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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 05:35, 26 December 2020
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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