Silk Throwing Act 1662

II. Every Person exercising the said Trade, or having served an Apprenticeship thereto, to be admitted, and to enter into the said Company.

Penalty.

And for the better enabling of the said Master Wardens Assistants and Comonaltie of Silk-throwers and theire Successors in theire government Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every person and persons whatsoever now using or exerciseing as Masters the said Art Trade or Mystery or such as have served as Apprentices to the said Trade by the space of seaven yeares att the least within the said Cities of London and Westminster and the several suburbs thereof or within twenty miles compasse of them or either of them shall before the twenty fifth day of December which shall be in the Yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty and two be admitted and are hereby enjoyed to enter themselves into the said Societie or Corporation and to performe and be subject and obedient to all such Statutes Lawes Orders Ordinances and Constitutions as are or shall be made or ordained for or concerning the Exercise Regulation or Government of the said Art Trade or Mystery or of any person or persons using or exerciseing the same upon pain of forfeiture of the su[m]m of forty shillings for every month he or they shall use or exercise the said Trade after the said twenty fifth day of December One thousand six hundred sixty and twoe the one moietie thereof to the use of his said Majesty His Heires and Successors and the other moyety thereof to such person and persons as shall sue for the same in any the Courts of Record within this Realme of England or before any the Justices of Oyer and Terminer or the Justices of Peace att theire Quarter Sessions of the Peace by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information or by any other lawfull waies or meanes whatsoever wherein no protection wager of Law or Essoigne shall be allowed