With the help of Anne Crawfords book A History of the Vintners’ Company, a good many of Carpenter family loose ends can be settled. Crawford tells us that the main organization of London wine-merchants was known as the Mistery of the Vintners, a curious enough name. The Mistery was not only involved in the importation of wines, but also the retail end. In other words important members of the club controlled and owned taverns. Law forbade non- members of the Mistery to sell Bordeaux wine. A number of weeks ago I published documents concerning none other than Bishop John Carpenter or Worcester himself as an owner of two taverns. At the time I was surprised by this, but no longer. Let any doubts as to the family identity of this interesting man from now on be laid to rest. Another loose end is Town Clerk John’s wife Kathrine and her connection to St. Botolph’s church. This church was a favorite charity for the Mistery. Also connected to the Mistery were properties on Fleetstreet, and again Blackfriars, which appears in Town Clerk John’s will. An additional point gleaned from Crawford is that important Mistery importers often had other professional designations. Thus a dealer in pepper might be a behind the scenes Mistery wine importer. This is important to remember in respect to ‘chaundeler’ Richard on Fleetstreet. Finally, a note on the nature of evidence in a medieval history discussion: It was suggested to me that what I have presented thus far for connections between the historical individuals I have discussed is ‘opinion’. This is outrageous. There are so few surviving documents from this period, that any assertion must be circumstantial by nature. This shows a lack of education in the individual in question. The evidence I have gathered makes an overwhelming case. Again I repeat, it is time to abandon the ‘knights and ladies’ mindset, and begin the investigation of this merchant family in earnest. Sincerely, Bruce E. Carpenter professor