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 security so by him given shall forthwith be put in suit against him.

ALSO IT IS ORDAINED that the said Company of Cutlers and their Successors for ever shall have one or more chests with three locks and keys thereunto belonging wherein shall be kept the Common Seal of the said Company and all such money plate jewels goods charters writings evidences ordinances and all other things whatsoever belonging to the said Company which chest or chests shall also stand and remain at their Common Hall or such other convenient place or places as shall seem meet and convenient to the Master Wardens and Court of Assistants for the time being or the greater number of them and that the said Master for the time being and the two eldest Assistants that have been Masters shall each of them keep one of the said keys and if either the present Master or the two eldest Assistants shall happen to be sick or shall travel far out of the City of London to dwell or sojourn or otherwise shall absent him or themselves for the space of one month then in such case every such Master and Assistant respectively shall and may intrust and leave his or their key or keys with some other person or persons being of the number of the Assistants so that the said Company's affairs may not suffer prejudice for want thereof on pain to forfeit and pay for every such default the sum of Thirteen shillings and four pence of current money to and for the use of the Company and in default of payment thereof to be recovered and levied in such manner as is hereinafter mentioned.

ALSO IT IS ORDAINED that the Common Seal of the said Company shall not be set or put to any Leases Demises Annuities Grants or Gifts of what nature or kind soever of any house or houses lands tenements or other thing or things whatsoever appertaining or belonging or which ought to belong by purchase donation or otherwise to the Company of