under_o pain_n of_o three_o shilling_n four_o penny_n 20._o no_o cart_n use_v daily_a cartiage_n within_o this_o city_n nor_o car_n shall_v have_v wheel_n shod_a with_o iron_n but_o bare_a under_o pain_n of_o six_o shilling_n 21._o no_o man_n shall_v burn_v any_o straw_n rusnes_n or_o other_o thing_n linen_n or_o woollen_a in_o the_o street_n by_o night_n or_o by_o day_n under_o pain_n of_o three_o shilling_n four_o penny_n 22._o no_o man_n shall_v blow_v any_o horn_n in_o the_o night_n within_o this_o city_n or_o whistle_n after_o the_o hour_n of_o nine_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o night_n under_o pain_n of_o imprisonment_n 23._o no_o man_n shall_v use_v to_o go_v with_o vizard_n or_o disguise_v by_o night_n under_o like_a pain_n of_o imprisonment_n 24._o that_o nightwalker_n and_o eveâ—_n dropper_n endure_v like_o punishment_n 25._o no_o hammer-man_n as_o a_o smith_n pewterer_n a_o founder_n and_o all_o artifice_n make_v great_a sound_n shall_v not_o work_v aâ—ter_o the_o hour_n 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afore_o the_o hour_n of_o nine_o in_o the_o night_n or_o after_o the_o hour_n of_o five_o in_o the_o morning_n under_o pain_n of_o six_o shilling_n eight_o penny_n 43._o no_o man_n shall_v cast_v any_o urine-bole_n or_o ordure-bole_n into_o the_o street_n by_o day_n or_o night_n afore_o the_o hour_n of_o nine_o in_o the_o night_n and_o also_o he_o shall_v hot_a cast_v it_o out_o but_o bring_v it_o down_o and_o lay_v it_o in_o the_o channel_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o three_o shilling_n four_o penny_n and_o if_o he_o do_v cast_v it_o upon_o any_o person_n head_n the_o party_n to_o have_v a_o lawful_a recompense_n if_o he_o have_v hurt_v thereby_o 44._o no_o man_n shall_v hurt_v cut_v or_o destroy_v any_o pipe_n sesperal_n or_o windvent_n pertain_v to_o the_o conduit_n under_o pain_n of_o imprisonment_n and_o make_v satisfaction_n though_o he_o do_v it_o out_o of_o the_o city_n if_o he_o may_v be_v take_v within_o the_o city_n 45._o no_o man_n within_o this_o city_n may_v make_v any_o quill_n and_o break_v any_o pipe_n of_o the_o conduit_n come_v through_o his_o house_n or_o nigh_o his_o ground_n under_o pain_n of_o the_o pillory_n or_o take_v any_o water_n privy_o unto_o his_o house_n 46._o cast_v any_o corrupt_a thing_n appoyson_v the_o water_n lourgulary_a and_o felony_n 47._o whosoever_o destroy_v or_o perish_v any_o cock_n of_o the_o conduit_n must_v have_v imprisonment_n and_o make_v satisfaction_n old_a law_n and_o custom_n of_o this_o city_n 48._o no_o man_n shall_v set_v up_o shop_n or_o occupy_v as_o a_o freeman_n afore_o he_o be_v swear_v in_o the_o chamber_n of_o london_n and_o admit_v by_o the_o chamberlain_n under_o pain_n of_o 49._o no_o man_n shall_v set_v over_o his_o apprentice_n to_o any_o other_o person_n but_o by_o licence_n of_o master_n chamberlain_n and_o there_o to_o be_v set_v over_o under_o pain_n of_o 50._o no_o man_n which_o be_v a_o foreign_a shall_v not_o buy_v nor_o sell_v within_o the_o liberty_n of_o this_o city_n with_o any_o 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