THE DERBY COMPANY OF MERCERS. 133 



Societal p'd p' teinpori existent in decern libris bone et legal 

 monite An^ soluend, ydem C D, E F et G H vel alicui 

 eorum Executorib vel Administr suis ad quam quidem 

 solictonem bene et fidelir faciend obligo me Hered Executor 

 et Administr meos firmit' p' p'sentes sigillo meo sigillat dat 

 die Ann. Regn Doni nostr Carol sec*^' 



Dei gra Gra nunc Regis Anno Dom. 



The condicon of this p'sent obligacon is such, that if the Conditions of 

 above bounden A. B., shall from time to time & at all times fo™"bfws; 

 hereafter, faithfully & truely p'forme & keep all & every of the cording' to° the 

 ordinances, orders, & By lawes made & to be made by the 

 Steward, Wardens, & Brethren, of the Company of Mercers, & 

 also well & truely doe & observe all & every act, thing, or 

 duty, w'^'' hee ought to doe, & observe according to the pur- 

 port & effect of the Charter or Graunt, by which the said 

 company or society was constituted, that then this p'sent 

 obligation to be void, or else to remain in full force strength 

 & vertue. 



The obligacon and subscription of all the p'^sent 



MEMBERS OF THE MeRCERS CoMPANV. 



(2Knonj all men by these presents, that wee John Stone, The present 



Ironmonger; William ffrances, Apothecary; Thomas Bott, "wr? °Co^' 



Mercer; Thomas Ward, Mercer ; Robert Bourne, Ironmonger ; fh^L^dvL'to tl.: 



David Cooper, Ironmonger ; Joseph Bloodworth,* Ironmonger ; T^V'L^'cC^o 



Hugh Bourne. Ironmonger; Daniell Wagstaflfe, Ironmonger- HtV^.^ ^^f^Vy. 



John Hodgkinson, Apothecary ; Gilbert Ward, Millmer ; ing Vjh/cw 



Abraham Crompton, Mercer ; Robert Adams, Grocer ; Thomas 



Byrop,t Apothecary ; Philip Biss, Ironmonger ; Richard 



ffinney, Mercer; William Heaworth, Salter; Thomas Noton, 



Chandler ; who have hereunto sett our hands & seales, doe 



hereby, severally oblige ourselves unto the p'sent Steward, 



Wardens, & Brethren, of the Company of Mercers in the 



Borough of Derby, for the time being, in the severall & 



respective sums of tenn pounds apeice of currant Lawfull 



■ Grant. 



* Mayor 1702. f Mayor 1707. 



