THE HISTORY

OF THE

TWELVE GREAT LIVERY COMPANIES

OF

LONDON.

LONDON:

J. AND C. ADLARD, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE.

OF THE

TWELVE GREAT LIVERY COMPANIES

OF

LONDON;

PRINCIPALLY COMPILED FROM THEIR GRANTS AND 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.

PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR;

AND TO BE HAD OF HIM, AT THE LIBRARY, GUILDHALL,

AND OF ALL THE PRINCIPAL BOOKSELLERS.

MDCCCXXXVII.