Jn ye honur of god and of his modur~ Marie and of seint Johan baptist a+brotherhed is be-gunne this is the
ordinance of the gilde . that the Alderman and the bedel . an brethren an sistren of the gilde . xlij comyn
at the second belle of the furst euesong of seint Johan the Baptist and a candel beryng a-forn hem
brennyng to the cherche of seint Johan . and that euery gilde brother and sistur be at the furst euesong
and at the messe of seint Johan . and at the second euesong vp the pein of a pounde of wax . to the
lyght of seint Johan . if he be thre myle about and the alderman sal offren a pany at the messe and
ich brother and sistre a farthyng in the worchip of seint Johan and ich <ill><3-4 words></ill>
giffen a farthyng in the worchip of seint Johan And also at the ded day of a brother or sistre eche<?>
brother an sistre sal 3euen a messe peny a offren a farthing and 3euen a farthyng to pore men
pur his soule and if any brother or sistre fall at meschief . he sal hauen gilde houereday a farthyng
and on <ill><1 word></ill> a halpeny be 3eire wille that he his at meschief And if any brothren or sistren be
ded a mile a-boute . the brethren and sistren sul ben at placebo and dirige an at masse of peine
of a pounde of wax .
Thys gilde was be-gonne in the 3ere of the regne of the kyng Edward ˆ [the] secounde the first
3ere .