"You shall swear truly to observe and keep and of your and every of your parts cause to be observed and kept all the good and lawful rules, ordinances and constitutions contained and specified within this your Ordinal, so far forth as in you is, and by the law of the realm you ought. You shall truly without partiality collect and gather up or cause to be collected and gathered up all and every such fines, pains, penalties, forfeitures and sums of money whatsoever that shall be forfeited, payable or due by any of you, or any of your Occupation, or by any other person or persons whatsoever by reason or force of this your Ordinal; and therefore shall at the end of your year make and yield up in writing a just and true account to all the rest of your said Occupation, or to the most part of them, that shall to that purpose assemble together: and shall also truly without fraud or delay yearly and at the end of your year, or at the furthest within one month before the Chamberlains of the said Borough of Leicester shall make their accounts, pay or cause to be paid to the said Chamberlains of the town, and to the use of the town, the just moiety or one half of all the said fines, pains, penalties, forfeitures and sums of money as shall come to your hands by force of the said Office. These and all other things belonging to your said office and offices you and every of you shall well and truly perform to the best of your power and skill. So help you God."
In the first roll of the Guild Merchant, which dates from 1196, the men who are described as entering the guild were members of more than 50 different callings, a list of which is subjoined.
| Trade. | Description. | Numbers. | |
| 1. | Baker | Pistor, furnur | 15. |
| 2. | Mercer | 9. | |
| 6. | Smith | Faber | 9. |
| 4. | Merchant | Mercator, marcant | 6. |
| 5. | Dyer | Tinctor, brasiler . . | 6. |
| 6. | Cook | Keu, coc | 6. |
| 7. | Parchment-maker | Parcheminer | 5. |
| 8. | Waterman | Aquarius, ouarius | 5. |
| 9. | Forage-merchant | Avenator, avener, plantefene | 5. |
| 10. | Goldsmith | Aurifaber | 4. |
| 11. | Leatherworker | Parmentor | 3. |
| 12. | Cooper | Cuuer | 3. |
| 13. | Miller | Molendarius, muner | 3. |
| 14. | Wheelwright | Rotarius | 3. |
| 15. | Saddler | Seler, paneler | 3. |
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