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.
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