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Plate X. 
!?. Founders. —The Founders were incorporated by 
letters patent of the twelfth of James I. in the year 1614., 
by the name of “ The Matter, Wardens, and Commonalty, 
of the Myftery of Founders of the City of London and 
they have power to fearch all brafs weights, and brafs and 
copper wares, within the city of London, and three miles 
round ; and all makers of brafs weights within that circuit 
are obliged to have their feveral weights fized hy the com¬ 
pany’s ftandard, and marked with their common mark: 
and fuch of thefe weights as are of avoirdupois weight, to 
be fealed at Guildhall ; and thofe of troy-weight at Gold- 
fmiths’-hall. The Founders are governed by a matter, 
two wardens, and twenty-four alfiftants: livery-fine, 
81 . 7s. 6d. Hall in Lothbury. Seep. 4.79. 
Arms : Azure, a laver-pot (i. e. vale) between two taper 
candlelticks or. Crelt; a fiery furnace, two arms iffuing 
from clouds, on the finifter fide, proper, veiled azure, 
holding in both hands a pair of clofing-tongs fable, taking 
hold of the melting-pot in the furnace proper. Motto, 
God the only Founder. 
34., Poulterers. —Incorporated by letters patent of 
Henry VII. in the year 1504., by the name of “ The Maf- 
ter, Wardens, and Afliltants, of Poulterers, London.” 
Governed by a matter, two wardens, and twenty-three af- 
filtants : livery fine, twenty pounds. They have no hall. 
Arms: Argent, on a chevron between three ltorksazure, 
as many fwans propar. Creft ; on a mural coronet fable, a 
Itork with wings expanded gules. Supporters ; two peli¬ 
cans or, with wings clofe, vulning their breafts proper. 
35. Cooks. —.This fociety was incorporated by letters 
patent of Edward IV. in the year 14.80, by the name of 
“ The Mailers, and Governors, and Commonalty, of the 
Myftery of Cooks, in London.” Every perfon defirous 
of becoming a member of this company mult be prefented 
to the lord-mayor before he can be admitted to the free¬ 
dom. It is governed by a mailer, wardens, and twenty- 
five alfiftants. Livery-fine, iol. They had formerly a 
convenient hall in Alderfgate-llreet, which was deftroyed 
by fire in 1771 ; and, not being rebuilt, the bufinefs of 
the company is tranfafled at Guildhall. 
Arms : Argent, a chevron ingrailed gules, between 
three columbines proper, llalked and leaved vert. Creft ; 
a mount vert; thereon a cock-pheafant proper. Sup¬ 
porters; the dexter a buck proper, attired or ; the finif¬ 
ter a hind proper; each pierced in the lhoulder with an 
arrow or. Motto, Vulnerati, non viSiw, “ Wounded, not 
conquered.” 
36. Coopers. —The Coopers’ Company was incorpo¬ 
rated in 1501, by letters patent of Henry VII. under the 
title of “The Matter, Wardens, and Alfiftants, of the 
Company of Coopers of London and Suburbs thereof 3” 
and, in the fucceeding reign, was empowered, by an act 
of parliament, to fearch and gauge all beer, ale, and foap, 
velfels, within the city of London, and two miles round 
its fuburbs, for which they were allowed a farthing for 
each calk. They are governed by a mailer, three wardens, 
and twenty alfiftants: their livery are very numerous; 
fine, fifteen pounds. Their hall is in Bafmghail-ftreet.— 
Alms-houfes for fix of their poor members, founded in 
1613, by Toby Wood, efq. are fituated at Ratcliffe. . 
Arms: Gyronny of eight gules and fable ; on a chevron 
between three annulets or, a grofe between two adzes (i. e. 
axes) argent; on a chief.vert, three lilies flipped, llalked, 
and leaved, argent. Creft; a demi-heathcock, with wings 
expanded, azure, powdered with annulets or; in the 
beak a lily argent. Supporters ; two camels gules, bridled 
or, powdered with annulets of the laft. 
37. Tilers and Bricklayers. —Though this frater¬ 
nity appears to be very ancient, yet they' were not incor¬ 
porated till the reign of Elizabeth, who, by her letters pa¬ 
tent, dated the 3d of Augull, 1568, incorporated them by 
the name of “ The Mailer and Keepers, or Wardens, of 
the Society of Freemen of the Myftery or Art of Tilers 
and Bricklayers of London.” This company is governed 
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by a mailer, two wardens, and thirty-eight alfiftants: li¬ 
very-fine, 12I. They had formerly a convenient hall in 
a court on the fouth fide of Leadenhall-llreet; but it has 
been long deferted by the company, and is now ufed as 
a Jews’ fynagogue. The bufinefs of the company is tranf- 
afted at the NeW London Tavern. 
Arms: Azure, a chevron or; in chief a fleur de lis ar¬ 
gent, between two brick-axes, palewile, of the fecond ; 
in bafe a bundle of laths of the lalt. Creft ; a dexter arm 
embowed, velted per pale or and azure, cuffed argent, 
holding in the hand proper a brick-axe or. 
38. Bowyers. —The Bowyers were a fraternity by pre- 
fcription, till the 18th of James I anno 1620, when they 
were incorporated by the name of “ The Mailer, Wardens, 
and Society, of the Myftery of Bowyers of the City of 
London.” It is fomewhat Angular, that this company 
lhould not have been incorporated until the above period : 
and that it lhould have been incorporated then, when the 
ufe of the boyv, as a military engine, was fuperfeded by 
the introduction of fire-arms. It is under the govern¬ 
ment of a mailer, two wardens, and twelve alfiftants; li¬ 
very-fine, 81 . Having no hall, their bufinefs is tranfafled 
at the New London Tavern. 
Arms : Sable, on a chevron between three floats or, as 
many mullets of the firlt. Creft; three long bows inter¬ 
laced, one ereft and two in laltier, gules. 
39 - Fletchers. —Though this is only a company by 
prefcription, it has neverthelefs obtained a coat of. arms 
and a livery; and it appears to be in all refpefts as firmly 
eltablilhed as thofe incorporated by letters patent. It is 
governed by two wardens and ten alfiftants: livery-fine, 
iol. They had formerly a convenient hall in St. Mary- 
Axe; but, it having for forne years pall been ufed as a 
warehouse for goods, they now meet at the George and 
Vulture in Cornhill. 
Arms: Azu?e, a chevron between three arrows or, 
headed and feathered argent. Creft ; a demi-angel pro¬ 
per, with wings endorfed and veiled, holding a bundle of 
arrows, and round the head a halo, all or. 
4.0. Blacksmiths. —The Company of Blackfiniths was 
anciently a guild or fraternity by prefcription, in which 
Hate it continued till the reign of queen Elizabeth, in the 
year 1571, when they obtained a charter of incorporation, 
by the name of “ The Keepers, or Wardens, and Society, 
of the Art and Myftery de les Blackfmiths, of London ;” 
which was confirmed by king James I. This company is 
governed by a mailer, three wardens, and twenty-one af- 
lillants : livery-fine, eight pounds. Since the company 
lias abandoned the hall on Lambeth-hill, the bufinefs of 
it is tranfafled at Cutlers’Hall. 
Arms: Sable, a chevron or, between three hammers ar¬ 
gent, handled of the fecond, ducally crowned of the laft. 
Crelt; a phcenix with wings elevated ili'uing out of flames 
proper. 
41. Joiners. —Incorporated by queen Elizabeth, in the 
year 1569, by the name of “The Mailer, and Wardens, 
and Commonalty, of the Faculty of the Joiners and Cielers 
of London.” They are governed by a mailer, wardens, 
and twenty-four alfiftants : livery-fine, eight pounds. 
Their hall is in Thames-llreet: lee p. 429. 
Arms: Gules, a chevron argent, between two pair of 
compalfes in chief, extended at the points, and a fphere in 
bafe, or; a chief of the lalt, on a pale azure between 
two roles gules, feeded of the third, barbed vert, an ef- 
callop-ftieil of the fecond. Crelt ; a demi-favage proper,, 
wreathed about the head and wailt w ith leaves vert, hold¬ 
ing in his dexter hand, over his lhoulder, a tilting-fpear or, 
headed argent. Supporters ; two naked boys proper, the 
dexter holding in his hand an emblematical female figure; 
the finifter holding in his hand a fquare. Motto, Join 
truth with trull. 
4.2. Weavers. —This fraternity is very ancient, and 
appears to be one of the firlt incorporated focieties in the 
city of London. The Weavers were originally called 
Thelariii and in the reign of Henry 1, they paid fixteen 
7 Q pounds.. 
