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Robert Large
died 1441MerchantEurope · 1441Most named place: London
Robert Large was a prosperous London merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers, a London guild of wholesale merchants.
He was a master of the young William Caxton who served as his apprentice, and in his will he left money to each of his apprentices, to help them start their own business.
During his career Large served as one of the four annual Wardens of the Mercers’ Company in 1427, while his interest in public affairs resulted in his appointment of Sheriff of London in 1430 and Lord Mayor in 1439.