128 History of the Company. 



it : — " Saddlers' Hall Is situate near the end of 

 Foster Lane, in Cheapside, at the upper end of 

 an handsome alley, at the entrance of which is an 

 ornamental doorcase, and an iron gate, and is a 

 very compleat Building for the use of such a 

 Company. It is adorned with Fretwork and 

 Wainscot, and the Companie's arms carved in 

 Stone over the Gate next the Street." 



In September, 1714, George I. made his public 

 j^ entry into London, and to celebrate 



George I. the event the Company decided "to 

 have new Standards, or Trophies, and this Court 

 left the management thereof to the M7 and 

 Wardens, Mr. John Heylen, and Mr. Thomas 

 East, he being a Mercer, and this Court also 

 ordered four Sir Loins of Beef, Eight Leggs of 

 Pork, and Turnyps, and one dozen and a half 

 of Rabitts frigusseed, and six Buttered Aple 

 Pyes, to be for the Company's Dinner that day." 



In the following January, on the occasion of the 

 King and Court attending a thanksgiving service 

 at St. Paul's, the Company ordered a " double 

 stand" to be put up, and further, that ''James 

 Humphreys, a member of this Company, attend 

 them w*^' a good Trumpett and Kettledrum as 

 musick for that day." 



On special State occasions it was the custom, 

 as will be gathered from incidents 



Processions. r i • i i • 



The Companies referred to m the precedmg pages, 

 in their stands. ^^^ ^^^ Companies to stand along the 



