Sewe other̕ in̕ no manere wyse but to
come to þo . ij . hedesmen And to compleyne to hem yf ne be nede be And thei̕ to do ther̕ parte to drawe
hem to acorde And yf thei may not þat þan̕ thei to make relacion̕ to the Meyre euery man̕ doyng the .
contrary shal þe payne acordyng to þe statute in the halle And yf any of the seid ij . hedesmen̕ wil
be parcialle or reule þe mater̕ otherwyse than conciens that than he þat so felethe him Agreved come
and compleyne to the Meyre And yf Any of þe seid hedesmen̕ be slawe And wil not do as it is Aforneseid
so that they departe withe-oute remedy so that iche of hem sewe other̕ thorowe here defaute that
that iche of hem of þe seid hedesmenn so preved gilty to forfete þe peyne þat longethe to the halle Jn
[Latin: ]
[Latin: [...] Dat̕ apud lenn̕ predut̕ in̕ Gilda aula iberm sextodecimo die mensis Julij Anno
rr̕ henrici sexti̕ post conqm̕ vicesimo septimo . ⸫]