omib terris t tenementis redditib, possessionibz mortificatis non mortificatis ac bonis catallis quibzcunq, ad pdeas gildast fra?nitates qualifcunq, ptinentibz sive spectantib; in quacumq, manibz hui terre t tenement redditus t possessiones bona seu catalla ad opus hui' gildaret fra?nitatu existant ac de vo pcio bonazt catellaz pdicaz Nosq, ligci vri auditæ et intellecta pelamacoe pdicta p ipm vice com facta regie celsitudini vre juxa forma pelamacois pdict in omibz obedire volentes eidm celsitudini vre etificam? qa nữa confratnitas andca ab anno dñi mittio tricentesimo septuagesimo sexto fuit incepta et fundata ac deinceps ad honorem dei głoseq, virginis marie matris sue ac beati Witti et omũ score diuinuq, cultus augmentacõe ac dce ecctie catht sustentacois dua capellana deo ibidm servient releuamen p confrest sorores ipius fratnitatis successive continuata sine Pjudicio injuria seu calupnia cujuscuq, nec est dea fra?nitas in aliquibz terris tenementis redditib; aut possessionib; immobilibz dotata sz fuit t est quando t quotiens necesse ↑ fait P ombz eidm confrat̃nitatu ... ventibz subportandis decollecta coï nec dcos confrest sorores fieri consueta ac de legatis in testamentist ultiš volutatibz alijsq, pijs deuocionib3 ad . . . . relictist collatis devent sustentata t huc usq, debita gubnata. Ad hos insup modů t forma frest sorores dõe confra?nitatis sunt convocande convoca? assembliade seu assemblia? sedm quasdam ordinacões corsensu ipoz confrm et soroz edit atq factas quaz quidm ordinaconu tenor sequita in hec ba.

In

ye name of

ye

fader and sone and holy gost thre psones ō god in inite and in ye worchepe of our lauedy Seynte marie his dere moder And of seynt William ye holy innocent and digne marter And alle halewyn In ye yer of oure lorde ihu cryst a thousand thre hundred seventy and sexe Peltyers and oyere god men beguinne yis gylde and yis brotherhod of Seynt Willyam ye holy Innocent and marter in Norwych And alle yes ordenaunces underwreten al ye bretheren and systeren schulyn helden and kepen upon here power.

At ye fyrste alle ye bretheren and systeren thus hau be hoten yat yey every yer on ye sunday nexst aftyr ye fest of seynt Pel and Powel In worchepe of ye nite and of our leuedy and seynt William and allehalwen schullen offeren to floured candelys aforn seynt Willyams toube3 in ye mynstre of ye nyte and eùi of hem offeryn an halpeny at ye messe and heren at ye messe and qwo so be absent yanne he schal payen to seynt Williams lyth thre pound of wax and it schal ben reysed and gadered be ye alderman and his felas Also a knave chyld innocent beren a candel yat day ye wygth of to pounds led betwyxen to gode men tokenynge of ye gloryous marter. Also it is ordeyned yat no man schal ben excusyd of absence at yat messe but it be for ye kyngges ŝvise or for serous sekenesse or twenty myle dwellynge for yis syte yat he ne schal payen ye peyne of thre pounds of wax.

And qwo so schal ben escused for any õy schyl (it ?) schal ben at ye aldermañes wyl and at ye company.

Also all ye bretheryn and systeryn hav hordeyned and graunted for any ordenaunce yat is mad or schal ben mad amonges hem yat yey schal save ye kinge hys ryth and non piudys don ageyn his lawe in yis ordenaunce.

Also it is ordeyned yat everych broy and syster of yis

3 In 1278, John de Chisel, Bishop of London, dedicated the altar where the body of St. William was buried, and Thomas de Cantelupe, Bishop of Hereford, dedicated the opposite altar by the choir door.-Blomefield, vol. ii. p. 486, fol. ed. On the plan of the church, St. William's altar is shown on the north side of the choir door. The offerings at St. William's in 1306 were insignificant, amounting only to ninepence. In 1396, twenty years after the foundation of this Guild, they amounted to £7. 5s. 2d., being about one-eighth of the sum offered at the high altar, and more than double the offerings at any of the other altars or chapels. In 1401, £5. 10s. 9d.; 1403, £4. 17s. 6d.; 1404, £4. 78. 4d.; 1405, £4. 128. Od.; 1406, £3. Os. 01d. The offerings were clearly on the decline, for in 1423, they were only 16s. 11d., and they fluctuated from 1426 to 1430 between 68. and 98. The Guild of St. William must surely have ceased to exist next date at which we have any notice of the amount of oblations at St. William's altar, only 9d. was received; in 1504, 20d.; and the maximum after this date was 4s. 4d. in 1516.

then. In 1465, the

gylde erly on morwe aftyr ye gylde day schal heryn a masse of requiem for alle ye brother soules and systeren soules of yis gilde And for alle cristens soules at Seynt Williams auter in ye mynstre of ye Trynyte in Norwych and offeren a ferthyng And qwo so be wane schal paye a pound of wax.

And qwan ye messe is done be here aldermannes asent yey schal alle togedere gon to an In and euy man yat hat any catelle of ye gilde leyn it don and ordeynen yer of here lykynge be comon assent and chosen offycis for ye nexte yer And qwo falye schal payen thre pounds of wax.

And viij men of ye aldermañes chosynge on ye gylde day schulen chosen an alderman and to felas And a somons for ye nexte yer.

Also it is ordeyned in ye worchepe of ye inte and of oure leuedy Seynt Marie and of Seynt William and of alle halwyn yat qwhat brother or syster be goddis sonde falle in mischef or mysese and have nout to helpen hem self he schall hau almesse of eui broy' and sys? euy weke lestende his myschef a ferthyng of qwch ferthynges he schal hau xiiijd and ye remenaunt gon to catell but if it be his foly he schal none have of ye elmes.

Also it is ordeyned be comon assent qwoso be chosen in offys and refuse it he schal paye to seynt William (qu. light) thre pound of wax and up payne of his oth.

Also if eny brother or sys? deye he schal hau of ye gylde foure torches and foure pore men cladde a bou... cors And euy brother and sist offeren at his messe and heryn al ye messe and byden in enterynge and at masse offeryn a ferthynge and an halpeny 3eue to almes for ye soule And yeven to a messe a peny qwch shal be gaderyd be ye Alderman and hise felas to don for ye soule And for alle cristens.

Also if any broy" or sist" deye sevene myles fro ye cite ye alderman and oy sevene bretheryn at his . . . . . . . wende in fere ye cors and ordeynen and don for ye soule as for on of ye bretheren.

Also it is ordeyned be comon assent yat yese bretheren in worchipe of ye hole nyte and Seynt William schul deyn togeder on yat day at here comon cost.

And qwo so be somonned to semble or to congregation beforn ye Alderman and ye bretheryn and come nout he schal pay a pound of wax to ye lyt.

Also it is ordeyned be comon assent yat no broy' ne sis? in yis gilde schal be reseyved but be ye alderman and xij bretheryn.

Also it is ordeyned be comon assent yat ye comon belleman schal gon thurgh ye cite on ye gilde day after non and recomandyn al ye brether soules and systeres of ye gilde be name and alle crystens soules and seyn yt a messe of Requie schal ben seyd erly on ye morwen be pme day in memorie of ye soulys and alle cristene and somownyn all ye bretheryn an systeryn yat yey ben at ye messe at ye au? of Seynt Willia at yat. . . of me up ye peyne of thre pound of

wax.

Non sun alie costitucões costitut ne ordina? in fratnitate pdicta.

Sm3 Catall due fratnitate iiij" iiijst ne plus v1 min?

Ancient Lecterns,

PRESERVED IN NORFOLK CHURCHES.

COMMUNICATED BY

THE REV. C. R. MANNING, M.A.,

HONORARY SECRETARY.

THE examples of old church-furniture which are occasionally to be met with, still preserved in the parishes to which they belong, are always interesting as examples of ancient usage, and valuable for the excellence of their design. In the eastern counties, especially, where much wood-carving was used, examples are not unfrequent. I do not refer to the ancient screens or benching of churches, these being less liable to be disturbed, and therefore in less risk of perishing; but to moveable articles, or such as are more likely to be replaced with others, as taste and customs changed. Thus there are a good many ancient pulpits, chests, font-covers, &c., still remaining, several of which have been already noticed in our publications, and others may deserve illustration at a future time. I would now call attention to a somewhat rare class of articles of church-furniture, the LECTERNS; and am able to produce sketches of some of those in our own county with which I am acquainted. There are probably others, unknown to me, and I shall be glad of the assistance of our members in making the list complete.

The Lectern is a desk, or stand, for placing the larger books used in divine service upon, and was made either of