Goldsmiths’ Company
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/ that includes a history of the company and
explains the company’s role in the annual Trial of the
Pyx.
![The coat of arms of the Goldsmiths’
Company, from Stow (1633).
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Company, from Stow (1633).
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