English Gilds: The Original Ordinances of More Than One Hundred Early English Gilds: Together with the Holde Usages of the Cite of Yynchestre; the Ordinances of Worcester; the Office of the Mayor of Britsol; and the Costomary of the Manor of Tettenhall-Regis

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Early English Text Society, 1870 - 483 strani
 

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Stran xxx - Ful freshe and newe hir gere ypiked was. Hir knives were ychaped not with bras, But all with silver wrought ful clene and wel, Hir girdeles and hir pouches every del. Wel semed eche of hem a fayre burgeis, To sitten in a gild halle, on the deis.
Stran clxi - ... 3. That no turn-overs be received by any master printer, but from a master printer; and that no master printer turning over any apprentice to another master printer may be permitted to take any other apprentice in his place, till the full time of the said apprentice so turned over be expired ; for otherwise, the restraint and limitation of apprentices will be evaded, and the number supplied by turn-overs.
Stran cxviii - Gilds, we thus see, was called forth by their want of protection against the abuse of power on the part of the lords of the town, who tried to reduce the free to the dependence of the unfree, and, by imposts and otherwise, to encroach on the freemen's earnings.
Stran cviii - ... offered a noble resistance to episcopal and baronial tyranny, and formed the nursery cradles of popular liberty.
Stran cxxxiv - Gilds frequently went in solemn procession to their churches. We find innumerable ordinances also as to the support of the sick and poor; and to afford a settled asylum for distress, the London Companies early built dwellings near their halls.
Stran lxxx - The family appears as the first Gild, or at least as an archetype of the Gilds. Originally, its providing care satisfies all existing wants ; and for other societies there is therefore no room. As soon, however, as wants arise which the family can no longer satisfy — whether on account of their peculiar nature, or in consequence of their increase, or because its own activity grows feeble — closer artificial alliances immediately spring foith to provide for them, in so far as the State does not...
Stran cvii - with dirty hands " or " with blue nails," or " who hawked his wares in the streets," should become a member of the Gild ; and that craftsmen, before being admitted, must have forsworn their trade for a year and a day.
Stran lxi - D. gilde, a company, corporation, society of burghers meeting on stated occasions for the purpose of feasting and merrymaking. The primary meaning is a feast, then the company assembled, and the same transference of signification will be observed in the word company itself, which signifying in the first instance a number of persons eating together...
Stran xviii - This assembly was collected in Exeter for the love of God and for our souls' need, both in regard to our health of life here, and to the after days, which we desire for ourselves by God's doom. Now we have agreed that our meeting shall be thrice in the twelve months ; once at St. Michael's Mass, the second time at St.
Stran cxxvii - If anie member of his froward disposition or otherwise refuse to pay quarterage, penalties, arrearages or other amerciaments, the master and wardens, with their officers shall have power at lawful times to enter such member's shop, and distrain for the same.

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