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Any woman who wishes to be a silk spinster on large spindles in the city of Paris -- i.e. reeling, spinning, doubling and retwisting -- may freely do so, provided she observe the following customs and usages of the craft:
No spinster on large spindles may have more than three apprentices, unless they be her own or her husband's children born in true wedlock; nor may she contract with them for an apprenticeship of less than seven years or for a fee of less than 20 Parisian sols to be paid to her, their mistress. The apprenticeship shall be for eight years if there is no fee, but she may accept more years and money if she can get them.
If a working women comes from outside Paris and wishes to practice the said craft in the city, she must swear before two guardians of the craft that she will practice it well and loyally and conform to its customs and usages.
If anyone gives a woman of the said craft silk to be spun and the woman pawns it and the owner complains, the fine shall be 5 sols.
No workwoman shall farm out another's silk to be worked upon outside her own house.
The said craft has as guardians two men of integrity sworn in the King's name but appointed and changed at the will of the provost of Paris. Taking an oath in the provost's presence, they shall swear to guard the craft truly, loyally, and to their utmost, and to inform him or his agents of all malpractices discovered therein.
