Here
foloweth
the
ACTES
AND
STATVTES
OF
the
Citie
of
Geneua
.
IN
the
name
of
the
most
mightie
God
,
we
Syndicques
,
with
the
great
and
smale
counsell
of
Geneua
,
with
oure
people
assembled
by
the
sounde
of
trompett
and
the
great
bell
,
folowing
oure
auncient
customes
,
hauing
considered
that
it
is
a
thinge
worthy
of
commendation
aboue
all
other
that
the
doctrine
of
the
holy
gospell
of
oure
lord
god
be
conserued
well
in
puritie
,
and
the
christian
church
mainteyned
accordingly
,
also
that
yougth
in
tyme
to
come
be
well
and
faithfully
enstructed
,
and
the
hospitall
ordered
in
good
estate
for
the
sustentacion
of
the
poore
,
the
which
cannot
be
excepte
there
be
established
a
certaine
rule
&
manner
to
lyue
,
by
the
whiche
euery
state
may
vnderstand
the
duety
of
his
office
.
For
this
cause
it
semed
good
to
vs
that
the
spiritual
gouernement
such
as
god
hath
shewed
vnto
vs
,
and
instituted
by
his
worde
be
brought
in
to
good
forme
,
to
haue
place
and
to
be
obserued
amonge
vs
,
and
we
haue
ordeyned
and
established
to
folowe
and
kepe
in
oure
towne
and
territorye
,
the
ecclesiasticall
pollicy
folowing
,
which
is
taken
oute
of
the
gospell
of
Iesus
Christ
.
First
of
all
there
are
fower
orders
of
officers
which
oure
lorde
hath
instytuted
for
the
gouernement
of
hys
churche
,
that
is
to
saye
pastors
,
doctors
,
elders
,
other
wise
named
commissioners
for
the
Seniorie
,
and
fourthly
Decons
.
If
we
will
haue
a
churche
well
ordered
,
and
kept
in
the
purytie
,
we
must
obserue
this
forme
of
gouernement
.
As
concerning
pastors
whiche
the
scripture
nameth
some
times
watche
men
,
and
sometyme
ministers
,
theyr
offices
are
to
declare
the
worde
of
god
,
to
teache
,
to
admonyshe
,
to
exhorte
,
to
reproue
as
wel
publikly
as
priuatly
,
to
minister
Sacraments
,
&
to
doe
brotherly
correc●yon
with
the
elders
or
Commissyoners
.
Nowe
to
the
ende
that
nothinge
be
done
confusedly
in
the
churche
,
no
man
ought
to
thrust
him selfe
into
this
office
withoute
lawfull
callyng
:
in
the
which
there
are
to
be
considered
three
thinges
,
that
is
to
saye
,
examinacion
whiche
is
principall
,
afterwarde
,
to
whom
it
apperteyneth
to
institute
the
mynisters
:
thirdly
,
what
Ceremonye
or
maner
of
doinge
is
good
to
the
induction
of
them
to
their
office
.
The
examinacion
conteyneth
two
partes
,
the
fyrst
is
touching
the
doctrine
,
that
is
to
saye
yf
he
which
shal
be
appointed
to
the
office
haue
good
knowledge
in
the
holye
scriptures
,
and
more
if
he
be
sufficient
and
meete
to
communicate
it
to
the
people
to
their
edification
.
Also
,
to
put
away
or
eschew
all
dangers
,
that
he
whiche
shal
be
receyued
holde
no
euel
opinions
,
it
shal
be
good
that
he
doe
protest
to
receyue
and
reteyne
the
doctryne
approued
in
the
churche
.
To
knowe
if
he
be
meete
to
teache
,
they
must
procede
by
interrogatories
and
to
haue
him
treate
of
some
parte
of
the
doctrine
of
oure
lorde
god
.
The
seconde
parte
is
of
lyfe
:
that
is
to
saye
,
if
he
haue
good
conditions
,
&
if
he
haue
alwaies
gouerned
him selfe
withoute
reproche
.
The
rule
to
procede
by
is
very
well
declared
by
S.
Paule
,
the
whiche
ought
to
be
kept
&
obserued
.
❧
Here
foloweth
to
whom
it
perteyneth
to
institute
or
appoint
ministers
.
IT
shal
be
good
in
this
pointe
to
folowe
the
order
of
the
auncient
church
for
as
much
as
it
is
but
a
putting
in
vse
of
that
whiche
is
declared
vnto
vs
in
the
scripture
:
that
is
,
that
the
ministers
first
chuse
him
which
ought
to
be
put
in
office
,
geuing
vnderstanding
to
the
Seniorie
,
&
after
present
him
to
the
counsell
,
and
if
he
be
founde
worthy
,
that
the
counsell
receiue
and
accepte
him
:
and
after
hauing
knowledge
of
him
(
as
they
shal
se
expedient
)
geue
him
a
testymony
that
he
may
be
brought
forth
,
and
finally
presented
to
the
people
in
the
sermon
,
to
the
ende
he
maye
be
receyued
by
the
common
consent
into
the
companye
of
the
faithful
.
If
he
be
founde
vnworthye
,
and
so
declared
by
lawfull
proues
,
that
then
they
procede
to
a
newe
election
and
chose
another
.
Concerning
the
maner
of
the
induction
,
bicause
the
ceremonies
in
times
past
haue
ben
turned
into
manye
superstitions
by
reason
of
the
infirmity
of
the
tyme
,
it
shal
be
necessarye
that
one
of
the
mynisters
make
declaration
and
demonstracion
of
the
office
,
to
the
which
he
is
chosen
,
and
after
that
the
praiers
be
made
for
him
,
that
the
lord
geue
him
grace
well
to
discharge
hys
offyce
.
When
he
shal
be
chosen
,
it
is
necessarie
that
he
be
sworne
before
the
Seniorye
wyth
suche
an
othe
as
shal
be
conuenient
for
a
minister
,
as
here
foloweth
.
❧
The
maner
and
forme
of
the
othe
and
promyse
which
the
enangelicall
mynisters
admitte
and
receyue
in
the
cyttie
of
Geneua
,
done
before
the
Syndicques
and
Counsell
.
I
Promyse
and
sweare
that
in
the
ministery
to
the
which
I
am
called
,
I
shall
serue
faythefully
before
God
:
vsing
his
worde
purely
to
edify
thys
churche
to
the
which
I
am
bounde
,
&
that
I
shall
not
abuse
his
worde
to
serue
my
carnall
affectyon
,
to
please
any
man
liuing
,
but
that
I
shal
vse
it
with
a
pure
conscience
to
serue
to
his
glorye
and
the
profit
of
hys
people
,
to
the
which
I
am
bounde
.
Also
I
promyse
and
sweare
to
kepe
the
ecclesiasticall
ordinances
which
are
passed
and
ordayned
by
the
small
great
,
&
generall
Counsells
of
this
Citie
,
as
is
geuen
to
me
in
charge
,
to
admonyshe
them
which
haue
fayled
,
to
execute
my
dutie
lawfully
,
not
geuing
place
to
hatred
,
fauour
vengeāe
cor
other
fleshly
desire
,
&
in
general
to
doe
that
which
apperteyneth
to
a
good
and
faithfull
minister
.
Thirdly
I
sweare
and
promyse
to
kepe
and
maintayne
the
honour
and
profyt
of
the
Seniorye
and
the
Citie
,
to
endeuoure
my selfe
with
all
possybilitye
that
the
people
be
kept
and
conserued
in
good
peace
and
vnity
,
vnder
the
gouernement
of
the
Seniorie
,
and
not
to
consent
in
any
case
to
any
thing
agaynst
the
same
,
but
to
folowe
my
sayd
vocation
as
wel
in
tyme
of
aduersitie
as
in
prosperity
,
be
it
peace
,
warre
pestilence
or
other
wise
.
Fynally
I
promise
and
swere
to
be
subiecte
to
the
pollicye
and
Statutes
of
this
citye
,
mynistring
good
example
of
obedience
to
all
other
,
yelding
my selfe
for
my
part
subiecte
and
obedient
to
the
lawes
and
magistrates
as
much
as
my
office
doth
beare
,
that
is
to
saye
withoute
preiudice
to
the
libertie
which
we
ought
to
haue
,
and
teache
according
as
god
commaundeth
vs
,
and
to
doe
all
thinges
whiche
apperteine
to
oure
office
.
Also
I
promise
in
suche
sorte
to
serue
the
Seniorye
&
the
people
,
that
I
be
therby
in
no
case
letted
to
render
vnto
god
the
seruice
which
I
owe
to
him
in
my
vocatyon
.
Nowe
euen
as
it
is
required
dyligently
to
examine
the
ministers
when
they
shal
be
chosen
,
so
it
is
necessarye
to
haue
good
pollicye
to
holde
&
kepe
them
in
their
vocation
:
for
the
which
first
it
shal
be
expedient
that
all
the
ministers
gather
them selues
to gether
one
certayne
day
in
the
weke
,
to
conserue
and
kepe
the
puritye
&
concorde
of
doctrine
,
to
haue
conference
of
the
Scriptures
,
and
that
none
exempte
them selues
withoute
a
lawfull
excuse
:
yf
anye
be
negligent
,
that
he
be
admonnished
.
For
those
which
preache
in
the
villadges
parteyning
to
the
Seniorie
,
it
is
necessarie
that
the
mynisters
of
the
citie
shal
exhorte
them
to
come
as
often
as
maye
be
:
and
moreouer
if
they
be
lacking
one
moneth
together
,
the
same
to
be
estemed
to
greate
a
negligence
,
excepte
it
be
by
sicknes
or
other
lawfull
let
.
And
if
there
happen
to
spring
anye
difference
in
doctrine
,
the
ministers
shal
treate
of
it
together
to
heare
the
matter
.
After
,
yf
that
nede
shall
require
,
they
shal
cal
the
elders
or
commissioners
appointed
by
the
Seniorie
to
helpe
to
appease
the
contention
.
Finallye
,
yf
they
cannot
come
to
anye
amyable
concorde
,
by
the
obstinacye
of
anye
of
the
partyes
,
let
the
cause
be
referred
to
the
magistrates
,
to
set
order
therin
.
For
the
auoiding
of
slaunderouse
offences
of
lyuing
,
it
shal
be
nedefull
that
there
be
a
forme
of
correction
vpon
the
mynisters
as
shal
be
declared
here
after
,
to
the
which
al
they
withoute
exception
shall
submytte
them selues
:
which
shal
be
also
the
meanes
to
conserue
the
ministerie
in
reuerence
,
and
that
the
worde
of
god
be
not
by
the
euyll
reporte
of
the
mynisters
dishonored
or
dispised
.
For
as
correction
is
to
be
done
vpon
him
which
hath
fayled
,
so
it
shall
be
nedefull
to
reproue
the
slaunders
and
false
reportes
whyche
maye
be
iniustly
made
against
Innocentes
.
But
first
it
is
to
be
noted
that
there
be
crimes
which
vtterly
be
intollerable
in
a
mynister
,
and
also
there
be
vyces
which
some
what
may
be
borne
with
all
,
so
that
there
be
geuen
brotherlye
admonicions
.
The
first
be
.
-
Heresie
.
-
Scisme
.
-
Rebellion
against
the
ecclesiastylcal
order
.
-
Manifest
blasphemye
and
punishable
by
ciuile
peine
,
-
Simonie
and
al
corruption
of
giftes
.
-
Brybes
to
ocupie
the
place
of
an
other
.
-
To
forsake
his
churche
withoute
lawfull
cause
and
iust
calling
.
-
Falsehoode
.
-
Periurie
.
-
Whoredom
.
-
Thefte
.
-
Dronkennes
.
-
Fighting
worthye
to
be
punished
by
the
lawes
.
-
Vsurye
.
-
Plaies
or
Games
forbidden
by
the
lawes
and
which
be
offensiue
.
-
Dauncing
and
such
disolutenesses
.
-
Crimes
importing
euill
infamie
.
-
Crimes
which
deserue
in
another
to
be
seperated
from
the
churche
.
The
seconde
.
-
Strange
maner
of
handling
the
scriptures
,
which
may
turne
to
offence
.
-
Curiositye
to
serch
vaine
questions
.
-
Setting
forth
of
any
doctrine
or
maner
of
doing
not
receued
in
the
churche
.
-
Negligence
in
studing
,
and
principally
in
reding
the
holy
scriptures
.
-
Negligence
in
reprouing
their
neighbours
vices
to
flatter
them
.
-
Negligence
in
doing
all
thinges
belonging
to
their
office
.
-
Scurrulitye
.
-
Lieng
.
-
Detraction
.
-
Dissolute
in
wordes
,
-
Reprochefull
wordes
.
-
Rashnes
.
-
Euell
deceites
.
-
Auarice
and
to
muche
nygardnes
.
-
Disordinate
angrynesse
.
-
Chiding
and
scoldinge
.
-
Dissollutnesse
vnsemely
for
a
minister
both
in
apparell
and
gesture
,
and
other
fashions
of
lyuing
.
Concerning
Crimes
they
ought
in
no
case
to
be
borne
with
,
if
they
be
ciuyll
Crimes
,
that
is
to
saye
,
yf
they
oughte
to
be
punished
by
the
lawes
.
And
if
any
of
the
mynisters
doe
faile
,
then
the
Seniorye
oughte
to
put
to
their
handes
,
and
ouer
and
besides
the
ordinarie
punyshement
with
whiche
they
be
accustumed
to
punishe
other
offenders
,
to
take
him
,
punishe
him
,
&
depose
him
,
from
his
office
.
As
touchinge
other
crimes
of
the
which
the
first
inquisicion
perteineth
to
the
consistorie
eccleciasticall
,
let
the
commissioners
or
elders
with
the
ministers
take
hede
therto
:
and
if
any
be
conuicted
let
them
make
their
reporte
to
the
counsell
with
their
aduise
and
Iudgement
,
so
that
the
last
Iudgement
for
the
correction
be
alwaies
reserued
to
the
Seniorie
.
As
concerning
the
offences
whiche
ought
to
be
corrected
by
simple
admonicions
,
let
them
therin
procede
according
to
the
order
of
oure
sauiour
christ
,
so
that
the
cause
maie
be
ended
in
the
ecclesiasticall
Iudgement
.
To
mainteine
this
discipline
in
his
estate
,
euery
thre
monethes
let
the
ministers
specially
enquiere
yf
there
be
any
thing
to
be
talked
of
amonge
them selues
,
and
remedye
it
accordinge
to
reason
.
❧
Of
the
number
▪
place
and
,
tyme
of
the
Sermons
.
VPon
the
Sondayes
there
shal
be
morning
sermons
at
the
churches
of
sainct
Peter
and
S.
Gerueis
,
also
at
the
houre
accustumed
,
sermons
throughe
all
the
perishes
.
At
noone
the
catechisme
,
that
is
to
say
instructions
for
the
smale
children
,
in
thre
churches
,
and
at
three
of
the
clocke
lykewyse
Sermons
in
all
the
churches
.
Vpon
the
weeke
daies
ouer
and
beside
a
sermon
in
euery
perishe
,
also
ther
shal
be
sermons
at
the
heade
churches
Mondaye
,
Wedinsdaye
,
and
Fridaie
at
fower
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
.
so
that
the
sermon
maye
be
ended
a
good
space
before
the
ordinarie
sermon
be
begon
.
If
there
be
made
any
extraordinary
praier
in
tyme
of
necessitie
,
that
the
order
for
the
Sondaye
be
obserued
.
To
beare
these
and
other
burdens
of
the
ministerie
,
it
shal
be
nedefull
to
haue
v.
ministers
and
iii.
conductours
which
shall
also
be
ministers
,
to
ayde
and
helpe
according
as
nede
shall
require
.
❧
Here
foloweth
the
seconde
order
whiche
we
call
doctours
.
THe
proper
office
of
doctours
is
to
teache
the
faithefull
with
sounde
doctrine
,
to
the
ende
that
the
puritye
of
the
gospell
be
not
corrupted
by
ignorance
or
wicked
opinions
:
neuertheles
according
as
thinges
be
dysposed
in
these
dayes
,
we
doe
comprehende
them
vnder
this
title
,
to
be
aides
and
Instrumentes
to
conserue
the
doctrine
of
god
,
so
that
the
churche
be
not
desolate
for
fault
of
pastors
and
mynisters
,
but
to
vse
a
worde
more
intelligible
,
we
shall
call
them
the
order
of
scholers
.
The
next
degree
vnto
the
mynisters
and
next
conioyned
to
the
gouernement
of
the
church
,
is
reding
of
diuinitie
:
which
reding
shal
be
oute
of
the
newe
or
olde
testament
.
But
because
they
cannot
profytt
in
suche
lessons
excepte
they
be
firste
instructed
in
the
tonges
and
humayne
scyences
,
also
it
is
nedeful
to
raise
vp
sede
for
the
time
to
come
,
to
the
ende
that
the
churche
be
not
lefte
destitute
to
oure
children
,
therfore
it
is
nedful
to
erecte
A
colledge
to
enstructe
children
,
to
prepare
them
aswel
to
the
mynisterye
as
to
cyuill
gouernement
.
For
the
first
there
must
be
a
place
assigned
aswell
for
the
lectures
as
for
the
teaching
of
children
and
others
which
will
proffyt
in
learning
,
also
to
haue
a
man
learned
and
expert
for
to
dyspose
aswell
the
house
as
the
lectours
,
which
can
him selfe
teach
&
instructe
others
:
and
that
there
be
vnder
his
charge
readers
as
wel
in
tongs
as
in
Logicke
yf
it
may
be
:
also
for
bachelars
to
teache
yonge
children
,
the
which
we
wyll
and
ordaine
to
be
don
:
and
that
all
those
which
be
there
shal
be
subiectes
to
the
ecclesyastycall
discipline
,
as
well
as
the
ministers
.
That
there
be
no
other
schole
in
the
towne
for
children
,
but
we
will
that
there
be
a
schole
a
parte
for
mayden
children
,
as
hath
ben
accustumed
.
That
none
shal
be
receyued
into
this
office
excepte
he
be
approued
by
the
mynisters
,
and
fyrste
let
hym
be
knowen
to
the
Seniors
,
and
then
againe
be
presented
to
the
counsell
wyth
his
wytnesses
,
for
feare
of
inconueniences
.
And
alwayes
examinacions
oughte
to
be
made
before
two
of
the
Seniors
.
Here
foloweth
the
thirde
order
,
whych
be
elders
otherwyse
called
commissyoners
or
deputes
for
the
Seniors
in
the
consistorie
.
THeir
office
is
to
take
hede
and
to
watche
of
the
demeanour
and
behauour
of
all
and
euery
of
the
people
,
to
admonishe
louingly
those
which
they
see
fall
or
leade
a
dissolute
lyfe
,
or
yf
it
be
nedeful
to
make
the
reporte
,
or
to
doe
brotherly
correction
,
and
that
shal
be
commonly
done
by
the
company
that
shal
be
therto
appointed
.
For
the
disposytion
and
gouernement
of
this
church
,
it
shal
be
good
to
chuse
two
of
the
smale
councel
,
fowre
of
the
councell
of
the
three
score
,
and
syxe
of
the
councell
of
the
two
hundred
men
of
honestie
and
of
good
life
,
withoute
reprofe
,
and
voyde
of
all
suspection
,
and
aboue
all
hauing
the
feare
of
god
,
learning
,
and
spirituall
wysedome
:
and
so
they
ought
alwayes
to
be
chosen
that
there
be
of
them
in
euery
quarter
of
the
towne
,
that
their
eyes
maye
be
ouer
all
that
is
ordeined
or
done
.
Likewise
we
haue
determined
that
the
maner
of
the
election
be
on
thys
wise
:
that
the
smale
councel
shall
deliberate
to
name
the
most
mete
that
can
be
founde
,
and
the
moste
sufficient
,
and
so
to
doe
,
it
is
necessarye
to
call
the
mynisters
to
communicate
with
them
,
and
after
to
present
them
which
they
haue
named
to
the
councel
of
the
two
hundred
:
which
approuing
them
if
they
be
founde
worthy
,
a
perticuler
othe
to
be
made
in
forme
folowing
.
The
forme
of
the
othe
.
I
Promyse
and
sweare
folowing
the
charge
that
is
geuen
to
me
,
to
hinder
all
Idolatries
,
blasphemies
,
dissolutions
and
other
thinges
against
the
honour
of
god
and
the
reformacion
of
the
gospel
,
and
to
admonishe
those
to
whom
it
apperteineth
as
occasion
shal
be
geuen
me
.
Item
,
when
I
shall
knowe
anye
thinges
worthy
to
be
brought
before
the
consistorie
,
that
I
shal
doe
my
duty
faithfully
without
fauour
or
hate
,
onely
to
that
ende
that
the
towne
be
maynteyned
in
good
order
and
in
the
feare
of
god
.
Item
as
touching
all
thinges
concerning
the
office
to
be
discharged
with
a
good
conscyence
,
to
obserue
the
ordynaunces
which
be
decreed
by
the
smale
,
great
,
and
generall
councell
of
Geneua
.
IN
the
ende
of
the
yere
after
they
haue
chosen
the
councel
,
these
men
shal
be
presented
to
the
Seniorie
to
knowe
if
they
be
worthy
to
continue
in
their
office
or
to
be
chaunged
for
as
much
as
it
is
not
expedient
that
they
be
chaunged
withoute
a
cause
.
❧
The
fourth
order
of
the
ecclesiasticall
gouernement
called
deacons
.
THere
hath
ben
alwayes
two
sondrye
kindes
or
sortes
of
officers
in
the
auncient
churche
,
the
one
were
deputes
to
receyue
,
to
delyuer
,
and
conserue
the
goods
of
the
poore
,
as
well
dayly
Almeses
,
as
possessions
Stipends
,
and
pensions
.
The
other
to
fede
and
ouersee
the
sicke
,
and
to
minister
the
portion
of
the
poore
.
The
which
custume
we
doe
obserue
yet
to
this
present
,
for
we
haue
procuratours
and
maisters
of
the
hospitall
:
and
to
auoyde
confusion
,
one
of
the
procurators
of
the
hospitall
shal
be
receyuer
of
al
the
goods
of
the
same
,
the
which
shal
haue
sufficient
wages
the
better
to
execute
his
office
.
Also
the
number
of
the
fower
procuratours
shall
continue
as
hath
ben
sayd
.
Wherof
one
to
haue
the
charge
to
the
ende
that
the
prouisions
maye
be
the
better
made
in
tyme
conuenyent
.
Also
that
those
which
doe
shewe
any
charitie
vpon
the
poore
,
be
the
more
asserteyned
that
the
goods
shal
be
no
otherwyse
employed
but
according
to
their
intention
:
and
if
the
reuenues
or
gyftes
be
not
suffycient
and
that
there
happen
any
extraordinarie
necessitie
,
then
the
Seniorie
shall
determine
to
furnishe
according
as
necessitie
shall
requyre
.
Concerning
the
election
of
the
procuratours
and
maisters
of
hospitalles
,
it
shal
be
lyke
the
order
of
the
elders
or
commissyoners
in
the
consistorye
:
and
in
chosing
them
to
folowe
the
rule
of
Saincte
Paule
touchinge
deacons
in
the
fyrst
to
Tymothie
the
thyrde
chapter
,
&
to
Titus
the
fyrst
chapter
.
Touching
the
office
and
aucthoritie
of
procuratours
,
we
shall
kepe
the
articles
whiche
be
all
redye
by
vs
ordeyned
but
specially
in
things
vrgent
&
where
there
shal
be
daunger
to
differre
the
tyme
,
but
when
there
is
no
great
dyfficultie
nor
matters
of
great
charge
,
that
then
they
be
not
constrained
to
assemble
daylye
,
but
that
one
or
two
may
ordayne
in
the
absence
of
the
other
that
which
shal
be
reasonable
.
Item
it
shal
be
necessarye
to
take
diligent
heede
that
the
common
hospitall
be
well
preserued
and
meete
to
receyue
the
sicke
,
also
for
aged
persons
which
cannot
worke
,
men
or
women
,
for
wydowes
,
children
,
orf●lyns
,
and
the
poore
,
alwayes
the
sicke
to
be
kepte
and
seperated
a
part
in
a
seuerall
lodging
from
the
other
.
Item
the
Almeses
for
the
poore
which
be
dystributed
throughoute
the
towne
,
shal
be
brought
to
the
hospitall
according
as
the
procuratours
shall
determyne
.
Item
that
besides
the
hospital
it
is
necessarye
that
straungers
and
waye
faring
men
be
relyeued
,
and
holpen
:
&
that
there
be
an
hospitall
aparte
for
them
as
shal
be
conuenient
,
and
according
to
the
especially
order
and
rule
of
charitye
,
and
therefore
we
ordeyne
&
determine
that
there
shal
be
chambers
appointed
to
receyue
suche
as
shal
be
directed
thether
by
the
procuratours
,
and
that
suche
shal
be
receyued
accordingly
.
Item
aboue
all
this
it
be
remembred
,
that
the
famylies
of
the
hospitallours
be
honestly
gouerned
according
to
the
rule
of
gods
worde
,
consideryng
that
they
haue
the
gouernaunce
of
the
house
of
god
.
Also
that
the
ministers
and
the
commissyoners
or
elders
wyth
one
of
the
Sendiques
shall
of
their
parte
be
diligent
to
enquire
if
in
the
aforesayde
administracion
for
the
poore
,
there
be
anye
lacke
or
necessitie
,
to
the
ende
to
desire
and
admonishe
the
Seniorie
to
set
order
,
&
so
to
doe
that
euery
thre
monethes
some
of
their
compagnions
with
the
procuratours
shall
make
visitacion
in
the
hospital
to
knowe
if
al
things
be
well
ruled
.
It
is
necessarye
both
for
the
poore
of
the
hospital
and
other
of
the
towne
whiche
haue
not
wherwyth
to
helpe
them selues
,
that
there
be
a
Phisision
and
a
surgian
meete
for
the
same
,
mainteyned
by
the
wages
of
the
towne
,
yet
neuertheles
they
maye
practyse
throughe
the
towne
,
and
notwithstanding
to
be
bounde
to
haue
care
ouer
the
hospital
,
and
to
viset
other
that
haue
neede
.
Concerninge
the
pestilence
in
the
hospitall
,
the
suche
be
seperated
a
part
,
and
principally
if
it
happen
that
the
towne
be
scourged
of
god
by
any
such
rod
.
Moreouer
to
eschue
begging
in
the
towne
which
is
contrary
to
all
good
pollicye
,
it
is
necessarye
and
also
we
doe
ordeine
that
the
Seniori
shall
appoynte
certeyne
of
theyr
officers
at
theyr
comminge
oute
of
the
churches
from
the
sermons
,
to
take
away
and
auoide
from
the
place
before
the
same
churches
,
those
that
be
loyterors
or
those
that
be
dissemblers
&
obstinate
beggers
,
and
that
they
be
brought
before
one
of
the
lordes
Sendiques
,
and
lykewyse
at
all
other
tymes
that
the
dysenars
be
dyligent
and
take
hede
the
this
lawe
for
beggers
be
well
obserued
and
kepte
.
❧
Of
sacramentes
.
THat
baptisme
be
not
mynistered
but
incontinent
after
the
sermon
and
onely
mynistred
by
the
ministers
or
coadiutours
:
and
that
they
doe
register
the
names
of
the
children
with
their
parents
:
and
if
their
be
founde
anye
basterde
,
the
iustice
to
be
aduertised
therof
,
and
therin
to
procede
according
to
reason
.
Item
that
no
straunger
be
receiued
as
godfather
,
but
those
that
be
faithfull
people
and
of
●ure
communion
,
consydering
that
others
be
not
meete
to
make
promyse
vnto
the
churche
to
instructe
the
infantes
as
it
is
requyred
.
Of
the
supper
.
FOr
as
muche
as
the
supper
hath
bene
instituted
by
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
to
be
frequented
and
vsed
and
also
it
hath
bene
obserued
in
the
primatiue
christen
churche
,
vntyl
suche
time
as
the
deuill
turned
al
vpsyde
downe
,
setting
vp
the
Masse
in
sted
therof
whiche
faulte
ought
to
be
corrected
,
and
also
the
rare
celebratinge
therof
we
haue
determyned
and
ordeined
that
it
shal
be
ministred
fower
times
in
the
yere
that
is
to
saye
.
At
Christmas
,
Easter
,
Penticoste
,
and
the
first
Sondaye
in
the
monethe
of
September
.
Item
that
the
mynisters
distribute
the
breade
in
good
order
with
reuerence
and
that
none
other
geue
the
cuppe
but
onely
the
Commissioners
or
Deacons
with
the
mynisters
:
and
for
this
cause
that
there
be
no
great
number
of
cuppes
and
vessells
.
Item
that
the
table
be
nere
vnto
the
pulpytt
,
to
the
ende
that
the
minister
maye
more
commodiously
and
playnly
declare
the
vse
therof
nere
vnto
the
table
.
Item
that
it
be
not
celebrated
but
in
the
churche
,
excepte
it
be
in
greate
necessytie
.
Item
that
the
Sondaye
before
the
celebracion
of
the
sayd
supper
,
there
be
declaration
made
,
to
the
ende
that
no
chylde
come
before
he
haue
made
profession
of
his
faythe
,
according
as
shal
be
declared
in
the
Catechisme
,
and
also
to
exhorte
all
straungers
&
newe
commers
,
to
come
fyrste
and
present
them selues
vnto
the
churche
,
to
be
instructed
yf
nede
shal
be
,
and
consequently
that
none
approcheto
his
condempnacion
.
❧
Of
Mariage
.
AFter
the
declaration
of
the
banes
accustomed
,
the
Mariages
to
be
made
when
the
party
shall
require
it
,
as
well
on
the
sondaye
as
working
dayes
,
so
that
it
be
done
at
the
beginning
of
the
sermon
.
And
as
concerning
the
abstynence
of
the
same
,
it
shal
be
good
that
onely
vpon
the
day
of
the
celebration
of
the
supper
,
they
absteyne
for
the
honour
of
the
same
sacrament
.
Item
it
shal
be
good
to
bring
in
and
vse
ecclesiasticall
songes
or
psalmes
,
the
better
to
stirre
the
people
vnto
praier
and
praise
god
.
Item
first
they
shall
teache
their
litle
children
,
and
so
in
the
proces
of
time
all
the
church
may
folowe
.
Touching
debate
in
causes
matrimonialls
,
for
that
it
is
not
onelye
a
spirituall
cause
,
but
medled
with
the
ciuile
order
,
the
same
to
remayne
to
the
Seniorie
:
neuertheles
we
are
determyned
to
leaue
to
the
consistorye
the
charge
to
heare
the
partyes
,
and
so
to
make
reporte
of
ther
aduyse
vnto
the
counsell
,
therin
to
geue
Iudgement
,
so
that
good
ordinances
may
be
from
henceforthe
made
and
folowed
accordingly
.
Of
burying
.
ITem
that
they
doe
burie
honestly
the
deade
in
the
place
appointed
.
And
as
concerning
the
traine
or
company
,
we
leaue
it
to
the
discression
of
euery
one
.
Item
we
haue
moreouer
ordeyned
and
determyned
that
the
porters
appoynted
to
bury
,
eshalbe
sworne
vnto
the
Seniorye
to
put
awaye
all
supersticions
that
are
contrary
to
the
worde
of
god
,
&
not
beare
them
by
nighte
,
and
also
if
anye
be
deade
sodeinly
,
to
make
reporte
therof
,
to
the
ende
to
auoide
al
inconueniencyes
which
may
folowe
therof
.
Item
that
after
their
death
not
to
beare
them
to
theyr
burying
before
twelue
howers
,
nor
to
kepe
them
aboue
fower
and
twenty
howers
.
Of
the
visitacyon
of
the
sicke
.
BEcause
that
many
be
negligent
to
comforte
them selues
in
god
by
his
worde
when
they
be
in
extremity
of
sickenes
,
wherof
it
happeneth
often
tymes
that
many
dye
without
admonicion
or
doctrine
,
the
whiche
at
that
tyme
is
most
nedefull
of
all
times
,
for
this
cause
we
haue
ordeyned
and
determyned
that
none
shall
tarye
three
dayes
in
their
bedde
or
sicke
,
but
that
it
be
made
knowen
to
the
mynisters
,
and
that
euery
one
shal
be
aduertised
to
call
the
mynisters
,
whensoeuer
they
wyl
haue
them
at
a
conuenient
houer
,
they
not
to
with
drawe
them selues
from
their
office
in
the
whiche
they
serue
in
common
to
the
churche
:
and
to
put
awaye
all
excuses
,
we
haue
determined
that
the
same
shal
be
published
,
&
moreouer
to
be
geuen
commaundement
by
proclamacion
that
the
parents
frendes
and
kepers
shal
not
tarie
vntyll
the
person
be
redye
to
yelde
vp
the
spirite
,
for
in
such
extremitie
the
consolacion
serueth
to
smale
purpose
for
the
most
part
.
The
order
which
ought
to
be
kept
for
litell
children
.
THat
all
cytezens
and
inhabitauntes
shall
bring
or
sende
their
children
on
the
sondaye
at
twelue
of
the
clocke
,
to
the
Cathechisme
,
which
hath
bene
spoken
of
here
before
.
Item
there
shal
be
a
certaine
forme
or
maner
composed
in
the
which
they
shal
be
instructed
,
and
they
shal
be
demanded
and
apposed
in
the
same
doctryne
whyche
they
haue
before
learned
,
to
see
if
they
haue
wel
vnderstanded
and
kept
it
.
When
a
childe
shal
be
sufficiently
instructed
and
haue
passed
his
cathechisme
,
then
he
shall
recite
solempnely
the
summe
of
that
whyche
is
therin
conteyned
,
and
also
shall
make
as
it
weare
a
confession
of
his
christianity
in
the
presence
of
the
churche
.
Item
before
this
be
done
,
that
no
childe
be
suffered
to
receyue
the
supper
of
the
lorde
,
and
that
the
parents
be
aduertysed
not
to
brynge
them
before
that
time
:
for
it
is
a
thinge
most
perelous
as
well
for
the
chyldren
as
the
parents
,
to
enter
into
it
withoute
good
and
sufficient
instruction
,
for
that
which
it
is
necessari
to
vse
this
order
.
To
the
ende
that
there
be
no
defaute
,
it
is
ordeined
that
the
children
which
goe
to
schole
shall
come
to gether
before
none
,
&
that
the
maisters
doe
bryng
them
in
good
order
in
euery
paryshe
.
The
others
,
that
their
parents
doe
bringe
or
send
them
.
And
to
the
ende
to
auoyde
all
confusyon
,
they
shall
obserue
as
much
as
may
be
,
the
distinction
of
the
parishes
in
the
case
as
hath
ben
said
before
of
the
sacraments
.
Item
that
those
whyche
shal
be
by
force
constrayned
to
come
,
shal
be
called
before
the
Seniors
,
elders
,
or
commyssioners
,
and
yf
they
wyll
not
be
persuaded
by
good
counsell
,
the
reporte
shal
be
made
to
the
Seniorye
.
Also
to
take
hede
to
suche
whether
they
doe
their
duety
or
not
,
and
that
the
commyssioners
haue
an
eye
vnto
them
to
take
order
accordingly
.
Of
the
visitacion
of
the
prisoners
.
MOreouer
we
haue
ordeyned
a
certeyne
day
in
the
weeke
,
in
the
whyche
shal
be
made
certeyne
consolacions
to
the
prisoners
,
for
to
admonishe
and
exhorte
them
:
&
that
there
be
one
of
the
Seniors
of
the
counsell
deputed
to
be
there
assistent
,
to
the
ende
there
be
no
fraude
committed
,
and
if
there
be
anye
appointed
to
dye
by
the
determynacion
of
the
counsell
,
it
shal
be
necessarye
to
call
some
certayne
mynyster
to
comforte
the
person
,
as
nede
shall
require
,
for
when
they
tarye
vntyll
suche
tyme
as
they
leade
them
to
the
death
,
they
be
often
tymes
so
occupied
with
horrour
,
that
they
be
not
apte
to
receyue
or
vnderstand
anye
consolacion
,
and
this
daye
is
ordeined
the
satterday
after
diner
.
❧
Of
the
order
which
ought
to
be
kepte
towardes
the
growen
persons
for
to
obserue
good
order
in
the
churche
.
THe
commissyoners
aforesayd
shall
gather
them selues
together
once
a
weeke
with
the
mynisters
,
whiche
shal
be
on
the
thursdaye
,
to
see
if
there
be
any
disorder
in
the
churche
,
and
to
talke
together
for
the
remedye
therof
when
&
how
as
shal
be
most
couenient
.
Because
they
haue
no
auctoritie
or
Iurisdiction
to
compell
or
to
constrayne
anie
,
we
haue
aduised
to
geue
them
one
of
oure
offycers
to
call
any
of
those
persons
before
theim
vnto
whom
they
wyll
geue
admonycion
.
If
anye
by
contempte
refuse
to
appeare
,
theyr
offyce
shal
be
to
aduertise
the
counsell
therof
,
to
the
ende
to
geue
order
therin
.
❧
Here
foloweth
the
persons
whom
the
elders
or
commyssyoners
oughte
to
admonyshe
,
and
howe
they
oughte
to
procede
.
IF
there
be
anye
whych
teacheth
straunge
or
false
opinions
agaynst
the
doctrine
receyued
,
that
he
be
called
to
conferre
with
them
.
And
if
he
be
conformable
they
shall
suffer
hym
to
departe
withoute
defame
or
slaunder
,
&
if
he
be
obstinate
,
yet
they
shall
admonyshe
him
certayne
tymes
vntill
they
see
that
greter
seueriite
be
nedefull
:
and
then
to
forbid
him
the
communion
letting
it
be
knowen
to
the
magistrate
.
If
anie
be
negligent
in
comming
to
churche
,
so
that
there
be
perceyued
in
him
a
notable
contempte
of
the
communion
of
the
faithful
,
or
if
ani
shewe
hym selfe
a
contemner
of
the
order
ecclesiasticall
,
that
they
admonishe
him
.
And
yf
he
render
him selfe
obedient
,
that
they
sende
him
awaye
gently
.
But
yf
he
doe
perseuer
from
euell
to
worse
,
after
they
haue
aduertysed
hym
three
tymes
,
that
then
they
shal
seperate
him
from
the
churche
and
declare
him
to
the
Seniorye
.
As
concerning
the
lyues
&
the
correction
of
their
faultes
whyche
shall
happen
,
it
is
necessarye
to
procede
accordinge
to
the
order
whyche
Christ
commaunded
.
That
is
to
saye
for
secreate
fautes
they
shall
reproue
secreatly
.
Also
that
none
bring
his
neighbour
before
the
churche
for
to
accuse
him
of
any
faute
the
which
is
not
notoriouse
or
slaunderouse
,
excepte
he
fynde
hym
stubborne
and
contempteouse
.
Moreouer
those
that
be
contempners
of
particuler
admonytyons
of
their
neyghbours
,
shal
be
warned
by
the
churche
,
and
if
they
wyll
in
no
waies
come
to
reformacion
nor
acknowledge
their
faute
when
they
shal
be
conuinced
,
that
then
they
commaunde
them
to
absteyne
from
the
communion
vntill
the
time
they
be
better
disposed
.
As
concerning
notorious
and
publicke
offences
,
the
churche
may
in
no
case
wincke
at
them
or
passe
them
ouer
,
but
if
they
be
fautes
whiche
deserue
onely
admonityon
,
the
office
of
the
Commyssyoners
or
elders
shal
be
to
call
them
before
them
which
be
culpable
,
exhortinge
them
amiablie
that
they
may
amende
:
and
if
they
see
amendement
,
no
further
to
moleste
them
,
but
if
they
perseuer
further
in
their
euel
,
againe
to
be
admonished
:
&
at
length
if
they
profyte
not
,
then
to
denounce
them
as
contempners
of
god
,
and
so
to
absteyne
from
the
communion
vntyll
they
see
in
them
a
change
of
lyfe
.
As
concerning
crimes
whiche
deserue
not
onelye
declaracion
and
aduertisement
by
wordes
but
correction
with
chastisement
:
yf
anye
be
faulen
,
according
as
the
case
shall
require
,
they
shall
denounce
that
he
absteyne
from
the
communion
for
a
certayne
tyme
,
humbling
him selfe
before
god
,
&
better
to
knowe
his
faulte
.
If
anye
by
contumacye
or
rebellion
wil
presume
or
preace
in
contrarie
to
that
is
commaunded
,
and
for
bydden
him
,
the
office
of
the
mynister
shal
be
to
put
him
backe
,
for
it
is
not
lawfull
to
receyue
such
a
one
to
the
communion
:
and
neuertheles
that
it
be
so
moderated
that
there
appeare
no
rigoure
,
by
the
which
any
person
shulde
be
greued
or
offended
,
namely
suche
corrections
be
but
medicines
to
bring
the
sinners
vnto
god
.
Item
that
all
this
be
done
in
suche
sorte
that
the
mynisters
take
not
vpon
them
anye
Ciuil
Iurisdiction
,
and
that
this
consistorie
be
in
no
case
any
derogacion
to
the
auctoritie
of
the
Seniorie
,
nor
to
ordinarye
Iustice
:
but
that
the
Ciuill
power
continue
in
his
full
efficacye
,
and
namely
where
it
shal
be
nede
of
punishement
or
compulcion
of
the
parties
,
but
the
ministers
wyth
the
consistorie
hauing
hearde
the
parties
and
declared
with
suche
admonitions
,
as
shal
be
nedeful
,
then
to
iudge
therin
according
to
the
weightinesse
of
the
case
.
Item
that
this
pollicye
be
not
onelie
for
the
towne
,
but
also
for
the
villages
perteyning
to
the
Seniorie
.
❧
Order
for
the
visitacion
of
the
mynisters
and
paryshes
parteyning
to
Geneua
FYrst
of
all
to
conserue
vnitie
&
good
pollicye
especially
in
doctrine
throughe
the
whole
body
of
the
churche
of
Geneua
,
aswel
in
the
towne
as
the
villages
belonging
therto
,
the
magistrates
shall
chose
two
of
the
councell
,
and
likewise
the
ministers
shall
chose
two
of
the
congregacion
,
which
shall
haue
the
charge
to
goe
and
enquire
in
euery
parishe
once
in
the
yere
if
the
minister
haue
set
forth
anye
newe
doctrine
repugnant
to
the
puritye
of
the
gospell
.
Secondlye
they
shall
enquire
if
the
minister
hath
preached
to
edificacion
,
or
if
he
vse
anie
slaunderouse
maner
of
liuing
,
if
he
be
not
able
to
teache
the
people
,
or
if
he
be
obscure
,
or
vse
superfluous
questions
,
or
be
ouer
rigorouse
in
life
and
doctrine
.
Thirdly
to
exhorte
the
people
to
haunte
the
sermons
diligentlye
,
to
heare
them
,
and
doe
there
after
,
and
lyue
christianly
also
to
declare
what
is
the
office
of
a
minister
,
that
he
may
be
instructed
the
better
to
serue
.
Fourthly
to
knowe
if
the
minister
be
dilligent
both
to
preache
and
visite
the
sicke
,
and
to
minister
perticulerly
to
those
which
haue
nede
,
and
to
staye
that
nothing
be
done
contrarie
to
gods
glorye
:
also
if
he
leade
an
honest
lyfe
shewing
it
by
his
good
example
,
if
he
vse
anye
dyssolutnesse
or
lyghtnes
either
in
him self
or
in
his
housholde
,
if
he
be
disdainful
or
agree
well
with
his
paryshners
.
¶
The
maner
of
the
visitacion
.
THat
the
minister
beinge
appointed
to
thys
offyce
after
he
hath
preached
and
admonished
the
people
as
is
aforesaide
,
shall
enquire
of
the
wardes
and
procurators
of
the
paryshe
both
concerning
the
doctrine
,
and
life
of
the
minister
,
and
likewise
concerning
his
diligence
and
maner
of
teaching
,
desiring
them
in
the
name
of
god
not
to
suffer
nor
dissemble
anye
thinge
which
may
hinder
the
honour
of
god
,
the
aduancement
of
his
worde
,
or
the
welth
of
the
commons
.
Item
according
as
he
hath
founde
,
that
he
make
reporte
to
the
congregacion
,
to
the
ende
that
yf
there
be
anye
faute
which
deserueth
no
greater
correction
then
by
wordes
,
he
shal
be
admonished
according
to
the
custume
.
Item
if
he
haue
offended
more
greuously
then
ought
to
be
suffered
,
let
them
procede
according
to
the
forme
of
the
n2
afore
mensioned
,
that
is
to
say
,
the
foresaid
fower
deputes
shal
make
the
reporte
vnto
the
Seniorie
,
therin
to
procede
according
to
reason
.
Item
visitacion
shall
not
importe
anye
determinacion
of
causes
or
kind
of
Iurisdiction
,
but
shal
be
onely
a
remedie
to
auoyde
all
offences
.
And
aboue
all
,
the
ministers
shal
not
swarue
from
their
duety
nor
be
corrupted
.
Item
this
shall
in
no
case
be
anye
let
to
the
course
of
Ciuill
Iustice
,
nor
to
exempt
the
ministers
from
the
common
subiection
:
but
that
they
aunswere
in
cyuyll
causes
as
others
doe
before
the
ordynarye
Iustyce
.
And
also
for
crimes
not
to
spare
them
but
to
punyshe
them
when
they
haue
offended
and
in
sume
,
that
their
state
may
contynue
as
it
is
at
this
present
.
This
hath
ben
the
order
in
the
primitiue
church
in
the
time
of
the
Apostles
,
and
at
thys
daye
is
obserued
in
the
churches
well
reformed
,
according
to
the
pure
doctrine
of
the
gospell
.
❧
Ordinances
concerning
election
of
offices
and
officers
,
and
first
of
the
election
of
the
lordes
Sendicques
.
EVery
yere
the
tewsdaye
before
the
sondaye
after
candlemas
daye
,
the
counsell
shal
be
holden
expressely
to
chose
the
Sendicques
:
and
before
they
begyn
,
the
first
Sendicque
shal
make
some
good
exhortacion
,
exhorting
them
to
chose
men
of
good
conscience
,
regarding
the
honour
of
god
,
louing
equetie
and
truth
,
and
the
profyte
of
the
towne
,
men
of
a
good
life
&
good
name
.
Moreouer
they
shall
make
theyr
praiers
vnto
god
,
¶
The
othe
of
the
smale
counsell
.
WE
promise
and
swere
before
god
betwene
the
handes
of
the
Seniory
,
to
chose
and
name
into
the
office
of
Sendiques
,
those
which
we
knowe
to
be
meete
and
sufficient
,
for
the
maintenance
of
the
honour
of
god
and
the
christian
religion
,
in
this
towne
to
guide
&
gouerne
the
people
in
good
order
and
pollicye
,
to
conserue
the
liberties
of
the
towne
,
and
in
chosinge
them
we
shall
haue
oure
respecte
to
the
publicke
welth
,
and
not
to
particuler
affections
,
neither
for
fauour
nor
hate
,
as
god
is
oure
wytnes
of
thys
promyse
,
and
shal
be
Iudge
therin
yf
we
doe
the
contrarye
.
After
that
done
,
euery
one
by
order
shall
name
foure
cittezens
before
the
Sendiques
,
and
the
Secretaires
shal
be
there
present
to
wryte
those
that
shal
be
named
.
The
frydaye
folowinge
they
shall
holde
the
counsell
of
the
two
hundred
,
and
after
exhortacion
&
praier
made
,
the
forme
of
their
othe
shal
be
recyted
all
presently
holding
vp
their
hands
.
Also
they
shal
declare
eight
of
those
whych
haue
bene
named
in
the
election
of
the
smale
counsell
,
that
is
to
saye
those
which
had
the
most
voices
,
and
vpon
the
same
let
them
make
the
election
of
eyghte
,
or
of
the
number
which
haue
bene
proposed
,
or
of
other
if
it
shall
seme
good
,
nameli
that
they
be
all
citezens
,
in
suche
maner
that
the
election
of
the
smale
counsell
,
be
as
an
aduertisment
withoute
preiudice
to
the
libertie
of
the
two
hundred
.
The
sondaye
folowing
the
generall
counsell
shal
be
assembled
,
&
there
they
shall
pronounce
vnto
the
people
the
election
made
by
the
two
hundred
so
that
oute
of
eight
which
shal
be
presented
to
the
people
,
they
shall
chose
foure
,
if
so
be
that
they
shal
like
them
:
but
alwayes
when
it
shall
seme
good
vnto
them
they
shall
haue
lybertie
to
refuse
as
well
all
as
any
party
.
And
yf
it
happen
that
oute
of
that
present
number
their
shall
not
be
founde
foure
whom
the
people
shall
like
,
that
is
to
saye
by
the
moste
voices
,
that
then
they
procede
to
a
newe
election
,
for
the
number
which
hath
bene
refused
:
first
by
the
smale
counsell
,
and
afterwarde
by
the
two
hundred
,
so
that
none
be
receyued
but
suche
as
shal
be
approued
by
the
people
.
Item
this
order
shal
be
obserued
to
take
two
to
the
lower
parte
of
the
towne
and
two
of
the
vpper
.
This
election
made
and
confyrmed
by
the
people
,
the
foure
newe
elected
shall
come
into
the
towne
house
to
make
their
othe
betwine
the
hands
of
the
foure
auncientes
,
&
so
be
put
in
possession
of
their
office
.
¶
The
forme
of
their
othe
.
WE
promyse
and
swere
to
acquite
vs
faythefully
in
the
duetye
of
oure
offyce
,
and
fyrste
to
maynteyne
and
defende
as
muche
as
in
vs
lyeth
the
lybertyes
and
ryghtes
of
the
towne
,
well
and
trulye
to
minister
the
which
we
shall
haue
in
oure
handes
,
to
execute
good
and
right
Iustice
,
rendring
to
euery
man
that
whiche
shall
apperteine
to
him
,
susteyning
the
good
and
punyshinge
the
euill
,
wythoute
fauour
or
hate
,
moreouer
we
promise
to
doe
and
obserue
that
which
is
conteined
in
the
office
of
the
counsellors
,
god
bearing
vs
witnes
in
al
the
same
to
punnyshe
vs
yf
we
doe
the
contrarye
.
Touchinge
the
place
for
to
knowe
who
shal
be
the
first
or
second
,
if
those
which
they
chose
haue
bene
before
in
the
office
,
let
them
see
who
hath
ben
the
fyrste
,
and
let
hym
goe
before
the
other
,
and
so
euery
one
consequently
and
after
his
order
.
If
they
haue
taken
anye
whyche
haue
not
bene
before
in
offyce
,
then
to
see
howe
they
were
in
the
counsell
before
the
other
,
and
accordynge
to
their
auncienty
they
shal
be
placed
:
by
the
counsel
,
we
vnderstand
as
well
the
threasorers
and
secretaries
as
counsellers
,
and
he
which
hath
ended
his
yere
shall
not
be
chosen
vntyl
he
haue
rested
three
yere
.
If
it
happen
that
anye
of
the
Sendicques
die
during
his
office
,
and
that
there
reste
yet
foure
monethe
of
hys
tyme
,
let
there
be
another
chosen
as
sone
as
maye
be
:
but
yf
the
tyme
be
shorter
,
to
let
the
yere
passe
withoute
substituting
of
any
other
.
¶
The
election
of
the
petye
or
smale
counsell
.
THe
mondaie
folowing
,
the
fower
newe
elected
Sendiques
with
the
olde
,
and
the
threasorer
,
shall
assemble
together
with
the
two
hundred
,
and
after
they
haue
made
exhortacion
and
praier
,
and
the
othe
,
they
shall
recite
the
rowle
of
the
yere
past
:
and
whom
they
wil
haue
to
continue
in
their
office
:
the
other
to
be
put
of
.
Neuertheles
the
fower
auncient
Sendiques
shall
continue
withoute
controuersye
,
excepte
they
haue
committed
faultes
worthy
of
reprehension
in
the
time
of
their
gouernement
.
If
that
anye
be
put
of
by
the
moste
voices
,
there
shal
be
no
other
put
in
their
places
sodenly
,
but
the
smale
counsell
whyche
shal
be
chosen
,
shall
name
in
number
double
,
that
is
to
say
two
for
one
,
to
take
which
shall
seme
good
to
them
,
or
to
chose
by
their
iudgement
,
as
hath
ben
said
of
the
Sendicques
.
If
it
happen
that
anye
counsellour
dye
,
there
shall
none
succede
hym
in
place
vntyll
the
next
yere
,
excepte
it
be
by
pestilence
,
or
by
other
inconueniences
,
that
the
number
be
so
sore
diminished
that
the
counsell
shal
be
vnfurnished
.
The
election
done
,
all
shall
come
and
make
their
othe
before
they
set
downe
,
principallye
the
newe
elected
as
the
other
hath
done
before
.
¶
The
forme
of
their
othe
.
WE
promise
and
sweare
faythfully
to
applie
and
to
doe
all
that
perteyneth
to
oure
office
,
and
firste
of
al
to
doe
oure
diligence
to
conserue
and
maintayne
the
welth
honour
and
profite
of
the
towne
,
and
to
come
together
as
often
and
as
many
tymes
as
nede
shal
be
,
to
giue
good
and
faithfull
counsell
touchynge
that
whyche
shal
be
required
of
vs
.
Item
to
aduertise
those
to
whom
it
shall
aperteine
,
of
al
that
we
shal
thinke
to
be
to
the
profyte
of
the
towne
.
Item
to
kepe
secret
all
that
which
hath
bene
sayd
and
determined
in
the
counsell
,
excepte
it
be
a
publike
matter
which
ought
to
be
published
.
Item
in
no
case
to
be
preiudiciouse
vnto
the
honour
or
profite
of
the
towne
for
fauoure
,
or
amytie
,
or
hate
,
or
any
other
carnall
consyderacyon
,
whatsoeuer
it
be
.
Item
not
to
be
moued
with
bribes
or
anye
suche
practyse
whatsoeuer
it
be
,
from
Iustice
,
or
rightly
to
doe
our
duetie
,
but
contrarily
to
breake
&
let
with
al
oure
power
such
enterprises
.
Item
not
to
take
presents
or
bribes
for
fauour
of
anye
,
in
that
which
concerneth
oure
office
,
nor
in
generall
,
all
that
maye
be
presented
vnto
vs
in
the
respecte
of
oure
estate
,
for
to
make
vs
decline
from
the
fidelitie
whiche
we
owe
to
the
towne
,
&
the
right
which
we
be
bounde
to
render
to
all
.
Item
in
al
causes
that
which
we
shal
be
required
of
,
to
pronounce
with
all
right
&
equitie
that
which
shall
seme
good
vnto
vs
,
withoute
fraud
or
hate
to
ani
of
the
parties
,
&
aboue
al
to
procure
that
the
christian
religion
be
puerlye
obserued
,
and
god
honoured
&
serued
as
well
in
the
towne
as
in
the
teritoris
of
the
same
,
god
being
witnes
vnto
vs
in
al
these
promises
to
be
Iudge
therin
if
we
doe
the
contrarie
.
Touching
the
appointement
of
all
their
places
,
the
foure
auncient
Sendicques
shal
be
the
first
,
and
so
orderly
the
other
according
to
the
time
that
they
haue
bene
counsellers
,
or
in
higher
offices
.
The
election
of
the
Treasorer
.
ITem
from
thre
yere
,
to
thre
yere
,
he
shal
be
chosen
with
the
Sendicques
in
like
order
and
fassion
,
moreouer
when
he
shal
be
chosen
that
he
make
like
othe
with
the
counsellers
,
adioyning
therto
this
promise
:
to
minister
faithfully
to
the
profyte
of
the
towne
,
the
common
monye
which
shal
be
delyuered
into
his
handes
,
and
in
general
to
procure
for
the
common
welth
as
his
owne
proper
,
as
wel
in
recouering
as
in
keping
and
distributing
.
¶
The
election
of
the
Secretaries
.
ITem
their
shal
be
two
Secreataries
the
one
superior
&
the
other
inferior
,
whose
office
shal
be
for
no
prefixed
terme
,
but
euery
yere
when
the
Sendicques
shal
be
elected
,
the
counsell
shal
consider
if
it
be
good
that
thei
continue
in
their
office
.
And
if
it
shall
seme
good
vnto
them
vpon
good
consyderacion
,
to
put
them
of
,
that
then
they
place
other
in
their
steade
,
referringe
it
alwayes
to
the
Iudgement
of
the
two
hundred
,
the
whiche
maye
doe
as
semeth
good
vnto
them
:
&
that
there
be
ouerseing
or
suruieng
euery
yere
ouer
this
office
,
to
make
election
whan
nede
shall
require
.
The
forme
of
their
othe
.
WE
promyse
and
swere
to
put
in
writing
faithfully
and
diligently
al
that
shal
be
nedeful
as
oure
office
shal
require
,
and
also
to
trauail
that
by
oure
defaulte
or
negligence
there
come
no
damage
neyther
to
the
towne
nor
to
the
people
.
Item
not
to
reueale
anye
of
the
Seacreates
of
the
counsel
,
nor
declare
them
to
any
person
excepte
it
be
by
the
ordynarie
commaundement
of
the
counsell
.
Item
to
make
expedicion
in
al
that
shal
be
committed
to
oure
charge
,
as
well
for
the
towne
as
for
priuate
parties
,
and
in
generall
to
obserue
with
a
good
conscience
al
that
apperteineth
to
the
duety
of
oure
offices
.
¶
Of
the
counsell
of
the
two
hundred
.
ITem
the
smale
counsell
shal
the
next
day
after
the
election
,
peruse
the
roule
of
the
yere
past
,
to
the
ende
to
chose
the
counsell
of
thre
score
and
consequently
the
two
hundred
,
continuinge
those
whiche
they
shall
thinke
to
be
mete
,
putting
of
those
which
shall
seme
good
to
be
put
of
,
placing
other
in
their
steade
,
to
fulfill
the
number
:
moreouer
to
commaunde
to
swere
or
renewe
their
othe
,
the
forme
therof
shal
be
the
same
which
they
of
the
smale
councell
doe
make
.
¶
For
the
auditours
of
the
accomptes
.
ITem
that
euery
yere
the
pety
counsel
shal
chose
foure
,
wherof
one
shal
be
one
of
the
Sendicques
for
to
contynue
(
if
it
shal
seme
good
vnto
them
)
of
those
whiche
were
the
yere
before
,
or
others
:
&
that
done
they
shall
make
their
reporte
to
the
counsell
of
the
two
hundred
,
the
which
haue
suche
lybertie
to
ratifie
them
or
put
them
of
as
hath
bene
saide
.
¶
The
forme
of
their
othe
.
WE
promyse
and
swere
to
doe
in
oure
office
that
which
apperteineth
to
good
and
faithful
procurers
of
the
publyke
welthe
,
and
to
haue
such
care
therof
as
of
oure
owne
propre
famylye
.
And
principally
in
hearing
the
accomptes
which
shal
be
made
vnto
vs
,
neither
to
ouer
passe
nor
alowe
anye
thinge
,
but
that
which
semeth
vnto
vs
iust
and
reasonable
.
Item
to
conserue
and
kepe
all
the
rightes
and
priuileges
of
the
towne
well
and
faithfully
▪
bringing
all
into
good
order
as
shal
be
nedefull
.
Item
if
their
be
anye
thinge
amisse
or
oute
of
the
waie
,
to
make
good
and
diligent
inquisision
to
brynge
agayne
and
recouer
it
.
Item
that
all
which
shal
be
perteyninge
to
the
towne
be
it
rent
,
prest
,
fines
,
confiscation
,
or
other
thinges
whatsoeuer
they
be
,
to
make
good
&
diligent
inquisition
and
pursute
withoute
respecte
of
person
.
Finally
to
doe
oure
diligence
that
nothinge
perishe
or
be
alienated
in
maner
of
wyse
by
oure
faulte
negligence
or
dissymulacion
.
❧
For
the
Controuler
,
the
maister
of
the
monye
,
the
keper
of
the
towne
house
called
the
Saoulter
and
the
maister
of
the
ordinance
.
Item
that
euery
three
yere
after
the
counsel
is
chosen
,
the
petie
counsel
shall
chose
these
officers
alwayes
vpon
this
condicion
y●
the
election
shal
be
referred
to
the
two
hundred
,
to
be
ratified
by
them
:
and
yf
they
doe
not
approue
them
,
the
petye
counsell
shall
chose
newe
,
neuertheles
the
olde
may
continue
if
they
shal
see
it
good
.
Touching
the
forme
of
their
othe
it
shal
be
sufficient
that
it
be
general
,
to
procure
the
welthe
and
honour
of
the
towne
as
muche
as
lyeth
in
their
power
,
and
with
all
paine
and
diligence
without
fraude
or
gile
to
exercyse
their
office
,
as
wel
towardes
euery
perticular
man
as
the
whole
publicke
state
.
❧
For
the
procurer
generall
.
ITem
that
this
shal
be
a
yerely
office
for
as
muche
as
it
shal
be
lawefull
to
continue
him
which
hath
serued
if
it
shall
seme
good
,
&
namely
it
shal
be
most
expedient
yf
he
be
a
man
meete
and
one
that
serueth
in
his
office
diligently
,
moreouer
the
maner
of
his
electyon
shal
be
lyke
vnto
the
laste
aboue
sayde
.
Item
being
chosen
he
shal
be
sworne
betwene
the
handes
of
the
Seniorye
as
foloweth
.
❧
The
forme
of
his
othe
.
I
Promyse
and
swere
to
maynteyne
and
defende
with
all
my
power
the
honour
and
profite
of
the
commons
,
&
diligently
to
watche
for
the
conseruacion
of
the
rightes
of
the
citie
,
as
if
they
were
myne
owne
proper
:
and
to
pursue
those
to
whom
it
shall
apperteine
,
&
likewise
to
recouer
withoute
supporting
y●
one
or
greuing
that
other
.
Item
to
haue
an
eye
that
no
perticuler
person
doe
encroche
vppon
the
communaltie
,
&
if
ani
happen
so
do
doe
,
to
reueale
him
or
pursue
him
according
as
mine
office
importeth
.
Item
to
make
no
bargain
couenaunt
or
agrement
in
anye
wyse
for
to
dyminyshe
the
profyte
of
the
towne
,
nor
to
receyue
presentes
nor
bribes
,
for
to
dissemble
,
nor
to
holde
my
peace
when
my
dutie
shal
be
to
speake
.
❧
For
the
captayne
generall
THis
shal
be
an
office
perpetual
,
yet
neuertheles
there
shal
be
a
diligent
vew
had
euery
three
yere
,
to
prouide
for
the
towne
a
newe
,
yf
he
whyche
is
therin
be
faulen
into
age
,
or
longe
sickenes
,
or
other
wyse
occupied
that
he
cannot
tende
to
hys
office
:
and
the
election
to
be
by
the
counsell
and
also
approued
by
the
two
hundred
as
is
afore
sayde
.
¶
For
the
perticuler
captaines
.
THis
shal
be
an
office
for
terme
of
lyfe
,
and
in
euery
quarter
of
the
towne
he
shall
chose
his
perticuler
captaine
in
the
presence
of
the
captayne
generall
,
and
two
of
the
counsell
deputed
for
the
same
,
and
after
the
election
shall
be
reported
to
the
counsell
,
whyche
shall
haue
auctoritie
is
ratifye
hym
.
¶
For
the
banderettes
.
ITem
the
banderettes
general
shal
be
elected
as
the
captayne
and
in
suche
sorte
.
Touching
the
other
banderettes
they
shall
be
chosen
as
the
perticuler
captaynes
,
excepte
in
steade
of
two
counsellours
it
shal
be
sufficient
that
the
captayne
of
the
quarter
be
ther
wyth
their
dizoners
.
¶
Of
their
lieutenantes
.
EVery
one
maye
chose
him
his
lieutenant
so
that
it
be
by
the
consent
of
all
their
bandes
in
generall
,
excepte
in
the
time
of
daunger
this
shal
not
be
done
withoute
the
knowledge
and
expresse
permyssyon
of
the
counsell
.
¶
Of
the
dizeners
.
ITem
the
petye
counsell
hathe
full
power
to
chose
them
,
and
to
contynue
them
so
longe
as
they
doe
their
duetie
,
or
other
wyse
to
dispose
them
.
All
shal
be
sworne
betwene
the
hands
of
the
Sendicques
in
this
forme
,
and
to
renewe
it
in
time
of
necessitye
.
¶
The
forme
of
the
othe
.
I
Promyse
&
swere
to
endeuoure
my selfe
faythefully
for
the
defence
of
the
towne
,
&
in
no
case
to
forsake
it
in
the
time
of
necessity
.
Item
to
be
continually
readie
and
prest
to
beare
armes
against
the
enemies
,
whensoeuer
I
shal
be
appointed
by
my
superiors
.
Item
to
maintaine
and
kepe
peace
and
tranquilitie
amonge
the
burge●es
and
habitantes
of
the
towne
:
and
to
staye
and
let
with
al
my
power
al
sedicion
,
strife
,
fighting
,
or
chiding
.
Item
to
make
no
euell
conspiracie
or
enterprise
,
but
the
contrarie
,
resisting
all
those
which
doe
it
,
and
to
reueale
them
to
my
superiours
.
Item
to
stope
all
dyssolucyons
and
outrages
,
and
in
generall
all
whiche
shal
be
contrarye
to
the
order
and
pollicie
of
the
towne
.
❧
For
the
geolyer
or
Souldan
.
THis
offyce
shal
be
for
no
certeyne
tyme
,
neuertheles
it
shal
be
ouerseen
and
vewed
euery
thre
yere
,
to
see
if
he
doe
well
his
duetye
:
the
election
shal
be
by
the
counsell
,
the
confirmacion
by
the
two
hundred
,
as
is
aforesaid
.
¶
The
forme
of
the
othe
which
they
vse
shal
be
thus
.
I
Promise
and
sweare
to
kepe
faithfully
all
that
which
shal
be
committed
to
me
,
and
to
render
accompte
therof
withoute
fraude
.
Item
to
kepe
euery
prisoner
commytted
to
my
charge
chayned
or
at
large
,
as
shal
be
commaunded
me
.
Item
in
such
cases
as
shal
be
forbidden
and
not
permitted
that
anye
doe
speake
with
a
prisoner
,
I
shall
take
such
diligent
hede
that
none
come
at
them
to
talke
with
them
.
Item
not
to
permit
the
prisoners
to
vse
any
bancketts
,
outrages
,
plaieng
,
dissollutnesse
,
gamyng
,
or
suche
other
vnmete
things
.
Item
not
to
exacte
or
take
aboue
the
which
shal
be
due
according
to
the
taxe
.
¶
For
the
Saoultier
.
THis
shal
be
an
office
perpetual
,
Item
this
election
shal
be
made
by
the
petie
counsell
,
and
confirmed
by
the
two
hundred
.
¶
For
the
heroldes
.
THis
shal
be
an
office
likewise
perpetuall
as
of
the
Saoultier
,
the
one
shal
be
a
horse
man
,
the
other
a
foote
man
,
the
election
shal
be
as
is
aforesayde
.
¶
The
waiters
or
officers
for
the
counsell
,
and
the
lieutenant
.
THis
shal
be
an
office
perpetuall
excepte
there
happen
anye
notable
faulte
,
also
the
petie
counsell
haue
full
power
to
make
them
or
depose
them
if
nede
shal
be
.
The
number
of
the
officers
for
the
Citie
shal
be
fourtene
,
and
for
the
lieutenant
tower
.
Touching
their
othe
it
shal
be
sufficient
besyde
the
othe
of
common
burgeses
,
they
shal
promise
to
be
diligent
assisting
at
all
times
,
readie
to
wayte
vpon
the
commaundement
of
the
Sendicques
and
counsell
,
seruing
them
in
their
offyce
.
Item
to
come
incontinent
when
they
shal
be
commaunded
,
to
execute
all
that
shal
be
geuen
them
in
charge
.
Item
to
beare
themselues
faithfully
in
all
that
apperteineth
to
their
office
withoute
faulte
or
delaye
,
and
to
kepe
secreate
all
that
shal
be
done
and
spoken
in
the
counsell
,
and
diligently
to
watche
and
kepe
well
the
towne
house
,
and
all
that
is
therin
.
Item
to
make
faithefull
reporte
of
al
messages
or
visitacions
which
shal
be
committed
to
them
.
¶
The
gardes
of
the
towers
and
the
porters
.
ITem
this
office
shal
be
perpetual
so
longe
as
they
shall
doe
their
duetie
,
the
counsel
shall
ouer
see
them
,
and
in
theyr
power
to
contynue
or
dyspose
them
.
Item
it
shall
not
be
nedefull
to
set
anye
especiall
forme
of
othe
,
for
it
requireth
not
but
fidelitie
and
diligence
to
kepe
the
place
,
in
the
whiche
they
be
constituted
,
which
may
be
briefely
done
by
wordes
.
¶
For
the
notaires
.
THe
power
to
make
them
or
depose
them
,
shal
be
in
the
petie
counsell
,
neuertheles
none
shal
be
receyued
withoute
the
reporte
and
witnesse
of
the
notaires
of
the
towne
,
concerning
their
sufficiencie
,
wisedome
,
and
learning
.
¶
The
forme
of
their
othe
.
I
Promyse
and
sweare
to
receyue
no
acte
nor
Instrument
which
shal
be
to
the
dishonour
or
damage
of
the
towne
,
or
against
the
pollicie
of
the
same
.
Item
to
couche
faithefully
and
set
downe
by
writing
al
such
actes
&
Instruments
as
I
shal
be
required
,
withoute
addinge
or
dymynishing
to
the
puritie
therof
.
Item
to
deliuer
to
euery
one
al
such
rightes
as
apperteine
to
him
,
&
shal
be
in
my
hands
.
Item
not
to
Concele
or
kepe
backe
anye
instruement
to
the
preiudice
of
the
one
or
fauour
of
the
other
,
and
also
not
to
delyuer
into
the
handes
of
the
partye
contrarie
,
anye
documents
to
defraud
him
which
I
ought
to
helpe
:
but
to
conserue
and
kepe
faithefully
all
actes
whiche
shal
be
committed
to
my
charge
.
Item
to
make
expedicion
to
all
men
of
that
which
may
serue
them
according
to
equitie
and
reason
.
The
counsel
haue
ful
power
to
ordeine
al
these
offices
,
to
constitute
&
set
in
those
which
they
will
.
Nowe
it
is
to
be
noted
that
to
exercise
these
offices
aforesayde
,
from
the
petye
counsell
vnto
the
Sendicques
,
and
so
downe
ward
vnto
the
Saoultier
,
it
is
required
that
he
be
a
cittezen
.
Item
to
be
the
lieutenant
or
one
of
the
assistance
.
Item
for
al
the
Captaines
&
banderettes
generall
.
Item
the
Controuller
,
Auditour
of
the
counsell
,
maister
of
the
monye
,
procurer
generall
maister
of
th
artilery
,
&
geoler
,
it
shal
be
required
that
he
be
a
citezen
:
for
the
rest
it
is
sufficient
if
he
be
a
Burges
.
As
concerning
that
which
hath
ben
sayd
of
terme
and
space
of
time
,
it
is
to
be
vnderstande
in
this
sorte
,
that
if
it
happen
any
faulte
worthy
to
be
punished
by
deposicion
it
shall
alwayes
be
lawfull
to
depose
the
offender
as
he
hath
deserued
.
Moreouer
the
Burgeses
or
citezens
which
shall
refuse
to
take
the
dignity
of
office
or
estate
vnto
the
whiche
he
shal
be
called
or
ordeyned
by
the
Seniorie
,
and
will
in
no
case
condissende
and
agree
to
take
it
,
that
he
shal
then
be
set
to
paye
.xxv.
Crownes
for
fine
for
hys
contumacye
,
and
constrayned
to
absent
the
towne
for
a
yere
excepte
he
haue
a
lawfull
excuse
wel
knowen
to
the
counsell
.
¶
The
office
charge
and
power
of
the
lordes
Sendicques
.
THe
foure
Sendicques
shal
be
contynually
resident
in
the
towne
,
during
the
yere
of
their
Sendicate
,
not
so
muche
as
anye
of
them
to
departe
oute
of
the
towne
,
to
lodge
oute
of
the
towne
,
not
for
one
night
,
excepte
he
let
it
be
knowen
to
the
others
:
&
that
none
of
them
doe
enterprise
any
farre
iourney
,
to
be
sixe
or
eighte
daies
absent
,
wythoute
the
leaue
of
the
counsell
.
Item
that
euery
daye
they
shal
gather
them selues
to gether
after
dinner
,
that
is
to
saye
at
one
of
the
clocke
,
to
consulte
vpon
that
whiche
shal
be
to
doe
,
and
to
put
order
their
in
,
and
also
to
put
those
thinges
in
execution
which
hath
been
concluded
by
the
counsell
.
Item
vpon
the
ordinarie
daies
that
the
counsel
is
holden
,
the
Sendicques
shal
be
the
first
in
the
towne
house
▪
as
wel
to
shewe
good
enspāle
vnto
other
as
to
deliberate
together
of
those
things
which
they
will
doe
.
Item
if
anye
thinge
happen
which
requireth
the
assemblie
of
the
counsel
,
they
shall
gather
them selues
together
to
doe
those
thinges
which
shal
be
nedefull
.
Item
in
things
which
shal
require
their
presence
in
dyuers
places
at
one
tyme
,
they
shal
deuyde
them selues
in
suche
sorte
as
eche
of
them
maye
be
where
it
shal
be
expedient
.
Item
if
it
happen
any
publike
noise
as
fyre
,
tumulte
,
or
other
like
,
that
the
firste
Sendicque
shall
come
incontynent
into
the
towne
house
,
and
shall
continue
there
,
waiting
for
the
newes
which
shal
be
brought
him
,
to
the
ende
to
assemble
the
counsell
from
hower
to
hower
if
nede
shal
be
,
or
otherwyse
to
dispose
according
as
necessitie
shal
require
:
and
that
the
other
thre
shall
runne
hastely
vnto
the
place
where
the
dainger
shal
be
,
and
moreouer
hauing
seen
the
thing
,
two
shall
disseuer
,
one
on
the
one
syde
of
the
towne
and
the
other
on
the
other
syde
,
to
visyte
and
kepe
the
streates
,
corners
and
the
gates
if
nede
shal
be
,
and
the
thirde
shal
continue
vpon
the
daunger
,
vntyll
it
shal
be
apesed
,
or
otherwise
.
¶
The
office
of
the
fyrste
and
chiefe
Sendicques
.
THat
euery
daye
when
there
shal
be
no
counsell
,
he
shall
come
into
the
towne
house
that
is
to
say
at
the
comming
from
the
sermon
,
to
se
if
there
rest
anye
conclusion
of
the
counsell
to
execute
,
or
heare
those
plaintifes
which
shall
come
.
Item
that
he
receyue
the
letters
that
shal
be
addressed
to
the
counsel
,
but
he
shall
not
open
them
but
in
the
presence
of
one
of
his
felowes
,
or
at
the
lest
two
counsellers
:
but
if
it
be
a
matter
of
hast
he
shall
cal
his
other
compagnions
to
consulte
at
the
hower
,
or
otherwyse
to
tarie
vntyll
they
shal
be
assembled
:
and
generally
that
in
al
matters
which
are
worthye
to
haue
consultacion
at
the
hower
he
shall
assemble
hys
compagnyons
.
Item
on
the
dayes
of
the
counsell
incontinent
after
the
sermon
,
he
shal
be
in
the
towne
house
to
heare
those
which
shall
require
audience
.
Item
at
his
comming
forth
he
shal
make
aunswere
vpon
those
thinges
that
be
hearde
,
and
that
the
same
daye
he
shall
prouide
to
put
in
execution
that
which
hath
ben
ordeined
,
if
they
be
thinges
which
may
be
executed
so
redilie
.
Item
that
he
shal
signe
the
mariages
before
they
be
pronounced
in
the
church
,
inquiring
diligently
yf
the
mariage
maye
be
made
accordinge
to
the
ordinaunces
of
god
.
Item
that
he
shal
haue
the
towne
seale
in
his
hands
,
&
the
charge
for
to
seale
.
Item
he
shal
be
president
ouer
the
second
appellacions
or
supreame
.
¶
The
office
of
the
iii.
other
Sendicques
.
ITem
the
one
shall
set
in
the
consistorie
,
the
other
in
the
chamber
of
accomptes
,
and
the
thyrde
ouer
the
first
appellacions
.
Item
there
shal
be
one
deputed
or
appointed
to
vilet
the
prisoners
once
a
weeke
,
and
this
charge
shal
be
geuen
him
in
the
beginning
of
the
yere
by
the
aduise
of
the
counsell
.
¶
What
some
of
them
may
doe
.
ITem
two
maye
signe
the
commaundementes
ordinarie
,
to
make
paiementes
for
the
charges
passed
by
the
counsell
.
Item
to
open
the
letters
that
be
adressed
to
the
counsel
as
is
said
.
¶
That
which
one
alone
maye
doe
.
ITem
that
whatsoeuer
complainte
shal
come
,
eche
one
of
the
Sendicques
hath
full
power
to
commaunde
those
to
whom
it
apperteneth
to
be
examined
,
and
to
examine
them
,
and
to
imprison
them
if
nede
shal
be
.
Item
that
al
dissolutions
,
arrogansye
,
insolences
,
dronkennes
,
and
such
other
lyke
,
euery
one
hath
power
to
imprison
such
,
and
after
make
reporte
to
the
counsel
,
but
he
hath
no
power
to
delyuer
the
prisonner
before
he
hath
made
reporte
.
¶
Of
matters
Criminalls
.
IF
they
take
a
Criminall
or
a
malifactour
,
that
within
xxiiii
.
howers
they
shal
commaunde
the
lieutenant
to
make
him
aunswere
vpon
those
pointes
of
the
which
he
shal
be
accused
.
Afterward
he
shal
be
committed
to
the
lieutenant
,
yf
the
case
be
that
the
matter
may
be
easly
proued
,
or
namelye
if
he
be
alreadie
proued
,
and
that
there
be
no
difficulty
,
as
of
murther
,
thefte
,
or
suche
like
,
that
incontinent
they
shall
doe
iustice
,
and
at
the
most
thei
shal
not
kepe
him
aboue
x.
daies
.
Item
yf
it
be
a
matter
dyffycill
to
proue
as
concerning
the
acte
,
or
that
it
require
consultacion
concerning
the
sentence
,
that
then
a
competent
terme
shal
be
geuen
vnto
the
lieutenant
to
bringe
forth
his
witnesses
,
according
to
the
place
where
they
be
:
neuertheles
he
shall
not
haue
aboue
one
monethe
to
doe
it
at
the
most
,
althoughe
he
seke
his
witnes
in
other
places
.
Item
yf
they
be
in
the
towne
or
within
two
leagues
,
he
shal
haue
but
fyftene
daies
.
Item
yf
the
criminall
or
malefactor
demaunde
to
be
admytted
to
hys
Iustificacion
,
that
the
counsell
shall
haue
respecte
if
it
be
conuenient
&
according
to
reason
or
not
.
Item
if
the
counsel
shal
perceiue
that
he
ought
to
be
admitted
,
they
shall
geue
him
respit
for
.xxx.
daies
.
Item
the
profe
knowen
and
the
examinations
&
defences
hearde
,
in
case
that
they
he
admitted
,
the
Sendicques
ought
to
order
the
matter
so
that
the
prisoner
haue
sentence
within
.xii.
daies
,
at
the
farthest
,
albeit
that
the
matter
require
consultacion
,
otherwyse
that
they
doe
it
the
first
daie
.
Item
the
Sendicques
shal
be
iudges
of
all
criminall
causes
beinge
accompanied
with
the
counsell
,
and
eche
of
the
foure
in
his
order
shall
pronounce
the
sentences
,
neuertheles
if
ther
be
manye
sentences
to
be
geuen
in
one
sytting
,
there
shal
be
but
one
to
pronounce
it
,
but
if
there
be
one
or
more
absent
,
that
those
which
be
the
fyrste
set
after
them
in
counsell
that
they
take
the
place
with
the
staf
,
e
but
yet
thei
shal
not
pronounce
the
sentence
.
❧
The
office
,
charge
,
and
duetye
,
of
the
counsell
.
ITem
that
iii.
dayes
in
the
weeke
that
is
to
say
Monday
Tuesday
and
Fryday
,
e
they
shall
come
together
at
the
sounde
of
the
bell
withoute
anye
other
calling
:
moreouer
yf
it
shall
happen
anye
extraordynarye
matters
,
that
they
shal
appeare
at
the
hower
assigned
by
the
commaundement
of
the
Sendicques
,
by
night
or
by
daie
.
Item
in
the
ordinarye
dayes
from
Easter
,
to
Michelmas
,
they
shall
assemble
at
seauen
of
the
clocke
.
And
from
Michelmas
to
Easter
at
eight
of
the
clocke
which
is
at
the
ende
of
the
●ermon
:
and
he
that
appeareth
not
to
be
assistant
shall
paie
.
Item
in
matters
of
greate
importaunce
and
which
require
the
presence
of
the
whole
counsell
,
the
Sendicques
shall
commaunde
to
seke
the
counsell
by
the
othe
which
they
owe
to
the
towne
,
but
thys
shal
not
be
done
but
by
good
discreacyon
.
Item
whosoeuer
shal
be
called
vpon
his
othe
&
appeareth
not
,
he
shall
pay
a
fyne
of
fyue
florence
,
excepte
he
haue
a
lawful
excuse
,
for
the
whiche
he
shal
be
sworne
if
he
wyll
haue
hys
excuse
receiued
,
&
moreouer
that
he
doe
signifie
in
his
owne
person
or
his
wyfe
.
Item
the
none
shal
depart
before
that
the
counsel
be
ended
withoute
asking
leaue
.
Item
whosoeuer
shall
depart
withoute
the
leaue
of
the
counsell
,
and
beinge
called
agayne
by
the
Saoultier
,
at
the
commaundement
of
the
fyrste
Sendicque
,
yf
he
come
not
,
he
shall
be
put
to
a
fyne
fyue
Florens
,
and
three
dayes
imprysonment
.
Item
after
the
praie●
be
made
none
shal
speake
but
in
his
order
,
Item
that
euery
one
shall
kepe
his
place
to
auoide
confusion
.
Item
the
noe
man
be
so
hardye
to
propose
any
thing
of
his
own
heade
but
he
shal
reueale
the
same
to
the
first
Sendicque
before
the
counsell
be
set
,
that
the
Sendicque
may
propose
it
,
neuertheles
yf
it
seme
good
vnto
hym
,
he
may
commaunde
the
other
to
declare
it
more
at
large
the
better
to
informe
the
counsell
.
Item
yf
it
happen
that
anye
haue
aduertysement
after
the
counseyll
be
set
,
of
anye
thynge
perteyninge
to
the
common
welthe
,
that
then
beinge
entred
into
the
house
he
shall
aduertise
the
first
Sendicque
a
parte
.
Item
that
none
shall
reueale
that
whyche
is
intreated
of
or
decreed
in
secreate
in
their
counseyll
vpon
paine
to
be
deposed
,
and
for
euer
to
be
vnable
for
that
estate
:
moreouer
according
to
the
weighte
of
the
case
,
to
be
punished
by
the
aduyse
of
the
counsell
eyther
by
a
fine
of
mouer
or
open
penance
,
or
els
by
corporall
punishement
,
but
yf
it
appeare
that
he
hath
done
it
to
stoppe
the
course
of
Iustyce
it
shal
be
open
penance
,
if
it
haue
bene
to
greue
the
common
welth
it
shal
be
payne
corporall
.
Item
if
any
of
them
haue
ought
to
propose
of
his
owne
case
he
shal
let
it
be
writen
,
or
otherwyse
he
shall
tarye
vntyll
they
haue
dispatched
the
present
thinges
.
Item
that
none
swere
or
curse
as
to
name
the
deuyl
within
the
counsell
vpon
the
paine
of
v.
shil
.
and
if
he
contynue
after
he
hath
ben
corrected
sondrie
times
then
to
be
deposed
.
Item
that
none
shal
blaspheme
god
vp
on
the
paine
to
crie
god
mercy
solemynly
,
that
is
with
a
torche
burning
in
hys
hand
,
and
to
be
put
in
prison
,
&
if
he
doe
it
often
tymes
to
be
deposed
and
punished
more
rigorously
.
Item
that
none
reproche
or
mysname
any
other
,
nor
to
enter
into
any
contenssion
or
chiding
,
or
brauling
,
that
they
speake
no
contumelious
wordes
or
dishonestie
,
but
that
eche
one
telling
his
opinion
shal
speake
with
al
modestye
withoute
charging
the
other
or
speaking
against
their
honour
,
vpon
the
paine
of
v.
shill.
&
if
he
be
accustumed
so
to
do
,
after
certeyne
admonicions
,
and
no
amendement
had
,
to
be
deposed
from
the
counsel
.
Item
if
any
doe
charge
another
with
a
crime
,
he
shal
be
bounde
to
proue
it
otherwyse
to
crye
him
mercy
:
and
to
be
deposed
from
the
counsel
the
rest
of
the
yere
,
and
he
whiche
hath
ben
charged
shal
haue
his
action
.
Item
this
order
shal
be
kept
as
wel
for
the
counsel
of
sixtie
as
in
general
of
the
two
hundred
,
for
the
auoiding
of
confusion
,
&
the
al
thinges
may
be
the
better
obserued
,
they
shal
rede
that
which
is
passed
euery
yere
as
wel
in
the
firste
counsel
holden
after
the
election
,
as
also
of
the
two
hundred
,
&
then
al
shal
swere
to
kepe
it
.
Item
the
nothynge
shal
be
set
forth
amonge
the
two
hundred
before
it
hath
bene
treated
of
by
the
petye
counsel
,
neither
in
the
generall
counsell
before
it
hath
ben
treated
of
before
,
as
wel
of
the
two
hundred
as
of
the
petye
counsel
.
❧
For
what
causes
the
councellers
ought
to
retire
them selues
.
ITem
that
euery
one
in
hys
owne
proper
cause
shall
retyre
hym selfe
before
he
be
commaunded
,
and
yf
he
doe
it
not
they
shall
compell
hym
to
doe
it
.
Item
in
that
whiche
apperteyneth
to
his
,
and
not
to
his
owne
person
,
as
in
ciuill
causes
,
the
father
shall
not
be
present
when
the
cause
of
hys
sonne
shal
be
denounced
,
neither
brother
nor
vncle
:
moreouer
if
anye
wil
not
retire
him selfe
of
his
owne
good
wil
,
to
be
admonished
by
the
counsell
.
Item
in
Criminall
causes
none
shal
tarye
in
the
affaires
of
his
parent
or
of
his
Coosyn
yssued
from
his
cosyn
germayne
,
but
shal
be
excluded
.
Item
in
all
causes
which
shal
seme
good
to
the
counsell
to
exclude
anye
,
immediatly
they
shall
depart
.
¶
The
office
of
the
threasorer
.
THe
threasorer
shal
be
present
eueri
day
in
the
counsell
vpon
paine
aforesaid
,
and
haue
his
voice
as
the
other
.
Item
that
he
shall
kepe
secreate
the
which
shal
be
sayd
or
done
in
the
counsell
,
vpon
the
same
paine
that
is
set
vpon
the
counsellers
.
Item
to
receiue
all
the
common
money
as
well
of
the
ordinarye
reuenue
,
as
the
paynes
of
fines
or
other
extraordinarye
sommes
.
Item
that
he
shall
demaunde
and
receiue
in
due
time
and
also
yelde
accompte
of
that
which
shal
be
due
,
eyther
by
fermers
,
perticuler
receyuers
,
or
paines
fines
or
reuenewes
,
as
of
al
ather
things
,
so
that
the
towne
haue
no
lacke
by
negligence
.
Item
if
he
cannot
be
payde
with
a
good
will
,
he
shall
constreyne
the
detters
by
imprisonment
withoute
anye
further
delaye
.
Item
he
shall
delyuer
no
money
to
anie
person
but
by
commaundement
,
and
hauing
receiued
commaundement
he
shall
not
delaye
the
tyme
,
so
that
there
comme
anye
complaynte
agaynst
him
.
Item
he
shall
render
accomptes
euery
syxte
monethe
in
the
chamber
of
accomptes
,
&
not
to
dyfferre
the
time
aboue
sixe
wekes
ouer
his
terme
.
Item
in
rendering
of
his
accompts
he
shall
shewe
howe
he
receyued
it
,
with
what
modiaciō
,
Acte
,
or
Ordinaunce
,
or
by
what
vertue
he
hath
receiued
it
.
Item
concerning
the
things
receyued
or
paied
,
he
shal
shewe
forthe
the
commaundementes
with
the
quittances
vpon
euery
article
.
Item
that
the
accomptes
may
appeare
more
cleare
,
he
shall
set
them
downe
in
forme
of
a
register
.
When
he
shal
be
deposed
from
his
office
he
shall
render
the
accomptes
with
in
thre
monethes
:
and
if
he
be
founde
debitour
,
he
shall
render
the
remainder
within
sixe
wekes
,
or
otherwyse
he
shal
be
kept
in
prison
vnto
the
last
ende
of
the
paiment
.
❧
The
office
of
the
Secreataries
.
ITem
they
both
shal
be
continually
in
the
counsell
,
excepte
he
haue
a
lawefull
excuse
:
also
they
shall
kepe
secreate
that
which
shal
be
done
in
the
counsell
.
Item
they
shall
not
make
oute
or
delyuer
to
anye
person
the
copye
of
any
act
which
ought
to
be
kept
secreate
,
nor
to
reueale
anye
thynge
without
the
knowledge
of
the
Seniors
:
he
that
doth
the
contrary
shal
be
punished
as
is
aforesayde
.
Item
he
shall
haue
two
Registers
,
the
one
for
the
publike
affaires
,
or
in
any
poynte
touching
the
comminaltie
,
the
other
for
perticuler
men
,
whiche
appertayne
not
to
the
towne
.
Item
,
the
fyrste
Secreatarye
shall
wryte
the
fyrste
Register
of
those
thynges
holden
in
the
counsell
,
the
other
shall
haue
that
whiche
appertayneth
to
perticuler
affayres
.
Not
withstandynge
the
one
shall
wryte
yf
nede
be
,
&
read
the
letters
,
instrumentes
and
actes
,
that
the
other
shall
make
,
to
the
end
that
there
be
no
delay
.
Item
,
that
eche
of
them
in
his
office
shall
make
dispatche
of
the
matters
whiche
his
Register
importeth
,
neuerthelesse
,
the
fyrste
onelye
shall
haue
the
charge
to
signe
all
thynges
when
they
shal
be
present
.
Of
the
other
part
,
when
there
shal
be
publike
matters
to
dispatche
of
great
importaunce
,
as
instructions
,
and
such
lyke
,
the
first
shall
comunicate
with
his
companion
,
the
one
to
vse
the
others
counsell
.
But
in
the
absence
of
the
one
,
the
other
shall
haue
the
whole
charge
,
&
the
seconde
shall
doe
the
office
of
the
fyrste
.
Item
,
there
shal
be
a
Register
apart
for
the
letters
missiues
,
and
shal
continue
in
the
Secretaries
place
or
closet
,
the
whiche
shal
be
common
to
them
both
according
to
the
necessitie
.
Item
,
a
Register
aparte
for
causes
criminalls
.
Item
,
a
Register
for
causes
of
mariages
.
Item
,
a
Register
wherin
shal
be
enrouled
the
officers
from
the
fyrst
day
of
their
office
to
the
last
.
Item
,
another
to
kepe
in
order
the
statutes
&
proclamations
,
which
shal
be
made
according
to
the
necessitie
of
time
.
Item
,
a
Register
of
the
commaundements
with
shal
be
made
for
the
disbursing
of
any
monei
,
to
the
ende
that
the
rendring
of
the
acomptes
maye
appeare
more
cleare
,
and
be
better
verified
.
Item
,
another
Register
,
wherein
shal
be
drawen
al
the
actes
which
import
the
recoueryng
of
money
for
the
communaltie
,
as
of
fynes
,
and
other
profittes
.
Item
,
that
all
informacions
shall
be
locked
in
a
cheste
or
closet
,
of
the
whiche
the
first
Secretarye
shall
haue
the
kaye
,
and
in
his
absence
the
seconde
,
of
the
which
thei
shal
render
accompte
:
and
that
thei
may
be
found
when
nede
shal
be
,
eche
of
them
shall
haue
a
marke
by
number
,
and
in
another
coffer
there
shal
be
an
Inuentorie
marked
,
all
the
proces
concluded
&
finished
,
shal
be
brought
into
another
place
.
Item
,
they
shall
make
diligent
dispatche
aswel
for
the
perticuler
matters
as
common
,
and
that
nothynge
shall
be
left
vndone
,
thei
both
shall
comme
together
after
dinner
,
at
the
same
houre
that
the
Sindicques
assemble
,
also
at
sixe
of
the
clocke
in
the
mornynge
.
Item
,
they
shal
distribute
equallye
together
all
the
profittes
.
¶
Of
the
office
of
Capitaines
,
Banderetts
and
Dyzners
.
THE
Capitaine
generall
shal
be
diligente
and
vigillant
ouer
all
the
towne
,
he
shall
gather
no
assemblie
suspecte
,
nor
make
any
conuenticle
,
whiche
maye
be
a
preparatiue
to
sedicion
,
tumulte
,
or
mutinetie
,
and
the
perticuler
Captaynes
,
Banderettes
and
Dizners
,
shall
doe
the
lyke
,
euerye
one
in
his
office
and
quarter
.
Item
,
yf
any
such
lyke
thyng
happen
,
or
that
there
be
beginninges
of
trouble
,
the
Captaine
generall
shall
take
hede
to
it
betymes
and
aduertise
the
counsell
.
Item
,
if
the
perticuler
Captaitnes
shall
firste
perceyue
it
,
they
shall
doe
the
lyke
,
enformyng
the
Seniors
,
or
their
Generall
to
make
their
reporte
as
shall
seme
good
to
them
.
Item
,
thei
shall
watche
euerye
one
in
his
office
that
there
be
no
disorder
or
insolence
,
and
that
the
Burgeses
and
Inhabitants
gouerne
them
selues
honestlye
in
their
housholdes
,
without
noyse
,
trouble
,
or
brauling
,
and
if
any
do
the
contrary
,
they
shall
admonishe
him
,
and
if
that
admonission
profit
not
,
they
shall
make
their
reporte
to
the
Captayne
or
Seniors
.
Item
,
if
there
happen
any
daunger
or
inconuenience
in
the
towne
,
they
shal
be
alwayes
readye
for
defence
of
the
same
,
when
commaundement
shal
be
geuen
them
.
Neuertheles
,
it
shal
not
be
lawful
to
the
Capitaine
or
Banderet
to
assemble
men
,
or
to
arme
any
,
without
expresse
commaundement
of
the
counsell
,
except
there
happen
some
sodein
assaulte
without
,
in
the
whiche
case
thei
shal
doe
their
office
,
whyle
in
the
meane
tyme
,
the
counsell
maye
prouyde
more
largely
.
Item
,
to
the
ende
that
the
towne
shal
not
be
vnprouided
,
the
Capitain
general
shal
not
enterprise
any
farre
voyage
,
as
to
bee
aboue
eyght
dayes
absent
without
speciall
lycense
.
Item
,
that
eche
of
them
and
especially
the
Dizners
,
shall
be
diligent
that
the
Proclamations
and
Ordinaunces
of
the
counsell
,
as
well
for
the
reformation
of
the
church
,
as
for
the
ciuile
estate
,
that
thei
may
be
wel
obserued
:
&
if
any
doe
the
contrarye
,
they
shal
aduertise
the
Seniorie
.
Item
that
euery
Dizener
shal
make
euery
halfe
yere
a
roule
of
all
the
burgeses
and
inhabitauntes
within
his
diznarie
comprehended
,
with
all
the
housholdes
makyng
fyre
aparte
,
&
to
present
the
said
roule
to
the
counsel
.
Item
,
that
once
a
yere
the
captain
generall
accompanied
with
the
captaines
perticulers
and
Dizners
,
eche
in
his
quarter
,
shall
make
visitation
from
house
to
house
,
to
know
if
the
Burgeses
and
Inhabitauntes
be
furnished
with
armour
as
it
appertayneth
for
the
defence
of
the
towne
.
¶
The
Auditours
of
accomptes
.
ITEM
,
that
three
dayes
in
the
weke
that
is
to
say
Tewsday
,
Thursday
and
Saterdaye
,
they
shall
assemble
them selues
together
bothe
mornyng
and
euenyng
,
to
doe
that
theyr
office
requireth
.
Item
,
they
shall
put
in
writynge
all
maner
of
Instrumentes
,
and
obligacions
in
order
,
and
set
them
downe
in
Inuentorie
,
to
the
ende
that
nothing
be
loste
but
be
founde
easely
.
Item
,
they
shall
haue
an
officer
conuenient
appoynted
to
seeke
partyes
when
nede
shal
be
.
Item
,
that
withoute
exception
of
person
,
they
shall
doe
theyr
dutie
to
all
men
,
to
cause
them
to
paye
theyr
duetye
.
Item
,
when
any
refuseth
to
paye
,
or
denieth
the
debt
,
or
alledgeth
anye
excuse
,
which
semeth
to
them
insufficient
,
they
shall
make
report
thereof
to
the
counsell
within
eyghte
dayes
folowinge
.
Item
,
if
by
fauoure
or
frendshippe
they
spare
anye
man
,
they
shal
be
punyshed
vpon
their
wages
,
for
that
whiche
is
paste
,
and
to
be
bounde
for
the
dette
and
charged
therewith
.
Item
,
to
declare
that
they
do
truely
discharge
this
office
,
euery
.iii.
monethes
thei
shal
present
a
roule
of
inuentorie
of
dettes
and
obligations
,
whiche
they
shall
fynde
,
to
cause
the
partyes
to
appeare
wyth
diligence
,
and
those
wyth
dilyueraunce
of
their
Register
to
conferre
with
the
same
if
nede
shall
requier
.
Also
concerning
the
profites
of
the
towne
,
they
shall
not
concelethe
perticulers
of
their
rightes
,
but
when
the
Registers
of
the
town
may
serue
,
they
shall
communicate
wyth
them
to
make
out
copyes
,
when
neede
shal
requier
.
Item
,
they
shall
note
all
the
rights
apperteyninge
to
the
towne
,
as
rentes
,
reuenues
,
or
causes
,
whiche
bee
not
paied
,
and
after
shal
make
report
to
the
counsell
to
the
ende
to
ioyne
them
to
the
ordinarye
inuentorie
,
and
that
vpon
payne
aforesayde
.
Item
thei
shal
reuisite
the
comptes
of
the
Treasurour
incontinent
after
thei
shal
be
presented
to
them
,
&
close
them
vp
without
delay
,
but
if
thei
do
not
bring
them
in
by
the
time
appointed
,
that
to
is
saye
at
the
ende
of
sixe
monethes
,
they
shall
procure
them
,
and
not
suffer
them
to
passe
the
time
appointed
.
¶
The
office
of
the
controuler
.
HE
shal
not
passe
one
yere
withoute
visiting
all
the
buyldings
apperteyning
to
the
towne
,
but
when
he
shal
be
aduertised
by
the
inhabitauntes
that
there
is
necessitie
of
reparacion
,
that
withoute
longe
delaie
of
time
he
shall
come
vpon
the
place
to
see
what
lacketh
,
and
to
set
order
therin
:
but
if
it
happen
anye
inconuenyence
by
hys
neglygence
after
he
hathe
bene
aduertysed
,
that
then
he
shall
aunswere
.
Item
in
all
buildinges
where
as
is
no
habitacion
,
as
temples
brydges
,
&
other
lyke
,
he
shal
be
dilygent
to
ouersee
them
without
aduertisement
of
other
.
Item
he
shall
prouide
and
take
order
that
nothing
perishe
or
decaye
for
faulte
of
reparacions
.
Item
he
shal
haue
a
register
conuenient
to
note
all
the
daye
workes
of
massons
,
and
carpenters
,
and
that
he
fayle
not
but
to
assygne
the
acquittance
of
the
threasorer
when
he
shal
be
therof
certified
.
Item
whersoeuer
there
shal
be
massons
carpenters
or
other
workemen
,
he
shall
not
fayle
to
haue
an
eye
to
them
,
to
knowe
yf
they
doe
their
duetye
faythefully
.
¶
The
offyce
of
the
mayster
of
the
Artyllerye
.
HE
shall
kepe
warely
the
keies
and
not
to
deliuer
them
into
the
handes
of
anye
other
,
nor
put
anye
in
trust
withoute
expresse
commaundement
of
the
counsell
,
and
yf
there
happen
anye
defaulte
,
he
shall
aunswere
therto
.
Item
he
shal
be
diligent
to
kepe
nete
and
cleane
and
in
good
pointe
the
artillerie
,
readie
for
to
serue
at
the
hower
if
nede
shal
require
.
Item
he
shal
be
dilygent
and
take
hede
in
making
cleane
,
that
nothing
be
put
oute
of
order
.
Item
,
he
shall
take
hede
that
there
be
no
disceyte
,
for
the
whiche
cause
he
shal
be
contynually
present
,
and
after
he
shall
reuisyte
and
see
that
there
be
no
inconueniencie
.
Item
,
he
shall
neyther
charge
nor
discharge
any
peace
but
in
necessitie
,
excepte
it
be
by
expresse
commaundement
from
the
Seniors
,
and
that
this
be
obserued
in
all
the
bulwarkes
.
Item
he
shall
kepe
the
pouder
well
lockyd
,
so
that
no
inconuenience
happen
,
vpon
paine
to
aunswere
it
,
yf
it
be
his
faulte
.
Item
when
nede
shal
be
to
set
abrode
the
artillerie
,
his
office
is
to
do
it
by
the
commaundement
of
the
Seniors
.
¶
For
the
proctour
generall
.
HE
shal
be
assistant
in
the
courte
of
the
lieutenant
in
the
time
of
pleading
,
to
knowe
&
vnderstande
yf
there
be
anye
cause
or
interest
for
the
towne
,
and
there
after
to
forme
his
conclusions
,
&
this
to
be
done
,
audience
shal
be
geuen
him
,
and
the
lieutenant
shal
demaunde
if
there
be
any
thing
to
be
said
which
semeth
to
be
medled
with
the
common
interest
,
before
he
end
his
causes
.
Item
,
in
al
causes
which
perteyne
to
the
welth
or
profite
of
the
towne
,
&
to
the
conseruacion
of
the
commen
weale
,
he
shal
instantly
pursue
it
as
a
good
proctor
of
the
common
welth
,
&
namely
in
criminal
causes
he
shal
be
ioined
with
the
lieutenant
.
Item
,
in
the
faulte
of
parents
&
frends
he
shal
solicite
&
pursue
to
make
gardens
,
or
ouerseers
for
pupilles
&
orfelings
,
or
to
depose
those
whiche
be
if
nede
shall
requyre
.
Item
he
shal
be
a
party
to
demaunde
&
call
vpon
all
fines
in
the
name
of
the
towne
,
of
al
those
with
offended
:
neuertheles
he
shal
receiue
none
,
nor
it
shal
not
be
lawefull
for
him
to
make
anye
pacte
,
or
apointe
anye
man
hys
payement
,
and
those
whiche
be
condempned
in
any
payement
he
shall
signifie
to
the
thresorer
euery
weke
,
that
he
maye
recouer
it
.
Item
he
shal
spare
no
maner
of
person
in
suche
cases
vpon
paine
to
paye
the
summe
him selfe
,
neuertheles
he
shall
not
molest
anye
man
to
brynge
hym
before
the
Iustyce
excepte
he
be
well
furnished
with
proues
.
Item
he
shall
take
payne
&
doe
hys
diligence
to
knowe
those
which
holde
ought
of
the
towne
,
as
lands
,
possessions
,
medowes
,
houses
,
or
whiche
withholdeth
anye
thinge
from
the
towne
,
to
aduertyse
the
audytors
of
the
accomptes
therin
.
Item
when
there
shal
be
anye
buylding
in
the
towne
he
shal
haue
respect
that
they
enterprise
not
nor
incroche
vpon
the
strete
,
but
he
shall
endeuer
him selfe
to
let
it
,
vntil
it
be
determined
by
Iustice
.
Item
yf
anye
house
be
ruynate
or
faulen
downe
,
so
that
the
towne
be
therby
deformed
,
he
shall
pursue
him
whyche
oweth
the
place
vntyll
they
haue
buylded
or
forsaken
the
same
.
Likewise
if
there
be
daunger
of
any
house
to
decaye
or
faulen
in
ruyne
with
the
common
altie
hath
interest
in
,
he
shall
make
pacte
wyth
the
owner
to
shore
it
or
repaire
it
..
Item
,
he
shall
suffer
no
house
to
be
shorde
vpon
the
strete
to
let
the
common
passage
,
excepte
it
be
for
a
tyme
mete
to
repaire
the
same
,
but
howsoeuer
it
be
it
shall
not
passe
eighte
monethes
,
but
yf
he
be
negligent
and
by
fauour
of
anye
,
dissemble
the
time
he
shal
be
put
to
fyne
.
Item
,
he
shall
haue
the
ouersighte
of
the
breade
,
which
the
bakers
put
to
sale
,
whether
it
be
of
iust
waight
or
not
,
and
this
shal
he
doe
euery
weke
.
And
where
he
findeth
defaulte
,
he
shal
procede
informe
as
foloweth
,
that
is
to
saye
if
he
finde
breade
whiche
hath
not
his
iust
marke
and
waight
according
to
the
pryce
of
the
corne
,
that
was
the
saterdaye
before
,
he
shall
leuye
v.
shil
.
for
fine
:
of
the
which
the
halfe
shal
be
geuen
to
the
towne
,
and
the
thresorer
to
receyue
it
,
the
other
to
the
sayd
proctor
:
&
moreouer
the
bread
shal
be
confiscate
to
the
profyte
of
the
hospital
,
&
this
for
the
fyrst
time
.
For
the
seconde
time
.xx.
shil
.
for
a
fine
,
and
confiscacion
of
the
breade
to
be
applied
as
is
aforesaid
.
For
the
thirde
tyme
.lx.
shill.
for
a
fyne
,
and
confiscacion
of
the
bread
as
is
aforesayde
.
For
the
fourth
tyme
tenne
florence
to
be
distributed
as
is
sayde
,
and
the
offe●der
to
be
depriued
of
his
occupacion
,
and
his
ouen
raced
.
Item
,
he
shall
make
an
Inuentorie
of
all
the
mouables
,
confiscacions
,
&
goodes
,
where
the
Iustice
hath
layed
hande
vpon
,
to
the
profyte
of
the
town
and
make
reporte
to
the
counsell
.
Item
,
he
shal
take
hede
of
the
houses
apperteining
to
the
towne
the
none
vsurpe
vpon
them
by
any
perticuler
.
Also
he
shal
let
them
to
the
profite
of
the
commonaltie
,
neuertheles
he
shal
let
none
:
but
by
his
aduertisment
,
the
threasorer
shal
see
if
it
be
vnder
.x
florens
,
&
for
the
space
of
one
yere
,
or
whether
it
be
longer
terme
,
or
higher
price
,
that
he
doe
according
to
the
custome
of
the
towne
.
¶
For
the
Saultier
.
HE
shall
haue
the
charge
of
the
town
house
,
that
vpon
the
daies
of
the
counsel
he
shal
open
the
great
dore
of
the
counsel
in
the
morning
:
and
not
shut
it
before
the
counsel
be
departed
Likewise
when
the
counsell
shal
be
holden
extraordinarely
,
or
the
two
hundred
assembled
.
Item
,
at
such
time
as
the
first
Sendicque
shal
be
there
to
heare
complaints
or
dispatche
causes
,
or
when
the
foure
shal
be
gathered
together
after
diner
.
Item
,
when
the
courte
of
the
lieutenant
shal
be
holden
aboue
where
the
appellacions
be
,
all
that
day
longe
he
shall
not
open
but
the
littell
doore
.
Vpon
the
eueninge
he
shall
shut
the
dores
betimes
,
&
keepe
it
shut
▪
all
the
night
:
but
before
he
locke
it
,
he
shall
searche
&
vewe
the
their
be
none
within
,
neuertheles
when
any
of
the
Sendicques
come
he
shal
open
to
him
,
at
what
hower
of
the
night
it
be
.
Item
,
the
he
shal
kepe
the
house
nette
&
in
good
order
,
&
if
there
be
any
thing
to
be
repared
incontinent
he
shall
aduertyse
the
controuler
.
Item
,
he
shall
make
a
fyer
betimes
in
the
morning
to
heate
the
hall
,
and
the
chamber
a
certeyne
tyme
before
the
first
Sendicque
and
the
Secreataries
doe
come
.
Item
,
he
shall
not
fayle
to
be
fyrste
when
the
counsel
shal
be
holden
for
to
kepe
the
doore
.
Item
,
he
shal
kepe
secreate
al
which
shal
be
said
and
done
there
within
,
vpon
the
same
payne
whiche
hath
bene
said
of
the
counsellers
.
Item
,
he
shall
accompanye
the
Seniors
Sendicques
in
al
acts
of
iustice
.
Item
he
shall
accompanye
the
lieutenant
in
the
executyon
of
all
Actes
Criminalles
.
Item
,
he
shal
present
the
wine
which
the
Seniors
shall
sende
to
the
Imbassiadores
,
or
others
.
Item
,
he
shal
visite
the
houses
ruinated
with
those
that
be
sworne
when
it
shal
be
requyred
,
and
make
reporte
to
the
counsell
.
Item
,
to
lymyte
and
measure
the
feldes
,
and
possessyons
,
wyth
in
the
Fraunchises
.
Item
he
shal
haue
a
closset
to
locke
and
shutt
in
the
goodes
which
apperteyne
to
the
knowledge
of
the
iustice
,
tarying
tyll
the
Inuentorie
be
made
,
that
is
to
saye
when
the
towne
shall
take
anie
interest
,
or
when
there
be
no
heyres
,
or
when
the
heyres
shall
not
agree
,
or
when
it
is
requisite
that
the
iustice
seise
any
thing
.
Item
,
to
take
and
kepe
the
notaries
chestes
when
anye
of
them
doe
die
,
to
conserue
the
rightes
which
are
passed
by
their
handes
.
Item
,
when
any
watche
man
dieth
or
is
deposed
he
shall
receiue
agayne
his
halberte
and
his
harnes
and
other
secreate
thinges
which
he
hathe
of
the
Seniorie
,
for
to
delyuer
them
to
their
successours
.
Item
,
when
the
watche
shall
take
anye
by
nighte
in
the
streates
,
they
shall
bringe
them
to
him
,
and
he
shall
take
and
kepe
them
vntyl
the
next
day
.
Item
,
if
their
be
brought
any
thing
to
him
to
be
deliuered
into
his
hands
,
he
shall
receyue
it
and
kepe
it
faythfully
,
neuertheles
he
shall
haue
a
regester
to
write
as
well
the
prisoners
whyche
be
broughte
hym
as
all
other
things
,
and
that
he
write
it
immediatly
in
the
presence
of
him
which
bringeth
it
to
him
,
and
in
the
morning
he
shall
signe
it
by
the
Secreatarie
.
¶
The
office
of
the
porters
,
kepers
of
gate●
and
gardes
of
the
towers
.
ITEM
,
euerye
porter
shal
shut
his
gate
at
the
sound
of
the
bel
,
&
shal
not
open
it
before
the
hower
appointed
,
be
it
morning
or
euening
.
Item
if
any
desyre
to
come
in
,
after
the
gate
be
shut
he
shall
not
open
vnto
him
withoute
licence
,
excepte
the
passage
for
the
postes
,
and
yet
they
shal
not
open
vnto
them
excepte
the
watche
be
there
present
for
feare
of
daunger
.
Item
in
special
necessitie
as
in
time
of
pestilence
,
the
porter
shall
let
oute
the
sicke
or
deade
as
he
shal
haue
commaundement
,
to
open
to
him
whiche
shal
be
admytted
for
the
purpose
.
Item
that
euery
one
shal
be
diligent
to
kepe
his
keies
,
so
that
there
happen
no
inconueniences
by
his
negligence
,
but
that
he
shall
aunswere
it
.
Item
none
shall
commyte
anye
other
in
his
place
withoute
asking
leaue
of
the
first
Sendicque
,
or
in
his
absence
one
of
his
companions
.
Item
in
the
time
of
vproare
▪
fier
,
or
suche
accidentes
,
they
shall
abyde
by
their
gates
,
and
not
to
depart
thence
except
he
haue
expresse
commaundement
.
Item
,
in
suspicious
times
the
porter
with
the
gardes
shall
shutt
the
gate
incontinent
after
the
watch
hath
geuen
them
a
signe
,
such
as
hath
ben
before
declared
vnto
them
.
Item
,
the
gardes
of
the
towers
shall
not
faile
but
to
lye
eche
of
them
in
his
tower
,
and
he
shall
not
bring
in
anye
multytude
of
people
wythoute
leaue
or
commaundement
.
Item
in
their
absence
they
shal
put
none
other
in
,
except
they
haue
lisence
.
Item
he
that
kepeth
the
bulwarke
of
the
market
place
shal
haue
the
keie
of
the
cheyne
of
the
lake
,
to
shutte
vp
the
passage
of
the
botes
,
and
open
it
in
the
morninge
.
¶
The
watches
of
the
two
steples
.
ITEM
,
the
watche
men
shal
be
nighte
and
daye
in
the
steples
,
of
Sayncte
Peter
and
Sayncte
Iarueis
,
and
shal
be
dilygent
to
espie
within
and
withoute
.
Item
,
if
it
happen
anye
fyer
in
the
towne
,
that
he
whiche
is
nerest
shall
crye
with
a
loude
voyce
to
the
nexte
houses
withoute
sounding
his
bell
.
Item
,
in
suspecte
tymes
eche
shall
haue
a
bell
and
a
banner
,
and
if
he
see
any
great
troupe
of
men
he
shal
sound
his
bell
and
and
put
his
banner
that
waye
that
they
be
,
to
the
ende
that
the
porters
may
be
vpon
their
gardes
,
and
if
nede
shal
be
to
shute
the
gates
.
¶
The
courte
of
the
lorde
lieutenant
and
Adiuters
of
ryghte
,
and
the
somnarye
of
the
Iustyce
of
Geneua
.
And
fyrste
the
electyon
of
the
Lieutenant
and
of
his
fower
Assystantes
.
THE
teusdaie
before
the
sondaye
after
S.
Martyne
,
the
petye
counsell
shal
assemble
to
make
the
election
of
the
Lieutenant
&
:
to
haue
a
good
beginning
,
the
first
Sendicque
shall
exhorte
the
company
to
pray
vnto
god
,
that
he
wyll
direct
their
waies
and
hartes
,
o
chose
men
of
a
good
conscience
,
louing
equitie
,
&
trueth
,
men
of
prudence
,
and
knowledge
,
to
iudge
rightfully
,
and
after
the
prayer
made
they
all
shal
be
sworne
in
order
,
in
forme
folowing
.
We
promyse
and
swere
before
god
to
chose
&
name
into
this
office
those
which
we
thinke
to
be
meete
and
sufficient
for
the
mayntenaunce
of
the
honour
of
god
in
this
towne
,
and
to
render
right
to
all
withoute
accepting
of
person
,
and
in
chosing
we
shall
haue
respecte
vnto
the
common
welth
and
tonoe
perticuler
affection
,
neyther
for
fauoure
nor
hate
as
god
bearethe
vs
witnes
in
this
promyse
,
therin
to
be
iudged
if
we
doe
the
contrarie
.
After
this
eche
shall
name
before
the
Sendicques
,
the
Secreataries
beyng
present
,
to
wryte
their
voyces
:
the
Fridaye
folowinge
in
the
counsell
of
the
two
hundred
after
prayer
made
,
the
declaration
and
the
othe
,
they
shall
propose
those
two
which
haue
ben
chosen
by
the
greatest
part
,
&
vpon
that
the
two
hundred
shall
procede
in
their
electyon
,
taking
if
it
seme
good
to
them
one
of
the
two
,
or
els
another
thirde
,
so
that
the
fyrste
electyon
be
as
an
aduertysement
withoute
preiudice
to
the
libertie
of
the
seconde
.
The
sonday
folowing
,
the
general
counsell
shal
be
assembled
,
there
they
shal
pronounce
to
the
people
the
election
made
by
the
two
hundred
,
to
knowe
yf
the
people
be
agreeable
to
haue
him
,
if
the
people
accepte
hym
whyche
is
chosen
,
then
the
election
is
fyrme
,
and
shall
continue
,
but
if
they
refuse
hym
they
shal
procede
to
a
newe
electyon
,
first
by
the
petie
counsell
,
after
by
the
two
hundred
,
so
that
none
be
in
the
offyce
except
he
be
confirmed
&
approued
by
the
people
or
by
the
greatest
voice
.
¶
For
the
assistaunce
TOVCHING
the
Assistaunce
two
shall
continue
in
their
office
the
seconde
yere
,
so
that
euery
yere
they
shall
make
but
two
newe
in
the
place
of
those
two
which
haue
serued
two
yere
,
neuertheles
the
last
election
shal
be
by
the
two
hundred
,
withoute
comming
to
the
people
:
and
the
same
daye
the
lieutenant
with
his
foure
adiutors
(
as
well
the
auncients
which
were
of
the
yere
past
as
the
newe
elected
)
shall
come
into
the
towne
house
to
be
sworne
before
the
Sendicques
&
the
councel
,
and
to
be
put
in
possession
.
¶
The
forme
of
their
othe
.
WE
promise
and
swere
to
execute
oure
offyce
in
the
feare
of
god
&
with
a
pure
conscience
,
and
rightly
to
iudge
&
pronounce
those
things
which
shal
come
before
vs
in
all
equitie
&
iustice
,
withoute
exception
of
person
,
rendering
right
to
eche
one
without
bearing
fauour
to
those
whiche
haue
an
euyll
cause
.
Item
,
not
to
receiue
presents
,
gifts
nor
corruption
to
decline
from
our
duety
Item
,
with
all
payne
and
dilygence
to
make
expedition
of
causes
which
shal
com
before
vs
,
to
ease
the
parties
from
troublesome
charges
.
Item
,
not
to
burdeine
any
person
with
any
costs
and
charges
more
then
reason
will
beare
,
and
namely
to
folow
the
taxe
which
is
made
vnto
vs
.
Item
,
to
be
diligent
to
reproue
&
correcte
al
insolences
&
dissolutnesse
contrarie
to
good
pollicy
,
&
to
cause
that
the
ordinaunces
of
the
towne
maye
be
well
obserued
,
as
muche
as
lyeth
in
vs
,
callynge
god
to
wytnes
therin
,
to
bee
Iudged
yf
we
doe
contrary
.
Moreouer
if
it
happen
anye
lieutenant
to
dye
before
his
yere
,
yf
there
rest
yet
foure
monethes
,
they
shal
substitute
another
in
forme
aforesayde
:
but
yf
he
haue
lesse
tyme
,
the
moste
auncyent
of
the
Adiutors
shall
take
hys
place
.
¶
The
place
of
the
Assistaunce
.
THE
two
auncients
shall
goe
before
the
other
,
but
as
well
the
auncients
as
the
newe
amonge
themselues
,
shall
goe
according
to
their
degre
and
dignitye
of
office
in
the
which
they
haue
bene
.
❧
For
the
two
Secreataries
of
the
Lieutenauntes
courte
.
THE
petye
counsell
shall
chose
them
,
to
present
them
to
the
two
hundred
which
haue
authority
to
ratifye
the
election
or
to
make
another
withoute
prolonging
the
tyme
:
and
the
office
shal
be
thre
yere
at
the
least
excepte
there
happen
death
or
a
notable
fault
,
enot
wythstandynge
in
the
tearme
of
thre
yere
there
shal
be
made
a
surueie
,
&
the
office
perused
if
they
ought
to
contynue
therin
:
before
they
shall
enter
into
the
possession
they
shall
make
an
othe
before
the
counsell
in
maner
folowing
.
❧
The
othe
of
the
Secretaries
.
WE
promise
and
swere
to
receyue
no
acte
nor
instrumente
to
the
dyshonour
or
damage
of
the
towne
,
or
against
the
polycye
of
the
same
.
Item
,
to
couche
faithfully
by
writyng
and
to
register
all
suche
actes
and
instrumentes
,
as
pertaine
vnto
our
office
,
and
to
conserue
that
we
haue
made
,
to
distribute
in
tyme
and
place
,
accordynge
to
the
order
of
Iustice
.
Item
,
not
to
reueale
ought
to
any
party
to
the
preiudice
of
another
,
or
stoppe
the
course
of
the
right
.
Item
,
not
to
defraude
any
eyther
of
Acte
or
instrument
which
may
helpe
them
or
further
them
by
reason
.
Item
,
to
make
expedicion
of
all
actes
and
copies
,
which
we
be
bound
to
delyuer
,
without
delaying
the
one
to
further
the
other
.
Item
,
not
to
eracte
or
take
greater
wages
than
to
vs
is
due
by
the
order
of
the
taxe
.
¶
The
office
of
the
Lieutenaunt
,
and
of
his
Assistaunts
,
and
the
order
of
their
courte
.
THE
Lieutenaunt
&
his
Assistantes
be
bound
to
hold
their
court
,
for
to
render
right
thre
dayes
in
the
weke
:
the
is
to
saye
Monday
after
dinner
,
from
twelue
of
the
clocke
tarying
till
foure
,
lykewyse
Wednesdaye
and
Fryday
.
Moreouer
,
euery
daye
from
eyghte
of
the
clocke
vntill
ten
,
the
Lieutenaunt
or
one
of
his
Assistauntes
one
after
another
,
through
oute
,
shal
be
resident
in
the
benche
,
to
heare
the
plaintyues
,
and
sette
order
amonge
them
,
vntyll
they
may
do
iustice
:
the
Saterday
they
shal
do
the
lyke
,
both
in
the
morning
and
after
dynner
,
because
of
the
straungers
and
multitude
which
come
to
the
market
.
Item
,
in
matters
of
sodaine
prouision
the
Lieutenaunt
shall
call
the
adiutours
,
and
assemble
them
extraordinarily
,
accordynge
to
the
necessitie
of
the
case
,
and
that
there
be
no
defaulte
,
the
Lieutenaunte
shall
not
enterpryse
anye
longe
voyage
,
to
be
absent
one
courte
day
wythout
leaue
of
the
counsell
.
¶
For
the
payne
of
those
that
bee
absent
.
HE
that
fayleth
to
be
there
in
the
tyme
aforesayde
,
shal
be
depriued
from
suche
profyttes
as
shal
fall
or
chaunce
that
daye
,
and
if
he
haue
not
a
lawful
excuse
,
to
pay
two
shillings
for
amende
,
and
if
it
be
one
of
the
Assistauntes
to
paye
double
,
and
the
Secretarye
shall
note
theyr
faultes
faithfully
,
to
render
the
role
to
the
receyuer
of
the
fynes
.
¶
For
the
adiournement
or
summonning
for
ciuill
causes
.
WHO
so
euer
wyll
adiourne
or
summon
hys
aduerse
partye
,
maye
doe
it
what
daye
he
wyll
,
yea
at
the
presente
houre
,
and
this
adiournement
shal
be
auaileable
as
well
by
anye
of
his
housholde
,
or
hys
wyfe
,
as
of
hym selfe
:
moreouer
,
if
he
be
absent
or
sicke
,
and
haue
any
other
lawefull
let
,
his
wife
or
anye
of
his
,
as
his
nieghbour
,
or
his
frend
,
may
appeare
to
the
Assignation
,
and
excuse
him
,
but
before
the
excuse
be
receyued
,
they
shall
be
sworne
that
the
excuse
is
lawefull
whyche
they
alledge
.
¶
For
defaultes
.
YF
there
bee
no
excuse
broughte
forth
,
and
the
action
be
ordinary
,
for
debte
,
or
other
cause
,
none
reserued
,
as
shal
be
sayd
here
after
,
and
if
betwene
two
Burgeses
:
the
demaunder
shall
make
assignation
thryse
before
he
obteyne
the
default
.
If
then
he
doe
not
appeare
,
&
there
be
no
excuse
broughte
forthe
,
letters
shal
be
geuen
out
to
leauye
vpon
hys
goods
,
vnto
the
furniture
of
the
summe
whiche
the
cause
amounteth
:
but
yf
he
do
not
delyuer
gage
into
the
hands
of
the
Sargeant
,
or
if
he
haue
not
sufficiente
in
his
house
for
to
gage
the
sayde
summe
,
then
for
defaulte
of
goods
they
shal
take
his
person
,
and
make
hym
prisoner
,
neuerthesse
in
case
that
he
suffer
hys
house
to
be
searched
and
thei
take
such
as
thei
finde
,
they
shall
not
take
him
out
to
putte
him
in
prison
,
but
if
he
absent
him self
willingly
,
incontynent
there
shal
be
execution
against
him
:
but
yf
he
haue
withstande
the
officer
,
the
Sargeant
shall
bringe
him
the
next
daye
before
the
lieutenant
there
to
paye
all
e●epences
,
assignations
,
letters
,
and
execusions
of
the
same
,
other
wyse
he
shall
procede
,
whatsoeuer
matter
to
the
contrary
notwithstanding
.
But
if
the
defendant
after
he
hath
bene
put
backe
againe
,
doe
not
appeare
to
the
firste
assignation
,
then
letters
shall
be
graunted
to
the
demaundaunt
,
to
adiorne
him
peaceablye
,
to
the
whiche
yf
he
obey
not
,
there
shal
be
graunted
processe
against
him
to
take
his
bodie
,
and
put
hym
in
prison
,
to
the
ende
of
the
pa●ment
.
If
it
be
a
stranger
which
assigneth
a
Burgese
,
then
to
procede
more
spedily
,
he
shall
demaunde
yf
it
semeth
him
good
,
and
shall
haue
a
iournement
from
the
lieutenaunt
:
but
if
the
Burgese
wyll
not
appeare
vpon
the
day
in
which
he
is
assigned
,
then
default
shal
be
decreed
against
him
,
and
immediatlye
letters
of
execution
to
gage
it
in
his
goods
,
or
to
take
hys
person
for
faulte
of
goods
,
but
yf
he
haue
lawful
excuse
,
either
by
absence
or
by
sickenes
,
it
must
be
declared
in
the
first
assignation
.
Contrarywyse
if
the
demaunder
appeare
not
,
the
defendour
shal
obteine
against
him
default
,
and
shal
be
freely
at
lybertye
from
his
assignation
.
Item
,
none
shall
be
releued
from
his
faulte
,
excepte
he
come
before
the
courte
be
rysen
,
so
that
he
come
in
tyme
to
answere
to
his
assignation
,
&
present
him selfe
before
the
Iudge
,
and
that
before
he
be
rysen
,
vnto
the
end
that
this
be
no
occasion
to
prolonge
the
causes
:
before
they
be
vp
,
he
shall
swere
that
he
doth
it
not
to
delaye
or
to
make
frustrate
his
demaunder
,
but
that
he
is
come
as
soone
as
he
could
.
But
in
suche
case
yf
the
tyme
wyll
serue
,
he
shall
be
called
agayne
,
neuerthelesse
yf
the
demaunder
be
not
there
present
in
hys
owne
personne
or
Proctour
for
him
,
that
thys
callynge
shall
not
tourne
to
be
preiudiciall
to
put
him
to
defaulte
,
but
onelye
for
a
lette
,
that
he
shall
not
leuye
lettes
of
execution
agaynst
hys
partie
:
moreouer
,
none
shall
be
receyued
twyse
to
pleade
such
excuse
,
but
such
a
relyfe
shal
be
onely
for
one
tyme
.
¶
For
the
adiornement
of
witnesses
.
INcontinent
after
that
the
terme
for
the
probation
shal
be
geuen
,
the
partye
which
ought
to
bring
furth
witnesse
,
shall
doe
his
diligence
to
call
them
,
that
the
examination
may
be
made
in
tyme
and
that
the
adiornement
be
made
with
expresse
denomination
that
it
is
in
case
of
witnes
.
If
it
happen
,
that
he
whiche
they
demaunde
for
witnes
,
bee
absent
or
sicke
,
that
his
wyfe
or
one
of
his
shal
come
and
excuse
hym
wyth
an
othe
,
as
hath
bene
sayde
.
If
he
appeare
not
,
or
there
bee
no
excuse
at
the
first
assignation
,
he
shal
be
assigned
the
seconde
tyme
,
and
yf
yet
he
make
defaulte
,
then
letters
of
compulsion
shall
bee
graunted
to
the
partye
,
to
constrayne
hym
to
comme
before
the
tyme
be
expired
,
vp
on
the
payne
of
gage
or
imprisonment
:
and
if
he
suffer
to
bee
gaged
,
they
shall
take
as
muche
of
his
goods
as
the
principall
of
the
cause
maye
amounte
.
But
if
he
be
sicke
,
there
shal
be
deputed
one
of
the
assistaunce
,
to
goe
and
examine
him
in
his
house
,
&
the
aduerse
partye
shal
be
called
thyther
to
see
him
sworne
,
as
if
he
were
in
the
courte
.
¶
For
the
pleding
.
ITEM
,
folowynge
our
auncient
custome
,
the
pleding
shal
be
holden
in
the
common
language
of
the
countrey
,
and
not
in
Latyne
:
but
for
to
auoyde
all
excesse
of
expences
,
as
prolonging
and
troubling
of
the
parties
,
folowing
our
auncient
custome
,
that
all
causes
which
amount
not
aboue
fyue
Florence
shall
be
dispatched
wyth
the
greatest
expedicion
that
maye
be
,
withoute
writynge
,
but
onely
by
wordes
,
as
well
the
propositions
,
and
answeres
of
the
partyes
,
as
the
proues
and
witnesses
.
Item
,
to
auoyde
all
vaine
delayes
that
in
causes
whiche
exceade
not
aboue
ten
Florence
,
the
principal
sentence
that
is
geuen
by
the
lieutenant
and
his
assistauntes
shal
stande
for
the
last
,
without
appellation
:
but
for
the
other
of
hygher
summes
,
it
shal
be
lawfull
to
appeale
,
that
is
to
be
vnderstande
onely
for
debte
,
&
not
for
cause
of
rentes
.
Item
,
that
all
sentences
not
passing
ten
Florences
,
shal
be
geuen
by
mouth
onely
,
and
in
general
,
all
sentences
interlocutoris
shal
be
vnwritten
but
the
Secretary
to
put
them
in
his
register
.
¶
For
termes
and
delaies
.
TOVCHYNG
the
causes
whiche
ought
to
be
dispatched
without
wryting
as
is
sayd
,
that
the
demaundant
by
him selfe
,
or
by
his
Proctor
,
shall
make
redilye
at
the
firste
his
trew
demaunde
,
at
the
first
assignation
,
namely
that
the
aduerse
partie
be
there
to
answere
lyke
wise
,
&
the
defendour
shal
answere
redily
&
directly
,
either
affirming
or
deniyng
,
protesting
the
cause
if
it
be
his
owne
proper
act
,
if
it
be
the
cause
of
another
(
for
the
whiche
neuertheles
he
is
bounde
)
he
shall
haue
delaye
for
two
dayes
onely
,
to
giue
informacion
,
yf
the
other
bee
in
the
towne
:
but
if
he
bee
without
,
he
shall
haue
competent
terme
,
according
to
the
place
where
he
is
.
If
it
be
nedeful
to
be
proued
,
and
the
he
will
proue
his
intension
by
instrument
or
by
wrytyng
,
he
shall
bringe
it
out
incontinent
,
&
thus
doinge
he
shal
not
come
without
furniture
:
if
it
be
for
witnesses
,
he
shall
haue
terme
competent
,
hauing
respect
to
the
place
where
they
be
.
¶
Of
causes
exceding
fyue
Florence
.
TOVCHING
other
causes
that
excede
fyue
Florence
,
if
the
demaunde
be
certeyne
,
as
a
debt
proued
by
obligation
,
byll
,
or
such
other
debt
,
where
it
is
not
nede
to
haue
a
byll
in
wryting
,
the
demaund
shall
be
made
by
worde
,
with
the
profe
of
the
obligation
,
bill
,
or
other
instrument
,
to
ende
the
cause
briefelye
,
in
suche
forme
as
hath
bene
sayde
.
If
the
cause
be
such
,
that
it
requier
the
demaunde
to
be
put
in
wryting
,
as
when
there
be
manye
reasons
to
alledge
,
and
that
the
deduction
be●
longe
and
difficill
,
than
the
demaunder
the
firste
daye
of
his
assignation
shall
bringe
furthe
his
demaunde
by
wrytinge
,
and
shall
haue
a
copye
of
the
same
readie
to
communicate
with
his
aduerse
partie
,
and
the
to
be
done
at
the
costes
of
the
demaunder
according
to
the
taxe
of
charges
.
For
to
answere
,
the
defender
shall
not
haue
aboue
eyght
dayes
respite
,
and
then
to
answere
,
denying
or
affirming
the
declaration
of
the
cause
:
after
the
defender
hath
answered
,
&
the
cause
declared
,
yf
the
plaintyue
wyl
set
hys
cause
by
articles
,
to
come
to
probation
,
as
the
day
of
his
contestation
,
he
shall
haue
eyghte
dayes
to
doe
the
same
,
and
then
yf
he
haue
righte
eyther
by
wrytinge
or
instrumente
for
to
serue
hys
purpose
,
he
shall
bringe
them
furthe
,
and
declare
them
with
his
articles
.
Thys
done
,
the
Defender
shall
haue
eyghte
dayes
to
answere
vpon
the
articles
and
no
more
.
If
the
probation
lye
in
wytnes
,
after
the
Defender
haue
aunswered
,
the
demaunder
shall
haue
yet
eyghte
dayes
terme
to
bring
furthe
his
witnesses
,
if
thei
be
in
the
towne
,
if
they
be
withoute
,
he
shall
haue
a
competent
terme
to
bryng
them
,
or
examine
them
vpon
the
place
,
by
the
vertue
requisitorie
,
so
that
eyghte
dayes
after
the
terme
geuen
,
the
witnesses
shal
be
published
,
so
that
ordinarilye
they
shall
haue
but
fiftene
dayes
.
This
oughte
so
to
be
vnderstand
,
that
after
the
beginning
of
the
terme
,
the
sayd
party
shal
one
certen
day
cause
his
witnesses
to
bee
sworne
against
the
daye
of
his
publication
exclusiuely
,
neuerthelesse
callyng
his
aduerse
partie
as
right
and
reason
requireth
.
Item
,
in
the
daye
of
the
publication
yf
the
parties
pretend
to
propose
any
obligation
or
sedule
to
declare
their
facte
or
righte
,
they
shall
haue
eyght
dayes
delay
to
do
it
.
¶
In
case
of
exception
.
IN
case
that
the
Defender
in
his
answere
vse
exception
,
the
whiche
requireth
profe
,
as
yf
he
alegeth
payment
,
or
suche
lyke
thynge
,
that
the
same
terme
shall
be
geuen
him
,
as
hathe
ben
sayd
of
the
Demaunder
.
Item
,
vpon
the
exceptions
whiche
shal
be
made
,
there
shal
be
one
replication
,
and
it
shall
not
be
permittted
to
the
defender
to
reioyn
against
him
,
nor
the
Plaintyue
to
surreioynder
,
neuerthelesse
,
it
shal
be
lawefull
as
the
matter
shall
require
,
to
oppose
diuers
exceptions
in
one
cause
,
accordyng
to
the
diuersitie
of
the
proues
,
or
demaundes
,
so
that
one
of
the
exceptions
let
not
another
.
¶
For
termes
to
here
the
right
.
IN
causes
which
mounte
not
aboue
fyue
Florence
the
principall
,
and
all
other
which
be
easye
,
and
nede
no
longe
consultacion
,
as
yf
Iudgement
maye
be
geuen
vpon
an
obligation
or
other
certayne
proues
:
the
Lieutenant
and
his
Assistaunts
shal
not
take
aboue
eyghte
dayes
terme
at
the
moste
.
Item
,
in
causes
of
greate
importaunce
,
whiche
requireth
further
repecte
,
and
speciallye
require
consultation
,
they
shall
take
such
terme
,
as
they
thinke
by
their
iudgement
to
be
necessarye
,
neuerthelesse
so
standing
continuallye
for
briefnes
,
as
muche
as
in
them
is
possible
,
so
that
for
the
moste
highest
terme
,
they
shall
not
passe
aboue
a
moneth
.
❧
For
the
longest
tyme
that
processe
ought
to
continue
.
THAT
thys
order
shall
serue
to
dispatche
al
processes
in
the
briefest
maner
that
maye
bee
,
to
auoyde
all
prolongings
and
delayes
,
so
that
in
causes
of
great
importance
the
whiche
shal
be
broughte
by
wrytinges
,
althoughe
there
be
acception
of
the
partie
Defender
,
a
proces
shal
not
continue
aboue
foure
monethes
and
an
halfe
,
but
shal
be
alwayes
ended
and
finished
in
the
sayde
terme
,
namelye
that
they
bee
constrained
to
seeke
theyr
wytnesses
oute
of
the
towne
,
for
in
suche
case
they
muste
ioyne
to
it
such
tymes
as
is
ordeined
to
call
them
as
hath
bene
sayde
,
and
so
the
terme
shal
be
so
manye
dayes
prolonged
.
¶
Of
the
two
Feries
or
vacations
.
THERE
shal
be
two
Feries
in
the
yere
,
in
the
which
the
causes
and
sute
shal
sease
:
that
is
to
say
,
in
corne
haruest
and
wyne
haruest
,
the
which
shal
dure
eche
one
a
moneth
.
For
the
beginning
there
is
no
certayne
tyme
to
continewe
,
but
they
shall
ordeyne
it
accordynge
as
the
yere
and
season
wyll
beare
,
so
in
the
ende
of
the
moneth
of
May
,
the
Lieutenaunt
with
his
assistauntes
,
shall
consulte
when
corne
maye
bee
rype
,
and
there
after
the
daye
shall
be
appointed
,
the
whiche
shal
be
published
in
the
courte
the
weke
before
,
and
in
the
wyne
haruest
the
like
to
be
done
.
The
reste
of
the
yere
,
there
shal
be
no
nother
vacations
to
stoppe
the
course
of
the
audientes
,
except
there
happen
some
necessitie
extraordinarie
in
the
towne
,
for
the
whiche
the
counsel
shal
ordein
according
to
reason
.
Moreouer
,
concerninge
the
examination
of
the
witnesses
,
as
hath
bene
said
,
thei
may
chaunge
the
dayes
,
as
the
Sonday
ought
to
be
exempt
,
and
lykewise
other
actes
iudiciall
,
as
to
adiorne
,
to
leuy
goods
,
&
suche
lyke
.
Now
,
also
because
the
feries
maye
come
often
before
one
proces
maye
be
ended
,
as
hath
bene
sayd
of
times
and
delayes
in
the
terme
,
whyle
the
causes
shall
duer
,
that
is
to
be
vnderstande
by
this
exception
,
that
the
feries
shall
not
be
comprised
in
the
same
tyme
of
delay
.
¶
Of
causes
extraordinarie
.
TOVCHYNG
causes
,
whyche
maye
not
suffer
delaye
,
as
matters
of
prouision
of
fruites
hanginge
or
standing
on
the
grounde
,
&
suche
lyke
,
because
it
is
needefull
to
prouyde
more
briefely
,
it
shal
be
sayd
in
the
place
and
order
of
eche
one
.
❧
Of
exception
against
Iudges
in
the
processe
&
sentence
difinitiue
.
THAT
no
Iudge
shal
be
holden
suspecte
excepte
he
be
refused
of
one
of
the
parties
,
but
in
case
the
partyes
consent
both
to
haue
hym
,
he
shall
not
refuse
to
doe
his
office
.
Item
,
it
shall
not
be
lawefull
to
refuse
wythout
allegacion
of
the
cause
,
and
to
be
knowen
to
the
reste
of
the
bench
,
and
he
that
wyll
refuse
shal
be
hearde
vpon
his
reasons
.
❧
The
causes
to
refuse
,
be
suche
as
foloweth
.
THAT
is
to
say
to
haue
ben
proctor
or
counseller
or
first
Iudge
in
the
cause
.
Also
parentage
,
as
father
to
sonne
,
brother
to
brother
,
or
Vncle
to
neuew
,
or
cosyn
germayne
,
likewise
affiniti
vnto
the
degre
of
vncle
or
neuew
,
and
so
to
the
contrarie
.
Item
,
when
the
cause
toucheth
him
which
is
refused
,
as
if
the
proces
were
touching
marchandize
,
in
the
whiche
he
was
a
peartener
in
,
or
yf
he
were
suertie
or
in
any
,
case
haue
had
to
doe
in
the
same
.
Item
,
yf
he
beare
manifest
fauour
to
the
one
partie
,
or
hate
to
the
other
,
which
maye
be
knowen
or
perceyued
by
vehement
presumptyon
,
it
shall
not
bee
nedefull
to
proue
the
same
thoroughlye
.
¶
Here
foloweth
the
taxes
of
fees
or
stypendes
,
in
whiche
it
shall
not
be
lawefull
to
excede
or
passe
.
FYRST
the
lieutenant
or
assystantes
shall
not
exacte
nor
take
of
the
partyes
aboue
thys
which
foloweth
.
-
In
the
fyrst
audience
when
the
demaunde
shal
be
formed
.
-
ITEM
,
in
the
examinacions
of
the
witnes
,
briefly
withoute
settinge
downe
in
writing
,
where
euery
wytnes
shal
be
examined
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
,
if
it
ought
to
be
written
,
and
yet
briefly
without
articles
,
then
shal
he
take
for
euery
witnes
.
ii
.
shil
.
-
Item
,
yf
it
be
by
articles
,
that
for
euery
leafe
of
articles
whiche
the
proctor
shal
present
,
for
eueri
witnes
.
3
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
the
othe
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
,
yf
the
sentence
difinityue
of
the
summe
be
lesse
then
.5
.
florens
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
if
it
be
a
higher
summe
,
&
yet
vnder
a
hundred
florens
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
,
aboue
a
hundred
,
vnto
fyue
hundred
.
vi
.
shil
.
-
Item
from
fyue
hundred
florens
,
to
the
highest
summe
.
-
Item
they
shall
take
nothynge
in
short
processes
,
where
there
is
no
productyon
of
the
case
,
and
generally
in
al
processes
whiche
requireth
no
consultacion
,
but
in
suche
matters
when
there
nedeth
consultacyon
,
they
shall
take
no
more
then
they
disbource
,
reseruynge
nothynge
to
theyr
owne
profyte
.
-
Item
,
in
commyssyon
where
there
nedeth
a
longe
informacion
,
the
lieutenant
for
hym selfe
,
&
for
one
offycer
which
he
shal
contente
,
shall
not
take
aboue
.
iiii
.
florens
-
Item
for
the
taxe
of
expences
in
breife
causes
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
in
causes
of
greater
importance
.
ii
.
shil
.
-
Item
for
euery
decree
made
vpon
the
sales
,
as
vpon
goodes
of
gardenships
or
gouernaunces
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
for
a
plaintife
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
all
these
profyttes
shal
be
deuided
amonge
them
,
except
any
be
depryued
by
hys
owne
neglygence
,
as
hathe
bene
sayde
,
they
shall
make
sixe
porsions
whereof
the
lieutenante
shal
take
two
,
&
eche
Assistante
one
.
-
Item
yf
there
ought
to
be
vew
taken
of
a
place
in
processes
of
heritage
,
or
other
wyse
,
if
it
be
in
the
towne
,
that
those
that
shal
be
deputed
for
the
same
,
eche
one
of
them
shal
not
take
aboue
.
ii
.
shil
-
Item
yf
it
be
wythoute
the
towne
in
the
feldes
.
v.
shil
.
-
Item
for
the
estymacion
or
prising
of
goods
if
their
be
mouables
whiche
mounte
not
aboue
ten
florens
.
ii
.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
tenne
vnto
fyue
and
twentye
iiii
.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
.xxv.
vnto
fifty
.
vi
.
shil
.
-
Item
from
fifty
to
a
hundred
.
viii
.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
a
hundred
to
the
vttermost
.
i.
floren
.
-
Item
if
they
be
vnmouable
whiche
ought
to
be
cryed
thre
Saterdaies
,
he
shal
not
take
aboue
.
vi
.
shil
.
-
Item
the
lieutenant
or
his
Assistantes
which
shal
be
present
at
the
makinge
of
an
Inuentorie
,
shal
haue
for
the
first
leafe
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
,
Vpon
thys
condicyon
that
euerye
leafe
shall
conteyne
fower
and
twentye
lynes
,
and
that
euery
Item
shall
conteyne
or
comprehende
the
things
of
one
sorte
together
.
❧
In
causes
criminalls
.
-
THE
Lieutenant
for
euery
examination
which
he
shal
make
before
he
shall
bring
forth
the
malefactor
,
shal
haue
.
iii.
shil
.
Afterwardes
the
Iourney
shal
be
taxed
by
the
proctor
,
and
leuied
vpon
the
goodes
confiscate
of
the
malefactor
.
¶
Here
foloweth
the
taxe
of
the
Secretaries
.
-
IN
euery
audience
they
shall
take
of
the
plaintife
for
the
register
.
iii.
deniers
-
In
commyssyon
for
Ioureneies
.
ii
.
Floren.
-
For
to
enregister
the
constitution
of
the
proctor
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
euerye
percell
of
letters
.
i.
shilling
-
Item
for
bryefe
examynacyon
vpon
the
wrytynge
of
eche
wytnesse
.
iii.
Deniers
-
Item
,
for
examinacion
by
writing
and
yet
briefe
and
without
articles
,
for
euery
witnes
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
examynacyon
vpon
Articles
for
euery
leafe
presented
by
the
proctor
.
iiii
.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
euery
relacion
of
execucion
of
letters
.
vi
.
Deniers
-
Item
for
the
Iourneyes
taken
oute
at
the
requeste
of
anye
partye
,
for
eche
.
vi
.
deniers
-
Item
for
euery
leafe
of
copye
,
the
syde
conteining
.
xxv
.
lines
.
x.
d.
-
Item
for
sentence
difinityue
withoute
copye
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
for
copieing
of
the
request
of
anye
partie
.
v.
shil
.
-
Item
for
the
taxe
of
expenses
in
short
causes
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
in
longe
causes
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
for
instrumentes
of
tuteles
&
gardians
.
x.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
to
Regyster
a
playntyfe
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
,
to
Register
a
seisoure
or
a
rest
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
to
register
Relasions
of
damages
or
other
smale
things
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
the
register
of
submissions
which
be
made
in
case
of
rest
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
for
all
fyances
made
by
iustyce
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
for
praysing
of
mouables
,
the
deputie
shall
haue
as
muche
as
the
Assistante
,
as
well
for
the
presence
as
for
the
instrument
.
-
Item
for
vnmouables
where
there
is
nede
to
leuie
instruments
of
decre
,
if
the
summe
doe
not
excede
a
hundred
florens
.
x.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
a
hundred
florence
vpwarde
.
xx
.
shil
.
-
Item
for
Inuentories
,
for
the
fyrst
leafe
as
hath
ben
sayd
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
euery
other
leafe
folowinge
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
informacions
,
as
wel
vpon
the
plantiues
,
as
others
,
in
causes
criminalls
,
for
euery
witnes
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
for
euery
answere
,
in
criminal
causes
,
vntyll
the
malefactor
be
dyspatched
.
iii.
shil
.
Neuertheles
they
shall
take
nothing
vntil
the
ende
,
then
if
the
partie
be
founde
culpable
,
or
haue
wherwith
to
satysfie
,
it
shal
be
disboursed
.
For
other
instrumentes
,
whiche
be
also
made
by
the
notaryes
,
it
shal
be
saide
in
the
taxe
common
.
¶
The
taxe
or
fees
of
the
Sergeantes
.
-
ITEM
for
euery
citacion
,
as
well
of
the
partie
as
of
the
witnesses
,
if
it
be
in
the
towne
.
iii.
d.
-
Item
if
it
be
withoute
the
towne
with
in
the
fraunchises
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
for
a
reste
of
barrage
and
to
make
the
relacion
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
for
execusion
of
letters
yf
it
be
in
seasure
of
vnmouable
goods
.
3.
shil
.
-
Item
if
it
be
to
leuie
mouables
vnder
ten
florens
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
if
it
be
aboue
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
takynge
the
arest
of
a
mans
bodye
.
iiii
.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
praysynge
of
mouable
goods
,
of
euery
floren
.
iii.
d.
-
Item
,
for
visytacyon
vpon
anye
place
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
,
to
be
assistant
at
any
question
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
,
to
accompanie
the
iustice
to
the
execusion
of
a
malefactor
.
ii
.
shil
.
-
More
ouer
there
is
a
common
profyte
to
be
deuided
amonge
them
,
that
is
to
saye
of
euery
difinityue
sentence
in
briefe
causes
.
iii.
d.
-
Item
,
in
those
of
greater
Importaunce
.
vi
.
d.
¶
Howe
the
lieutenant
ought
to
gouerne
in
matters
of
imprisonment
.
FOR
the
execusion
of
hys
letters
&
for
default
or
contumasye
as
hath
bene
sayde
,
he
hathe
aucthorytye
to
imprison
.
Item
for
the
transgression
of
cryes
or
proclamations
,
in
case
that
the
offender
deserue
punnishement
,
for
the
lieutenaunt
is
the
executour
of
proclamacions
.
Item
at
the
request
of
anye
whiche
wil
be
partye
accuser
against
another
he
shall
set
him
prisoner
with
him
.
Item
in
matters
of
crimes
,
be
it
strife
,
fighting
or
violence
,
if
the
plaintife
come
to
him
and
the
person
whom
he
complaineth
of
be
suspect
of
flieng
,
excepte
it
be
a
man
resydent
in
the
towne
hauing
goodes
and
houses
,
he
shal
not
laie
hand
vpon
him
before
he
haue
notified
it
to
one
of
the
Sendicques
,
and
hath
had
his
permission
.
Moreouer
he
hath
no
power
to
deliuer
or
set
at
libertie
a
prisoner
which
hath
ben
taken
for
other
causes
then
ciuill
,
and
apperteyning
to
his
tribunal
,
but
incontinent
as
he
hath
shut
vp
any
in
case
as
hath
bene
said
,
that
he
notyfie
it
.
¶
The
order
which
ought
to
be
holden
in
proces
criminalles
.
WHEN
he
hath
put
in
prison
any
man
complayned
on
,
or
that
the
Sendicques
notifye
to
him
that
they
haue
taken
anye
:
that
within
xxiiii
.
howers
he
shal
examine
them
,
&
deliuer
the
examinacion
to
the
Sendicques
If
the
offender
be
founde
faulty
,
withoute
any
dificultye
,
or
that
he
render
him selfe
so
,
that
there
be
sufficient
cause
against
him
,
he
shal
make
expedicion
of
his
proces
.
Item
yf
the
fyrste
answeres
be
not
founde
sufficient
by
the
Sendicques
,
he
shall
contynue
his
examinacions
,
vntyll
suche
tyme
as
he
maye
render
vnto
the
Sendicques
such
aunswere
,
as
reason
requireth
:
but
howe
so
euer
it
be
,
he
shal
not
deferrre
the
time
for
to
render
it
aboue
two
daies
.
Neuertheles
,
this
shall
not
be
holden
for
his
last
conclusion
,
but
after
that
he
hath
rendred
him selfe
,
and
submitted
hys
cause
vnto
the
proctor
generall
,
vnto
suche
tyme
as
sentence
be
geuen
,
and
as
shal
be
founde
in
the
deduction
of
hys
processes
,
he
shal
make
vp
and
fynishe
his
conclusions
.
The
sentence
pronounced
to
hym
,
shal
be
committed
to
the
charge
of
the
executyoner
,
and
he
shal
goe
into
the
place
beynge
accompanyed
wyth
the
Saultier
and
the
sergeants
,
and
there
shall
remaine
til
the
execusion
be
done
.
Item
for
lacke
of
the
Lieutenante
,
whether
he
be
absent
or
sicke
,
the
first
Assystaunte
shall
take
his
parte
,
and
supplye
all
that
shall
apperteyne
to
his
office
.
¶
Ordinaunces
vpon
the
emolumentes
and
exactions
of
seales
of
Geneua
,
thuse
,
gouernement
and
keping
of
the
same
.
¶
The
keping
of
the
Seales
.
IT
hath
bene
ordeined
and
determyned
that
the
lorde
fyrst
Sendicque
(
which
euery
yere
accordinge
to
the
custome
shal
be
elected
)
ought
and
is
bounde
to
haue
the
keping
and
gouernement
of
thre
seales
,
and
those
suerly
to
kepe
,
and
with
the
same
to
seale
and
vse
truely
&
faithefullye
all
thynges
reasonably
as
foloweth
.
¶
The
vse
of
the
seales
¶
And
first
of
the
common
seale
.
ALL
maner
of
Instrumentes
with
what
name
soeuer
they
be
named
,
being
longe
or
short
receiued
in
iudgement
or
without
,
al
sales
compactes
,
barganings
,
acquittances
,
releases
,
Ratyfications
,
Bargaynes
,
testamentes
,
Causes
,
Promyses
,
Accordes
,
Exchaunges
,
Confessyons
,
Tutels
,
Curatels
,
Abridgementes
,
Commyssions
,
Ordinaunce
paste
by
counsell
,
Mariages
,
Giftes
,
Attestacions
of
proctors
,
profe
of
notaries
,
Suppreme
sentences
,
executions
vpon
the
same
,
Sauegardes
,
Commaundementes
to
leuye
,
Instrumentes
,
Requisitories
,
Burgeses
,
Attestasions
,
lisence
by
writinges
past
by
the
counsell
,
saufecondite
,
ordinaunces
for
mariages
.
¶
The
seales
of
righte
.
ALL
patentes
as
the
leuyinge
of
possessions
,
citacion
,
briefe
,
attestations
,
commissions
to
examyne
the
witnesses
,
requisitories
,
Contumacies
,
presice
letters
,
ordinances
of
sentences
,
as
wel
interlocutories
,
as
difynityues
,
declared
in
the
ordinarie
and
bryefe
courte
of
the
Iustyce
of
Geneua
,
Executoriables
of
the
same
prising
or
estimacion
,
in
the
sayde
ordinarie
courte
,
submissions
,
letters
or
sentence
for
money
,
Appellacions
,
or
other
like
,
al
these
ought
to
be
sealed
with
the
smale
seale
.
¶
For
the
Casshett
or
priuie
seale
.
ALL
instructyons
and
charges
which
shal
be
geuen
to
Imbassadours
,
namely
that
his
charge
is
not
passed
by
generall
counsell
,
that
then
they
shall
vse
the
great
seale
,
al
letters
missiue
reserued
,
that
be
afore
sayd
oughte
to
be
sealed
with
the
seale
called
casshet
,
and
they
shall
applye
the
to
none
other
,
excepte
instructyons
&
missiues
,
as
wel
in
fauour
of
the
Seniorie
as
for
perticulers
.
¶
The
maner
and
taxe
which
oughte
to
be
leauied
vpon
the
iii.
seales
respectiuely
of
euery
one
of
them
.
¶
Fyrst
for
the
great
seale
.
-
FOR
sales
not
exceding
i.
hundred
Florens
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
one
hundred
to
v
C
,
Florens
.x.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
fyue
hundred
to
a
thousand
,
so
that
it
doth
not
comprehend
the
iust
summe
of
a
thousand
.xx.
shil
.
-
Item
from
one
thousand
florens
,
to
a
number
of
thousands
for
euery
thousande
.
i.
floren
.
¶
Transactions
.
-
ITEM
for
all
transactions
so
the
instrument
be
made
in
fauour
of
both
the
parties
,
&
of
the
goods
in
which
both
the
parties
haue
right
,
namely
that
the
goodes
doe
not
a
mounte
to
M.
florens
.
v.
shil
.
¶
Quittaunces
-
FOR
all
quittaunces
and
summes
of
money
,
and
other
thynges
amounting
to
a
C.
florens
.
i.
shil
.
-
From
a
hundred
to
a
thousande
florens
.
v.
shil
.
-
From
one
thousand
vpward
.x.
shil
.
-
For
all
quyttances
in
matters
of
controuersye
or
others
.
iii.
shil
.
¶
Releases
.
-
FOR
all
resignacions
and
releases
to
be
payd
after
the
forme
of
sales
,
according
to
the
summe
of
money
.
¶
Ratifications
.
-
FOR
all
Ratifications
.
iii.
shil
¶
Bargeynes
.
-
FOR
al
bargaines
for
time
.
iii.
shil
-
For
al
bargeines
perpetual
.
v.
shil
¶
Testamentes
.
-
FOR
all
testamentes
amountinge
to
v.
C.
florens
.
v.
shil
.
-
Item
from
fyue
hundred
,
to
a
M.
Florence
.x.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
one
thousande
vpwarde
.
v.
Florens
-
Item
,
for
all
clauses
of
testamentes
accordynge
to
the
valuer
and
tare
as
the
summe
amounteth
,
to
be
payd
as
the
Testament
.
¶
Compromises
.
-
ITEM
,
for
all
compromises
.
iii.
shil
¶
Accordes
.
-
ACCORDES
pronounced
and
broughte
by
wryttyng
briefely
.
iii.
shil
.
¶
Exchaunges
.
-
FOR
all
exchaunges
.
v.
shil
.
¶
Confessing
of
bandes
.
-
WHEN
any
will
seale
a
bonde
or
obligation
,
for
all
suche
obligacions
or
bondes
to
the
summe
of
a
hundred
Florens
,
so
that
it
doe
not
comprehende
the
whole
summe
of
the
hundred
in
paper
or
perchement
.
i.
shil
.
-
From
a
hundred
to
a
thousande
.
.v
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
a
thousande
vpwarde
.
x.
shil
.
¶
Gardenships
of
orphanes
and
other
.
-
FOR
al
tutelles
or
gardyans
shipes
x.
shil
.
-
for
all
Tutels
gouernaunce
.
v.
shil
.
❧
Abridgmentes
.
-
FOR
all
abridgementes
vnto
the
summe
of
a
hundred
florens
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
from
a
hundred
to
.v.
C.
Florens
.
v.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
fyue
hundred
to
a
M.
Florens
.x.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
a
thousand
vpwardes
.
v.
florens
-
Item
,
those
whiche
shal
be
made
by
the
Seniorie
vnto
the
summe
of
a
thousande
.
v.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
a
thousande
vpwarde
.
x.
shil
.
¶
Commission
of
recognisaunces
.
-
Item
,
for
the
seale
of
the
sayde
commissions
.
i.
floren
¶
Ordinaunces
of
the
counsell
of
matters
bothe
smale
and
greate
,
the
supreme
sentence
reserued
.
-
FOR
all
ordinaunces
between
partie
and
partie
.
iii.
shil
.
¶
Ioyning
of
marriages
.
-
FOR
all
instrumentes
of
marriages
,
not
compting
of
apparell
,
or
iewells
,
vnto
C.
Florences
.
3.
s.
-
Item
,
from
.
C.
to
.
D.
v.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
.
D.
to
.
M.
xx
.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
.
M.
Florence
vpwarde
,
v.
Florence
.
-
Item
,
donations
to
bee
payde
after
the
forme
of
testamentes
.
-
For
all
attestations
of
the
probate
of
Notaries
.
i.
shil
.
❧
Commaundementes
to
leuye
instrumentes
and
other
contractes
.
-
ITtem
,
for
suche
commaundementes
.
i.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
instrumentes
leuyed
by
commission
.
ii
.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
placettes
vpon
the
requisitories
,
without
the
territorie
.
iii.
s.
-
Item
,
for
burgeoys
.
ii
.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
atestation
vpon
the
byrth
of
cytezins
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
licence
passed
by
the
counsell
.
iii.
shil
.
¶
Supreme
sentences
in
appellations
.
-
FOR
all
supreme
sentences
vnto
fyue
hundred
Florence
.x.
shill.
-
Item
,
from
.
D.
to
.
M.
xx
.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
.
M.
vpward
.
v.
Floren.
-
Item
,
for
al
executions
of
the
same
.
iii.
s.
-
Item
,
for
all
protections
,
xx
.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
all
transsumptes
in
fauour
of
priuate
men
.
iii.
shill.
-
Item
,
for
ordinaunces
in
the
causes
of
marriages
.
iii.
shil
.
¶
Consequentlye
for
the
seale
,
called
the
seale
of
iustice
ordinarie
.
-
ITEM
,
for
all
letters
to
leuye
possessions
and
citations
for
eche
,
two
shillinges
.
-
Item
,
for
euerye
witnesse
in
breife
atestations
,
named
in
the
same
for
the
seale
one
shilling
.
-
Item
,
for
commission
to
examine
the
witnesses
,
for
eche
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
all
citacions
with
requisitories
,
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
all
letters
for
contumacie
,
i.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
all
letters
called
presice
,
two
shillinges
.
-
Item
,
for
all
ordinaunces
interlocutories
vpon
the
accessaries
,
three
shillinges
.
-
Item
,
for
all
sentences
difinitiue
vnto
fyue
hundred
florence
,
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
.
D.
to
.
M.
v.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
.
M.
vpwarde
.
v.
floren
.
-
Item
,
for
al
submissions
.
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
citations
to
appeare
at
the
first
appellation
,
ii
.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
ordinaunces
vpon
appellacions
,
iii.
shil
.
-
Item
,
for
sentences
vpon
the
same
appellations
vnto
.
D.
floren
.
v.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
.
D.
to
.
M.
x.
shil
.
-
Item
,
from
.
M.
vpward
.
xx
.
shil
.
¶
For
the
Catchet
or
pryuye
Seale
.
-
ITEM
,
for
all
letters
myssiues
graunted
in
the
fauour
of
any
particuler
straunger
,
ii
.
shil
.
-
Reserued
the
Citezins
and
Burgeses
,
whiche
ought
to
pay
nothing
.
¶
For
the
kepinge
of
the
seale
,
to
seale
the
goodes
of
pupilles
,
or
other
things
at
the
instaunce
of
perticulers
.
-
THE
keping
of
the
sayd
seale
shal
apperteyne
to
the
firste
Sendicque
,
and
when
he
shall
happen
to
seale
any
thing
,
the
Saultier
shall
come
and
demaunde
the
seale
,
and
also
shal
demaund
of
the
Lieutenaunte
,
one
of
his
assistauntes
,
or
a
Secretarie
,
to
keepe
hym
companie
,
and
whether
he
hath
fewe
,
or
manye
he
shall
not
take
for
the
lesser
sorte
aboue
.
iii.
shil
.
-
And
yf
the
goodes
be
of
greate
importance
.
vi
.
shil
.
Finis
.
Post
tenebras
lux
.
❧
Here
foloweth
the
Proclamations
,
published
by
the
sounde
of
a
trompet
.
BE
it
knowen
to
you
,
on
the
partie
of
our
most
redouted
Seniour
Sendicques
,
and
counsel
of
this
citie
of
Geneua
.
Where
as
here
tofore
on
the
partie
of
oure
moste
redoubted
Seniours
and
Superiours
,
there
hath
bene
made
manye
statutes
,
defences
,
commaundementes
&
cryes
,
published
conformed
and
drawen
furth
accordyng
to
the
worde
of
God
and
his
holye
lawes
,
and
yet
by
the
instigation
and
craft
of
Sathan
,
and
the
malice
of
many
wicked
people
,
hauinge
the
same
statutes
and
forme
of
holy
and
pure
lyuing
,
haue
despised
,
contempned
,
mocked
,
and
set
at
noughte
the
Magistrates
,
the
Ministers
of
the
worde
,
and
the
holy
worde
of
God
it selfe
,
so
that
the
obseruation
of
the
same
lawes
and
commaundementes
bee
restrayned
,
put
backe
and
hindered
by
certaine
malignaunte
and
wicked
persons
,
and
the
right
course
of
iustice
letted
and
hindered
,
so
that
many
troubles
and
greate
offences
be
happened
,
so
that
vice
and
synne
so
increase
,
that
with
good
right
we
can
not
loke
but
for
the
iudgement
&
wrath
of
god
for
such
ingratitude
.
Now
,
for
as
much
as
god
by
his
singuler
grace
,
hath
so
holpen
in
troubles
,
that
the
principall
authors
of
such
iniquitie
haue
bene
reuealed
,
and
putte
by
their
purposes
and
intentes
,
by
the
whiche
they
haue
purposed
to
doe
hurte
,
for
the
which
we
all
ought
to
render
most
hartie
thankes
to
god
,
humbling
our selues
before
him
,
preuenting
his
deuyne
vengeaunce
,
in
amendynge
our
lyues
,
hauntynge
the
sermons
and
preachinges
of
his
most
holye
worde
,
reuerencynge
the
Iustices
and
Magistrates
,
obeyinge
Gods
moste
sacred
worde
,
lawes
,
and
commaundementes
.
Wherefore
our
most
redoubted
Seniours
willing
from
hence
forthe
to
employ
all
their
power
and
industrie
,
that
the
honor
of
god
may
be
mainteyned
,
the
iustice
to
haue
his
right
and
true
course
.
Now
to
all
officers
,
Iustices
,
Citezins
,
Burgeses
,
inhabitauntes
,
and
subiectes
,
of
what
estate
or
qualitie
that
they
be
,
yonge
or
olde
,
men
or
women
,
lordes
,
maisters
or
seruauntes
,
riche
and
poore
,
doe
charge
and
expressely
commaund
from
henceforth
to
haunt
&
come
diligently
to
the
sermons
of
the
worde
of
God
,
according
to
the
proclamations
heretofore
made
,
to
honoure
and
feare
the
Iustice
,
and
Magistrates
,
to
liue
holily
and
peaceablye
,
to
be
obedient
according
to
their
duties
to
Magistrates
,
Fathers
,
Mothers
,
Lordes
and
Maisters
,
defending
and
inhibiting
all
blasphemie
,
dispisinge
of
god
,
and
his
ministers
,
dishonest
wordes
,
vaine
songes
,
dronckennes
,
dissollutions
,
erces
,
arrogancie
,
and
insolencie
,
playes
,
or
games
,
ydle
runnynge
from
house
to
house
,
cutte
or
broydered
hosen
,
chydinge
,
dissention
,
fyghtynge
or
braulynge
,
iniuryng
of
other
,
and
all
other
thinges
not
lawful
&
contrary
to
the
holy
word
of
God
,
&
his
commaundements
,
&
the
actes
and
proclamations
heretofore
made
,
the
whiche
expressely
we
the
saide
Seniours
,
will
and
commaund
to
bee
put
in
execution
,
and
againste
the
offenders
and
repugners
of
the
same
of
what
estate
,
maner
,
or
condicion
so
euer
he
be
,
to
procede
by
punishment
,
correction
,
and
iustice
,
without
sauour
,
ayde
,
or
support
,
whatsoeuer
it
be
:
to
the
ende
that
the
honour
of
God
maye
be
mainteyned
,
&
aduaunced
,
and
his
wrathe
tourned
from
vs
,
his
iustice
feared
and
reuerenced
,
and
generally
to
lyue
as
the
people
of
god
ought
to
lyue
,
and
that
the
good
policie
and
tranquillitie
of
the
common
mighte
be
obserued
and
mainteyned
,
as
far
as
god
will
geue
his
grace
,
vpon
peyne
to
incurre
the
indignation
of
our
moste
redoubted
Seniours
Sendicques
,
and
counsel
,
as
their
affectuous
desire
willeth
,
&
intent
emporteth
,
of
the
which
euery
one
ought
to
be
aduertised
.
Made
and
passed
in
the
counsell
vnder
the
common
seale
of
the
foresayde
Seniours
.
¶
Published
in
Geneua
by
the
sound
of
trompet
after
the
accustomed
maner
,
decreed
in
the
counsell
,
hopynge
for
better
god
willing
.
LET
it
be
knowen
to
you
by
the
commaundement
of
our
redoubted
Seniours
Sendicques
,
&
counsell
of
this
citie
,
that
euery
one
ought
,
&
is
bound
to
come
to
heare
the
worde
of
God
,
principallye
vpon
the
Sondayes
,
and
the
dayes
of
prayer
,
and
other
dayes
,
when
they
maye
haue
time
and
leysure
.
Also
that
euery
one
ought
and
is
bounde
,
to
gouerne
and
guyde
him self
after
the
same
instructions
,
vpon
paine
to
be
reprehended
by
iustice
.
Item
,
that
all
men
oughte
and
are
bounde
,
to
sende
their
children
to
the
Cathechisme
,
for
to
bee
instructed
,
that
is
to
say
,
those
which
be
of
age
,
and
haue
knowledge
to
lerne
,
vpon
pain
to
loose
when
they
shal
be
found
lackyng
.
iii.
shil
.
Item
,
that
none
shall
be
so
hardye
to
swere
by
the
name
of
God
,
vpon
payne
for
the
firste
tyme
to
kisse
the
grounde
:
and
for
the
seconde
to
kisse
the
grounde
,
and
thre
shillinges
:
for
the
thirde
tyme
thre
score
shillings
,
and
three
dayes
in
prison
with
bread
and
water
:
for
the
fourth
tyme
to
be
depryued
,
and
banished
the
towne
for
a
yere
and
a
daye
.
Item
,
that
none
shall
blaspheme
the
name
of
god
,
vpon
payne
for
the
first
time
to
kisse
the
ground
,
&
foure
and
twentie
houres
in
prison
,
wyth
breade
and
water
,
and.
v.
shil
:
for
the
second
,
to
kisse
the
grounde
and
two
dayes
in
prison
with
breade
and
water
,
&
x.
shil
.
For
the
thirde
tyme
,
to
be
put
in
prison
thre
dayes
with
breade
and
water
,
and
xxiii
.
shill
,
and
otherwyse
to
bee
punished
,
and
chastised
accordynge
to
the
extremitie
of
the
facte
.
Item
,
that
none
shall
renounce
,
despyte
,
Item
,
that
none
shal
playe
,
or
run
ydlye
in
the
streates
,
durynge
the
tyme
of
the
sermons
on
Sondayes
,
nor
daies
of
praier
,
nor
to
open
their
shoppes
durynge
the
sermon
tyme
,
vnder
payne
withoute
anye
fauour
.
fyue
shyllinges
.
Item
,
that
none
shall
playe
at
any
maner
of
game
,
for
golde
,
siluer
,
or
money
,
vnder
payne
of
three
dayes
imprisonment
,
and
lx.
shill.
Item
,
that
none
shall
make
,
nor
cause
to
be
made
or
imprinted
,
neyther
to
buye
,
nor
sel
,
cardes
nor
dyce
,
or
anye
papisticall
thinges
,
concernynge
the
arte
of
pryntynge
,
nor
other
thynges
,
contrarye
to
the
bolye
christian
reformation
,
vnder
payne
of
the
losse
of
the
marchaundise
,
and
thre
score
shillings
.
Item
,
that
none
be
hardy
to
committ
whoredome
,
or
fornication
,
eyther
to
be
droken
,
to
runne
ydlye
about
,
loosing
their
tyme
,
nor
runne
awaye
from
their
maisters
,
or
from
their
occupations
,
but
that
euery
one
shal
be
occupied
&
traueil
in
his
vocation
according
to
his
qualitie
,
vnder
paine
to
be
punished
by
iustice
,
accordinge
to
their
demerites
,
and
made
an
example
to
all
others
.
Item
,
that
none
be
so
hardie
in
no
maner
wise
to
practise
or
procuer
secretly
or
openlye
,
to
abolishe
,
stoppe
or
hinder
,
the
preachinge
and
seruice
of
god
and
of
his
holy
gospell
,
nor
to
aduaunce
set
furth
,
or
bring
in
anye
maner
of
papisticall
law
or
doctrine
,
vnder
paine
to
loose
his
lyfe
.
Item
,
folowinge
the
same
statute
passed
in
the
generall
counsell
,
that
no
maner
of
person
dareth
,
or
bee
so
hardye
,
to
moue
,
speake
,
practise
,
or
procure
,
to
solicite
or
vse
anye
meane
what
so
euer
it
be
,
to
alienate
,
transport
or
chaunge
in
any
maner
of
wise
,
the
Seniorie
,
and
principalitie
,
and
state
of
Geneua
,
otherwise
then
God
hath
ordeyned
it
,
and
as
it
is
at
this
present
,
but
that
euery
one
according
to
his
power
ought
and
is
bounde
to
mainteyne
the
libertie
and
fredome
of
this
citie
,
vpon
payne
to
lose
bodie
and
goods
.
Item
,
yf
any
do
perceyue
any
maner
of
conspiracie
,
or
practise
,
against
the
sayde
principallitie
,
or
againste
the
worde
of
God
and
his
holye
gospell
,
that
he
ought
and
is
bounde
,
to
come
incontinent
to
the
Seniorie
,
to
reueale
and
declare
it
vnder
the
payne
aforesayde
.
Item
,
that
none
say
,
or
do
,
nor
contract
or
put
in
vre
,
anye
thing
without
the
citie
,
which
he
dareth
not
do
nor
speake
within
the
same
,
concerning
the
worde
of
God
,
and
his
law
,
and
the
reformation
of
his
gospell
,
vpon
payne
to
be
punished
according
to
his
demerit
.
Item
,
that
no
man
of
what
estate
,
qualitie
or
condicion
so
euer
he
be
,
dareth
be
so
hardie
to
make
,
or
cause
to
be
made
,
or
to
weare
,
hosen
or
dooblettes
cut
,
iagged
,
embroydred
,
or
lyned
with
silke
,
vpon
payne
to
forfeyte
.lx.
shill.
Item
,
that
none
bee
so
hardye
to
misname
,
or
report
euill
of
the
princes
and
magistrates
,
vpon
payne
to
be
put
in
prison
,
and
chastised
according
to
equitie
and
iustice
.
Item
,
that
none
bee
so
hardye
to
speake
euil
,
or
misname
,
or
slaunder
,
the
ministers
of
the
worde
of
God
vnder
the
same
payne
.
Item
,
that
no
maner
of
personne
of
what
estate
qualitie
or
condicion
soeuer
he
be
,
shall
not
take
or
ioyne
vnto
him
anye
suspect
person
or
of
euyl
lyfe
nor
vacabounds
what
soeuer
they
be
,
but
such
people
that
haue
no
meane
to
lyue
shall
withdrawe
them selues
within
three
dayes
next
folowing
,
vpon
paine
to
be
chastised
according
as
the
case
requireth
.
Item
,
that
none
shall
let
any
maner
of
house
or
chamber
to
anye
vnknowen
person
,
without
lycence
of
the
Seniorie
,
and
their
captaine
or
dyzener
,
vpon
payne
to
forfeyte
for
euery
tyme
,
lx.
shil
.
Item
,
that
none
bee
so
hardye
to
walke
by
nighte
in
the
towne
after
nyne
of
the
clocke
,
with
out
candell
lighte
,
and
also
a
lawefull
cause
,
except
those
whiche
bee
appoynted
for
the
watche
,
vpon
payne
to
bee
put
in
prison
thre
daies
and
to
pay
,
lx.
shil
.
Item
,
that
euery
one
according
to
his
qualitie
&
power
ought
to
be
furnished
with
armour
&
weapon
,
&
to
bee
obedient
to
his
capitaine
,
lieutenant
and
dizener
and
other
officers
appointed
for
the
affaires
of
the
warres
vnder
paine
of
thre
traictes
with
a
cord
.
Item
,
that
none
shall
forsake
〈◊〉
citie
,
to
serue
anye
foreyne
prince
in
his
warres
,
withoute
lycence
of
the
Seniorie
,
vpon
payne
of
the
indignation
of
the
sayde
Seniorie
.
Item
,
that
none
of
what
estate
or
qualitie
so
euer
he
bee
,
dareth
bee
so
hardye
to
oppropriate
to
hym selfe
that
whiche
is
common
,
vpon
payne
to
bee
punyshed
according
to
the
exigent
of
the
case
.
Item
,
that
no
straunger
shall
sell
any
marchaundise
,
but
vpon
the
thre
market
dayes
openly
,
and
in
the
common
places
,
vpon
the
payne
comprised
in
the
texte
of
the
fraunches
.
Item
,
that
no
maner
of
person
transport
or
cary
out
of
the
citie
any
maner
of
buyllion
,
excepte
he
haue
fyrste
presented
it
to
the
maister
of
the
mynte
,
vpon
payne
of
losse
of
the
sayde
buyllion
,
and
for
euerye
tyme
so
doing
,
to
forfeyte
three
score
shillynges
.
Item
,
that
none
shall
bye
nor
contract
with
anye
of
the
citie
,
beinge
within
the
age
of
.xxv.
yeres
,
without
the
licence
of
his
Tutour
or
Gardein
appointed
for
the
same
,
vpon
paine
to
loose
the
money
delyuered
,
and
the
contracte
to
be
voide
,
and
to
be
reproued
by
iustice
.
Item
,
that
no
maner
of
persons
,
what
so
euer
they
be
,
shall
singe
any
vayne
,
filthye
,
or
dishonest
songes
,
neither
daunce
,
or
make
maskes
,
mummeries
,
nor
any
disguysinge
in
anye
maner
of
wyse
,
vpon
payne
to
bee
put
three
dayes
in
prison
,
with
bread
and
water
onely
,
and
for
euetyme
.lx.
shill.
Item
,
that
none
bee
so
hardye
,
but
expressely
defende
generallye
the
none
do
outrage
,
iniurie
or
wronge
,
to
another
in
any
maner
of
wyse
,
nor
also
to
moue
or
raise
vp
,
any
rumour
,
chiding
,
brauling
,
stryuing
,
questions
,
or
debate
,
in
no
maner
of
wise
what
soeuer
it
be
,
vpon
payne
of
.lx.
shill.
and
to
be
put
in
prison
&
punished
accordinge
to
the
demerit
and
exigent
of
the
case
,
by
the
extremitie
of
iustice
.
Item
that
no
cittezen
burgeoys
or
inhabitaunt
of
this
citie
of
what
estate
qualitie
or
condicion
soeuer
he
be
hauinge
house
or
housholde
resydent
in
this
citie
,
dareth
be
so
hardye
to
goe
from
henceforth
to
eate
,
or
drinke
,
in
anye
tauerne
,
Item
that
euery
notarie
sworne
to
this
citie
ought
and
is
bounde
to
cause
to
be
sealed
all
and
singnler
publique
Instrumentes
,
which
he
shal
receyue
accordinge
to
the
ordynaunces
of
the
towne
,
and
make
expedicion
to
the
partyes
vpon
payne
for
euery
tyme
,
three
score
shillings
.
Item
that
none
doe
producte
to
helpe
him selfe
with
anye
iudiciall
acte
,
ordinaunce
,
letters
,
patentes
,
nor
publike
instrumentes
,
made
and
set
forth
in
this
citie
,
excepte
they
be
first
sealed
vpon
paine
of
.lx.
shil
Item
that
al
notaries
be
sworne
to
this
citie
ought
and
are
bounde
in
receyuinge
the
Instrumentes
of
anye
thinges
recouered
,
dilygently
to
enquire
and
knowe
of
the
parties
what
title
,
or
by
what
meanes
,
they
come
by
those
goodes
of
which
those
instruments
be
made
,
and
to
reueale
it
,
and
bring
the
designacions
of
all
such
instrumentes
,
which
by
them
shal
be
receiued
into
the
handes
of
the
Seniors
,
committed
for
the
chamber
of
accomptes
for
this
citie
,
euery
thre
monethes
,
vpon
payne
for
euerye
tyme
.lx.
shil
.
Item
that
euery
one
is
bounde
to
reueale
vnto
oure
moste
redoubted
Seniors
,
all
those
persons
,
which
they
shall
perceaue
or
knowe
,
to
be
offenders
against
these
present
ordinaunces
and
proclamacyons
,
of
oure
most
redoubted
Senyors
,
in
all
or
in
anye
maner
of
parte
,
vpon
payne
to
be
reproued
by
the
othe
whyche
they
owe
to
the
towne
.
¶
Made
and
passed
in
the
ordinarie
counsell
of
Geneua
.
WE
let
you
to
weete
on
the
partie
of
oure
most
redoubted
Seniors
Sendicques
,
and
counsel
of
this
Citie
,
for
as
much
as
here
to
fore
manye
statutes
edictes
and
lawes
hath
bene
published
,
&
proclamacions
made
and
reiterated
,
to
incyte
and
moue
al
persons
the
better
to
frequent
the
sermons
and
to
praye
vnto
god
in
the
churches
and
common
assembling
:
neuertheles
seing
that
this
hath
not
had
such
effecte
,
as
hath
bene
desyred
,
and
of
the
contrarye
parte
,
that
god
doth
nowe
geue
vs
suche
warning
and
admonicions
as
all
men
may
see
,
therfore
let
al
people
of
what
estate
&
condicion
soeuer
they
be
,
haue
a
better
respecte
to
doe
their
duetie
,
then
hath
ben
here
to fore
,
and
from
henceforth
not
to
dispyse
the
commaundement
which
is
geuen
vnto
them
:
that
is
forasmuch
as
god
by
the
great
troubles
,
seditions
,
&
warres
,
which
is
nowe
rissen
all
moste
ouer
al
,
doth
solicite
,
moue
,
and
styrre
vs
,
to
retourne
vnto
hym
,
and
to
humble
oure selues
before
hym
,
for
as
muche
as
the
daungers
be
not
farre
from
vs
,
and
on
the
other
parte
the
enemies
of
the
gospell
shewe
them selues
more
vehement
and
more
enuenimed
and
cruell
than
euer
was
sene
,
to
extermynate
&
rote
oute
the
true
and
pure
faithe
,
and
religion
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Therfore
to
the
ende
that
all
maye
be
diligent
to
come
to
the
preachings
,
to
frequente
and
haunte
the
prayers
,
to
cause
their
familie
to
come
thereto
to
be
exhorted
,
to
preuent
the
scourges
of
god
,
which
be
very
nere
vnto
vs
as
we
maye
see
excepte
he
haue
mercye
vpon
vs
,
and
that
this
may
be
contynued
vntyll
suche
tyme
as
we
maye
perceiue
that
al
doe
obey
with
a
good
affection
vnfeynedlye
,
vpon
payne
to
be
noted
,
punnished
,
and
chasticed
,
as
rebelles
,
contempners
of
god
,
and
dispysers
of
hys
commaundements
,
and
the
Seniorye
.
Item
especyally
vpon
the
wednesday
,
which
is
ordeyned
for
the
daye
of
extraordinarie
praier
,
that
al
workes
set
aparte
,
as
well
the
heades
of
housholdes
,
as
theyr
families
,
shall
assemble
them selues
to
heare
the
worde
of
god
,
and
those
which
haue
housholdes
shall
so
parte
the
howers
that
they
may
be
al
,
eyther
at
the
first
or
seconde
sermon
,
there
to
call
vpon
god
with
one
accorde
,
that
he
wolde
haue
pitye
vpon
vs
,
and
take
vs
into
his
sauegard
,
and
retourne
from
vs
all
those
daungers
,
whiche
other
wise
be
nere
vnto
vs
,
vnder
the
said
paine
.
Item
generally
that
they
praie
vnto
god
,
and
cause
their
famylies
and
householdes
to
praye
with
them
,
that
he
will
haue
pitye
of
his
churche
,
and
of
thys
common
welthe
,
and
that
it
may
please
him
to
fortifye
vs
in
these
daungerous
times
,
and
tourne
away
from
vs
those
daungers
of
warres
&
troubles
,
which
be
prepared
against
vs
.
Item
that
al
citezens
,
burgeois
inhabitauntes
,
and
continuers
here
that
be
able
to
beare
armure
,
oughte
to
be
ready
furnished
&
appointed
throughly
with
armor
and
weapon
,
according
to
their
power
,
preparing
themselues
to
lyue
and
to
die
for
the
defence
and
maintenaunce
of
the
holy
reformacion
and
euangellicall
doctrine
,
which
god
hath
geuen
,
and
also
for
the
libertie
of
this
common
welth
.
Item
that
all
shal
be
readye
&
prest
incontinent
at
the
sounde
of
the
great
bell
,
be
it
by
daye
or
by
nyghte
to
be
founde
in
his
place
and
quarter
,
vnder
their
Captaine
and
dizener
,
or
other
wise
when
they
shal
be
commaunded
by
the
Seniorie
,
vnder
the
paine
of
their
indignacion
and
displeasure
.
Item
,
that
al
,
as
wel
inhabitauntes
as
other
that
be
passyngers
,
whyche
haue
not
made
their
othe
before
the
Seniorie
,
and
haue
not
lycence
to
inhabyte
and
continue
in
this
citie
,
shal
retyre
them selues
and
departe
within
thre
dayes
vpon
payne
to
be
put
in
prison
and
chasticed
as
rebelles
.
Item
that
from
henceforth
no
hostes
nor
hostesses
,
nor
other
of
this
Citye
,
whatsoeuer
they
be
,
shall
not
receaue
vnto
them
anye
straunger
or
passanger
,
nor
to
kepe
him
aboue
two
nights
in
their
houses
,
nor
procure
them
lodging
in
anie
other
place
,
withoute
demaundinge
leaue
expresslye
of
the
Senyorye
,
vnder
payne
of
three
dayes
impirsonment
and
to
paye
thre
score
shyllynges
for
amendes
.
¶
Made
and
passed
in
the
ordinary
counsell
of
Geneua
.
¶
Another
proclamacion
.
BE
it
knowen
vnto
you
on
the
part
of
oure
most
redoubted
Seniors
Sendycques
,
and
counsel
of
thys
Citye
,
that
the
aduertysementes
,
whiche
contynuallye
be
geuen
by
the
preachyng
of
the
worde
of
god
,
oughte
well
to
suffyce
and
to
contente
al
people
,
as
wel
men
as
women
to
vse
themselues
in
all
modestye
,
honestye
,
and
temperaunce
,
and
to
walke
christenlye
in
dedes
,
wordes
,
and
gesture
,
as
the
holye
scripture
teacheth
vs
:
neuertheles
experience
teacheth
the
contrary
,
that
is
to
saye
,
many
by
excesse
whiche
they
doe
commyte
in
meates
,
drinkes
,
and
apparell
gyuing
offence
to
other
,
and
small
apparaunce
of
any
good
reformacion
,
for
some
there
be
whych
so
doe
seeke
theyr
owne
pleasure
,
that
it
semeth
they
are
determined
to
preuerte
the
order
of
nature
,
to
satysfye
theyr
owne
pleasure
and
dissolunes
,
muche
excedynge
the
superfluytie
of
the
panyms
and
infydelles
,
whyche
is
intollerable
amonge
Christianes
,
for
these
causes
oure
most
redoubted
Seniors
hauing
here
before
preuented
other
excesses
,
and
vyces
,
by
statutes
and
proclamacions
,
for
the
reformacion
,
profite
,
and
welth
,
and
the
greater
aduauncement
of
this
common
welth
,
and
principally
to
the
honour
and
glorye
of
god
in
the
same
,
and
being
stedfastly
purposed
and
with
deliberation
,
to
prouide
firmely
and
dilygently
for
the
obseruacyon
of
the
same
,
haue
nowe
once
againe
,
aduised
to
prouide
for
the
aforesaid
excesse
,
to
the
ende
that
by
repentaunce
,
and
amendement
of
lyfe
,
the
wrath
of
god
comming
vpon
vs
which
we
worthilye
haue
prouoked
,
may
be
forseen
and
tourned
from
vs
.
In
consideracion
of
their
parte
it
is
expresly
forbidden
and
defended
to
all
and
euery
one
of
what
estate
qualitie
and
condicion
soeuer
they
be
,
that
they
shall
not
commyt
anye
excesse
in
meates
,
or
drinkes
,
be
it
at
mariages
,
bankettes
,
feastes
,
or
other
wyse
,
whether
in
apparell
or
clothing
:
but
euery
one
ought
and
is
bounde
in
these
cases
to
beare
hym selfe
modestly
,
and
clothe
him selfe
honestly
,
soberly
,
and
simply
according
to
his
estate
,
vpon
paine
of
three
score
shillinges
for
euery
tyme
when
it
shal
be
knowen
they
doe
the
contrarye
,
and
moreouer
those
that
doe
perseuer
and
continue
obstinate
and
rebellyous
agaynst
thys
proclamacion
,
to
be
chastyced
accordinge
to
their
demerytt
.
Item
,
that
no
manner
of
person
of
what
estate
qualitye
or
condicion
soeuer
they
be
,
men
nor
women
,
shall
weare
any
chaines
of
golde
or
siluer
,
But
those
with
haue
bene
accustomed
to
weare
them
,
shall
put
them
of
and
weare
them
no
more
after
thys
proclamacion
,
vpon
paine
of
three
score
shillings
for
euery
time
.
Item
that
no
women
of
what
qualitie
or
condicion
soeuer
she
be
,
shall
weare
anye
verdugales
,
golde
vpon
her
heade
,
coifes
of
golde
,
billimentes
or
suche
like
,
neither
any
maner
of
embroiderie
vpon
her
sleues
,
or
other
apparel
▪
vpon
paine
for
euery
time
three
score
shillings
.
Item
,
that
no
maner
of
person
of
what
estate
condicyon
or
qualitye
so
euer
they
be
,
men
or
women
,
shal
weare
aboue
two
Ringes
vpon
their
fingers
,
sauing
that
vpon
the
day
of
their
mariage
,
they
maye
weare
more
,
And
the
daye
after
likewise
:
vpon
paine
for
euery
time
thre
score
shillinges
.
Item
that
no
maner
of
person
what
soeuer
they
be
making
brydales
,
bankettes
,
or
feastes
,
shal
haue
aboue
thre
Coorse
or
seruices
to
the
said
feastes
.
and
to
euery
course
or
seruyce
not
aboue
fower
dishes
and
yet
not
excessyue
,
vpon
paine
of
thre
score
shillings
for
euery
time
,
frute
excepted
.
¶
Made
and
passed
in
the
ordinarie
counsell
of
Geneua
.
❧
Enstructions
to
gouerne
Christian
householdes
,
and
principally
Innes
,
tauernes
,
and
victuallinge
houses
,
in
Geneua
.
WHAT
so
euer
he
be
that
shall
receaue
people
in
to
his
house
,
let
him
gouerne
him selfe
pryncipally
accordinge
to
the
worde
of
god
,
and
al
other
persons
whiche
shall
resorte
to
him
,
he
shall
instructe
them
to
liue
holily
according
to
the
same
,
and
also
to
enstructe
his
housholde
in
the
feare
of
god
and
his
commaundementes
,
gouerning
al
his
affaires
reasonablie
&
keping
his
house
in
good
order
.
Also
that
he
lodge
not
wythin
hys
inne
by
his
knowledge
any
people
of
of
a
wicked
lyfe
,
as
whoremongers
,
herlottes
,
drounkerdes
,
murderers
,
theues
,
sorcerers
,
heretikes
,
nor
such
like
,
&
suffer
not
within
hys
presence
the
name
of
god
to
be
blasphemed
,
nor
vnreuerently
to
dishonour
god
by
naming
the
deuil
,
nor
that
the
sacred
worde
of
god
be
in
no
wise
slaundered
or
blasphemed
:
&
also
not
to
be
forgotten
to
render
graces
and
thankes
to
god
before
meate
and
after
.
Also
not
to
doe
in
any
case
to
others
that
thou
wouldest
shoulde
not
be
done
to
thee
remembring
that
thou
must
make
accompte
to
god
for
all
thynges
:
also
lodge
thy
people
well
and
safely
,
and
call
vpon
god
wyth
all
thye
compaygnye
before
they
goe
to
bed
,
and
make
their
prayers
.
Sel
reasonablie
,
&
compte
faithfully
,
discharging
thy
conscience
before
god
suffer
no
wicked
plaies
,
nor
vnlawefull
games
,
but
mainteine
&
aduance
the
honour
of
god
,
excercising
the
reading
of
his
holye
worde
,
kepe
no
excesse
in
table
,
meates
,
and
drynkes
,
neyther
vse
ouer
late
drynkinge
,
or
bancketing
,
walke
vprightly
in
veritie
,
and
truth
,
in
all
thy
affaires
,
folowing
Iesus
Christ
and
his
holy
doctrine
,
thus
doing
the
lord
shall
ayde
thee
,
and
in
the
tyme
of
nede
shall
not
faile
thee
.