This provides that Barbers shall not “hange upp set or put out any bason or basons pott or potts uppon his poule Racke shoppe windowes or otherwise” on Sundays or holy days, and is the earliest mention of the “Barbers’ pole” in our Books.
22. An order that assistaunts maye be made nevˀ beinge any Governor.
23. An order that none being out of thassistants com̃ into the pˀlor except he be called.
24. An order that no courte of Assistaunce be houlden one the tuesdayes.
Tuesdays were set apart for Lectures and for the ordinary or Monthly Courts; no reason is given why Courts of Assistants should not be held on the Tuesdays.
25. An order for the pˀsentac͠on of apprentices before they be bounde.
Every apprentice was to be presented to the Court that they might “uppon the sight of him allowe hymme to be cleane in pˀson and Lymme and meete for the excersycinge of the same mysterye.”
26. An order that none put away his appˀntice before the cause be knowne before ye Mr & govˀnors.
27. An order that none lett any bloud stand to the annoyaunce of the people.
“Barbours excercyseinge fleabothomye or bloud lettinge” were not to show blood in vessels in their windows.