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in the parish of St. Vedast,” and to his wife his dwelling- 
house in Aldersgate. 1 
The Dyers first came into prominence in 1376, when they 
sent four members to the Council. 2 They seem to have been 
prominent before this time, however, for their wrongdoings, 
for we learn that in 1362 ordinances were set out for checking 
the malpractices of the Dyers as well as of the Weavers. 3 
In a petition presented “by good folks of the ‘Lethersellers’ 
and ‘Pouchmakers’ ” in 1372 was an article that the “Dyers 
might be prevented from cheating their customers.” 4 The 
members to the Council in 1376 were John Claveringe, 
Henry Grenecob, Nicholas Maynard, and Richard Godard. 5 
Grenecob, of the four, is of most interest. In 1383 he had 
permission to bring into London, custom free, five sacks of 
wool, there to be made into cloth. One of his mainpernors 
was Richard Godard. 6 In 1398 Grenecob is suing for a debt 
of £10. 7 Otherwise the record of the Dyers, particularly 
that of Clavering, does not differ greatly from those guilds 
already considered. No better proof exists that Chaucer 
deliberately chose his representatives. 
The Tapicers are the last to be considered. Their four 
Councilmen in 1376 were Giles de Kelseye, Richard Dicoun, 
Thomas Bonanture, and John atte Dyke. 8 Their careers, 
likewise, are strikingly similar to those already discussed. 
Wills of Kelseye, Dyke, and Bonanture are preserved. Kel¬ 
seye makes bequests to the church in which he wishes to be 
buried; likewise “to divers orders of friars in London, and 
for maintenance of Chantries, repair of poor churches, 
decayed bridges, roads, and other pious and charitable 
objects.” 9 In other respects his will parallels that of Bathe. 10 
Bonanture owned numerous possessions, including a brew¬ 
ery and “bakehouse.” He also owned lands in Berking 
1 Cal. of Wills, Court of Hustings , II. p. 284. The name “Bathe” was 
prominent in London (Ibid., Vols. I and II. Index). 
2 Letter-Book, H, p. 43. 
3 Ibid., G, p. 140. 
4 Ibid., G, p. 293. Cf. p. 295. 
6 Ibid., H, p. 43. 
8 Cal. Pat. Rolls, 1381-5, p. 306. 
7 Ibid., 1396-9, p. 305. 
8 Letter-Book, H, p. 42. 
9 Cal. of Wills, Court of Hustings, II. p. 200. 
10 See supra under Bathe. 
