166 The Guild of Jlerchants, at Devizes. 



oue penny, in the name of quarteridge money, to be collected 

 by the Yeomen at the Quarter Meetings, and delivered to the 

 Master to be employed to the public use of the Fraternity. 



VIII. If a journeyman in either of the trades should resort to the 

 Borough, and there desire to be retained by any of the Frater- 

 nity, the said person within six days after employing such 

 journeyman, to cause his name to be entered in the Book of 

 Admissions of apprentices and freemen of the Fraternity. And 

 for the entry thereof to pay to the clerk twopence, and to the 

 Master at the end of every quarter, so long as he continue to 

 be so employed, twopence. Any person of the Fraternity re- 

 fusing to comply with this ordinance, to forfeit two shillings 

 and sixpence. 



IX. If a journeyman or hii-ed servant retained by any of the Fra- 

 ternity, depart from his master without a lawful discharge, none 

 other of the Fraternity (having notice thereof) to receive such 

 servant into his employ, until he obtain some certificate of 

 lawful discharge from his former master, and the license of the 

 Master and Wardens of the Fraternity. 



X. If any apprentice, journeyman, or hired servant behave him- 

 self disobediently and stubbornly towards his master, being of the 



• Fraternity, and will not be reformed, or if any of the Fraternity 

 deal hardly with, or evil entreat his servant, both parties to be 

 called before the Master and Wardens to take such order be- 

 tween them as the case may require. 



XI. If a difference arise between any of the Fraternity concerning 

 the trades incident thereto, the party aggrieved to make relation 

 of the same to the Master and Wardens, who by the advice of 

 two or three most discreet persons of the Fraternity, called unto 

 them for the purpose, shall publicly on hearing the complaint 

 and answers thereto, end the controversy between them accord- 

 ing to their discretions. If this course fail, the case to be 

 referred to the Mayor ; and failing of success, the aggrieved 

 party to be at liberty to take his remedy by due course of law. 

 None of the Fraternity to act contrary to this ordinance, upon 

 pain of forfeiting for every offence, twenty shillings. 



