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THE STONEMASONS OF GERMANY. 126 days of sickness, then shall so clothing or otherwise, till that is retained from what he leaves after death, be it made good which had been lent him, if so much there be. much be again Should any one defray anythiwj on account of the Brotherhood. be that a master or fellow be put to expense, or defray anything on and notice be given how the same occurred, such expenses, be they account of the guild, master or fellow out of the guild box. And also if large or small, shall be returned to such XXXV. Should it to grief with justice or other things touching this guild, then shall every master or fellow, be helpful to the other, and lend him assistance on his oath one, be he to the guild. Nevertheless, no one shall of his own accord, without the advice of other any one come masters and fellows, put the Brotherhood to any expense. How a disobedient one shall he punished. XXXVI. Whatever master, warden, or apprentice shall offend against these or the hereafter-written points and articles, and not keep them, either collectively or any one in particular, and it be discovered on honourable information, he or they shall be for such offence called before the craft, And and questioned thereon. the punishment and penalty that may be adjudged to them, that shall they be obedient to, on the oath and vows that each one has taken to the guild. But should any one slight the punishment or summons without righteous cause, and appear not, -whatever shall be then adjudged to him as a punishment for his disobedience that shall he give, although he be not present. he be allowed to go idle, and no stonemason shall stand by Wlio shall XXXVII. Marx and he siqyerior Judges in And him this ii' till he will not do it, then shall he become obedient. Craft. Schan, workmaster of the high foundation of our dear Lady at Strassburg, all his successors. This district belongs to Strassburg. XXXVIII. All the country above the ^Moselle, and Franconia as far as the Thuringian Forest, and Babenberg as far as the Bishopric of Eichstatten, and from Eichstatten to Ulm, from Ulm to Augsburg including Augsburg, from Augsburg to the Adelberg, and as far as Italy, the Lands of Misnia, Hesse, and Swabia, these shall be obedient to these Ordinances. Tills district belongs to XXXIX. To Styria, Vienna. the workmaster of the building of St Stephen at Vienna belongs —Lampach, Werkhausen, Hungary, and the Danube downwards. This district belongs XL. To the workmaster to Cologne. of the foundation at Cologne — and to all his successors, to him shall be obedient in a like manner and belong the remaining territory downwards, whatever work and lodges there be in it, who are of this guild, or may hereafter join it. This district belongs to Zurich. XLI. Bern, BMe, Lucern, Schaffhausen, St Gall, etc., and all work at this Confederacy, or hereafter to arise, shall be obedient to the master at Zurich. time in the