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As Regards The Masons.
As REGARDS THE MASONS .
1 . Whoso wishes to become master and enter the -Guild , shall previously report himself as is proper to the chest , * show his cancelled indentures to the judge and the sworn masters , and then , if he be a master ' s son , or married to a master ' s daughter or widoAV , pay into the chest
1 fl . and 1 fl . for liquor ; but another , or stranger , shall pay 2 fl . to the chest and 1 fl . 2 oris for liquor , and shall then be required to achieve the masterpiece , or otherwise to arrange the matter with the Craft . 2 . A master of this Craft may take an apprentice , even if he be a stranger , but only for three years , and teach him to build walls ,
plaster , heAV stones , f and other operations of this handicraft ; and the youth shall prove his legitimate birth by production of the usual certificate of birth . 3 . And he shall be presented to the SAVorn masters and entered into a special Craft book , Avith his Christian and surname , the names
of his parents , and birthplace ; also when , by whom , and to what master he is indentured ; and he shall also find his master one or tAvo . honest men as sureties for 10 fl ., considering that a master in town or village often receives work to execute in houses , and sometimes in rooms , chambers , or apartments , Avhich a master could not do without great anxiety if his apprentice were to turn out dishonest , unless he were secured .
4 . And every youth Avho is thus presented to and entered by the Craft shall pay thereupon 1 fl . into the chest . 5 . And if it happen that a master treat not his apprentice as is seemly and necessary , and it therefore happens that he is unable to complete his term of service , and a complaint arises , and such
complaint is deemed good and valid by the judge and sworn masters , then shall the youth be taken from that master and placed under another ; and that master shall not be allowed any other apprentice until the conclusion of the term agreed upon for the apprentice ; and further , the master shall be punished according to the gravity of the
circumstances . 6 . And if a master take his honestly begotten son for apprentice , he shall not retain him more than two years , and the third and last year he must place him under another master .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
As Regards The Masons.
As REGARDS THE MASONS .
1 . Whoso wishes to become master and enter the -Guild , shall previously report himself as is proper to the chest , * show his cancelled indentures to the judge and the sworn masters , and then , if he be a master ' s son , or married to a master ' s daughter or widoAV , pay into the chest
1 fl . and 1 fl . for liquor ; but another , or stranger , shall pay 2 fl . to the chest and 1 fl . 2 oris for liquor , and shall then be required to achieve the masterpiece , or otherwise to arrange the matter with the Craft . 2 . A master of this Craft may take an apprentice , even if he be a stranger , but only for three years , and teach him to build walls ,
plaster , heAV stones , f and other operations of this handicraft ; and the youth shall prove his legitimate birth by production of the usual certificate of birth . 3 . And he shall be presented to the SAVorn masters and entered into a special Craft book , Avith his Christian and surname , the names
of his parents , and birthplace ; also when , by whom , and to what master he is indentured ; and he shall also find his master one or tAvo . honest men as sureties for 10 fl ., considering that a master in town or village often receives work to execute in houses , and sometimes in rooms , chambers , or apartments , Avhich a master could not do without great anxiety if his apprentice were to turn out dishonest , unless he were secured .
4 . And every youth Avho is thus presented to and entered by the Craft shall pay thereupon 1 fl . into the chest . 5 . And if it happen that a master treat not his apprentice as is seemly and necessary , and it therefore happens that he is unable to complete his term of service , and a complaint arises , and such
complaint is deemed good and valid by the judge and sworn masters , then shall the youth be taken from that master and placed under another ; and that master shall not be allowed any other apprentice until the conclusion of the term agreed upon for the apprentice ; and further , the master shall be punished according to the gravity of the
circumstances . 6 . And if a master take his honestly begotten son for apprentice , he shall not retain him more than two years , and the third and last year he must place him under another master .