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Last Friday (3 July) I was tremendously honoured to received the 'Freedom of the City of London'. It is my next step in becoming a Liveryman with the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers. The ceremony, held at the Chamberlain's Court in the Guildhall is one of the oldest surviving traditions still in existence today.
The Clerk of the Court presented me with the Copy of the Freedom inscribed on parchment and the 'Rules for the Conduct of Life' which date from the mid 18th century. Originally the Freedom would have given me permission to trade within the City of London walls. I also would have had the right to herd sheep over London Bridge and be drunk and disorderly without fear of arrest!
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