Sentence:  At a Common Council, held in the Chamber of the Guildhall of the city of London, on Friday the 15th day of December, 1769, it was ordered, that the thanks of this Court be given to the <WSD>Worshipful</WSD> Company of Ironmongers for their generosity in giving up part of their ground on Snow Hill for the benefit of the public highway. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (name of a livery company.) For example, "Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Orange Order in Ireland".