130 THE DERBY COMPANY OF MERCERS. 



County of Derby, have devised, made, & agreed upon, divers 



Acts & Ordinances w*" hereafter follow. 

 open° h^rshop or Fifst. That noe person open his shop or sell any wares 

 sib^a"" Day! "pou thc Sabboth day, upon paine of forfeiting three shillings 

 of f'or^feTtTng fourpence, to the p'sent Wardens, for the use of the said Com- 

 ^^' "* ■ pany, unless in Case of necessitie, of w*" the p''sent Steward And 



wardens to be Judges, 

 to'^caii a'm^et^ ^^ '^ Ordered & agreed upon, by the aforesaid Company of 

 mfn°th"indTp^ Mcrcers, that the Steward for the time being, shall hereafter 



point the Beadle — a-h/t- 1-1 r^ ■ ■ n r 



to give notice to sumon A Meetmg of the Societie & fraternitie, once every 



members on the 



day before such mouth, to Consult, advisc together, and doe what may he 



meeting. 



thought fitt to be done for the benefitt of the said Company, 

 and that the Steward doe Appoint the Beadle of the said 

 Company to give notice to the severall members, the day 

 before such intended meeting. 

 Each member j(- jg alsoe Ordered, concluded, & agreed y' each of the 



to attend, or for- ' jo.' 



feit twelve pence, respective Members of the said Company of Mercers doe 



come & be at the time & place Appointed, or otherwise forfeit 



the sume of twelve pence, to be paid to the present Wardens, 



for the use of the said Company, for every such default, unless 



reasonable Cause be shown to the contrary. 



tice'^de"ar^ts^from ^^ ^^ Ordered that if any Apprentice shall depart from his 



ouUicenc" before rnastcr, without his Licence, before the end of the Terme of his 



terV'"'he°'^shan Appreutiship, that then the same Apprentice upon his Comeing 



w^e^e^ a"s*tranger! againe, shall malcc his fine to the said Company as A stranger, 



keep^'a shop'^as bcforc such time as hee shall be admitted to keep shop as 



A freeman in the Borough aforesaid. 



Actions to be j(. jg ordered, that if any forainer be knowne to infringe the 



entered agamst ' J ° 



who^infr[ngeft"he liberties of any of the said Trades united in the Company of 

 the^'^said°'trade°[ Mctccrs, that an action be entered in the name of such person 

 defray ed"by° the or pcrsons being of the said Trades as the Steward & Wardens 

 Company. ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^j^^^^ ^j^^jj appoint, and that the charge shall be 



defrayed by the Wardens out of the Joint Stock of the said 

 Company. 

 Everyone pre- jj; jg ordered that every of the Company p'sent signe the 



sent to sign these ^ 



°"^«"- aforesaid orders. 



