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freemen *r non-freemen of the company, as the court 
fhould feleft. This fum was inverted in 1324I. 15s. 9d. 
3 per cent, annuities of 1726, in their name ; and, the 
dividend being 39I. 14s. iod. the company add 53. 2d. to 
jnake the annuities 4I. each.—Mr. Richard Johnfon, by 
his will, dated January 3, 1795, gave the refidue of his 
property to the company, fubjeft to two annuities, to 
divide the intereft among five very poor widows, who have 
feen better days, above the age of fixty years, whofe huf- 
bands were liverymen, and in. a good way of bufinefs, ei¬ 
ther as ftationers, printers, bookfeilers, or binders, in the 
feleftion of the court; 1800I. 4 per cent, annuities were 
transferred to the company, with 42I, 10s. rod. in cafh, 
by which 50I. annuities have been added, and 50I. 5 per 
cents, are yet in reverfion.—Thos. Wright, efq. alderman, 
by his will, dated November 24, 1794, gave 2000I. 4 per 
cents, in truft, to pay 50I. 8s. among twenty*four poor 
freemen of the company, not receiving any other penfion 
therefrom, at two guineas per annum ; three guineas 
to the clerk for his trouble ; and 26I. 9s. the remainder, 
for a dinner on the day of this diftribution. The wor¬ 
thy alderman died on the 9th of April, 1798 ; and the 
abort capital was foon after transferred.—Mr. Charles 
Dilly, who died in 1807, gave, during his life-time, 700I. 
coni'ols. for the purpofe of fecuring perpetual annuities of 
ten guineas each, to the widows of two liverymen of the 
company. 
Arms: Azure, on a chevron or, between three bi’oles 
lying fefiwife gules, garnifhed, leaved, and clafped, of the 
fecond, (the clafps downwards,) an eagle riling proper, 
between two rofes gules feeded or barbed vert ; on the 
chief point a demi-circle of glory, edged with clouds pro¬ 
per, therein a dove difplayed argent, over the head a cir¬ 
cle of the laft. Creft; within a glory or, an eagle rifing 
proper. Supporters ; on each fide an angel, habited azure, 
winged and founding a trumpet or. Motto, Verbum Domini 
manet in xternum ; “The word of the Lord end uretn for ever.” 
48. Embroiderers. —'The Embroiderers were incor¬ 
porated in 1561, by letters patent of queen Elizabeth, by 
the name of “ The Keepers, or Wardens, and Company, 
of the Art or Myftery of Broderers, of the City of Lon¬ 
don.” They are governed by two keepers, or wardens, 
and forty artiftants ; livery-fine, 5I.—Their hall is a linall 
but very handfome building, in Gutter-lane, Cheapfide. 
Arms: Paly of fix argent and azure; on a felTe gules, 
between three lions paffant gardant or, two broaches in 
faltier, between two trundles (i. e. quills of gold-thread) 
or. Creft; a dove difplayed argent, encircled with a 
glory proper. Supporters ; two lions or, guttee de fang. 
Motto, Omnia deJuper, “ All from above.” 
49. Upholders. —This company was incorporated by 
letters patent of king Charles I. in the year 1627, by the 
name of “ The Wardens and Qomrnonalty of the Myftery 
or Art of the Upholders of tlje City of London.” Livery- 
fine, 4I. 10s.—Hall, none. 
Arms : Sable, on a chevron argent, between three pa- 
viilions ermine, lined azure, garnilhed or, as many roles 
gules; within the pavillion in bafe a lamb couchant argent. 
—Thefe arms are found alfo without the Iamb, and lome- 
times without the chevron, as may be feen over Crane- 
court, St. Peter’s Hill, Doftors’ Commons; where is alfo 
a. fmaller fpecimen of the fame arms compofed of three 
pavillions, the lamb in bafe, and two rales without the 
chevron. We rnuft obferve here, that in general we have 
found it extremeiydifficultto ascertain theoriginai and true 
bearing of feveral of the arms of the companies, owing to 
ihe different manner in which we have leen them carved 
or painted in feveral places, and even in their halls. 
50. Musicians.— Incorporated by letters patent of 
James I. in 1604, by the name of The Mailer, Wardens, 
and Commonalty, of the Art or Science of the Muficians 
of London.” It is governed by a matter, two wardens, 
and twenty artiftants: livery-fine, iol.—This company has 
no hall, nor is it of any relpeCtability ; few, if any, mu¬ 
sicians, properly fo called, belong to it. 
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Arms: Azure, a fwan with wings expanded argent,, 
within a double trelfure flory-counterflory or; on a chief 
gules, on a pale argent, between two lions paffant gardant 
or, a rofe of the fourth, feeded of the third, barbed vert. 
Creft ; a lyre or. 
51. Turners. —The fraternity of Turners was incor¬ 
porated by letters patent of king James I. by the name of 
“ The Matter, Wardens, and Commonalty, of the Art or 
Myftery de lez Turners of London.” This company is 
under the government of a mailer, two wardens, and 
twenty-four artiftants : livery-fine, eight pounds. Hail, 01% 
College-Hill. 
Arms : Azure, a Catharine-wheefbetween two columns 
or ; in chief a regal crown proper; in bafe an axe argent, 
handled of the fecond, lying fell wife, the blade down¬ 
wards. Creft; a female figure proper, reprefenting St. 
Catharine ; her hair dilhevelled ; her head within a circle 
of glory at the firft, and ducally crowned or, vetted azure, 
lined with ermine ; lupporting with her dexter hand a 
Catharine-wheel of the fecond ; in her finifter hand a 
fword, the point refting on the wreath, argent, hilt and 
pommel or. 
52. Basket-makers. —Thefe are a fraternity by pre- 
fcription, and not by charter; but when, or by whom, 
eredied into a fellowihip, is unknown. They are, how¬ 
ever, included in the lilt of the city-companies, by the 
title of “ The Wardens, Artiftants, and Freemen, of the 
Company of Baiket-makers of the City of Loudon.” 
Tins community has neither livery nor hall. 
Arms : Azure, three crofs-baikets in pale argent, be¬ 
tween a prime and an iron on the dexter, and a cutting, 
knife and an outlticker on the finifter, of the fecond. The 
prime and cutting-knife are in chief, and the iron and 
outllicker in bafe : they are the tools mad,e ufe of in the 
bufinefs. Creft; a cradle, therein a child, rocked at the head 
by a girl, and at the feet by a boy, both verted, all proper. 
Plate XT. 
53. Glaziers. —This company was incorporated with 
that of the Glafs-painters by letters patent of Charles I. 
in the year 1637, by the appellation of “ The Matter, 
Wardens, and Commonalty, of the Art or Myftery of 
Glaziers and Painters of Glafs of the City of London.” 
It is a livery-company, and is governed by a matter, two 
wardens, and twenty-one artiftants ; but their hall, having 
been deitroyed by the fire in 1666, was not rebuilt : their 
meetings are held at prefent at the New London Tavern. 
Livery-fine, three pounds. 
Arms : Argent, two grozing-irons in faltier between 
four clofing-nails fable ; on a chief gules a lion paflant 
gardant or. Creft ; a lion’s head couped or, between two 
wings expanded azure. Supporters; two naked boys, each 
holding a torch- inflamed proper. Motto, Lucent tuam dx 
nobis, 0 Dcus ; “ O God, give us your light.” 
54. Horners. —The Horners were incorporated by let¬ 
ters patent of Charles I. in the year 1638, by the name of 
“The Matter, Wardens, Artiftants, and Commonalty, of 
the Art and Myftery of Horners of the City of London.” 
It confifts of a matter, two wardens, and nine artiftants j 
but has no livery nor half They have, however, a ware- 
houfe in Spital-fields ; where they divide in lots, among 
tliemfelves, fuch horns as are bought up by their members 
in Leadenhall and other markets: and in 1465, they ob¬ 
tained an aft of parliament that none fhould be exported 
but fuch as they refufed. 
Arms: Argent, on a chevron, between three leather- 
bottles fable, as many bugle-horns ftringed of the firft. 
Neither creft, fupporters, nor motto. 
55. Farriers. —This fraternity was incorporated by 
Charles II. in the year 1673, by the ftyle of “ The Matter, 
Wardens, Artiftants, and Commonalty, of the Company 
of Farriers, London.” It is a livery-company ; and is go¬ 
verned by a matter, three wardens, and* twenty-four af- 
fiftants: livery-fine, five pounds. Having no hall, they 
meet at the George and Vulture, Corsliill. 
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