The Glass Sellers Company did not register its Coat of Arms on its creation. On 20th March 1800, the Clerk reported that he had been applied to from the Office for registering Armorial Bearings in respect of the arms and trophies of the Company. He had found that all other companies had registered their Arms….
These records comprise various documents, such as Charters of Incorporation, Ordinances, Memorandum Books, Court Minute Books, member lists, Registers of Freemans, Apprentice records, and Quarterage Books. The dates associated with these records range from the 17th to the 20th century. The information in the records pertains to important events, regulations, and memberships within the organization.
The Glass Sellers Charter is dated 25th July 1664. The Bye-Laws were approved on 28th November 1664, and the new Livery Company was allowed a Master, two Wardens, twelve Assistants, and one Clerk. The number of Liverymen was unlimited, as was the custom at that time. However, in the early 1700’s, politics had started to…
The suits of livery, from which the London Companies derive their name, are a distinct relic of feudalism. Originally, “livery” meant the allowance of food and clothing to retainers and officers of great households, whether a Baron, monastery, college or guild. The term came to be restricted to the wearing of a type of clothing…
