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LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 1 WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SKINNERS CLC/L/SE Reference Description Dates CONSTITUTIONAL RECORDS CLC/L/SE/A/001/MS30984 Charter granted to the Company by Charles II. 1667 Jun 28 Not available for online ordering. The charter is in poor condition and the text is Please see staff missing in places. Vellum, 2 membranes, with a fragment of the Great Seal, pendant, on original silk cords and an engraved portrait of the sovereign in initial C and decorated borders, in brush and ink, on the first membrane 1 item Former reference: MS 30984 CLC/L/SE/A/002/MS30985 Charter granted to the Company by James II. 1685 Apr 04 Not available for online ordering. The charter is inpoor condition and the text is Please see staff faint in places. 1 item: vellum, 3 membranes, with partial Great Seal, pendant, on original silk cords, and an engraved portrait of the sovereign in initial J and a decorated top border on the first membrane Former reference: MS 30985 CLC/L/SE/A/003/MS30986 Ordinances ratified and signed by the Lord 1670? - 1672? Not available for online ordering. Chancellor and two Lords Chief Justice. Please see staff In very poor condition; the text is missing in places. 1 item: vellum, 2 membranes, seals missing, but original silk cords are still attached Former reference: MS 30986 LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 2 WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SKINNERS CLC/L/SE Reference Description Dates CLC/L/SE/A/004A/MS31692 Book of the Fraternity of the Assumption of Our 1441? - 1689 Not available for online ordering. Lady. In Middle Please see staff The volume, which contains the ordinances and English and annual lists of wardens and members of the Latin. Fraternity, was copied by a single scribe from 21 Richard II to 19 Henry VI (1441). Thereafter it was enlarged and continued by a series of scribes. Entries from 1442-1689 were presumably made annually. The name lists, which it mainly comprises, date from ca. 1395 and continue from 1552, when female names cease to appear, as lists of the "Brethren of the Yeomanry of the Skinners" to 1689. The last list which refers to either the fraternity or sorority of the Assumption of Our Lady is that for 1549, indicating the secularisation of the fraternity during the reign of Edward VI. The lists are lavishly illustrated. They are important as they show a succession of datable border styles of illuminators working in London from 1487. That for 1528/9 is signed by Thomas Wygg of Paternoster Row (f. 52) The volume also includes several fine illuminations. The finest is a full page figure of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV (f.32v). There is also a smaller portrait of Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI (f.34v) as well as a full page illumination of Our Lady Crowned among the Saints in Heaven, which from its position seems to have been executed around 1492 (f.41r) 1 volume (ff. v and 124), coloured initials and rubrics; modern rebinding of wooden boards, in wooden case Former reference: MS 31692 LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 3 WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SKINNERS CLC/L/SE Reference Description Dates CLC/L/SE/A/004B/MS31693 The Book of the Fraternity of Corpus Christi. 1485? - 1734 Not available for online ordering. The book is primarily an annual illuminated list Please see staff of the Master and Wardens up to 1734. It was probably given its present form about 1485 when the regular lists begin. The names are described in the first entries as "the Brothers and Sisters of the Fraternity of Corpus Christi of the Craft of the Skinners of London entered at the Feast of Corpus Christi". This continues to 1586 inclusive, but from 1587 the lists are of the brethren of the mystery of Skinners indicating the secularisation of fraternities (and sororities) which began in the reign of Edward VI and continued with Elizabeth I. Each list is accompanied by an illuminated decoration; the quality of the later illumination is markedly variable. The book plainly replaced and in part incorporated an earlier volume. The exact date of its inception is therefore uncertain. The earliest substantial entry is a bound-in copy of the charter of Richard II of 1393 (with a fine illuminated initial) which may have been made close to its original date. However, there is also earlier material including ordinances dating back to 1365/6. 1 volume (modern rebinding of wooden boards), in wooden case Former reference: MS 31693 CLC/L/SE/A/004/MS30987 Ordinances ratified and signed by the Lord 1676 Apr 26 Not available for online ordering. Chancellor and two Lords Chief Justice. Please see staff 1 item: vellum, 3 membranes, with office seals, pendant, on original silk cords, in ivory boxes Former reference: MS 30987 LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 4 WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SKINNERS CLC/L/SE Reference Description Dates CLC/L/SE/A/005/MS30817 "Register booke of all evidences Armorye 1578 - 1640? Not available for online ordering. Artilleryeand of all implementes appertayning to Please see staff the Worshipful Company of Skynneres Written the laste of June 1578"; and continued to ca. 1640. The volume is foliated. There are some decorated titles, particularly to the inventories, including a fine initial (f.71r) and a face (f.79v). The volume comprises principally schedules relating to the various properties belonging to the Company, copies of wills, letters and other documents touching matters affecting the Company and inventories of the Company's Hall including armour, plate and linen. The contents are described in J. F. Wadmore, "Some Account of the Skinners' Company" (London, 1902) Appendix VIII, pp. 323-332. The inventories of 1578 and 1580 are transcribed in Appendices V-VI, pp. 303-13 1 volume Former reference: MS 30817 CLC/L/SE/A/006/MS31301 Copy charters, 1327-1667. 1745? - 1850? Not available for online ordering. 1. Charter of Edward III, 1 Mar. 1327, 19th cent. In English and Please see staff copy. 2. Charter of Richard II, 20 Apr. 1393, Latin. 19th cent. copy. 3. Charter of Henry VI, 22 Feb. 1438, copied ca. 1745. 4. 19th cent. copy of 3. 5. Charter of Elizabeth I, 22Mar. 1560, 19th cent. copy. 6. Translation of 5. 7. Charter of James I, 2 Dec. 1606, 19th cent. translation. 8. Charter founding the Irish Society, 29 Mar. 1613, 19th cent. copy. 9. Charter granted to the Irish Society and citizens of Londonderry, 10 Apr. 1662, 19th cent. translation. 11-12. Charter of Charles II, 28 Jun. 1667, 19th cent. copies. 14. Charter of James II, 4 Apr. 1685, 19th cent. copy. 1 bundle of 12 items Former reference: MS 31301 LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 5 WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SKINNERS CLC/L/SE Reference Description Dates CLC/L/SE/A/007/MS30818 Charter and ordinance book. 1800? - 1809? Not available for online ordering. Mainly blank. The volume contains: a copy of Please see staff the Charter of Incorporation of 28 June 1667; a copy of the ordinances of 28 April 1676; a copy of the Charter of Incorporation of 4 April 1685; regulations concerning the presentation of children by the Company to Christ's Hospital, exhibitions in the gift of the Company, apprentices and turnovers, St. Helen's almshouses and Mile End almshouses, ca. 1800-9 1 volume Former reference: MS 30818 CLC/L/SE/A/008/MS30819 Charter book, compiled early 19th century. 1800? - 1835? Not available for online ordering. Latter half blank; some pencil annotations. The Please see staff volume contains copies of and extracts from: Charter of Incorporation, 1 March 1327; Inspeximus charter by Richard II of the charter of Edward III, 20 April 1393; Inspeximus charter by Henry VI of the charter of Richard II, 22 February 1438; Inspeximus charter by Elizabeth I of the charter of Henry VI, 22 March 1560; Charter of James I, 2 December 1606; Charter of Charles II, 28 June 1667; Charter ofJames II, 4 April 1685; and an Act for reversing the judgement in a Quo Warranto against the City of London, and for restoring the City of London to its ancient rights and privileges, 1690. 1 volume Former reference: MS 30819 CLC/L/SE/A/009/MS30821 Ordinance and memoranda book, compiled 1809 Not available for online ordering. 1809. Please see staff The volume contains copies of: ordinances of 26 April 1676; report of a Committee of the Court of Assistants for devising a plan for the future management of the Company's financial affairs, 1809; and report of a Committee to consider the best means of conducting the general affairs of the Company, 1809 1 volume Former reference: MS 30821 COURT RECORDS Court books. 1551-1946 LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 6 WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SKINNERS CLC/L/SE Reference Description Dates CLC/L/SE/B/001/MS30708/001 Court book. 1551 Sep - Not available for online ordering. (Bound in front and back) two folia from a 1617 May Please see staff theological work, early 13th century. 1 volume Former reference: MS 30708 CLC/L/SE/B/001/MS30708/002 Court book. 1577 Jul - Not available for online ordering. 1 volume 1617 Dec Please see staff Former reference: MS 30708 CLC/L/SE/B/001/MS30708/003 Court book. 1617 Jun - Not available for online ordering. 1 volume 1651 May Please see staff Former reference: MS 30708 CLC/L/SE/B/001/MS30708/004 Court book. 1651 Jun - Not available for online ordering. (At front) copies of documents concerning the 1667 Apr Please see staff Manor of Pellipar, 1627-64, latter part of volume blank.