Carpenters' Company:
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1st May 1676 - 9th August 1715

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one of them Is to Present him before the Chamberlain
and Cause him to be Admitted Into the Fanchizes
of Said City and Art or Mistery of Carpenters
and Else not nor otherwise to be presented upon
Pain that Every Master of Such Apprentice
Doing the Contrary to forfeit £5. one Moiety to
the Chamberlain of London the other to the
Use of the Company of Carpenters(follo 19..20

Apprentices Not
to Marry or Runn
Away

If any Apprentice or Apprentices Marry or
Absent themselves from their Master or
Mistress During their Apprenticehood, then
within one Month the Master or Mistress is
to Bring their Indentures to the hall to be
Required and Entered

If any Such Apprentice Come again then
the Master and Mistress within one Month
after their Comeing are to Bring them to the
Hall to be Examined and Punished for their
offence at the Discretion of the Master and
Wardens to the Intent. that no Person Shall
be admitted a Workman before he has Served 7
Years at Least and that Freedoms may'nt be
Obtained Unlawfully. Upon Penalty to the
Master or Mistress to Forfeit for Every Such
offence 20 Shillings to the use aforesaid
(follo 20..21)

Not to Receive other
Mens Apprentices

None to Receive or take into their Service
or house any Man or Womans Apprentice
Covenant Servant or Journyman within the
limitts aforesaid , Unless it be otherwise ordered
by the Master and Wardens or any 2 of them to-
gether with 2 or More of the said Company's
as have been Master or Warden Those that do the
Contrary to forfeit 5 Marke or £3..6s..8d to the Master &
& Wardens for the use Aforesaid(foll 21 & 22)




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