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‘Bath City. 
“ Jan. 29 1735. 
“¢ Memorandum.—It is engaged upon by the company or fellow- 
ship of Merchant Taylors of this City to make Robert Guest of 
the parish of Lyncomb and Widcomb in the County of Somerset 
Taylor free of the said company or fellowship upon his now 
paying the sum of ten pounds of lawful money of Great Britian 
to Mr. John Tubb and Mr. Samuel Elkington the present Masters 
of the said Company, and likewise ten pounds more of like money 
to the Masters of the said Company for the time being on the 
twenty fifth day of March next coming Itm the said Robert Guest 
first making himself free of the said City. 
Attested by JOHN TUBB 
WILL ELKINGTON Clerk Sam ELKINGTON 
Ros GuEST.” 
It was the evident approach of a serious conflict and the 
determination to carry it on with all their power that caused the 
company to commence a common fund. 
“Nov. 4, 1732. 
“Mem.—It is ordered, established and decreed by us the 
Masters, Wardens and Major part of the Company of Merchant 
Taylors within the City of Bath at our present meeting assembled 
in Pursuance of our Power and Authority and antient usage of 
making good and reasonable by Laws for the better regulation of 
the said Company, and Government of the same. That from and 
after this present fourth day of November, one Thousand seven 
hundred and thirty two, All and every member of our said 
Company shall pay into the hands of the Senior Master of the 
said Company for the time being one shilling per Quarter towards. 
the raising a Stock or Fund for or towards the defraying the 
necessary charges and expenses of the said Company. The first 
Payment thereof to begin and be made at our next quarterly 
meeting, and so to continue till we make further orders to the 
contrary. And that in case any Member of our said Company 

