LONDON. 
60t 
gules crowned with an imperial crown proper; over all a 
crofs, alfo gules, charged in the centre with a lion paflant 
gardant or. Creft; a dragon paflant proper, wings ele¬ 
vated and purfled gules. Supporters ; on each fide a leo¬ 
pard argent, feme of roundels, gules, fable, and azure; 
collared with a ducal coronet and chain or. Motto, De 
prajcientid Dei ; “ From the foreknowledge of God,” 
18. Cutlers. —The Company of Cutlers was incor¬ 
porated in the year 1417, by the ftyle of “ The Mailer, 
Wardens, and Commonalty, of the Myltery of Cutlers 
of London.” And they were afterwards united to the 
Belt and Sheath Makers. They are governed by a mailer, 
two wardens, and twenty-one afliftants'; the livery-fine is 
ten pounds.—Their hall is in Clcak-lane ; it is a fmall 
but very neat brick building, conveniently fitted-up for 
tran fa citing the bufinefs of the company. 
Arms : Gules, three pair of fwcrds in faltier argent, 
liilted and pommelled or, two and one. Creft ; an ele¬ 
phant argent, armed or, on his back a tower of the firft; 
the trappings, ornaments, &c. of the fecond. Supporters; 
two elephants argent. 
19. Bakers. —The Company of Bakers appears to be 
of great antiquity, (fee p. 60.) In the year 1155, it was 
charged in the great roll of the exchequer with a debt of 
one mark of gold for their guild ; by which it feems as 
if the ancient guilds had held their privileges in fee-farm 
of the crown. This company, however, was not incorpo¬ 
rated till about the year 1307 ; after which their charter 
was renewed by Henry VII. and confirmed by divers of 
his fucceil'ors. It is incorporated by the name of “The 
Mailer and Wardens of the Myftery or Art of Bakers of 
the City of London.” Livery-fine, ten pounds.—Their 
hall is in Harp-lane; fee p. 435. 
Arms: Gules, a balance between three garbs or; on a 
chief barry wavy of fix argent and azure, between two 
anchors in pale, the flukes in chief, an arm embowed 
proper, veiled gules, cuffed or, holding a balance, and if- 
i-'uing from clouds proper. Creft ; ilfuing from clouds 
proper, two arms embowed, veiled gules, cuffed or, hold¬ 
ing in the hands a chaplet of wheat gold. Supporters ; 
two flags proper, attired or, each gorged with a wreath 
as in the creft. 
20. Wax-chandlers. —This was a flourilhing com¬ 
pany in days of old, when gratitude to faints called fo 
frequently for lights. How many thoufands of wax-can¬ 
dles were confumed on thofe occafions, and what quanti¬ 
ties the expiatory offerings of private perfons, none can 
enumerate. Candle-mafs day wafted its thoufands ; and 
thofe all blelfed by the priells, and adjured in folemn 
terms: as “ I adjure thee, O waxen creature, that thou 
repel the devil and his fprights, See. &c.” (Bourne’s 
Antiq. Vulg.) This company was incorporated in 1483 ; 
and the following repall, more frugal than elegant, was 
£. s. d. 
4- 
4 
4 
6 
given on the occafion 
Two loins of mutton, and two of veal 
A loin of b£ef . . 
A leg of mutton 
A pig • 
A capon .... 
A coney . 
One dozen of pigeons 
A ‘ ‘ ‘ 
A goofe 
A gallon of red wine 
A kilderkin of ale 
They are governed by a mailer, wardens, and afliftants : 
the livery-fine is five pounds.—Hall in Maiden-lane ; fee 
p. 483. 
Arms: Azure, on a chevron argent, between three 
lamps or, as many rofes gules, feeded of the third, and 
barbed vert. Creft ; a demi-maiden, veiled or, in her 
hand a chaplet 01 rofes gules, leafed vert. Supporters 3 
two unicorns gules, gorged with a chaplet of rofes as im 
the creft. Motto, Truth is the light. 
21. Tallow-chandlers.— IncorporatedbyEdward IV. 
in the year 1460, by the name of “The Mailer and Keepers 
of the Art and Myftery of Tallow-chandlers of the City 
of Lcmdon.” It is governed by a mailer, four wardens, 
and a court of afliftants: livery-fine, 15I. 8s.—Hall on 
Dowgate-hill. 
Arms: Per fefs azure and argent, a pale counterchanged, 
three doves volant of the laft, each holding in the beak an 
olive-branch vert. Creft; a demi-angel, veiled azure, 
wings expanded or, crined of the laft, holding a dilh ar¬ 
gent, thereon the head of St. John the Baptilt, proper. 
Supporters; two angels proper, veiled argent, wings and 
hair or, crowned with a celeftial crown of the laft. Motto, 
Ecce Agnus Dei, qui tellit peccata mundi ; “ Behold the 
Lamb of God, which taketh away the fins of the world.” 
John i. 29. 
22. Armourers and Braziers.— The Company of 
Armourers was incorporated by Henry VI. about the 
year 1423, by the title of “'The Mailer and Wardens, 
Brothers and Sillers, of the Fraternity or Guild of St. 
George, of the Men of the Myfteries of the Armourers of 
the City of London.” The fame prince alfo honoured 
the company by becoming one of their members. To 
this company, which formerly made coats of mail, is 
united that of the Braziers ; and they are jointly governed 
by a mailer, two wardens, and twenty-one afliftants : li¬ 
very-fine, fifteen pounds.—Their hall is near the north-eaft 
corner of Coleman-llreet. It is an old plain brick-building; 
the court-room has been lately decorated with a painting 
by Northcote of the Entrance of Richard II. and Boling- 
broke into London, purchafed by the company for 113I. 8s. 
Arms: Argent, on a chevron fable a hand proper; on 
a chief of the fecond, a (hield between two helmets ar¬ 
gent ; impaling for the Braziers, azure, on a chief argent, 
between two ewers in chief and a pot in bafe or, three 
rofes gules, feeded or, barbed vert. Creft 5 a demi-man 
in armour proper, garnilhed or ; on his head a plume of 
three feathers, two argent, one gules, round the waift a 
falh of the lall ; holding in his dexter hand a fword pro¬ 
per. Supporters; two men in armour proper ; the plume, 
falh, and fword, as in the creft. Motto, We are one. 
23. Girdlers. —This company was incorporated in 
the twenty-feventh of Henry VI. on the 6th of Auguft, 
1449 ; and re-incorporated with the Pinners and Wire- 
drawers by queen Elizabeth on the 12th of Oclober, 1568, 
by the name of “ The Mailer and Wardens or Keepers of 
the Art or Myftery of the Girdlers of London.” It is ’ 
governed by a mailer, three wardens, and twenty-four 
afliftants: livery-fine, iol. Flail in Bafinghall-llreet. Se® 
p. 480. 
Arms: Per fefs azure and or, a pale counterchanged ; 
three gridirons of the laft, the handles in chief. Creft; 
a demi-man proper, veiled azure, holding a gridiron as 
in the arms.—From the arms, we fhould fuppole, that the 
original arid proper name of the company was Gridlers ; 
or gridiron-makers. 
24. Butchers. —The Company of Butchers appears to 
be of great antiquity; for, in the 26th of Henry II. it 
was fined for fettingup a guild without the king’s licenfe. 
Its prefent charter was not granted till the third of James 
I. who, on the 16th of September, 1605, did by letters 
patent incorporate them by the name oi “The Mailer, 
Wardens, and Commonalty, of the Art or Myftery of 
Butchers of the City of London.” They are governed by 
a mailer, five wardens, and twenty-one afliftants: livery- 
fine, ten guineas.—Their hall is in Pudding-lane : the 
building is fmall and neat, containing three handfome 
rooms, wainfeoted and decorated with Iret-work. 
Arms: Azure, two llaughter-axes indorfed in faltier ar¬ 
gent, handled or, between three bulls’ heads couped of 
the fecond, ■armed of the third, two and one; on a chief 
argent a boar’s head couped gules, between two bu.v.hes 
of knee-holly vert. Creft; a bull argent, with wings in¬ 
dorfed. 
