Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 29/2. (2009)

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of the Confraternity. The money could be used only in case of necessity, such as care for the sick, assistance for those in a difficult situation, etc. There was an annual bookkeeping report, which was submitted to the guild.43

Upon finishing the journeyman period, saddlers had the right to submit their masterwork. It varied in size and complexity, depending on the quality of each journeyman. For instance, requirements for a local journeyman were less strict than those for a foreign journeyman were.44

The articles of the Confraternity had to be read at the end of each trimester in order for journeymen to learn them better. This responsibility for the reading the articles fell on the Father of journeymen or the young master. Journeymen were compelled to follow strictly every article of the Statute, which the leadership of the guild read every four weeks.45 They had to obey their master and complete the work that he assigned to them.46 During their stay in Sibiu, journeymen had to report in front of the open chest every irregularity concerning the behavior of their confreres, which tarnished the honor and dignity of the guild.47

The Articles of the Confraternity were set up by the leadership of the guild. The statute of the journeymen's association reveals the concern of the leaders for the young disciples, whom they wanted to educate in the Christian spirit in order to become respected members of the guild and the community.

43 Copia der Hermannstädter Sattlerzunft Articul, Article 22, sheet 115/v; Articul einer..., Artilocul 7, sheet 3/v- 4.

44 Copia der Hermannstädter Sattlerzunft Articul, Article 2, sheet 111/v.

45 Copia der Hermannstädter Sattlerzunft Articul, Article 30, sheet 116; Articul einer..., Article 15, sheet 5/v.

46 Articul einer..., Article 10, sheet 4/v-5.

47 Copia der Hermannstädter Sattlerzunft Articul, Article 217 sheet 115; Articul einer..., Article 6 sheet 3-3/v.