mercer

During her brief career as helper to the St. James' Market mercer, Emma chanced to attract the notice of a woman of quality who one day entered the shop.

The projector of the next lighthouse for the Eddystone was again a London mercer, who kept a silk shop on Ludgate Hill.

Mrs. Northey referred to the arrest by bailiffs, the news of which had reached Arlington Street through Lane the mercer.

Good Master Mayor," quoth he, "I am a mercer of London town, And owner of vessels three.

The mercer's stock-in-trade at Colchester was much upon a level with the carpenter's tools.