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A photo of the Seal of the burgesses of the Gloucester merchants Guild

Seal of the burgesses of the Gloucester merchants Guild

Records of the Corporation of Gloucester compiled by W H Stevenson, 1893

By 1240, a common seal of the borough was in use to validate official documents. This had the legend: 'sigillum burgensium de gilda mercatorum Gloucestrie’ – the 'seal of the burgesses of the Gloucester merchants' Guild’. By the late 1300s, this guild had expanded into a group of 12 burgesses; the 2 bailiffs, the 4 stewards, and 6 others who acted for the town and these were sworn in as 'burgesses' to the 'merchants' guild'.

Last reviewed: 09/08/2023

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