Section XVII Persons employing Two Apprentices to employ Two Journeymen.

Employing more than Two Apprentices or a Week Boy Penalty.

And for the better providing that poor Journey men who have served in the said Trade and are not able to set up for themselves may be imployed in worke It is hereby enacted That whatsoever Person under the Regulation of the said Trade who shall imploy two Apprentices in the said Trade shall likewise imploy and sett on worke two Journey men in the said Trade during the time he imployes two Apprentices and that no Master Weaver under the Regulation of the said Trade shall att any time have imploy or sett on worke above two Apprentices or any weeke-Boy to weave in a Lombe in the said Trade in worsted weaving upon pain that every person shall forfeit for every Moneth so offending as aforesaid the Sum of five pounds to the use of the Kings Majestie