CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
The following is the chronological order in which the various Companies obtained their charters of Incorporation. It will be observed that the weavers claim to becoming a Corporate Body in 1154; that in the fourteenth century there are 6 Companies incorporated; in the fifteenth there are 19; in the sixteenth there are 15; in the seventeenth there are 37; and in the eighteenth, 2.
1154. Weavers. 1233. Parish Clerks. 1327. Goldsmiths. „ Skinners. „ Merchant Taylors. 1394. Saddlers. 1399. Fishmongers. 1415. Cutlers. 1417. Haberdashers. 1428. Grocers. 1429. Cordwainers. „ Drapers. 1437. Vintners. „ Brewers. 1444. Leather Sellers. 1448. Girdlers. 1453. Armourers and Brasiers. 1461. Barbers. 1462. Tallow Chandlers. 1464. Ironmongers. 1471. Dyers. 1472. Musicians. 1474. Pewterers. 1477. Carpenters. 1481. Cooks. 1483. Wax Chandlers. 1501. Coopers. 1501. Plasterers. 1504. Poulterers. 1509. Bakers. 1515. Inn-holders. 1522. Carmen. 1527. Clothworkers. 1536. Fishmongers. 1556. Stationers. 1561. Broderers. 1568. Tylers and Bricklayers. „ Girdlers. 1571. Blacksmiths. 1580. Joiners. 1581. Painters. 1604. Felt Makers. „ Turners. 1605. Gardeners. „ Shipwrights. 1606. Fishermen. „ Curriers. „ Fruiterers. „ Butchers. 1611. Plumbers. 1614. Founders. 1617. Scriveners. „ Apothecaries. 1618. Glaziers. 1621. Bowyers. 1626. Upholders. „ Combmakers. 1628. Playing-card Makers. 1629. Spectacle Makers. 1631. Silkmen. „ Clockmakers. 1637. Gunmakers. 1638. Soapmen. „ Hatband Makers. „ Horners. „ Distillers. „ Glovers. 1656. Needlemakers. 1657. Framework-knitters. 1663. Pipemakers. 1664. Glass Sellers. 1670. Tin-plate Workers. „ Wheelwrights. „ Pattenmakers. 1677. Masons. „ Coachmakers. 1684. Farriers. 1693. Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers. 1709. Fanmakers. 1711. Loriners.