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The history of the twelve great livery companies of London; principally compiled from their grants & records; with an historical essay and accounts of each company, its origin, constitution, government, dress, customs, halls, and trust estates and charities; including notices and illustrations of metropolitan trade and commerce, as originally concentrated in those societies; and of the language, manners, and expenses of ancient times; with attested copies and translations of the companies' charters / by Herbert, William, 1772-1851

Subjects: “…Livery Companies of London.…”

A dictionary of men's wear ... with an appendix containing sundry useful tables; the uniforms of "ancient and honorable" independent military companies of the U.S.; charts of correct dress, livery, and so forth. by Baker, William Henry, b. 1869

The government of the Fullers, Shearmen, and Clothworkers of London: as proved by their charters & ordinances.

“…London (England) Livery companies Cloth-Workers.…”

Pageantry and power : a cultural history of the early modern Lord Mayor's Show, 1585-1639 by Hill, Tracey

Table of Contents: “…From low-obscure beginnings raysde to fame : critical and historical contexts of the Lord Mayor's Show -- Our devices for that solemne and Iouiall daye : the writers, the artificers and the livery companies -- A day of well compos'd variety of speach and shew : bringing the shows to life -- A briefe narration of each seuerall shew : the show from street to print -- To prune and dresse the tree of gouernment : political and contemporary contexts of the shows -- Appendices. …”
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British and Irish inventories : a list and bibliography of published transcriptions of secular inventories by Jervis, Simon