254 The Wiiton Carpet Industry. 
and four Miles of the same who doth or shall from and after the Twenty Ninth 
day of September next take or entertaine any Apprentice or Apprentices to become 
bound unto him Except apprentices bound by the parish, shall first pay into the 
hands of the Clerke of the Said Fellowshipp for the benefit thereof the sume of 
Three Shillings and four pence And also shall have the said Jndenture made by 
the said Clerke of the said Fellowshipp which shall be signed and Inrolled in the 
Book belonging to the Incorporation for which he shall pay the said Clerke 
besides the stamp Two Shillings and Sixpence. And that every Master Acting 
contrary hereto Shall for each Apprentice (except parish Apprentices) forfeit and 
pay to the Clerke of the Said Fellowshipp for the Use thereof Twenty shillings 
to be recovered and levyed by distress or by Action of Debt in the name &c., &e. 
“Item that from henceforth no Freeman of the said Fellowshipp shall have 
or take more than two Apprentices at one time (Except his own Children and 
unless one of the Said apprentices be in the last Year of his time and then he 
may take a third, under the penalty of four pounds of Lawfull British Money 
to be forfeited and paid to the Clerk for the use of the said Fellowshipp and on 
non payment to be recovered and levyed &c., &c. 
“‘Ttem that no Clothier or Weaver within the said Burrough of Wilton and 
four Miles of the same shall from and after the Twenty Ninth day. of September 
next ensueing Entertaine and Imploy any Journeyman to work with or for him 
unless he first enter his name with the Clerke of the said Corporation or Fellow- 
shipp and pay into his hands for the use of the said Fellowshipp the sume of one 
shilling as and for the said Journyman’s Incomb or free workeing money ; any 
Master acting contrary to this order to forfeit and pay for each Journyman to 
the said Clerke for use of the said Fellowshipp the sume of Tenn Shillings to be 
sued for, recovered and levyed &c., &e. 
“Item that every Assistant of the Said Fellowship who shall neglect or 
refuse to attend the buisness of the said Incorporation at any meeting or meetings 
of the Wardens Stewards Assistants and Six of the Fellowshipp, after notice or 
Sumons given him or left at his House of the time and place of such Meeting by 
the Space of Forty-Eight houres before the said time of Meeting (without reasonable 
Excuse to be allowed by the Majority of the persons who shall be present at the 
next meeting) shall forfeit and pay to the Clerke for the Use of the Said Fellow- 
shipp the sume of Two Shillings and Six pence and every member of the Said 
Fellowshipp neglecting or refuseing to attend after notice or Sumons as aforesaid 
to forfeit the sume of one Shillings to be recovered &e., &e. 
“Item it is hereby ordered and Established that every member of the said 
Fellowshipp shall pay Yearly to the Yeoman of the said Fellowshipp Four pence 
at two equall payments, that is to say, at the Feasts of the Annuntiation of the 
Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Michaell the Archangell; the first payment to 
begin and be made at the feast of St. Michaell the Archangell now next ensueing 
and on refusall to forfeit and pay to the said Clerke for the Use of the said ~ 
Fellowshipp the sume of one Shillings to be recovered &c., &e. 
“‘Ttem when anything is proposed, the Senior Warden or Steward or in 
their Absence the Junior Warden or Steward shall put the Question to be De- 
termined and such Question accordingly shall be determined by the Majority of 
Votes of the Wardens stewards Assistants and Fellowshipp then present, and 
shall be binding to every member of the said Fellowshipp. 
“ Item itis hereby ordered and Established that neither the Wardens Stewards 
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