17. A workman to let fall his mould, a forfeiture.
18. A workman to leave his ladle in the mettle at noon, or at night, a forfeiture.
And the judges of these solaces, or forfeitures, and other controversies in the chappel, or any of its members, was by plurality of votes in the chappel; it being asserted as a maxime, that the chappel cannot err. Now these solaces, or fines, were to be bought off for the good of the chappel, which never exceeded 1s., 6d., 4d., 2d., 1d., ob., according to the nature and quality thereof.
But if the delinquent proved obstinate and will not pay, the workmen takes him by force, and lays him on his belly, over the correcting stone, and holds him there whilest another with a paper board gives him 10l. in a purse, viz., eleven blows on his buttocks, which he lays on according to his own mercy.
Customs for Payments of Money.
Every new workman to pay for his entrance half a crown, which is called his benvenue, till then he is no member, nor enjoys any benefit of chappel money.
Every journeyman that formerly worked at the chappel, and goes away, and afterwards comes again to work, pays but half a benvenue.
If journeymen smout[267] one another, they pay half a benvenue.
All journeymen are paid by their master-printer for all church holidays that fall not on a Sunday, whether they work or no, what they can earn every working-day, be it 2, 3, or 4s.
If a journeyman marries, he pays half a crown to the chappel.