Guild of Pepperers

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The Guild of Pepperers, was a London Guild dating from 1180.^[1] In 1345 it merged with the Spicers into the Fraternity of St. Anthony, which eventually became the Worshipful Company of Grocers.^[2]

The Ancient Guild of Pepperers chose a camel as its symbol as pepper originally came over land rather than sea.^[3] The camel continues as a symbol of the Grocers.

Black pepper is one of the world's most popular spices and has been for centuries. Peppercorns have at times been considered portable wealth.

References

↑ Bellamy 2006.
↑ Hazlitt 1892, p. 187.
↑ "Salt and pepper". historyextra.com. BBC History Magazine. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

Sources

Jean Bellamy (2006). "The Worshipful Company of Grocers". TimeTravel-Britain.com (History Magazine) July–September 2006 issue.
William Carew Hazlitt (1892). The livery companies of the city of London: their origin, character, development, and social and political importance (PDF). Swan Sonnenschein & Co. p. 692.

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[FOOTNOTEBellamy2006-1] Bellamy 2006.

[FOOTNOTEHazlitt1892187-2] Hazlitt 1892, p. 187.

[pepper-3] "Salt and pepper". historyextra.com. BBC History Magazine. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

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