THE DERBY COMPANY OF MERCERS. 121 



in the said place, duringe life, unless any of them tor reason- 

 able cause to be allowed, shall be removed by the said Steward 

 & Wardens & Brothers, or the major part of them. 



(^nb wee further to the end aforesaid, doe ordayne, consti- w^jf^.^d^ns^a^d 

 tute, & appoynt by these presents, that the said Steward, ^^'^'/VuesdVy 

 Wardens, & Brothers, for the tyme being, shall for ever upon \'^ Choose ^nlw 

 the Tuesday in Easter week, yearly assemble together, at such warfens^for^the 

 place other then the Guildhall of the said Burrough of Derby, ' 

 which for the purpose may be used by the said company, 

 upon speciall license to be obtayned from the Maior of the 

 said Burrough for the tyme beinge, & at such tyme as the 

 Steward of the said company, for the time beinge, shall appoynt, 

 for the chuseing of new stewards & wardens yearely, for the 

 yeare ensuinge, which shall continue in the said places untill 

 the Tuesday in Easter week then next ensueing. 



And in Case of death, or removall of the said Steward, incaseofdeaih 

 Wardens, & Brethren, or any of them ; it shall be lawfull for surviving officers 



to meet & choose 



soe many of the said Steward, Wardens, & Brothers as shall a new steward, 



Warden, or 



bee survivinge, or not removed, or the major part of them, to Brother. 

 meet at any convenient tyme & place, to be assigned by the 

 Steward of the said Company, Society, ffraternity, &: Brother- 

 hood, if such steward then bee : but if in case the OfiSce or 

 place of Steward be vacant by death or otherwise, then the 

 tyme and place to be assigned by the Major part of the Wardens, 

 & Brothers then living, for the election of a new Steward, 

 Warden or Wardens, Brother or Brothers, & these to elect the 

 same to continue in the said office, untill the Tuesday in 

 Easter week next after such election. 



^n^ to the end that some good use, & effect may proceed The stewards, 

 from this, our Reducinge of the said trades into one Company, Brothers' have 



o • /-• T-. 1 1 power to make 



Society, ftraternity, &: Brotherhood, Wee doe by these presents Orders and By- 

 laws, which are 

 order, decree, & give the said Stewards, Wardens, and Brethren not contrary to 



the laws of the 



Liberty, Licence, & Authority, as much as in us is, to make ■i<insdoin or the 



•^ ■' r 1 g h t s of the 



orders, & By lawes, for the good Government & Regulation of Borough. 

 the said trades & tradesmen aforesaid, hereby reduced into 

 one Company, Society, ffraternity, & Brotherhood, soe as the 



