Source: New Picture of London, Printed for Samuel Leigh, 18, Strand; by W. Clowes, Northumberland Court. 1819
There are ninety-one City Companies. The first twelve that stand on the list are called the chief, and are sometimes styled The Honourable; and the lord mayor must be free of one of those companies before he can be sworn in. The following is the list arranged in their order of precedency:--
1. Mercers.
2. Grocers.
3. Drapers
4. Fishmongers.
5. Goldsmiths.
6. Skinners.
7. Merchant Tailors.
8. Haberdashers.
9. Salters.
10. Ironmongers.
11. Vintners
12. Clothworkers.
13. Dyers.
14. Brewers.
15. Leather Sellers.
16. Pewterers.
17. Barber Surgeons.
18. Cutlers.
19. Bakers.
20. Wax Chanders.
21. Tallow Chandlers.
22. Armourers and Braziers.
23. Girdlers.
24. Butchers.
25. Saddlers.
26. Carpenters.
27. Cordwainers.
28. Painter Stainers.
29. Curriers.
30. Masons.
31. Plumbers.
32. Innholders.
33. Founders.
34. Poulterers.
35. Cooks.
36. Coopers.
37. Tilers and Bricklayers.
38. Bowyers.
39. Fletchers.
40. Blacksmiths.
41. Joiners.
42. Weavers.
43. Woolmen.
44. Scriveners.
45. Fruiterers.
46. Plasterers.
47. Stationers.
48. Embroiderers
49. Upholders.
50. Musicians.
51. Turners.
52. Basket Makers.
53. Glaziers.
54. Horners.
55. Farriers.
56. Paviors.
57. Loriners.
58. Apothecaries.
59. Shipwrights.
60. Spectacle Makers.
61. Clock Makers.
62. Glovers.
63. Comb Makers.
64. Felt Makers.
65. Framework Knitters.
66. Silk Throwsters.
67. Silkmen.
68. Pin Makers.
69. Needle Makers.
70. Gardeners.
71. Soap Makers.
72. Tin Plate Makers.
73. Wheelwrights.
74. Distillers.
75. Hatband Makers.
76. Patten Makers.
77. Glass Sellers.
78. Tobacco-pipe Makers.
79. Coach and Coach Harness Makers.
80. Gun Makers.
81. Gold and Silver Wire Drawers.
82. Long Bowstring Makers.
83. Card Makers.
84. Fan Makers.
85. Wood Mongers.
86. Starch Makers.
87. Fishermen.
88. Parish Clerks.
89. Carmen.
90. Porters.
91 Watermen.
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City of London
...... Aldermen
...... Common Council
...... Sheriffs
...... Recorder, Judicial Franchise
...... City Companies
...... Common Halls
...... Military Government
Source: Leigh's New Picture of London. Printed for Samuel Leigh, 18, Strand;
by W. Clowes, Northumberland Court. 1819