Memorandum that on 20 May 1450 William Canynges, mayor of the town of Bristol, Thomas Hore, sheriff of that town, John Borton, Richard Forster, John Sherp, Clement Bagot, John Shipward, John Stanley, Nicholas Hille, William Coder, John Forde, William Pavy, with all [other] notable and worthy persons who were assembled in the hall of the common council of the town on the above date, have ordained and permitted that the drinkings on the nights of [the festivals of] St. John and St. Peter shall, from henceforth, be restricted solely to members of those crafts who come on those nights before the mayor, sheriff and notable persons, and their successors. The mayor then in office is to provide at his expense wine to be sent to the craft [gild] halls on St. John's day, according to the provisions below. And the sheriff then in office is to do the same on St. Peter's day. On condition that the members of the crafts send their own servants and their own pots for the wine. Which ordinance the mayor, sheriff and notable persons commanded me, John Joce their common clerk, to enrol in their book of records. Which is:

First, to the weavers	10 gallons		Hoopers	3 gallons
Item, to the fullers	10 gallons
Item, the dyers	5 gallons		Barbers and waxmakers	4 gallons
Item, the tailors	8 gallons		Cordwainers	8 gallons
Item, the skinners	4 gallons		Tanners	4 gallons
Item, to the butchers	6 gallons		White-tawyers	4 gallons
Item, the bakers	5 gallons		Bowyers and fletchers	2 gallons
Brewers	5 gallons
Smiths, ironworkers, cutlers, locksmiths, and cardmakers	3 gallons		Wiredrawers	3 gallons
Masons	3 gallons		Shermen	5 gallons
Tilers	3 gallons
Carpenters	4 gallons

Any future mayor or sheriff who acts contrary to the above ordinance is to forfeit and pay £3.6s.8d, to be levied by the mayor next in office to the put to the use of the community of the town of Bristol, without any remission.