The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . and two Milesround the Suburbs of the fame-, for which theywere allowed one Farthing for each Calk. They are governed by a Mafter, three War-dens and twenty Affiftants, who have a Liveryof two hundred and forty-four ot their Members,whofe Fine of Admiffion is fifteen Pounds; witha ftately Hall in Bafmghall-ftreet to tranfad theirAffairs in. Cordwainers, 27. This Fraternity was in-corporated by Letters Pa-tent of the eleventh ofHenry the Fourth, Anno^1410, by the Name ofCordwainers and Coblers, thefg. latter whereof at
The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . and two Milesround the Suburbs of the fame-, for which theywere allowed one Farthing for each Calk. They are governed by a Mafter, three War-dens and twenty Affiftants, who have a Liveryof two hundred and forty-four ot their Members,whofe Fine of Admiffion is fifteen Pounds; witha ftately Hall in Bafmghall-ftreet to tranfad theirAffairs in. Cordwainers, 27. This Fraternity was in-corporated by Letters Pa-tent of the eleventh ofHenry the Fourth, Anno^1410, by the Name ofCordwainers and Coblers, thefg. latter whereof at that Times |^| was no defpicable Epithet,as at prefent; for the ge-nuine Meaning thereof thenwas, tiiaTu~not only fignified a Shoe-maker, butlikewife a Seller or Dealer in Shoes ; for it doesnot appear that the Word Shoe maker was thenin Ufe. Some Time after, the Fafhion of Shoes was foprepofterous, that it occafioned the making ofan Acl of Parliament to reftrain the fame, where-in it was enacled, that no Cordwainer or Coblerwithin the City of London, or three Miles of 2.
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