Everything about Merchant Taylors Company totally explained
The
Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors is one of the
Livery Companies of the
City of London. The Company, originally known as the
Guild and Fraternity of St John the Baptist in the City of London, was first incorporated under a
Royal Charter in
1327; the charter was confirmed by later charters in
1503 and
1719.
History
The Company was at first an association of
tailors. By the end of the 17th century its connection with the tailoring trade had virtually ceased and it became what it's today - a philanthropic and social association. As a result it owns, supports or is associated with several schools, almhouses and other
charitable institutions. It owns
Merchant Taylors' School,
Sandy Lodge &
St. John's Preparatory School, Northwood, and is associated with
Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby,
Merchant Taylors' Girls' School, Crosby,
Wolverhampton Grammar School,
Foyle and Londonderry College,
Wallingford School, and
The King's School, Macclesfield. It is also associated with
St John's College, Oxford, founded by
Sir Thomas White (a Master of the Company) in
1555, and with
Pembroke College, Cambridge.
It also donates prizes to
St. Helen's School, Northwood. It gives support to the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the
London College of Fashion, the Textile Conservation Centre and the
Royal Society of Arts. It also supports
Treloar School/College
in Hampshire which is a school/college for boys and girls with physical disabilities.
Ranking
Under an order issued by Mayor Robert Billesden in
1484 the Company ranks in sixth or seventh place (making it one of the
Great Twelve City Livery Companies) in the
order of precedence of the Livery Companies, alternating with the
Skinners' Company. The annual switch occurs on
Easter. Although this can't be the origin of the phrase "
At sixes and sevens", as the phrase is present in the works of
Geoffrey Chaucer over one hundred years before Lord Mayor Billesden's decision, the decision is frequently connected to it. The Merchant Taylors are normally sixth in the order of precedence in odd numbered years, and at seven in even numbered years, but as the
Lord Mayor for 2005/6 was a member of the Merchant Taylor's company there will be no change until
2008, as the Lord Mayor elected for
2006 wasn't a Skinner.
Motto
The Company's motto is
Concordia Parvae Res Crescunt, from the
Roman historian
Sallust meaning
In Harmony Small Things Grow.
Further Information
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