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" Also, that no Saddler cover, nor cause to be covered, 

 the woodwork of an old saddle to sell again as a new 

 saddle, unless it be the saddle of another to be repaired 

 or newly covered, under penalty beneath written. 



" Also, that no one make the covering or the seat 

 of any saddle of sheepskin, and that no pannel of a 

 saddle be made of sheepskin, black nor red, which is 

 called ' purs-lether,' under penalty beneath written. 



" Also, that no woodwork of a saddle be covered with 

 * past ' (paint or pastre), unless it be cloth or velvet, 

 under the penalty. 



"Also, that no pannel be lined, except with *velt' 



of the trade that they will well and loyally preserve their trade 

 to their power, and that they will make known the offences of 

 their trade to the Provost of Paris, or to whosoever shall be in 

 his place in the Provostship. 



" All those who are of the trade of Saddlers at Paris are 

 bound to come and assemble themselves together, and at the 

 request of the three trades, or of the two when -they have 

 need to have their advice, as when they have taken a false 

 work, to have their advice in judging it. And if they will not 

 come on their request the Provost of Paris gives them a 

 Serjeant, who makes them come by the power of the Provost. 



" No Saddler or vendor of saddles ought to buy the busi- 

 ness of the King unless he works in shoe-leather, or the 

 saddles which he sells are trimmed with shoe-leather ; so long 

 as the saddles which he makes, or which he sells, are all 

 trimmed with cowhide or all with basil ; and he cannot trim 

 them or sell them unless they are trimmed entirely with one. 



" None may dye, or cover, or put any manner of covering 

 on a saddle which is broken above the fastening of the peak, 

 nor on a saddle which is broken more than in two places above 

 the peak. And if any such manner of saddles is found by 

 any one soever, it ought to be burned without (power of) re- 

 demption and without any delay. 



"None may trim a saddle covered with any kind of cover- 



