History of the Company. 17 



" As to the first point in this Petition, — the Lorimers 

 and others of their companionship have made answer, 

 that they never have done so, and they never will do so. 

 To the second point they have made answer, — that no 

 strange workman of their trade ought to work among 

 them if he be not admitted and sworn among them, and 

 have not done that, in presence of the Mayor and 

 Aldermen, which unto the franchise of the City pertains. 

 And as regards that they have set up certain prices in 

 their trades, — they altogether deny the same.' 



** And hereupon, for avoiding still greater peril, and 

 for making and re-establishing concord and peace 

 among the men of the said trades, it was ordered and 

 agreed that six Aldermen should be chosen, to be 

 present at a certain day and place ; and that the men 

 of the trade aforesaid should appear before them, for 

 the purpose of treating of peace and concord among all. 

 And the following Aldermen were chosen ; — namely, 

 Nicholas de Farndone, Hamon de Chigwelle, Reynald 

 de Conduit, Henry de Seccheford, Thomas de Leyre, 

 and John de Caustone ; who, upon being chosen, named 

 a day for the men of the trades aforesaid to appear 

 before them, the same Aldermen, at St. Martin's-le- 

 Grand, in London, the following Sunday, namely, 

 there to treat of peace and concord, as before men- 

 tioned. 



''Upon which day there met at the place aforesaid, as 

 well as the Aldermen before mentioned, as the men of 

 the said trades, in great multitudes on either side. And 

 after they had begun to treat of the business aforesaid, 

 by reason of the multitude of people present, they were 

 not able to expedite the business, or to bring it to a 

 conclusion ; whereupon it was ordered by the said 

 Aldermen, and agreed to by the men of the trades 

 aforesaid, that certain persons of the trade of the 

 Saddlers, and in like manner, certain persons of the 



