THE RISE AND DECLINE OF GUILDS
by Tom Hoffman

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Abbreviated table of contents

Introduction
• The Origins of Guilds
• John Stow's references to the Tylers and Bricklayers in his Survey of London
• The emergence of many Guilds throughout the U.K. and Ireland
• Other Names by which the Tilers and Bricklayers may have been known outside London
• The Places in which there is evidence that Tilers and Bricklayers established themselves within distinct Guilds
• The Ranking of Tilers and Bricklayers
• Numbers of Tilers and Bricklayers practising their Trade in various Cities
• The Period of Apprenticeship, and the Number of Apprentices that a Master could take
• The Price paid by Apprentices for their Indentures
• Their Earnings once they became Masters
• The Role of Women
• The Backgrounds from which the Apprenticed Tilers and Bricklayers came
• Some Tilers and Bricklayers Sons did better than their Fathers
• The Coats of Arms of the Tilers and Bricklayers Companies
• The Miracle Plays
• The Pageants performed by the Tilers and Bricklayers in the Corpus Christi Plays 26
• Conclusion
• APPENDICES