The Mercery

The Mercery
   The mercery is described as in West Cheape in the parish of St. Mary le Bow. It was the quarter in which the Mercers carried on their trade.
   The seld of Serlo le Mercer, 1235, and the "Crounsilde" were both in the Mercery (Cal. Charter Rolls, I. 201-2, and S. 259).

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

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