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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Town, and Nun's Moor, for ever, together with £300 costs of suit, this society presented each of the members of the committee, who conducted the cause of the burgesses, with a gold ring, in the signet of each of which, under a crystal, was represented, liberty stepping out of her temple, with a label proceeding from her mouth, inscribed-" Town Moor saved, August 10th, 1773." On the inside" Concordia parvæ res crescunt:" By concord small things increase. Round the inner verge-" Taylors' Company to

(naming each member); and round the outer verge—“ Vox Populi Vox Dei:" The voice of the people is the voice of God.

The company consists of thirty members.

Their hall is on the west side of the Black Friars.

lion passant

ARMS.-Argent, a royal tent between two parliament-robes gules, lined ermine, the tent garnished or, on a chief azure, gardant or. CREST.-On a mount vert, a lamb passant argent, holding a banner of the last, staff proper; on the banner, a cross pattée gules, all within a glory of the third. MOTTO.-Concordia parvæ

res crescunt.

Bakers and Brewers.

AMONG other articles agreed upon in full guild of the town of Newcastle upon Tyne, held at St. Mary's Hospital, on the Friday before Valentine-Day, 1342, and confirmed by the King, October 20th, that year, the following occurs:

13. The assizes of bread and beer to be held according to law. The master bakers, and not their servants, to suffer the penalties ordained by statute. Measures, ells, and weights to be proved twice a year, or at least once."