192 The Company and the Trade. 



1609. December ^th. 



" Rec. of William Lynton who made his Saddell in 

 o"* hall the xxviij Daye of Novemb'" w^'' was viewed and 

 liked of and he was admytted to open shoppe and paid 

 to the Companyes vse iij' iiij*^." 



1606. October 28///. 



" It was ordered at this Assembly that Symon Smeathe 

 shall make his M"" piece Saddell before the last daye of 

 October next after this Assembly. And for that the 

 saide Symon had often tymes warnying to make his 

 saddell and Did it not and that he opened his shope 

 w^^'out license contrarye to the orders of o"" house kept 

 fforens was fy ned to pay xl'' w'^'^ he promysed to bryng 

 in afore the next Court daye." 



1609. December ^th. 



"Calvert Chamberlen late apprentice to Tho. Addison 

 made his Saddell in the hall by the Wardenes appoyntm* 

 w*^^ was viewed and scene the xxvj"' of October 1609." 



Members were forbidden to entice away the 

 servant of another member, and journeymen and 

 other servants were forbidden to serve for any 

 less period than a year, or to quit service under a 

 quarter's warning on pain of forfeiting 405-. 



The ordinances of 5 Elizabeth likewise set forth 

 that any member attempting to allure away the 

 customer of another member, or uttering words 

 to the detraction of another member, or of his 

 wares, should forfeit 'h^^ pounds. The punish- 

 ment for this offence was reduced to 40 shillings 

 in the subsequent ordinances of 1608 and 1669, 



