The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . Goldfmilhs,. No. 10- This Fraterni-ty appears to beof great Antiqui-ty ; for in thetwenty - fixth ofHenryll. ,twas among o-ther Guilds a-merced for beingAdulterine, that is,fet up without theKings fpecial Li-cence. Edward III. inconfideration of the Sum of ten Marks, incorpo-rated this Company by his Letters Patent, Anno1327, by the Name of The Wardens and Common-alty of the Myfiery of Goldfnitbs of the City of^ Lon-don ; with a Privilege oi purchafing in Mortmainan Edate of twenty Pounds per Annum, for theSupp
The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . Goldfmilhs,. No. 10- This Fraterni-ty appears to beof great Antiqui-ty ; for in thetwenty - fixth ofHenryll. ,twas among o-ther Guilds a-merced for beingAdulterine, that is,fet up without theKings fpecial Li-cence. Edward III. inconfideration of the Sum of ten Marks, incorpo-rated this Company by his Letters Patent, Anno1327, by the Name of The Wardens and Common-alty of the Myfiery of Goldfnitbs of the City of^ Lon-don ; with a Privilege oi purchafing in Mortmainan Edate of twenty Pounds per Annum, for theSupport of their valetudinary Members; which,in the Year 1394, was confirmed by Richard the Sum ol twenty Marks. Edward IV. in the Year 1462, not only con-firmed the aforefaid Grants, but like wife con-dituted the Society a Body Politick and Cor-porate, to have perpetual Succeffion, and a com-mon Seal for tranfacling the Companys the faid Grant, Edward inverted the Corpo-ration with a Privilege of infpecting, trying, andregulating all Gold and Silver Wares, not onlyin t
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