Guild of Pepperers
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.