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 . f leade (i°^) from Hullby all merchants inhabitants of Hull toGermany and Lowe points considerable, right and Merchants Adventurers, a company in E. the3. his time. A charter to the Merchants Adventurers in 37 tradingto those countries, with prohibition to all
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 . f leade (i°^) from Hullby all merchants inhabitants of Hull toGermany and Lowe points considerable, right and Merchants Adventurers, a company in E. the3. his time. A charter to the Merchants Adventurers in 37 tradingto those countries, with prohibition to all other men not to trade there and hath bene alwaies common to all men. (188) I am indebted to Joseph Wilkinson, Esq., the Secretary of this ancient Company,for the inspection of the very interesting documents enabling me to give this summary. Itis much to be wished that the history of this Company could be given to the world. (189) Lansdowne MSS., 162, vol. 1. (190) The question was really, it would appear, between the Merchants Company ofHull and the Merchant Adventurers Company, which had its chief seats in Hamburg andLondon, but to which many of the Hull merchants belonged. (191) Hull was the port from which the lead of the Peak district was obliged to beshipped for many centuries. .^^. r:~. a^^euof of tKe cKaFe of tfte ^/orft Mere^anf^ Kioiii :i (IniHina; kiiully lent !)> .)as. , Ksy., York. Governor, Assistants, and Society of Merchants. 169 The imposition upon leade is xxs. to the kinge upponevery kentall from the subject, and xxvs. from the stranger, by certificate of Sir Jo. ostenholme, the like from the customers of Hull. Hull the common port to Hull and York. Somersetshire leade is transported from Bristoll, butthe Peake leade from Hull. A corporation of the marchants of Hull granted in 19Eliz. 27 E 3 Staple Leade \ WoU I the five Staple commodities of this kingdom Wolfels - All these commodities must be carried toLeather I the Staple townes to be weighe
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