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trades of the Painters, Joiners, and Lorimers, should be 

 chosen to treat in behalf of each such trade, for re-estab- 

 lishing peace between them. 



" And hereupon, there were chosen, by assent of the 

 whole Commonalty, of the trade of the Saddlers, Ralph 

 de Blithe, Richard Bukskyn, Alan de Frechebeke, 

 Gilbert de Balsham, John de Champaigne, and Robert 

 de Bristolle. And of the trades of Joiners, Lorimers in 

 copper and in iron, and Painters, there were chosen, by 

 assent of all such trades, Robert de Suttone, and Walter 

 le Kew, copresmythes, Ralph le Gilder, and Richard de 

 Bernham, ironsmythes, Robert de Donemowe, and 

 Richard le Whyte, Joiners, Henry de Denecombe, and 

 Geoffrey le Purtreour,^ Painters. Who, being so chosen, 

 together with the Aldermen aforesaid, they began to 

 treat of peace, as before stated. But on that day they 

 could not bring the said matter to an end ; by reason 

 whereof, they named a future day, that is to say, the 

 Tuesday following, then to meet again, in order to treat 

 more at length of peace and concord, as before men- 

 tioned. 



" Upon which day they met, and there they did ordain 

 and establish final peace and concord ; which, in a 

 certain schedule delivered to the Mayor and Aldermen, 

 is more fully set forth ; the tenor of which is as fol- 

 lows : — 



" * Whereas dissensions and strifes have been moved 

 between the folks who are Saddlers of London, of the 

 one part, and the folks who are Joiners, Lorimers in iron, 

 Lorimers in copper, and Painters of the same city, of the 

 other part ; thereupon^ by ordinance of common friends, 

 that is to say, of Thomas Rys, Richard Denys, Walter 

 le Mazerer, Hugh de Brandone, John de Castelacre 

 Nicholas Crane, and Thomas de Berkyng, the which 



^ The portrayer. 



