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	Worshipful Company of Mercers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Worshipful Company of Mercers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London.
		The Company is the premier Livery Company of the City; it ranks first in the order of precedence.
		From the 14th century onwards the Company held its meetings in the Hospital of St Thomas of Acon on Cheapside.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Worshipful_Company_of_Mercers (466 words)

	Order of St. Thomas of Acon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was purchased by the Worshipful Company of Mercers in recognition of the association of Becket's father, Gilbert, with the Mercer's trade.
		The Mercers Company is the premier livery company of London, ranking first in the order of precedence of the "Great Twelve City Livery Companies".
		All that remains of the original Chapel is the recumbent statue of Christ which lies at the entrance to the Mercer's Chapel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Order_of_St._Thomas_of_Acon (1276 words)

	Mercer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mercer (occupation) - The original definition of a Mercer is a merchant or trader, though its current meaning is more specifically a merchant who deals in textiles.
		Major Mercer, a Parliamenterian cavalry officer who fought at the Battle of Worcester.
		Patrick Mercer UK Conservative Member of Parliament, 25 years in army.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mercer (144 words)

	Mercers' Livery Company - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Mercers' Livery Company, livery company in the City of London.
		The Mercers’ Company is one of the “12 Great Livery Companies” of the City of London,...
		Ironmongers' Livery Company, livery company of the City of London.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Mercers'_Livery_Company.html (124 words)

	Jacobean furniture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The one illustrated is somewhat richer than the others, the columns supporting the cornice of the others being almost plain pillars with Ionic or Doric capitals, and the carving of the panels of all of them is in less relief, and simpler in character, than those which occur in the latter part of Elizabeth's time.
		In the court room, is a table, which was formerly in the Company's barge, with some good inlaid work in the arcading which connects the two end standards, and some old carved lions' feet; the top and other parts have been renewed.
		In their original state these livery cupboards finished with a straight cornice, the broken pediments with the eagle (the Company's crest) having most probably been added when the hall was, to quote an inscription on a shield, "repaired and beautified in the mayoralty of the Right Honourable William Gill, in the year 1788," when Mr.
	www.brainypedia.com /furniture/chapter4.html (6703 words)

	Mercer - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The original definition of a Mercer is a merchant or trader, though its current meaning is a merchant who deals in textiles.
		Mercer is the name of some places in the United States of America:
		You can find it there under the keyword Mercer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercer)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mercerandaction=history).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Mercer (176 words)

	Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
		Kings, princes, barons, Lords, the heads of great commercial companies, and the heads of colleges and universities, these also have employed censorship as a means of control and of preventing unorthodox words or practices.
		Masons' Companies in two, and possibly three, other cities also helped to support local hospitals of their own named for St. Thomas and it is possible that they looked on St. Thomas as their Patron Saint.
		The Mercers Company afterwards was given the land which had belonged to the senior Becket; and in the Charter given it by Henry IV in 1406 its members were named "Brothers of St. Thomas à Becket." St. Thomas was for centuries a favorite Patron Saint among the gilds and companies.
	phoenixmasonry.org /mackeys_encyclopedia/c.htm (14070 words)

	The Salters' Company - Useful Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Although the livery companies were trade guilds, the name 'livery' actually refers to the members' distinctive dress.
		Henry VIII established an order of precedence to these companies, thus according a title of 'greatness' to only twelve.
		These are, in order: the Mercers', Grocers', Drapers', Fishmongers', Goldsmiths', Skinners', Merchant Taylors', Haberdashers', Salters', Ironmongers', Vintners' and Clothworkers'.
	www.salters.co.uk /COMPANY/usefullivery.html (82 words)

	Company histories
		Kenneth Nicholls Palmer, Ceremonial barges on the river Thames: a history of the barges of the City of London livery companies and of the Crown.
		Published by authority of the Court of Assistants [of the Worshipful Company of Pewterers], 1978.
		[Solicitors] The Worshipful Company of Solicitors of the City of London: a commentary on the company surviving records.
	www.bl.uk /collections/britirish/britcoms.html (2173 words)

	Florilegium urbanum - Religion - Whittington's Charity
		Whittington served as a master of the Mercers' Company in 1395/96, 1401/02, and 1408/09; although less active in the company in later years, his continued association is shown in the bequest towards the company's alms fund and the trust he showed by giving the company an important role in the administration of his almshouse.
		This work was completed, by Carpenter, in 1431, and he then proceeded to transfer the ownership of the endowment property to the Mercers' Company, conditional on the company applying them to its trusteeship of the college and almshouse.
		As a prominent member of both the Mercers' Company, having served as its master in 1417, and of the city administration, John Coventry was well-placed to advocate the support of both groups for Whittington's plans.
	www.trytel.com /~tristan/towns/florilegium/community/cmreli17.html (7775 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Mercers controlled most of the trade of stuffs like fine fabric, threads, metal goods, glass, and etc. into the country, but individual members of other guilds might also be involved in importing their own trade goods.
		The organized Mercers were also generally able (through their usual control of the town-council-equivalent in their cities-- remember, they were prestigious and wealthy) to make life difficult for any other individuals who tried to get involved in large scale trade.
		Mercers didn't _make_ much of anything, although they might arrange for things to be manufactured; their main job was to buy things in Place A, take 'em to Place B, and sell 'em at a profit.
	www.florilegium.org /files/COMMERCE/guilds-msg.text (2900 words)

	The Gray Monk: A day in the city
		The Company is a fairly recent addition to the long and distinguished list of Livery Companies, many of which trace their foundation to the early Medieval period.
		Members of a Company, on the other hand, were men whose "freedom" lay in their ability to venture capital and conduct affairs of commerce by charter or licence, neither of which came cheaply!
		Thus, Richard (Dick) Whittington was a "Freeman, Liveryman, and eventually Master of the Worshipful Company of Mercers".
	graymonk.mu.nu /archives/2005/05/a_day_in_the_ci.html (929 words)

	001 - The Mercers' Company
		The Company's earliest ordinances are dated 1347 and it received its first royal charter in 1394.
		In 1698 the Mercers made the first attempt to run a life assurance scheme, but in 1745 they had to hold a lottery to meet their commitments and the scheme was abandoned.
		At the Dissolution the hospital was disbanded, and in 1542 the Company bought the rest of the buildings for £969.
	www.heraldicmedia.com /site/info/livery/livcomps/mercers.html (593 words)

	John Dee - Crystalinks
		Dee was born in Tower Ward, London to a Welsh family, whose surname derived from the Welsh du ("fl").
		Dee was offered a readership in mathematics at Oxford in 1554, which he declined, citing English universities' emphasis on rhetoric and grammar (which, together with logic, formed the academic trivium) over philosophy and science (the more advanced quadrivium, comprised of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy) as offensive.
		In 1555, Dee became a member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers, as his father had, through the company's system of patrimony.
	www.crystalinks.com /dee.html (2274 words)

	Knights
		This is a matter of historical record, lengthy articles have been published in the "Historical Review",which is available in most public libraries and in several books.
		All that remains today to remind us of that building is the recumbent statue of Christ which lies at the entrance of the new Mercers' Chapel.
		Additionally, the Church of St. Thomas, in the City of London, was built in honour of St. Thomas `a Becket, and the Mayor, on the day of his Installation, always attended Mass in that church, before proceeding to St. Pauls.
	www.orderofstthomasofacon.org /History.htm (638 words)

	The Company Of Security Professionals
		Master of the Worshipful Company of Mercers; and Simon Sperryn Esq.
		The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, Alderman and Mrs Michael Savory invited the Masters, Prime Wardens and Upper Bailiff of the Livery Companies of the City of London to the Mansion House for Dinner.
		The Master of The Worshipful Company of Mercers Mr Charles Scott replied on behalf of the guests with a most engaging speech and the Master of The Worshipful Company of Grocers, Vice –Admiral Sir Toby Frere also spoke.
	www.professionalsecurity.co.uk /company/mastersjanfeb.htm (1761 words)

	Untitled Document
		Additionally, the Church of St. Thomas, in the City of London, was built in honor of St. Thomas `a Becket, and the Mayor, on the day of his Installation, always attended Mass in that church, before proceeding to St. Paul's.
		The London house also established links with the Mercers' Company, which was holding its meetings and worshipping there from the later fourteenth century.
		The Mercers later became the patrons of the house, and when St Thomas of Acre was dissolved in Henry VIII's reign, the Mercers' Company bought the Order's property.
	www.stthomasofacon.org /history.htm (2887 words)

	Homepage - Mercers
		The Mercers’ Company is the premier Livery Company of the City of London.
		Through the Charitable Trusts under its control, the Mercers’ Company administers a large programme of charitable grant making.
		The Company also provides housing for the elderly, wide-ranging support for education and has active links with many churches.
	www.mercers.co.uk (69 words)

	John GRESHAM (Sir Knight)
		Apprenticed to John Middleton, a London mercer, about the year 1510, and was admitted a member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers in 1517.
		In Dec 1519 he was elected to the livery of the company with his elder brother, William.
		In his early years, he was closely associated with his brother, Richard, in the textile trade in the Low Countries, principally with Antwerp, and in 1527 both were importing grain to London from Germany.
	www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/JohnGresham.htm (240 words)

	Medieval English urban history
		An anthology of Chancery English: Petition of the Mercers of London
		The Worshipful Company of Barbers: The history of the Company
		Featherbedds and Flock Bedds: A History of the Worshipful Company of Upholders of the City of London
	www.trytel.com /~tristan/towns/towns.html (2086 words)

	Library Books :: The London Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Worshipful Company of Leathersellers — The Mistery of Art of the Leathersellers of London
		Worshipful Company of Mercers — The Mercers' Company of the City of London and Its Hall
		Worshipful Company of Plaisterers — Plaisterers' Hall in the City of London
	www.londonsociety.org.uk /Library/ListGb1a.php?sr=20&np=3 (236 words)

	Livery Companies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The livery companies also play an important part in social life and networking in the City.
		Some recently founded groups such as the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists have been charitable in nature for the whole of their existence.
		There are currently one hundred and five Livery Companies in the City of London.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Livery-Companies (387 words)

	PALMER: Symposium Report--Conference on the Influence of Saint Ephraim the Syrian
		A special effort was made to include three speakers from Kerala, one from Syria, one from the Lebanon and one from Romania.
		The major funding for this came from the Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius, the School of Oriental and African Studies, the Charles Wallace India Trust and the Worshipful Company of Mercers.
		The sessions were chaired by distinguished scholars in the various fields who contributed greatly to the long discussions in the new Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre.
	syrcom.cua.edu /hugoye/vol1no1/SymEphrem.html (411 words)

	Find in a Library: An account of Dr Assheton's proposal (as improved and managed by the worshipful Company of Mercers, ...
		Find in a Library: An account of Dr Assheton's proposal (as improved and managed by the worshipful Company of Mercers, London) for the benefit of widows of clergymen and others, by settling joyntures and annuities at the rate of thirty per cent
		An account of Dr Assheton's proposal (as improved and managed by the worshipful Company of Mercers, London) for the benefit of widows of clergymen and others, by settling joyntures and annuities at the rate of thirty per cent
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/960322d5a3021110a19afeb4da09e526.html (161 words)

	St Paul's Girls' School \| Who we are \| Governors
		The Worshipful Company of Mercers, Mercers’ Hall, Ironmonger Lane, London EC2V 8HE
		APPOINTED BY THE MERCERS' COMPANY IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
		APPOINTED BY THE MERCERS' COMPANY IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
	www.spgs.org /website/who-we-are/governors.htm (104 words)

	guilds-msg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Worshipful Company of Mercers/Hospital of St Thomas of Acon
		The organized Mercers were also generally able (through their
		Wolfram states that the function of the Mercers' guilds was cloth
	www.florilegium.org /files/COMMERCE/guilds-msg.html (2648 words)

	UK Finds Database - - 17th Century Halfpenny Token, Rothwell, Northamptonshire - ukdfd.co.uk
		The obverse has the arms* of the Worshipful Company of Mercers of London.
		The reverse has the issuer’s initials, W*D, with a rose between two stars, above and below.
		Arms of the Worshipful Company of Mercers of London.
	www.ukdfd.co.uk /ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=1634 (147 words)

	Howard Truelove - Educational Consultant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Responsible for the Company’s educational activities including, The Cluster of 16 schools associated with the Company which includes:-
		I live in Farnham in Surrey, married with two grown up children.
		I am a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Mercers and a Freeman of the City of London.
	www.howardtruelove.com (207 words)

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