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The Cutlers' Company.
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being or the greater number of them they shall and may elect chuse and admit into the Livery or Cloathing of the said Company such person and persons free of the said Company as they shall think fit and meet. Which person or persons so elected and chosen to be of the Livery and Cloathing of the said Company shall pay to the Master of the said Company for the use of the said Company the usual and accustomary fine of Ten pounds of good and lawful money of England and to the Clerk and Beadle their usual fees after which the Master and Wardens in order shall give to such person and persons which shall be so elected and chosen his and their hands saying these words viz.: We admit you to the Society of Livery of the Company of Cutlers.
Power to search Members' shops for deceitful wares, and to fine the offenders.ALSO IT IS ORDAINED that the Master and Wardens of the said Company of Cutlers or any of them with so many of the Assistants of the said Company as shall from time to time be by the said Master and Wardens or any two or more of them nominated and appointed in that behalf shall and may four times in the year yearly (or oftener if need shall require) at convenient time and times in the day time in a peaceable manner enter into the shops warehouses and workhouses of any person or persons Members of the said Commonalty using the said Mystery or that do or shall make for sale or sell anything thereunto appertaining and there search and survey the goods wares and other things appertaining to the said Mystery within the said City or Suburbs thereof or any other place within three miles of the said City and upon such search shall and may take an account of the marks and workmanship of all and every such person or persons making or working for sale selling or which hereafter shall make or work for sale or sell any manner of swords daggers rapiers hangers woodknives penknives razors or surgeons instruments scissars small knives skeynes hilts pummels battle