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19.—Item. It is Ordered Established and Decreed That if 
any of the said Company of Marchant Taylors either by Word or 
Deed do or shall slander or abuse one another or deprave or 
‘slander one another’s Workmanship the same being duly proved 
before the Masters of the said Company he that shall so offend for 
-every such offence shall forfeit and pay to the nse of the Poor of 
the said Company of Marchant Taylors the sum of Three Shillings 
-and Four Pence the same to be levyed or recovered as aforesaid. 
20.—Item. It is Ordered Established and Decreed That if 
-any Person or Persons shall at any time hereafter do any Act or 
- Thing contrary to any the Orders and Ordinances before 
mentioned or Commit any offence prohibited by any of the said 
“Orders, or by any other good lawful and laudable Orders hereto- 
fore made in due and lawful sort and manner for the better 
‘Government of the said Company that then he or they so offend- 
ing shall pay the pain and forfeiture in such Order limited to be 
paid for the breach of the said Orders whensoever the same shall 
be demanded by the said Masters or by the said Warden of the 
‘said Company by the Masters Command or Appointment and 
‘that in default of Payment it shall and may be lawful for the said 
Masters or the said Warden by their Command or Appointment 
to distrain for the same pain so to be forfeited and the distress to 
detain and keep until the said pain be «fully paid and satisfyed 
or else that the said Masters may bring an Action of Debt for such 
penalties so forfeited in the Court of Record holden within the 
‘said City before the Mayor of the said City for the time being at 
their Elections. 
21.—Item. It is Ordered Established and Decreed that it 
‘shall and may be lawful to and for every Taylor’s Wife whose 
Husband shall be a Shop Keeper at the time of his Death after 
her Husband’s decease and during the time of her Widowhood to 
Use and Exercise the same Trade or Mistery and to take and 
_ Keep one Apprentice and one Journeyman so as she pay all 
_ Duties and Dues to the said Fellowship. 
