The Annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London

by Unknown

Also that yef eny matˀe of debate or difference be betwene eny pˀsoones of the said craft Which god defend, that none of theim shall make eny pursuyt at the comˀon lawe unto the tyme y^t. he that findeth him aggreved in that pˀtie hath made his compleint unto the maister and Wardeins of the same craft for the tyme being and they to ffynyssh the matˀe and the cause of the said compleint Wythin vj dayes after such compleint made and yef they conclude not and ffynyssh the same matˀe Wythin the said vj dayes that yanne it be lefull to either pˀtie to take the benefice of the comˀon lawe Wythin this Citee So alwayes that the pˀtye ageinst whom the compleint is made be not fugityf And what pˀsone of the said craft that doth contrarie this ordin^ance shall paye at evˀy tyme at the chaumber of the yeldhall xiij^s. iiij^d. that is to sey vj^s. viij^d. to y^e said ch^aumber and oy^r. vj^s. viij^d. to y^e almesse of y^e said craft.

Also that noon able pˀsone of the said craft enfˀ^auncheised shall refuse eny manˀ office or clothing pˀtinent to the said craft Whan and What tyme that he be by his bretheren be abled and elect y^rto upon pein to paye at the ch^aumber of the yeldhall xl^s. that is to wete xx^s. to the same ch^aumber and other xx^s. to the said almesse Also what man of the said craft that absenteth him fro the said eleccion Wythoute cause reasonable or absent him fro the dyner to be made the same day and will not paye therto his pˀt thanne he shall paye at the said ch^aumber iij^s. iiij^d. that is to sey xx^d. to the same ch^aumber and other xx^d. to the almes of the said craft.

Also that the maisters and Wardeins of the same craft that nowe be or in tyme to come shall be, shall not take admitte or resceive eny pˀsone in to the bretherhede or clothing of the same craft Wythoute the com̃on assent of the bretheren of the said craft or the more pˀt of theim upon pein of eviˀch such maister or Wardein that doth cont^arie this ordin^ance xx^s. that is to say x^s. to the ch^aumber and x^s to the almesse of the said craft.

FFurthermore it is ordeigned that from hens forward yef eny man occupying the said craft be imfouled and of evell Will and malice so be unavised to revile or reprof eny man of the same craft that is to seye for to lye him or wyth other dishonest Wordes misgovˀne him in presence of the said maisters and Wardeins or in eny oy^r. places and pˀof[45] by the report of the said maisters and Wardeins be duely convict what so evˀ he be of the same craft that is so misgovnˀed at eny tyme shall paye at the said ch^aumber for evˀy such default vj^s. viij^d. that is to say to the same chumber iij^s. iiij^d. and to the Almes of the said craft iij^s. iiij^d.

Also it is ordeigned that evˀy man enfˀ^auncheised of the said craft under fourme aforesaid shall assemble with his ffelashipˀ of the same craft by thassignement of the said maisters and Wardeins being for the yeer in a certein place limited by theim at iiij tymes of the yeer And at evˀy such quarter day in the yeer evˀy brother enfˀ^auncheised and being of the clothing therof shall paye to the almes abovesaid iij^d. And evˀy man that is so enfˀ^auncheised of the same craft and is not of the clothing of the same shall paye to the same almes j^d. Which iiij dayes be these that is to saye the tewesday next after all hallown day the tewesday next after candelmasday the tewesday next after Trinite sonday and the tewesday next after lammas day to thentent that the said maisters and Wardeins shall enquere amongꝭ the said compaignye so assembled that yef eny default ranker or discord be hadd or moved amongꝭ theim that thanne the said maisters and Wardeins shall sett theim at rest accord and in unite to that they canne or may, after the fourme and custume as have been before used And what parsonne of the said craft be absent eny of the said dayes wythoute cause reasonable he shall paye for evˀy such day iiij^d. to the expenses of the said maisters.

Also it is ordeigned and establisshed that no barbour nor other able pˀsonne using barbourye shall enfourme eny foreyn nor him teche in no wise in eny manˀ point that belongeth to the craft of barbourye or surgˀye wherby the same foreyn shall pˀceyve and take by his own capacite and exˀcise unto the tyme that the same foreyn be bounden appˀntice to a pˀsone barbour or other pˀsonne able enfˀ^auncheised using the same craft Wythin the Citee of london upon peyne to paye at the ch^aumber of the yeldhall for evˀy such defaute iiij marc, that is to say to the same ch^aumber xxvj^s. viij^d. and to the Almes of the said craft other xxvj^s. viij^d.

And also that no barbour nor other able pˀsoone occupying the same craft shall take eny Alien nor stˀ^aunger in to his sˀvice unto the tyme that the same alien or stˀ^aunger be examined by the maistˀ and Wardeins of the same craft of his abilite and Connyng And thereupon the maistˀ and Wardeins With other vj or viij of the moost able and Kunnyng pˀsonnes of the craft shuld taxe him after his abilite after that hem semeth that he be worthy to take yeerly for his salarie And also that no Barbour shall take eny alien or stˀ^aunger that hath been or w^tin sˀvice wyth an other barbour enfˀ^auncheised before that he knowe well that the same sˀvnt hath complete his coven^antes wyth his former maister upon pein to paye for evˀy such defaute at evˀy tyme that he be founde defectif ayenst eny of these ordin^ances at the said ch^aumber xiij^s. iiij^d. that is to wete to the same ch^aumber vj^s. viij^d. and to the said almesse vj^s. viij^d. and also make restitucion of the damage unto the pˀtie that findeth him greved.

And also that no man occupying the said craft shall pˀcure eny other mannes sˀvnt oute of sˀvise upon the peyn aforesaid and damage unto the pˀtie pleintif And also it is ordeigned that from hensforward that no harbour enfˀ^auncheised nor eny other able pˀsoons occupying the said craft shall not take into his sˀvice eny stˀ^aunger or forein for lasse time thanne a yeer And what pˀsone enfˀ^auncheised or occupying the said craft disobeys this ordin^ance shall renne in the pein of xiij^s. iiij^d. that to be devided in manˀ and fourme above said.

And also that no pˀsons of the said craft of barbours nor other able pˀsone occupying the same craft huyre no ffˀ^aunchised man of the same craft oute of his shopp ne dwellyng place upon pein of xl^s. that is to wete to the said ch^aumber xx^s. And to the Almesse of the said Craft other xx^s.

Qua quidem billa coram dˀcĩs maiore & Aldermannis lectˀ & per eosdem plenius intellectꝭ Qua videtur eisdem qˀd omnes articuli in dˀca billa contentꝭ sunt boni & honesti ac racioni consomˀ, &c., &c. (The articles were ratified confirmed and ordered to be entered of Record in the books of the Chamber of London.)