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Craft Customs Of The Ancient Stonehewers, Masons, And Carpenters.
14 . Every apprentice when he has been fourteen days in the Craft shall pay into the box one ort of a florin ; but if he do it not , and the master under whom he serves does not take care that he does it , then shall the master himself be punished according to the gravity of the
case . 15 . And no fellow , whether he be married or single , shall work under a master who has neither served the required time nor qualified himself otherwise according to the tenor of the third article . Nor shall he work with a fellow who has not learnt his craft according
to Craft custom , nor otherwise qualified himself according to these ordinances . And if a fellow Avork under such a master , or with such a fellow who has not as aforesaid well and truly earned his Craft , nor served his time , producing strife , and be witnessed against or otherwise convicted hereof , he shall on conviction be immediately
punished . 16 . And whatever is treated , debated , and agreed in a meeting of the Craft shall not be published or made known by any one , be he master or fellow , but always kept secret under the immediate penalty of 1 fl . fine .
17 . And no master shall , against another master ' s wish , withdraw , seduce , or entice away his fellows , either by secret or by open intrigues and practices , under a fine of 1 fl . 18 . And certain Guild masters shall be elected in the town and in the country , and they shall hold fast to all the articles of the
ordinances earnestly and assiduously , according to Craft usage and custom , and they shall not be found negligent or idle herein ; but if one of them be convicted hereof he shall for each offence be fined 1 fl .
19 . And the newly-appointed Guild mastei's shall be obligated to exercise their office in the meetings with zeal and truth . And if a strife arises which cannot be delayed to the anniversary festival , they shall judge and decide such cause , not contrary to Craft usage , neither out of favour nor enmity , but as is just , and so that they may be
able to justify their acts . 20 . All masters of the Craft , in the towns and in the country , shall meet yearly , or at least every two years , on Saint Matthew ' s Day , in the inn at Creglingen , and hold a Craft day , and there and then shall be brought forward by them who know of it , all and everything
that is harmful or disadvantageous to the Craft , and the transgressors shall be well punished , according to these ordinances . And the elected masters shall then be sworn before our chief officer as appointed judge ; and the Craft shall be bound to deliver a true account of payment , receipts of all kinds , and required so to do ; and the aforementioned judge shall render account in the same manner to the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Craft Customs Of The Ancient Stonehewers, Masons, And Carpenters.
14 . Every apprentice when he has been fourteen days in the Craft shall pay into the box one ort of a florin ; but if he do it not , and the master under whom he serves does not take care that he does it , then shall the master himself be punished according to the gravity of the
case . 15 . And no fellow , whether he be married or single , shall work under a master who has neither served the required time nor qualified himself otherwise according to the tenor of the third article . Nor shall he work with a fellow who has not learnt his craft according
to Craft custom , nor otherwise qualified himself according to these ordinances . And if a fellow Avork under such a master , or with such a fellow who has not as aforesaid well and truly earned his Craft , nor served his time , producing strife , and be witnessed against or otherwise convicted hereof , he shall on conviction be immediately
punished . 16 . And whatever is treated , debated , and agreed in a meeting of the Craft shall not be published or made known by any one , be he master or fellow , but always kept secret under the immediate penalty of 1 fl . fine .
17 . And no master shall , against another master ' s wish , withdraw , seduce , or entice away his fellows , either by secret or by open intrigues and practices , under a fine of 1 fl . 18 . And certain Guild masters shall be elected in the town and in the country , and they shall hold fast to all the articles of the
ordinances earnestly and assiduously , according to Craft usage and custom , and they shall not be found negligent or idle herein ; but if one of them be convicted hereof he shall for each offence be fined 1 fl .
19 . And the newly-appointed Guild mastei's shall be obligated to exercise their office in the meetings with zeal and truth . And if a strife arises which cannot be delayed to the anniversary festival , they shall judge and decide such cause , not contrary to Craft usage , neither out of favour nor enmity , but as is just , and so that they may be
able to justify their acts . 20 . All masters of the Craft , in the towns and in the country , shall meet yearly , or at least every two years , on Saint Matthew ' s Day , in the inn at Creglingen , and hold a Craft day , and there and then shall be brought forward by them who know of it , all and everything
that is harmful or disadvantageous to the Craft , and the transgressors shall be well punished , according to these ordinances . And the elected masters shall then be sworn before our chief officer as appointed judge ; and the Craft shall be bound to deliver a true account of payment , receipts of all kinds , and required so to do ; and the aforementioned judge shall render account in the same manner to the