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are governed by smaller,four'wardens,'and a courtof thirty- 
eight affiftants. Their livery is numerous; and their eftates 
are very contiderable ; out of which they pay to charitable 
ufes, pursuant to the wills of the refpeftive donors, about 
two thoufand pounds per annum. Their hall is in Thread - 
needle-fixeet. In the front is a large handl'ome door-cafe, 
adorned with two demi-columns ; the entablature and pe¬ 
diment of which are of the compofite order. Above the 
entrance are the arms of the company, finely carved in 
itone. Within are tapeftry hangings, containing the hiftory 
of their patron, St. John the Baptiif, which, though very 
old, are curious and valuable. The great hall is foexten- 
tive, that it is better adapted for the reception of large af- 
femblies than any other in the city; and is therefore often 
tiled for fuch purpofes ; and it was particularly honoured 
On the 17th of June lad, by being made the fcene of a 
.grand entertainment given by the merchants and bankers 
of the city of London to the emperor of Ruffia, the king 
of Pruffia, the duchefs of Oldenburg, and the other illuf- 
, trious vifitors who honoured this country with their pre¬ 
fence upon the occafion of the conclufion of a long and 
difaftrous war. Merchant Taylors’ School is a noble foun¬ 
dation, which has been noticed at p. 428. 
Anns; A royal tent between two parliament-robes gules, 
lined ermine, the tent garnilhed or, tent-ftaff and pennon 
of the fame; on a chief azure a lion paffant gardant of 
the third. Creft; on a mount vert, a lamb paffant hold¬ 
ing a banner argent, the ftaff proper; on the banner a crofs 
jgules, all within a glory of the third. Supporters ; two 
camels or. Motto, Concordia parva res crefcunt. —Patron, 
St. John the Baptift; on account of his having made him- 
ffelf, as it is fuppofed, clothes of camel’s hair in the defert, 
it being related in Mark. i. 6. that he wore fuch. The 
fupporters and crelt are alluiive to the lame text. 
8. Haberdashers. —This company was anciently known 
by the name of Hurriers and Milainers, from their dealing 
principally in merchandife imported from Milan in Italy. 
They were afterwards incorporated by Henry VI. in the 
year 14-67, by the ftyle of “The Fraternity of St. Catha¬ 
rine the Virgin, of the Haberdafhers of the City of Lon- 
■don.’’ At prefent, however, they are denominated “The 
JVIafter and Four Wardens of the Fraternity of the Art or 
-Myltery of Haberdafhers in the City of London but by 
what authority does not appear. This corporation is go¬ 
verned by a matter, four wardens, and ninety-three affift- 
.ants. It has at all times been of fuch repute, that it has 
been intruded with the benefa&ions of many pious perfons, 
purfuant to the wills and directions of whom, they pay 
annually for charitable ufes about three thoufand five hun¬ 
dred pounds. The livery-fine is twenty-five pounds.— 
Their hall, which is in Maiden-lane Wood-dreet, has been 
noticed at p. 4.83. and their alms-houfes, otherwife called 
Afke’s hofpital, at p. 4.60. 
Arms : Barry nebuly of fix, argent and azure ; on a 
bend gules, a lion paffant gardant or. Cred ; two arms 
embowed proper, iffuing from clouds of the lad, holding 
a chaplet of laurel vert. Supporters ; two Indian goats 
argent, attired and unguled or. Motto, Serve and obey. 
9. Salters. —This company appears to be of great an¬ 
tiquity, from the grant of a livery from Richard II. in 
the year 1394; but we do not find they were incorporated 
till the firft of Elizabeth, in the year 1558, when, by let¬ 
ters patent, they were dyled, “The Matter, Wardens, 
and Commonalty, of the Art or Mydery of Salters of 
London.” This company is governed by a mader, two 
wardens, and twenty-three affidants. Livery-fine, twenty 
pounds.—Their hall is in Swithin’s lane. They expend 
large fums in charitable foundations, fome of which we 
have noticed in the courfe of our furvey, at p. 422 and 483. 
Arms; Per chevron azure and gules, three covered 
falts, or fprinkling-falt-cups, argent. Cred; a cubit-arm 
ereCt, iffuing from clouds, all proper, holding a falt-cup 
as in the arms. Supporters; two otters fable, bezantee 
ducally collared and chained or. Motto: Sal fapit omnia , 
Salt feafons all things.” This motto is appropriate3 
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DON. 605 
but we cannot guefs what analogy the fupporters (otters) 
have to fait.—We do not find under wi-.ofe protection this 
company was placed. The wife of the patriarch Lot 
would have been a proper perfon, had not her fatal cu- 
riofity prevented her being placed among the faints. 
10. Ironmongers. —The Ironmongers’ Company was 
incorporated in the year 1464, by the name and dyle of 
“ The Mader and Keepers, or Wardens, and Commonalty, 
of the Art or Mydery of Ironmongers of London and, 
by virtue of the charter, the government of it is now in 
a mader, two wardens, and a court of aflidants, which 
confids of the whole livery, and reprefents the common¬ 
alty, or whole freedom. 
This company enjoys very great edates both in their 
own right and in trud from feveral donors, by whole wills 
they pay yearly near 1800!. in charities; beffles the in- 
tered or profits of 26,000k left to them by Mr. Thomas 
Betton, a Turkey merchant, in the year 1724, under the 
fpecia) trud of employing one moiety of the laid profits 
perpetually in the redemption of Britilh captives from 
Moorith llavery; and the other moiety to be equally dil- 
tributed between the poor of the Company of Ironmon¬ 
gers, and the feveral charity-fchools within the bills of 
mortality. In the year 1734, about a hundred and thirty- 
five captive Britons, nine of whom were commanders of 
vefiels, arrived in England from the dates of Barbary, 
and were prefented to the king and the lords of the ad¬ 
miralty. The king gave them iool. and feveral of the no¬ 
bility and gentry five and ten guineas each, to which fir 
Charles Wager added 50!. They afterwards dined toge¬ 
ther at the company's hall. The company, through cor- 
refpondence with the Britilh confuls at Algiers and^its de¬ 
pendencies, have been continually inftrumental in effeiit- 
ing the liberty of many Haves, about thirty of whom (fays 
Highmore) have been emancipated within the lalt fix 
years, and fome of them have prefented themfelves at the 
company’s great meetings. When will the powers of Eu¬ 
rope combine to render fuch a charity unneceffary? 
The Ironmongers have a ftately and fpacious hall otu 
the north fide of Fenchurch-ffreet; erefted in the year 
1748. It is entirely fronted with Hone, and the whole 
lower ftory is wrought in rultic. The centre projects a 
little; and prefents a large arched entrance, and two 
windows, with two others on each fide. Over this ruftic 
ftory rifes the fuperftruGure, which has a light ruftic at 
the corners, to keep up a correfpondence with the reft of 
the building: the part which projects is ornamented with 
four Ionic pilafters, coupled, but with a large intercolum- 
niation. In the middle is a very noble Venetian window, 
and over it a circular one. In each fpace, between the 
pilafters, is a fmaller window, with an angular pediment j 
and over thefe are alfo circular ones; but the fides have 
arched windows, with fquare ones over them. The cen¬ 
tral part is crowned with a pediment, fupported by thefe 
pilafters, and in its plane are carved the arms of the com¬ 
pany, with handfome decorations in relievo. The reft of 
the building is terminated by a baluftrade crowned with 
.vafes. 
Arms: Argent, on a chevron gules, three fwivels or, 
between three fteel-gads azure. Creft; two fcaly lizards, 
combatant, vert, gorged with a plain collar, the collars 
chained together; a chain with a ring at the end, pendant 
between the two lizards, collars, chain, and ring, or. Sup. 
porters ; none. Motto, anciently AJJher (affez) dure ; 
“ Hard enough ;” now, God is our ftrength. Patron, St. 
Laurence, on account of the inftrument of his martyrdom, 
the gridiron. 
11 . Vintners. —The Vintners’ Company was anciently 
denominated Merchant Wine-tunncrs of Gafcoyne ; and was 
compofed.of two forts of dealers ; viz. the Vintinarii, who 
were the importers of the wine; and the Tabernarii, who 
were the retailers of it. Some authors have erroneoufly 
nfferted, that the craft of Vintners was incorporated by 
Edward III. which miftake arifes from his charter, granted 
in the year 1365, to enable them to carry on an exclufive 
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