THE DERBY COMPANY OF MERCERS. 1 25 



(^nb it is further Ordered & Decreed, that every one of the jo^co'LTr^Ihe 



said Company shall Conceale & keepe the Councells of the company°^n''d 



said Company, which are to be concealed & kept, & not to ri!ire"ar*be?o*rt'the 



Disclose the same to any other not beinge of the same Com- penalty ofuveive 



pany. And that every one of the said Company, shall, uppon ^^"'^^^ 

 reasonable warneinge given unto him, appeare before the 

 Steward of the same Company, for the tyme being, at such 

 place within the said Burrough, where the said Steward shall 

 appoynt, for about any business of the said Company or for or 

 about any person or persons of the said Company. 



(^txb alsoe that every person of the said Company, shall weii° towards the 



duely & respectively Carry & behave himselfe, as well towards me'n° 'and jus- 



the Maior, Alldermen, & Justices of the Corporation of Derby, t hi' Steward, 



as towards the said Steward, Wardens, & Brothers of the said Brothers,' under 



a penalty of six 



Company, for the tyme beinge, without giveing them, or any shillings and 



eiehtpence. 



of them, evill or unseemely words or behaviour, uppon payne, 

 that every one that shall doe anything Contrary to this Ordi- 

 nance & Order, or any parte thereof, shall for every such 

 offence or neglect, forfeit to the use of the said Company, Six 

 shillings Eight pence, and for not comeinge uppon warneinge 

 Twelve pence. 



(§,n^ it is further Ordered & Decreed, that noe person that „h^"h^'"^e"rved 



shall hereafter serve his Apprentishipp Seaven yeares to any of ["o^fa^freemYn 



the aforesaid Trades in the said Burrough, shall be a ffreeman °^ "Luo^weTw 



of the said Company, or admitted to keepe open shopp, or use traXfa^the'^Bo- 



his Trade in the said Burrough, before hee shall have first h°af been'^ap* 



beene approved by the Steward, Wardens, & Brethren, or the steward, War- 



: . dens & Brethren: 



Major parte of the said Company, for his Due Service & if approved he 



sha 1 enter into a 



Apprentishipp ; and upon theire approbation, shall enter into a bond of ten 



Bond of Tenn pounds, ffaithfully & truely to performe & keepe ^"ibe his name 



'. ■' ^ ' 'for the perform- 

 all & every of these Oidinances & Orders, And shall have •'"'<=^ °'^j''l^ 



^ orders, and be 



subscribed his name for the performeance of tliese Ordinances, Co?ro'rat1on°tobe 



And shall be presented to the said Major & Burgesses of the ^'''°'" " burgess, 

 said Burrough of Derby, to bee sworne a Burgess of theire 

 Corporation. 



