Company of Merchants of the Staple
Other Business Names:
- Merchant Staplers
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
International trading inc chartered companies activities
Notes:
Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1319 but traces origins to 13th century. Formally known as Company of Merchants of the Staple of England and sometimes as Merchant Staplers. Dealt in wool, cloth skins, lead and tin but especially in the former two in which it enjoyed monopolies. Variously located at 'the staple' for the time being, a designated location for its trading which included Antwerp, London and Calais. Declined in 18th century and thereafter developed as a quasi livery company and from 1948 as a social and charitable body when based at York
Publications:
- Early history of the Merchant Staplers by Ward, G F
- Foreign exchange and the English wool merchant in the late fifteenth century by Hanham, Alison
- Ordinance Book of the Merchants of the Staple by Rich, Edwin E (ed)
- Transactions between Merchants of the Staple and the Lancastrian Government, 1449-1461 by Haward, Winifred I
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Merchant Staplers
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland International trading inc chartered companies activities
Notes:
Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1319 but traces origins to 13th century. Formally known as Company of Merchants of the Staple of England and sometimes as Merchant Staplers. Dealt in wool, cloth skins, lead and tin but especially in the former two in which it enjoyed monopolies. Variously located at 'the staple' for the time being, a designated location for its trading which included Antwerp, London and Calais. Declined in 18th century and thereafter developed as a quasi livery company and from 1948 as a social and charitable body when based at YorkPublications:
- Early history of the Merchant Staplers by Ward, G F
- Foreign exchange and the English wool merchant in the late fifteenth century by Hanham, Alison
- Ordinance Book of the Merchants of the Staple by Rich, Edwin E (ed)
- Transactions between Merchants of the Staple and the Lancastrian Government, 1449-1461 by Haward, Winifred I