Worshipful Company of Mercers | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 18/01/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
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00:00:59 1 Etymology
00:01:37 2 Mercer foundations
00:03:07 3 Mercers' Hall
00:04:51 4 Membership
00:06:21 5 Coat of arms
00:07:54 6 Current activities
00:08:27 7 Mercers
00:10:44 8 See also



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The Worshipful Company of Mercers is the premier Livery Company of the City of London and ranks first in the order of precedence of the Companies. It is the first of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies. Although of even older origin, the Company was incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1394, the Company's earliest extant Charter. The Company's aim was to act as a trade association for general merchants, and especially for exporters of wool and importers of velvet, silk and other luxurious fabrics (mercers). By the 16th century many members of the Company had lost any connection with the original trade. Today, the Company exists primarily as a charitable institution, supporting a variety of causes. The Company's motto is Honor Deo, Latin for "Honour to God".