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Date: September 30, 1558
Repository: The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Call number and opening: BRU15/7/57
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Stretforde
Visus franci plegii Cum Curia et Sessione pacis tentus ibidem xxx^o die Septembris Annis Regnorum Philippi & Marie
Regis & Regine Anglie hispaniarum francie vtriusque Cicilie Ierusalem’ & Hibernie fidei defensorum Archidicum
Austrie ducum Burgundie Mediolani & Brabancie Comitum Haspurge fflandrie & Tirolis quinto &
Sexto

Essonie [blank]

Positi in decennariis domini
Regis & domine Regine [blank]

xij Iurati pro domino
Rege & domina Regina

Georgius Whateley
Radulfus Cawdrey
Ricardus Byddell Iurati
Willelmus Mynskes

Ricardus Hyll
Iohannes Taylor
Willelmus Tyler Iurati
Iohannes Shakespere

Willelmus Smythe, mercer
Edmundus Barrett
Ricardus Lane Iurati
Ricardus Cotton

Willelmus Perrett
Iohannes Lorde
Robertus Salesburye Iurati

Presentmentes
mercia
Agnes ^{xij d}mechyn for havyng & kepynge [blank] goodbarne an ynmake contrary to thordor of the court she standes amercyd ~~xij ^d~~^{xij d}

~~mercia~~
~~Item Robert Cox for recevynge & Havynge an ynmake contrary to the ordor~~ ~~of the Court he standes amercyyd~~

~~mercia~~
Item [blank] for recevynge a Strawng woman beyng brought to bed in his hous
standes amercyd

mercia

Item that Richard ^{vj d}lyghtfott I~~ohn Hunt~~ for havynge ~~ther~~ ^his swyne goynge at lardge in the stretes ^he standes amercyd iiij^d

mercia

Item George ^{vj d}banester & Roger ^vj dbanester for beynge commen typlars contrere to the Statute they Stand amercyd xij^d
~~Robert Balamy~~ & that they take doune ther aelstakes within iiij days next after the court vnder the peyne of x^s

mercia
Item fraunces ^{vj s viij d}harbadge ~~& thomas hunt~~ for sufferynge the braysares to Stand afor ~~ther~~ ^{his dore}
~~Soylles~~ ~~they~~ ^he Standes amercyd

peyne

Item that euery householder dwellyng within the burrow of Stratford within xiiij days next after this
Court do put a way ther ynmakes vnder the peyne of xx^s & that none receve
eny ynmakes from hensfurthe in lyke peyne without lysaunce of the bely

peyne

Item that no ynhabytant within this burrow from hensfurthe receve eny straunger woman
beynge with chyld to be brought to bed in ther houses vnder the peyne of xx^s

peyne

Item that euery housholder within this burrow befor ther Soylles do from tyme to tyme
kep cleane ther gutters vnder the peyne of euery offender to forfert iij^s iiij^d tociens quociens

peyne

Item that euery bochar do let carre furthe of the burro ^{at seasonable tymez}^{do the} ryddynges of ther beastes bellys garbages & beastes pates vnder
the peyn of eny offender to forfet for euery defalt vj^s viij^d

peyne

Item that no ynhabytant within stratford from hensfurthe presume to be a commen brwar but only suche as are
or shalbe assigned & appwyntyd by the bely vnder the peyne of euery offender to forfet for euery
defalt xx^s

peyne

Item that non ynhabytant within stratford be a commen vyttelar or a typlar without a lysaunce
vnder the peyne of xx^s

peyne

Item that none do presume to be a ^commen brwar but suche as be & shalbe assigned &
appwyntyd by the bely vnder the pein xl^s tociens quocyens

peyne

Item that non havynge ther Swyne goynge at lardge in the Stretes ^nor in the bancroft ^vnryngyd nor
in eny londes a bout Stratford ~~nor ther Dukkes~~ vnder the peyne of euery offender to forfet for euery
defalt for euery Swyne iiij^d

peyne

Item that none ^{from hensfurthe}do bake bred to Syll but only the commen bacares & that they & euery of them have &
kep a leyffull marke vppon hys bred vnder the peyne to forfet for euery defalt xl^s & that
euery bacar from tyme to tyme kep thassyez vnder the peyn to forfet for euery defalt iij^s iiij^d
& that to be payd within xiiij days next after euery court after the falt ys or shalbe found,
& to forfet al the bred beynge proved to lyght

mercia

Item the cunstabulles do present that Humfrey Homys made afray vppon Robert Hall wherfor he ys amercyd vj^d

Item Title

Borough of Stratford-upon-Avon Miscellaneous documents, Vol. 7

Item Date

September 30, 1558

Repository

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Call Number

BRU15/7/57

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John Shakespeare elected as constable, as recorded at Stratford-upon-Avon’s manorial court

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