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The Cutlers' Company.
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successors. On death of Master and Wardens others to be chosen.That if it shall happen the Master and Wardens of the Commonaltie and Misterie for the time being or any of them to die or otherwise for any reasonable cause to be removed or dismissed from his their or any of their office or offices of Master and Wardens aforesaid or any of them within the year wherein thay or any of them shall be so elected and chosen as is aforesaid. That then and so often it shall be lawful to and for such and so many of the said Master Wardens Assistants and Livery which shall be then living or remaining or the greater part of them at their pleasure to chuse make and swear one other of the said Commonaltie and Misterie to be Master Warden or Wardens of the said Commonaltie and Misterie according to the ordinances and provisions before in these presents expressed and declared to execute and exercise the said Office of Master or the said Offices of Warden or Wardens of the said Commonaltie and Misterie until the said Even of the Holy Trinity then next following first taking their corporal oaths in form as is aforesaid. And so often as the case shall require. And further We will and by these presents for us our heirs and successors we do grant to the said Master Wardens and Commonaltie of the Misterie of Cutlers of London and their successors. On death of Assistants others to be chosen.That whensoever it happeneth any of the said Assistants of the said Commonaltie and Misterie for the time being to die or to be removed from his or their Office or Offices. All which Assistants and every or any of them we will shall be removeable and to be removed by the said Master Wardens and Assistants of the said Commonaltie and Misterie or the greater part of them in manner as aforesaid for evil government misbehaviour or for any other reasonable cause. That then and so often it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Master Wardens and so many of the Assistants which shall then survive or remain or the greater part of them in manner as aforesaid at their
