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 proceed to a new choice of some one or more meet persons to be Assistants of the said Company in case of refusal and upon refusal to hold or be sworn as aforesaid shall proceed as is before directed.

ALSO it is further ORDAINED that immediately upon or after the auditing the last Masters and Rentors Accounts yearly and every year for ever hereafter it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Master and Wardens or any two of them the Master being always one to elect and chuse one able and discreet person of the said Company to be the Rentor of the said Company of Cutlers to receive and collect the rents of and belonging to the said Company and who shall continue in the said Office of Rentor for one whole year thence next ensuing. But before every such person as shall be so as aforesaid chosen into the said Office of Rentor takes upon him the execution of the said Office he shall give security to the Company as is hereinbefore expressed and also pay to the Master of the Company to the use of the said Company the accustomary and usual fine of Four pounds and to the Clerk his usual fees for bonds and other papers belonging to the Rentor and if any person or persons so elected and chosen shall refuse or delay to take upon him the execution of the said Office and to give security in this behalf appointed in these presents within one month after he shall be so chosen into the said Office and shall have no just or reasonable let or impediment that may hinder him so to do. That then every such person so refusing or delaying shall forfeit and pay to the Master Wardens and Commonalty of the said Company for the use of the said Company the sum of Ten pounds of lawful money of England to be recovered and received in manner as is hereinafter expressed.

ALSO IT IS ORDAINED that when and as often as it shall be thought fit by the Master Wardens and Assistants of the said Company for the time