THE STONEMASONS OF GERMANY.
i.-S
work choose
wbomsoever tliey will, and are enjoined to take two or four
which they have sworn to the guild
inquire of them on their oath
tliom a master
workmasters, and shall
whether the master be truly able
to
undertake the work.
who has not formerly undertaken such work, for
take not craftsmen, and loss occur thereby, thereof shall nor master nor
stately buildings and
fellows judge, neither punish.
if
6.
7.
it
For,
lords or cities appoint one
And no
fail
And
craftsmen.
he make good the
8.
land
;
;
and should
and
also for us
master shall undertake a work unless he be able to accomplish
be that he
herein,
that
it
is
for the
lords of the
work
to restrain him,
must he rue with one and twenty pounds of wax, and
it
to the lord
must
loss.
of the
every one shall keep his time according to the ancient traditionary usages
that he is free, and even if he do it not with counsel, according to the usages
he do
And
if
and the
of the land
craft.
And no master shall diminish or reduce the pay.
10. And every master shall be upright in all things.
9.
He
shall incite neither
warden nor
fellow nor apprentice to evil, nor to aught whence harm may arise.
11. And every master shall keep his lodge free of all strife, yea, his lodge shall he keep
pure as the seat of justice.
12. And no master shall bear
false witness in his lodge, neither shall
he
defile 'it in
any
manner.
no master allow a harlot to enter his lodge, but if any one have aught
to commune with her he shall depart from the place of labour so far as one may cast a gavel.
13. Therefore shall
masters learn thereof, they shall fine him for each offence in five pounds of wax.
Natheless, it is not for the fellows to fine any master, but they are to withdraw
14. If other
15.
from him and forbid other craftsmen his lodge, so that none consort with him, until he shall
have been
16.
fined.
any place, or take aught from any place of labour whereby
he be murderer or outlaw, him shall ye altogether thrust from out
Whatsoever master
any one
suffer loss, or if
shall rob
the guild of the craft and suffer
17.
Whatsoever master
so done by, or do
him
him
shall
in naught.
summon
evil or speak
ill
another master before the law, or suffer him to be
of h.im, he
is
empty
of all honour,
and
fit
for neither
fellow nor master.
18.
A
master shall appoint his warden, master and warden being both present; and he
no warden unless he be able thereto, so that the craftsmen and he be supplied.
shall appoint
He
him with the wardenship, and receive
prevent harm to the building or the master.
shall impress
gauge to
19. So shall neither master nor his wardens be
20.
When
his oath to the saints
on square and
illegally set over the fellows.
a master has set a warden, the fellows shall swear to be obedient unto
him
as
unto the master, and the warden shall pledge master and
21. And no master shall accept any fee from a warden or fellow on account of his
fellows.
requirements, nor any offering; for
discharged on the Saturday.
if
he be not able to earn his wages then shall he be
master shall out of goodwill accept any apprentice before he have served his time
and won his right that is not in the master's power to the extent of one week.
22.
No
;