# The Royal Exchange

Author: Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley), 1865-1948

Genre: Category: History - British

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75944

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Royal+Exchange+Mason&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

On the afternoon of January 23rd, in the year 1571, Queen Elizabeth went from her Palace of Somerset House to dine with Sir Thomas Gresham at his fine mansion in Austin Friars. She went in state with her Trumpeters and Halberdiers, but the visit was no such great mark of distinction as in these days it would be. For one thing, Sir Thomas was a person of much importance in the Realm. He was a member of the Mercers’ Company which was established as long ago as 1172; he was the Royal Agent in the Low Countries, and by other important services had Her Majesty in his debt. There was another reason not to be lost sight of in any narrative which is concerned with the City of London. The social b...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-royal-exchange-75944/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-royal-exchange-75944/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-royal-exchange-75944/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-royal-exchange-75944/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-royal-exchange-75944/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-royal-exchange-75944/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-royal-exchange-75944/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-royal-exchange-75944/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-royal-exchange-75944/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-royal-exchange-75944/chapters/1/index.md)