The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . Ship-wrights, 5 This, which had been aSociety by Prefcription fordivers Ages, was incorpo-rated by Letters Patent ofthe third of James I. 22Aprils Anno 1605, by theStyle of The Mafter, War-dens, and Commonalty of theArt or Myjlery of Ship-wrights,London. They confift of a Mafter, two Wardens, andfixteen Afliftants; but without either Livery orHall; the latter whereof, which antiently floodnear Ratcliff-crofs, being gone, they occafionallymeet at different Places, to treat of their Affairs. Silkmen, 67. This Compan


The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . Ship-wrights, 5 This, which had been aSociety by Prefcription fordivers Ages, was incorpo-rated by Letters Patent ofthe third of James I. 22Aprils Anno 1605, by theStyle of The Mafter, War-dens, and Commonalty of theArt or Myjlery of Ship-wrights,London. They confift of a Mafter, two Wardens, andfixteen Afliftants; but without either Livery orHall; the latter whereof, which antiently floodnear Ratcliff-crofs, being gone, they occafionallymeet at different Places, to treat of their Affairs. Silkmen, 67. This Company was in-corporated by Letters Pa-tent of the Seventh of CharlesI. 23 May, Anno 1631, bythe Name of The Governor,Commonalty, and Affiftants ofthe Art or Myjlery of Silkmenof the City of London. This Fraternity is go-verned by a Governor, andtwenty Afliftants; but having neither Livery,nor Hall to manage their Affairs in, occafionallymeet at different Places, to treat of the Compa-nys Affairs. Silk-throwers, 66. The Art of Silk-throw-ing, which was firftprac-tifed in London in theReign of Que


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