due execution of their said Offices or the violation or breach of any of the lawful ordinances contained in these presents. And whoever shall offend in any part of this present ordinance shall forfeit and pay to the Master Wardens and Commonalty of the said Company for the time being to the use of the said Society such reasonable sum and sums of money as shall be imposed on him or them by the Master Wardens and Assistants of the said Company for the time being or the greater number of them assembled in a Court of Assistants to be holden for the said Society whereof the said Master for the time being to be one for every such offence according to the quality thereof so as the same exceed not the sum of Forty shillings for every one offence to be in default of payment thereof recovered or levied in such manner as is hereinafter appointed.
Recovery of Penalties.ALSO it is hereby further ORDERED and ORDAINED that if any persons that now is or that hereafter shall be free of the said Company or use or exercise the Art of a Cutler within the Cities of London or Westminster or the Suburbs or Liberties thereof or within three miles of the said City shall after notice and demand thereof made by appointment of the Master and Wardens of the said Company or any two of them for the time being delay defer or refuse to pay any of the aforesaid respective penalties forfeitures duties fines payments or sums of money so as aforesaid in and by the above mentioned orders and ordinances or any of them severally and respectively forfeited rated set taxed imposed or assessed upon any such persons for and concerning the premises or for the offending breaking or disobeying any order or ordinance herein expressed and comprised whereby any such penalty forfeitures duties fines payments or sums of money is or shall be forfeited rated taxed set imposed or assessed upon such persons for such cause or offence respectively. That then it shall and may