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

  1. ^ Bellamy 2006.
  2. ^ Hazlitt 1892, p. 187.
  3. ^ Byrne, Eugene (n.d.). "What are the origins of the British taste for black pepper?". HistoryExtra. BBC History.

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