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The Fundamental Laws of
levied and recovered as is hereinafter mentioned. And the Master Wardens and Assistants for the time being shall forthwith proceed to a new choice of some other meet person to the said place as before in the case of the Master's refusal and upon refusal to hold or be sworn as aforesaid shall from time to time proceed as is before directed.
ALSO IT IS ORDAINED that immediately after the electien of every new Master as aforesaid the last Master and Wardens Assistants of the said Company or the greater number of them for the time being in like manner as is before directed shall present to the Livery there assembled the names in writing of two or three meet persons of the then To chuse Upper Warden after Master chosen.Wardens and Assistants out of which two or three pereons so presented the Master Wardens and Assistants for the time being or the greater number of them and so many of the Livery of the said Company as shall be then present shall elect and chuse by their most voices or marks as aforesaid one of the said persons so nominated to be first or upper Warden of the said Company of Cutlers for one year from thence next ensuing the youngest of the Livery then present giving the first voice or mark and so ascending to the eldest as aforesaid. And if it shall happen that the number of voices or marks given or marked on the behalf of the several persons so presented as aforesaid to be even and equal. THEN the last Master shall have a double voice or mark for the final determination thereof as is aforesaid. WHICH person so elected and chosen shall also take the oaths for such Office appointed as aforesaid. And being sworn shall continue in the said place and office for one whole year and until election be made of some other person to serve in the said place or office and be thereunto sworn as aforesaid. And if any person or persons so elected and chosen first or upper Warden shall refuse or delay to hold or execute the said first or upper Warden of