IAMES
BY
THE
GRACE
OF
GOD
,
King
of
England
,
Scotland
,
France
,
and
Ireland
,
defendor
of
the
faith
&c.
The
preamble
.
To
all
to
whom
these
presents
shall
come
greting
.
Whereas
wee
are
credibly
informed
,
as
well
by
our
right
trustie
and
right
welbeloued
Cosin
and
Counselor
Charles
Earle
of
Nottingam
Lord
high
Admirall
of
England
,
and
Captaine
Generall
of
our
Nauy
Royall
,
as
also
by
our
principall
officers
of
our
said
Nauy
,
how
slenderly
and
deceiptfully
,
aswell
our
owne
Ships
and
Barges
,
as
also
other
Shippes
,
Boates
,
Pinnaces
,
&
like
vessels
of
our
Marchants
,
and
other
our
subiectes
,
vsed
in
continuall
seruice
and
trafficke
,
are
made
and
wrought
,
to
the
great
losse
,
danger
,
and
preiudice
of
vs
and
our
said
subiectes
,
and
also
of
the
great
,
needlesse
and
wastfull
charge
and
expences
which
wee
doe
from
time
to
time
beare
and
susteine
in
building
and
repairing
of
our
owne
Shippes
and
Pinnaces
,
which
are
and
haue
beene
the
chiefest
and
greatest
defence
of
this
our
Realme
,
from
the
assaults
of
such
enemies
as
haue
practized
the
ouerthrow
of
the
same
:
Wee
weighing
the
manifould
dangers
,
losses
,
and
hinderances
,
which
might
and
were
likely
more
and
more
to
ensue
thereof
,
if
speedy
remedy
be
not
therefore
had
and
prouided
.
And
intending
to
prouide
for
the
strengthning
of
these
our
Kingdomes
and
Dominions
,
with
sufficient
Shipping
for
defence
and
seruice
thereof
.
And
to
th'
intent
that
aswell
our selfe
might
from
time
to
time
be
furnished
,
stored
,
and
supplied
with
the
fittest
and
ablest
Ship-wrights
,
and
worke-men
for
the
building
,
making
,
and
repairing
of
our
owne
Shippes
,
Pinnaces
,
and
other
vessels
.
As
also
that
our
Marchants
,
and
other
our
subiects
might
also
in
their
worke
and
building
,
from
time
to
time
,
be
stored
and
supplied
with
skilfull
,
able
,
and
sufficient
Ship-wrights
and
work-men
.
And
for
the
better
suppressing
of
deceiptes
and
abuses
of
diuers
persons
,
which
should
take
vpon
,
without
sufficient
skill
and
knowledge
to
make
or
repaire
any
Shippes
,
Boates
,
Pinnaces
,
or
other
vessels
,
to
the
great
danger
and
hindrance
,
as
well
of
our selfe
,
as
of
diuers
other
our
louing
subiectes
.
Wee
did
by
our
Letters
Patents
vnder
the
great
Seale
of
England
,
bearing
date
the
two
and
twenteth
day
of
Aprill
:
In
the
yeare
of
our
raigne
of
England
,
France
,
and
Ireland
the
third
,
and
of
Scotland
the
eight
and
thirteith
;
Incorporate
the
Company
of
Ship-wrights
,
and
the
Persons
being
Ship-wrights
or
Carpenters
,
vsing
the
art
or
mistery
of
building
and
making
of
Shippes
,
within
our
Realme
of
England
,
and
dominion
of
Wales
,
by
the
name
of
Maister
,
Wardens
,
and
Cominaltie
of
the
Art
or
Mistery
of
Ship-wrights
of
England
,
and
did
grant
vnto
them
by
our
said
Charter
,
or
Letters
Pattents
,
diuers
Preuiledges
,
Liberties
,
and
immunities
,
mentioned
and
contayned
in
the
saide
Letters
Pattents
,
tending
to
the
reformation
of
the
saide
Abuses
and
deceites
.
And
whereas
diuers
defects
and
imperfections
haue
been
:
sithence
by
experience
found
to
be
in
the
said
Charter
aswell
in
the
extend
thereof
to
what
persons
it
should
extend
,
As
also
in
the
want
of
sufficient
aucthoritie
and
meanes
to
gouerne
and
order
the
said
Corporation
and
the
men
and
members
thereof
,
and
the
affaires
of
the
same
,
and
the
Shipwrights
,
workemen
,
apprentices
and
seruants
vsing
the
said
art
,
and
for
want
of
power
and
meanes
to
reforme
,
preuent
,
order
and
correct
many
contempts
,
misdemeanors
,
deceits
,
and
offences
in
the
said
art
or
misterie
,
and
the
matters
and
things
thereunto
appertaining
,
and
to
punish
stubborne
,
obstinate
,
and
disobedient
persons
of
that
profession
,
whereby
manifold
errors
,
deceits
,
&
inconueniences
are
stil
practised
,
and
continued
,
to
the
great
hindrance
of
the
Nauigation
of
this
kingdom
,
the
often
losse
&
hazard
of
mens
liues
and
goods
,
and
the
especiall
preiudice
of
our
owne
seruice
and
the
Common-wealth
.
The
reasons
and
ground
of
this
Charter
.
Know
yee
that
wee
for
reformation
,
amendment
,
and
supplie
of
the
defects
and
imperfections
aforesaid
,
and
for
redresse
of
the
said
great
and
manifold
errors
,
enormities
,
deceits
,
and
inconueniences
,
at
the
Petition
of
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
,
and
for
the
great
desire
wee
haue
,
that
good
and
conuenient
lawes
,
orders
,
and
ordinances
should
be
established
and
vsed
in
and
about
the
Corporation
and
Companie
,
and
the
said
Art
or
Misterie
,
and
for
the
aduancement
of
the
good
estate
of
the
Shipping
and
Nauigation
of
this
Kingdome
,
to
the
good
seruice
both
of
our selfe
and
the
Common-wealth
,
Haue
of
our
especiall
grace
,
certaine
knowledge
,
and
meere
motion
,
granted
,
constituted
,
and
ordained
,
and
by
these
Presents
for
vs
our
heires
and
successors
doe
grant
,
constitute
and
ordaine
.
Who
are
to
bee
of
the
Corporation
.
That
all
and
euery
person
and
persons
being
Ship-wrights
,
Calkers
,
or
Ship-carpenters
,
or
in
any
sort
vsing
,
exercising
,
practising
,
or
professing
the
Art
,
trade
,
skill
or
misterie
of
building
,
making
,
trimming
,
dressing
,
grauing
,
launcing
,
winding
,
drawing
,
stocking
,
or
repairing
of
Ships
,
Caruels
,
Hoyes
,
Pinnaces
,
Crayers
,
Ketches
,
Lighters
,
Boates
,
Barges
,
Wherries
,
or
any
other
vessell
or
vessels
whatsoeuer
vsed
for
Nauigation
,
fishing
or
transportation
within
or
about
our
Realme
of
England
and
dominion
of
Wales
,
or
of
making
,
trymming
,
or
repairing
of
Masts
,
Toppes
,
Pullies
,
Pumpes
for
ships
,
Oares
,
or
any
other
instruments
or
appurtenances
of
wood
thereunto
belonging
,
or
any
other
Carpentrie
worke
whatsoeuer
belonging
to
,
or
vsed
,
occupied
,
or
imployed
,
in
or
about
any
Shippes
,
Pinnaces
,
or
other
vessell
or
vessels
aboue
mentioned
,
or
in
any
sort
appertaining
to
shipping
,
sayling
,
rowing
,
stocking
,
launching
,
or
Nauigation
,
shall
from
henceforth
foreuer
be
,
and
shall
be
taken
and
accounted
to
be
one
body
Corporate
and
politique
in
matter
,
deede
and
name
,
The
name
of
the
Corporation
.
By
the
name
of
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
of
the
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redrith
in
the
Countie
of
Surrey
,
and
them
by
the
name
of
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
of
the
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redrith
in
the
Countie
of
Surrey
,
wee
doe
for
vs
our
heires
and
successors
really
,
fully
,
and
wholly
erect
,
make
,
ordaine
,
create
,
incorporate
,
constitute
and
declare
by
these
presents
,
one
body
corporate
&
politique
in
matter
,
deede
and
name
.
And
wee
will
and
by
these
presents
:
for
vs
our
heires
and
sucessors
,
of
our
especiall
grace
,
certaine
knowledge
and
meere
motion
,
doe
graunt
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Cominaltie
and
their
successors
for
euer
.
That
they
by
the
said
name
of
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominalty
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redrith
aforesaid
,
shall
from
henceforth
haue
perpetuall
succession
.
And
that
they
and
their
successors
by
the
said
name
of
Master
,
Wardens
&
Cominaltie
of
the
said
Art
or
Misterie
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redrith
aforesaid
,
be
and
shall
be
at
all
times
hereafter
a
bodie
Corporate
and
politique
able
,
&
capable
,
in
deed
&
in
law
,
to
haue
,
hold
,
occupie
,
enioy
,
possesse
,
and
retaine
all
and
singuler
vsages
,
customes
,
liberties
,
priuiledges
,
immunities
,
iurisdictions
,
franchises
,
preheminences
,
benefits
,
profits
and
commodities
whatsoeuer
to
them
heeretofore
granted
or
belonging
,
or
heereafter
to
be
graunted
or
belonging
,
or
incident
,
requisite
or
fitte
,
to
or
for
them
,
or
for
such
a
Corporation
to
haue
and
enioy
,
of
what
kind
,
nature
,
or
qualitie
soeuer
they
shall
be
,
to
them
and
their
successors
for
euer
.
And
that
also
by
the
same
name
of
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Cominaltie
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redrith
aforesaid
,
they
shall
and
may
be
able
and
capable
in
law
to
haue
,
hold
,
purchase
,
receiue
,
take
,
possesse
and
enioy
aswell
any
mannors
,
mesuages
,
landes
,
tenements
,
rents
,
reuersions
,
seruices
,
and
other
hereditaments
in
Fee
,
to
them
and
their
successors
for
euer
,
As
also
all
and
singuler
goods
,
chattels
,
and
other
things
whatsoeuer
,
and
the
same
manners
,
messuages
,
lands
,
tenements
,
rents
,
reuersions
,
hereditaments
,
goods
,
chattels
,
and
other
the
premisses
,
and
euery
or
any
part
or
parcell
thereof
,
to
demise
,
graunt
,
let
,
set
,
assigne
,
and
dispose
at
their
will
and
pleasure
,
and
to
make
seale
and
accomplish
all
deedes
,
euidences
and
writings
,
of
,
for
,
and
concerning
the
same
and
euery
parcell
thereof
in
that
behalfe
needfull
,
necessarie
,
or
conuenient
to
be
made
or
had
.
And
that
they
and
their
successors
by
the
same
name
of
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Cominaltie
of
the
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redrith
aforesaid
shall
and
may
be
persons
able
and
capable
in
law
to
sue
and
be
sued
,
plead
and
be
impleaded
,
answere
and
to
be
answered
,
to
defend
and
to
be
defended
in
all
,
or
any
Court
or
Courts
,
place
or
places
,
iurisdiction
,
or
iurisdictions
whatsoeuer
,
and
before
any
Iudge
,
Iudges
,
Iustices
or
other
person
or
persons
,
officer
or
officers
whatsoeuer
,
in
all
and
singuler
actions
,
plaints
,
Pleas
,
suits
,
quarrels
,
causes
,
matters
and
demaunds
of
whatsoeuer
kinde
,
nature
,
qualitie
or
sort
,
in
such
manner
and
forme
,
&
by
all
those
waies
and
means
,
and
to
such
end
and
purposes
as
any
other
Corporation
or
any
our
liege
people
of
this
our
Realme
of
England
,
being
Corporations
or
persons
able
and
capable
in
deede
or
law
,
may
or
can
haue
,
hold
,
purchase
,
receiue
,
possesse
,
enioy
,
retaine
,
giue
,
grant
,
demise
,
alien
,
assigne
,
dispose
,
plead
and
be
impleaded
,
answere
and
be
answered
,
and
to
defend
and
be
defended
,
or
do
permit
and
execute
,
by
any
lawful
waies
or
meanes
whatsoeuer
.
And
also
that
the
said
Master
,
To
haue
a
Common
Seale
.
Wardens
,
and
Cominalty
of
the
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Shipwrights
of
Redrith
aforesaid
,
shall
and
may
make
or
cause
to
be
made
,
and
may
haue
a
Common
Seale
for
them
and
their
successors
for
euer
to
serue
for
the
ensealing
,
doing
and
confirming
of
all
and
singuler
their
causes
,
affaires
and
businesse
whatsoeuer
.
And
that
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Cominaltie
and
their
successors
the
same
Seale
at
their
will
and
pleasure
from
time
to
time
to
breake
,
deface
,
alter
,
change
and
make
new
,
as
to
them
shall
seeme
most
meete
and
conuenient
.
To
haue
a
Master
,
three
Wardens
,
and
sixteene
Assistants
.
And
further
we
will
,
and
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
we
do
grant
by
these
presents
.
That
from
henceforth
for
euer
there
be
,
and
shall
be
one
Master
,
three
Wardens
,
sixteene
Assistants
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redrith
aforesaid
,
to
be
constituted
and
chosen
,
in
such
manner
and
forme
as
heereafter
in
these
presents
is
expressed
and
specified
.
And
for
the
better
execution
of
the
premisses
,
and
also
for
the
good
rule
and
gouernment
of
the
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Cominaltie
of
the
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Shipwrights
aforesaid
,
from
time
to
time
,
for
euer
we
haue
assigned
,
ordained
and
constituted
,
And
by
these
presents
,
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
do
assigne
,
name
,
ordaine
,
and
constitute
our
welbeloued
subiect
Phinees
Pett
,
Nomination
of
the
first
Master
.
our
seruant
and
Master
Ship-wright
,
to
be
the
first
Master
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
,
willing
that
the
said
Phinees
Pett
be
and
shall
continue
Master
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
from
the
day
of
the
date
of
these
presents
,
vntill
the
morrow
after
the
feast
of
Saint
Bartholmew
Th'
apostle
now
next
ensuing
,
and
then
from
thenceforth
vntill
some
other
meete
and
sufficient
man
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
aforesaid
,
be
elected
,
&
sworne
to
execute
the
said
Office
of
Master
of
the
said
Art
or
Mystery
of
Shipwrights
of
Redrith
aforesaid
,
according
to
the
ordinances
and
prouisions
in
these
presents
expressed
and
limited
,
if
the
said
Phinees
Pett
shall
so
long
liue
,
vnlesse
the
said
Phinees
Pett
shall
happen
in
the
meane-time
for
some
misgouernment
or
other
iust
cause
to
be
remoued
,
whom
for
such
iust
cause
,
we
will
and
ordaine
to
be
remoueable
according
to
the
forme
heerein
expressed
.
And
also
we
haue
assigned
,
ordained
,
named
,
and
constituted
,
and
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
do
assigne
,
name
,
ordaine
,
and
constitute
our
welbeloued
subiects
,
Nomination
of
the
first
Wardens
.
William
Burrell
,
Nicholas
Symonson
,
and
Thomas
Dymock
,
three
other
Shipwrights
to
be
the
first
three
Wardens
of
the
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
aforesaid
,
Willing
that
they
the
said
William
Burrell
,
Nicholas
Symonson
,
and
Thomas
Dymock
shall
be
and
continue
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
,
from
the
day
of
the
date
of
these
presents
,
till
the
morrow
after
the
feast
of
Saint
Bartholmew
the
Apostle
,
now
next
ensuing
the
date
heereof
,
and
from
the
morrow
after
the
said
Feast
,
vntill
three
other
meete
and
sufficient
men
of
the
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Shipwrights
aforesaid
,
be
to
the
said
Offices
of
Wardens
elected
and
sworne
to
execute
the
same
according
to
the
ordinances
,
and
prouisions
in
these
presents
limited
and
expressed
,
if
they
the
said
William
Burrell
,
Nicholas
Symonson
,
and
Thomas
Dymock
shall
so
long
liue
,
vnlesse
they
,
or
any
of
them
,
respectiuely
in
the
meane-time
shall
be
remoued
for
their
misgouernment
,
or
for
some
other
iust
cause
;
whom
for
such
iust
cause
,
wee
likewise
will
and
ordaine
to
be
remoueable
according
to
the
forme
heerein
expressed
.
And
moreouer
for
the
better
assistance
and
counsell
of
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
in
and
about
the
execution
of
their
seuerall
Offices
,
wee
haue
assigned
,
named
,
ordained
and
constituted
,
and
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
doe
assigne
,
name
,
ordaine
,
and
constitute
our
welbeloued
subiects
Mathew
Baker
,
Nomination
of
the
first
Assistants
.
William
Bright
,
Edward
Stephens
,
Nicholas
Clay
,
Iohn
Apslin
,
Peter
Pett
,
Thomas
Ienkins
,
Iohn
Graues
,
Robert
Bourne
,
Iames
Marshe
,
William
Hedger
,
Thomas
Wells
,
William
Pickes
,
Iohn
Maye
,
Edmund
Iordan
,
and
Richard
Watford
to
be
the
first
and
present
sixteene
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
Willing
that
they
the
said
Mathew
Baker
,
William
Bright
,
Edward
Stephens
,
Nicholas
Clay
,
Iohn
Apslin
,
Peter
Pett
,
Thomas
Ienkin
,
Iohn
Graues
,
Robert
Bourne
,
Iames
Marshe
,
William
Hedger
,
Thomas
Wells
,
William
Pickes
,
Iohn
Mare
,
Edmund
Iordan
,
and
Richard
Watford
,
and
all
other
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
shall
be
and
continue
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redrith
aforesaid
for
and
during
their
naturall
liues
,
and
shall
from
time
to
time
be
aiding
,
counselling
,
and
assisting
vnto
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
for
the
better
gouernment
,
rule
and
direction
of
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Cominaltie
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
and
euery
member
thereof
,
vnlesse
they
or
any
of
them
shall
be
remoued
from
the
same
place
of
Assistant
or
Assistants
,
for
some
misdemeanor
or
other
iust
cause
;
whom
for
such
cause
,
we
likewise
will
and
ordaine
to
be
remoueable
according
to
the
forme
heerein
also
expressed
.
And
for
the
better
establishment
of
this
our
good
intention
and
purpose
,
and
for
the
perpetuall
,
and
constant
continuance
,
direction
,
rule
and
gouernment
of
the
whole
body
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
and
euery
member
thereof
,
The
day
of
election
of
Masters
&
Wardens
.
wee
will
and
ordaine
,
That
on
the
morrow
next
after
the
said
feast
of
Saint
Bartholmew
the
Apostle
,
yearely
heereafter
,
the
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
aforesaid
,
for
the
time
being
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
for
that
intent
and
purpose
to
be
assembled
at
,
or
in
their
common
House
or
Hall
,
shall
elect
,
choose
and
nominate
one
person
who
hath
formerly
beene
Warden
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
to
be
Master
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
next
yeare
then
following
,
and
shall
at
the
same
time
elect
,
choose
,
and
nominate
out
of
the
said
Assistants
,
three
that
shall
likewise
be
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
which
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
so
as
aforesaid
nominated
,
elected
and
chosen
,
shall
be
and
continue
Master
and
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
vnto
the
said
terme
of
one
whole
yeare
then
next
ensuing
,
and
further
vntill
some
Master
and
Wardens
shall
be
respectiuely
elected
,
preferred
and
chosen
thereunto
,
they
and
euery
of
them
,
first
taking
a
corporall
oath
vpon
the
holly
Euangelists
before
the
Master
and
Wardens
,
being
their
last
predecessors
or
any
two
of
them
,
or
before
the
Assistants
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
,
or
the
greatest
part
of
them
,
for
the
due
execution
of
their
seuerall
Offices
respectiuely
,
and
also
the
oath
commonly
called
the
Oath
of
Supremacie
:
which
Oathes
wee
doe
by
these
presents
giue
power
and
authoritie
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
for
the
time
being
,
or
any
two
of
them
,
or
to
the
said
Assistants
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
,
to
minister
and
take
of
the
person
and
persons
so
elected
accordingly
,
and
then
euery
such
Master
,
Warden
and
Wardens
so
remoued
,
shall
then
instantly
be
chosen
&
elected
to
be
assistant
or
assistants
,
and
so
to
remain
assistant
or
assistants
in
the
roome
and
place
of
him
or
them
that
shal
be
so
chosen
out
of
the
said
assistants
to
be
Master
,
Warden
and
Wardens
,
first
taking
his
or
their
corporall
oath
or
oathes
,
before
the
then
Master
and
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
or
any
two
of
them
,
for
the
due
execution
of
their
said
Offices
and
places
of
assistants
before
they
take
vpon
them
the
execution
of
the
same
;
which
Oath
wee
doe
likewise
giue
power
and
aucthoritie
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
or
any
two
of
them
to
minister
and
take
accordingly
.
And
further
our
will
and
pleasure
is
,
And
wee
doe
by
these
presents
,
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
grant
,
ordaine
,
and
appoint
,
that
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
,
or
the
greatest
number
of
them
,
To
bee
remoueable
for
misdemean
or
&
and
others
chosen
.
so
often
as
any
offence
or
misdemeanor
shall
happen
to
be
committed
or
done
by
any
of
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
or
Assistants
,
shall
and
may
congregate
and
gather
themselues
together
in
their
Common
Hall
,
and
shall
and
may
haue
power
and
aucthoritie
to
remoue
any
or
so
many
of
the
said
Master
Wardens
and
Assistants
as
they
shall
finde
to
haue
committed
any
such
Offences
or
misdemeanors
from
their
said
place
or
places
,
and
elect
others
in
his
or
their
roome
,
according
to
the
forme
heerein
expressed
,
and
that
when
,
and
as
often
as
it
shall
happen
,
the
Master
and
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
or
any
of
them
to
die
and
depart
out
of
this
life
,
or
otherwise
for
any
reasonable
or
lawful
cause
be
remoued
or
be
dismissed
from
his
,
or
their
,
or
any
of
their
Office
or
Offices
of
Master
and
Wardens
aforesaid
,
or
any
of
them
within
the
yeare
wherein
they
or
any
of
them
shall
be
so
elected
and
chosen
as
is
aforesaid
,
That
then
,
and
so
often
it
shall
and
may
bee
lawfull
to
and
for
the
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
then
for
the
time
being
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
,
within
fifteene
daies
next
after
such
death
,
dismission
,
or
remouing
of
such
Master
or
Wardens
,
or
any
of
them
,
to
nominate
,
preferre
,
elect
and
choose
any
able
and
sufficient
person
or
persons
out
of
the
said
Assistants
in
the
steed
and
place
of
him
or
them
so
dying
,
remoued
,
or
dismissed
,
to
be
and
continue
Master
and
Wardens
,
or
Master
and
Warden
of
the
Art
or
Mysterie
aforesaid
,
for
and
during
the
residue
of
the
same
yeare
,
and
from
thence
vntill
some
other
person
or
persons
shall
be
elected
and
chosen
vnto
the
said
Office
or
Offices
of
Master
and
Wardens
or
Warden
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
according
to
the
ordinance
and
prouision
in
these
presents
expressed
.
And
that
this
course
shall
from
time
to
time
be
taken
as
often
as
the
case
shall
so
require
.
And
that
hee
or
they
so
nominated
,
chosen
and
preferred
to
any
of
the
Office
or
Offices
aforesaid
,
before
he
or
they
shall
enter
into
the
execution
of
the
said
Office
or
Offices
,
shall
take
a
corporall
Oath
vpon
the
holy
Euangelists
,
before
the
Master
and
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
being
their
last
predecessors
,
or
any
two
of
them
,
for
the
due
execution
of
the
said
Office
or
Offices
,
and
also
the
oath
commonly
called
the
Oath
of
Supremacie
,
which
Oathes
we
doe
by
these
presents
giue
power
and
aucthoritie
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
for
the
time
being
,
or
any
two
of
them
,
to
minister
and
take
accordingly
.
And
if
it
happen
any
of
the
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
to
dye
or
to
be
remoued
from
their
,
or
any
of
their
said
offices
of
Assistants
for
some
reasonable
cause
.
That
then
,
and
so
often
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
then
being
or
remaining
,
within
conuenient
time
after
the
death
or
remouing
of
any
the
Assistant
or
Assistants
as
aforesaid
,
to
choose
or
make
one
or
moe
person
or
persons
being
of
the
most
honest
,
discreete
,
skilfull
and
sufficient
Shipwrights
,
or
workemen
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
to
be
Assistant
or
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
.
To
continue
in
the
said
Office
or
Offices
during
his
or
their
naturall
life
or
liues
,
except
they
or
any
of
them
,
for
some
reasonable
cause
shall
happen
to
be
remoued
out
of
their
said
Office
or
Offices
as
aforesaid
.
First
taking
his
or
their
Corporall
Oath
or
Oathes
before
the
Master
and
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
or
any
two
of
them
well
and
truely
to
execute
the
said
Office
or
Offices
in
all
things
concerning
the
same
.
And
that
so
often
as
the
case
shall
require
;
which
Oath
wee
doe
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
giue
full
power
and
aucthoritie
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
or
any
two
of
them
to
minister
and
take
accordingly
.
And
our
will
and
pleasure
is
,
and
wee
doe
by
these
presents
grant
and
ordaine
.
That
if
any
person
or
persons
named
or
elected
to
be
Master
,
Warden
,
or
Assistant
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
as
aforesaid
,
shall
wilfully
,
and
obstinately
,
without
good
and
iust
cause
or
excuse
,
reiect
or
refuse
,
the
said
Office
or
Place
of
Master
,
Warden
,
or
Assistant
respectiuely
,
or
after
hee
hath
agreed
thereto
shall
wilfully
and
obstinately
,
To
be
fined
for
refusall
or
neglect
.
without
good
and
iust
cause
or
excuse
,
reiect
or
neglect
the
same
or
the
execution
and
performance
thereof
,
Then
the
Assistants
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
,
or
the
most
part
of
them
,
shall
or
may
impose
vpon
euery
such
person
so
refusing
or
neglecting
the
Office
or
Place
of
Master
or
Warden
,
the
Fine
of
Tenne
poundes
or
vnder
,
and
vpon
euery
person
so
refusing
or
neglecting
the
Office
or
Place
of
Assistant
the
Fine
of
Twentie
Nobles
or
vnder
,
to
be
paid
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
.
To
be
had
,
taken
and
leauied
of
the
goods
and
chattels
of
such
person
or
persons
so
refusing
or
neglecting
,
and
fined
as
aforesaid
by
way
of
distresse
,
or
otherwise
by
action
of
Debt
,
Bill
,
plaint
,
or
Information
,
wherein
no
essoine
,
protection
,
or
wager
of
Law
shall
be
admitted
or
allowed
to
the
defendant
.
And
this
to
be
done
from
time
to
time
,
when
,
and
as
often
as
the
case
shall
so
require
.
And
moreouer
our
will
and
pleasure
is
,
And
wee
doe
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
grant
and
ordaine
,
that
there
shall
or
may
be
from
henceforth
for
euer
in
all
and
euery
conuenient
and
needefull
place
and
places
of
our
Kingdome
of
England
and
Dominions
of
Wales
,
one
or
more
honest
sufficient
and
skilfull
person
or
persons
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
which
shall
be
,
To
appoynt
Deputies
in
remote
places
.
and
shall
be
called
the
deputie
or
deputies
of
the
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
to
be
from
time
to
time
heereafter
elected
,
nominated
,
and
appointed
by
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
,
or
foure
of
them
,
whereof
the
Master
and
one
of
the
Wardens
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
to
be
alwaies
two
,
and
to
continue
in
the
place
or
places
,
of
deputie
or
deputies
of
the
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
from
the
time
of
there
said
election
,
for
the
space
of
one
whole
yeare
then
next
ensuing
,
or
vntill
hee
bee
for
some
iust
cause
remoued
,
and
some
other
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
,
be
elected
,
nominated
,
and
sworne
to
the
said
Office
or
place
of
deputie
or
deputies
according
to
the
true
intent
and
meaning
of
these
presents
.
And
moreouer
wee
will
and
ordaine
,
that
in
case
,
and
when
,
and
as
often
as
it
shall
happen
any
of
the
said
place
or
places
of
deputie
or
deputies
,
by
death
or
departure
,
or
amotion
for
iust
cause
(
which
amotion
for
iust
cause
,
wee
will
from
time
to
time
shall
and
may
be
done
)
or
otherwise
shall
happen
to
be
or
fall
voyde
.
That
then
,
and
so
often
from
time
to
time
,
within
conuenient
time
,
after
such
auoidance
,
the
same
Office
or
Place
,
Offices
or
Places
,
shall
be
supplied
or
filled
vp
,
by
nomination
,
election
,
and
preferment
of
some
other
person
or
persons
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
according
to
the
fourme
before
expressed
,
and
the
purport
and
true
meaning
of
these
presents
.
And
wee
will
,
ordaine
and
command
,
that
euery
person
that
shall
be
from
henceforth
named
,
and
chosen
to
bee
deputie
or
deputies
,
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
,
during
the
time
,
that
hee
or
they
or
any
of
them
,
shall
continue
in
his
or
their
Office
or
Offices
,
Their
duty
and
office
.
place
or
places
of
deputy-ship
,
doe
,
and
shall
from
time
to
time
imploy
the
vttermost
of
his
and
their
endeuours
,
abilities
,
and
skill
,
in
the
due
execution
of
this
our
Charter
and
Letters
Patents
,
and
of
euery
braunch
,
article
and
thing
therein
contained
,
and
of
all
good
and
wholesome
lawes
,
orders
,
and
ordinances
,
which
at
any
time
heereafter
shall
be
made
and
constituted
by
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
in
euery
respect
,
according
to
the
true
intent
and
meaning
of
the
same
,
and
of
these
presents
,
and
in
all
other
causes
,
matters
and
things
concerning
the
good
and
welfare
of
the
said
Art
and
Mysterie
,
And
that
they
the
said
deputies
,
for
the
time
being
,
and
euery
of
them
shall
bee
from
time
to
time
accomptable
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Cominalty
and
their
successors
,
for
all
summes
of
money
,
profits
and
commodities
by
them
,
or
any
of
them
to
be
collected
or
receiued
,
by
reason
,
or
in
respect
of
his
said
Office
or
Offices
,
place
or
places
of
deputie
or
deputies
,
and
shall
further
before
he
or
they
execute
or
vndertake
the
same
Office
or
Place
of
deputie
or
deputies
,
take
a
Corporall
Oath
before
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
,
or
any
foure
of
them
,
whereof
the
said
Master
and
one
of
the
Wardens
to
be
alwaies
two
,
or
their
deputie
or
deputies
,
in
that
behalfe
of
and
for
the
true
and
due
execution
of
the
said
Office
and
place
,
and
also
the
oath
commonly
called
the
Oath
of
Supremacie
,
which
Oathes
wee
doe
by
these
presents
giue
full
power
and
aucthoritie
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
,
or
any
foure
of
them
;
whereof
the
said
Master
and
one
of
the
Wardens
to
be
alwaies
two
,
or
to
their
deputie
or
deputies
,
in
that
behalfe
to
minister
and
take
of
euery
such
deputie
or
deputies
accordingly
.
Andour
will
and
pleasure
is
,
and
wee
doe
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
grant
and
ordaine
,
that
if
any
person
or
persons
so
named
or
elected
,
to
be
deputie
or
deputies
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
as
aforesaid
,
shall
accept
the
same
office
and
deputation
,
and
then
after
shall
wilfully
and
obstinately
without
good
and
iust
cause
or
excuse
,
refuse
to
attend
or
execute
the
same
.
So
as
no
person
so
nominated
be
compelled
against
his
will
,
to
hold
such
place
of
deputation
aboue
the
space
of
two
yeares
together
.
That
then
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
,
or
the
more
part
of
them
shall
or
may
impose
vpon
euery
such
person
so
refusing
to
exercise
the
said
Office
or
Place
after
such
acceptance
thereof
as
aforesaid
,
a
reasonable
fine
not
exceeding
Twenty
Nobles
,
To
bee
leauied
and
paid
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
,
And
further
wee
will
,
and
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
doe
grant
vnto
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
To
haue
a
Clarke
.
and
Cominaltie
,
and
their
successors
.
That
they
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Cominaltie
,
and
their
successors
shall
and
may
haue
,
take
and
entertaine
one
honest
and
discreete
person
in
manner
and
for
me
heereafter
in
these
presents
expressed
to
be
nominated
and
chosen
,
which
shall
be
,
and
be
called
the
Clearke
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
,
And
wee
haue
assigned
,
made
,
constituted
,
named
and
ordained
.
And
by
these
presents
for
vs
our
heires
and
successors
,
doe
assigne
,
make
,
constitute
,
name
,
and
ordaine
our
welbeloued
subiect
and
seruant
Richard
Newman
to
be
the
present
Clearke
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
.
To
bee
and
continue
in
the
said
Office
during
the
terme
of
his
naturall
life
,
vnlesse
he
for
some
misdemeanour
shall
be
remoued
,
dismissed
,
or
shall
surrender
the
same
:
Which
Office
wee
will
shall
be
vsed
and
exercised
by
himselfe
or
his
sufficient
deputie
or
deputies
,
such
as
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
or
any
two
of
them
shall
allow
of
.
And
that
from
time
to
time
,
and
at
all
times
after
the
death
,
surrender
,
or
remouall
of
the
said
Richard
Newman
,
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
shall
or
may
choose
,
name
,
and
make
any
other
discreete
man
to
be
Clearke
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
.
And
that
he
which
shall
be
so
chosen
and
made
Clearke
of
the
same
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
after
the
death
,
remoueall
or
surrender
of
the
said
Richard
Newman
as
is
aforesaid
,
shall
and
may
exercise
and
enioy
the
said
Office
of
Clearke
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
terme
of
his
life
.
The
said
Clearke
so
to
be
nominated
after
the
death
,
or
remouall
of
the
said
Richard
,
or
his
surrendor
of
his
Office
as
aforesaid
,
first
taking
his
Corporall
Oath
vpon
the
holy
Euangelists
before
the
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
well
and
truely
to
execute
the
said
Office
of
Clearke
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
,
in
all
things
appertaining
to
the
said
Office
to
the
vttermost
of
his
power
according
to
his
skill
and
knowledge
,
and
so
often
,
from
time
to
time
,
as
often
as
the
case
shall
require
:
which
Oath
wee
do
by
these
presents
giue
full
power
and
aucthoritie
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
or
the
greater
part
of
them
to
minister
and
take
accordingly
.
And
further
our
will
and
pleasure
is
,
And
wee
doe
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
Power
to
choose
inferior
officers
giue
and
grant
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redrith
aforesaid
,
and
their
successors
,
That
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
and
their
successors
for
the
time
being
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
from
time
to
time
,
when
,
and
as
often
as
occasion
shall
require
,
or
to
them
in
that
behalfe
shall
seeme
conuenient
,
likewise
to
name
and
appoint
any
other
inferiour
Officers
,
Ministers
and
members
as
shall
be
needfull
and
expedient
,
in
to
,
or
for
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
,
or
the
good
gouernment
and
affaires
thereof
,
and
the
same
and
euery
or
any
of
them
from
time
to
time
,
and
at
all
times
at
their
like
will
and
pleasure
to
displace
,
remoue
,
put
out
or
discharge
,
and
him
or
them
or
others
in
his
or
their
place
,
roome
,
or
steed
so
remoued
expelled
,
displaced
,
or
discharged
to
take
in
againe
,
place
or
appoint
of
new
,
and
in
like
manner
to
doe
and
performe
,
when
and
as
often
as
he
,
they
,
or
any
of
them
shall
fortune
to
die
or
to
depart
this
life
before
hee
or
they
be
so
remoued
,
expelled
or
discharged
.
And
also
wee
will
and
grant
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
To
take
in
any
person
to
bee
of
the
company
and
again
to
displace
them
our
heires
and
successors
,
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
and
their
successors
.
That
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
&
Assistants
and
their
successors
for
the
time
being
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
shall
or
may
from
time
to
time
and
at
all
times
heereafter
at
their
like
will
and
pleasure
admit
,
receiue
and
take
whatsoeuer
person
or
persons
being
our
naturall
borne
subiects
,
as
well
within
this
our
Realme
of
England
as
in
other
our
dominions
and
places
,
being
vnder
our
obeysance
,
and
not
otherwise
,
which
would
bee
,
and
are
,
or
shall
be
willing
and
desirous
to
bee
of
the
said
Corporation
as
a
member
or
members
thereof
,
and
that
all
and
euery
person
and
persons
so
to
be
admitted
,
receiued
and
taken
in
by
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
,
or
the
more
part
of
them
shall
from
the
time
of
his
or
their
admission
,
be
called
and
accompted
a
brother
,
and
member
,
or
freeman
of
the
said
Corporation
indeede
and
in
name
.
And
also
that
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
or
the
greater
part
of
them
shall
or
may
again
,
at
their
will
and
pleasure
when
,
and
as
often
as
to
them
or
the
greater
part
of
them
in
that
behalfe
it
shall
vpon
good
and
iust
occasion
seeme
most
meet
and
expedient
,
remoue
,
displace
,
and
discharge
all
and
euerie
such
person
or
persons
so
admitted
,
receiued
and
taken
in
as
aforesaid
,
of
and
from
the
said
corporation
.
And
to
th'
intent
that
as
well
our selfe
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
as
also
our
Marchants
and
other
our
subiects
may
from
time
to
time
heereafter
,
be
better
furnished
,
stored
and
supplied
with
cunning
,
skilfull
and
sufficient
Ship-wrights
and
workemen
of
that
kinde
,
for
the
making
,
building
,
and
repairing
of
Ships
,
Pinnaces
and
other
vessels
,
and
for
the
auoiding
,
suppressing
,
or
preuenting
as
much
as
in
vs
lieth
of
the
manifold
abuses
and
deceits
,
therein
daily
practised
and
committed
by
such
persons
as
are
altogether
vnskilfull
,
hauing
neuer
beene
trayned
or
brought
vp
as
apprentices
in
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
according
to
the
lawes
and
statutes
of
this
our
Realme
of
England
.
Keeping
&
retayning
of
Apprentices
.
Wee
doe
therefore
of
our
more
especiall
grace
,
certaine
knowledge
and
meere
motion
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
will
and
grant
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Shipwrights
of
Redrith
and
to
their
successors
for
euer
.
That
euery
freeman
of
the
said
company
shall
and
may
from
time
to
time
heereafter
,
haue
,
take
and
keep
one
or
moe
apprentice
or
apprentices
,
to
be
trained
and
brought
vp
vnder
him
in
the
said
Trade
,
Art
or
Mysterie
of
a
Ship-wright
,
And
that
euery
such
apprentice
shall
bee
by
couenants
bound
by
and
to
his
Master
that
shall
so
entertain
him
as
aforesaid
,
duly
and
truly
to
serue
him
as
his
apprentice
,
for
and
during
the
full
space
and
terme
of
seuen
yeares
at
the
least
,
and
to
be
ordered
and
vsed
to
all
intents
and
purposes
according
to
the
custome
of
the
Citie
of
London
,
And
that
the
same
couenant
of
apprentiship
to
be
made
by
writing
,
indented
and
registred
or
enrolled
at
their
Common
hall
before
themselues
in
their
said
Corporation
by
their
Clearke
or
his
sufficient
deputie
or
deputies
for
the
time
being
,
and
that
such
enrolement
shall
be
good
and
effectuall
in
the
law
,
To
be
bound
and
enrolled
at
their
Common
Hall
.
to
all
intents
and
purposes
against
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
and
against
all
person
and
persons
whatsoeuer
,
Any
law
,
statute
,
custome
or
vsage
to
the
contrarie
in
any
wise
notwithstanding
.
Willing
and
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
straightly
charging
and
commanding
that
no
Shipwright
,
,
Calker
,
or
Shipcarpenter
,
or
any
other
being
a
Freeman
of
the
said
Corporation
,
and
vsing
,
exercising
,
practising
,
or
professing
the
said
Trade
,
Skill
,
Art
or
Mistery
of
building
,
making
,
trimming
,
dressing
,
grauing
,
launching
,
drawing
,
stocking
,
or
reparing
of
any
Shippes
,
Pynnaces
or
other
vessell
or
vessels
whatsoeuer
for
nauigation
or
traffick
,
shall
or
may
at
any
time
or
times
hereafter
receiue
,
haue
,
entertaine
,
or
keepe
any
apprentise
,
or
other
seruant
,
being
not
alredy
free
of
the
saide
corporation
,
or
not
hauing
serued
with
some
other
Shipwright
in
the
same
Trade
to
be
vsed
,
exercised
,
trayned
,
or
brought
vp
vnder
him
in
the
said
trade
,
art
,
or
mistery
as
aforesaide
,
except
he
first
cause
euery
such
his
seruant
or
apprentise
,
to
be
bound
vnto
him
by
Indenture
,
for
the
saide
tearme
of
seauen
yeares
at
the
least
,
or
for
so
many
yeares
as
together
with
the
yeares
which
he
hath
serued
in
the
said
trade
as
aforesaide
,
shall
make
vp
the
number
of
seauen
yeares
,
and
doe
likewise
cause
his
saide
Indenture
of
apprentiship
to
be
registred
,
or
enrolled
before
the
Clarke
of
the
said
company
,
or
his
deputy
for
the
time
being
as
aforesaide
,
within
one
month
next
after
the
taking
thereof
,
vpon
paine
of
our
heauy
displeasure
,
and
of
such
fine
or
other
punishment
as
by
the
lawes
and
statutes
of
this
Realme
,
or
by
the
lawes
and
ordinances
already
made
,
or
hereafter
to
bee
made
by
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
or
the
greater
part
according
to
the
true
intent
and
meaning
heereof
,
shall
or
may
be
inflicted
vpon
him
or
them
that
shall
offend
therein
.
Courts
and
consultation
.
And
further
our
will
and
pleasure
is
,
And
wee
doe
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
of
our
especiall
grace
,
certaine
knowledge
and
meere
motion
grant
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominalty
,
and
to
their
successors
,
That
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
,
and
their
successors
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
,
when
and
as
often
as
to
them
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
,
it
shall
seeme
needefull
or
expedient
,
to
assemble
,
conuocate
and
congregate
themselues
together
,
at
or
in
the
Common
Hall
or
house
being
now
at
Redrith
in
the
County
of
Surrey
,
or
in
any
other
place
or
places
for
the
same
conuenient
,
and
then
,
and
there
to
keepe
Court
and
consultation
for
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
,
or
Mysterie
and
the
affaires
thereof
,
and
the
perquisites
,
issues
and
profits
of
the
said
Court
or
Courts
so
to
be
kept
and
held
,
to
leauie
,
take
and
perceiue
to
and
for
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
,
for
the
better
maintenance
and
preseruation
thereof
,
without
any
account
to
be
made
or
rendred
to
vs
,
our
heires
,
or
successors
in
that
behalfe
.
And
that
also
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
being
so
assembled
as
aforesaid
(
whereof
the
Master
and
one
of
the
Wardens
to
be
alwaies
two
)
then
and
there
to
treate
,
consult
,
common
,
determine
and
agree
amongst
themselues
,
or
with
any
person
or
persons
whatsoeuer
of
,
vpon
,
and
concerning
the
good
estate
,
benefit
,
conseruation
and
wholsome
rule
,
gouernement
and
ordering
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
,
and
the
men
,
apprentices
,
worke-men
,
worke-man-ship
,
and
all
other
the
affaires
&
things
to
the
same
belonging
,
or
therupon
in
any
wise
depending
.
Power
to
make
lawes
.
And
at
,
in
,
and
vpon
such
their
assemblies
,
meetings
and
conferences
,
to
make
,
ordaine
and
constitute
such
,
and
so
many
good
,
wholesome
,
and
reasonable
lawes
,
statutes
,
articles
,
constitutions
,
orders
,
and
ordinances
whatsoeuer
,
as
to
them
or
the
greater
part
of
them
being
then
and
there
present
(
whereof
the
Master
and
one
of
the
Wardens
for
the
time
being
to
be
alwaies
two
)
shall
seeme
reasonable
,
neccessarie
,
meete
and
conuenient
,
for
,
touching
or
concerning
the
premisses
,
and
for
the
better
aduancement
,
performance
and
continuance
of
the
same
,
and
also
for
the
better
directing
how
and
in
what
order
and
manner
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
,
and
all
other
person
and
persons
vsing
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
within
our
said
Realme
of
England
and
Dominion
of
Wales
,
shall
demeane
and
behaue
themselues
,
aswell
in
all
and
singuler
matters
and
things
touching
or
concerning
the
said
functions
,
ministeries
,
and
businesses
touching
or
concerning
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
as
aforesaid
,
And
the
same
lawes
,
orders
,
Articles
,
and
constitutions
so
made
or
any
of
them
to
put
in
vre
and
execute
accordingly
,
and
at
their
will
againe
to
reuoke
,
alter
or
change
,
when
and
as
often
as
occasion
shall
thereto
require
.
And
our
further
will
and
pleasure
is
,
And
wee
do
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
graunt
and
command
,
that
whatsoeuer
is
or
shall
bee
concluded
and
agreed
vpon
at
any
such
assembly
or
meeting
of
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
(
whereof
the
Master
and
one
of
the
Wardens
for
the
time
being
to
be
alwaies
two
)
and
the
same
entred
and
registred
in
some
publique
booke
to
be
kept
,
for
that
purpose
the
same
shall
be
holden
as
lawes
,
ordinances
and
statutes
,
amongst
them
to
bee
put
in
vre
and
execution
,
and
shall
binde
all
persons
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
or
Mysterie
,
&
all
Shipwrights
and
worke-men
of
that
profession
,
in
any
Place
,
Port
,
Hauen
,
or
Towne
within
our
said
Realme
of
England
and
Dominion
of
Wales
,
aswell
the
subiects
of
the
same
our
Realme
and
Dominions
as
strangers
,
&
aliens
,
for
or
during
the
time
of
their
being
,
in
or
vpon
any
part
of
our
said
Realme
,
Coasts
or
Dominions
,
or
any
Creekes
or
Harbors
of
the
same
,
to
obserue
,
obey
and
performe
the
same
from
time
to
time
in
all
things
,
as
the
same
ought
to
bee
vpon
the
paines
,
penalties
and
punishments
in
the
same
,
to
be
imposed
,
inflicted
and
lymited
.
So
alwaies
as
the
said
lawes
,
statutes
,
articles
,
orders
,
ordinances
,
paines
,
penalties
,
and
punishments
,
and
euery
of
them
bee
agreeable
to
reason
and
iustice
,
and
not
contrary
or
repugnant
to
the
lawes
,
statutes
,
rights
or
customes
of
this
our
Realme
of
England
,
nor
derogatory
to
the
Iurisdictions
and
preheminences
of
the
Lord
High-Admirall
of
England
,
for
the
time
being
,
or
to
the
Court
of
Admiraltie
of
England
or
the
Iudges
Register
or
Marshall
of
that
Court
for
the
time
being
or
any
of
them
.
And
wee
do
further
will
and
grant
if
any
person
or
persons
whatsoeuer
shall
offend
against
any
of
the
said
lawes
,
Offendors
to
be
fined
.
statutes
,
ordinances
so
made
or
to
be
made
as
aforesaid
,
or
shall
violate
,
transgresse
or
breake
any
of
them
.
That
then
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
(
whereof
the
said
Master
and
one
of
the
Wardens
to
be
two
)
to
impose
and
inflict
all
and
singuler
such
paines
,
penalties
,
punishments
,
fines
and
amerciaments
,
and
forfetures
,
or
any
of
them
in
the
said
lawes
,
statutes
and
ordinances
limited
vpon
all
and
euery
such
person
or
persons
so
offending
or
transgressing
the
same
,
as
they
in
iustice
according
to
their
wisedomes
and
discretions
,
and
the
nature
,
quantitie
and
qualitie
of
the
fault
,
shall
thinke
fit
,
and
the
same
fines
,
penalties
,
amerciaments
and
forfaitures
,
or
any
of
them
in
the
said
lawes
,
ordinances
,
and
statutes
,
or
any
of
them
,
or
in
their
orders
to
be
grounded
thereupon
,
to
be
appointed
and
specified
of
the
offendors
,
and
euery
of
them
to
aske
,
leauie
,
gather
and
receiue
,
and
for
default
of
paiment
,
that
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
to
distraine
the
goods
and
chattels
of
such
offendor
,
and
the
same
to
keepe
till
they
shall
be
satisfied
,
or
otherwise
to
bring
their
action
for
the
same
according
to
law
.
And
our
will
and
pleasure
is
,
That
all
and
singuler
fines
,
forfaitures
,
sum
and
summes
of
money
whatsoeuer
or
heereafter
to
be
due
,
and
receiued
by
reason
of
the
said
decrees
,
orders
or
ordinances
,
shall
be
to
the
vse
commodity
and
sole
benefit
and
behoofe
of
the
said
Corporation
without
any
account
or
other
thing
therefore
to
vs
,
our
heires
or
successors
to
be
yeelded
,
paid
,
rendred
,
made
or
done
in
that
behalfe
,
without
any
let
,
trouble
,
molestation
or
interruption
of
any
person
or
persons
whatsoeuer
for
the
same
.
Power
to
leauie
and
recouer
duties
,
fines
,
&c.
by
distrease
or
action
of
Det.
And
wee
haue
further
of
our
more
especiall
grace
,
certain
knowledge
,
and
meere
motion
giuen
and
granted
,
and
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
doe
giue
and
grant
vnto
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
,
and
to
their
successors
for
euer
.
That
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
for
the
time
being
,
by
themselues
or
by
any
their
sufficient
deputie
or
deputies
,
Officer
or
Officers
,
or
any
other
person
or
persons
by
them
for
that
purpose
to
be
authorised
or
appointed
by
writing
vnder
their
common
seale
,
from
time
to
time
,
&
at
al
times
hereafter
in
lawfull
manner
,
to
aske
,
leauie
,
haue
,
receiue
and
take
in
all
and
euery
place
and
places
within
our
said
Realme
of
England
and
Dominion
of
Wales
,
aswell
of
euery
Master
workeman
,
ship-wright
,
or
other
person
or
persons
that
shall
heereafter
make
or
build
,
or
cause
to
be
made
or
built
any
newe
ship
or
ships
,
vessell
or
vessels
of
the
burden
of
100.
Tunnes
,
or
more
or
lesse
,
all
and
singuler
such
profits
,
dues
,
dueties
,
fees
,
allowances
,
sum
and
summes
of
money
whatsoeuer
,
after
such
rate
,
and
in
such
manner
and
forme
as
at
any
time
or
times
heeretofore
,
themselues
,
their
predecessors
,
by
any
name
or
names
of
Corporation
by
,
vnder
,
or
by
force
and
vertue
of
any
former
Charter
or
Letters
Patents
to
them
or
any
of
them
giuen
or
graunted
or
by
any
other
lawfull
and
reasonable
way
or
meanes
haue
or
ought
to
haue
receiued
,
had
,
taken
or
enioyed
the
same
by
way
of
tonnage
,
quarterage
,
poundage
or
otherwise
,
And
also
all
and
euery
such
fines
,
amerciaments
,
penalties
sum
and
summes
of
money
as
shall
be
by
force
and
vertue
of
these
or
Letters
Patents
,
our
any
their
lawes
,
orders
,
ordinances
,
statutes
or
institutions
alreadie
made
or
hereafter
to
be
made
,
for
the
good
gouernment
of
the
said
company
,
assessed
or
imposed
vpon
any
person
or
persons
whatsoeuer
,
as
shall
offend
or
transgresse
contrary
to
the
true
intent
and
meaning
of
the
same
,
to
the
sole
vse
,
benifit
,
and
behofe
of
the
saide
company
,
without
any
accompt
to
be
yeelded
,
made
,
or
giuen
,
to
vs
our
heires
or
successors
for
the
same
.
And
if
any
person
or
persons
whatsoeuer
,
of
the
saide
Art
or
Mistery
,
shall
at
any
time
or
times
hereafter
refuse
,
deny
,
or
neglect
to
satisfie
and
paie
all
and
euery
such
dues
,
duties
,
alowances
,
fines
,
amerciamentes
,
penalties
,
sum
or
summes
of
money
as
shal
be
so
imposed
or
assessed
,
or
wherewith
he
or
they
shall
be
charged
as
aforesaid
vpon
lawfull
demaund
thereof
to
him
or
them
made
,
either
by
the
said
Maister
and
Wardens
for
the
time
being
,
or
any
of
them
or
any
their
deputie
or
deputies
,
officer
or
officers
as
aforesaide
.
That
then
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Maister
and
Wardens
for
the
time
being
,
or
any
of
them
,
by
themselues
or
by
their
sufficient
deputy
or
deputies
,
officer
or
officers
so
authorised
as
aforesaid
,
to
enter
and
distraine
any
the
goods
or
chattels
of
the
person
or
persons
so
offending
,
denying
,
or
withholding
the
same
,
in
any
place
or
places
whatsoeuer
,
where
the
same
goods
and
chattles
,
or
any
of
them
shall
or
may
be
found
,
and
the
same
to
take
,
beare
,
and
carry
away
,
and
with
him
or
them
to
detaine
and
keepe
for
and
to
the
vse
of
the
said
company
,
till
such
fines
,
summe
,
or
summes
of
money
shall
be
fully
satsfied
and
paied
,
or
otherwise
that
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Maister
Wardens
,
and
Cominalty
for
the
time
being
to
sue
for
and
recouer
the
same
dues
,
duties
,
alowances
,
fines
,
amerciaments
,
penalties
,
impositions
,
summe
and
sums
of
mony
,
in
any
of
our
Court
or
Courts
of
record
.
By
Accion
of
debt
,
bill
,
plaint
,
information
,
or
by
any
other
lawfull
waies
or
meanes
whatsoeuer
.
And
these
our
Letters
Pattents
or
the
enrolment
thereof
shall
be
a
sufficient
warrant
in
that
behalfe
,
vnto
the
saide
Maister
Wardens
,
and
Cominalty
,
and
to
all
and
euery
their
deputy
and
deputies
,
officer
and
officers
,
Restraint
from
discouery
of
the
secrets
of
of
the
trade
.
and
to
all
and
euery
other
person
and
persons
whatsoeuer
for
the
doing
therof
.
And
to
the
end
that
the
secrets
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
and
the
manner
of
our
English
building
and
new
making
of
Ships
,
Pinnaces
,
and
other
vessels
,
should
for
more
strength
and
safety
of
our
Realmes
and
Kingdomes
be
kept
secret
,
to
,
and
within
our selues
and
our
said
Realmes
and
Dominions
,
and
altogether
vnknowne
to
aliens
and
strangers
of
other
Nations
,
Our
will
and
pleasure
is
,
and
wee
doe
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
straightly
charge
and
command
that
no
person
or
persons
whatsoeuer
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
,
doe
at
any
time
or
times
heereafter
,
directly
,
or
indirectly
,
by
any
waies
or
meanes
whatsoeuer
,
presume
,
or
attempt
to
discouer
,
or
make
knowne
to
any
forrainer
or
stranger
,
not
being
a
naturall
borne
subiect
of
vs
,
our
heires
or
successors
,
or
not
being
naturalized
or
indenized
,
nor
to
any
other
person
or
persons
not
being
free
and
sworne
of
and
to
the
saide
corporation
,
nor
being
a
seruant
or
apprentice
to
the
saide
art
or
mistery
,
the
secretts
of
the
said
trade
,
art
,
or
mistery
,
or
the
speciall
manner
of
our
English
building
or
new
making
of
Shippes
,
Pinnaces
,
or
other
vessells
as
aforesaid
,
nor
to
take
any
alien
or
stranger
borne
,
being
not
naturalized
or
indenized
to
be
his
or
their
apprentice
or
seruant
,
vpon
paine
of
our
high
displeasure
,
and
of
such
further
punishment
as
by
the
lawes
and
statutes
of
this
Realme
,
or
the
ordinances
and
lawes
,
so
made
,
or
to
bee
made
by
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
or
the
greater
part
of
them
as
aforesaid
,
can
or
may
bee
inflicted
vpon
such
offendor
or
offendors
for
the
same
.
And
to
the
end
our
will
and
pleasure
heerein
may
be
the
better
obserued
and
performed
and
the
offendor
punished
,
wee
doe
further
by
these
presents
giue
and
grant
,
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Comminalty
,
and
their
successors
.
That
if
at
any
time
heereafter
,
any
person
,
or
persons
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
shall
offend
in
discouering
the
secrets
of
the
said
Trade
,
Art
,
or
Mistery
to
any
forrainer
or
stranger
not
beeing
a
naturall
borne
subiect
of
vs
our
heires
or
successors
,
or
otherwise
naturalized
and
indenized
as
aforesaid
,
or
to
any
other
person
or
persons
not
beeing
free
and
sworne
of
the
said
Corporation
,
or
not
beeing
a
seruant
or
apprentice
of
or
to
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
or
shall
take
any
alien
or
stranger
borne
to
bee
his
or
their
apprentice
or
seruant
contrary
to
this
our
said
command
and
the
true
intent
and
meaning
of
these
presents
.
That
then
,
and
so
often
,
it
shall
&
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
beeing
assembled
as
aforesaid
,
to
impose
vpon
euery
such
offendor
a
reasonable
fine
according
to
the
qualitie
of
his
offence
at
the
discreation
of
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
or
the
more
part
of
them
,
the
same
fine
to
be
forfaited
and
paid
by
the
person
or
persons
so
offending
,
to
the
sole
benefit
,
vse
and
behoofe
of
the
said
Corporation
,
for
the
better
mainteinance
and
vpholding
of
the
same
,
and
the
releeuing
of
the
poore
of
the
said
Corporation
.
And
our
further
will
and
pleasure
is
.
Punishment
of
such
as
shall
depart
from
their
worke
and
be
mutinous
.
And
wee
doe
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
of
our
more
especiall
grace
certain
knowledge
and
meere
motion
,
graunt
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
,
and
their
successors
for
euer
,
that
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
,
wherof
the
Master
and
one
of
the
Wardens
to
bee
alwaies
two
,
to
examine
and
punish
by
fine
or
such
other
correction
as
the
qualitie
of
the
offence
shall
deserue
,
and
require
,
euery
person
which
shall
vnlawfully
depart
or
goe
away
from
his
worke
after
he
hath
beene
hired
or
agreed
withall
for
wages
before
the
time
or
times
of
his
retainer
or
retainers
be
expired
,
or
shall
be
found
to
grow
mutinous
stubborne
,
or
disobedient
,
or
any
waie
a
prouoker
,
inticer
or
seducer
of
any
other
to
any
mutinie
or
disobedience
,
to
the
hurt
or
iniurie
,
or
likely-hood
of
hurt
or
iniurie
of
the
said
Corporation
,
or
of
the
good
gouernment
and
order
therein
,
or
of
any
seruice
whatsoeuer
,
Hearing
of
complaints
.
And
also
to
examine
,
heare
and
order
all
and
euery
the
complaints
of
or
against
any
ship-wrights
or
other
worke-men
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Art
,
or
profession
,
or
of
or
against
any
of
his
or
their
Iourney-men
,
apprentices
or
seruants
.
And
of
our
more
ample
grace
,
certaine
knowledge
and
meere
motion
,
Searches
&
surueyes
.
and
for
the
better
suppressing
and
reformation
of
the
deceits
and
abuses
first
aboue
mentioned
,
wee
will
and
haue
giuen
and
graunted
,
and
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
doe
freely
and
absolutely
giue
and
graunt
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Comminaltie
of
the
Art
and
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redrith
aforesaid
,
and
to
their
successors
for
euer
for
the
time
being
and
to
euery
of
them
.
That
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
any
two
of
them
for
the
time
being
,
and
also
to
and
for
any
two
of
the
said
Assistants
or
other
two
persons
beeing
skilfull
,
or
which
heereafter
shall
bee
skilfull
in
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
being
thereunto
deputed
and
aucthorised
by
writing
vnder
the
common
Seale
of
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
,
first
taking
his
or
their
Corporall
Oath
or
Oathes
vpon
the
Euangelists
,
before
the
Master
and
Wardens
,
or
any
two
of
them
for
the
due
execution
of
their
said
Offices
or
Places
,
which
Oath
wee
doe
by
these
presents
aucthorise
the
said
Master
,
and
Wardens
,
or
any
two
of
them
to
minister
and
take
accordingly
at
all
conuenient
time
or
times
,
taking
with
them
if
neede
so
require
a
Constable
or
any
other
his
Maiesties
Officer
or
Officers
of
the
Citie
,
Towne
or
Place
to
search
,
view
and
suruey
all
manner
of
timber
,
wood
,
and
other
stuffe
prouided
,
prepared
,
and
fitted
for
the
building
,
making
,
or
repairing
of
any
Shippes
,
Pinnaces
,
or
other
vessels
in
any
place
or
places
whatsoeuer
within
our
Realme
of
England
and
Dominion
of
Wales
,
or
in
either
of
them
.
And
also
to
search
,
view
,
and
suruey
all
and
euery
the
workes
and
worke-man
ship
of
all
and
euery
person
and
persons
whatsoeuer
in
making
,
working
,
building
,
or
repairing
or
which
heereafter
shall
make
,
worke
,
build
,
or
repaire
any
manner
of
Ships
,
Pinnaces
,
boats
,
or
other
vessels
whatsoeuer
within
our
said
Realme
of
England
and
Dominion
of
Wales
or
either
of
them
,
And
that
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
&
for
the
said
Master
&
Wardens
,
or
any
two
of
them
,
or
their
deputies
so
aucthorised
as
aforesaid
,
all
and
singuler
Shippes
,
Pinnaces
,
Boates
and
other
vessels
heereafter
to
be
built
,
to
view
,
search
and
suruey
,
and
such
of
them
whereof
the
timber-worke
,
at
the
time
of
such
search
,
shall
not
be
fully
finished
,
and
which
,
at
the
time
of
such
search
,
view
,
or
suruey
,
so
to
be
made
as
aforesaid
,
shall
be
found
to
be
insufficiently
,
falsely
,
and
deceitfully
,
made
,
wrought
or
repaired
,
as
they
must
needes
be
by
that
meanes
dangerous
to
such
as
shall
vse
or
imploy
them
,
to
arrest
and
stay
vntill
the
same
shall
be
reformed
,
amended
,
repaired
,
&
made
fit
for
Nauigation
.
And
our
further
will
and
pleasure
is
,
that
if
the
said
persons
before
by
these
presents
aucthorised
,
to
make
such
search
as
aforesaid
,
or
any
of
them
shall
happen
to
finde
any
sappie
wood
,
red-wood
,
or
other
insufficient
wood
or
timber
,
to
be
put
into
any
Shippes
,
Pinnaces
,
or
other
vessells
,
or
hewen
,
wrought
,
&
fitted
for
that
purpose
,
That
then
the
said
persons
or
any
of
them
shall
forth-with
charge
and
warne
the
makers
or
owners
of
such
Shippes
,
Pinnaces
or
other
vessells
forthwith
to
take
away
the
said
sappy
wood
,
red-wood
,
and
other
insufficient
wood
and
timber
,
and
to
supply
the
same
with
other
sufficient
timber
and
wood
.
And
if
within
conuenient
time
after
such
charge
and
warning
giuen
as
is
aforesaid
,
the
said
sappy
wood
,
red-wood
,
and
other
insufficient
wood
and
timber
be
not
taken
away
,
and
the
same
supplied
with
other
good
and
sufficient
timber
and
wood
as
is
aforesaid
.
That
then
,
it
shall
and
may
bee
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
or
any
two
of
them
,
or
any
two
of
the
said
Assistants
,
or
any
such
deputie
or
deputies
as
aforesaid
to
take
and
deface
all
such
sappy
wood
,
and
red-wood
,
and
all
and
singuler
such
other
timber
and
wood
,
which
vpon
any
such
search
,
and
view
,
and
after
conuenient
admonition
and
warning
giuen
.
to
take
the
same
away
and
to
supply
it
with
better
and
more
sufficient
wood
and
timber
,
they
shall
finde
to
bee
put
in
or
apparantly
intended
to
be
put
into
any
Ship
,
Pinnace
,
or
other
vessell
,
or
hewen
,
cut
out
,
or
wrought
for
that
purpose
,
manifestly
tending
to
the
preiudice
and
damage
of
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
or
of
any
other
our
louing
subiects
,
Marchants
and
Marriners
,
whose
goods
and
liues
are
hazarded
,
&
often
lost
by
reason
of
such
ill
stuffe
(
the
vse
of
all
which
sappy
and
red-wood
&
other
insufficient
stuffe
)
we
do
hereby
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
straightly
prohibit
and
restraine
to
be
vsed
or
imployed
in
any
sort
in
or
vpon
any
shippe
or
other
vessell
.
And
our
will
and
pleasure
is
,
and
wee
doe
by
these
presents
,
for
vs
our
heires
and
successors
,
grant
vnto
the
said
Maister
,
Wardens
,
and
Comminalty
and
to
their
successors
for
the
time
being
,
That
it
shall
and
may
bee
lawfull
to
,
and
for
,
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
for
the
time
beeing
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
,
whereof
the
Master
and
one
of
the
Wardens
to
bee
alwaies
two
,
to
impose
and
inflict
such
punishment
vppon
euery
offendor
in
that
behalfe
,
either
by
fine
or
imprisonment
,
or
both
of
them
,
as
by
the
lawes
and
statutes
of
this
Realme
or
by
any
lawes
or
ordinances
,
to
bee
made
by
the
said
Corporation
,
as
is
aforesaid
,
shall
,
or
may
bee
imposed
or
inflicted
vppon
them
for
their
offence
in
that
behalfe
:
Or
otherwise
,
that
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
any
two
of
them
or
such
other
person
or
persons
,
so
authorized
,
as
aforesaid
,
and
which
vpon
the
search
shall
find
any
of
the
deceipts
and
abuses
aforesaid
,
shall
complaine
thereof
to
some
Iustice
or
Iustices
of
the
Peace
,
within
the
place
or
county
where
such
deceipts
and
abuses
shall
bee
found
.
And
wee
doe
by
these
presents
,
for
vs
,
our
heires
,
and
successors
,
straightly
charge
and
command
,
all
,
and
euery
our
Iustice
and
Iustices
,
of
the
Peace
whatsoeuer
,
to
whom
any
such
complaint
or
complaints
shall
so
bee
made
as
is
aforesaid
,
that
they
and
euery
of
them
,
shall
by
all
good
and
lawfull
waies
and
meanes
examine
and
find
out
the
truth
of
the
said
complaints
,
abuses
and
deceipts
.
And
if
vpon
due
examination
thereof
,
they
shall
find
that
any
such
abuses
and
deceipts
,
haue
beene
commited
as
aforesaid
:
That
then
they
cause
the
party
or
parties
,
so
offending
,
to
be
indited
or
otherwise
punished
,
for
such
his
,
and
their
abuses
and
deceipts
,
either
before
our
Iustices
of
Peace
,
in
the
county
where
the
same
abuses
and
deceipts
shall
be
committed
and
found
at
their
Sessions
of
the
Peace
,
or
before
the
Iustices
of
Assize
of
the
same
county
,
or
before
any
other
lawfull
Iudge
or
Iudges
,
to
the
end
that
the
said
person
,
or
persons
so
offending
,
may
receiue
such
condigne
punishment
,
as
by
the
lawes
and
statutes
of
this
Realme
can
or
may
bee
inflicted
vpon
him
,
or
them
,
for
his
or
their
offence
or
offences
,
in
that
behalfe
.
And
our
will
and
pleasure
is
,
And
wee
doe
by
these
presents
,
for
vs
,
our
heyres
and
successors
,
straightly
charge
and
command
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
,
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
and
their
successors
,
for
the
time
beeing
,
that
once
in
euery
month
at
the
least
,
such
search
bee
made
as
is
aforesaid
,
And
that
the
authority
heereby
in
that
behalfe
,
to
them
giuen
,
be
put
in
due
execution
,
without
any
respect
of
persons
,
or
partiality
whatsoeuer
.
Prouided
alwaies
neuertheles
,
and
our
will
&
pleasure
is
,
that
neither
the
Master
,
nor
Wardens
,
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
for
the
time
beeing
,
or
any
their
Deputy
or
Deputies
,
so
authorized
to
search
as
is
aforesaid
,
shall
not
by
coullor
of
these
Letters
Pattents
,
meddle
with
,
or
doe
any
thing
to
the
hinderance
,
stay
,
or
preuention
of
any
Shippe
,
Pinnace
,
or
other
Vessell
that
is
or
shall
bee
at
the
time
of
such
their
search
as
aforesaid
,
ready
to
go
forth
for
any
intended
voyage
or
iourney
,
or
the
Master
,
Owner
,
Marriner
,
Saylors
,
or
other
Officers
of
the
same
.
Any
thing
in
these
presents
to
the
contrary
thereof
in
any
wise
notwithstanding
.
Power
to
trade
beyond
the
seas
.
And
further
of
our
meere
especiall
grace
,
certaine
knowledge
,
and
meere
motion
,
wee
doe
by
these
presents
,
for
vs
,
our
heires
,
and
successors
,
graunt
vnto
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Comminalty
,
of
the
said
Art
,
or
Mistery
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redreth
aforesaid
and
their
Successors
for
the
time
beeing
:
That
it
shall
and
may
bee
lawfull
to
,
and
for
all
and
euery
person
and
persons
,
lawfully
vsing
or
exercizing
,
or
which
heereafter
shall
lawfully
vse
,
or
exercize
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
by
themselues
,
their
seruants
,
or
Deputies
at
any
times
heereafter
,
to
buy
and
prouide
in
any
the
places
beyond
the
seas
,
all
such
timber
,
Plancks
,
Masts
,
Deales
,
Sparres
,
wood
and
wooden
stuffe
,
and
also
all
Pitch
,
Tarre
,
Rozen
,
and
Oyle
as
they
shall
thinke
necessary
or
conuenient
,
for
the
building
,
reparing
,
grauing
,
or
fitting
of
Shippes
,
Pinaces
,
or
other
Vessels
,
and
the
same
so
bought
,
and
prouided
,
shall
and
may
from
time
to
time
,
for
euer
heereafter
,
bring
or
cause
to
bee
brought
into
this
our
Realme
of
England
and
Dominion
of
Wales
or
any
part
or
place
thereof
,
and
the
same
discharge
,
and
lay
on
Land
,
paying
to
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
the
full
custome
,
poundage
,
and
other
dueties
due
,
or
which
heereafter
shall
bee
due
to
vs
,
our
heires
or
successors
;
Any
Law
,
Statute
,
Custome
,
Proclamation
,
or
any
other
matter
,
cause
or
thing
to
the
contrary
notwithstanding
.
And
whereas
for
the
better
mainteinance
of
Nauigation
,
and
incouragement
of
our
louing
subiects
,
to
increase
shipping
within
this
our
Realme
,
Surueying
of
Tounage
there
is
and
hath
bin
of
ancient
time
an
allowance
giuen
by
vs
,
and
our
predecessors
of
fiue
shillings
sterling
,
for
euery
Tunne
of
any
new
builded
Ship
to
be
rated
according
to
the
burden
of
the
said
ship
,
so
as
the
said
ship
did
containe
in
burden
one
hundred
Tonnes
or
vpwards
in
Tonnes
and
tonnage
,
which
laudable
custome
wee
being
pleased
to
continue
,
and
finding
it
also
conuenient
aswell
for
the
auoiding
of
abuses
that
might
be
offered
in
rating
and
setting
downe
the
tonnage
of
the
said
ships
and
otherwise
,
as
also
that
the
builder
might
haue
his
right
and
due
allowance
of
tonnage
,
to
appoint
some
person
or
persons
of
knowledge
and
experience
,
for
the
surueying
and
ouerseeing
of
the
true
rates
and
tonnage
in
that
behalfe
,
Wee
did
by
our
Letters
Patents
vnder
the
great
Seale
of
England
,
bearing
date
the
24.
day
of
Aprill
,
in
the
third
yeare
of
our
raigne
,
giue
and
graunt
to
Iohn
Grent
gentleman
,
for
and
during
his
naturall
life
the
Office
and
place
of
Surueyour
of
the
tonnage
and
burden
of
all
new
builded
Shippes
of
the
burden
aboue
mentioned
or
vpwards
,
from
time
to
time
within
this
our
Realme
of
England
,
together
with
the
wages
and
fee
of
twelue
pence
by
the
day
of
lawfull
money
of
England
,
for
the
exercising
of
the
said
Office
or
place
,
together
with
all
and
singuler
other
Fees
,
profits
,
commodities
and
allowances
whatsoeuer
to
the
same
place
or
Office
in
any
wise
due
,
incident
or
appertaining
,
with
a
Prouiso
or
clause
therein
mentioned
,
that
the
said
Iohn
Grent
in
the
rating
and
setting
down
of
the
tonnage
&
burden
of
the
saidnew
builded
ships
from
time
to
time
should
vse
the
aduice
and
assistance
of
one
of
our
ship-wrights
to
be
nominated
and
appointed
by
our
High
Admirall
of
England
for
the
time
being
,
And
that
all
and
euery
such
bill
and
bills
of
tonnage
as
should
be
presented
to
vs
,
to
be
signed
for
the
said
allowance
of
fiue
shillings
vpon
euery
Tonne
of
the
burden
of
the
said
Ships
should
be
first
allowed
vnder
the
hand
of
the
said
Surueyour
,
and
signed
by
the
said
Admirall
or
his
deputie
for
the
time
being
as
hath
beene
accustomed
.
And
whereas
by
our
Letters
Patents
,
bearing
date
the
28.
daie
of
Ianuary
,
in
the
fourth
yeare
of
our
Raigne
wee
did
graunt
,
or
mention
to
graunt
vnto
Humfrey
Iobson
gent.
for
and
during
his
naturall
life
the
Reuersion
of
the
said
Office
or
place
of
Surueyor
of
the
tonnage
and
burden
of
all
new
builded
ships
of
the
burden
of
one
hundred
Tonnes
,
aboue
mentioned
,
or
vpwards
from
time
to
time
,
within
our
Realme
of
England
next
after
the
death
,
forfaiture
or
surrendor
of
the
said
Iohn
Grent
,
together
with
the
wages
and
fee
of
twelue
pence
a
day
for
the
exercising
of
the
said
office
,
place
,
and
all
,
and
singuler
other
Fees
,
profits
,
commodities
and
allowances
whatsoeuer
to
the
same
place
or
office
in
any
wise
due
,
incident
or
appertaining
As
in
,
and
by
the
said
two
seuerall
Letters
Pattens
more
at
large
appeareth
.
And
whereas
of
late
we
haue
bin
much
wronged
,
defrauded
,
and
abused
,
in
that
sundry
of
the
said
shippes
for
want
of
exact
viewing
,
surueying
,
and
measuring
,
haue
beene
ouer-rated
in
their
burthen
and
tonnage
,
wherby
wee
haue
beene
charged
with
the
payment
of
a
greater
allowance
,
then
in
truth
wee
ought
to
haue
beene
.
Know
yee
therefore
,
that
we
reposing
a
speciall
trust
and
confidence
,
in
the
faithfulnesse
,
experience
,
care
,
and
honest
and
true
circumspection
of
the
Master
,
Wardens
and
Comminalty
,
of
the
said
Art
,
or
Mistery
of
Ship-wrights
.
And
to
the
end
,
that
we
,
our
heires
,
and
successors
,
may
not
at
any
time
from
henceforth
,
in
like
sort
be
defrauded
,
wronged
,
or
abused
,
do
of
our
speciall
grace
,
certaine
knowledge
,
and
meere
motion
,
giue
and
graunt
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Comminalty
,
and
to
their
successors
for
euer
,
the
office
,
function
,
and
place
of
Surueyour
of
the
tonnage
and
burthen
,
of
all
new
builded
Ships
of
the
burthen
of
an
hundred
tonnes
aboue
mentioned
or
vpwards
from
time
to
time
,
within
this
our
Realme
of
England
,
Together
with
the
said
wages
and
fee
of
twelue
pence
by
the
day
,
and
all
other
fees
,
proffits
,
commodities
,
and
allowances
whatsoeuer
,
to
the
said
office
,
or
place
in
any
wise
due
,
belonging
,
incident
or
appertaining
,
And
them
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
comminalty
and
their
successors
wee
doe
by
these
presents
,
for
vs
,
our
heires
,
and
successors
,
nominate
,
ordaine
,
make
and
appoynt
Surueyours
of
the
tonnage
and
burthen
of
all
new
builded
Shippes
from
time
to
time
,
within
this
our
Realme
of
England
,
and
Dominion
of
Wales
.
To
haue
,
hold
,
exercise
,
and
enioy
the
said
office
,
function
,
and
place
,
and
also
,
to
haue
,
receiue
,
and
perceiue
,
the
said
wages
and
fee
of
twelue
pence
by
the
day
,
immediately
when
,
and
from
,
and
after
such
time
,
as
the
Estate
and
interest
,
Estates
and
interrests
graunted
or
mentioned
to
be
graunted
to
the
said
Iohn
Grent
,
and
Humfrey
Iobson
respectiuely
,
by
death
,
surrender
,
forfeiture
,
or
other
occasion
,
cause
,
or
meanes
whatsoener
is
,
are
,
or
shall
bee
voyde
,
ended
,
or
determined
,
and
whensoeuer
the
said
office
or
place
shall
first
happen
,
or
become
void
vnto
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Cominaltie
,
and
to
their
successors
for
euer
.
And
for
the
better
and
more
exact
examination
,
iudging
and
finding
out
from
hence
forth
of
the
true
burden
and
tonnage
of
euery
Ship
,
and
vessell
,
that
is
or
shall
be
capable
of
,
or
intended
to
haue
or
require
the
said
alowance
.
Wee
doe
hereby
for
vs
our
heires
and
successors
ordaine
,
decree
,
grant
,
limit
,
and
appoynt
,
and
also
straightly
charge
and
commaund
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
for
the
time
being
,
by
themselues
or
their
deputies
,
being
honest
,
skilfull
,
and
sufficient
persons
,
as
well
to
goe
on
bord
euery
such
shipp
and
vessell
,
and
there
to
view
and
decerne
whether
shee
be
sufficiently
and
substancially
built
,
as
is
fit
and
required
in
that
behalfe
,
that
is
to
say
with
two
Orlops
at
conunnient
distance
,
strong
to
carry
ordnance
aloft
and
alowe
with
her
fore-castell
and
halfe
deck
close
for
feight
.
As
also
to
cause
euery
such
Shipp
and
vessell
to
be
brought
on
ground
,
and
by
,
from
,
and
according
to
an
exact
measure
taken
of
her
length
,
breadth
depth
,
&
draught
,
in
water
so
to
rate
and
sett
downe
the
true
burden
and
tonnage
thereof
,
and
to
certifie
the
same
by
Letters
testimoniall
,
vnder
the
common
scale
of
the
said
Corporation
,
and
the
hands
of
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
or
Mystery
for
the
time
being
,
as
they
will
euer
after
be
ready
vpon
their
oaths
&
aleagiance
to
approue
the
same
.
And
our
will
&
pleasure
is
,
and
wee
doe
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
straightly
prohibit
,
charge
and
command
that
no
person
or
persons
whatsoeuer
shall
or
may
at
any
time
or
times
hereafter
be
capable
of
,
or
persume
to
take
,
receiue
or
demand
the
said
alowance
of
fiue
shillings
a
tonne
as
aforesaid
,
vntill
such
due
measuring
,
rating
,
&
certificat
be
first
had
&
made
as
aforesaid
.
Willing
and
requiring
as
well
our
Lord
High
Tresurer
,
and
Lord
High
Admirall
of
England
,
&
our
Tresurer
&
Chancellor
of
our
Exchequor
:
as
also
the
said
Iohn
Grent
,
and
Humfrey
Iobson
,
and
all
other
persons
whome
it
may
concerne
to
take
notice
of
our
wil
and
pleasure
in
this
behalfe
.
Any
former
grant
,
prouision
,
limitation
,
custome
,
or
vsage
,
to
the
contrary
heereof
in
any
wise
notwithstanding
.
And
moreouer
for
the
better
maintaining
,
strengthning
,
and
vpholding
of
the
said
corporation
,
and
the
suppressing
,
and
reforming
,
as
well
of
the
manifould
errors
,
deceiptes
,
and
abuses
,
practized
in
the
said
profession
,
art
,
and
mystery
,
as
also
of
the
disorders
,
and
misdemeanors
of
diuers
wilfull
,
stuborne
,
and
disobedient
persons
of
the
said
profession
,
Art
,
or
Mystery
,
which
can
very
hardly
by
any
other
meanes
be
redressed
,
restrained
,
or
reformed
,
and
for
the
better
continuing
,
setling
,
and
establishing
of
good
orders
,
Power
to
punish
.
discipline
,
and
gouernment
amongst
them
,
for
the
especiall
good
of
our
owne
seruice
,
and
the
generall
benefit
of
all
our
louing
subiects
,
as
well
Marchants
as
others
,
wee
doe
of
our
more
ample
grace
,
certaine
knowledge
,
and
meere
motion
,
for
vs
our
heires
and
successors
,
giue
and
grant
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
〈◊〉
,
and
their
successors
for
euer
by
these
presents
.
That
if
any
person
or
persons
now
practizing
,
vsing
,
or
professing
,
or
which
hereafter
shall
practise
,
vse
,
or
professe
the
said
Art
,
or
Mystery
,
or
any
thing
therevnto
appertaining
,
shall
wilfully
or
obstinately
oppose
,
or
resist
the
order
,
rule
and
gouernment
of
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistantes
of
the
said
Art
or
Mystery
for
the
time
being
,
or
shall
refuse
to
obey
,
or
to
submit
him
,
or
themselues
to
this
our
Charter
,
or
Letters
Pattents
,
and
to
such
wholsome
lawes
,
orders
,
ordinances
,
and
institutions
as
are
or
shall
be
made
by
force
and
vertue
thereof
as
aforesaid
,
tending
to
the
good
seruice
of
vs
and
our
common-wealth
,
and
to
the
good
estate
and
preseruation
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
or
shall
not
well
and
honestly
carry
,
behaue
,
and
demeane
him
,
and
themselues
towardes
the
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
for
the
time
being
,
and
their
deputy
or
deputies
or
other
inferior
officers
respectiuely
,
according
to
the
true
intent
and
meaning
of
these
presents
,
but
after
due
and
conuenient
warning
,
notice
,
or
admonition
giuen
to
him
or
them
in
that
behalfe
shall
still
wilfully
and
obstinately
persist
,
perseuere
,
or
continue
in
any
wilfull
,
stuborne
,
obstinate
,
or
disobedient
course
,
tending
to
the
hurt
and
preiudice
of
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
or
any
our
louing
subiects
,
or
the
order
rule
and
gouernment
aforesaid
,
either
by
insufficient
,
negligent
,
or
deceitfull
working
,
or
not
performing
of
his
or
their
duties
,
or
by
purloyning
,
imbeazling
of
stuffe
,
or
by
vnlawfull
and
disorderly
departure
from
his
or
their
worke
,
after
he
or
they
haue
bene
hired
and
such
like
,
or
shall
doe
or
commit
any
act
or
acts
directly
or
indirectly
to
the
preiudice
or
hindrance
of
the
said
Corporation
,
or
the
good
estate
and
procedings
thereof
,
either
by
wilfull
absenting
him
or
themselues
from
the
Common-Hall
,
and
meeting
vpon
due
warning
,
or
by
deniall
of
ordinary
and
iust
duties
,
or
shall
by
mutinies
,
combinations
,
conspiracies
,
or
any
such
like
wicked
or
vnlawfull
course
,
or
practise
,
persist
,
or
continue
in
the
wilfull
breach
,
neglect
,
or
contempt
of
this
our
Charter
,
or
any
thing
herein
contained
,
or
any
law
,
ordinance
,
or
institution
,
made
by
force
of
these
presents
.
That
then
in
all
and
euery
or
any
of
these
cases
before
mencioned
,
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
assistants
,
or
any
three
of
them
,
whereof
the
Master
and
one
of
the
Wardens
to
be
alwaies
two
,
seuerally
to
correct
and
punish
such
offendor
or
offendors
according
to
the
quantity
and
quallity
of
his
or
their
offence
or
offences
,
according
to
the
lawes
and
ordinances
of
the
said
Corporation
,
and
according
to
the
lawes
and
statutes
of
the
realme
in
that
behalfe
respectiuely
.
Imprisonment
of
offendors
.
And
whereas
the
greatest
number
of
the
workmen
and
other
persons
imployed
in
the
trades
aforesaid
are
soe
very
pore
and
nedy
,
and
of
meane
condition
as
no
pecuniary
mulct
can
take
hold
of
them
,
and
likewise
so
rude
and
disordered
as
noe
ordinary
or
ciuill
censure
can
moue
them
to
yeelde
obedience
to
rule
or
gouernment
.
And
therefore
some
sharpe
and
seuere
coertion
and
constraint
must
necessarily
be
vsed
towards
them
in
many
cases
.
Therefore
our
will
and
pleasure
is
,
and
wee
doe
by
these
presentes
will
and
ordaine
:
That
if
any
person
or
persons
now
vsing
,
or
which
shall
hereafter
vse
or
exercise
,
within
the
said
realme
of
England
,
or
dominion
of
Wales
,
the
said
Art
,
Trade
,
or
Mistery
of
Ship-wrights
,
or
other
the
workes
or
trades
aforesaid
shall
obstinately
resist
and
withstand
the
gouernment
of
the
said
Maister
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
,
or
their
lawfull
deputy
or
deputies
,
and
shall
after
admonition
and
warning
giuen
vnto
them
,
or
any
of
them
in
that
behalfe
wilfully
persist
in
such
disobedient
course
either
by
deceitfull
working
or
by
vnlawfull
departure
from
,
after
they
haue
bene
hired
,
or
within
the
time
or
times
of
their
retainor
,
or
shall
by
combination
,
conspiracies
,
or
other
vnlawfull
practises
,
seeke
to
ouerthrow
,
destroy
,
and
bring
into
contempt
the
powers
,
preuiledges
,
and
authorities
by
these
presents
giuen
and
granted
to
the
said
Maister
,
Wardens
,
and
Cominalty
,
and
their
successors
for
the
vniuersall
benifit
and
good
of
our
said
Realme
,
dominion
and
subiects
.
That
the●…
,
or
in
such
cases
,
the
Lord
Admirall
of
England
for
the
time
being
,
vpon
complaint
and
profe
therof
made
to
him
,
shall
take
the
body
or
bodies
of
all
and
euery
such
notorious
offendors
and
keepe
them
vnder
arrest
,
vntill
they
shall
conforme
themselues
,
and
reforme
what
they
haue
done
amisse
as
aforesaide
.
And
for
so
much
,
as
a
great
part
of
the
said
Art
or
Mystery
are
continually
for
the
most
part
imploied
,
and
attendant
vpon
the
seruice
and
nauigation
of
vs
our
heires
and
successors
.
We
therefore
of
our
especiall
grace
,
doe
will
and
grant
for
vs
our
heires
and
successors
.
That
the
saide
Maister
,
Wardens
and
Cominalty
,
or
any
of
them
,
or
their
,
or
any
of
their
successors
shall
not
at
any
time
or
times
hereafter
be
informed
,
put
,
placed
,
or
impannelled
in
or
vpon
any
Assizes
,
Iuries
,
Inquests
,
or
attaintes
whatsoeuer
,
Freedome
from
Size
or
Sessions
before
any
Iudges
,
Iustices
,
or
Commissioners
of
vs
,
our
heires
or
successors
out
of
the
Citties
,
Townes
,
Boroughs
,
Parishes
or
places
where
they
or
any
of
them
doe
or
shall
happen
to
dwell
,
vnlesse
they
haue
lands
or
tenements
lying
out
of
the
said
Citties
,
Townes
,
Boroughs
,
Parishes
or
places
,
by
reason
whereof
they
or
any
of
them
ought
to
be
charged
,
nor
shall
at
any
time
be
pressed
or
inforced
to
serue
vs
our
heires
or
successors
as
Land-soldiers
,
but
doe
absolutely
and
freely
discharge
them
and
euery
of
them
from
any
such
seruice
and
attendance
.
And
wee
doe
further
by
these
presents
,
for
vs
our
heires
and
successors
straightly
charge
and
commaund
all
and
euery
Sheriffes
,
Bailiffes
,
and
other
officers
of
vs
our
heires
and
successors
that
they
&
every
of
them
doe
from
time
to
time
forbeare
to
put
or
impanel
any
of
the
said
Maister
,
Wardens
,
and
Cominalty
,
or
any
their
deputies
or
apprentises
,
in
or
vpon
any
such
Iuries
,
or
inquests
as
is
aforesaid
,
contrary
to
our
said
meaning
&
intent
,
vpon
paine
of
our
displeasure
,
&
of
such
paines
,
penalties
,
and
imprisonments
as
by
the
lawes
of
this
our
Realme
can
or
may
be
inflicted
or
imposed
vpon
them
or
any
of
them
for
their
contempt
,
in
doing
contrary
to
our
royall
pleasure
and
commandment
in
that
behalfe
.
And
whereas
the
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Cominalty
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redrith
aforesaid
,
and
their
and
euery
of
their
deputies
and
apprentises
being
continually
for
the
most
part
charged
and
chargeable
to
be
ready
and
prouided
at
an
howers
warning
vpon
diuers
seruices
and
imployments
as
well
at
the
Sea
,
for
the
necessity
,
defence
,
and
safety
of
our
realmes
and
kingdomes
,
and
for
the
use
and
imployment
of
our
Marchants
for
continuance
and
increase
of
trade
and
commerce
with
forraine
Nations
,
for
the
benefit
and
profit
of
vs
and
our
subiects
,
as
also
to
giue
attendance
within
our
Kingdomes
for
the
new
building
,
repairing
,
and
triming
as
well
of
the
Shippes
,
Pinnaces
,
and
vessels
of
vs
,
our
heires
&
successors
,
as
also
of
the
Ships
Pinnaces
,
and
vessels
of
our
Marchants
and
subiects
.
Therefore
our
will
and
pleasure
is
.
That
if
it
shall
hapen
the
said
Maister
,
Wardens
,
and
Comminalty
,
or
other
persons
,
which
by
the
true
intent
and
meaning
hereof
are
and
ought
to
be
discharged
from
such
seruice
vpon
Iuries
or
Inq●ests
,
shall
by
Sheriffes
,
Bailiffes
or
other
officers
,
ignorantly
or
wilfully
be
put
and
impannelled
to
serue
vpon
Iuries
,
and
Enquests
,
contrary
to
our
true
intent
and
meaning
,
in
that
behalfe
,
in
certaine
our
former
Letters
Pattents
graunted
,
and
also
in
these
presents
renued
.
And
that
any
of
the
said
persons
beeing
absent
from
their
houses
,
and
places
of
habitation
,
at
such
times
as
they
were
,
or
shall
bee
sommoned
or
warned
to
appeare
vpon
any
such
Iuries
or
enquests
,
could
not
,
nor
cannot
plead
or
alleadge
the
said
former
Letters
Pattents
nor
these
presents
,
or
the
priueledges
and
authorities
hereby
giuen
and
granted
vnto
them
,
for
their
discharge
in
that
behalfe
,
whereby
diuers
issues
,
fines
,
and
amercements
are
many
times
returned
against
them
,
contrary
to
our
true
intent
and
meaning
:
Wee
doe
therefore
graunt
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
vnto
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Comminalty
,
and
their
successors
for
euer
:
That
if
any
issues
,
fines
,
and
amercements
shall
be
returned
,
forfeited
or
imposed
by
,
or
vppon
any
of
the
said
person
or
persons
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Trade
,
Art
,
or
Mistery
,
for
or
in
respect
of
not
doing
,
or
not
performing
of
any
of
the
said
seruices
or
other
things
whereof
they
are
hereby
exempted
or
freed
,
or
mentioned
to
be
exempted
or
freed
:
That
then
the
same
person
or
persons
,
his
,
or
their
heires
,
executors
,
administrators
and
assignes
and
euery
of
them
,
and
all
his
and
their
landes
,
tenements
,
goods
,
and
chattels
shall
be
for
euer
freed
and
discharged
of
and
from
the
same
issues
,
fines
,
and
amerciaments
,
and
euery
of
them
.
And
wee
doe
require
and
commaund
the
Barons
of
our
Eschequer
that
in
respect
of
the
pouerty
of
many
that
are
to
be
releeued
in
this
case
,
they
giue
them
all
expedition
and
ease
in
the
proceedings
and
pleading
for
their
discharge
in
that
behalfe
.
Submission
to
the
Charter
.
And
because
this
Corporation
of
Ship-wrights
hath
bin
principally
instituted
&
made
for
the
mainteinance
and
encrease
of
Nauigation
and
for
the
better
and
more
substantiall
making
,
building
and
repairing
of
ships
,
and
also
for
the
trayning
vp
&
instructing
of
Ship-wrights
,
Ship-carpenters
,
labourers
,
and
workemen
to
make
them
more
ready
,
able
and
skilfull
for
seruice
,
All
which
things
do
very
greatly
concerne
the
defence
,
safety
,
wealth
and
profit
of
our selfe
,
our
Kingdomes
and
subiects
.
Therefore
wee
doe
not
onely
straightly
charge
and
command
all
and
euery
person
and
persons
which
are
or
shall
be
of
the
Cominaltie
of
this
Corporation
.
That
they
doe
dutifully
submit
themselues
to
such
good
and
wholesome
lawes
,
statutes
and
ordinances
as
shall
be
heereafter
ordained
and
made
by
vertue
of
these
Letters
Patents
for
the
gouernment
,
rule
,
order
and
direction
of
this
Corporation
,
and
of
all
the
members
thereof
,
But
wee
doe
also
straightly
require
,
charge
and
command
all
Masters
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
,
deputies
and
other
the
principall
Officers
of
this
incorporation
now
being
,
and
that
heereafter
shall
bee
.
That
they
and
euery
of
them
in
their
seuerall
Offices
and
places
,
doe
carefully
,
diligently
and
circumspectly
looke
to
the
due
and
seuere
execution
of
all
such
lawes
,
statutes
,
and
ordinances
so
to
be
made
as
aforesaid
,
that
the
same
may
be
truely
performed
and
accomplished
according
to
the
tenor
and
true
meaning
of
the
same
,
vpon
paine
of
our
heauy
displeasure
and
indignation
and
of
such
punishment
and
imprisonment
as
by
our
lawes
may
be
inflicted
on
them
and
euery
or
any
of
them
,
wherein
our
meaning
is
to
extend
the
greater
punishment
vpon
such
as
hauing
offices
and
places
of
trust
and
charge
committed
vnto
them
,
shall
by
wilfulnesse
,
negligence
,
remisnesse
,
partialitie
,
or
otherwise
offend
themselues
,
or
suffer
others
to
offend
in
those
things
,
whereof
they
ought
to
bee
the
reformers
and
redressers
,
and
at
whose
hands
wee
expect
to
receiue
and
haue
amendement
and
reformation
of
all
offences
that
shall
bee
committed
by
any
others
in
that
behalfe
.
And
forasmuch
as
the
pouertie
of
Ship-wrights
and
persons
belonging
to
the
said
Corporation
is
now
much
more
increased
then
in
former
times
,
and
not
able
to
be
releeued
,
supported
and
maintained
,
by
the
duties
and
reuenues
of
the
said
Corporation
which
heertofore
they
haue
had
,
or
were
enabled
to
haue
,
being
so
small
in
yeerely
value
.
Power
to
purchase
.
Therefore
,
and
to
the
end
,
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Comminalty
and
their
Successors
,
may
bee
from
henceforth
the
better
enabled
,
from
time
to
time
to
beare
and
sustaine
their
charges
and
expences
drawne
,
and
occasioned
by
reason
of
the
Corporation
,
and
to
releeue
and
maintaine
the
poore
of
the
same
,
wee
haue
of
our
more
especiall
grace
,
certaine
knoledge
,
and
meere
motion
,
giuen
and
graunted
,
and
by
these
presents
,
for
vs
,
our
heires
,
and
successors
,
doe
giue
and
graunt
vnto
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Comminalty
,
of
the
said
Art
,
or
Mistery
of
Ship
wrights
of
Redrith
aforesaid
,
and
to
their
successors
,
especiall
licence
,
and
free
and
lawfull
faculty
,
power
and
authority
,
that
they
,
&
their
successors
for
euer
,
shall
and
may
,
not
onely
haue
,
receiue
,
and
purchase
to
them
,
and
their
successors
for
euer
,
to
their
owne
proper
vse
and
behoofe
,
as
well
of
vs
,
our
heires
,
and
successors
,
as
of
any
other
person
or
persons
whatsoeuer
,
Mannours
,
Messuages
,
Lands
,
Tenements
,
Rectories
,
Tithes
,
Rents
,
Reuersions
,
Seruices
,
and
other
Hereditaments
whatsoeuer
,
which
are
not
held
of
vs
,
our
heires
,
and
successors
,
in
chiefe
,
or
by
Knights
seruice
,
nor
of
any
other
by
Knights
seruice
.
So
alwaies
that
the
same
Manours
,
Messuages
,
Lands
,
Tenements
,
Rectories
,
Tithes
,
Rents
,
Reuersions
,
or
Hereditaments
,
by
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Comminalty
,
or
their
successors
,
so
to
bee
receiued
,
purchased
,
obtained
,
or
had
as
aforesaid
,
doe
not
exceed
the
cleare
yeerly
value
of
forty
pound
by
the
yeere
,
aboue
all
charges
,
deductions
and
reprizes
.
The
Statute
of
Lands
&
Tenements
,
not
to
bee
put
in
Mortmaine
,
or
any
other
Statute
,
Act
,
or
Ordinance
,
prouision
,
restraint
,
or
any
other
matter
,
cause
,
or
thing
whatsoeuer
to
the
contrary
notwithstanding
.
And
further
wee
haue
giuen
and
graunted
,
And
by
these
presents
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
wee
doe
giue
and
graunt
special
licence
,
and
ful
&
free
power
&
authority
to
any
and
euery
of
the
subiects
of
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
and
to
all
and
euery
body
and
bodies
Corporate
and
Politique
,
and
other
person
and
persons
whatsoeuer
,
and
to
euery
of
them
;
That
they
and
euery
of
them
,
shall
and
may
,
giue
,
graunt
,
bequeath
,
assigne
,
or
by
any
wayes
or
meanes
whatsoeuer
,
alnie
,
deuize
,
or
assure
vnto
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
comminalty
,
and
to
their
successors
for
euer
,
any
Mannours
,
Messuages
,
Lands
,
Tenements
,
Rectories
,
Tithes
,
Rents
,
Reuersions
,
Seruices
,
and
other
Hereditaments
whatsoeuer
,
which
are
not
held
of
vs
,
our
heires
,
or
successors
in
chiefe
,
or
by
Knights
seruice
,
The
Kinges
charge
.
or
of
any
other
by
Knights
seruice
,
So
that
the
same
Mannours
,
Lands
,
Tenements
,
and
other
the
premisses
so
as
aforesaid
to
bee
giuen
,
graunted
,
assigned
,
or
deuised
,
doe
not
exceed
in
the
whole
,
the
cleare
yeerely
value
of
forty
pound
per
annum
aboue
all
charges
,
deductions
and
reprizes
:
The
Statute
of
Lands
and
Tenements
,
not
to
bee
put
in
Mortmaine
,
or
any
other
Act
,
Statute
,
Ordinance
,
Prouision
or
restraint
,
or
any
other
matter
,
cause
or
thing
whatsoeuer
to
the
contrary
notwithstanding
.
And
finally
we
doe
by
these
presents
,
for
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
,
straightly
charge
and
command
,
Aswell
the
Lord
Admirall
of
England
for
the
time
beeing
,
and
also
the
Iudge
of
our
Admirality
and
principall
Officers
of
our
Nauy
,
and
al
Viz.
Admirals
,
Marshals
,
Sergeants
,
and
other
officers
of
our
Admiralty
,
As
also
the
Lord
Mayor
of
our
Citie
of
London
,
and
the
Sheriffes
,
Iustices
,
Constables
,
and
other
officers
,
and
ministers
of
the
said
Citie
for
the
time
being
,
And
also
the
seuerall
Mayors
of
our
Cities
of
Bristoll
and
Rochester
,
and
of
our
seuerall
Townes
of
Yarmouth
,
Plymouth
,
Dartmouth
,
Ipswich
,
Southampton
,
Woodbridge
,
Hull
,
and
Newcastell
,
respectiuely
for
the
time
being
,
And
all
other
Mayors
,
Sheriffes
,
Iustices
of
Peace
,
Bayliffes
,
Constables
and
other
officers
and
ministers
of
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
whatsoeuer
within
our
said
Realme
of
England
and
Dominion
of
Wales
,
That
they
and
euery
of
them
be
from
time
to
time
and
at
all
times
heereafter
helping
,
aiding
,
and
assisting
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominalty
,
and
to
their
successors
and
to
euery
or
any
of
them
for
the
time
being
,
and
to
euery
of
their
deputie
or
deputies
,
Officer
or
Officers
for
the
time
being
for
euer
,
aswell
in
and
for
such
search
,
view
,
and
suruey
so
to
be
made
as
aforesaid
,
As
also
for
and
in
the
execution
of
all
and
singuler
graunts
,
ordinances
,
lawes
,
constitutions
and
orders
heerein
contained
,
or
heereafter
vpon
,
or
by
vertue
of
these
presents
to
be
made
allowed
and
approued
in
all
things
,
according
to
the
true
intent
and
meaning
of
the
same
,
vpon
paine
of
our
high
displeasure
,
and
as
they
will
answere
the
contrary
.
And
these
our
Letters
Patents
or
the
Inrolement
thereof
shall
be
good
and
effectuall
in
the
Lawe
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominalty
,
and
their
successors
,
to
all
intents
constructions
and
purposes
,
against
vs
,
our
heires
and
successors
for
euer
.
Any
Act
of
Parliament
,
statute
,
Law
,
Prouision
,
Proclamation
,
restraint
,
or
other
matter
,
cause
,
or
thing
whatsoeuer
to
the
contrary
thereof
in
any
wise
notwithstanding
.
Prouided
alwaies
that
these
our
Letters
Patents
,
or
any
thing
therein
contained
,
shall
not
in
any
wise
extend
or
be
construed
to
extend
or
be
prei●ditiall
to
our
Cinque-Ports
,
or
to
the
liberties
or
members
of
the
same
or
any
of
them
,
or
to
any
Iurisdiction
,
power
or
aucthority
of
the
Lord-warden
of
the
Cinque-Ports
for
the
time
being
,
which
hee
hath
,
or
in
any
wise
or
sort
hee
ought
,
or
may
lawfully
vse
,
exercise
or
claime
,
to
or
with
the
office
of
the
Lord-warden
of
the
Cinque-Ports
,
or
of
any
other
office
or
offices
,
belonging
,
incident
or
appertaining
to
the
said
office
of
Lord-warden
of
the
Cinque-Ports
.
Any
graunt
,
power
,
priuiledge
,
matter
or
thing
,
before
in
these
presents
contained
to
the
contrary
thereof
in
any
wise
notwithstanding
.
Although
expresse
mention
of
the
true
yearely
valew
or
certenty
of
the
premisses
or
of
any
of
them
,
or
of
any
other
gifts
or
graunts
by
vs
or
any
of
our
Progenitors
or
Predecessors
to
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
&
Cominaltie
,
before
these
times
made
in
these
presents
is
not
made
.
Or
any
statute
,
act
,
ordinance
,
prouision
,
Proclamation
or
restraint
before
this
time
had
made
,
set
forth
,
ordained
,
or
prouided
,
or
any
other
thing
,
matter
or
cause
whatsoeuer
to
the
contrary
notwithstanding
.
In
wittnesse
whereof
wee
haue
caused
these
our
Letters
to
be
made
Patents
.
Witnesse
our selfe
at
Westminster
the
sixt
day
of
May
in
the
10.
yeare
of
our
Raigne
of
England
,
France
and
Irland
,
and
of
Scotland
the
fiue
and
fortieth
.
To
all
Christian
people
to
whom
these
presents
shall
come
Thomas
Lord
Ellesmere
Lord
Chauncellor
of
England
,
The
Preamble
.
Sir
Thomas
Flemming
Knight
Lord
cheef
Iustice
of
England
,
and
Sir
Edward
Coke
knight
Lord
cheefe
Iustice
of
his
Maiesties
Court
of
Common
Plees
,
Send
greeting
in
our
Lord
God
euerlasting
.
Whereas
in
a
certaine
Act
or
Statute
in
the
Parliament
holden
at
Westminster
the
fiue
and
twentieth
day
of
Ianuary
in
the
Nineteenth
yeare
of
the
Raigne
of
the
late
king
of
famous
memory
Henry
,
after
the
conquest
the
seauenth
,
made
and
ordained
for
the
weale
and
profit
of
the
subiects
,
it
was
amongst
other
things
ordained
,
established
and
enacted
,
that
no
Master
and
Wardens
and
fellowship
of
Crafts
or
Misteries
or
any
of
them
,
no
rulers
of
guildes
or
fraternities
should
take
vpon
them
to
make
any
Acts
or
ordinances
,
ne
to
execute
any
Acts
or
ordinances
by
them
theretofore
made
in
disinheritance
or
diminution
of
the
Kinges
Prerogatiue
or
of
others
,
nor
against
the
common
profit
of
the
people
,
but
if
the
same
Acts
and
ordinances
were
examined
and
approued
by
the
Chancellor
,
or
Treasorer
of
England
,
or
cheefe
Iustice
of
either
Bench
,
or
three
of
them
,
or
else
before
the
two
Iustices
of
Assises
in
their
Circuit
or
Progresse
in
the
Shire
where
such
Acts
or
ordinances
be
made
vpon
paine
or
forfaiture
of
xl
.
li.
for
euery
time
that
they
doe
the
contrary
.
As
by
the
said
Act
of
Parliament
doth
and
may
appeare
.
Know
you
now
that
Phinees
Pett
Master
of
the
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redrith
in
the
County
of
Surrey
,
and
William
Bright
,
Nicholas
Symonson
and
Nicholas
Clay
now
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
ot
Mysterie
,
with
the
whole
Assent
and
consent
of
the
Assistants
of
the
same
,
willing
and
desiring
the
said
Act
of
Parliament
in
all
and
euery
thing
to
be
duely
obserued
and
kept
,
the
twentieth
day
of
Iuly
,
in
the
yeare
of
the
Raigne
of
our
Soueraigne
Lord
Iames
by
the
grace
of
God
King
of
England
,
France
and
Ireland
,
defendor
of
the
faith
&c.
the
tenth
,
and
of
Scotland
the
fiue
and
fortieth
,
haue
exhibited
to
vs
a
certaine
Petition
containing
diuers
Articles
,
Acts
and
ordinances
for
the
better
order
,
rule
and
gouernment
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Shipwrights
,
and
of
the
person
and
persons
now
practising
and
professing
,
or
which
heereafter
shall
practise
or
professe
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
or
any
thing
thereunto
appertaining
,
dwelling
,
and
inhabiting
,
or
which
heereafter
shall
dwell
and
inhabit
within
the
Realme
of
England
,
or
Dominion
of
Wales
,
and
for
the
Common
weale
and
conseruation
of
the
good
estate
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Shipwrights
,
And
haue
instantly
desired
vs
,
that
wee
all
and
euery
their
Acts
and
ordinances
heereafter
mentioned
by
them
to
vs
exhibited
,
would
examine
and
approue
,
and
them
and
euery
of
them
to
correct
and
amend
in
due
and
conuenient
manner
and
forme
,
as
the
said
recited
Act
of
Parliament
requireth
.
Wee
well
perceiuing
and
considering
their
said
supplication
to
be
good
and
acceptable
according
to
their
said
desires
,
and
by
the
aucthoritie
of
the
said
Act
of
Parliament
to
vs
giuen
all
and
euery
their
Acts
and
ordinance
so
to
vs
exhibited
haue
seene
read
&
wel
vnderstood
,
and
all
and
euery
of
them
examined
,
corrected
and
reformed
,
the
tenor
whereof
heereafter
followeth
,
viz.
Inprimis
it
is
ordained
that
vppon
the
day
of
election
of
new
Master
and
Wardens
of
the
said
Corporation
the
same
Master
and
Wardens
so
to
be
elected
,
Election
of
Auditors
.
shall
choose
foure
persons
,
whereof
two
to
be
of
the
Assistants
,
and
the
other
two
to
bee
of
the
better
sort
of
the
Cominaltie
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
who
are
not
Assistants
who
haue
called
the
Auditors
of
the
said
Company
for
the
Accompts
and
reckonings
of
all
such
Officers
and
Accompts
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
are
,
or
ought
to
be
Accomptable
for
or
concerning
any
money
,
goodes
,
plate
,
profits
or
other
things
belonging
or
appertaining
to
the
said
companie
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
To
continue
in
the
said
place
for
the
space
of
one
yeare
after
such
election
,
and
if
any
of
them
dye
or
be
remoued
,
another
or
others
to
be
chosen
in
his
or
their
roome
or
roomes
.
Which
Accompts
and
reckonings
by
them
so
taken
and
allowed
,
shall
be
deliuered
to
the
Clearke
of
the
said
Company
to
be
fairely
entred
into
a
booke
of
remembrance
,
to
be
prouided
and
kept
of
purpose
,
for
which
hee
is
to
haue
such
reasonable
allowance
as
the
said
Auditors
or
two
of
them
shall
thinke
fitte
.
And
whosoeuer
shall
refuse
the
said
Office
of
Auditor
beeing
thereunto
elected
,
shall
forfait
and
pay
to
the
Master
and
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
or
Mystery
for
euery
time
so
refusing
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
the
summe
of
forty
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
Election
of
Stewards
.
2
Item
it
is
ordained
that
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
vpon
their
said
Election
day
shall
choose
and
appoint
two
sufficient
persons
of
the
said
Corporation
not
beeing
of
the
Assistants
,
which
shall
be
called
the
Stewards
,
Aswell
for
the
making
and
prouiding
of
the
Dinner
and
Feast
for
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
,
and
better
sort
of
the
Companie
vpon
the
said
election
day
,
As
also
vpon
their
Quarter
daies
when
there
shall
be
a
meeting
for
the
disposing
of
businesses
and
affaires
concerning
the
said
Corporation
.
And
whosoeuer
shall
refuse
or
neglect
the
execution
of
the
said
place
of
Steward
,
being
thereunto
elected
,
shall
for
euery
time
so
refusring
,
forfait
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
Fortie
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
3
Item
it
is
ordained
that
euery
person
of
the
said
Corporation
vpon
warning
giuen
by
the
Beadle
or
any
other
for
that
purpose
appointed
,
The
company
to
heare
a
sermon
vpon
the
election
day
.
shall
yearely
from
henceforth
vpon
the
day
of
Election
of
new
Master
and
Wardens
Assemble
themselues
together
at
their
Common
Hall
at
Redrith
aforesaid
,
and
from
thence
in
a
decent
manner
,
shall
accompanie
the
said
new
Master
and
Wardens
too
and
from
the
parrish
Church
to
heare
a
Sermon
,
where
they
shall
continue
from
the
begining
to
the
end
thereof
.
And
euery
person
so
warned
,
and
making
default
,
not
hauing
a
lawful
and
reasonable
excuse
,
shall
forfaict
and
pay
to
the
said
Maister
and
Wardens
,
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
,
for
euery
such
offence
fiue
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
4
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
vpon
the
said
election
day
,
For
prouiding
a
dinner
vpon
the
election
day
.
the
old
Master
and
Wardens
shall
make
and
prouide
a
conuenient
dinner
to
the
New
Master
and
Wardens
then
elected
,
and
to
such
of
the
better
sort
of
the
company
as
shall
be
warned
or
inuited
thereunto
,
towards
the
charge
whereof
euery
person
so
inuited
of
the
company
shall
pay
two
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
Aud
whosoeuer
being
lawfully
warned
commeth
not
,
shall
notwithstanding
pay
the
said
two
shillings
,
which
if
it
be
denied
or
deferred
to
be
paide
vpon
demaund
,
the
party
deferring
shall
forfaicte
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
for
euery
such
deniall
three
shillings
fower
pence
of
lawfull
English
money
.
5
Item
it
is
ordained
that
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
and
two
of
the
said
Assistants
for
the
time
being
,
Election
of
Beadles
.
at
the
least
,
shal
from
time
to
time
,
so
often
as
to
them
shall
seem
meet
&
conuenient
to
elect
and
choose
one
or
moe
honest
person
or
persons
to
be
their
honest
Beadle
or
Beadles
,
who
shall
be
at
all
times
attendaunt
vpon
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
&
be
at
their
lawful
commandements
.
As
well
to
summon
&
warne
all
persons
of
the
said
Corporation
,
and
to
make
returne
of
their
answers
,
as
also
concerning
all
other
affaires
of
the
said
Corporation
wherein
there
shal
be
cause
to
imploy
him
or
them
.
6
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
the
Master
and
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
For
hauing
a
Chest
with
foure
lockes
and
keyes
.
shall
at
all
times
hereafter
haue
one
substantiall
Chest
with
fower
seuerall
lockes
,
and
keies
for
the
safe
keeping
of
all
moneys
,
Plate
,
goods
,
Letters
pattents
,
euidences
,
ordinances
,
accomptes
and
writinges
to
the
said
Corporation
belonging
,
or
appertayning
.
Which
fower
keyes
shall
alwaies
bee
and
remaine
in
the
seuerall
custodies
of
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
for
the
time
being
,
who
shall
be
all
present
at
euery
opening
of
the
said
Chest
.
And
if
any
by
necessary
occasion
shall
be
letted
that
he
cannot
be
then
present
,
hee
shall
appoint
one
of
the
Assistance
to
take
his
keye
and
supply
his
rome
in
his
absence
.
7
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
the
said
Maister
,
Searches
and
surueies
.
and
Wardens
,
or
any
three
or
two
of
them
,
or
any
two
or
more
of
the
assistants
,
or
any
their
deputy
or
deputies
shal
once
euery
month
or
oftner
if
neede
require
,
dilligently
view
,
search
,
and
suruey
,
as
wel
all
Ships
,
Pinnaces
,
Boates
,
Barges
,
Leighters
,
Wherries
,
and
other
veffels
whatsoeuer
,
now
built
or
hereafter
shall
be
built
in
any
place
or
places
within
the
realme
of
England
,
or
dominion
of
Wales
,
or
either
of
them
,
and
all
timber
,
planke
,
and
other
stuffe
prouided
fit
,
or
prepared
for
the
building
,
making
,
trimming
,
or
repairing
of
any
such
Ships
,
Pinnaces
,
Boates
,
or
any
other
vessels
,
as
also
all
and
euery
the
workes
and
workeman-ship
of
al
and
euery
person
and
persons
whatsoeuer
vsed
or
imployed
in
the
said
Art
or
Mystery
,
or
anything
thereunto
appertaining
.
And
all
such
Ships
,
Boates
,
Barges
,
Lighters
Wherries
,
and
other
vessels
,
which
vpon
any
such
search
view
,
or
suruey
,
they
shall
finde
to
bee
substancially
wrought
or
framed
,
they
shall
put
the
marke
or
seale
of
the
said
Company
in
some
conuenient
place
,
if
they
thinke
fitt
to
testifie
the
same
.
And
such
of
the
said
Ships
or
other
vessels
,
(
whereof
the
timber-worke
shall
not
be
fully
finished
)
as
they
shall
finde
to
be
so
insufficiently
or
deceiptfully
made
,
and
wrought
or
repaired
as
they
must
needes
be
dangerous
to
such
as
shall
vse
them
to
arrest
and
make
stay
vntill
the
same
shall
be
amended
,
and
made
fit
for
Nauigation
.
And
all
such
insufficient
wood
,
timber
and
stuffe
,
as
they
shall
finde
to
be
put
into
any
Ship
,
Boate
,
or
vessell
,
or
hewen
,
wrought
,
or
fitted
for
that
purpose
,
they
shall
charge
the
builders
or
owners
thereof
forthwith
to
take
the
same
away
,
and
to
supply
it
with
others
that
shall
be
good
and
sufficient
,
which
if
within
conuenient
time
after
such
charge
or
warning
they
shall
deny
,
deferre
,
or
neglect
to
doe
.
That
then
it
shall
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
or
any
two
of
them
,
or
any
two
of
the
said
Assistants
,
or
deputies
aforesaid
to
impose
and
assesse
vpon
euery
offendor
for
euery
such
offence
,
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
fiue
pound
of
lawfull
mony
of
England
,
or
lesse
at
their
discretion
.
8
And
because
many
vnskilfull
persons
,
None
to
be
set
to
worke
vnles
he
hath
beene
aprentice
to
the
trade
.
and
such
as
haue
not
bene
brought
vp
as
Apprentises
in
the
said
Art
,
or
Mistery
haue
taken
vpon
them
to
vse
the
same
,
whereupon
hath
ensued
sundry
complaints
of
insufficient
worke-manship
,
to
the
preiudice
and
discredit
of
the
Companie
,
and
the
gouerners
thereof
.
It
is
therefore
ordained
that
no
person
or
persons
,
practizing
,
or
professing
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
or
any
thing
thereunto
appertaining
,
shall
from
hence
forth
retaine
,
imploy
,
or
set
to
worke
any
Ship-wright
Carpenter
or
professor
in
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
vnlesse
he
shall
haue
serued
therein
as
an
apprentice
seauen
yeares
at
least
,
and
whosoeuer
shall
offend
therin
,
shall
forfaicte
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
,
forty
shillings
of
lawful
money
of
England
.
9
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
shall
forthwith
duly
examine
,
For
distinction
&
approbation
of
Mr.
workemen
inquire
,
and
informe
themselues
,
how
many
persons
of
the
said
profession
are
at
this
present
able
and
fitt
,
and
of
sufficient
knowledge
,
skill
,
and
practise
to
be
alowed
and
continued
as
Maister-workemen
in
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
.
And
them
and
euery
of
them
at
a
generall
Court
or
assembly
,
shall
admit
and
cause
to
be
registered
in
the
booke
of
Ordinances
of
the
said
Corparation
.
And
that
from
thence
forth
noe
person
of
the
said
Corporation
shall
take
vpon
him
the
charge
or
place
of
a
Maister-workman
in
the
saide
profession
,
or
any
thing
therevnto
appertaining
,
or
the
doing
or
performing
of
any
worke
or
busines
,
by
the
day
or
great
,
either
in
making
,
building
,
grauing
,
trimming
,
or
repairing
of
any
Ship
,
Pinnace
,
Boate
or
other
vessell
,
or
in
directing
,
guiding
,
leading
,
or
hauing
the
charge
or
ouersight
of
any
busines
,
worke
or
workmen
,
in
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
vntill
he
shall
haue
serued
therin
seauen
yeares
or
more
as
an
Apprentice
,
and
shall
bee
approued
,
licenced
,
and
admitted
by
the
said
Master
Wardens
and
Assistants
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
by
writing
,
vnder
the
common
seale
of
the
saide
Corporation
,
to
be
a
sufficient
worke-man
:
And
whosoeuer
shall
offend
contrary
to
this
Ordinance
,
shall
forfaicte
and
pay
to
the
said
Maister
and
Wardens
,
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
,
fiue
pounds
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
10
Item
it
is
ordained
that
no
person
or
persons
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Admittance
of
yard-keepers
.
shall
from
henceforth
bee
admitted
to
take
vpon
him
or
them
to
be
a
yard
keeper
,
except
hee
be
thereunto
licenced
and
alowed
by
the
said
Maister
Wardens
and
Assistants
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
,
whereof
the
Maister
and
two
of
the
Wardens
to
be
alwaies
three
,
by
warrant
in
writing
vnder
the
common
seale
of
the
said
Corporation
,
vpon
paine
of
forfaicting
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Coporation
,
fiue
pounds
of
lawfull
money
of
England
,
for
euery
month
that
he
shall
keepe
a
yard
contrary
to
this
Ordinance
.
11
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
noe
person
or
persons
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Taking
of
apprentices
.
Art
or
Mistery
,
shall
from
hence
forth
keepe
any
Apprentice
at
all
,
vntill
he
shall
haue
beene
an
apprentice
seauen
yeares
or
more
in
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
or
shall
be
alowed
to
be
a
sufficient
worke-man
,
by
the
said
Master
Wardens
and
assistants
or
the
greater
part
of
them
.
And
that
no
Iorneyman
shall
retaine
or
keepe
any
more
then
one
Apprentice
,
at
any
one
time
vntill
he
be
alowed
and
licensed
to
be
a
master
work-man
.
Nor
any
master
worke
man
shall
haue
or
take
aboue
the
number
of
two
Apprentices
at
any
one
time
,
vntill
he
shall
be
an
Assistant
of
the
said
Corporation
.
Nor
any
Assistant
aboue
the
number
of
three
at
any
time
vntill
he
shall
be
a
Warden
of
the
said
Corporation
:
Nor
any
person
being
or
hauing
beene
a
Warden
aboue
the
number
of
foure
at
any
one
time
vntill
he
shall
be
Master
of
the
saide
company
,
nor
any
person
beeing
or
hauing
beene
a
Master
aboue
the
number
of
fiue
at
any
one
time
.
And
whosoeuer
shall
offend
this
ordinance
,
shall
forfaicte
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
,
fiue
pounds
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
Prouided
alwaies
that
it
shall
be
lawfull
to
and
for
euery
person
and
persons
hereby
authorized
,
to
retaine
or
keepe
one
or
moe
apprentice
or
apprentices
at
any
time
within
the
space
of
two
yeares
before
the
expiration
of
the
tearme
of
any
such
apprentice
,
to
take
another
prentice
to
succeed
him
that
is
growing
nere
the
end
of
his
time
as
aforesaid
.
And
that
two
apprentices
in
this
case
shall
be
accompted
but
as
one
.
12
Item
it
is
ordained
that
noe
person
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
shall
retaine
or
keepe
any
person
in
the
said
profession
,
Binding
enrolling
and
presenting
of
Apprentises
.
aboue
three
months
before
he
bring
him
to
the
Hall
or
place
appointed
to
be
there
bound
apprentice
by
the
Clarke
of
the
compay
or
his
deputie
or
deputies
,
for
seuen
yeares
at
the
least
,
not
to
expire
before
he
be
foure
and
twenty
yeares
old
,
and
to
be
there
enrolled
before
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
or
two
of
them
,
or
before
their
deputies
in
remote
places
according
to
the
true
intent
and
meaning
of
his
Maiesties
Charter
,
in
that
behalfe
,
paying
such
ordinary
alowances
for
the
same
,
as
heretofore
hath
beene
vsually
accustomed
,
that
is
to
say
two
shillings
sixe
pence
for
presenting
,
sixe
pence
for
enrolling
,
and
foure
pence
to
the
Beadle
.
And
whosoeuer
shall
offend
in
binding
his
Prentice
else
where
,
shall
forfaict
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
,
for
euery
such
offence
forty
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
,
and
for
euery
weeke
that
he
shall
keepe
him
vnbound
after
the
said
three
months
ten
shilling
of
like
money
.
13
Item
it
is
further
ordered
,
Formerly
bound
to
be
enrolled
at
the
Hall
,
that
for
all
apprentises
formerly
bound
elswhere
their
Maisters
shall
within
three
months
next
ensuing
(
vpon
paine
of
forty
shillings
to
be
imployed
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
)
bring
their
Indentures
to
the
said
Clarke
,
or
his
deputies
,
to
the
end
the
same
may
be
by
him
regestred
and
enrolled
,
for
which
they
shall
pay
such
fees
and
alowances
as
are
before
expressed
,
viz.
two
shillings
sixe
pence
for
presenting
,
sixe
pence
for
enrolling
,
Making
of
Indentures
.
and
foure
pence
to
the
Beadle
.
14
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
all
Indentures
for
prentices
of
the
said
Corporation
,
shall
be
from
henceforth
made
by
the
Clarke
of
the
said
Company
for
the
time
being
,
or
his
deputies
,
for
which
he
may
receiue
and
take
the
vsuall
alowance
of
sixtene
pence
a
pare
,
vpon
paine
of
forfaicting
for
euery
pare
made
elsewhere
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Clark
three
shillings
foure
pence
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
And
it
is
further
ordered
,
that
the
foresaid
charge
of
presenting
,
binding
and
enrolling
shall
be
paid
by
the
friends
of
the
prentice
,
Setting
ouer
of
Apprentices
.
except
the
Master
be
otherwise
contented
.
15
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
noe
person
or
persons
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
shall
bargaine
,
sell
,
giue
or
set
ouer
his
prentice
or
prentices
,
without
the
special
priuity
,
licence
,
and
consent
of
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
or
their
deputies
in
remote
places
,
to
the
end
they
maye
forsee
that
they
may
be
set
ouer
to
such
as
may
lawfully
take
them
and
shall
be
able
to
teach
them
their
trade
,
and
find
them
all
things
necessary
,
vpon
paine
to
forfaict
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
for
euery
such
offence
forty
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
And
if
it
hapen
any
person
of
the
said
Corporation
to
dye
and
depart
this
life
,
leauing
any
apprentice
who
hath
serued
two
yeares
or
aboue
of
his
tearme
.
It
is
ordayned
that
it
shall
be
lawfull
for
the
widdow
of
the
party
deceased
to
make
her
best
benefit
of
him
,
during
her
widdow-hood
that
shee
can
.
And
that
vpon
request
made
to
any
Master
workeman
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
that
he
hath
meanes
to
imploy
him
,
hee
shall
set
him
to
worke
for
such
reasonable
wages
as
he
is
able
to
earne
.
But
if
at
the
time
of
his
Masters
decease
he
shall
not
haue
serued
the
full
time
of
two
yeares
,
or
that
the
widdow
die
before
the
expiration
of
such
apprentiship
,
or
that
his
Master
shall
giue
ouer
his
profession
.
That
then
it
shall
be
lawfull
for
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
and
their
deputies
,
to
assigne
and
set
ouer
euery
such
apprentice
,
to
such
persons
as
they
shall
thinke
conuenient
.
And
if
they
refuse
so
to
serue
them
,
to
correct
and
punish
them
according
to
the
quality
of
the
offence
and
person
.
Submission
to
the
ordinances
.
16
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
euery
person
of
the
said
profession
shall
vpon
reasonable
warning
in
that
behalfe
giuen
repaire
and
come
to
and
before
said
Master
Wardens
and
assistants
,
or
foure
of
them
(
whereof
the
Master
and
one
of
the
Wardens
to
be
alwaies
two
)
or
before
their
deputies
at
such
time
and
place
as
shall
be
by
them
appoynted
,
and
then
and
there
respectiuely
shall
yeeld
their
consents
,
and
willingly
subscribe
their
names
and
take
their
corporall
oaths
to
be
ministred
by
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
or
their
deputies
,
to
doe
their
best
endeauor
to
and
for
the
due
performance
and
execution
of
his
Maiesties
Charter
in
al
points
according
to
the
lawe
,
and
of
all
and
singular
such
wholesome
and
lawfull
ordinances
,
constitutions
,
and
orders
as
by
vertue
thereof
are
and
shall
be
made
,
approued
,
and
alowed
,
and
so
yeeld
himselfe
,
and
be
registred
a
freeman
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
:
At
which
time
of
such
alowing
and
registring
euery
Master
Worke-man
shall
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
a
fine
of
fiue
shillinges
:
euery
yard
keeper
thirtene
shillings
foure-pence
,
&
euery
Iorney-man
three
shillings
sixe-pence
,
or
lesse
according
to
the
discretion
of
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
for
and
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
.
And
whosoeuer
shall
offend
in
any
part
of
this
ordinance
,
shall
for
euery
time
so
offending
forset
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
use
of
the
said
Corporation
,
twenty
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
17
Item
it
is
ordained
,
Appearance
at
the
Hall
vpon
summons
.
that
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
their
deputie
or
deputies
in
remote
place
or
places
within
the
Realme
of
England
and
Dominion
of
Wales
,
or
either
of
them
by
their
beadle
or
other
Officer
for
that
purpose
to
bee
appointed
at
any
time
or
times
,
as
often
as
they
shall
thinke
fitte
,
summon
and
warne
all
person
and
persons
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
to
come
and
appeare
before
them
either
at
the
common
Hall
,
or
at
any
other
conuenient
place
or
places
respectiuely
,
And
that
euery
person
so
lawfully
summoned
for
what
cause
soeuer
it
bee
concerning
the
needefull
affaires
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
which
doth
not
come
and
appeare
at
the
day
,
time
and
place
accordingly
,
hauing
no
iust
cause
of
excuse
shall
forfait
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
for
his
contempt
and
failling
at
the
first
time
twelue
pence
,
at
the
second
time
two
shillings
,
at
the
third
time
foure
shillings
,
and
so
euery
time
increasing
double
vntill
hee
or
they
summoned
doe
make
their
appearance
,
But
if
any
of
the
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
mysterie
shall
bee
summoned
to
appeare
at
the
Hall
or
other
conuenient
place
,
vpon
a
certaine
day
and
hower
appointed
(
which
hower
vppon
euery
Court
day
shall
bee
eight
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
at
the
furthest
,
and
shall
make
default
not
alleadging
a
reasonable
excuse
shal
be
sent
in
writing
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
at
the
place
and
hower
appointed
)
hee
shal
forfait
to
the
said
Master
&
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
for
euery
default
,
at
the
first
time
two
shillings
,
at
the
second
time
foure
shillings
,
at
the
third
time
eight
shillings
,
and
so
euery
time
increasing
double
vntil
he
shal
make
his
appearance
,
to
be
paid
&
satisfied
by
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
before
he
shal
be
admitted
to
sit
downe
or
take
place
againe
amongst
them
.
And
if
any
person
vpon
demand
made
shall
refuse
or
deferre
to
pay
the
said
fine
or
fines
imposed
vpon
him
or
them
as
aforesaid
,
hee
shall
forfait
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
for
euery
time
so
refusing
or
deferring
twenty
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
Restraining
of
worke
on
Sundaies
.
18
Item
it
is
ordained
that
no
person
of
the
said
Corporation
shall
worke
or
cause
to
be
wrought
any
thing
in
or
about
the
said
trade
vpon
any
Sunday
,
vpon
paine
to
forfait
sixe
shillings
and
eight
pence
for
euery
offence
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
the
one
halfe
thereof
to
bee
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
,
and
the
other
halfe
to
him
that
will
informe
thereof
being
a
Ship-wright
or
Officer
belonging
to
the
said
Corporation
.
Against
inticing
away
of
prentices
19
Item
it
is
ordained
that
no
person
of
the
said
Corporation
shall
at
any
time
counsaile
,
intice
,
procure
or
perswade
any
seruant
or
apprentice
of
the
said
profession
to
any
disorder
,
or
dishonest
,
vnlawfull
action
,
or
to
leaue
or
forsake
his
trade
or
calling
,
or
vnlawfully
to
depart
or
runne
away
from
his
Masters
seruice
,
either
before
or
after
he
is
bound
,
And
whosoeuer
shall
offend
therein
,
shall
forfait
and
pay
for
euery
such
offence
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
aforesaid
the
sum
of
fortie
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
,
or
else
to
be
corrected
according
to
the
quality
and
condition
of
the
person
.
20
Item
it
is
ordained
that
if
any
apprentice
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
shall
at
any
time
complaine
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
to
any
their
deputies
for
lacke
of
meat
drinke
apparrell
or
for
any
vnlawfull
correction
or
misuseage
,
Or
if
any
Master
shall
complaine
of
his
apprentice
for
any
matter
of
misdemeanor
whatsoeuer
.
That
then
in
euery
such
case
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
or
any
their
deputies
,
or
any
two
or
three
of
them
to
send
for
the
partie
against
whom
any
such
complaint
is
made
,
and
to
take
such
order
therein
as
they
shall
thinke
agreeable
to
iustice
and
equitie
,
which
whosoeuer
shall
refuse
to
stand
to
,
shall
bee
punished
by
reasonable
fine
or
otherwise
according
to
the
quantitie
and
qualitie
of
the
offence
and
person
,
And
the
like
course
and
order
shall
be
holden
against
disobedient
seruants
and
prentices
in
correcting
and
punishing
them
when
their
stubbornes
shall
be
growen
to
such
a
head
or
height
as
their
Master
Mistresse
of
Dame
cannot
rule
them
.
And
it
is
further
ordained
that
if
any
prentice
shall
before
the
end
of
his
terme
marrie
or
contract
himselfe
to
any
woman
or
vnlawfully
depart
or
run
away
from
his
Masters
seruice
,
he
shall
loose
the
benefit
of
all
his
time
and
seruice
past
,
and
either
become
new
bound
to
his
Master
for
seuen
yeares
,
or
else
make
him
such
recompence
as
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
their
deputies
,
or
any
three
of
them
shall
thinke
fit
and
reasonable
,
who
shall
likewise
inflict
vpon
him
such
other
exemplary
punishment
,
either
by
fine
,
correction
,
or
otherwise
as
by
iustice
the
nature
and
quality
of
the
offence
shall
deserue
.
21
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
euery
person
now
vsing
,
Contributions
for
maintenance
of
the
Corporation
.
practising
,
or
professing
,
or
which
hereafter
shall
vse
,
practice
,
or
professe
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
or
anything
therevnto
belonging
,
shall
be
from
time
to
time
contributory
,
and
shall
beare
and
pay
vnto
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
for
the
time
being
,
or
their
deputie
,
or
deputies
for
that
purpose
authorised
all
such
reasonable
summe
and
sums
of
money
,
for
taxes
,
tallages
,
and
other
impositions
,
aswell
ordinary
as
extraordinary
as
shall
be
thought
fit
,
and
shall
agree
with
reason
and
indifferency
to
be
assessed
or
imposed
vpon
him
or
them
for
the
time
being
,
as
well
for
the
necessary
seruice
of
our
soueraigne
Lord
the
King
his
heires
and
successors
,
as
also
for
the
maintenance
,
support
,
and
vpholding
of
the
said
Corporation
,
and
all
other
the
needfull
affaires
,
causes
,
and
thinges
whatsoeuer
,
for
and
concerning
the
common
good
,
wealth
,
and
estate
of
the
said
Corporation
,
according
to
their
seuerall
abilities
.
And
euery
one
that
shall
refuse
to
pay
and
discharge
the
same
portion
of
money
,
which
shall
be
so
reasonably
assessed
,
rated
,
and
taxed
vpon
him
as
aforesaid
,
shall
forfait
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
fortie
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
,
for
euery
time
that
hee
or
they
shall
so
refuse
contrary
to
the
true
meaning
of
this
Ordinance
.
Suppressing
of
conspiracies
against
Charters
and
ordinances
.
22
Item
it
is
ordained
that
euery
person
and
persons
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
shall
at
all
times
heereafter
be
and
shew
himselfe
to
bee
of
good
and
honest
behauiour
,
and
bearing
both
in
word
and
deede
toward
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
,
and
their
deputies
,
Officers
,
and
Ministers
for
the
time
beeing
and
euery
of
them
,
and
shall
bee
,
and
shew
himselfe
to
bee
tractable
,
conformeable
and
obedient
touching
all
and
euery
their
lawfull
constitutions
,
ordinances
,
causes
and
matters
concerning
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
And
if
any
person
shall
at
any
time
heereafter
be
found
wilfully
obstinate
,
stubborne
or
disobedient
,
or
in
any
wise
resisting
against
the
said
Master
Wardens
and
Assistants
or
any
of
them
or
any
their
deputies
Officers
or
Ministers
to
the
let
hinderance
,
or
disturbance
of
the
due
execution
of
their
said
Offices
,
or
shall
at
any
time
begin
attempt
or
make
any
priuie
assemblie
,
conuenticle
,
counsell
,
or
conspiracy
against
the
said
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
,
for
the
time
beeing
or
any
of
them
,
or
in
any
sort
tending
to
the
violation
or
breach
of
any
good
ordinance
or
order
now
in
force
or
hereafter
to
be
made
and
ordained
for
the
good
gouernment
of
the
said
Corporation
,
or
shall
at
any
time
directly
or
indirectly
practise
or
attempt
any
thinge
which
may
in
any
wise
be
preiuditiall
or
hurtfull
to
the
lawfull
and
good
estate
of
the
said
corporation
,
or
hauing
knowledge
or
notice
of
any
vnlawfull
attempt
,
practise
or
conspiracy
,
shall
not
within
conuenient
time
discouer
the
same
to
the
said
Master
Wardens
and
Assistants
,
or
their
deputies
or
some
of
them
,
and
this
or
any
of
these
things
being
proued
before
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
three
of
them
by
the
testimony
of
two
honest
and
sufficient
witnesses
.
It
is
ordained
that
euery
such
offendor
shall
for
euery
such
offence
contrary
to
this
ordinance
,
forfaict
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
forty
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
:
And
it
is
further
ordayned
that
no
person
of
the
said
profession
vpon
paine
of
forty
shillings
to
be
imposed
and
leauied
as
aforesaid
shall
after
sufficient
warning
giuen
imploy
or
sett
any
such
insolent
and
disobedient
person
to
worke
vntill
he
hath
submitted
and
conformed
himselfe
,
according
to
his
Maiesties
expresse
pleasure
in
that
behalfe
declared
in
the
said
Charter
.
None
of
the
company
to
reuile
another
.
23
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
no
person
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
shall
openly
or
priuily
reuile
,
miscall
,
or
misuse
with
evill
speches
of
reproach
any
of
the
said
company
,
or
vse
any
vnciuill
or
vndecent
tearmes
against
any
of
them
,
vpon
paine
to
forfaicte
and
pay
for
euery
time
so
offending
,
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
fiue
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
24
Item
it
is
ordained
that
euery
person
and
persons
now
practising
or
professing
,
Payment
of
quarterage
.
or
which
hereafter
shall
practise
or
professe
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
or
anything
thereunto
appertaining
,
shall
truly
satisfie
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
their
deputie
or
deputies
for
that
purpose
authorised
towards
the
maintenance
and
vpholding
of
the
said
Corporation
a
certaine
contribution
in
the
name
of
Quarterage
,
according
to
the
rate
and
proportion
following
,
that
is
to
say
,
euery
Iorney-man
not
hauing
or
keeping
any
seruant
or
apprentice
at
all
shall
pay
foure
pence
euery
quarter
,
that
is
to
say
sixteene-pence
a
yeare
,
and
euery
Iorney-man
keeping
or
licenced
to
keepe
one
seruant
or
apprentice
sixe-pence
a
quarter
that
is
two
shillings
a
yeare
,
euery
Master
worke-man
eight-pence
a
quarter
that
is
two
shillings
eight-pence
a
yeare
,
and
euery
Yard-keeper
and
Assistant
twelue-pence
a
quarter
that
is
foure
shillings
a
yeare
.
All
which
seuerall
portions
of
money
shall
vpon
the
quarter
day
be
brought
or
sent
to
the
Hall
,
or
place
appointed
for
the
quarterly
meeting
,
and
paid
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
their
deputies
,
without
any
deferring
or
further
delay
.
And
whosoeuer
shall
willfully
refuse
,
deny
,
or
faile
to
make
payment
thereof
at
the
time
and
place
aforesaid
,
shall
forfet
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
,
for
euery
such
refusall
,
denying
,
or
failing
sixe
shilings
eight-pence
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
25
Item
it
is
ordayned
for
the
better
experience
and
cunning
to
bee
had
in
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
Perfecting
the
company
in
the
Knowledge
of
the
Trade
and
for
the
better
seruice
to
his
Maiesty
and
the
Common
wealth
,
that
euery
person
or
persons
that
doe
or
shall
vse
practise
or
professe
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
any
or
thing
thereunto
appertaning
,
as
the
making
,
building
,
caulking
,
or
reparing
of
Ships
,
Pinnaces
,
Boats
or
other
vessells
,
or
the
making
or
triming
of
Masts
,
Oares
,
Pumpes
,
Tops
,
Pullies
,
or
any
other
Instruments
of
wood
pertayning
to
shipping
,
shall
practise
and
exercise
themselues
and
their
seruants
in
euery
perticular
point
and
mistery
of
the
said
profession
,
as
members
of
one
entire
body
and
branches
of
one
and
the
selfe-same
Art
or
Mistery
,
to
the
end
they
be
not
hereafter
diuided
to
the
great
inconuenience
both
of
his
Maiesties
seruice
,
and
Common
wealth
.
And
if
any
person
or
persons
shall
be
hereafter
found
remisse
,
or
disobedient
therein
,
he
shall
be
reasonably
fined
and
punished
at
the
discretion
of
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
the
more
part
of
them
.
26
Item
it
is
ordained
that
euery
Iorney-man
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
Coming
to
,
&
departure
from
worke
being
hired
for
wages
by
the
day
,
or
week
,
shall
betwixt
the
midst
of
the
months
of
March
and
September
come
and
be
at
their
worke
at
or
before
halfe
an
hower
before
sixe
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
,
and
continue
at
worke
and
not
depart
vntill
halfe
an
hower
after
six
at
night
reseruing
onely
conuenient
times
of
eating
and
sleeping
in
the
sommer
time
.
And
betwixt
the
midst
of
September
and
the
midest
of
March
,
shall
be
and
continue
at
their
worke
from
the
spring
of
the
day
in
the
morning
vntill
night
of
the
same
day
,
except
the
times
appointed
for
dinner
,
vpon
paine
to
loose
and
forfet
foure
pence
for
euery
hower
of
wilfull
absence
,
and
two
pence
for
euery
hower
of
negligent
absence
,
to
be
deducted
and
defalked
out
of
his
wages
that
shall
so
offend
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
.
Continuance
at
worke
begun
.
27
Item
it
is
ordained
that
if
any
person
of
the
said
profession
shall
be
lawfully
retained
into
worke
or
seruice
by
the
day
or
great
,
and
shall
vniustly
and
vnlawfully
leaue
or
depart
from
the
same
vntill
such
time
as
the
same
worke
shall
be
fully
finished
,
he
shall
forfet
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
for
euery
such
offence
forty
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
.
And
it
is
further
ordayned
,
that
if
any
Yard-keeper
or
Master
worke-man
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
after
he
hath
retained
any
Iorney-man
into
his
worke
or
seruice
,
shall
without
any
iust
or
reasonable
cause
put
him
away
and
entertaine
another
,
he
shall
forfet
and
pay
for
euery
such
offence
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
to
the
vse
of
the
saide
Corporation
,
tenne
shillinges
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
28
Item
it
is
ordayned
for
the
better
supporting
of
the
said
Corporation
,
Tonnage
of
Ships
&
poundage
vpon
old
taske
worke
and
for
the
maintenance
and
releiuing
of
the
poore
,
aged
,
and
decayed
persons
of
the
same
,
euery
person
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
that
shall
hereafter
make
or
build
any
new
Ship
or
vessell
of
the
burden
of
one
hundreth
Tunnes
and
vpward
,
shall
pay
and
contribute
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
poore
aged
and
decaied
persons
of
the
said
Corporation
sixe-pence
of
lawfull
money
of
England
,
for
euery
tunne
that
euery
such
Ship
or
vessell
shall
containe
in
burden
.
And
that
euery
person
of
the
said
company
that
shall
hereafter
make
or
build
any
new
Ship
,
Pinnace
,
Boate
,
Barge
,
Lighter
,
or
any
other
vessell
or
vessells
whatsoeuer
,
from
one
hundreth
Tunnes
downewards
to
a
wherry
,
shall
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
,
three-pence
for
euery
Tunne
that
any
such
smaller
Ship
or
vessell
shall
containe
in
burden
,
and
for
euery
Wherry
foure-pence
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
And
lastly
,
that
euery
person
of
the
said
profession
,
Art
,
or
Mistery
,
that
shall
from
hence
forth
directly
or
indirectly
take
,
performe
or
doe
any
old
taske-worke
,
or
shall
amende
or
repaire
any
old
Ship
,
Pynnace
,
Caruell
,
Hoy
,
Boate
,
Lighter
,
or
other
vessell
by
the
great
,
or
taske
,
shall
pay
and
contribute
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
twelue-pence
of
lawfull
money
of
England
,
for
euery
twenty
shillings
that
all
or
any
such
old
worke
shall
amount
vnto
.
And
whosoeuer
shall
refuse
,
with-hold
,
or
deny
the
paiment
of
the
said
impositions
or
any
of
them
or
any
part
therof
,
after
demaund
thereof
made
by
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
any
of
them
or
any
their
deputies
as
aforesaid
,
shall
forfaite
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
to
the
vse
of
the
poore
of
the
said
Corporation
for
such
refusall
ot
deferring
,
double
the
value
of
any
such
imposition
.
29
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
for
the
vse
and
purpose
aforesaid
,
Poundage
of
persons
that
goe
to
Sea
euery
person
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
that
shall
from
henceforth
be
hired
to
goe
to
sea
for
wages
,
or
shares
,
shall
pay
and
contribute
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
two
pence
for
euery
twenty
shillings
,
that
his
wages
or
shares
shall
amount
vnto
.
And
that
whosoeuer
shall
refuse
to
pay
the
same
vpon
demaund
,
shall
forfaict
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
double
the
value
,
and
tenne
shillings
for
euery
weeke
that
the
same
shall
bee
afterwards
detained
.
30
Item
it
is
ordained
that
noe
person
of
the
said
Art
,
No
insufficient
person
to
goe
to
Sea
.
or
Mistery
,
shall
at
any
time
hereafter
,
be
hired
,
serue
,
or
goe
forth
to
sea
as
a
Carpenter
in
any
Shippe
or
vessell
,
vnlesse
he
shall
first
giue
notice
thereof
,
and
register
his
name
at
the
common
Hall
,
vpon
paine
of
tenneshillinges
to
be
forfaicted
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
,
for
euery
time
doinge
the
contrary
.
And
that
noe
seruant
or
apprentice
vpon
paine
of
fiue
pounds
to
be
forfaicted
by
his
Master
,
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
,
shall
serue
or
goe
for
Master-carpenter
of
any
Sip
or
vessell
to
sea
,
except
his
sufficiency
be
first
examined
and
approued
by
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
or
their
deputies
,
vnder
the
common
seale
of
the
said
Corporation
.
31
Item
it
is
ordained
that
once
in
euery
month
,
or
oftner
if
neede
shall
require
,
Keeping
of
monthly
&
quarterly
Courts
there
shall
be
kept
and
holden
by
the
Master
and
Wardens
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
at
their
common
Hall
or
some
other
conuenient
place
,
one
Court
or
assembly
,
for
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
for
the
hearing
of
causes
and
complaints
,
and
deciding
and
determining
of
all
questions
,
debates
,
and
controuersies
,
concerning
the
affaires
and
busines
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
or
betweene
●he
workemen
or
members
therof
.
At
which
Court
or
assembly
so
to
be
kept
and
holden
,
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
shall
or
may
call
so
many
of
the
said
Assistants
as
they
shall
thinke
fit
and
may
conueniently
be
there
,
to
be
aiding
and
assisting
to
them
in
all
and
euery
matter
and
thing
that
shal
be
then
and
there
propounded
or
moued
.
And
it
is
ordained
that
foure
times
in
the
yeare
,
that
is
to
say
vpon
the
feast
day
of
Saint
Michaell
Th'
arkeangell
,
the
feast
day
of
Saint
Iohn
Th'
Appostle
,
the
feast
day
of
Th'
annunciation
of
St.
Mary
the
Virgin
,
and
vpon
the
feast
day
of
the
Natiuity
of
Saint
Iohn
Baptist
,
if
they
fall
not
vpon
a
Sunday
,
or
ells
the
day
following
,
there
shall
be
holden
for
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
foure
generall
Assemblies
,
or
Courts
,
which
shall
be
called
the
foure
quarter
dayes
of
Assembly
,
vnto
which
there
shall
be
summoned
the
whole
body
of
the
said
Corporation
,
or
so
many
as
may
conueniently
be
there
.
At
which
time
all
the
ordinances
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
if
neede
shall
so
require
shall
be
distinctly
read
vnto
them
to
the
end
they
may
the
better
learne
to
keepe
and
obserue
the
same
.
And
likewise
it
is
ordered
that
these
ordinances
or
the
Coppies
thereof
shall
be
sent
into
the
seuerall
needful
places
of
the
Realme
of
England
and
dominion
of
Wales
,
to
the
end
the
like
course
may
be
held
and
taken
by
the
deputies
there
.
And
whosoeuer
shall
make
default
in
appeareance
at
any
of
the
said
quarter
dayes
,
hauing
no
lawfull
or
iust
excuse
in
that
behalfe
,
shall
forfet
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
for
the
time
beeing
,
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
tenne
shillings
of
lawfull
money
of
England
.
32
Item
it
is
ordayned
and
established
that
euery
person
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
shall
vpon
his
appeareance
before
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
any
three
or
two
of
them
or
any
their
deputies
,
Restraining
of
worke
to
any
forraine
Prince
.
become
bound
in
fiue
hundreth
Pounds
of
Lawfull
money
of
England
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
for
the
time
being
,
vpon
Condition
to
be
endorsed
or
subscribed
to
this
effect
following
,
that
is
to
say
.
That
they
nor
any
of
them
shall
at
any
time
voluntarily
worke
beyond
the
seas
for
any
forraine
Prince
or
State
or
voluntarily
giue
any
direction
or
aduice
to
any
other
person
or
persons
to
worke
for
any
such
forraine
Prince
or
state
without
speciall
licence
first
had
and
obtained
by
warrante
in
writing
vnder
the
hands
of
three
of
the
Lords
of
his
Maiesties
most
honorable
priuy
Counsell
his
heires
or
successors
at
the
least
.
And
likewise
take
his
Corporall
oath
to
such
effect
as
is
mentioned
in
the
said
condition-And
whosoeuer
shall
refuse
to
enter
into
such
bond
and
take
such
Corporall
oath
as
aforesaid
shall
forfet
and
pay
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
fiue
pounds
of
lawfull
money
of
England
,
and
from
thenceforth
to
be
disabled
to
be
of
the
said
Corporation
or
Society
.
For
making
and
entring
of
which
said
bond
the
Clark
for
the
time
being
shall
or
may
take
twelue-pence
,
and
for
entring
and
ministring
the
said
oath
eight
pence
.
33
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
yerely
within
twentie
dayes
at
most
after
the
newe
Master
and
wardens
shall
be
chosen
and
sworne
,
Yeelding
vp
of
accompt
.
the
old
Master
and
Wardens
in
their
common
Hall
or
in
some
other
conuenient
place
shall
present
,
exhibit
,
and
declare
vnto
them
in
the
presence
of
foure
at
least
of
the
Assistants
a
true
and
iust
accompt
to
be
exacted
and
alowed
of
by
the
auditors
of
the
company
of
and
for
all
his
and
their
receiptes
and
payments
concerning
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
who
vpon
their
said
accompts
shal
be
alowed
al
and
euery
such
reasoable
costs
charges
&
expences
as
they
or
any
of
them
shall
haue
disbursed
or
expended
for
or
about
the
necessary
affaires
,
occasions
,
or
businesses
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
.
And
then
and
there
shall
not
onely
deliuer
the
said
bookes
of
accompts
vnto
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
,
but
also
all
money
,
plate
,
and
goods
,
together
with
the
said
keyes
of
the
said
Chest
,
and
all
other
thinges
whatsoeuer
being
or
remaining
in
his
or
their
custody
or
possession
or
which
they
or
any
of
them
shall
or
may
be
duely
or
lawfully
charged
to
haue
receiued
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Company
,
or
else
for
such
thinges
as
they
cannot
presently
deliuer
,
they
shall
within
one
month
next
following
the
determination
of
the
said
Accompt
,
well
and
truly
pay
,
content
,
satisfie
,
and
deliuer
the
same
and
euery
part
thereof
vnto
the
said
new
Master
and
Wardens
for
the
time
being
,
to
the
vse
and
behoofe
of
the
said
Company
.
And
whosoeuer
shall
make
default
thereof
,
shall
for
euery
day
after
the
said
month
is
ended
forfet
and
pay
to
the
said
new
Master
and
Wardens
,
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
forty
shillings
,
vntill
he
or
they
shall
haue
made
full
payment
and
satisfaction
thereof
,
according
to
the
true
intent
and
meaning
of
this
ordinance
.
And
if
it
shall
happen
any
of
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
be
slack
or
negligent
in
making
or
deliuering
in
the
said
accompts
in
manner
as
aforesaid
or
be
found
faultie
or
vntrustie
therein
,
such
offendor
shall
forfet
and
pay
to
the
said
new
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
,
such
reasonable
summes
of
money
and
fines
,
as
shall
be
assessed
by
the
said
new
Master
and
Wardens
or
the
more
part
of
them
for
the
time
being
.
The
like
course
and
order
to
be
held
by
the
deputies
in
remote
places
vpon
paine
of
forfetting
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
tenne
shillings
for
euery
day
after
the
month
is
ended
that
he
shall
make
default
in
satisfiing
and
deliuerie
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
their
succeding
deputie
or
deputies
,
such
money
,
goodes
,
and
other
thinges
as
they
or
any
of
them
may
lawfully
be
charged
to
haue
in
their
handes
to
the
vse
of
the
said
company
,
besides
such
further
fines
as
they
shall
thinke
to
impose
vpon
them
for
their
slacknes
in
giuing
vp
their
accomptes
.
Deciding
of
controuersies
.
34
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
shall
imploy
their
true
&
best
endeauor
to
order
,
compound
,
and
appease
all
complaints
and
controuersies
betweene
the
brethren
and
members
of
the
said
Corporation
,
to
the
end
to
preuent
all
occasions
of
sute
in
law
by
one
of
them
against
another
.
35
Item
it
is
ordained
that
noe
person
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
shall
retaine
,
To
restrane
the
discouery
of
the
Secrets
of
the
trade
.
keepe
,
or
set
to
worke
any
stranger
borne
,
or
reueale
or
discouer
to
any
stranger
or
other
person
,
not
free
,
or
seruing
for
his
freedome
in
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
,
the
secrets
of
the
same
Art
,
or
the
speciall
manner
of
English
building
vpon
paine
of
tenne
pounds
.
Nor
shall
discouer
to
any
person
not
free
or
a
member
of
the
said
Corporation
,
any
speciall
points
of
the
Charter
or
ordinance
,
or
of
any
busines
or
matters
that
at
any
meeting
at
the
Hall
or
else
where
shall
be
propounded
,
debated
,
or
concluded
,
to
the
preiudice
of
the
said
Corporation
,
vpon
paine
of
fiue
pounds
to
be
paid
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
.
36
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
no
Yard
keeper
,
For
imployment
so
the
company
at
their
dweling
places
.
builder
,
or
Master
Workman
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
inhabiting
or
dweling
in
any
Port
,
Hauen-Towne
,
or
place
within
the
precincts
aforesaid
,
shall
retaine
,
imploy
,
or
set
to
worke
the
people
or
work-men
of
any
other
Porte
,
or
place
,
as
long
as
he
may
haue
sufficient
and
able
worke-men
of
his
neighbours
dwelling
within
the
same
Port
or
place
,
for
reasonable
wages
toperforme
his
worke
,
vpon
paine
to
forfet
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
for
euery
person
he
shall
entertaine
or
imploy
,
contrary
to
this
ordinance
fiue
shillings
,
and
tenne
shillings
for
euery
weeke
that
after
warning
giuen
he
shall
imploy
or
set
him
to
worke
.
And
it
is
ordayned
that
the
Inhabitants
of
any
Porte
,
Hauen
,
or
place
within
the
precincts
aforesaid
,
shall
not
at
any
tyme
hereafter
be
imployed
,
retained
,
or
set
to
worke
,
in
any
other
place
,
except
hee
be
first
licensed
and
authorised
in
writing
by
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
their
deputies
of
that
precinct
or
place
where
he
seeketh
or
is
desirous
to
be
set
to
worke
,
and
except
he
pay
and
contribute
towards
the
reliefe
and
maintenance
of
the
poore
of
the
said
Corporation
,
three-pence
of
lawfull
money
of
England
,
or
lesse
at
the
discretion
of
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
out
of
euery
daies
wages
that
he
shall
be
there
imployed
,
to
be
retayned
by
him
that
setteth
him
to
worke
,
who
shall
be
answerable
or
accomptable
,
vpon
paine
of
twenty
shillings
to
be
imposed
vpon
euery
one
that
contrary
to
this
ordinance
shall
imploy
any
man
,
or
shall
refuse
to
contribute
as
aforesaid
to
be
paid
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
.
37
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
noe
person
that
is
or
shall
be
onely
a
Caulker
shall
retaine
or
keepe
aboue
one
prentice
at
any
one
time
.
An
order
for
Calkers
And
that
noe
seruant
or
prentice
of
the
said
profession
shall
be
set
or
suffred
to
Caulke
vnder
water
in
grauing
,
vntill
he
hath
or
shall
haue
serued
two
yeares
at
least
,
vpon
paine
of
three
shillings
foure-pence
for
euery
Tide
,
to
be
paide
by
him
that
shall
set
any
such
seruant
or
Apprentice
to
worke
contrary
to
this
ordinance
,
to
be
paid
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
.
38
Item
it
is
ordayned
that
if
any
of
the
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
shall
dye
or
depart
this
life
.
Buriall
of
the
Assistans
That
then
the
residue
of
the
Assistants
,
or
so
many
as
can
conueniently
be
there
(
being
for
that
purpose
warned
)
shall
in
a
decent
manner
be
at
the
buriall
vpon
paine
of
fiue
shillings
for
euery
one
making
default
,
to
be
paid
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
to
the
vse
of
the
said
Corporation
.
For
which
said
warning
,
the
Beadle
is
to
be
alowed
fiue
shillings
for
his
paines
by
the
Executors
or
friends
of
the
deceased
39
Item
it
is
ordained
that
if
any
person
or
persons
of
any
other
trade
or
profession
whereof
there
is
speciall
vse
in
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
as
Caruers
,
Freemen
to
be
imployed
be
one
Forrayners
.
Ioyners
,
Inborers
,
Smiths
,
Painters
&c.
shall
bee
admitted
into
the
freedome
of
the
said
Corporation
,
they
shall
bee
imploied
in
their
proper
Art
or
Mistery
before
the
forrayners
,
so
long
as
it
shall
be
no
disaduantage
to
the
common
good
,
or
to
any
other
perticuler
person
that
shall
haue
cause
to
vse
them
.
40
Item
it
is
ordained
that
if
any
person
or
persons
vsing
,
or
exercising
,
Di●strayning
for
Fines
.
or
which
hereafter
shall
vse
or
exercise
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
or
any
thing
therevnto
appertayning
in
any
place
or
places
within
the
precincts
aforesaid
doe
or
shall
infringe
,
breake
,
or
not
obserue
any
Act
or
Ordinance
in
these
points
expressed
,
and
doe
or
shall
deny
,
refuse
,
delay
,
or
deferre
to
pay
any
such
sum
or
summes
of
money
as
shall
happen
at
any
time
hereafter
to
be
forfetted
or
due
to
be
paide
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
for
any
paine
,
penalty
or
forfeiture
,
touching
any
of
the
ordinances
in
these
presents
expressed
,
and
doe
or
shall
deny
,
refuse
,
delay
,
or
deferre
to
pay
any
such
sum
or
sums
of
money
as
shall
happen
at
any
time
hereafter
to
be
forfetted
or
due
to
be
paid
to
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
for
any
paine
,
penalty
,
or
forfetture
touching
any
of
the
ordinances
in
these
presents
expressed
,
limmited
and
appointed
.
That
then
it
shall
and
may
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Master
and
Wardens
or
any
two
of
them
or
their
deputie
or
deputies
or
any
other
person
or
persons
by
them
in
that
behalfe
to
be
appointed
,
either
by
themselues
or
else
if
neede
bee
taking
with
them
one
Constable
,
Bailiffe
,
or
Headborough
or
any
other
of
the
Kinges
officers
at
all
,
or
any
time
or
times
or
their
will
and
pleasure
to
enter
into
the
howse
or
howses
,
Boothes
,
Shops
,
Ware-howses
and
Yards
of
him
so
refusing
,
denying
,
delaying
or
defering
to
pay
any
such
paines
,
penalties
,
forfetures
,
or
any
other
summe
or
sums
of
money
by
him
or
them
due
or
payable
,
and
to
distraine
the
goods
of
all
and
euery
such
parties
offending
,
and
to
carry
away
,
retaine
and
keepe
the
same
vntill
the
said
paines
,
penalties
,
forfettures
,
or
any
other
summe
or
summes
of
money
aforesaid
and
euery
part
thereof
shall
be
fully
satisfied
and
payed
,
or
otherwise
to
leauy
or
fue
for
,
and
recouer
the
same
by
any
lawfull
meanes
:
And
this
to
doe
from
time
to
time
so
often
as
need
or
occasion
shall
require
.
41
And
to
th'
intent
that
his
Maiesties
pleasure
expressed
in
the
said
Charter
and
Letters
Pattents
may
be
the
better
obeyed
,
Deputy
Assistants
in
the
Thames
,
and
all
the
orders
,
ordinances
,
and
constitutions
,
in
these
presents
contayned
,
may
without
any
respect
of
persons
,
conniuence
or
parcialitie
from
time
to
time
be
duly
executed
and
performed
.
It
is
ordained
that
not
onely
in
euery
needful
place
and
places
within
the
realme
of
England
and
dominion
of
Wales
,
there
be
from
time
to
time
election
made
of
the
most
able
and
sufficient
persons
to
be
deputies
in
all
remote
places
,
that
the
Charter
and
ordinances
may
be
there
duely
and
truly
executed
.
But
also
more
especially
in
the
riuer
of
Thames
,
where
there
is
greatest
imployment
,
and
greatest
numbers
of
people
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
are
inhabiting
and
residing
.
It
is
likewise
ordayned
that
there
be
for
euer
sixteene
of
the
most
able
,
wise
,
discreete
,
and
substanciall
persons
and
workemen
who
shall
be
called
the
deputie
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mistery
for
the
time
being
.
Of
whom
yearely
vpon
the
feast
of
Saint
Mathew
the
Apostle
there
shall
be
choyce
made
of
two
to
be
their
Wardens
and
Gouernors
for
the
yeare
following
.
The
said
deputie
Assistants
,
taking
their
Corporall
oath
for
the
due
execution
of
their
places
,
shall
respectiuely
endeauor
themselues
to
put
in
execution
within
the
River
of
Thames
all
the
lawes
and
ordinances
herein
contained
,
and
hereafter
to
be
made
for
the
common
good
,
weale
and
proffit
of
the
said
Corporation
,
and
all
the
grants
,
powers
,
and
authorities
granted
by
the
Kinges
Maiesty
to
the
said
Master
Wardens
and
Cominalty
.
They
shall
inquire
and
informe
themselues
from
time
to
time
of
all
manner
of
abuses
,
complaints
and
misdemeanors
contrary
thereunto
,
which
if
they
be
of
ordinary
importance
they
shall
examine
and
decide
amongst
themselues
,
referring
alwaies
matters
of
more
serious
consequence
to
the
Master
and
Wardens
.
They
shal
be
assisting
to
the
Master
and
Wardens
in
their
Searches
,
and
in
leauying
of
fines
and
collecting
of
duties
&c.
They
shall
keepe
Court
euery
sixe
weeks
at
the
Hall
,
where
the
Clarke
shall
attend
vpon
them
to
aduise
with
them
and
register
their
proceedings
.
To
these
Courts
they
may
summon
and
warne
by
the
Beadle
any
of
the
Cominalty
or
common
Worke-men
or
Iorney
men
within
the
riuer
,
and
fine
them
if
neede
bee
.
They
shall
continew
in
their
places
vntill
they
come
to
be
Yard-keepers
or
Assistants
,
and
be
remoueable
vpon
iust
occasion
,
and
others
chosen
in
their
places
or
steedes
.
Lastly
they
shall
be
accomptable
and
fineable
for
neglect
according
as
the
deputies
in
remote
places
.
42
And
for
somuch
as
by
their
said
Charter
there
is
an
oath
to
be
administred
to
the
said
Master
,
Oath
of
the
Wardens
,
and
Assistants
,
and
also
to
Iorney-men
vpon
their
admittance
,
and
noe
fourme
of
the
said
oath
set
downe
.
It
is
ordered
and
decreed
that
the
fourme
of
the
said
oath
shall
bee
as
followeth
.
That
is
to
say
The
Oath
of
the
Master
.
You
shall
be
true
to
our
Soueraigne
Lord
the
Kings
Maiestie
,
Maister
&c.
his
heires
and
successors
,
and
you
shall
endeuour
your selfe
the
best
you
can
iustly
lawfully
and
indifferently
to
execute
and
cause
to
be
executed
your
Office
of
Master
so
farre
forth
in
euery
respect
as
lawfully
you
may
,
And
in
like
manner
shall
obserue
and
cause
to
be
obserued
all
the
good
and
lawfull
Orders
,
Ordinances
and
Constitutions
herein
contained
,
and
heereafter
to
be
made
for
the
common
good
,
weale
and
profit
of
the
said
Corporation
,
and
all
the
grants
,
powers
and
aucthorities
granted
by
the
Kings
Maiestie
,
to
the
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
of
the
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Shipwrights
of
Redrith
in
the
Countie
of
Surrey
,
without
sparing
any
person
,
for
affection
,
meede
,
dreade
,
or
promise
of
reward
during
the
time
you
shall
remaine
and
be
in
the
said
Office
of
Master
.
And
of
all
and
euery
such
goods
,
plate
and
summes
of
money
,
or
any
other
thing
or
things
that
by
reason
of
your
said
Office
shall
come
to
your
hands
or
possession
,
you
shall
according
to
Th'
ordinances
heerein
specified
,
make
a
good
,
true
,
iust
and
plaine
accompt
,
or
else
pay
such
fines
as
you
shall
be
ordered
to
pay
for
your
not
so
doing
.
You
shall
not
for
any
malice
,
nor
for
loue
or
affection
,
assesse
any
person
in
a
greater
or
lesser
summe
than
after
the
quantitie
and
qualitie
of
his
offence
according
to
your
discretion
and
according
to
th'
ordinances
in
these
presents
mentioned
.
So
help
you
God
.
43
The
like
Oath
for
the
Wardens
and
Deputies
,
respectiuely
,
mutatis
mutandis
.
The
Oath
of
the
Assistants
,
You
shall
sweare
that
you
shall
bee
true
to
our
Soueraigne
Lord
the
Kings
Maiestie
his
heires
and
lawfull
successors
,
and
you
shall
indeauour
your selues
so
farre
forth
as
you
lawfully
may
,
to
the
best
of
your
skill
,
aswell
for
and
concerning
the
giuing
and
vsing
your
faithfull
aduices
and
counsell
to
the
Master
and
Wardens
of
the
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
of
Redrith
in
the
Countie
of
Surrey
,
for
the
time
being
,
for
their
more
better
execution
of
their
said
Offices
,
And
to
giue
&
vse
your
faithful
aid
and
assistance
in
euery
respect
as
much
as
in
you
lyeth
,
and
lawfully
you
may
doe
for
the
due
obseruation
of
all
the
good
and
lawfull
ordinances
heerein
contained
or
heereafter
to
be
made
according
to
the
true
intent
and
meaning
of
the
same
,
and
of
the
powers
,
grants
,
and
aucthorities
granted
by
the
Kinges
Maiestie
to
the
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
,
without
sparing
or
impeaching
any
person
or
persons
whatsoeuer
either
for
affection
or
malice
or
in
respect
of
any
reward
,
meede
,
dread
,
or
promise
of
reward
during
the
time
you
shal
be
an
Assistant
touching
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
.
So
help
you
God
.
44
The
Oath
of
euery
one
that
is
made
free
,
You
shall
be
true
to
our
Soueraigne
Lord
the
King
to
his
heires
and
successors
,
you
shall
be
obedient
from
time
to
time
in
all
matters
lawfull
to
the
Master
and
Wardens
of
this
Art
or
Mysterie
of
Ship-wrights
for
the
time
being
,
and
readie
to
come
to
their
lawfull
summons
except
you
haue
a
lawfull
excuse
.
Or
else
you
shall
pay
such
reasonable
penalties
as
you
shall
forfait
for
your
disobedience
according
to
the
Ordinances
heeretofore
made
by
the
Master
,
Wardens
and
Assistants
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
.
Which
Ordinances
and
euery
of
them
to
your
power
you
shall
obserue
and
keepe
,
and
all
the
lawfull
counsels
of
the
Master
,
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
of
the
said
Art
or
Mysterie
,
which
at
any
time
of
assembly
shall
lawfully
be
had
in
Communication
among
them
then
at
their
common
Hall
,
you
shall
keepe
secret
&
not
disclose
the
same
to
any
person
of
the
same
Cominaltie
,
nor
to
any
other
,
&
especially
to
any
such
person
whom
the
same
matter
doth
concerne
and
touch
.
So
help
you
God
.
All
which
Ordinances
and
constitutions
in
manner
and
forme
aforesaid
at
the
request
of
the
said
Phinees
Pett
Master
of
the
said
Act
or
Mysterie
of
Ship
wrights
and
of
the
said
William
Bright
,
Nicholas
Symonson
,
and
Nicholas
Clay
now
Wardens
and
Cominaltie
of
the
same
by
aucthoritie
and
vertue
of
the
said
Act
of
Parliament
made
in
the
said
nineteenth
yeare
of
King
H.
7.
Wee
the
said
Chauncellor
and
cheefe
Iustice
of
either
Bench
aforesaid
haue
,
seene
,
read
,
examined
and
perused
,
and
for
good
laudable
and
lawfull
Ordinances
constitutions
and
Oathes
so
far
as
we
lawfully
may
,
wee
doe
allow
and
approue
by
these
presents
.
In
witnesse
whereof
wee
haue
heereunto
subscribed
our
names
and
set
to
our
seales
the
tenth
day
of
September
.
In
the
yeares
of
the
"
1612
"
Raigne
of
our
Soueraigne
Lord
Iames
by
the
grace
of
God
King
of
England
,
France
and
Ireland
,
defendor
of
the
faith
&c.
the
tenth
,
and
of
Scotland
the
fortieth
.
-
THO.
ELLESMERE
Cane
.
-
THO.
FLEMING
.
-
EDW.
COKE
.