Record of Charters Granted
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Date Year Name Name Changes/Notes Date Sealed 1231 University of Cambridge 1248 University of Oxford 1272 Saddlers Company 28-May 1284 Peterhouse, Cambridge 10-Mar 1326 Merchant Taylors Company 1-Mar 1327 Skinners Company 6-Mar 1327 Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London 1327 Goldsmiths Company 6-Aug 1348 Dean and Canons of Windsor 1348 Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 30-Jun 1379 New College, Oxford 1382 Winchester College 13-Jan 1393 Mercers Company 4-Dec 1416 Cutlers Company 16-Feb 1428 Grocers Company 22-Feb 1437 Brewers Company 23-Aug 1437 Vintners Company 26-Apr 1439 Cordwainers Company 1444 Leathersellers Company The Wardens and Society of the Mistery or Art of the Leathersellers of the City of London (Charter 1604) Date Year Name Name Changes/Notes Date Sealed 1448 Queen's College of St Margaret and St Bernard, Cambridge Commonly known as "Queens' College, Cambridge" 8-May 1453 Armourers Company 17.06.1708 Company of Armourers and Brasiers in the City of London 13-Oct 1457 Magdalen College, Oxford 8-Mar 1462 Tallow Chandlers Company 1462 Barbers Company 20-Mar 1463 Ironmongers Company 16-Feb 1471 Dyers Company 20-Jan 1473 Pewterers Company Commonly known as "Worshipful Company of Pewterers" 1474 Corporation of Blacksmith's of Dublin 16-Aug 1475 St. Catharine's College, Cambridge 7-Jul 1477 Carpenters Company 16-Feb 1484 The Wax Chandlers Company "Master, Wardens and Commonalty of the Art or Mistery of Wax Chandlers" commonly known as "Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers" 1496 Jesus College, Cambridge 10-Mar 1501 Plaisterers Company 29-Apr 1501 Coopers Company Date Year Name Name Changes/Notes Date Sealed 23-Feb 1504 Poulters Company 22-Jul 1509 Bakers Company 15-Jan 1512 Brasenose College, Oxford 1517 Corpus Christi College, Oxford 23-Sep 1518 Royal College of Physicians of London 18-Jan 1528 Clothworkers Company 1532 Bristol Grammar School 5-Oct 1536 Corporation of Trinity House - Newcastle upon Tyne 25-Aug 1537 Honourable Artillery Company 1541 Kings School Ely 19-Jan 1542 College of Christ of Brecknock 1542 Magdalene College, Cambridge 23-Jul 1545 King Henry VIII School, Coventry 1545 Warwick School 1547 Trinity College, Cambridge 1547 Norwich School 13-Jan 1547 Bethlem Hospital 13-Jan 1547 Saint Bartholomew's Hospital 1549 Pembroke College, Cambridge 13-May 1550 Sherborne School Date Year Name Name Changes/Notes Date Sealed 1550 The Superintendent and Ministers of the Church of the Germans Was known as and other Foreigners of the foundation of Edward VI in the City 'Strangers Church'. of London Successor bodies - The Dutch and French Protestant Churches of London 12-Aug 1551 St. Thomas's Hospital 14-May 1552 Sedbergh School 17-Jun 1552 King Edward VI Grammar School, Stourbridge 12-Jul 1552 King Edwards School at Bath 18-Dec 1552 Society of Merchant Venturers of Bristol 1552 Bedford School 1552 King Edwards School, Birmingham 25-Apr 1552 King Edward VI Free Grammar School (King's School), (1) The Governors of Macclesfield the Possessions, Revenues and Goods of the Free Grammar School of King Edward VI (2) Foundation of Sir John Percyvale in Macclesfield of 1502, refounded by King Edward VI in 1552 17/07/2009 26-May 1553 Giggleswick School 26-Jun 1553 Bridewell Hospital Date Year Name Name Changes/Notes Date Sealed 26-Jun 1553 Christs Hospital Governors of the property of King Edward VI's hospitals of Christ, Bridewell and St Thomas Apostle 1553 King Edward VI Grammar School, Southampton 1553 Tonbridge School 1554 Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall 15-Jul 1555 College of Arms 1555 Muscovy Company 1555 St. John Baptist College, Oxford 7-Jul 1556 Charity of the Priest and Poor of Ginge Petre in the County of Essex 4-May 1557 Stationers Company "Stationers and Newspapers Makers Company" 5-Jul 1558 Brentwood School 21-May 1560 The Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter in Westminster 28-Feb 1561 Governor and Supervisors of the Free School and Almshouses 1) Royal Grammar of the City of Worcester (Charter School Worcester perpetuated by Letters Patent of Queen Victoria 27 April 1843) 2) Queen Elizabeth Almshouses Worcester 1561 Kingston Grammar School, Kingston upon Thames 25-Oct 1561 Broderers Company 1562 St. Olave's and St. Saviours Grammar School 15-Jun 1563 Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Darlington Date Year Name Name Changes/Notes Date Sealed 1565 Exeter College, Oxford 1565 Highgate School 1567 Queen Elizabeth's Grammer School, Blackburn 3-Aug 1568 Tylers' and Bricklayers' Company 12-Oct 1568 Girdlers Company 14-Apr 1570 Joiners Company 1571 Blacksmith's Company 1571 Harrow School 27-Jun 1571 Jesus College, Oxford 9-Feb 1573 University College, Oxford 1574 Cranbrook School 25-Nov 1574 Queen Elizabeth's College, Greenwich 1576 Sutton Valence School 1577 Spanish Company 19-Jun 1578 Haberdashers Company 1579 Eastland Company 1579 Turkey Company of London 19-Jul 1581 Painter Stainers Company 1584 Uppingham School 1585 Queen's College, Oxford 1591 Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield 1594 Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge 3-May 1597 Hospital of St. John the Evangelist and St. Anne in Oakham 29-Nov 1599 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Date Year Name Name Changes/Notes Date Sealed 22-Mar 1600 Royal Grammar School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1600 East India Company 1603 Oriel College, Oxford 1603 Hostmen Company of Freemen of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 30-Aug 1603 The Fishmongers' Company 17-Dec 1603 Bishop Auckland Grammar School 2-Aug 1604 Feltmakers Company 29-Aug 1605 Woodmongers Company 16-Sep 1605 Butchers Company 18-Sep 1605 Gardeners Company 9-Jan 1606 Fruiterers Company 19-Jan 1606 The Drapers' Company 30-Apr 1605 Curriers Company "Worshipful Company of Curriers" 15-May 1607 Salters Company 1610 Newfoundland Company 12-Apr 1611 Plumbers Company 22-Jun 1611 Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse 20-Dec 1611 Wadham College, Oxford 1611 French Company 1612 Bermuda Company Annullled 1684 13-Sep 1612 Don Baudains (Jersey) 1613 Honourable Irish Society 18-Sep 1614 Founders Company Date Year Name Name Changes/Notes Date Sealed 1615 Wilson's Grammar School 28-Jan 1617 Scriveners Company 6-Dec 1617 Society of Apothecaries of London 21-Jun 1619 Dulwich College 21-Jun 1619 New River Company 9-Jun 1621 Brown Bakers Company 1621 Bowyers Company 13-May 1622 Starch Makers Company 1624 Pembroke College, Oxford 14-Jun 1626 Upholders Company 22-Oct 1628 Playing Card Makers Company 16-May 1629 Spectacle Makers Company 1629 Massachusetts Company 3-Jul 1630 Sion College 8-Jul 1631 Sackville College, East Grinstead 22-Aug 1631 Clockmakers Company 6-Jan 1634 Thomas Parsons' Charity The Governors of the Lands and Possessions of the Poor of Ely (also known as "Parsons' Charity") 4-Apr 1636 Comb Makers Company 20-Aug 1636 Pinmakers Company 14-Mar 1637 Gunmakers Company 12-Jan 1638 Horners Company Date Year Name Name Changes/Notes Date Sealed 22-May 1638 Soap Makers Company 9-Aug 1638 Distillers Company 6-Nov 1638 Glaziers Company 10-Sep 1638 Glovers Company 1639 Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks 10-Nov 1656 Needlemakers Company 13-Jun 1657 Frame Work Knitters Company 28-Nov 1661 Glass Sellers Company 20-Jan 1662 Royal African Company 7-Feb 1662 New England Company 15-Jul 1662 Royal Society 1662 Bradford Grammar School 16-Feb 1663 Cooks Company 21-Dec 1663 Innholders Company 17-Mar 1664 Canary Company 30-Jun 1664 Royal Scottish Corporation 1-Dec 1664 Hat-Band Makers Company 18-May 1666 Broadweavers and Clothiers Company of Coventry 3-Feb 1670 Wheelwrights Company 2-May 1670 Hudsons Bay Company 2-Aug 1670 Pattenmakers Company 29-Dec 1670 Tin Plate Workers Company 18-Nov 1672 Trinity House in Kingston-upon-Hull Date Year Name Name Changes/Notes Date Sealed 17-Jan 1674 Master, Wardens, Assistants and Commonalty of the Company "Worshipful Company of Farryers of London of Farriers" 31-May 1677 Coachmakers Company 17-Dec 1677 Masons Company 1-Jul 1678 Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (k/a Sons and Friends of the Clergy, formerly Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy) 19-Oct 1681 Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh 8-Jul 1685 The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond 16-Jun 1693 Gold and Silver Wyre Drawer's Company 27-Jul 1694 Bank of England 16-Jun 1701 Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (1) "United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel" (2) "The United Society" 15-Jul 1703 Tanners Company of Bermondsey 6-Mar 1704 The Royal Company of Archers 26-Apr 1704 Company of the Mine Adventurers of England 3-Nov 1704 Queen Anne's Bounty 19-Apr 1706 Grey Coat Hospital in Tothill Fields of the Foundation of Queen Anne 27-Jul 1706 Amicable Society for a perpetual Assurance Office 17-Nov 1707 Weavers Company 22-Dec 1707 Charitable Corporation for the relief of the Industrious Poor 19-Apr 1709 Fanmakers Company 25-May 1709 Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge Date Year Name Name Changes/Notes Date Sealed 23-May 1711 Blanket Weavers in Witney, Oxfordshire 8-Sep 1711 South Sea Company 3-Dec 1711 Loriners Company 29-Jul 1714 Worcester College, Oxford 1718 Greenwich Hospital Dissolved by Act of Parliament 22 May 1829 24-Jul 1718 The Governor and Directors of the Hospital for Poor French Protestants and their Descendants Residing in Great Britain Known as "The French "The French Protestant Hospital". Hospital" 10 June 2015 27-Jul 1719 Music Society for Carrying on Operas and other entertainments 22-Jun 1720 London Assurance 22-Jun 1720 Royal Exchange Assurance 8-Mar 1723 Chelsea Waterworks Company 21-Nov 1724 Equivalent Company 31-May 1727 Royal Bank of Scotland Ltd 31-Jul 1729 Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Halifax 23-Oct 1729 Company for working Mines etc.