Worshipful Company of Fletchers
The
Worshipful Company of Fletchers is one of the
Livery Companies of the
City of London. Originally, the
Bowyers (longbow makers) and Fletchers formed one organisation. However, in 1371, the Fletchers petitioned the
Lord Mayor of London to divide into their own Company. The trade of the Fletchers, considering the development of more technologically advanced weapons, has disappeared entirely. The Company still remains, however, as a charitable institution, as do a majority of Livery Companies.
The Fletchers' Company ranks thirty-ninth in the
order of precedence of Livery Companies, immediately below the Bowyers. Its motto is
True and Sure.
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