The Company and the Trade. 193 



although happily no Instance of this offence 

 occurs In the Company's records. 



The ordinances prohibited any persons from 



making Saddlery wares otherwise than in open 



shop, common fair, or market, and expressly 



Saddles to be ^o^bad any member of the Company 



made openly, buying or usIng any wares made 



covertly or privately. The regulations against 



foreigners, i.e., non-freemen, were stringent, and 



strictly enforced. No member was allowed to 



buy or sell any saddlery wares made by a 



foreigner, or by any person who had not served 



an apprenticeship of seven years to the trade, 



To be viewed '^^^^^ s\iQ}ci warcs had been viewed 



by the Wardens, and approved by the Wardens. No 



freeman was permitted to employ a foreigner 



without the consent of the Wardens 



first had and obtained, and then onlv 



In urgent cases and for short periods. Nor was 



a freeman allowed to work for a non-freeman 



outside the City of London without a similar 



license. The employment of a foreigner Involved 



in the reign of Elizabeth a fine of 2s. 6d. a week 



during the offence, and In the following reign this 



penalty was increased to 2s. 6d. per day.^ 



1606. December gth. 



" Richarde Harrison being one of o'" Lyverie came 

 this Courte and desired to have a forrcn Sj'dler to worke 

 w*'^ him." 



