History and Antiquities of the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers, of the City of London; With Fac-Similes of Charters, and Other Illustrations (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...Grafenar, Thomas Kendall, and Edward Tage. 1550-51. john May, Antony Sylwar, John Harrys, and William Allyn. 1551-52. edward Taylar. Edmund Smythe, Richard Hardy, and Thomas Kyghtley. 1552-53. Hugh Egyllsfelde, Edmund Wayte, John Barnard, and Robert Essyngton. 1553-54. Anthony Sellvere (or Syllver), William Sotton, Thomas Kendall, and Richard Busshye. 1554-55. Edmund Smythe, Robert Lewse, William Allyn, and Andrew Berry. 1555-56. Edmund Wayte, John Harrys, Thomas Whitbroke, and William Chare. 1556-57. John Barnard, Thomas Kyghtley, William Goodere, and John Grene. 1557-58. William Sutton, Richard Hardye, George Basforde, j Charles Pratte. 1558-59. "Master Alderman william Allyne, Master of the Companye, Robert Essyngtone, Richard Pype, and Raffe Maynley, late Wardens of the Lethersellers"; whose Accounts were rendered 25 September, 1559. These four are named as the " Master" and "Wardens" of the Company, in the Charter of Confirmation obtained by them from Queen Elizabeth, dated 26 June, Anno 1, A.d. 1559Although the Charter itself only authorized the appointment of "four Wardens," yet the title of Master, as applied to the chief or senior Warden, by the antient usage of the Company, is here recognized by Queen Elizabeth; and so it was in the subsequent Charter of King James I., but not in the void Charter of King Charles II. That title never having been discontinued, nor interrupted by subsequent acts or elections, even in the time of the last Stuarts, and being commonly attained through previous service as a junior Warden; to avoid Liber Curtes, p. 75. t Ibid. p. 99. % See the entries about his benefactions to the Company, in Liber Curtes, pp. 174-6. He died "in January 1564." His name was sign...