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A special loan exhibition of musical instruments, manuscripts, books, portraits, and other mementoes of music and musicians, formed to commemorate the tercentenary of the granting by King James I of a charter of incorporation to the Worshipful company of musicians in 1604 .., 1904
18 lines. Read by computer on 1 October 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1"cised and experienced in the said art or science of
2"music, whereof one to be the Master of some one
3"of the said apprentices or servants; as also
4"foreigners shall in like manner observe the same
5"orders as the freemen, whereby they may be the
6"better guided and directed in that science for the
7"laud, honour, and commendation thereof; and
8"that the freeman or foreigner being Master of the
9"said apprentice or servants shall himself, or the
10"other freemen or foreigner master, offer or present
11"the music, and not any other his apprentice or ser-
12"vant, upon pain to forfeit for every offence three
13"shillings and four pence."
15That the Company had an eye to the morals of apprentices is sufficiently attested by the following enactment: "Be it also ordained that if any person professing the said art or science of Music shall at any time by any means, directly or indirectly, by himself or willingly know or suffer his servant or apprentice to use or practice any manner of unlawful games at any time or in any place with any freemen's servants or apprentices either of the said art or being free of any other Company whatsoever, or any foreigners, shall in any wise or by any means countenance him or them therein," he shall for every such offence forfeit ten shillings or suffer imprisonment.
17Other regulations provide for the adjustment of grievances between members by the Master and Wardens, whose permission is necessary for the institution of lawsuits.
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