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Charter for the Brotherhood of St. Dunstable

Be it known that, on this, the 1st day of May, in the 32th year of our Society, we are gathered together in like mind and spirit to uphold and perpetuate the ideals set forth in this document, this being the charter for the founding of the Brotherhood of St. Dunstable as a guild dedicated to the practice and the enjoyment of the art and craft of brewing. The art and the craft of brewing is defined as, and shall be held to, the preparation of meads and ales by the broadest definition, save that which would be defined as wines and liqoures, which shall be excluded, for those liquids are held to be the fruits of the vintners and those who would practice and enjoy the art and craft of vintning can suck eggs. That which follows are those rights and privileges held to be fundamental to all members of the Brotherhood:

Rights and Privileges in the Practice of Brewing within the Brotherhood of St. Dunstable

It is right that all who are of like mind and spirit with the Brotherhood shall share their knowledge of the art and craft of brewing with all who desire to learn, whether they be novice or vetran, brother or sister, friend or foe.

It is a privilege that all who are of like mind and spirit shall be given the opportunity to learn what they might of the art and craft of brewing, whether it be of meads or of ales, and they being novice or vetran, brother or sister, friend or foe.

No brother or sister, who is of like mind and spirit, shall stand above another save that one is the teacher and one is the student, and that they shall each trade places when it is appropriate and the student shall become the teacher and the teacher shall become the student.

Rights and Privileges in the Enjoyment of Brewing within the Brotherhood of St. Dunstable

It is right that all who are of like mind and spirit with the Brotherhood shall share the fruits of their art and craft, whether it be of meads or of ales, with all who would partake, whether they be novice or veteran, brother or sister, friend or foe, and so long as they are of an age appropriate within the laws of the land.

It is the privilege of all who are of like mind and spirit to partake of the fruits of others art and craft, whether it be of meads or of ales, and they being novice or veteran, brother or sister, friend or foe, and so long as they are of an age appropriate within the laws of the land.

No brother or sister, who is of like mind and spirit, shall stand above another save that one has partaken too strongly of others or their own labors, and then it is right that the brother or sister shall provide what assistance as is appropriate and it is a privilege for one to receive such assistance.

That which now follows are the responsibilities of the members of the Brotherhood:

The Responsibilities of Membership in Brotherhood of St. Dunstable

To meet as often as is desired for the purposes of practicing and enjoying both the art and the craft of brewing.

To add to the knowledge contained within the Great Book of Dunstable, by placing upon those pages bound between its covers, those recipies which would be passed down to posterity, and to further add to the comments and critique of those recipies already contained therein.

Signed and Sealed this 1st day of May, AS 32, being 1997 by the Gregorian calender

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- © 1997 Eric C. Smith (Maredudd@blackroot.org)