The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . Book V. - the HISTORYc/LONDON. 1243 Card-makers, 8 3. Rec This Company was incor-porated by Letters Patent ofCharles the Firft, 22 Otlober,Anno 1629, by the Name ofThe Mafter, Wardens, andCommonalty of the Myjlery ofthe Makers of Playing-cards ofthe City of London. This Corporation is go-verned by a Matter, two eighteen Afliftants; but have Wardens, neither Livery, nor Hall to tranfact their Affairs in. Car men. 89. I tne Rfiign of Henry the Eighth, the Carmen,Stow, Sur. by an Act
The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . Book V. - the HISTORYc/LONDON. 1243 Card-makers, 8 3. Rec This Company was incor-porated by Letters Patent ofCharles the Firft, 22 Otlober,Anno 1629, by the Name ofThe Mafter, Wardens, andCommonalty of the Myjlery ofthe Makers of Playing-cards ofthe City of London. This Corporation is go-verned by a Matter, two eighteen Afliftants; but have Wardens, neither Livery, nor Hall to tranfact their Affairs in. Car men. 89. I tne Rfiign of Henry the Eighth, the Carmen,Stow, Sur. by an Act of Common Council, were constituteda Fellosvfhip of this City •, and by Letters Patentof James the Firft, Anno 1606, were incorpo-rated with the Fraternity of Fuellers, under theAppellation of Wood-mongers, with whom theycontinued till the Year 1668, when the Wood-mongers were by Parliament convicted of manyenormous and grievous Frauds in the Sale ofCoals, and other Fuel ; and being apprehenfiveof a Punifliment adequate to their deteftableCrimes, threw up their Charter to avoid thefaYne. Whereupon the Carmen were, by an Actof Common Council, re-appointe
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