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Arms; Argent, three bundles or hanks of filk in fefs 
fable; on a chief azure, a filk-thrower’s mill or. Creft ; 
a mount .cert, thereon a mulberry-tree, with lilk-wornis 
varioufly difperfed, all proper. Supporters ; two work¬ 
men filk-throwers, each having a hank of (ilk hanging 
over his exterior arm. Motto, God in his leaft creatures. 
67. Carmen. —By an att of common-council, parted 
in the reign of Henry VIII. the Carmen were conftituted 
a fellowship of the city of London; and, in 1605, they 
were incorporated with the fraternity of Fuellers, under 
the denomination of Woodrnongers, with whom they con¬ 
tinued till the year 1668; when the latter, having been 
convifled by the parliament of enormous frauds in the fale 
of coals, and being apprehenfive of the conlequences, 
threw up their charter; on which the Carmen were re-ap¬ 
pointed a fellowship, by an aft of common-council, under 
the title of “ The Free Carmen of the City of London.” 
The carts that belong to this fellowfiiip, which are be¬ 
tween four and five hundred, are, by an aft of com¬ 
mon-council, fubjefted to the rule of the prefident and 
'governors of Chrift’s Hofpital; to whom the owner of 
every cart pays 17s. a-year for a licenfe to work it; 
and "every cart is brought to the hofpital annually to be 
marked. The Carmen are governed by a maker, two 
wardens, and forty-one afiiftants, under the direction of 
the court of lord-mayor and aldermen ; but have neither 
charter, hall, nor livery. 
The Arms, which have been tranfmitted to our engraver 
es belonging to the Carmen and Woodrnongers while they 
were united, appear to us rather to have belonged to the 
Woodrnongers only. They are—Gules, a fword ereft ar¬ 
gent, hilt and pommel or, on the point a ducal coronet gold, 
between two flanches of the Second, each charged with a 
faggot proper. Creft, a mount vert, thereon a grove of 
trees all proper; a lion ifluing from the grove or. Motto, 
Vis nrita for dor ; “Strength united becomes ftronger ;” 
which may allude either to the union of the companies, 
or to the union of the kicks of a faggot. 
68. Pin-makers. —This company was incorporated by 
Charles I. in the year 1636, by the name of “ The Maker, 
Wardens, Afiiftants, and Commonalty, of the Art or 
Myftery of Pin-makers of the City of London.” It is go¬ 
verned by a maker, two wardens, and eighteen afiiftants; 
but has no livery. Hall, fee p. 4.64. 
Arms: Vert, a demi-virgin, couped at the waift pro¬ 
per, mantled gules, turned down ermine; her hair difhe- 
velled; on her head an eaftern crown or. 
69. Needle-makers. —This fraternity was incorpo¬ 
rated by letters patent of Oliver Cromwell, in the year 
*656, by the name of “ The Maker, Wardens, and So¬ 
ciety, of the Art and Myftery of Needle-makers of the City 
of London.” It is a livery-company, under the govern¬ 
ment of a mafter, two wardens, and eighteen afiiftants ; 
the livery-fine is 3I. 6s. 8d. Having no hall, this com¬ 
pany meets at that belonging to the Cutlers. 
Arms: Vert, three needles in fefs argent; over each a 
ducal coronet or. Creft; a Moor’s head, couped at the 
(boulders, in profile, proper, wreathed about the temples 
argent and gules, in his ear a pearl. Supporters; a man 
orTthe dexter fide, a woman on the finifter, each wreathed 
round the waift with leaves proper; in the woman’s dex¬ 
ter hand a needle argent. 
70. Gardeners.— The Gardeners were incorporated 
by letters patent of James I. in the year 1616, by the 
name of “The Mafter, Wardens, Afiiftants, and Com¬ 
monalty, of the Company of Gardeners of London. 
Though this company is incorporated, yet it has neither 
hall or livery. It is governed by a mafter, two wardens, 
and eighteen afiiftants; and its meetings are held at 
Guildhall. 
Arms : Azure, on a mount vert a man prpper, veiled 
round the loins with linen argent, digging with a fpade, all 
of the firft. Creft; a balket of fruit, all proper. Motto, 
Arbor vita Chrijlus. “ Chrift is the tree of life.” 
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DON. 
71. Soap-makers.— Incorporated by Charles I. in the 
year 1638, by the name of “The Maker, Wardens, and 
Commonalty, of Soap-makers, London.” They confift 
of a mafter, two wardens, and eighteen afiiftants; but 
have no livery nor hall. 
Arms: Azure, a dolphin naiant, between three eel- 
fpears, or. Creft; a mount vert; thereon a tree proper, 
entiled with a ducal coronet or. Motto, Dcas rexque fccun- 
dent-, “ May God and the king favour us.”—What ana¬ 
logy thefe arms have with the making of foap, we cannot 
divine. 
72. Tin-plate-workers. —This fraternity was incor¬ 
porated by Charles II. in 1670, by the name of “The 
Mafter, Wardens, Afiiftants, and Commonalty, of the Art. 
and Myftery of Tin-plate-workers, alias Wire-workers, of 
the City of London.” It confifts of a maker, two war¬ 
dens, and twenty afiiftants; but has neither livery nor 
hall. Their meetings are held at Guildhall. 
Arms : Sable, a chevron or, between three lamps argent, 
garnifiied or, illuminated proper. Creft, a globular Ihip- 
lantern or lamp, enligued with a royal crown, all proper. 
Motto, Amove Jitis uniti-, “Be united in love.” 
Plate XII. 
73. Wheelwrights. —Incorporated by letters patent,, 
in the year 1670, by the name of “ The Mafter, Wardens, 
Afiiftants, and Commonalty, of the Art and Myftery of 
Wheelwrights of the City of London.” They conliit of 
a mafter, two wardens, and twenty-two afiiftants ; livery- 
fine, fifteen guineas. Hall, none. 
Arms: Gules, a chevron between three wheels or; on 
a chief argent an axe lying feffwife proper. Creft; a dex¬ 
ter arm embowed, veiled gules, cuffed argent, holding in. 
the hand proper,a mallet or. Supporters; two horfes ar¬ 
gent. 
74. Distillers. —They were incorporated in the year 
1638, by the name of “ The Mafter, Wardens, Afiiftants, 
and Commonalty, of the Trade, Art, or Myftery, of Dif- 
tillers of London.” This is governed by a mafter, three 
wardens, and nineteen afiiftants; livery-fine, 13I. 6s. 8d. 
Having no hall, the meetings are held at Drapers’ Hall. 
Arms: Azure, a fefs wavy argent, in chief the fun in 
fplendour, encircled with a cloud, all proper, in bafe a 
kill, on a fire proper, with two worms and bolt-receivers 
of the fecond. Creft; a garb of barley, environed with a 
vine fruited, both proper. Supporters, the dexterthefigure 
of a man reprefenting a Ruftian, habited in the drefs of the 
country, all proper; the finifter an Indian, veiled round 
the waift with feathers of various colours, wreathed about 
the temples with feathers as the halt; in his hand a bow, 
at his back a quiver of arrows, all proper. Motto, Drop 
as rain, diltil as dew'. 
75. Hatband-makers. —This fraternity was incorpo¬ 
rated by letters patent of king Charles I. in the year 1638, 
by the appellation of “The Mafter, Wardens, Afiiftants, 
and Fellowfiiip, of the Myftery of Hatband-makers of the 
City of London.” It is governed by a mafter, two war¬ 
dens, and twelve afiiftants. We are told that they were 
at one time united with the Needle-makers; which may 
account for their having at prefent neither livery nor hall. 
Arms: Azure, on a chevron between three hatbands 
or, as many merillions fable. Creft ; an arm er-eef, vefted 
and cuffed proper; in the hand a round hat fable, banded 
argent. 
76. Patten-makers. —The Company of Patten-makers 
was incorporated by letters patent of Charles II. in the 
year 1670, by the name of “The Mafter, Wardens, Af- 
filtants, ar.d Fellowfiiip, of the Company of Patten-makers 
of the City of London.” It is a livery-company ; and is 
governed by a mafter, two wardens, and twenty-four af- 
liftants: the livery-fine 61. and, having no hall, the meet¬ 
ings of the company are held at Guildhall. 
Arms: Gules, a chevron argent between three pattens 
or, tied of the fecond, the ties lined azure, two cutting- 
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