Difference between revisions of "Category:Merchants' Guilds"
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=Ranks and forms of address= | =Ranks and forms of address= | ||
| − | ''These are typical of most such guilds, | + | ''These are typical of most such guilds, not universal'' |
| − | * (Master X) The Most Honourable X, Grand Master of the [ | + | * (Master X) The Most Honourable X, Grand Master of the [Merchants'] Guild/Company/&c. of [City] |
| − | * (Master X) The Honourable X, Councilman of the [ | + | * (Master X) The Honourable X, Councilman of the [Merchants'] Guild/Company/&c. of [City] |
| − | * Master X, [Officer] of the [City Merchants'] Guild | + | * Master X, [Officer] of the [Merchants'] Guild/Company/&c. of [City] |
| − | * | + | **Elderman |
| + | **Warden | ||
| + | **[Specific Officer] | ||
| + | * Master X, Liveryman of the [Merchants'] Guild/Company/&c. of [City] | ||
| + | * Master X, Freeman of the [Merchants'] Guild/Company/&c. of [City] (an "ordinary" member, obtainable by patrimony or by apprenticeship (or sometimes, by purchase (AKA "redemption"), or by honour)) | ||
| + | * X, Apprentice of the [Merchants'] Guild/Company/&c. of [City] | ||
= Practices = | = Practices = | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 26 December 2020
Contents
Details
Ruler: The Grand Master
Seat: Usually a local guildhall
Perception
Origin and History
Ranks and forms of address
These are typical of most such guilds, not universal
- (Master X) The Most Honourable X, Grand Master of the [Merchants'] Guild/Company/&c. of [City]
- (Master X) The Honourable X, Councilman of the [Merchants'] Guild/Company/&c. of [City]
- Master X, [Officer] of the [Merchants'] Guild/Company/&c. of [City]
- Elderman
- Warden
- [Specific Officer]
- Master X, Liveryman of the [Merchants'] Guild/Company/&c. of [City]
- Master X, Freeman of the [Merchants'] Guild/Company/&c. of [City] (an "ordinary" member, obtainable by patrimony or by apprenticeship (or sometimes, by purchase (AKA "redemption"), or by honour))
- X, Apprentice of the [Merchants'] Guild/Company/&c. of [City]
Practices
Specific Guilds
Rumor Has It…
Behind the Scenes
- Mostly "historical": ideally, fewer of them, covering somewhat broader, "generic" categories of crafts/trades.
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