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The Worshipful Company of Curriers, also known as The Currier's Company, is one of the livery companies of the City of London. The curriers, or ''curers'' of leather, first formed an organisation in 1272. This organisation achieved full autonomy through the grant of its first ordinances by an Act of Common Council in 1415 and received its first Royal Charter from King James I in 1605. The company now exists, as do most other livery companies, as a ceremonial and charitable institution, the traditional process of currying having been made more or less obsolete by technological advances. The company, like other livery companies, support the work of the Lord Mayor of London, the City of London Corporation〔(Court of City Common Council )〕 and the Sheriffs. The company ranks 29th in the order of precedence of livery companies. The company's motto is ''Spes Nostra Deus'', Latin for "Our Hope is in God". Most of the company's archives are kept at the Guildhall Library for public view.〔"Source Material", Edward Mayer and Donald Adamson; ''The Curriers’ Company: A Modern History'', 2000, pp. 505–511〕〔(www.history.ac.uk )〕 ==History== The Curriers' Company dates from 1272 when the ''Mystery of Curriers'' formed a trade association. In the 14th century the curriers constituted themselves into a guild and religious fraternity linked with the Carmelite friars near Fleet Street. In 1415 they obtained their ordinances by an act of Common Council: these gave them full autonomy over all curriers in and within two miles of the City. Before 1580 the ''Guild of Curriers'' was recognised as a livery company in the City of London and the company became armigerous in 1583, although, not until 1605 did King James I grant the Curriers' Company a Royal Charter of Incorporation.〔(www.privycouncil.gov.uk )〕 During the ensuing four centuries the company built no less than six Curriers' halls in London.〔(www.guildhall.cityoflondon.gov.uk )〕 After the sale of its sixth and last hall in 1921 it moved in with its longstanding trade and livery partner, the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, with which it still has a close relationship. Along with many other livery halls, Cordwainers' Hall in Cannon Street was itself destroyed by enemy action in 1941 and since then the Curriers' Company has been without their own hall. However, from 1942 onwards the company has been housed at Tallow Chandlers' Hall, where it holds its court meetings. Historically several streets in the now London Borough of Camden's environs were named after the currying trade, ''eg.'' Curriers' Alley, Curriers' Lane, etc.〔(www.british-history.ac.uk )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Worshipful Company of Curriers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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