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

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To the honour of [almi]ghtye god in due obedyence to our souer[eign]
the maiestrates & mutuall societye betwene man & man and for the conty[nued]
prosperytie of the Inhabytantes of the borough of Warwik Certeyn orders
devysed & agreid vppon The effect wherof folowith breifly in articles viz
The othe of the Bailieff _________________________________________________________________ 1
The othe of euery principall Burgeys_____________________________________________________ 2
What propertyes in hym that shulde be chosen baylieff or burgeis are to be required__________3
That euery bailieff & Burgeis doo comes to churche in tyme of dyvyne seruice________________4
What apparell euery burgeis shall weare & use____________________________________________5
That the Burgessis vse diligent obedyence to the bailieff___________________________________6
That the Burgeisses attend on the bailief at certen especiall tymes __________________________7
That the Burgeisses attend on the baylief at faires & specyall proclamacions_________________8
The parte of euery burgeis hearing the bailief euyll spoken of_______________________________9
The burgeis dylygence to appeace frayes nere his dwelling________________________________10
The behavyour of euery Burgeise in conseltacions________________________________________12
Appeasing of quarelles emonges burgeisseis_____________________________________________11
Order of speaking in consultacions & metynges___________________________________________13
The placing of bailief & Burgeisses at their metynges_______________________________________14
The electyd bailief to prepare hymself to take the office at haloutyde_________________________15
euery bailieff to put in bande to make Acompt for his baliwik________________________________ 16
What apparell & staff the bailief shall weare________________________________________________17
The bailief to kepe the Court of recorde weikly_____________________________________________18
The bailieff to be in the market in the markett tyme_________________________________________ 19
Examynacion of felons & Suspectes______________________________________________________20
parambulacyons to be made about the libertyes ones euery yere____________________________21
Survey to be made of tenementes within the borough yerely________________________________22
Survey of the possessions lieng out of the Town ones in three yere__________________________23
That the bailieff cause a hall or metyng of the burgessis ones euery moneth__________________24
Sessions for meaures & weightes to be kept twise euery yere _______________________________25
Bredd of bakers to be weid wekely_______________________________________________________26
The balief to appoynt a deputye in his absence to exercise his office________________________ 27
What auctoryty the baliefes deputy shall have____________________________________________ 28
The ponishment of persones vsing extorcion in their offices_______________________________ 29
ponishment for such of the company as shall vtter any Counsaill___________________________30
ponishment for such as shall graunt their good Willes out of the house_____________________ 31
ponishment for such as shall consent to surrender the corporacion or doo practise any thinges prouidiciall or hurtfull to the same corporacion or borough_____________________32
Confirmacion of the said Articles________________________________________________________33
Confirmacion of such orders as hereafter shalbe made by the nowe balieffes Burgeiseis or by their Successours______________________________________________________34