Curriers' Company
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| Location | c/o Tallow Chandlers' Hall, Dowgate Hill, London |
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| Date of formation | 1272 |
| Company association | Leather, fashion and education charity |
| Order of precedence | 29th |
| Master of company | James Allen |
| Motto | Spes Nostra Deus |
| Website | curriers.co.uk |
The Worshipful Company of Curriers is one of the ancient livery companies of London, associated with the leather trade.
The curriers, or "curers of leather", of London formed an organisation in 1272; this merchant guild was recognised in 1415 by Ordinances of the City Common Council before its grant of a Royal Charter by King James I in 1605. The company now exists, as do most other livery companies, as an education and charitable institution, the traditional process of currying having been made more or less obsolete by technological advances. The Curriers' Company, like other livery companies, supports the work of the Lord Mayor, the City Corporation and the Sheriffs of London.
The company ranks 29th in the order of precedence of City livery companies. Its motto is Spes Nostra Deus, Latin for "Our Hope is in God".
Most of the Curriers' Company archives are kept at the Guildhall Library for public view.
The Curriers' Company dates from 1272 when the Art or Mystery of Curriers formed a trade association with the tanners. In the 14th century the Curriers constituted themselves into a guild linked with the religious fraternity of Carmelite Friars near Fleet Street. In 1415 the City Common Council granted them full autonomy over all currying and tanning trade in and within two miles of the City. Before 1580 the Guild of Curriers was recognised as a City livery company and became armigerous in 1583, although, not until 1605 did the Curriers' Company receive its Royal Charter of Incorporation from King James I.
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