History of the Company. 49 



men shown, it was determined that the serving-men in 

 the trade aforesaid should in future be under the 

 governance and rule of the masters of such trade : the 

 same as the serving-men in other trades in the same 

 City are wont and of right are bound, to be ; and that 

 in future they should have no Fraternity, meetings, or 

 covins, or other unlawful things, under a penalty, etc. 

 And that the said masters must properly treat and 

 govern their serving-men in the trade, in such manner 

 as the serving-men in like trades in the City have been 

 wont to be properly treated and governed. And that if 

 any serving-men should in future wish to make com- 

 plaint to the Mayor and Aldermen, for the time being, 

 as to any grievance unduly inflicted upon him by the 

 masters aforesaid, such Mayor and Aldermen would 

 give to him his due and speedy meed of justice as to 

 the same." ' 



Henry VI., in the third year of his reign 



A.D. 1424. (i2th October, 1424), confirmed the 



First Charter Charter of Ed Ward HI., v^hich he 



from Henry VI. . , i • i i 11 1 • 



recites, and to v^hich he adds nothing 



of importance in his own.^ In the twenty-fourth 



year of his reign (3rd February, 1446) he con- 



A.D. 1446. firmed the Charter of Richard II., 



A second Charter which he recites by inspeximus, con- 



from Henry VI. it • i i r n • i 



eluding With the loUowmg words, 

 which are all that are added: — "And we the 

 Letters aforesaid and all and singular in the same 

 contained have ratified and confirmed by the tenor 

 of these presents, and for us and our heirs as 



^ Letter Book H., fol. 309 (Riley's " Memorials," pp. 542-544). 

 * Patent Roll, 3 Henry VI., part i, mem. 27. 



