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Item it is ordayned that euery person now vsing,* 1.1 prac∣tising, or professing, or which hereafter shall vse, practice, or professe the said Art or Mistery, or anything therevnto belonging, shall be from time to time contributory, and shall beare and pay vnto the said Master and Wardens for the time being, or their deputie, or deputies for that pur∣pose
authorised all such reasonable summe and sums of mo∣ney, for taxes, tallages, and other impositions, aswell or∣dinary as extraordinary as shall be thought fit, and shall a∣gree with reason and indifferency to be assessed or imposed vpon him or them for the time being, as well for the ne∣cessary seruice of our soueraigne Lord the King his heires and successors, as also for the maintenance, support, and vp∣holding of the said Corporation, and all other the needfull affaires, causes, and thinges whatsoeuer, for and concerning the common good, wealth, and estate of the said Corpo∣ration, according to their seuerall abilities. And euery one that shall refuse to pay and discharge the same portion of money, which shall be so reasonably assessed, rated, and taxed vpon him as aforesaid, shall forfait and pay to the said Master and Wardens to the vse of the said Corporation fortie shillings of lawfull money of England, for euery time that hee or they shall so refuse contrary to the true mea∣ning of this Ordinance.* 1.2
Contribu∣tions for mainte∣nance of the Corporati∣on.
Suppres∣sing of con∣spiracies a∣gainst Char¦ters and or∣dinances.