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K E L L Y ’ S G U ID E TO LONDON'— CITY D IST R IC T .

used a lw a y s to be to lle d on the occasion of ah execu tion there.

F e w o f them

have in teriors o f a n y interest, or possess m onum ents of e ith e r beauty or great
h isto rica l interest.

THE CITY COMPANIES
possessed o f great w ealth .

are still abou t e ig h ty in n u m b e r, and m any are

T h e y no lo n ger e x ist as G u ild s, w ith ancien t p r iv i­

leges and d uties w ith regard to the fo sterin g and protection o f particu lar trades.
Som e h ave h a lls w e ll w orth a v isit, e.g. , T h e F ish m o n gers’ (in U p p e r Th am es
S treet), w h ere there is a statue o f L o rd M ayor W alw o rth and the dagger w ith
w h ich he k ille d W a t T y l e r ; the G o ld sm ith s’ (in F oster Lan e), a com pan y s till
possessed o f the rig h t o f stam pin g a ll a rticles o f go ld and silv e r, & c ., & c.