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

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Scotts Sums of money taxes Tall ages & other Impositions
as well ordinary as Extroardinary as Shall be Assessed
on them by the Master and Wardens and 4 or More as
have been Master or Wardens for the Service of the
Kings Majesty his Heirs & Successors as alsoe for
all other Affairs whatsoever for the Comon State
and Wealth of the City and Good of the Company
According to their Abillities and

40s fine

All persons Refusing to pay Shall be Assessed
40s. or Less at the Discretion of the Master and
Wardens for Every time they So Refuse to be Levyed
to the use Aforesaid(follo 27)

None to use
Carpentry wch.
hath not Served
7 Years

No person within the limitts aforesaid Shall
Exercise the Trade of Carpentry or anything
Pertaining thereto unless having been bound
Apprentice to Said Trade and Served 7 Years at the
least or otherwise orderly. Admitted to be of Said
fellowship Upon Pain for Every offence to the
Contrary to forfeit £3 one Moity to the Kings
Majesty his heirs & Successors the other to the
Company as aforesaid(follo 28

None of ye
fellowship to
goe Idle
forfeit 6s.8d

If any Apprentice or Journyman free of Said
Company Grow Idle or Refuse to Work when work
is offered them Shall forfeit Every time Six Shillings
& Eight pence or less at Discretion of the Master
and Wardens(follo 28

[..] to Choose 2
Veiwers Carpentr.}

The Master and Wardens are to Choose two
of the City Viwers out of this fellowship of Carpentr,
Such as they Shall think able and Sufficient for
the Same(follo 29
(No




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