The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-29
THE LTVERr COMPANIES or LONDON.

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or,',,,,',, ,,,.',e ~, ',,'I - o,,rh o,,,,,, ,,d
crhihcht Hs'l ~ u klhu OF cchtral heui'' anu
the city companies. with thoir immense wealth
and nntronn,c nrc .enrcolv lcas cnnariennus
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Ih'y began IN Norman ana llahlaeoh'' lineS
~ simple trade societies though they were not
,bu,trr,d until "a, f,ur,,rntb c,n,urv Tho
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Oldest charters are those OF Edward ILL a Few.
like the stationcrs and apothccarics. still retain
.hoir trn,ln ebnr,,.,,r but nnnrIv all bavo loat
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tnHt charh'tcr' ana nave not inc reho''7' con
ncction with trade. Tho chief functions OF
mnnv a,o,n &c. lao ,,,.,ronomic nh, Nor
" ,',s w. W. So ,,,', ,o, .,, w.,
shlplul 'ompahy OF flshihohE'rS W"ulu loci
much scandali1,'d If n roal iishmongcr should
presume to ask for membership Not one Of the
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lailow 'hhnilers mas probably over SO much
as dreamed of following that calling They are
mostly associations Of gentlemen. and the
ucthat holds them together IL inc W'ith ana
social standing of the companies to which they
phhles; ana among the leading ones are IN"
MERGERS. Groccrs. Fishmongcrs SINNERS
GoIdsmithe Merchant Tnilors and prnnors
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ln're are IN al ~ ana about % nave h"lls'
Lusinnss in snnnrs l,ro r,,oansido ,,.n, ono
""7'n'Ss III 1'por > h'nc' 'nc"psiu'' met one
"n,rc "'u t hn :" , ,o"ra R ,h an" o
Tbnv cIo,,od n yoyorror and n ,,ordr, o,J
engaged II priest TO sing and pray for tho
brotherhood and for all Christian nrotlc."
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""' N'7 'hv Wv ~'ii'h- VI 'hc pi'S'H' N'"c'I9
Company. which now possesses great wealth.
In royal and civil pagcants the city conpanfce
have always played an important rar+. Thcir
wealth made them powerful. and their gorgeous
banners and livery ado.d much To the dist,lnv
- .,,,h en-. i.,s ,rLoir ,,,i,,i,,,,, h,,.' a.
Oh Hu'h o''Hsi"hs' lhclr privileges nave AZ
ways sma"kcd of monopoly. They had abso-
lute control over their trndns and un u,n.tnr
""7 "''v"NN W N''p "h "ppIch.''"r JOURNEY
man who had not served his time 60 the craft.
Henry VIII hit upon the nlnn of courciiino
-, -. 4, 80, ,t
l""hs Hol" '"'s' N"ul's' W"l'h huu 'l'h De-
come quite opulcnt; and from that time they
were long the regular resort Of soyor.il,u-
whose 'N'h'Iu'rs h"i run low Al on tlm'
the Gr0ccrs alone had To furnish as their por-
ton Of such a forced lonn. s45.oo0-an cnor.
nous sum IN mat day. Inc records of ia"
Brewers Company relate that u certain Lord
Mr. L.h,,i ,.,.,. ,..li ,,,,.ort ,l, I'm ,,i,t
mayor ''haN'i very wen toward th'm tlli WIN
III u lew weeks ~ INC close OF Ms official term.
when he began to- annoy them. They "assung-
od his disnlen4ure"-,yhat n soft nnino for.
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shiutn',e ma al, az mrinn Il sbillin'.. -
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rruso. il il nov nhscimt,lv in,nsuill ~ ,,orrv
ont thaso i,,i,i,ns IN 1,a,r i, IL ,niv rns
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