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CONTENTS.
| PAGES | |
| [CHAPTER I.] | |
| Introductory | [1-6] |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| The Merchant Gild | [7-29] |
| Note 1. Chronological Table of Merchant Gilds | [24-28] |
| Note 2. List of Trades and Professions | [28-29] |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| Craft Gilds | [30-54] |
| Note 1. Indenture of Apprenticeship (1414) | [52-53] |
| Note 2. Oath of Freemen | [53-54] |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
| The Early History of the Gilds | [55-76] |
| [CHAPTER V.] | |
| Reconstruction of the Gild System | [77-97] |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | |
| The Degeneracy of the Companies | [98-112] |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | |
| Shrewsbury Show | [113-127] |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| The End of the Companies | [128-144] |
| Appendix I. Non-Gildated Tradesmen | [145-156] |
| Appendix II. Authorities cited | [157-159] |
| Index | [160-168] |
NOTE.
On page 26 Liverpool should be inserted. The charter was granted in 1229, by the king.