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"Also, that no saddle nor harness be ornamented with 

 old cloth instead of new cloth, under the penalty aforesaid. 



" Also, that no alien nor foreigner of the said mistery 

 coming to the said City be suffered to keep house 

 or shop, but that he be first examined by the four 

 masters of the said mistery, who are elected and sworn, 

 whether he be able and sufficient to work in the said 

 mistery or not. And if he be able and sufficient, that 

 they cause him to come before you that he may be 



"None may paint in gold colour the back of a saddle, 

 unless it be covered with fine gold, without mixture of silver, 

 which is called parcel gold (or parcel gilt), but the saddle-bow 

 in front he may paint with what he pleases ; and if such a 

 saddle is found it should be burned. 



" None may put on a saddle or buckler anything stamped 

 or laid on or colour-stamped (?) {ieteiche (festain) unless in the 

 case of one who is obliged of necessity to remove two or three 

 (?) {escuriaiis)ix<dWi a saddle which one of the Viewers has bought, 

 and he may make these (?) {escurians) of dyed thread at the 

 request of the purchaser. And if any make a Saddle con- 

 trary to this regulation the saddle should be burned. 



" Saddlers call a thing stamped or laid on or colour- 

 stamped when any one works on moulds, whatever kind of 

 moulds they be, and afterwards attaches the moulded thing 

 with glue to the saddle-bow, and of such work they say that it 

 is not good or true, nor ought so to be sold, for all rehef work 

 ought to be made in pldtre a pencil both on the saddle and 

 on the buckler. 



" No Saddler may have dealings with a Silversmith about 

 covering his masterpiece, that is to say, saddle, buckler, or 

 targe, with gold or silver from the Silversmith ; for the Silver- 

 smith when he has dealings with their gold and silver does not 

 give such gold or silver as he ought, nor so that there may be 

 profit or honour to the Saddlers. And if any does so he shall 

 pay a fine of 5 sols to the King. 



" No Saddler may trim any saddle to store or sell unless it 

 has been first twice curried well and truly, that is to say, 



