200 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



If a freeman {hall privately turn his apprentice over to a fo- 

 reigner, and let him ferve him, and teftify to the mayor that 

 the apprentice ferved a freemen, the mafter and fervant may 

 both be disfranchifed, and fined at the pleafure o the recorder, 

 and the mayor may caufe the freeman's mop to be fliut up. 



If a matter connive at his apprentice's fervitude, and make 

 him free too foon, they are both liable to be disfranchifed ; the 

 former acting contrary to the oath which he took, when he him- 

 felf was made free, and which ought to govern all freemen 

 afterwards. The oath is in the following terms. 



" Ye fliall fwear that ye mall be good and true to our fove- 

 " reign lord K. George III, and to the heirs of our fovereign lord 

 " the king, obeyfant and obedient ye fliall be to the mayor and 

 " minifters of the corporation, the franchifes and cuftoms thereof 

 " ye mall maintain, and this town keep harmlefs in that That 

 " you is. 



" Ye mall be contributary to all manner of charges within 

 " this town, as fummons, watches, contributions, taxes, tallages, 

 " lot and fcot, and to all other charges bearing your part as a 

 " freeman ought to do. 



" Ye fliall colour no foreign goods under or in your name, 

 " whereby the king or this town might or may lofe their cuftoms 

 " or advantages. 



" Ye fliall know no foreigner to buy or fell any merchandize 

 " with any other foreigner within this corporation or franchife 

 " thereof, but ye fliall warn the mayor thereof, or fome minif- 



" tering under him. 



" Ye 



