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THE STONEMASONS OF GERMANY. 140 Of 66. Whatsoever fellow wax and be how they shall comport themselves. shall offer his services to another from the master with his discharge 67. the Ordinances of the Felloius, whom master before he shall have taken he serves, such fellow shall forfeit one pound of discharged. Whatsoever fellow between the master or other shall carry tales or create scandal craftsmen, he shall forfeit one-half his week's wages. 68. Whoever takes another's tools without leave shall forfeit ij. kr. before he have proved have inspected his work, his work, and that without leave or before the master or warden shall or shall leave his square hanging on the stone, or allow the level to lie about and not hang it 69. Waatsoever fellow shall falsely apply his templet, or put it by be furnished with a hole thereto, or lets his stone fall from the bench, or forces the pick iron from off the handle, or leaves his gauge otherwise than in the place up though it — do anything of appointed therefor, or closes not the window near his bench, whoever shall the aforementioned articles, he shall forfeit iij. kr. for every such offence. 70. Whatsoever fellow shall speak the other ill, or call him liar in ill-will or earnest, or is foul-mouthed in the place of labour, he shall pay xij. kr. to forfeit. 71. Whatsoever fellow shall laugh another to scorn, or jeer at nickname, he shall pay 15 kr. to forfeit. 72. it Whatsoever fellow or to turn it over when liim, or shall not offer assistance to turn his stone this necessary, or places his mark thereon as if way call him by a or that, to fetch were truly made, and it have been proven, so that it be passed unproven to the store, or improperly finishes his work, he shall stand to forfeit one half pound of wax. 73. Whatsoever feUow shall drink or eat to excess, so that it become known, he shall forfeit that before it shall one week's wages and 74. pound of wax. Whatsoever feUow shall use force j. in places of labour or of refreshment, or shall consort with or treat notorious females in the presence of godly women, he shall be discharged, and the week's pay that he has earned that same week shall be retained and given to the box. squander lodge moneys, or pilfer, or murder, or steal, or commit any other crime, or disports himself in the land with ungodly women, and goeth not to confession and doeth not God's will, he shall be cast out from the craft and proscribed for ever. 75. Wliatsoever fellow shall Wliosoever shall slander another and spread evil report of him, and justifieth he shall make atonement to the satisfaction of masters and fellows. 76. it not, 77. Who shall accuse another and bring it not home to him, him shall ye severely punish, that he be careful of his speech another time but if he prove it to the satisfaction of the of fellows, according as the offence is shall ye judge, and no fellow shall ye judge out ; malice. 78. And no fellow shall lord it over an apprentice, but he shall lay his plaint before the master, wherein the apprentice have offended him, and he shall punish him therefor. 79. And no warden, nor fellow, nor apprentice shall be his own judge, for if they do that, which of right belongs to the master, then are they deserving of a fine and the master shall ; be judge and none other. 80. And wardens. the fellows shall not fine each other without the knowledge of masters and