HABERDASHERS (Anciently called “Hurrers” and “Milleners).”--Barry nebulée (or wavy) of six; on a bend, a lion passant-guardant. HATTERS, OR HATTER MERCHANTS.--On a chevron between three felt hats with strings, as many escallops. On some tokens a hat, or hat and feather, or cap, alone occurs. INNHOLDERS.--A chevron, quarterly per chevron, and per pale, between three garbs. The crest of this company, a star of sixteen rays, was also a common device on tokens. [Illustration] IRONMONGERS.--On a chevron between three steel gads (billets) as many swivels, the middle one palewise, the other two with the line of the chevron. JOINERS OR CARPENTERS.--A chevron (sometimes engrailed) between three pairs of compasses expanded at the points. Or, a chevron between two pairs of compasses extended, in chief, and a sphere in base; on a chief a pale between two roses, the pale charged with an escallop. LEATHERSELLERS.--Three bucks passant reguardant attired and unguled. LORINERS.--A chevron between three curbits and as many bosses. MASONS.--On a chevron (sometimes engrailed) between three castles, a pair of compasses, extended. [Illustration] MERCERS.--A demi-virgin, couped below the shoulders, vested, crowned with an Eastern-crown, her hair dishevelled and wreathed about her temples with roses, issuing from clouds, and all within an orle of the same. This device is sometimes, on tokens, shorn of its clouds, and used without shield. MERCHANT ADVENTURERS.--Barry nebulée (or wavy) of six, on a chief quarterly, first and fourth, a lion passant-guardant, second and third two roses in fesse, barbed. MERCHANT TAILORS (or “Taylors and Linen Armourers”). A royal tent between two Parliament robes, lined ermine; the tent garnished, with tentstaff and pennon; on a chief a lion passant-guardant. MERCHANTS OF THE STAPLE.--Barry nebulée (or wavy) of six; on a chief, a lion passant-guardant. MUSICIANS.--A swan with wings expanded, within a double tressure fleury-counter-fleury; a chief charged with on a pale between two lions passant-guardant a rose seeded and barbed. NEEDLE MAKERS.--From three crowns in fesse as many needles, pendant. PAINTERS AND PAINTER-STAINERS.--Three escutcheons quarterly with three phoenix’ heads, erased. PARISH CLERKS.--A fleur-de-lis; on a chief a leopard’s head between two song-books (shut), stringed. PEWTERERS.--On a chevron between three limbecks, as many roses stalked, leaved, and seeded. Or:-- PEWTERERS.--On a chevron between three single-handled cups, each containing so many sprigs of lilies, the Virgin accompanied by four cherubs, between two pairs of limbecks. PIN MAKERS.--A demi-virgin couped at the waist, mantle turned down ermine, her hair dishevelled, on her head an Eastern crown. PLAISTERERS.--On a chevron engrailed between, in chief, two plaisterers’ hammers, and, in base, a treble flat brush, handle upward, a rose seeded and barbed between two fleurs-de-lis; in chief a trowel fessewise with handle to the sinister.