1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TRINITY HOUSE, CORPORATION OF, an association of English mariners which originally had its headquarters at Deptford in Kent. In its first charter, received from Henry VIII. in 1514, it was described as the "guild or fraternity of the most glorious and undividable Trinity of St Clement." The first master appointed was the founder of the corporation, Sir Thomas Spert, comptroller of the navy to the king, and commander of the " Harry Grace de Dieu." Deptford having been made a royal dockyard by Henry VIII., and being …
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