View source for By-Laws of the Borough of Warwick, Warwickshire, 1571-1664, Z.d.10

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This article features a transcription of a [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] [[Manuscripts (disambiguation)|manuscript]], By-Laws of the Borough of Warwick, [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=233576 Z.d.10], (1571-1664), featured in the ''[[Age of Lawyers]]''  Exhibition, September 12, 2015-January 3, 2016.

The borough of Warwick, which obtained its charter in the 1500s, used its by-laws to outline many aspects of its government. Among other subjects, they list the duties of the bailiff and the schedule of the two courts. Burgesses were also encouraged to call each other "brother" and avoid slandering each other, a common rule.

== Transcription ==
Below is a semi-diplomatic transcription of Folger manuscript Z.d.10. The transcription below was created by the [[Early Modern Manuscripts Online (EMMO)]] project. To access an image of the original leaf, click on each transcription's heading. <br>

=== [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/279x0e Z.d.10] ===
To the honour of [almi]ghtye god in due obedyence to our souer[eign]<br>
the maiestrates & mutuall societye betwene man & man and for the conty[nued]<br>
prosperytie of the Inhabytant''es'' of the borough of Warwik Certeyn orders<br>
devysed & agreid vppon The effect wherof folowith breifly in articles  	viz<br>
The othe of the Bailieff                                                                                                                                                                              1<br>
The othe of eu''er''y principall Burgeys                                                                                                                                       2<br>
What p''ro''pertyes in hym that shulde be chosen baylieff or burgeis are to be required                    3<br>
That eu''er''y bailieff & Burgeis doo comes to churche in tyme of dyvyne s''er''uice                              4<br>
What apparell eu''er''y burgeis shall weare & use                                                                                                               5<br>
That the Burgessis vse diligent obedyence to the bailieff                                                                                             6<br>
That the Burgeisses attend on the bailief at c''er''ten especiall tymes                                                                 7<br>
That the Burgeisses attend on the baylief at faires & specyall p''ro''clamacions                                        8<br>
The parte of eu''er''y burgeis hearing the bailief euyll spoken of                                                                             9<br>
The burgeis dylygence to appeace frayes nere his dwelling                                                                                      10<br>
The behavyour of eu''er''y Burgeise in conseltacions                                                                                                      12<br>
Appeasing of quarell''es'' emong''es'' burgeisseis                                                                                                             11<br>
Order of speaking in consultacions & metyng''es''                                                                                                            13<br>
The placing of bailief & Burgeisses at their metyng''es''                                                                                                 14<br>
The electyd bailief to p''re''pare hymself to take the office at haloutyde                                                             15<br>
eu''er''y bailieff to put in bande to make Acompt for his baliwik                                                                                16<br>
What apparell & staff the bailief shall weare                                                                                                                              17<br>
The bailief to kepe the Court of recorde weikly                                                                                                                       18<br>
The bailieff to be in the market in the markett tyme                                                                                                              19<br>
Examynacion of felons & Suspect''es''                                                                                                                                          20<br>
p''ar''ambulacyons to be made about the lib''er''tyes ones eu''er''y yere                                                           21<br>
Survey to be made of tenement''es'' within the borough yerely                                                                                 22<br>
Survey of the possessions lieng out of the Town ones in three yere                                                                      23<br>
That the bailieff cause a hall or metyng of the burgessis ones eu''er''y moneth                                           24<br>
Sessions for measures & weight''es'' to be kept twise eu''er''y yere                                                                         25<br>
Bredd of bakers to be weid wekely                                                                                                                                                   26<br>
The balief to appoynt a deputye in his absence to ex''er''cise his office                                                             27<br>
What auctoryty the balief''es'' deputy shall have                                                                                                                   28<br>
The ponishment of p''er''sones vsing extorcion in their offices                                                                                29<br>
ponishment for such of the company as shall vtter any Counsaill                                                                           30<br>
ponishment for such as shall graunt their good Will''es'' out of the house                                                      31<br>
ponishment for such as shall consent to surrender the corporacion or doo practise<br>
any thing''es'' prouidiciall or hurtfull to the same corporacion or borough                                                     32<br>
Confirmacion of the said Articles                                                                                                                                                        33<br>
Confirmacion of such orders as hereafter shalbe made by the nowe balieff''es''<br>
Burgeiseis or by their Successours                                                                                                                                                   34<br>

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