An Old City Company: A Sketch of the History and Conditions of the Skinners' Company of London — John Shaqi
An Old City Company: A Sketch of the History and Conditions of the Skinners' Company of LondonSebastian, Lewis Boyd
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An Old City Company: A Sketch of the History and Conditions of the Skinners' Company of London
Sebastian, Lewis Boyd
Worshipful Company of Skinners
“Where late the Wardens of the Skynn’s exhibited to the Court a Bill of
Compleynt agenst the Mayst’ and Wardens of M’chantayllors recytyng by
the same an Ordynaunce made in the Mayralt’ of Mr. Byllesdon for
thorderyng of the seyd ii Crafts in goyng in p’cessions, and surmytted
also in their seyd Bill that the seyd Ordynaunce was to be understand of
oonly in goying in p’cessions, and at noon other gen’all goyings or
assembles, which Ordynaunce red, herd, and rypely understand by this
Court, was clerely interpretyd and declared that the true meanyng and
intent of makyng of the seyd Ordynaunce was understand of not oonly for
goyng in p’cessions, but also for rydyng, goyng, or metyng in and at all
other assembles: And thereupon the seyd Wardens had in comaunde’t by
this Court, that they and their succ’ from hensforth shuld use and
exercise the seyd Ordynaunce according to the seyd interpretacc’on and
declar’ by this same Court made and determyned.”
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APPENDIX II.
_Bidding Prayer used at Tonbridge School at the Annual
Commemoration Service on Skinners’ Day at the end of the
Summer Term._
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_This prayer follows the anthem, the congregation all standing._
INASMUCH as, by the Providence of Almighty God, from whom all good
things do come, on this day our School is gathered together here, now as
of old, to thank Him for all His blessings, it is right that we should
remind ourselves once more of all that we owe to those who have gone
before us.
And first you are to remember your Founder, Sir Andrew Judd, Knight.
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