Thomas Clennell, Esq. and Alderman.
Isaac Cookson, Jun. Esq. and Alderman.
Benjamin Sorsbie, Esq. and Alderman.
Aubone Surtees, Esq. and Alderman.
Robert Bell, Esq. and Alderman.
Thomas Cookson, Esq.

John Cookson, Esq.

George Shadforth, Esq.

Christopher Cookson, Esq.

WARDENS.

Ralph Naters, Esq.

| Mr William Armstrong,

SECRETARY.

John Clayton, Esq.

BEADLE.

Mr John Hodgson.

ARMS.-Barry nebulée of six, argent and azure, a chief quarterly gules and or; on the first and fourth quarters, a lion passant gardant of the fourth; on the second and third, two roses gules, barbed vert. CREST.-A pegasus current, with wings indorsed, argent. MOTTO. -God is our friend.

Skinners and Glovers.

THE ancient ordinary of the Skinners' company is dated January 20th, 1437. The names of Richard Hall, mayor, Thomas Wardell, sheriff, Roger Thornton, Robert Whelpington, Laurence Acton, Simon Weldon, and William Ellerby, aldermen, occur in it. The society were to meet on the Tuesday after Michaelmas every year, unless that festival should fall on a Monday, and then on the Tuesday sevennight following, to choose their stewards, and pass their ac

of mercers that I shall lely and trewly observe and kepe all good rewles and acts made or shal be made by the said maister and war dens and of the moost part of the felowship of mercers &c. So help me God and holy dom and by the contents of this booke."

counts.

The different orders it contained, together with others of a subsequent date, were transcribed into their present order book, 1735. One of these forbade the use of tobacco at their meetings, under a penalty of 3d. for every offence.

The ordinary of the Glovers' society, dated January 20th, 1436, enjoined them to go together in procession at the feast of Corpus Christi, in a livery, and play their play at their own charge; to choose annually three stewards; that apprentices should serve seven years, on pain of forfeiting 6s. 8d. "to the light of the said craft;" that no Scotsman born should be taken apprentice, nor allowed to work in the town, under a penalty of 40s.

A. D. 1648, this society occurs as renting part of the skinners' meeting-house, at the annual rent of 5s.

The skinners and glovers appear to have been incorporated together, about the year 1703. Their meeting-house is situated on the west side of the Black-Friars. The society consists of nine members.

Second

ARMS.-First Shield. Ermine, on a chief Gules, three princes' crowns composed of crosses patée and fleurs-de-lis or, with caps of the first, tasselled of the third. CREST.-A lizard proper, wreathed about the neck with laurel-leaves vert, for the Skinners. Shield. Per fesse sable and argent, a pale counterchanged; three rams salient of the second, 2 and 1, armed and unguled or. CREST. -A ram's head argent, issuing from a basket of the last, between two wings expanded gules, for the Glovers. MOTTO.-To God only be all glory.