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route of procession In railed stands (as we see 

 them in La Serre's print Illustrating the entrance 

 of Mary de Medlcis, mother of the Consort of 

 Charles I.). The arrangement and marshalling of 

 the Companies was done by the direction of the 

 City authorities, each Company being allotted a 

 specified extent of rails and position, according to 

 Its importance and precedence. The City Books 

 contain a list showing the amount of space 

 allotted to the several Companies on the occasion 

 of the coronation of Henry VHI. and Katherine 

 of Arragon. The Saddlers' Company, on that 

 occasion, ranked as the 20th, and were allotted 14 

 yards of rails. These rails were kept In the 

 Company's cellar, and brought out as occasion 

 required. Their Stand appears to have been in 

 Cheapslde, in front of their Hall, and on one 

 occasion they resisted an attempt to oust them 

 from their old position. 



1 7 1 4. September 2 5 th. 



" Sir Sam^^ Stainer the Lord Mayor for this year haveing 

 been pleased to order that this Company in case of any 

 publick shews in Cheapside shall maintain their standing 

 in the front of their Hall adjoining to their own ground, 

 and where they have stood time out of mind till of late 

 years, upon a representacon p'sented to him for that 

 purpose of the first of September Inst, this Court there- 

 upon ordered the s*^ representacon to be entered in their 

 books and the same is as follows : — 



" To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor. 



"The Humble Representacon of the Mar, and 

 Wardens of the Company of Sadlers, London. 



