At one time guilds carried a lot of power. The Hatters Guild had a law passed that men had to wear hats and those caught not wearing one were fined. Thought some of you might enjoy looking at this site showing those fined for not wearing hats in England. No idea if any will find a family name. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~exy1/fh_material/fines.txt Lauraine