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    A Short History of the Worshipful Company of Horners
    A Short History of the Worshipful Company of Horners
    A Short History of the Worshipful Company of Horners
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    A Short History of the Worshipful Company of Horners

    By H. G. Rosedale

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    This work is a concise history of The Worshipful Company of Horners. H.G. Rosedale wrote this historical work after the discovery of the "Old Book of the Worshipful Company of Horners," which was presumably missing for some 250 years. Rosedale has attempted to present as many details as possible without making the text wordy. The use of simple language makes it easy to understand for the readers.

    Some of the known facts about The Worshipful Company of Horners state that the first historical connection to the company was documented in 1284, but the craft of the Horner dates from centuries before. In medieval societies, it was necessary to use the dumped horns of cattle and sheep to produce eating utensils, drinking horns, mugs, buttons, combs, boxes, powder horns, and shoehorns. The Bottlemakers, whose trade in leather bottles declined by glass bottles, joined the Horners in 1476. Several unfamiliar details are presented about the company in this work, which were discovered after conducting ample research for many years. This book proves to be of great interest to anyone curious about ancient craft.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateMay 19, 2021
    ISBN4064066124489
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      A Short History of the Worshipful Company of Horners - H. G. Rosedale

      H. G. Rosedale

      A Short History of the Worshipful Company of Horners

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4064066124489

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      PREFACE.

      A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF HORNERS.

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      PREFACE.

      Table of Contents

      The discovery of the Old Book of the Worshipful Company of Horners, which has probably been missing for some 250 years, has brought added interest to the consideration of what is, perhaps, the oldest of the City Gilds.

      In studying the documents and compiling the account of that book, recently distributed to the members of the Company by the kindness of the late Master, Mr. Edmonds, I was drawn to take in hand the lengthy and difficult task of reconstructing the life history of this interesting Craft Gild. Such a work is the product only of years of patient labour, but, in the meantime, at the request of the Court, I am glad to offer some preliminary details which may serve at least to show the age and dignity of the Worshipful Company of Horners.

      I have endeavoured, where possible, to incorporate passages from the late Mr. Compton’s paper before the British Archæological Society, but, owing to many discoveries having been made which were not at his disposal, I have had to take a different course in some respects.

      I wish, however, to state that this short history cannot in any sense be considered a complete or even sufficient account of the Company, but must hide behind the expressed wish of the Court that, in this instance, it should be of modest dimensions.

      H. G. Rosedale, D.D.

      Casket presented to King Edward VII

      A SHORT HISTORY OF

      THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY

      OF HORNERS.

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      Origin of Gilds.

      The study of Gilds, their origin and development, is amongst the most fascinating of all literary pursuits, but though many whose names rank high in the world of letters have gone deeply into the problems which the subject presents, the early days of gild life, at least, in this country, are still to some extent shrouded in the mists of speculation.

      Whether Craft Gilds came to England from the far-off glories of Greece and Rome, whether they were the descendants of the early Saxon or Danish blood brotherhoods, or even derived partly from the one and partly from the other, is still a moot point.

      There are practically no records of any importance of Craft Gilds in this country before the arrival of the Normans, though during the time of the Roman occupation there must have been many such extant. At quite an early period of the Roman occupation, we know that the Gild of Smiths, Collegium Fabrorum, existed in this country.

      At a later period it is clear that England was covered with a network of Frith Gilds, but whether these were Trade Gilds

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