Mottos of the Livery Companies of the City of London
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The Livery Companies are listed in alphabetical order, rather than by precedence. Note that most are double entendres or puns about their Company's purpose.
- Worshipful Society of ApothecariesWorshipful Society of ApothecariesThe Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. Originally, apothecaries were members of the Grocers' Company and before this members of the Guild of Pepperers formed in London in 1180...
: Opiferque Per Orbem Dicor (I Am Called a Bringer of Help Throughout the World) - Worshipful Company of BakersWorshipful Company of BakersThe Worshipful Company of Bakers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Bakers' Guild is known to have existed in the twelfth century. From the Corporation of London, the Guild received the power to enforce regulations for baking, known as the Assize of Bread and Ale. The...
: Praise God For All - Worshipful Company of BarbersWorshipful Company of BarbersThe Worshipful Company of Barbers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation's records date as early as 1308, recording Richard le Barber as the first to hold the office of Master....
: De Praescientia Dei (From the Foreknowledge of God) - Worshipful Company of BlacksmithsWorshipful Company of BlacksmithsThe Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation was first mentioned in a court record in 1299. A Royal Charter officially granting it the status of Company was granted in 1571. The Company originally had the right to set regulations and...
: By Hammer and Hand All Arts Do Stand - Worshipful Company of ButchersWorshipful Company of ButchersThe Worshipful Company of Butchers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, England. Records indicate that an organization of Butchers existed as early as 975; the Butchers' Guild, the direct predecessor of the present Company, was granted the right to regulate the trade in 1331. The...
: Omnia Subiecisti Sub Pedibus, Oves Et Boves (Thou Hast Put All Things Under Man's Feet, All Sheep and Oxen) - Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and WalesWorshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and WalesThe Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation became a Livery Company in 1977. The Company promotes the practice of accounting by awarding prizes to students in the field. It also supports general...
: True and Fair - Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and AdministratorsWorshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and AdministratorsThe Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation became a Livery Company in 1977. The Company promotes the profession by awarding grants to students aspiring to become Chartered Secretaries.The Company ranks...
: Service with Integrity - Worshipful Company of ClothworkersWorshipful Company of ClothworkersThe Worshipful Company of Clothworkers was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1528, formed by the amalgamation of its two predecessor Companies, the Fullers and the Shearmen...
: My Trust Is in God Alone - Worshipful Company of CooksWorshipful Company of CooksThe is the smallest of the Livery Companies of the City of London.The Company received its Royal Charter in 1482.Its origins can be traced back to the 12th Century, founded from two guilds of cooks in medieval London - the Cooks of Eastcheap and the Cooks of Bread Street.As you would expect from a...
: Vulnerati Non Victi (Wounded Not Conquered) - Worshipful Company of CoopersWorshipful Company of CoopersThe Worshipful Company of Coopers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation of Coopers existed in 1422; it received a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1501...
: Love as Brethren. - Worshipful Company of CutlersWorshipful Company of CutlersThe Worshipful Company of Cutlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The trade of knife making and repairing was organised in the thirteenth century; the organisation received a Royal Charter later in 1416...
: Pour Parvenir A Bonne Foy (To Succeed Through Good Faith) - Worshipful Company of DistillersWorshipful Company of DistillersThe Worshipful Company of Distillers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Distillers were incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1638. They were empowered to regulate and supervise the production of spirits and liquors. Now, however, it does not retain such powers...
: Drop as Rain, Distil as Dew. - Worshipful Company of DrapersWorshipful Company of DrapersThe Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London; it has the formal name of The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Sisters of the Guild or Fraternity of the Blessed Mary the Virgin of the Mystery of Drapers of the City of London but is more usually known...
: Unto God Only Be Honour and Glory - Worshipful Company of DyersWorshipful Company of DyersThe Worshipful Company of Dyers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Dyers' Guild existed in the twelfth century; it received a Royal Charter in 1471...
: Da Gloriam Deo (Give Glory to God) - Worshipful Company of EngineersWorshipful Company of EngineersThe Worshipful Company of Engineers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company was founded and became a Livery Company in 1983 and was incorporated by Royal Charter in 2004...
: Certare Ingenio (Use Skills to the Best of One's Abilities) - Worshipful Company of FanmakersWorshipful Company of FanmakersThe Worshipful Company of Fan Makers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company was incorporated by a Royal Charter in 1709. As fan making is now done by machines rather than by craftsmen, the Company is no longer a trade association for fan makers...
: Arts and Trade United - Worshipful Company of FishmongersWorshipful Company of FishmongersThe Worshipful Company of Fishmongers is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London, being a guild of the sellers of fish and seafood in the City...
: Al Worship Be To God Only ('Al' is spelt with one 'l') - Worshipful Company of FletchersWorshipful Company of FletchersThe Worshipful Company of Fletchers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, England. Originally, the Bowyers and Fletchers formed one organisation. However, in 1371, the Fletchers petitioned the Lord Mayor of the City of London to divide into their own Company...
: True and Sure - Worshipful Company of FoundersWorshipful Company of FoundersThe Worshipful Company of Founders is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, England. The Founders, or workers in brass and bronze, were incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1614. However, with the development of technology, the ancient craft grew obsolete. Now, the Company exists,...
: God, The Only Founder - Worshipful Company of FruiterersWorshipful Company of FruiterersThe Worshipful Company of Fruiterers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London originally and presently concerned with the fruit trade, and a notable charitable institution.-History:...
: Deus Dat Incrementum (God Gives the Increase) - Worshipful Company of GardenersWorshipful Company of GardenersThe Worshipful Company of Gardeners is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. An organisation of Gardeners existed in the middle of the fourteenth century; it received a Royal Charter in 1605. The Company no longer exists as a regulatory authority for the sale of produce in London;...
: In The Sweat Of Thy Brows Shalt Thou Eate Thy Bread - Worshipful Company of GirdlersWorshipful Company of GirdlersThe Worshipful Company of Girdlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation was awarded the right to regulate Girdlers in 1327; it was granted a Royal Charter in 1449. The Girdlers, or makers of belts and girdles, are no longer closely related to their original trade...
: Give Thanks To God - Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of GlassWorshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of GlassThe Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Guild of Glaziers, or makers of Glass, the Company's forerunner, existed as early as 1328. It received a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1638...
: Lucem Tuam Da Nobis Deo (O God, Give Us Your Light) - Worshipful Company of GoldsmithsWorshipful Company of GoldsmithsThe Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company, which has origins in the twelfth century, received a Royal Charter in 1327. It ranks fifth in the order of precedence of Livery Companies. Its motto is Justitia Virtutum Regina, Latin for Justice...
: Justitia Virtutem Regina (Justice and Virtue are Queen) - Worshipful Company of GrocersWorshipful Company of GrocersThe Worshipful Company of Grocers is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London. It is ranked second in the order of precedence of the Companies and, having been established in 1345, is one of the original Great Twelve City Livery Companies....
: God Grant Grace - Worshipful Company of HaberdashersWorshipful Company of HaberdashersThe Worshipful Company of Haberdashers is one of the senior Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation, following on from the Mercers' Company, another Livery Company connected with clothing and haberdashery, received a Royal Charter in 1448...
: Serve and Obey - Worshipful Company of Information TechnologistsWorshipful Company of Information TechnologistsThe Worshipful Company of Information Technologists , aka the Information Technologists' Company , is the 100th Livery Company of the City of London...
: Cito (swiftly) - Worshipful Company of InnholdersWorshipful Company of InnholdersThe Worshipful Company of Innholders is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London.The Innholders were originally known as Hostellers, but their name had changed by the time it was incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1514...
: Hinc Spes Affulget (Hence Hope Shines Forth) - Worshipful Company of IronmongersWorshipful Company of IronmongersThe Worshipful Company of Ironmongers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Ironmongers, who were originally known as the Ferroners, were incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1463...
: God Is Our Strength - Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing CardsWorshipful Company of Makers of Playing CardsThe Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company was incorporated by Royal Charter granted by Charles I with effect from 22 October 1628, and was granted Livery status on 27 November 1792 with a limit of a hundred members. On 21...
: Corde Recto Elati Omnes (With an Upright Heart All Are Exalted) - Worshipful Company of Management ConsultantsWorshipful Company of Management ConsultantsThe Worshipful Company of Management Consultants is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. It started as a Guild of the City of London in 1993 and became a Company without Livery in 1999. On 4 May 2004, the Court of Aldermen granted the Company’s petition to become the 105th Livery...
: Change through Wisdom - Worshipful Company of MercersWorshipful Company of MercersThe Worshipful Company of Mercers is the premier Livery Company of the City of London and ranks first in order of precedence. It is the first of the so-called "Great Twelve City Livery Companies". It was incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1394...
: Honor Deo (Honour God) - Worshipful Company of Merchant TaylorsWorshipful Company of Merchant TaylorsThe Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London.The Company, originally known as the Guild and Fraternity of St...
: Concordia Parvae Res Crescunt (In Harmony Small Things Grow) - Worshipful Company of MusiciansWorshipful Company of MusiciansThe Worshipful Company of Musicians is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. Its history dates back to at least 1350. Originally a specialist guild for musicians, its role became an anachronism in the 18th century, when the centre of music making in London moved from the City to the...
: Preserve Harmony - Worshipful Company of PlumbersWorshipful Company of PlumbersThe Worshipful Company of Plumbers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation received the right to regulate mediæval plumbers, who were, among other things, responsible for fashioning cisterns, in 1365. It was incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1611. Today, the...
: Justicia Et Pax (Justice and Peace) - Worshipful Company of PoultersWorshipful Company of PoultersThe Worshipful Company of Poulters is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. In 1368, the organisation received the power to regulate the sale of poultry, swans, pigeons, rabbits and small game...
: Remember Your Oath - Worshipful Company of SaltersWorshipful Company of SaltersThe Worshipful Company of Salters is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, 9th in order of precedence. The Company originated as the Guild of Corpus Christi, which was granted a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1559...
: Sal Sapit Omnia ("Salt seasons everything"; implies that "Wit improves discourse") - Worshipful Company of SkinnersWorshipful Company of SkinnersThe Worshipful Company of Skinners is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. It was originally an association of those engaged in the trade of skins and furs...
: To God Only Be All Glory - Worshipful Company of Tallow ChandlersWorshipful Company of Tallow ChandlersThe Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation, which engaged in not only tallow candle making but also in the trade of oils, received a Royal Charter in 1462...
: Ecce Agnus Dei Qui Tollit Peccata Mundi (Behold the Lamb of God, Who Takes Away the Sins of the World) - Worshipful Company of Tylers and BricklayersWorshipful Company of Tylers and BricklayersThe Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation of Tylers and Bricklayers existed in 1416; it was incorporated by a Royal Charter in 1568. Originally, the Company possessed a monopoly over bricklaying within the City of London...
: In God Is All Our Trust - Worshipful Company of UpholdersWorshipful Company of UpholdersThe Worshipful Company of Upholders is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. "Upholder" is an archaic word for "Upholsterer". In past times upholders carried out not just the manufacture and sale of upholstered goods but were cabinet makers, undertakers, soft furnishers, auctioneers...
: Sustine Bona (Uphold the Good) - Worshipful Company of VintnersWorshipful Company of VintnersThe Worshipful Company of Vintners is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, England.- History and origins :It probably existed as early as the twelfth century, and it received a Royal Charter in 1364. Due to the Royal Charter, the Company gained a monopoly over wine imports from Gascony...
: Vinum Exhilarat Animum (Wine Cheers the Mind) - Worshipful Company of Water ConservatorsWorshipful Company of Water ConservatorsThe Worshipful Company of Water Conservators is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. In 1988, some members of the Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers , who were also members of the Institution of Water and Environmental Management decided to found the Guild of Water...
: Nulla vita sine aqua (No life without water) - Worshipful Company of WeaversWorshipful Company of WeaversThe Worshipful Company of Weavers is the most ancient of the Livery Companies in the City of London. It existed in the year 1130, and was perhaps formed earlier. The Company received a Royal Charter in 1180. At present, the Company retains a connection to textiles through its contributions to the...
: Weave Trust With Trust - Worshipful Company of WheelwrightsWorshipful Company of WheelwrightsThe Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, England. An organisation of Wheelwrights and Coachmakers petitioned for incorporation in 1630. The petition was granted forty years later, in 1670, when a Royal Charter was granted to the Wheelwrights...
: God Grant Unity - Worshipful Company of World TradersWorshipful Company of World TradersThe Worshipful Company of World Traders is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Guild of World Traders was founded in 1985, became a Company in 1993, and was granted Livery status by the Court of Aldermen with effect from 2000...
: Commerce and honest friendship with all