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The different orders it contained, together with others of a subsequent date, were transcribed into their present order book, 1735. One of these forbade the use of tobacco at their meetings, under a penalty of 3d. for every offence.

The ordinary of the Glovers' society, dated January 20th, 1436, enjoined them to go together in procession at the feast of Corpus Christi, in a livery, and play their play at their own charge; to choose annually three stewards; that apprentices should serve seven years, on pain of forfeiting 6s. 8d. "to the light of the said craft;" that no Scotsman born should be taken apprentice, nor allowed to work in the town, under a penalty of 40s.

A. D. 1648, this society occurs as renting part of the skinners' meeting-house, at the annual rent of 5s.

The skinners and glovers appear to have been incorporated together, about the year 1703. Their meeting-house is situated on the west side of the Black-Friars. The society

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ARMS.-First Shield. Ermine, on a chief Gules, three princes' crowns composed of crosses patée and fleurs-de-lis or, with caps of the first, tasselled of the third. CREST.-A lizard proper, wreathed about the neck with laurel-leaves vert, for the Skinners. Shield. Per fesse sable and argent, a pale counterchanged; three rams salient of the second, 2 and 1, armed and unguled or. CREST. -A ram's head argent, issuing from a basket of the last, between two wings expanded gules, for the Glovers. MOTTO.-To God only be all glory.

Taylors.

THE oldest record of this fraternity is dated October 8th, 1536, and enjoined, that every brother, at his setting up shop, should pay a pot of oil to the fellowship; as also thirteen-pence a year to the stewards for "our Ladylight;" and that each apprentice, or person hired by the week, should pay four-pence per annum, and each hireling three-pence a year to their play when it should be performed: also, that any person born a subject of the king, and free of Newcastle, might set up shop on payment of £40, with a pound of wax and a pot of oil, on his admittance; as also thirteen-pence to our Lady-light, and eight-pence to the play. That no taylor should work on Saturdays after eight o'clock in the evening, and should keep holy the Sundays, vigils and festival days, on pain of six pounds of wax for every default. That the society should pass their accounts on St John's day, in every May, and having chosen twelve electors, the said twelve should choose the four stewards, the searchers, and auditors. It further ordered, that every brother should be at the procession on Corpus Christi day, before it passed the New-Gate, on pain of forfeiting a pound of wax; and that each brother should attend in his livery. And that the common light of the fraternity should go before the corpse of every brother when it was carried to church for interment, and continue there lighted during mass time, and till the body was interred.

There is another ordinary of this society, dated August 12th, 1624, confirmed March 2nd, 1679; also September 15th, 1707, January 17th, 1731, and October 17th, 1737.

A. D. 1773, in commemoration of a rule of court having been obtained August the 10th, that year, against the magistrates of this town, confirming the resident freemen, and widows of freemen, in their right to the Castle Leazes,

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