The history of England : written in French . hefe Gilds could not be fet up without the Kings Warrant. TheGilds of Goldfmiths, BOcbers, and others, were amerced in London, to the Crown, as Adulterine, in the Reign of Henry II. There was alio in formerTimes a fecuhr Gild, called Gilda Mcrcatoria, a Merchant Gild, From thefe Gilds, perhaps, fprungthe Practice of gildating or embodying whole Towns. Intime, the fcveral Gilds of Goldfmiths, Salters, feff. were ftiled Coiporations or Companies. All thefe Gilds pad a yearly Ferm to the King. As for the Meftera,it is to be obferved, that this Word has
The history of England : written in French . hefe Gilds could not be fet up without the Kings Warrant. TheGilds of Goldfmiths, BOcbers, and others, were amerced in London, to the Crown, as Adulterine, in the Reign of Henry II. There was alio in formerTimes a fecuhr Gild, called Gilda Mcrcatoria, a Merchant Gild, From thefe Gilds, perhaps, fprungthe Practice of gildating or embodying whole Towns. Intime, the fcveral Gilds of Goldfmiths, Salters, feff. were ftiled Coiporations or Companies. All thefe Gilds pad a yearly Ferm to the King. As for the Meftera,it is to be obferved, that this Word has no relation to the Word Myjleiy, as it there was, as it is vulgarly laid, fome Myfteiy in every Trade For thoughMyftery has been ufed for many Years part for a Craft, or Occupation, the true derivation is from the Gallic Mijlcra, Mejiera, or Mefticr, fignifying a Trade-Thus we find in Edivardlll. the Mi/fere of Taylors, Armorers, and others. The other three remaining Branches of the Revenue, will be the Subject of thenext Note on the Hz King Henry lids Coin is the fame with thofe of his Predeceflors, giving him full-faced, with a Scepter in his Right-Hand, a Crown of a Row rf Pearls ofii\c Points, with a Crofs railed upon the Middlcmoft, and this Infcription, HENR1CUS. REX. on the Rtverfe, a double-lined Crofs, terminating ztthe inner Circle, and four Pellets in each Quarter : Which on fome are conjoined by a fmall Stroke, in fr»rm of a Crofs. DODELM. ON. W I N C •{IV. ichefter) there is, ILGEH. ON. LUND. THOMAS ON. EVE [York) REN AU D. ON. his Son Henry, who died before him, coined any Money, is uncertain, but he had a great Seal. There appears to be in this Reign a foreign currentCoin, called a Bezant, of* the Value of two Shillings. For CreJfiHn, the Jeiu of Winchtfier, was amerced one hundred Marks, and he paid inftead thereofonehundred Bexants, whxh were accepted by the King, mere gratia. £ag. Rot. Hen. II. Rot. Sudbantcfci
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