The History of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of London: Principally Compiled from Their Grants & Records ; with an Historical Essay and Accounts of Each Company, Its Origin, Constitution, Government, Dress, Customs, Halls, and Trust Estates and Charities ; Including Notices and Illustrations of Metropolitan Trade and Commerce, as Originally Concentrated in Those Societies ; and of the Language, Manners, and Expenses of Ancient Times ; with Attested Copies and Translations of the Companies' Charters, Volume 1author, 1834 - Guilds |
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... crafts the same year , 35. " Thirteen " of the mysteries mentioned as possessing exclu- sive privileges , a wrestling between the crafts at Blackheath , & c . ib . , thought to have given rise to the Twelve Great Companies . Richard II ...
... crafts the same year , 35. " Thirteen " of the mysteries mentioned as possessing exclu- sive privileges , a wrestling between the crafts at Blackheath , & c . ib . , thought to have given rise to the Twelve Great Companies . Richard II ...
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... craft or mes- tiere of weavery within the city of London and Southwark , they not being mem- bers of the said gild . " When in an Iter holden at the Tower of London , it was found by verdict , amongst other things , that if any man of ...
... craft or mes- tiere of weavery within the city of London and Southwark , they not being mem- bers of the said gild . " When in an Iter holden at the Tower of London , it was found by verdict , amongst other things , that if any man of ...
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... craft of goldsmiths are also mentioned . In the settlement of some disputes which the burillers had with the weavers , in the 27th of the above prince , we obtain a further insight into the then nature of the gilds . The pro- ceedings ...
... craft of goldsmiths are also mentioned . In the settlement of some disputes which the burillers had with the weavers , in the 27th of the above prince , we obtain a further insight into the then nature of the gilds . The pro- ceedings ...
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... crafts and mysteries ; and the substituting , for the old title of alderman , that of master or warden ; the name alderman , ( though in use with the buril- lers so late as 28 Edward I. being now restricted to the head of the city ward ...
... crafts and mysteries ; and the substituting , for the old title of alderman , that of master or warden ; the name alderman , ( though in use with the buril- lers so late as 28 Edward I. being now restricted to the head of the city ward ...
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... Crafts . " Ye shall swere that ye shall wele and treuly ov'see the Craft of ( company's name , ) whereof ye be chosen Wardeyns for the yeere . And all the goode reules and ordyn❜nces of the same Craft that been approved here be the ...
... Crafts . " Ye shall swere that ye shall wele and treuly ov'see the Craft of ( company's name , ) whereof ye be chosen Wardeyns for the yeere . And all the goode reules and ordyn❜nces of the same Craft that been approved here be the ...
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afterwards alderman aliquis amongst ancient anno annum assistants barge brewers called charities charter Cheapside church City of London Civitat clerk cloth Coitat Common Council company's corporate court craft Custod divers Drapers Edward Edward III election entry estates feast fire of London fishmongers freemen goldsmiths gowns granted haberdashers hall Henry VI Henry VIII honour hoods infra ironmongers James king king's lands lane letters patent livery Livery Companies lord mayor majesty manner Mary master and wardens mentioned Mercers merchant tailors mystery aforesaid Mystery of Grocers n'ris noticed occasion ordinances p'dict pageant paid pany parish parliament persons poor precept present purchased queen quo warranto reign rents Richard Richard II Robert sheriffs Sir John Sir Thomas Sir William sive statute street successors tenements thereof Thomas of Acon tion trade wardens and commonalty wards Will'm William Laxton yearly
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Page 461 - LONDON IN LUSTER: projecting many bright Beams of Triumph : disposed into several Representations of Scenes and Pageants. Performed with great Splendor on Wednesday, October 29, 1679, at the Initiation and Instalment of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Clayton, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. Dignified with divers delightful Varieties of Presentors, with Speeches, Songs, and Actions, properly and punctually described.
Page 106 - French, before these times used, they do not in anywise understand; for which causes, with many others, it being considered how that the greater part of the lords and trusty commons have begun to make their matters to be noted down in our mother tongue...
Page 369 - ... to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and be defended, in all state courts having competent jurisdiction, and in any circuit court of the United States...
Page 30 - That all artificers and people of mysteries shall each choose his own mystery before the next Candlemas; and that having so chosen it, he shall henceforth use no other...
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Page 485 - ... for us, our heirs and successors, as much as in us lies, and by these presents do...
Page 486 - York, for the time being, and their successors, forever hereafter be, and shall be, by force of these presents, one body corporate and politic, in deed, fact and name, by the name of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York...
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Page 460 - A Noble Solemnity, performed through the City, at the sole Cost and Charges of the Honorable Fraternity of Drapers, at the Confirmation and Establishment of their most worthy Brother, the Right...