The Worshipful Company of Loriners is one of the ancient
Livery Companies of the
City of London
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. The organisation was originally a
trade association
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for makers of metal parts for
bridles,
harnesses
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* Bondage harness
* Child harness
* Climbing harness
* Dog harness
* Pet harness
* Five-point harness
* Horse harness
* Parrot harne ...
,
spur
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s and other
horse
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apparel; hence the company's name, which comes from the
Latin
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word ''lorum'' through the
French word ''lormier''.
History
The company's first
ordinances originate from 1261, which predate those of any other existing livery company, although its current ordinances were issued in 1741. The company was incorporated by a
royal charter
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of 1711 in the
reign
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of
Queen Anne. It ranks fifty-seventh in the
order of precedence
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of City Livery Companies. The Loriners' Company is permitted (by the
Court of Aldermen
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) a Livery complement of up to 500 and currently comprises over 400 members (including assistants,
liverymen, freemen and apprentices).
Whilst no longer authorised to regulate
lorinery business throughout the
London
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area, the company still administers examinations for students of its trade within the United Kingdom. It also acts as a charitable body.
The Loriners'
coat of arms
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is ''
Azure on a
Chevron
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Science and technology
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* Chevron (anatomy), a bone
* '' Eulithis testata'', a moth
* Chevron (geology), a fold in rock ...
Argent
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, between three Manage-bits
Or, as many Bosses Sable, supported asymmetrically by a single Horse, between Foliage of
Palm
Palm most commonly refers to:
* Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand
* Palm plants, of family Arecaceae
**List of Arecaceae genera
* Several other plants known as "palm"
Palm or Palms may also refer to:
Music
* Palm (ba ...
and of
Juniper''.
Motto
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es, not being subject to the laws of English heraldry, have sometimes encouraged masters of the company to display a family motto with the company's
arms
Arms or ARMS may refer to:
*Arm or arms, the upper limbs of the body
Arm, Arms, or ARMS may also refer to:
People
* Ida A. T. Arms (1856–1931), American missionary-educator, temperance leader
Coat of arms or weapons
*Armaments or weapons
**Fi ...
, thus the company has no established motto.
Notable members
The Master Loriner for 1992-93 was
Anne, Princess Royal
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. Many other well known equestrians belong to its number including
Captain Mark Phillips
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CVO and
Samuel Vestey (
Master of the Horse
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(Ancient Rome)
The original Master of the Horse ( la, Magister Equitu ...
).
References
External links
Loriners' website
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Loriners
1261 establishments in England
Corporatism
Charities based in London
Trading companies of England
History of the City of London
Trading companies established in the 13th century
Horse tack and equipment