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Mercery initially referred to silk, linen and fustian textiles among various other piece goods imported to England in the 12th century. Eventually, the term evolved to refer to a merchant or trader of
A mercery (mercer's shop) in Brussels
Streetscape of Mercery Lane in Canterbury, where mercers used to produce and sell wares in the Middle Ages
Sir Rowland Hill, repeatedly master of the Worshipful Company of Mercers was Lord Mayor, privy councillor, statesman, scholar, merchant and philanthropist who also coordinated the Geneva Bible translation.
Stained glass which shows the Worshipful Company of Mercers' arms
Geoffrey Boleyn
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Sir Geoffrey Boleyn was an English merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1457 to 1458. He purchased the manor of Blickling Hall, near Aylsham, in Norfolk from Sir John Fastol
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Hever Castle, Kent
Brass to Cecilie Boleyn, Blickling, 1458
Monumental brass of Isabel Cheyney (d.1485), eldest daughter of Geoffrey Boleyn, Blickling Church