The Governor and Company of Taylors in Exeter, against Clarke
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1794 |
| Date | 01 January 1794 |
| Court | Court of the King's Bench |
English Reports Citation: 89 E.R. 978
IN THE COURTS OF KING'S BENCH
case 349. the governor and company of taylors in exeter, against clarke. Hilary Term, 35 and 36 Car. 2, Roll 761. Pleadings in debt on bond given to the master and wardens of the Company of Taylors, in Exeter, not to exercise the said trade in the said city, otherwise than as a journeyman. Civil. Exon. ss.-Memorand. quod alias scilicet termino Sancti Michaelis anna regni domini Caroli Secundi nunc regis Anglice, &c. 33, coram domino rege venerunt gubernatores et gardiani fraternitatis scissor, infra civitat. Exon per Johannem Ethe/ridge attornat. suum et protulerwnt hie in cur' diet, domini regis tune ibidem quandam billam suam versus Thmnam Clarke de emit. Exon. taylor alias diet. Tlwmam Clarke de Tiverton in com. Devon, taylor in custod. mar', &c. de placito debiti: et sunt pleg. de prosequewl. scilicet Johannes Doe et Ricardus Roe quce quidem billa sequitur in hwc terba.-ss. Civil. Exon. ss. Gruhernat. et gardiani fraternitatis scissor, infra civitat. Exon. truer untur de Tlioma Clarice de civitat. Exon. taylor alias diet. Thonta Clarke de Tiverton in com. Devon, taylor in custod. mar. niaresc. domini regis c./tram ipso rege existente [346] de placito quod redclat eis quadragint. libr. Legalis mo-net. Anglice, quas eis debet et injuste detinet pro eo viz. quod cum pi'ced. Thomas decimo septimo die Octobris anno regni domini Caroli Secundi nunc regis Anglice., &e. tricesimo p/rimo apud civitat. Exon pried, in corn, civitat. pried, per nomen Tliomce Clarke de Tiverton in com. Devon taylor per quocldam scriptum suwm obligator, sigillo ipsius Thomcv siffillat. curiceq; diet, domini regis nunc hie ostens. citjus dat. est eisdem die et anno cognovit se teneri et firm-it, obligari prizfaiis gubernatori et gardianisfraternitat. pned. in prced. quadragint. libris sdvend. eisdem gubernatori et gardian. fralernitat. prced. cum incle requisit. esset, prced. tamen Thomas licet scepius requisit. &e. prcKcl. quadragint. libr. pnefat. gubernatori et guardianis fraternilat. pned. nondum solvit zed ill. eis hucunque solaere omnino contradixit. et adhwc contradicit ad damnum ipsorum g/ubernaloris et guardianor. fraternitat. prced. triginta librar. Et hide producunt sectam, i&c. Et moclo ad hunc diem scilicet diem Mereurii proxime post octab. Sancti Hillarii islo eodem termino usque qiiem diem prced. prcefat. Thomas habuit licentiam ad billam prced. interloquend. et tune ad respondend', &(,. coram domino rege ven. tarn prcefat. a SHOW. K. B. 347. EASTER TERM, 36 CAR. 2. IN B. R. 979 gubernator et gurdiomi fraternitatis prced. per attorn, suum prced. quam prced. Thomas Clarke per IVillielmum Turbit attorn, suum, et idem Thomas defend, vim et injur. quando, &c. et petit auditum scripli obligator, prced. et ei legilur in hcec verba. " ss. Noverint Universi per prcesentes me, Thomam Clarke de Tiverton in com. Devon taylor teneri et finnit. obligari gubernatori et gardianis fraternitatis scissor, infra civit. Exon in quadraginta libris legalis monet. Anglics solvend. iisdem gubernatmi et guardianis sen eorum alicui, vel eomm certo altornat. successor, seu assignat.. suis, ad quam quidem solutionem, bene etfidelit. faciend. obligo me hit'redes executores et adrninistrat. meosfirmit. per prcesentes sigillo meo. sigillat. dat. decimo septimo die Octobris anno regni domini nostri Caroli Secuwii nunc regis Anglice. 31 annoq; dmnini 1679."-Petit etiam auditum conditionis ejusdem scripti obligator', et ei legitur in hcec verba. " as. The condition of this obligation is such, that if the above-bounden Thomas Clarke, his executors or administrators, shall and do well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, unto the master or wardens of the fraternity above-named, their successors and assigns, the sum of twenty pounds of lawful money of England, within one month next after he the said [347] Thomas Clarke shall set up, use or exercise, directly or indirectly, in any manner of wise, to and for his own proper use, gain and advantage, the art, trade, or occupation of a taylor, or keep any cutting-board, or make any manner of garments whatsoever within the City of Exon, or county of the same city, other than his own wearing apparel, or as an hired journeyman with a freeman of the said fraternity ; and also if the said Thomaa Clarke, shall and do leave his habitation and dwelling within the City and County of Exon, and depart from thence elsewhere to live and reside, without returning to the said city and county again to live and inhabit, within forty days next after notice to him given by the beadle of the same fraternity for the time being; then this obligation to be void, or else to remain and be in force and virtue."-Quibus lectis et auditis idem Thomas elicit quod ipse de debito prced. virlut. script, prced. onerari nmi debet quia, dicit quod ante confectionem scripti prced. sdl. 16, die Octobris anno 31, suprad. apud civit. Exon prced. gubernator et gardiani fraternitat. scissor, infra civit. Exon prced. clamantes et indebite prcetendentea se fore corpus polUicum et incorporat. pretextu literarum patent, domince Elizabethan nuper Kegin/x Anglice magistro et guardian, et societat. sdssoi: ejusdem civitat. confect. quodque nulla persona non existens liber Anglice free ac mumbrum ejusdem incorporation-is fraternitatis scissor, debuil uti pro suo proprio lucro proficuo aut advantagio arte mysterio facilitate sive manual, occupatione xcixsoris aut consuere vestimentum aut alias res hujusmodi arteyn tangent, infra eandem civitat. Exon aut com. ejusdem civitat. licet hujusmodi persona in eadem arte optime instruct, educat. et expert, fait ac residens et inhabitans infra eandem civitat. et com. ejusdem civitat. sed quod ipsi iidem gubernator et guardiani ac liberi homines ejusdem fraternitat. scissor, tanlum et nulli alii eadem arte mysterio et facultate in eadem civitate et com. ejusdem civit. uti et exercere debuerwnt, ubi revera iidem gubernator et guardiani fraternitat. scissor, hujusmodi libertat. privileg. et /ranches, infra ea/nd. civit. vel com. ejusd. civit. de jure non habuerunt nee gauisi fuerunt, nee iidem gubernatores et guardiani fraternitat. scissor, ad impediend. restringeml. et deprivand. prced. Thomam Clarke in scripto prced. superius nominal, colore prcemiss. ab occupatione usu et exerdtio artis [348] tnysterii et facttltatis suce scissoris in eadem civitat. Exon et com. ejusdem civitat. (in qua quidem arte prced. Thomas adtunc et ibid, fuit bene et sufficient, instruct, educat. et ma3;ime expert.) ac a liberiate sua in hcec parte restrinyend. et deprivwnd. ac ipsum Thimuim ab eadem civitat. habitation, et familia sua ibid, ad libitum ipsorum gubernator et guardian, ejusdem fraternitat. detrudend. et expellend. jmed. decimo sexto die Octobris anno supradict. apud civitat. Exon. prced. prced. Thomam Clarke adtunc et ibidem nimis gravaminibus et injuriis affecerunt, et ipsum in usu et exerdtio artis scisaoris qua ipse Thomas, adtunc. et ibidem, utebatur et legitime exercuit, adtunc et ibid, distiirbaverunt et impedivenint ac prced. negotia. prced. Thomcv adtunc et ibid, infect, remanserunt quoiwque prced. Thomas Clarke ad redimandam vemtionem in hcea parte etpro liberatione sua abinde eisdem guberwttor. et guardian, fraternitat. scissor, prced. script, prced. cum conditicme prced. contra legem term hujus regni Anglim ex-istent. facere se concessit. qua quidem occasions et non alia prced. Thomas Clarke prced. decimo septimo die Octoli. anno regni diet, domini regis nunc tricesimo prirno suprad. apud civitat. Exon prcrd. in com. ejusdem civitat. prced. script, prced. cum conditione prcc.d. prced. gubcrnatffr. et guardianis fraternitat. scissor, prced. fecit et sigillavit, ac iidem gubernator et guardiani fraternitat. scissor, prced. indebite et contra legem feme hujus regni Anglice ac ad impediend. restringewl. et deprivand. prced. Thomam Clarke ab exerdtio usu et occupatione in eadem civitat. prced. artis mysterii et facultatis scissm: indebite et contra legem hujus regni 980 EASTER TERM, 36 CAR. 2. IN B. R. 2 SHOW. K. B. 349. Anglian prcecl. script, colore prcemissor. at colore offidi sui prced. de prced. Thoma Clarke, adtunc et ibidem, exegerunt habiterunt et recepermit, sicque script, prced. cum conditione prced. in forma prced. et ex causa prted. ut prefertur capt. et exact, ratione pnemissor. vacuum et nullius vifforis in lege devenit et existit et hoc idem Thomas paratus est verificare unde petit jiidic. si ipse idem Thomas de debito prced. virtute scripli prced. onerari debeat. john tbemayne. Et prctd. guhernatw et guardiani fraternitat. scissorum prced. dicunt quod ipsi per aliqua per prced. Thomam Clarke superius pladtando allegut. ab actione sua habend. prcedudi non debent, quia dicunt quod prced. Thomas cledmo septimo die Octobris anno tricesimtt primo suprad. apud civitatem Exon pned. in com. ejusdem civitatis scriptum obligatcnium [349] prced. sigUlavit et ut factum suum delibemvit mudo et forma prout prced. gubernator et guardiani fraternitat. prced. superius versus eum...
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