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Craft Customs Of The Ancient Stonehewers, Masons, And Carpenters.
admitted to the mastership , but it shall be permitted him after the lapse of four weeks to try again and make a fresh essay in the above form . If he fail a second time he shall once more wait four weeks , and if he then for the third time fail to satisf y the appointed Guild masters he shall not be further admitted to trial .
2 . Whereas amongst the masters as regards the execution of the masterpiece , as also the purchase into the Craft , and such like up to the present , some irregularity has obtained . In the future , those old masters who have never made their masterpiece , all the more as it was not usual in their time , shall , nevertheless , be accounted masters , and
be acknowledged by the others who have made their masterpiece ; but those who now and in the future desire to be made masters , shall in all points be well acquainted and experienced in the Craft , and execute the masterpiece as above provided ; and he who thus becomes master shall be bound in the course of the year , to treat the two sworn masters
to a reasonable banquet , not too expensive , but also not too mean ; and he who , on account of bodily infirmities or other reasonable excuse , is unable to execute above masterpiece or plans , and , nevertheless , is accounted an experienced master , and acknowledged as capable by the Craft or the two sworn masters , he shall pay into the box , whether in the city or in the country , 10 fl . cash , and purchase the mastership in the Craft .
3 . Whereas experience has showed that the masters have not always been satisfied with the decreed wage , but have raised the same according as seemed good to them , nor have they on that account worked any harder , but rather otherwise , going to and fro , and often setting to work only apprentices and fellows who on their part have onl y
half worked , and thus earned their daily pay most unworthily and ill ; therefore , shall this abuse be in future abrogated , and in such cases the lord not be bound to pay full wage , but according to the hours that have been worked shall he deduct from the daily pay . 4 . And inasmuch as the following abuse is also prevalent , that
the master carpenters , having undertaken a contract , and g-enerall y receiving the agreed contract money in advance , complete the work only one third part or half , and then undertake fresh work , and will not suffer that another undertake and complete their work , by which means the lords of the works are greatly injured and hindered ; therefore
the masters of the carpenters' craft shall in future be required to continue the contracted building , and only undertake one after the other is completed or return to the lord of the works the advances they havereceived ; and it shall further be allowed him to employ another workman to complete the work , in order that the buildings and lords be advanced , and such under penalty of half the contract money . And because
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Craft Customs Of The Ancient Stonehewers, Masons, And Carpenters.
admitted to the mastership , but it shall be permitted him after the lapse of four weeks to try again and make a fresh essay in the above form . If he fail a second time he shall once more wait four weeks , and if he then for the third time fail to satisf y the appointed Guild masters he shall not be further admitted to trial .
2 . Whereas amongst the masters as regards the execution of the masterpiece , as also the purchase into the Craft , and such like up to the present , some irregularity has obtained . In the future , those old masters who have never made their masterpiece , all the more as it was not usual in their time , shall , nevertheless , be accounted masters , and
be acknowledged by the others who have made their masterpiece ; but those who now and in the future desire to be made masters , shall in all points be well acquainted and experienced in the Craft , and execute the masterpiece as above provided ; and he who thus becomes master shall be bound in the course of the year , to treat the two sworn masters
to a reasonable banquet , not too expensive , but also not too mean ; and he who , on account of bodily infirmities or other reasonable excuse , is unable to execute above masterpiece or plans , and , nevertheless , is accounted an experienced master , and acknowledged as capable by the Craft or the two sworn masters , he shall pay into the box , whether in the city or in the country , 10 fl . cash , and purchase the mastership in the Craft .
3 . Whereas experience has showed that the masters have not always been satisfied with the decreed wage , but have raised the same according as seemed good to them , nor have they on that account worked any harder , but rather otherwise , going to and fro , and often setting to work only apprentices and fellows who on their part have onl y
half worked , and thus earned their daily pay most unworthily and ill ; therefore , shall this abuse be in future abrogated , and in such cases the lord not be bound to pay full wage , but according to the hours that have been worked shall he deduct from the daily pay . 4 . And inasmuch as the following abuse is also prevalent , that
the master carpenters , having undertaken a contract , and g-enerall y receiving the agreed contract money in advance , complete the work only one third part or half , and then undertake fresh work , and will not suffer that another undertake and complete their work , by which means the lords of the works are greatly injured and hindered ; therefore
the masters of the carpenters' craft shall in future be required to continue the contracted building , and only undertake one after the other is completed or return to the lord of the works the advances they havereceived ; and it shall further be allowed him to employ another workman to complete the work , in order that the buildings and lords be advanced , and such under penalty of half the contract money . And because