Complete Orgography
Greater Livery Companies
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The Mercers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Mercers
The Mercers’ Company was one of the twelve great companies of London. The Mercers were first in the order of precedence established in 1515. The Worshipful Company of Mercers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.mercers.co.uk/ that includes a history and bibliography.![The coat of arms of the Mercers’ Company, from Stow (1633).[Full size
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The Grocers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Grocers
The Grocers’ Company (previously the Pepperers’ Company) was one of the twelve great companies of London. The Grocers were second in the order of precedence established in 1515. The Worshipful Company of Grocers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.grocershall.co.uk/, including a brief history.![The coat of arms of the Grocers’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size
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The Drapers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Drapers
The Drapers’ Company was one of the twelve great companies of London. The Drapers were third in the order of precedence established in 1515. The Worshipful Company of Drapers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.thedrapers.co.uk/, with a history and short bibliography.![The coat of arms of the Drapers’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size
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The Fishmongers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers
The Fishmongers’ Company was one of the twelve great companies of London. The Fishmongers were fourth in the order of precedence established in 1515. The Company was originally two companies, the Stock-fishmongers and the Salt-fishmongers (or simply Fishmongers). They were united in 1536 under the designation ofThe Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Fishmongers of the City of London
(Herbert 4) The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.fishhall.org.uk/, including a section on their history and heritage.![The coat of arms of the Fishmongers’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size
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Goldsmiths’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
The Goldsmiths’ Company was one of the twelve great companies of London. The Goldsmiths were fifth in the order of precedence established in 1515. The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths is still active and maintains a website at http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/, with a useful overview of their history and role in the annual Trial of the Pyx.![The coat of arms of the Goldsmiths’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size
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The Skinners’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Skinners
The Skinners’ Company was one of the twelve great companies of London. Since 1484, the Skinners and the Merchant Taylors have alternated precedence annually; the Skinners are now sixth in precedence in even years and seventh in odd years, changing precedence at Easter. The Worshipful Company of Skinners is still active and maintains a website at http://www.theskinnerscompany.org.uk/ that includes a history.![The coat of arms of the Skinners’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size
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The Merchant Taylors’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors
The Merchant Taylors’ Company was one of the twelve great companies of London. Since 1484, the Merchant Taylors and the Skinners have alternated precedence annually; the Merchant Taylors are now sixth in precedence in odd years and seventh in even years, changing precedence at Easter. The Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors is still active and maintains a website at http://www.merchanttaylors.co.uk/ that includes downloadable information about the origins and historical milestones of the company.![The coat of arms of the Merchant Taylors’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size
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The Haberdashers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers
The Haberdashers’ Company was one of the twelve great companies of London. The Haberdashers were eighth in the order of precedence established in 1515. The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.haberdashers.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company and of their hall.![The coat of arms of the Haberdashers’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size
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The Salters’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Salters
The Salters’ Company was one of the twelve great companies of London. The Salters were ninth in the order of precedence established in 1515. The Worshipful Company of Salters is still active and maintains a website at http://www.salters.co.uk/ that includes information on the history of the company.![The coat of arms of the Salters’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size
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The Ironmongers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Ironmongers
The Ironmongers’ Company was one of the twelve great companies of London. The Ironmongers were tenth in the order of precedence established in 1515. The Worshipful Company of Ironmongers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.ironmongers.org/ that includes a page on their history.![The coat of arms of the Ironmongers’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size
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The Vintners’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Vintners
The Vintners’ Company was one of the twelve great companies of London. The Vintners were eleventh in the order of precedence established in 1515. The Worshipful Company of Vintners is still active and maintains a website at http://www.vintnershall.co.uk/ that includes information on the origins and development of the company.![The coat of arms of the Vintners’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size
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The Clothworkers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Clothworkers
The Clothworkers’ Company was one of the twelve great companies of London, formed in 1528 out of the merger of the Fullers and the Shearmen. The Clothworkers were twelfth in the order of precedence. The Worshipful Company of Clothworkers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.clothworkers.co.uk/ with information about its history.![The coat of arms of the Clothworkers’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size
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The coat of arms of the Clothworkers’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size image]
Lesser Livery Companies
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The Apothecaries’ Company
The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries
The Apothecaries’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries is still active and maintains a website at http://www.apothecaries.org/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Armourers and Brasiers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers
The Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Armourers and Brasiers’ Company is still active and maintains a website at https://www.armourershall.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Bakers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Bakers
The Bakers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Bakers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.bakers.co.uk// that includes a history of the company. -
Barbers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Barbers
The Barbers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Barbers is still active and maintains a website at http://barberscompany.org/ that includes a history of the company. -
Bowyers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Bowyers
The Bowyers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Bowyers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.bowyers.com/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Brewers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Brewers
The Brewers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Brewers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.brewershall.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Butchers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Butchers
The Butchers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Butchers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.butchershall.com/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Carpenters’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Carpenters
The Carpenters’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Carpenters is still active and maintains a website at http://www.thecarpenterscompany.co.uk that includes a history of the company. -
Cooks’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Cooks
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Coopers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Coopers
The Coopers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Coopers is still active and maintains a website at https://upholders.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Cordwainers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers
The Cordwainers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers is still active and maintains a website at http://cordwainers.org/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Curriers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Curriers
The Curriers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers is still active and maintains a website at https://www.curriers.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Cutlers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Cutlers
The Cutlers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Cutlers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.cutlerslondon.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Dyers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Dyers
The Dyers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Dyers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.dyerscompany.com/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Founders’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Founders
The Founders’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Founders is still active and maintains a website at http://www.foundersco.org.uk/ that includes a history written by A. J. Gillett (The Clerk). -
The Fletchers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Fletchers
The Fletchers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Fletchers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.fletchers.org.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Fruiterers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers
The Fruiterers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.fruiterers.org.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Girdlers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Girdlers
The Girdlers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Girdlers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.girdlers.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Leathersellers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Leathersellers
The Leathersellers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Leathersellers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.leathersellers.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Loriners’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Loriners
The Loriners’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Loriners is still active and maintains a website at http://www.loriner.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Masons’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Masons
The Masons’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Masons is still active and maintains a website at http://www.loriner.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Merchant Adventurers’ Company of London
The Worshipful Company of Merchant Adventurers of London
The Merchant Adventurers’ Company of London was one of the lesser livery companies of London. -
The Merchant Venturers’ Company of London
The Worshipful Company of Merchant Venturers of London
The Merchant Venturers’ Company of London was one of the lesser livery companies of London. -
The Painter-Stainers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers
The Painter-Stainers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers is still active and maintains a website at https://painter-stainers.org/ that includes a history of the company. -
Parish Clerks’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks
The Parish Clerks Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Parish Clerks Company is still active and maintains a website at http://www.londonparishclerks.com/ that includes a history of the company. -
The Paviors’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Paviors
The Paviors’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Paviors is still active and maintains a website at http://paviors.org.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Pewterers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Pewterers
The Pewterers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Pewterers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.pewterers.org.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Plaisterers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers
The Plaisterers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers is still active and maintains a website at https://plaistererslivery.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Plumbers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Plumbers
The Plumbers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Plumbers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.plumberscompany.org.uk/. -
The Poulters’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Poulters
The Poulters’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Poulters is still active and maintains a website at http://www.poulters.org.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Saddlers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Saddlers
The Saddlers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Saddlers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.saddlersco.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Scriveners’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Scriveners
The Scriveners’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Scriveners is still active and maintains a website at https://www.scriveners.org.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Shipwrights’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights
The Shipwrights’ Company did not become a livery company until 1782. However, a Shipwrights’ Company had been regulating shipbuilding in London for centuries before then. ShipwrightsBelow the Bridge
built seagoing ships, while ShipwrightsAbove the Bridge
built river craft. The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights is still active and maintains a website at http://www.shipwrights.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Stationers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Stationers
The Stationers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Stationers is still active (under the new title of the The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers) and maintains a website at https://stationers.org/ that includes a history of the company. -
Tallow Chandlers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers
The Tallow Chandlers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.tallowchandlers.org/ that includes a history of the company. -
Tax Advisors’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Tax Advisors
The Tax Advisors’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Tax Advisors is still active and maintains a website at http://www.taxadvisers.org.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Tylers and Bricklayers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers
The Tylers and Bricklayers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.tylersandbricklayers.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Upholders’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Upholders
The Upholders’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Upholders is still active and maintains a website at https://upholders.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Watermens’ and Lightermens’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Watermen and Lightermen
The Watermens’ and Lightermens’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. It was founded in 1514 and remains active today, with a website at https://watermenscompany.com/. -
Wax Chandlers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers
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Weavers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Weavers
The Weavers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Weavers is still active and maintains a website at http://www.weavers.org.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Woodmongers’ Company
The Worshipful Company of .
The Worshipful Company of Woodmongers was one of the lesser livery companies of London. With the transition to coal as a primary fuel source, the Woodmongers became defunct by 1731. SeeThe Worshipful Company of the Woodmongers and the Coal Trade of London
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Woolmens’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Woolmen
The Worshipful Company of Woolmen was one of the lesser livery companies of London. The Worshipful Company of Woolmen is still active and maintains a website at http://woolmen.com/ that includes a history of the company.
Playing Companies
Other Early Modern Organizations and Offices
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Papey
The Papey was a Brotherhood of the parishoners of St. Augustine Papey and later the All Hallows (London Wall) churches. -
Archdeaconry of London
The Archdeaconry of London is the office of the Archdeacon of London, responsible for the administration of parishes within the City of London. -
Court of Aldermen
The Court of Aldermen was composed of senior officials known asaldermen,
who were each elected to represent one ward in the City of London. The lord mayor oversaw the Court of Aldermen and was himself an alderman. Historically, the Court of Aldermen was the primary administrative body for the Corporation of London; however, by the early modern period, many of its responsibilities had been transferred to the Court of Common Council. The Court of Aldermen exists today in a somewhat modified form. (TL) -
Corporation of London
The Corporation of London was the municipal government for the City of London, made up of the Mayor of London, the Court of Aldermen, and the Court of Common Council. It exists today in largely the same form. (TL) -
Council of the Regency
The Council of the Regency was established by James VI and I in 1617 to govern England while he visited Scotland. (CT) -
Mayor of London
The Mayor (or Lord Mayor) of London is an office occupied annually by a new mayor. For the purposes of recording the authorship of mayoral proclamations, MoEML distinguishes between the office of the mayor and the person elected to the office for the year. -
Bishop of London
The Bishop (or Lord Bishop) of London is an office occupied by an ordinary responsible for representing the Church of England within the Diosece of London. MoEML distinguishes between the office of the Bishop and the person elected to the office for a term. -
Court of Common Council
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Chamber of London
The Chamber of London was the treasury for the City of London managed by the Chamberlain. For more information, see Melvin C. Wren (1949). (TL) -
Church of England
The Church of England first came into being in 1534 when Henry VIII seceded from Rome and declared himselfSupreme Head of the Church of England
by the Act of Supremacy. Mary I repealed this act in 1555. In 1559, as part of what is now known as the Elizabethan Religious Settlement, parliament restored the act and made Elizabeth ISupreme Governor of the Church of England,
a role still held by the British monarch today. The Church of England has been the official Christian church in England since 1559. Its doctrinal position was set out in theThirty-Nine Articles
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Fraternitie of the Trinity
The Fraternity of the Trinity was, according to Stow, established in 1466 under Edward IV. Additionally, A History of the Country of London contends that the Fraternity was founded at the request of Elizabeth Woodville and must have been already in existence in about 1422, prior to its association with Leadenhall Chapel. From 1466, The Fraternity of the Holy Trinity was in order in Leadenhall Chapel until the brief reign of Edward VI when, under the counsel of Thomas Cranmer, the King signed the Abolition of the Chantries Act in 1547 (Colleges: Fraternity of the Holy Trinity). -
Hanseatic League
Confederation of German merchant guilds and market towns with outposts throughout Northern Europe, including England. -
Honourable Artillery Company
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Knighten Guild
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Knights Hospitallers
Roman Catholic military order that originated in the Mediterranean region during the eleventh century. Also known as the Order of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, Order of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem. (TL) -
Parliament of England
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The Merchants of the Staple
The Worshipful Company of the Merchants of the Staple
The Company of Merchants of the Staple of England was one of the mercantile corporations of England. The Company of Merchants of the Staple of England is still active and maintains a website at http://merchantsofthestapleofengland.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Muscovy Company
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Order of Carthusian Monks
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Privy Council
In the early modern period, members of the Privy Council advised the reigning monarch on important judicial and political issues. The council still exists today, altough with considerably less authority. -
Friars of the Penitence of Jesus Christ, or Sack Friars
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The Black Friars (Dominicans)
The namesake of Blackfriars, the Dominican Order, or theBlack Friars
(named for their customaryblack mantle and hood
), were an order of mendicant friars founded by Saint Dominic in France in 1216 (Dominican Order). Intent on spreading Catholicism, Saint Dominic sent members of his order to England, where, no later than 1247, the order had bases in Oxford and London (Jarrett 2–3). In the wake of the Reformation, members of the order fled the country or remained in England andeither drifted into poverty, or else entered the ranks of the secular clergy
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The Grey Friars (Franciscans)
Founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1209, the Franciscan Friars, known as theGrey Friars
because of their grey habits or cowls [Holder 66]), are a mendicant organization that arrived in England from Italy in 1224. Devoted to following the teachings of Saint Francis, the Franciscans occupied Greyfriars until Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538 (Kingsford 2). -
The White Friars (Carmelites)
The White Friars are a Carmelite order with uncertain orgins. Generally associated with Saint Bernard, the White Friars occupied a church on Fleet Street until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538. -
The Austin Friars (Augustinians)
The Order of Saint Augustine,Augustinians,
orAustin Friars
are a mendicant order that adheres to the teachings of Saint Augustine of Hippo. Founded in the thirteenth century, the Augustinians arrived in England in 1248 and occupied Austin Friars until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538. -
The Crossed Friars (Bretheren of the Holy Cross)
The Bretheren of the Holy Cross, also known as the Crossed Friars, Crutched Friars, or Crouched Friars, are an order of preaching canons who were commonly assumed to be friars in late-medieval and early modern England. Arriving in England in the mid-thirteenth century, the Crossed Friars occupied a site on Hart Street from the 1260s until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538. -
The Worshipful Company of Fullers
Predecessors to the Clothworkers, into which it merged with the Shearmen, in 1528. -
East India Company
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The Brotherhood of Water-Bearers
Fellowship of the Brotherhood of St. Christopher of the Water-Bearers
Formed in 1496, long before the advent of modern water distribution, this fraternity employed full-time water bearers to carry water throughout London. -
Merchants of the Haunce of Almaine
German merchants who worked at the Steelyard. -
Society of Jesus
Religious order of the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome, founded in 1534.
Modern Organizations
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PLACEHOLDER ORGANIZATION
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EEBO-TCP
Early English Books Online–Text Creation Partnership
EEBO-TCP is a partnership with ProQuest and with more than 150 libraries to generate highly accurate, fully-searchable, SGML/XML-encoded texts corresponding to books from the Early English Books Online Database. EEBO-TCP maintains a website at http://www.textcreationpartnership.org/tcp-eebo/.
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HCMC
The University of Victoria Humanities Computing and Media Centre
HCMC staff have collaborated in the project as programmers and graphics editors. The mandate of the HCMC is to further research, teaching and learning in the faculty of Humanities, in particular the fields of Humanities Computing and Language Learning. We host a research and development office and manage a room of bookable computer workstations for use by faculty, research assistants etc. participating in projects supported by the HCMC. -
The MoEML Team
These are all MoEML team members since 1999 to present. To see the current members and structure of our team, seeTeam.
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Alumni
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Former Student Contributors
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JCURA Scholars
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The Digitization Centre at the University of Victoria Libraries
Supports the production and delivery of online digital collections at the University of Victoria in Victoria, BC, Canada.Website. -
John Rylands Library
Library at the University of Manchester since 1972. Website. -
Rylands Collection
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The Spencer Collection
Purchased for the John Rylands Library by Mrs. Rylands in 1892. Website. -
Centre for Metropolitan History
Educational organization in the United Kingdom. Website. -
The British Library
The national library of the United Kingdom. Website. -
The Law Society
The Law Society of England and Wales
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The Law Society Library
The Library of the Law Society of England and Wales. In addition to its collection of legal reference material, the Library collects primary legislation from the early modern period, focusing on Ireland.
Pedagogical Partnership Project Groups
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San Diego State University English 534 Spring 2014 Students
Student contributors enrolled in ENGL 534: Historicizing Shakespeare and the Blackfriars Theater at San Diego State University in the Spring 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Peter C. Herman.Student Contributors
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Utah Valley University English 463R Spring 2014 Students
Student contributors enrolled in English 463R: Shakespeare’s Histories and Comedies: Original Practices? at Utah Valley University in the Spring 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Professor Kate McPherson.Student Contributors
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University of Alabama English 500 Spring 2015 Students
Student contributors enrolled in EN 500: Digital Humanities at the University of Alabama in the Spring 2015 session, taught by Jennifer Drouin. Students in this class participated in MoEML’s first encoding partnership.Student Contributors
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Exeter University EAS 124 Fall 2014 Students
Student contributors enrolled in EAS 124: Country, City and Court: Renaissance Literature, 1558-1618 at University of Exeter in the Fall 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Briony Frost.Student Contributors
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Washington College English 312 Fall 2014 Students
Student contributors enrolled in English 312: Renaissance Drama at Washington College in the Fall 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Kathryrn Moncrief.Student Contributors
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Oxford College of Emery University English 311Q Fall 2014 Students
Student contributors enrolled in English 311Q: Shakespeare at Oxford College of Emory University in the Fall 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Kevin Quarmby.Student Contributors
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Marylhurst University English 386 Fall 2014 Students
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Marylhurst University English 386 Fall 2014 Student Group 1
Student contributors enrolled in English 386: The Eternal City: Rome in the Western Literary Imagination at Marylhurst University in the Summer 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Meg Roland.Student Contributors
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Marylhurst University English 386 Fall 2014 Student Group 2
Student contributors enrolled in English 386: The Eternal City: Rome in the Western Literary Imagination at Marylhurst University in the Summer 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Meg Roland.Student Contributors
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American University Literature 434 Fall 2014 Students
Student contributors enrolled in Literature 434: Revenge Drama and City Comedy at American University in the Fall 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Anita Sherman.Student Contributors
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University of Texas, Arlington English 5308 Fall 2014 Students
Student contributors enrolled in English 5308: Shakespeare and Early Modern Urban/Rural Nature at the University of Texas, Arlington in the Fall 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Amy Tigner.Student Contributors
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University of Auckland English 783/Drama 727 July-November 2014 Students
Student contributors enrolled in English 783/Drama 727: Studies in English Renaissance Drama at the University of Auckland in July to November 2014, working under the guest editorship of Tom Bishop.Student Contributors
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Fairfield University English 213 Fall 2014 Students
Student contributors enrolled in English 213: Shakespeare I at Fairfield University in the Fall 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Shannon Kelley.-
Fairfield University English 213 Fall 2014 Student Group 1
Student contributors enrolled in English 213: Shakespeare I at Fairfield University in the Fall 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Shannon Kelley.Student Contributors
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Fairfield University English 213 Fall 2014 Student Group 2
Student contributors enrolled in English 213: Shakespeare I at Fairfield University in the Fall 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Shannon Kelley.Student Contributors
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Fairfield University English 213 Fall 2014 Student Group 3
Student contributors enrolled in English 213: Shakespeare I at Fairfield University in the Fall 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Shannon Kelley.Student Contributors
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Fairfield University English 213 Fall 2014 Student Group 4
Student contributors enrolled in English 213: Shakespeare I at Fairfield University in the Fall 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Shannon Kelley.Student Contributors
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Fairfield University English 213 Fall 2014 Student Group 5
Student contributors enrolled in English 213: Shakespeare I at Fairfield University in the Fall 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Shannon Kelley.Student Contributors
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Stonehill College English 304 Spring 2014 Students
Student contributors enrolled in English 304: Subversion and Scandal in Early Modern Print Culture at Stonehill College in the Spring 2014 session, working under the guest editorship of Kristen Abbott Bennett.Student Contributors
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Stonehill College English 343 Fall 2015 Students
Student contributors enrolled in Learning Community 343: Pop Culture andBibliodigigogy
in Early Modern England at Stonehill College in the Fall 2015 session, working under the guest editorship of Kristen Abbott Bennett.Student Contributors
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University of Victoria English 362 Fall 2015 Students
Student contributors enrolled in English 362: Popular Literature in the Renaissance at the University of Victoria in the Fall 2015 session, working under the guest editorship of Janelle Jenstad.Student Contributors
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Stonehill College English 343 Fall 2016 Students
Student contributors enrolled in Learning Community 343: Pop Culture andBibliodigigogy
in Early Modern England at Stonehill College in the Fall 2016 session, working under the guest editorship of Kristen Abbott Bennett.Student Contributors
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University of Guelph 4240 Winter 2016
Student contributors enrolled in ENGL 4240: Medieval and Early Modern Literature at the University of Guelph in 2016 working under the editorship of Mark Kaethler.Student Contributors
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Stonehill College English 343 Winter 2017 Students
Student contributors enrolled in A Rogue’s Progress: Mapping Kit Marlowe’s Social Networks at Stonehill College in the Winter 2017 session, working under the guest editorship of Kristen Abbott Bennett.Student Contributors
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Medicine Hat College, English 300/2210, Fall 2017
Student contributors enrolled in Survey of English Literature I (English 300) at Medicine Hat College and English Literature to the Restoration (English 2210) at Medicine Hat College in the Fall 2017 session, working under the guest editorship of Mark Kaethler.Student Contributors
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Medicine Hat College, English 300/2210, Fall 2018
Student contributors enrolled in Survey of English Literature I (English 300) at Medicine Hat College and English Literature to the Restoration (English 2210) at Medicine Hat College in the Fall 2017 session, working under the guest editorship of Mark Kaethler.Student Contributors
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Université de Montréal, ANG6470 Text to Hypertext, Spring 2020
Student contributors enrolled in Text to Hypertext (ANG6470) at Université de Montréal in January-April 2020, working under the guest editorship of Joyce Boro.Student Contributors
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Holder, Nick. The Friaries of Medieval London: From Foundation to Dissolution. Woodbridge: Boydell, 2017. Studies in the History of Medieval Religion. Print.This item is cited in the following documents:
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Kingsford, Charles Lethbridge. The Grey Friars of London. Aberdeen: Aberdeen UP, 1915. British History Online. Open.This item is cited in the following documents:
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Stow, John, The survey of London contayning the originall, increase, moderne estate, and government of that city, methodically set downe. With a memoriall of those famouser acts of charity, which for publicke and pious vses have beene bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and benefactors. As also all the ancient and moderne monuments erected in the churches, not onely of those two famous cities, London and Westminster, but (now newly added) foure miles compasse. Begunne first by the paines and industry of Iohn Stovv, in the yeere 1598. Afterwards inlarged by the care and diligence of A.M. in the yeere 1618. And now completely finished by the study and labour of A.M. H.D. and others, this present yeere 1633. Whereunto, besides many additions (as appeares by the contents) are annexed divers alphabeticall tables; especially two: the first, an index of things. The second, a concordance of names. London: Printed by Elizabeth Purslovv for Nicholas Bourne, 1633. STC 23345. U of Victoria copy.This item is cited in the following documents:
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