<County: City of York>
<Code: L1001>
<MS reference: York, Minster Chapter Library, Dean and Chapter H.1 (3), Chapter Acts 1352-1426>
<Text: Ordinance>


<fol. 100v><line 32> Jtte es ordayned by ye Chaptre of ye kirk of saint Petyr of york yat all ye Masouns yt sall
wyrk all ye werk of ye same kirk of saynte Petyr sall fra Mighelmesseday vntill ye
firste sonday of lentyn be ilka day atte morne atte yaire werk in~ ye loge yat es ordayned
to ye Masouns at wyrk in with ye close<?> bysyde ye forsayde kirk als arly als yai may see
skilfully by day lyghte for till wyrke and yai sall stande yar trewly wyrkande atte
yaire wirke all ye day aftyr als lang als yai may se skilfully for till wyrk yf yt be
all werkday outher elles till itte be heeh none smytyn by ye clocke when halyday falles att
none sauf yt in with yt forsayde tyme bytwyx mighelmes & lentyne and in all other tyme of
ye yer yai may dyne byfore none yf yai we<?>lle and alswa ette atte none whar yaire like<?>
swa yt yai atte<?> noghte dwell fra yair werk in ye for-sayde loge na tyme of ye yer in any
tyme bote swa schort<?> tyme yat na skilful man sall fynde defaute in <ill><1 word crossed out></ill> [yaire] dwellyng and in
tyme of mete atte none yai sall na tyme of ye yer dwell fra ye loges ne fra yaire werk
<fol. 101r>forsayde ouyr ye space of ye tyme of an houre And aftyr None yai may drynk in ye loge
Ande for yaire drynkyng tyme bytwyx Mighelmes & lentyn yai sall noghte cese no lese yare
werk passand ye tyme of half a Mile+way Ande fra ye firste sonday of Lentyn vntill Mighelmesse
yai sall be in ye forsayde loge atte yaire werke atte ye sun risyng ande stande yare trewely
ande bysily wyrkande apon ye forsayde werke of ye kyrk all ye day vntill itte be na+mare
space yan tyme of a mileway byfore ye sone sette yf itte be werkday outher elles vntill tyme
of none als itte es sayde byfore saf yt yai sall bytwix ye firste sonday of lentyne ande
Mighelmes dyne ande ette als es byfore-sayde ande slepe ande drynke aftyr <ill>one word</ill> in ye forsayde
loge ande yai sall noghte cese no lefe yair werke in slepyng tyme passande ye tyme of a myleway
no in drynkyng tyme aftyr None passande ye tyme of a myleway Ande yai sall noghte slepe
eftyre None na tyme botte bytwene saynte Elenmes and Lammes And yf any man dwell fra
ye loge ande fra ye werk forsayde outher make defaute any tyme of ye yer agayne ye forsayde
ordinance he sall be chastyde with abatyng of his payment atte ye lokyng~ ande deuys of ye
Maistyr Masoun and all yer tymes and houres sall by reweled bi a Bell ordayned yare-fore
Ande alswa it es ordayned yt na Masoun sall be receauyde atte wyrke to ye werk of ye
forsayde kyrke bot he be firste prouede a woke or mare opon his wele wyrkyng and aftyr
yt he es foundyn souffissant of his werke be receauyde of ye comune assente of ye Mayster~
& ye kepers of ye werk ande of ye Maystyr Masoun & swere apon ye boke yt he sall trewly
<ill><1 word></ill> bysyli at his power for-oute any maner gylyry fayntys outher desayte hald & kepe haly
all ye poyntes of yis forsayde ordinance in all thynges yt hym touches or may touch<?>s fra
tyme yt he be receauyde till ye forsayde werke als lang als he sall dwell Masoun hyryd
atte wyrk till yt forsayde werke of ye kyrk of Saint Petyr Ande noght ga away fra yt
forsayde werke bote ye Maystyrs gyf hym lefe atte parte fra yt forsayde werk Botte ye Maystyrs
gyf hym lefe atte parte fra yt same werk Ande wha sum euyr run<?> agayne yis ordinance?
and brek itte agayn ye will o ye forsayde Chapitre haue he goddys malysun and saynt Petyr .