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— a őő" 188 B in = _ x — i oie al ar a . ee ee LL eee ee, EE Sass COMMERCE 153 In the thirteenth century we come to Ade, who was goldsmith to Edward I; and we must not overlook the alderman, Ralph Flael, who was chief of the gilda aurifabrorum, and owned the ward of Aldersgate in the previous century. London, Henry Fitz Ailwin, is often said to have been a goldsmith, but he is also claimed by the drapers, and it is very probable he did not belong to any trade. Rokesley, a great mayor in the reign of Edward I, was a goldsmith or banker, and lived in a BACK OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE Xx
