History of the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers of the City of London (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from History of the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers of the City of London Perhaps a few words are necessary by way of explanation as to the circumstances under which these pages came into existence. Many years ago, when desirous of tracing my ancestors, I chanced to obtain a clue from the Heralds´ College which led me to make enquiries of Mr. Octavius C. J. Eagleton, then Clerk of the Fruiterers´ Company, who very kindly gave me some interesting information regarding the early members of this Company. After carefully reading through the books which were placed at my disposal for a few hours, I ascertained that my ancestors had occupied the positions of Renter Warden, Upper Warden, and Master on several occasions during the eighteenth century, and this fact alone was sufficient to awaken in me a deep interest in the Fruiterers´ Company. It was not, however, until nearly twenty years later, when my friend, Dr. A. W. Orwin, was Master of the Company, that the idea of writing a short history of the Company occurred to me. With this object in view I talked the matter over with Dr. Orwin, who readily consented to bring my suggestions before the Court. In due course the necessary permission was granted, and the whole of the books in the possession of the Fruiterers´ Company were generously handed over to me on condition that they were kept in a fireproof safe. May I here add, to relieve the mind of any anxious Fruiterer, that everything has now been safely returned to the Clerk of the Company. I must confess that had I realized the difficulty of writing such a history, owing to the destruction of the early records of the Company in the lamentable fire at the Clerk´s house in 1748, I might well have paused before attempting to undertake such a task. The loss of these records will, therefore, account for the absence of any connected narrative of the early history of the Company other than what has been obtained from the Charters, Ordinances and Bye Laws. However, having put my hand to the plough, I was unwilling to turn back, and no effort has been wanting on my part to unearth from old books, documents, and manuscripts any scraps of information that would throw light on the bygone days of the Fruiterers´ Company. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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