Two thousand years of gild life; or, An outline of the history and development of the gild system from early times, with special reference to its application to trade and industry; together with a full account of the gilds and trading companies of Kingston-upon-Hull, from the 14th to the 18th century . n-Hull, the 12th day of the month ofDecember, in the year of our Lord above said. Andrew Davy and Johanna his wife. William Best and Alicia his wife. Thomas Bellerwell and Johanna his wife. William Power and his received into the Fraternity aforesaid, that is to say :William Wymo


Two thousand years of gild life; or, An outline of the history and development of the gild system from early times, with special reference to its application to trade and industry; together with a full account of the gilds and trading companies of Kingston-upon-Hull, from the 14th to the 18th century . n-Hull, the 12th day of the month ofDecember, in the year of our Lord above said. Andrew Davy and Johanna his wife. William Best and Alicia his wife. Thomas Bellerwell and Johanna his wife. William Power and his received into the Fraternity aforesaid, that is to say :William Wymonk and Julian, his wife, Robert Brise and Alicia hiswife, Richard de Walton and his wife, Richard Dundale and his wife,Robert de Weighton and his wife, Robert Bowes and Anna his wife,William de Lepton and Constance his wife, Richard Wilberry andJohanna his wife, Thomas de Hornsea and his wife, Roger Bassett,Alicia Bower, John de Swanland and his wife, John Page andKatheriue his wife, Robert Stolfyn and his wife, Thomas de Waltonand his wife, John Campion and hir, wife, John Lilie and his wife,John Baker and bis wife, John Ravon and Agnes my wife, Williamde Meton Bocher and Anna my wife, John de Clee and Alice my wife,Peter Barker and Margaret his wife, Robert Guerdson and Johannahis wife. t^^J^. Chapter XL The Minstrels Gild and Feste du Pin. IN the book of ancient London ordinances known as theLiber Custumarum occurs a curious account of theBrotherhood of the Pin, introduced, it is supposed, fromFrance about the end of the 13th or beginning of the 14thcentury. This was a Gild of minstrels (**°), regulated bystrict rules of procedure, and whose chief minstrel was knownas the Prince. The editor adds that no other evidence ofsuch a fraternity having ever existed in England is, it is believed,known to exist. It is therefore of peculiar interest to note the Gild of theMinstrels, which appears to have been of indigenous growth, andto have had its centre for the North of England at


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